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Chapter 9

~2 Weeks Later~

Jade's boys were doing much much better now. Beck had been spending more time over Jade's to help her with the kids. Christmas was tomorrow and hardly any shopping got done.

"Hey Rachel," Eddie and James said.

"What?"

"You know Santa curses?"

"He does not!" Rachel said in defense.

"Yeah he does."

"How?"

"He says 'ho.' Ho is a bad word, you know when someone says 'Hey you stuppid ho!'" James laughed.

"Santa curses!" Rachel said in tears.

"Santa does not curse, knock it off," Jade yelled at her boys picking Rachel up. They sat on the couch laughing. Jade brought Rachel with her to get the mail from the mailbox.

"Look mom!" Rachel held up an American Girl Doll magizene. "I want one! They have clothes and stuff for them!"

"Okay Rachel."

"I want one Mom."

"Did you put it on your list for Santa?"

"No."

"Then I don't know if you'll get one." Rachel ran to her room and laid on her bed upset. Ava was playing in the room and walked up to her. She patted Rachel's head, and Eddie happened to be passing by. Ava then smacked Rachel on the arm, and with all her might, Rachel knocked Ava, and she fell to the ground with a heavy thud. Ava let out quite a wail which made Jade run to the room. Ava lay on the ground next to Rachels bed holding her head.

"Rachel! What happened?"

"She fell," Rachel spat.

"No, Rae knocked her down," Eddie smirked.

"Rachel Marie West. Apoligize to your sister, now," Jade said mad.

"Mom!" Rachel sat up on her bed, "She hit me! She patted my head and hit me on the arm!"

"So you knock down and hurt a one year old?" Jade walked over to Ava and picked her up. Ava put her head on Jade's shoulder and cried. "Stay on your room for the rest of the night."

"Mommy!" Rachel cried as Jade shut the door.

"Remind me again why I had kids," Jade said in the kitchen getting an icepack for Ava's head.

"Because you wanted the joy of being a mother," Beck said at the front door.

"Oh, hi. Come in." Jade opened the door for him and he stepped inside the house. She explained what had just happened and he helpped her finish wrap the last of the presents. He stayed for dinner and had pizza with them. He had even popped a question. Would Jade go out with him, she said yes. SHe knew he'd be good to not only her, but her four children.

It was weird having a boyfriend, only a few months ago she was engaged to her kids' dad. Maybe this was a good thing.

And maybe it wasnt.

She'd have to wait to find out...