Chapter 1
The warm glow of the morning sun shone brightly through the bedroom window, hitting the red headed woman sleeping peacefully.
Chloe felt the sun hit her from behind her tired eyelids and groaned, praying for the blinds to magically snap shut on their own. Grumbling softly under her breath she reached out, feeling for the familiar presence nearby. Frowning when her hand was instead met with frigid sheets. Opening her eyes and sitting up slowly to survey their bedroom Chloe saw no sign of her spouse. Instead she saw the room exactly as it was the night before, her side of the room was disorganized, random heels thrown about and a general sense of untidiness.
Frowning She gets up in search of her wayward love. Padding softly to her closet she grabbed the first things she sees, which happen to be a Rolling Stones t-shirt that has definitely seen better days and a pair of Hogwarts sweatpants. With another glance at the empty bed she sighs heavily and begins her search.
As she leaves the master bedroom she has the inexplicable urge to check in on the kids. Something she hasn't done since their eldest, Daniel, turned fourteen. Quietly opening the door across the hall, Chloe peaked her head in, smiling softly as she was immediately assaulted with the sound of a hibernating bear. Laying haphazardly across his King sized mattress was her sixteen-year-old baby, Daniel. The boy had sprouted up to 6 foot 2 the first month of summer and was now all gangly legs and arms. Everyone in the family was mystified as to where the sudden growth spurt had originated from as no one in their family, immediate or otherwise, had reached past 5' 11''.
Closing the door with a mental note to get him to clean his room, as they weren't raising a wild beast, she couldn't help but chuckle as she thought about the girl craze that would undoubtedly happen once the school year started. With his shaggy brown hair, bright blue eyes, charming smirk and the new height, girls would most likely be tripping over themselves to get to him.
Shaking her head to rid herself of the sudden nostalgia gripping her she padded softly to the room next to his.
Opening the door, she was met with the similar sight of her fourteen-year-old daughter, Abagail, splayed out across her bed. All limbs and curly red hair she was the spitting image of her mother, it was almost eerie how much they loomed alike, even down to their shining blue eyes.
Looking over the navy blue room Chloe's eyes lighted on the various soccer and basketball trophies proudly displayed. Chuckling she couldn't help but remember the begging and coercing the spunky girl had to go through before her parents would agree to the 2-month training camp next year.
Sighing she closed the door quietly as she walked down the hall to her youngest child's room. Opening the door, she sees twelve-year-old, Ava, in a similar position as her siblings. Looking innocent with her soft snores and long brown hair she was a carbon copy of her missing parent.
Closing the door slowly and starting to make her way downstairs she couldn't help but worry that something had happened. With panic starting to grip her chest Chloe hurried her steps until she reached the downstairs living room. Intent on finding the house phone to find out the whereabouts of her love, she almost missed the figure laying on the floor until she heard a groan as she stepped on the person's hand.
Gasping in shock Chloe let out a small shriek as she yelled.
"Beca?!"