A few minutes later, freshly showered and dressed for the day, the two sisters went up the stairs and joined Jess, Brittany, Jill and Candace in the kitchen just as their mothers walked in the door.
"Hi girls!" Debra called, hugging Lizzie tightly and reaching out to kiss Mal on the head.
Leslie wrapped Candace up in her arms and kissed her before turning to hug Jill.
"Where are Nikki and Tiff?" she asked.
Just then, Lizzie's bedroom door opened, and the two sisters walked out in their sleepwear, holding hands affectionately.
"Hey Aunt Debra, what's going on? Where's Mum?" Tiff asked.
"Oh, she's still with your uncle." Debra answered. She turned to the rest of the girls. "We won't be here long, ladies. We just wanted to come do some shopping for you guys. I'm guessing with 8 hungry girls in the house there isn't much food left, and I can already see the wine wrack needs to be refilled."
The girls all laughed. As they laughed Tiff stepped behind Nikki, wrapping her arms around her waist and kissing her cheek.
Jess noticed the moment between her sisters, and wondered secretly if it meant something, or if her mind had just wanted it to.
Debra continued:
"Anyhow, I thought we'd take two cars, so I brought Leslie with me, and we're looking for some volunteers to help. Lizzie, Mal, since you're co-hosting this gathering in my absence, I'm assuming you'll be first to volunteer."
"Sure thing Mom, anything you need." Mal said with a smile.
"Yeah, of course!" Lizzie added.
"How about you girls? We can grab some lunch too if you'd like." Leslie said, turning to her daughters.
"Ok, count us in, right Sis?" Jill responded, turning to Candace for confirmation. Candace nodded, wrapping an arm around Jill's shoulder.
"Yup!"
"Can I come with you guys, too? I could go for some Mcdonald's or something." piped in Jessica.
"Ok, sure. But I'm afraid that better be it, we'll need some space on the seats for the groceries." Debra answered.
"Oh, that's fine, Tiff and I are feeling kind of lazy today.. right Tiff?" Nikki said, cuddling back against her sister. Tiff squeezed Nikki around the hips.
"Yeah, we were up kind of late last night!" she giggled. Jess gave her sisters another critical look, noting their constant closeness.
"Yeah, I think I'll just read in the bedroom for a bit, if that's cool." said Brittany.
"Of course it is, Sweetie! Did you want to come back with us to visit your father later?" Debra asked.
"Oh, no! I mean, that's fine! I'm having fun here with the girls..." Brittany answered, blushing.
"Ok, Hon, you stay and enjoy yourself, then." Debra replied, giving the girl a motherly hug.
"I was going to wait to tell you this, Brittany, but I talked to your sister last night on the phone, and she's flying down to see you while your Dad's sick."
Brittany's face immediately brightened.
"Really? Trish is coming? I thought she was to busy with work!" she said excitedly. It had been so long since she'd seen her big sis.
The oldest cousin of the family, she had moved to California a couple of years ago and was busy trying to build a career in fashion. She didn't visit often, and so her little sis missed her terribly. Brittany hugged her aunt tightly, grinning from ear to ear.
"Alright, then, come on girls, lets hit the road!" called Leslie, leading the way out to the cars.
As soon as they were out the door, Brittany scampered off to her aunt's room, and Nikki and Tiff looked deeply into each other's eyes. They wrapped their arms around each other and kissed tenderly. Tiff then took Nikki by the hand and led her back to Lizzie's bedroom.
"Oh, shit! I forgot my bag! I'll be right back!" exclaimed Jess, unbuckling her seat belt.
She dashed back to the house, and headed for her aunt's room. As she passed Lizzie's bedroom door, the sound of low voices caught her attention.
She could hear her sisters, talking quietly on the other side of the door. She pressed her ear to it, and heard a soft moan.
'I knew it!!' she thought to herself, a grin spreading across her face. She quickly tiptoed back to the entrance, and once outside ran to the driver's side window.
"On second thought, I'm feeling a little under the weather, Aunt Debra. I think maybe I'll stay here after all..." she lied.
"Oh, that's a shame, Sweetie. Anything you need from the pharmacy?"
"No no, I'll be fine, just going to lay down for a while." Jess answered.
"Alright, well, feel better, Hon." Debra said, and put the car in gear.
Jess watched her pull away, following Leslie down the street, and scampered back to the house excitedly.
She crept back to the bedroom door, listening again. The moans were louder now, and coming more frequently.
Jess licked her lips, taking a deep breath, and marched into the room, slamming the door behind her and placing her hands on her hips.
"Well, well well!" she exclaimed.
Nikki pulled her face from her sister's crotch, wiping her chin before grabbing a pillow to cover herself with. Tiff scrambled out from under her sister, grabbing the other pillow and hugging it to her chest.
"Fuck! Jess!!" she cried in surprise.