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Chapter 5: Treading Carefully
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The incident with Evan and Adriana was a highly talked about subject between the adults in the Potter family, only being spoken about when it was just them. It was a highly talked about topic among the trio too, for they knew it was being conversed among the adults. The trio was trying to act like it wasn't a big deal, that it was just a one-time thing, but Adriana wasn't helping. Every time she saw Evan she would toddle up to him and reach out to be picked up and say, "Daddy!" Every time she did it, it would draw a suspicious glance between the adults. Julia tried explaining to her daughter that Evan wasn't her daddy, but no matter what was said, Adriana still called Evan daddy.
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Late at night, Isabelle had gone downstairs to eavesdrop on the adults, and Evan and Lauren were in Isabelle and Lauren's room talking. Lauren was silent until Evan said, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," she said in an unconvincing tone.
"Liar. You're upset about something."
"It's nothing. I mean, who wouldn't be upset about the fact that her future daughter doesn't come running to her when she sees her, but will to her dad."
"Like Lily said, Jules, it's probably because she sees your future self all the time, and only sees her dad every once in a while if ever, and recognizes the connection between myself and her father, as we're the same people."
"But why doesn't she see it in me?"
"Because to a two-year-old, you don't have two mothers." Lauren looked as though she was about ready to agree, but said,
"Do you feel like we're being watched?" Lauren shrugged.
"I don't know."
"Someone's listening. Drop the conversation."
"Alright, I'm going back to my room, see you in the morning."
"Night." Evan got up, kissed Lauren goodnight, and left the room. When the door to both rooms was closed, the door to another room opened, and Lily Finnigan came out of the room. She had been walking by Isabelle and Lauren's room and heard Evan and Lauren talking, and couldn't stop herself from listening. Her mouth was slightly open in shock at what she just heard. She got what she came upstairs for and went back downstairs.
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Isabelle leaned against the wall next to the doorway to the living room, listening to the conversation in the next room.
"Ok, something is really weird about those three. It's like they're not who they're telling us who they are," Julia said.
"They look really familiar too, but I can't put my finger on who they remind me of," Hermione said.
"Seeing Evan with Adriana was almost exactly like seeing Blake with her again. I don't know why. That smile is really familiar."
"It looks like a Potter smile." Julia laughed.
"The Potters have a certain smile?" Hermione nodded.
"Yeah. Haven't you ever noticed that Blake and Harry have the same smile?" Julia shook her head.
"I hadn't really noticed that they were the same." Just then, self-consciously Harry grinned. Julia looked at him and she laughed.
"Oh my gosh, they are the same."
"See?"
"I never noticed that before."
"Ok, so why does Adriana call Evan Daddy? He's not old enough to be her dad, and of course isn't her dad. But every time she sees him, she runs to him and calls him Daddy demanding to be held. It's almost like they're…" Isabelle craned her neck to try to hear better when her mother trailed off.
"Do you get the feeling we're being watched?" Julia said suddenly.
"What is it with you and those feelings? How can you tell that?"
"Instinct."
"Shouldn't you be in bed by now?" a voice behind Isabelle muttered causing her to jump. She turned and saw her older self standing behind her.
"Um…I…I was…sle…sleep walking," Isabelle stammered. "Yeah, I do that a lot." Lily looked thoughtful, as if trying to remember something.
"Hmm, that's funny, I don't remember ever having a problem with sleep walking." Isabelle bit her lip in anxiety, afraid of what Lily would say next.
"Didn't you learn this lesson once already?" She paused before saying, "Lily."
A/n: SHORT CHAPTER, I KNOW, I'M SORRY!!!!!! I'LL UPDATE AS SOON AS I CAN!!!!!……………WHY AM I YELLING??…………………….LOUD NOISES!!! ………Anyways…sorry for the short chapter, but it was a really good cliffhanger for y'all. I just wanna say this already; this story isn't going to be as long as Tricky Deals of Fate. Just to let ya know. Please review!!!!
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