So and the next one is just for all of you who can't wait what will happen next. I love this story and I got a little obsessed. Bear with it. I love talking about feelings, except of my own.
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Chapter 7 "One disaster coming up"
The days went by and the day of the big match came closer and closer. It was Thursday only two days away from the match as Dean's phone rang and he had the feeling there would be some bad news. "Dean, Dean! Man, I don't know what to do or who else to call. I know you probably want nothing more than to be by yourself right now. But you're the only one I can ask a favor without feeling weak." Roman's voice was all shaken up and he seemed to be really worried. "Rome, calm down. Take a deep breath, bro. And now tell me what happened and what you need me to do? And don't worry!" Panic wheeled up in Dean. That was so unlike Rome. He was always so damn calm. So calm that he sometimes was pissed off by his big brother and his ability to be always the responsible one. The guy who always thinks first before he acts. "Dean, it is b-a-d, really b-a-d. I need to take Lisa to the H-o-s-p-i-t-a-l! I can't talk freely right now because Leila sits on my lap and I don't want to scare her. It's also better if she doesn't see her m-o-m-m-y like this either. I can't get a hold of our babysitter and Seth is not picking up his phone. So you're my last hope. Would you mind watching Leila for a while, please? I wouldn't bother you if I had another choice." The blue-eyed man understood what his big brother went through in that moment. But he didn't understand why he made such a big deal out of asking him to watch his favorite niece in the world. "Roman, I can't believe you actually thought I would turn you down. I would never ever do that. Of course I will watch the little princess. I will be there in 15 minutes." He heard his brother exhaling in relief. "Thanks, bro. You the best. See you in a bit."
They hung up and Dean grabbed the little pink helmet with a princess in the back. He pulled on his leather jacket and grabbed his own dusty black helmet. Today he had to be the responsible one and show his brother that he was able to behave like a real grown up. He got on his bike and was on his way to Roman's house. He felt a little nervous what he should say to his big brother. But like always he would figure it out just in time. Roman was sitting on the front porch and held a baby phone in his hand. The speaker was set up right next to the love of his life. Leila was bouncing up and down in front of the fence on the porch. "Uncle Dee, Uncle Dee! I'm going to spend some time with him, right Daddy? He is my babysitter for today. Because you and mommy need to go somewhere. Yeah, Uncle Dee." Roman looked his precious girl in the eyes and saw nothing but happiness, excitement and joy. And he realized that his daughter missed her uncles just as much as he missed his brothers. "Yes, princess. You get to spend some time with Uncle Dee. Are you happy that you can see him again? He hasn't been here for a while now." The little girl with the dark hair and the grey eyes turned around and smiled the widest smile her father had ever seen. "Yes, I am very happy. I miss Uncle Dee and Uncle Thie just like you daddy. They haven't been here for sooooo long." By the word 'so' she spread her arms as far as her little body would let her. And now Roman had to smile at his smart little girl who knew exactly how he felt. He was about to say something as they heard a motorcycle in the driveway. To the young Samoan's surprise his brother was wearing a helmet. "Hey there, you two." Dean greeted them with a big smile. He waved at Leila. "Hello princess. Holy heaven, you got so big compare to the last time I saw you. You are really becoming a young lady." The little girl looked up to her father with questioning eyes. Roman smiled and nodded. In that second his daughter ran down the stairs and flung herself in the arms of her prince, her babysitter for today. "Uncle Dee! I missed you!" After Dean had caught her and scooped her up in his arms, she put her little arms around his neck and gave him a little kiss-kiss on his nose and asked with a mischievous smirk on her lips. "Did you miss me too?"
Dean saw that his big brother was torn between the obviously cute scene his daughter and his brother shared and the urge of putting his wife in the car and take her to get the help she needed. "I did, princess. How about we go to the playground? We could ride the 'horse' over there, I brought your helmet. What do you think?" The eyes of that little girl grew bigger and bigger. "Yes, yes I want to ride the 'horsy' with you and I want to go to the playground!" Leila was about to climb on the 'horse' when Dean looked at her and smiled. "Princess, you do need to grab a jacket if we gonna ride the 'horse'. You know that the wind will be chilly. Did your daddy pack a bag for you?" The five-year-old girl looked up to the porch. "Where did daddy go? Did mommy wake up? She is not feeling well." The blue-eyed man shrugged and petted her head. "Leila, could you wait on the porch for me. I will talk to your daddy. And have an eye on the 'horse', I don't want it to run off. Just tell him now and then to stand still." The dark-haired girl nodded and smiled like she was very amused by her uncle. She grabbed Dean's leg and hugged it tight with a smile. She loved it when Uncle Dee played along with her and pretended his motorcycle was a horse and he was her prince.
Dean opened the door to Roman's house after he petted Leila on her head and saw him carrying Lisa down the stairs. She looked really sick and very weak. The young Samoan placed her on the couch. He looked like he didn't know what to do. Dean could see that his big brother was totally stressed out. He walked two steps up to Rome and pulled him in a tight hug. "Rome, calm down. Take a deep breath. You don't have to worry about Leila, we gonna have a blast. You need to take Lis to the nearby hospital. Do you have her insurance card? You can pick up some clothes and a towel later. First she needs to be treated. Do you need help putting her in the car?" The tall man did as he was told and took a deep breath. It actually helped him. Lisa mustered up all the strength she could and raised her voice. "Romeo, its fine. You're doing everything the right way. You got someone special to take care of Leila and now you're bringing me to the doctors. I think it's just a food poisoning. Everything is going to be okay, honey. You are the best thing that ever happened to me. I love you. And Dean, thank you. Take good care of my baby and watch out for my hubby." Now both man were moved by the words of Roman's wife. "Okay, Dean. Here is Leila's backpack. There is everything in there you two are going to need. Her jacket is right next to the door. Call me if you need anything. So baby, I love you too. More than my own life. Let's put you in the car and get going. So you will get better very soon. And Dean thanks again." His big brother set his priorities and focused on the most important thing now which is getting his wife to see a opened the door to the garage as the so called 'Romeo' carried his 'Juliet' to the car. "Bro, don't you worry about us. We will have fun and I will bring her to bed if I have to, you know that. Lis, taking care of your baby is my pleasure and I will watch out for Rome just like I always do. And you got to focus on getting better, so the worry-wrinkles disappear on his forehead. Love you all. So you need to get going and I have to take care of my princess." Dean petted Lisa's arm and smiled. After that he pulled Rome in a tight hug and told him encouraging words. "You can do it. She is going to be okay real soon. Now move it, bro." All what the young Samoan could do was hug back. He was so grateful to his brother and he knew he owned him something. "Thanks, Dee! You are the best." Roman hit the remote for the garage door and Dean closed the door to the garage.
He went over to the entrance to pick up Leila's backpack and her jacket. When he moved out to the porch he was all caught up in the scene that greeted him. Leila was standing in front of his bike that he had parked right next to the stairs and told him. "Horsy, don't you move. We don't want you to get lost. Uncle Dee will be here any minute and then you can 'run' fast like the wind." Dean needed to snicker. He was instantly reminded why he missed that little girl so much. Because she was just a happy kid and didn't know anything about pain. Just the small and big worries of a five-year-old and all what Dean wanted, was to keep it that way. He would break his back to keep that little girl from any harm and worries. He refused to let her re-live his own crappy childhood. The childhood not even his two best friends and brothers knew about. Because it pained him too much to think about let alone to talk about it. "Hey there, princess. I see you took good care of my horse. Ready to go?" Leila looked up at her prince for the day and smiled a huge smile. With a pretend deep voice she invoked her father. "I am as ready as I can be."
Hope you like it. I got to get up early tomorrow. What do you think about my little story so far? Hugs to all of you.
