A New Family Member

"Welcome back young master"

The moment Reed entered his home he was greeted by Vance Halder, who was the head butler of the Aniston Family He was the one who took care of Reed the most since his parent were busy with business and so Reed sees Vance as another family member.

"Hello Uncle Vance" Reed greeted back to Vance. Reed then stepped aside to the right to show Vance, Aily who was hiding behind him looking down at the floor. Being in a new environment completely different from what she lived in, Aily was a little shy. She didn't know what people expected of her.

"Say hi to uncle Vance Aily" Reeds said to Aily. It took a moment before Aily lifted her head up and said

"H-, Hi Uncle Vance. My name is Aily Fields, nice to meet you" She stuttered a few times before she was able to complete her sentence. Vance was a surprised seeing Reed bringing a girl to his home already. But then seeing the dirty looking Aily who was wearing clothes that seem to not have been washed in awhile, he couldn't but help be curious of what happened to Aily.

"Nice to meet you Aily," he greeted back to Aily then turned to Reed with a look of expecting an explanation. Reed seeing the look knew what Vance wanted and explained to him. After hearing the explanation about Aily's terrible past and being an abandoned child Vance couldn't help but look at Aily with warmth and pity her.

He also understood why Reed brought her back home now. It was because Reed didn't want Aily to suffer anymore living alone. No child deserves to live a life of pain and distraught so early in life. They should be living with a happy family and sleeping under a warm blanket.

"Uncle Vance can you get some people to buy some new clothes for Aily and get her cleaned up as well." Reed asked Vance.

Vance replied with a smile and nodded

"Of course young master, it's a simple task I'll accomplish immediately. Now come Aily, follow me so we can get you cleaned up and turn you in a princess."

Seeing that Vance was asking Aily to go along with him, she hesitated for a bit before agreeing due to Reed encouraging her and telling her that it was ok. Reed then watched Vance with Aily behind him walking towards the bathing area of the house.

After an hour has passed, Aily was all cleaned up and was wearing a a white shirt with a blue skirt. Now seeing Aily without all the dirt and blemishes covering her face, it could be seen that Aily was going to grow up as a beautiful girl.

When Aily saw her appearance by by using a mirror given by Vance to look at herself, even she couldn't believe her own appearance. Her parents were poor and so she wasn't given the luxury to show her maximum appeal. But now that she does have the luxury, she now looks like a doll.

When Reed saw Aily again in the diner room, even he had to blink a few times to be sure that the person was Aily. The change was that big. Before she was all cleaned up, her hair was messed up and all over the place while her clothes were almost like rags.

Now here she is in front him with hair straightened and tied up making a ponytail and all refined. Even Vance, when he saw Aily after she was cleaned and dressed, he was completely surprised.

Seeing Reeds' surprised look on his face, Aily couldn't help but flush and look at the floor." How do I look?" Aily asked Reed with a shy quiet voice. It took a few seconds before Reed was able to snap out of his daze and replied.

"You look really pretty." Hearing his response, Aily smiled. Reed didn't see the smile since Aily was looking at the ground but if he did, he would've been dazed again. Vance left to prepare dinner for the arrival of Reed's parents to come home.

During the wait Reed showed Aily around the house. He first showed her the first floor and then the second floor of the house. After finishing every nook and cranny of the house Reed then brought Aily back downstairs where he saw his mom and dad coming in from the front door wearing formal work clothing.

As Reece and Feena were about to greet Reed, they then saw Aily who was standing right next to him. "Who is she?" they both thought. They couldn't help to think to the extreme. Reece thought

"Is my son growing so fast that he's already thinking about starting a family? Am I going to have grandchildren so soon?"

While Feena thought "Oh my god, did he already have sex with her? Is my son really growing that fast? I know people say that your children will grow in the blink of an eye but this is just too fast"

To make it even worst, Reed then said

"Mom, dad, this here is Aily she'll be living here as family"

"Family!" Reece shouted. "I thought you were going to be a good child and just look around the city but it's clearly that you didn't. You brought a girl home and said that she was going to be family. What did you do to her? don't tell me you forced yourself on her?!? Reece then turned to Aily

"I'm so sorry for what my son did to you. To lose something so important at such a young age should be traumatizing. Don't worry I'll discipline my son and teach him how to treat other people especially girls"

Reed was speechless. "Wait what did you say!? I forced myself on her?! Am I such a beast? No I'm not!" Reed thought to himself.

To clarify Reece's confusion, Reed was going to tell him why Aily was here but before he could say anything he was interrupted.

"I'll give you a punishment right here!" Recce lifted his hand about to slap Reed but was soon stopped by Aily who jumped in the middle of them yelled out.

"No stop it, Reed didn't do anything wrong. I was abandoned by my family and so Reed told me that he'll take me in and be my family. He saved me, he didn't do anything wrong."

Reece was stunned after hearing what Aily said, he then dropped his hand and asked Aily

"He didn't do anything? He didn't do you any harm? He saved you?

"Yes he saved me, I was abandoned by my family and had to live on the streets for a long time. If I didn't meet Reed I would still be out there in the cold."

When Aily yelled out that Reed saved her, Reece didn't hear her fully as he was filled with anger but now hearing her a second time he calmed down. He dropped his risen hand and turned to Reed and apologized.

"Sorry Reed, I assumed to much and was about to punish you for something you shouldn't been punished for."

"It's ok dad, It's all fine now that you understand the situation," Reed replied back to Reece.

"Aw you poor child, don't worry I'll take good care of you. With you joining our family, you won't have to deal with anymore hardships. I'll become your new mom ok." Hearing that Aily was an abandoned child Feena couldn't help but tear up and hugged Aily and said to her.

"We'll be your new parents and be sure to love you more than your parents ever loved you. Now, can you call me mom?"

Hearing Feena ask Aily to call her mom surprised her by a lot. She didn't expect to hear someone she just met and was asked to call her mom. But hearing the caring tone coming for Feena's voice really warmed Aily a lot.

She didn't know what to say, she wanted to call her mom but she couldn't help but recall her past with her other parents. All the fun times she had with them, she couldn't help but think about it and started crying. But in the end she was abandoned by them. But even though she was abandoned by everyday when she was on the streets she wished that her parents would take her back.

Seeing Aily cry, Reed then walked towards Aily and took his hand and placed it on her shoulder. Sensing a hand on her shoulder Aily turned her head and saw Reed's smiling face. Seeing Reed's smiling face Aily then calmed down and turned back to Feena and said

"Mom." Then she turned to Reece

"Dad." Hearing Aily call Feena mom, Feena looked at Aily with love and said.

"Welcome to the family Aily"