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Chapter 2

Four Weeks Later:

Nick had purchased the house two blocks away from Laura and Antonio's; and on a hot day in July they officially moved in. It was a newer house that had only been built a few years ago and was a little over Nick's price range but it was ideal.

Not only was it close to Laura and Antonio but it was within walking distance of the elementary school Gill and Zara would be attending plus a very good park and splash pad. It had a good-sized fenced in backyard; with a pool that was also fenced in and a semi finished basement. It was two stories with two and a half baths and four bedrooms.

"Daddy! Daddy!" Gill peeled his eyes away from the window and ran excitedly to his father, "Is that my new climber!" He pointed excitedly to a moving truck that was stopping on the street.

"Probably buddy," Nick put down the instructions for the cabinet he was setting up and stood, "Come in let's go and see alright."

"Yay!" Gill bolted out of the front door and thankfully bypassed all of the people that were carrying in things to the house. "Daddy is my climber going to be built today?" He asked hopefully.

"I think so buddy," Nick explained, "But while we build it are you sure you don't want to go swimming with your sisters."

"No! Can I still help?"

"Ooh the climber!" Diego ran excitedly over and stood next to his best friend and cousin, "Here," He then handed him a Popsicle, "Mom says we need to stay inside now."

"Why?"

"She says its to hot and we'll burn," Diego repeated what his mother had told him.

"But…" Gill pouted.

"You listen alright," Nick was stressed out and in no mood to argue with his son. He'd appreciate it a lot more if the kids were not hanging around the house.

"Alright boys," Laura approached them carrying a very cranky Madelina,"We're going to go back to my house now. You can watch a movie while you eat your lunch.

"But-" Both boys began to argue.

"No!" Laura looked at them sternly as she led them away "Now lets go!"

"Dada!" Madeline ran as fast as she could towards her father, "Uppies peez?" She held up her arms.

"Of course sweetheart," Nick lifted her up into his arms and kissed her cheek, "Did you have a fun day with Laura?"

"Yes. We pidda," She pointed to where Laura and the older kids were carrying in pizza boxes, wings and drinks.

"We figured you'd all be hungry," Laura explained as she walked further into the house and placed one of the boxes on the dinning room table, "You guys did alright? Can I assume that it's liveable because Gabby and Esmeralda were here?"

"Yep," Gabby nodded, "Your husband can't put anything together by the way." She mentioned making fun of her brother.

"Ha-hah," Antonio rolled his eyes at his sister, "You don't see Matt showing off do you?"

"I'm doing if for him!"

"I'm choosing to stay out of this argument," Matt shook his head. Although he'd inly been dating Gabby a little less than six months he'd been good friends with her for almost four years. He knew how friendly but heated the arguments between her and her brother could get.

"Good choice," Laura chuckled, "Now Eva, how about you and I take the kids pizza and some of the wings down into the basement. Maybe we can put on a DVD."

"Okay," Eva nodded, "Come here Madi." She walked towards her cousin, "Do you want to come with me and watch a movie? How about a princess movie?"

"No!" Gill and Diego said in unison.

"Oh don't listen to those boys," Eva saw Zara ready to argue back, "I'm the oldest and I'm in charge. Besides they won't admit it but they like the princess movies."

"Mom!" Diego whined, "Gill and I are not watching some girl movie!"

"Oh," Laura sighed, "We'll find a movie you can all watch. Now stop your complaining and go help your sister."

"Fine," Diego went to help Eva carry down the drinks as his sister was still trying to get Madi away from Nick.

"I can keep her here Eva," Nick told her, "She's been attached me to lately; she gets upset when she's away from me. I know its not good but hopefully once things settle a but she'll stop."

"Alright," Eva shrugged her shoulders and took Zara's hand and walked with her down into the basement. Laura already setting up a movie in the DVD player, "Here Eva," Laura handed her daughter the remote,

Walking back up the stairs she took a piece of pizza for herself and settled next to Antonio on the couch, "You guys really did do a lot today. Did you get the climber set up?"

"Yeah," Nick nodded, "Matt really is a pro at all of this. If he didn't already have his own construction business I'd be suggesting it to him."

Matt blushed a little; he didn't really like to brag, "Hey, I'm just glad I could help you out. Gabby mentioned you start work in two days."

"Yeah." He nodded, "Intelligence Unit, same as Antonio. I think there's a new Detective two right?" He looked to his cousin for clarification.

"Yeah Giselle I think her name is," He said taking a bite out of pizza, "Voight didn't say much else."

"DADDY!" Zara ran up the stars sobbing, "Gill…and Diego….t….and…."

"Wow, wow," Nick stood and walked over to his daughter picking her up, "Take a deep breath he instructed, "Now tell me what happened."

"They threw pizza on my hair!"

"WHAT?" Upon examination Nick did indeed see Zara's hair was covered in tomato sauce and peperoni.

"I'll help you get cleaned up sweetie," Gabby took her young cousin away.

Shaking with anger Nick went to the top of the stairs and began yelling in Spanish "Gilberto Antonio Amaro se ven aquí ahora mismo!"

A few seconds later a very angry Gill appeared with Diego and Eva behind him, "Dad she wouldn't shut up!" He complained, "We asked her nicely to stop but she kept saying she didn't have to! Why'd I have to have two sisters anyways?" He complained.

"That is no reason to throw pizza into your sisters hair! You should have let me talk to her. You know better then this and I'm tempted to ground you from the climber this weekend. Not tempted actually you are grounded from it."

"You too Diego!" Antonio added,

"What'd I do?" He looked perplexed.

"I don't know but I know you had something to do with it. You two boys are always getting onto trouble together."

"They have great examples to look up to," Gabby carried Zara back into the room, "You and Nick were always teasing me when I was younger."

"Yeah so-" Gilberto chose wisely not to finish his sentence.

"Now Zara told me everything that happened and she was to blame to. You started talking louder wen the brother asked you to stop didn't you?"

"I did," She admitted, "I'm sorry," She pouted.

"Oh no," Nick shook his head, "I'm not falling for that pouty face anymore Zara. You can spend tomorrow morning out of the pool alright?"

"But Daddy!"

"No, no," He shook his head, "You and your brother… I need a drink." He walked towards the kitchen.

"Eva watch them," Laura instructed her daughter as the adult's minis Matt followed him.

Seeing the teenager was getting even more frustrated Matt spoke up, "I'll help you with them while the movies on."

"Thank you!" She smiled with relief.

Meanwhile in the kitchen Nick wasn't doing a very good job of holding in his tears as he took big gulps of his beer."

"Hey, hey we know this isn't easy Nick," Gabby was the first one to speak, "But moving to Chicago was the right thing to do. We all want to help you so talk to us."

He shook his head, "Don't start Gabby," He warned, "You don't always confess you feelings either. The only thing I know is that this single fatherhood thing was a whole not easier when I knew Maria was coming back to help me out. I could do that. As hard as it was, but this… I can't do this. Gill and Zara are always fighting and Madi… she hates it when she's away for me. How's she going to do in daycare?"

"You're not alone man." Antonio told him, "You have all of us and you know I'm terrified about how Eva's going to be now that she's a teenager and going into high school. Nobody ever said parenting would be easy?"

"I know, but whenever I look at them I see Maria and I just…. I don't know what I feel," He finally broke down and started to cry, "I don't know what I'm going to do."

TBC

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