Cassie is getting ready for work and Nick is getting the kids their breakfast. Cassie comes down the stairs and smiles at her children and husband sitting and eating their breakfast. Cassie gives each of them a kiss and heads to get to work.
Nick watches his children playing with each other. Mike and Alyssa are happy playing with him with their ball. By the time that lunch comes around, Nick is getting ready for their lunch. After their lunch, it's nap time and mommy should be home. He loves spending time with his family but needs to work on recovering himself. He is not sure how much he can put his wife and their kids thou the mess that he brought into his family. Cassie walks in and sits down on their couch.
Cassie: I am so glad today is over.
Nick: babe, it's not over. I need to talk to you.
Cassie: What about?
Nick: I need to go away for a while.
Cassie: what about the kids?
Nick: I think it's best for our family. I talk Russell and he said that I will have about 10 days off starting tonight. I am going to leave tonight.
Cassie: I know that you need the time and do it.
Nick: thank you. I am going to go get pack.
Cassie: alright.
Cassie and Nick walks upstairs and heads to their bedroom and gets his bag packed. Cassie knows that they need to tell the kids. After their nap time, the kids are ready for more time with daddy and mommy.
Cassie: hold on guys, mommy and daddy have to tell you something.
Mike sits down by his dad as Alyssa gets on her mommy's lap.
Nick: you know that I haven't been the same daddy for you guys since of what the bad man did to me?
Mike: yeah.
Nick: well, I decided to go away for a couple of days.
Mike: alright.
They enjoy the rest of the day together. Nick is going to be gone for 10 days. Nick leaves after the kids go to bed.