"I know, sweetie... and I'm sorry, you have the softest hair, I can't help it." She added with a smile when Kat frowned.  Nikki sighed a little as she looked at the clock.  It was getting close to time for her to go to work and she wished she could just stay there a little longer with her little sister.  Instead, Nikki pushed herself up from the couch and shrugged.  "Guess I should be getting ready.  Ugh, wish I could hit the lottery or something." She smiled and then excused herself to the bathroom to take a quick shower before getting dressed and pulling her slightly damp hair back into a sleek, neat bun at the nape of her neck.<br/><br/>Once she was dressed, she walked into the hallway and paused there as she heard Kat playing.  It was such a bittersweet thing to hear.  Their mother had loved the piano and tried her hardest to get Nikki to play it when she was younger.  Only Nikki had not one artistic bone in her body and the lessons always frustrated her, no matter how patient her mother had been.  Nikki was so happy when Kat was born and she took to the piano almost naturally.  She knew their mom would be so proud of Kat if she was still around. The thought brought tears to Nikki's eyes and she quickly dabbed them away with the sleeve of her shirt and cleared her thoughts away before approaching the piano and kissing the top of Kat's head.  It was a silent goodbye, since Nikki didn't want to disturb Kat's playing.