Kids from One Alpha

Chapter 31: Housemates

Staying with Logan had been interesting from the start. Serena should have suspected that much! The kids had taken it upon thernselves to terrorize Holly. Serena couldn’t exactly be upset about that, but she scolded them when she found

of.

It wasn’t that hard to tell, shrill screams through the old house were always a good indication that Holly was being scared or tricked by the twins. The house was comfortable enough. Serena had her own room down the hall from Logan and Holly. The twins had the bedroom on the far side of the house, next to Flo. She liked having them around, always doting on them and making excuses for them.

Holly was not pleased with the new arrangement, but Serena had trusted Logan when he said that he would handle Holly. She had yet to have any altercations of her own with Holly, other than a few snide remarks about keeping her kids under control. Serena was folding her kids’ laundry in their room. She heard them giggling in the closet. They loved finding new hiding spaces to get sneak up on people in. “You two better not be causing trouble in there,” she called to them. More giggles came out of the closet. “No trouble, mommy,” Olivia said back. Serena wasn’t going to believe them. She put the last stack of Oliver’s clothes into the dresser and went over to the closet. She pulled the door open only to find a secret tunnel in the walls that the kids had disappeared down. “Great,” Serena humphed, putting her hands on her hips. Serena went in search of Floor Logan to see if she could find out where the kids vanished to.

“Logan?” she called through the house. “Flo?” No one answered her. Serena ran down the stairs. If she didn’t find out where the kids had gone, they’d get lost somewhere and start screaming for help. Serena ended up in the first floor living room. She pressed her hear to the wall to see if she could hear where the kids went. “What are you doing?” Logan asked from behind her. Serena gasped, turning around quickly. She smiled nervously. “The twins found a secret passage in their closet. I’m not sure where it goes,” she told him. Logan smirked. “Ahh, yes. They have found a lot of the good hiding place,” he said with a nod. Serena

shook her head. “They’ve also gotten themselves lost and stuck,” she reminded him. “Come with me, I know where that passage goes,” Logan said. Serena followed him

in first. Serena watched as Logan entered the room she was staying in. It felt invasive, him being in her personal space. It was his house! Still, she couldn’t help feeling like he was too close. He was still standing across the room from her, though. “Open the closet,” he told her. Serena did as she was told, finding the twins playing together on

pretended he wasn’t following her while she started fixing a snack

a pretty big project. Hands are short, so it is still going to take a while to cut it

she’s mean!” Olivia protested. Serena put her hands on her hips. “Do not make me repeat myself!” she snapped, tapping her foot and pointing to the floor in front

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Olivia said, looking down at the floor. Holly glared at them, crossing her arms over her chest. She turned her nose up. Serena shook her head, thinking Holly was acting like a scorned child rather than an adult. “Fine, whatever,” she said, walking away from them. “Sorry about that,” Logan said, going after Holly. Serena shook her head. “You two have got to stop scaring her,” Serena admonished as she took her kids’ hands and

isn’t nice to us,

new house.” “We like being here,” Olivia told her. “Logan reads to us.” “And Flo gives us