"I think we need to come pick up the kids. We'll be there in a minute, alright?" Kris said, talking in a quiet tone so as not to bother the probably-sleeping Junior.
She hung up the phone and went back up to the bedroom, listening to the sounds of quiet snoring coming from the bed. She smiled as she got dressed and quickly wrote a note. She left it on her pillow and got in the car, driving to Matt and Dani's.
When she got there, she saw Bailey, standing at the door with wide eyes. As soon as the car stopped, she came running out the door to Kris' side of the car. She pulled the locked handle hard until Kris unlocked it, causing her small daughter to fall backwards a little. Kris laughed very quietly to herself and hugged Bailey.
"Hey, Bails, you gotta give mommy some air, hon," Kris said, patting her back.
"Mommy," she said into Kris' stomach and she melted at the sound of her child's voice. She didn't see her two sons anywhere, however. She looked to the wide open door after she and the little girl had pulled away and then walked over to it, going inside the house.
When she walked in, she saw them both asleep, Gavin on Dani's abdomen, and Keegan fallen into Matt's side. She smiled and walked over to the sofa, where Matt and Dani sat speaking in hushed tones. They looked up and saw Kris.
Matt quickly got up, gently carrying Keegan and motioned for Kris to get Keegan off of Dani. She moved to allow Kris access to her little boy and smiled at her sister-in-law. Kris returned it and walked out with Matt to the car, Bailey trailing behind them.
Junior turned over and then sat up at the feeling of open air in Kris' spot. He looked around the vast emptiness of the bedroom and all he saw was darkness. He looked to her side and flopped down. But then he noticed a piece of paper there. Intrigued, he picked it up and looked at it, turning on his bedside lamp to read it.
Hey babe-
Went to pick up kids from Matt's. Bailey called homesick, so I thought I'd just bring them-
Junior stopped reading the note and tore it up, throwing the pieces on the floor. He turned over to face the wall and sighed heavily, not wanting to deal with Kris anymore. He fell asleep in a pissy mood, as much as he wished he weren't.
Kris came home and took the mommy-sick Bailey to their bedroom, telling her to go crawl in with Junior. Bailey obliged since she had missed her dad as well. Kris went into the bathroom to change into pajamas. When the little girl got into the bed, she fell asleep quickly. Kris got back in, laying in-between Junior and Bailey so she could talk to her husband.
"Junior," Kris said, rubbing his bare back softly. "Junior, you up?"
He heard her, but ignored her. He blinked his eyes a few times before forcing himself to shut them and block out her voice. Eventually she stopped talking and he heard her breathing go shallow and even as she fell fast asleep, like their daughter had not too long ago. He knew he was being unreasonable, but he just wanted this time to themselves and he thought that Kris did too. Obviously she didn't and it hurt him that the couldn't go back to the almost-passion that had happened earlier. He wasn't sure if they could ever get back to the love they once had. And he was beginning to re-think everything that had happened with him and Kris. He fell asleep after a lot of gruesome and scrooge-like thoughts, a permanent frown frozen on his face.
A/N: I know, horrible chapter. I was in a bad mood, had a bad day, so please just bear with me. I kinda took it out in the writing, I know i'm bad, haha. so...please review anyway and try to keep it as nice as possible! I also know it was short... I'm leaving tomorrow and am getting ready for a trip, but as soon as I get back I will post a much happier, longer chapter I swear!! I look forward to a lot of reviews please!
