Sequel

I'm not trying to be an overachiever here, or show off, but I had an irresistible urge to write a sequel, so I will! Here is the very first bit so far. I hope you like it!!


The Tenacious Trio:
The Black Widow is Back

“Well, ma'am, your new add-on room is done!” George said.
“Why thank you Bub, I mean George!” Naomi Harleson said. “Who knew that you were such a good builder?"
“Thank you ma'am. It sure beats my other previous job. Thanks for letting me do this!”
“No no no! Thank you! Oh, and don’t call me ma'am. Just Naomi, please!”
“All right, ma’am- I mean Naomi.”
“George!” cried six-year-old Katy as she ran into the giant of a man’s arms. “This room is awesome! Now all of us can have a room of our own! Thank you!”
“Oh, you’re welcome Katy! It was fun! Who knew real work could be so rewarding?”
“Hi Bub!” Nikki, Riley, and Kylie cried, running over to him, and giving him a hug.
“Remember, the name’s George. I changed it after I started a new life here in California as a builder.”
“Oh yeah!” Nikki said, giving George an extra hug. “The new room looks fabulous! Christopher will love it! Where is he anyway?”
“Right here, big sis!” Christopher toddled over as fast as his four-year-old legs could carry him.
“There you are! How’s my little bro?” Nikki said as she picked him up and spun him around.
“Whee!” he cried.
“Me next!” Katy cried.
“Okay, you ready?” Riley said, as she twirled Katy around.
“Whee!” she yelled too.
“Okay, Naomi, I better get going. I have to fix the pastor’s door!”
“Bye George!” the whole Harleson family chorused.
“Race you outside! Last one on the trampoline is a rotten egg!” Kylie cried as she raced outside.
Nikki, Riley, and Kylie smiled at each other. The peace of their new permanent home was so much better than the chaos of running around searching for Naomi and John, their mom and dad.
“Hello everyone!” Mrs. Pinebaum cried, running over to hug her honorary grandkids.
“Grandma!” Katy and Christopher screamed, running over to ‘Grandma’.
“Hello! Nice to see you too! Want a cookie?” Mrs. Pinebaum said, pulling out two mouth-watering homemade chocolate chip cookies.
“Yes!”
“Okay, now go run along and play, Grandma has to talk to mom, okay?”
“Okay Grandma!” Katy said, pulling Christopher away.
“Naomi? John? I have to talk to you and the Tenacious Trio in the living room,” she said, using the nickname that she and Jacques gave Riley, Kylie, and Nikki after finding their parents.
“What’s up?” Nikki asked.
“Well, I was talking to George about putting an add-on to the orphanage, and when I hung up, one of my staff came over and said that someone had left me a note anonymously. Naturally I was suspicious, but I read it anyway. It said watch your back, and then there was a little spider on it. So I headed over here to see if you had gotten something like that,” Mrs. Pinebaum said worriedly, handing them the note.