No, Isaac had not written an embarrassing ballad about Zac yet.
"Hey Jess!" Taylor said, giving his sister a hug.
"Hi Tay."
"How have you been?"
"Oh, well, y'know, sick, hungry, emotional." She laughed. "And you?"
"Pretty good." He replied with a smile.
"So, back for another record."
"Yep. How's the job?"
"Oh good. I have fun."
"Good."
"Jess! My dear, sweet, not-so-little sister!" Zac said, bounding towards her.
"Hi Zac." Jess smiled.
"I think someone's been raiding the sugar again." Isaac joked.
"Auntie Jess! Uncle Austin!" Carmen cried.
"Yeah, you should really keep your daughter away from that stuff." Zac grinned.
"It wasn't Carmen I was talking about."
"Hey Carmen, how are ya?" Jess asked, kneeling down to her niece's level.
"I'm good."
"And how are you Austin?" Babsie asked.
"Great. It's good to see you guys again."
Do you get the impression they were glad to meet up again? Nah.
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Rita stood out on the balcony and looked out at the view. She yawned.
"Hey there." Taylor said, joining her.
"Hey."
They looked out for awhile before going back in, then Taylor happened to look down and notice something on the floor.
"Hey, what's this?" he asked, picking it up.
"Looks like a headache tablet to me."
Taylor frowned.
"Yeah… probably… but I didn't think they made ones that look like this…"