SO I have had this done forever and forgot to publish it. Here is the next chapter.
Sending the girls off to college was one of the hardest things he had ever done. He knew it was hard for Kate and Aiden and Noah. The thought of the two of them, separated and far away scared him.
They had always been a team, Brenna and Kendall, even when they disagreed or fought, they were a team. But Kendall had been accepted into the premed program at the University of Chicago and Brenna had gotten into the teaching program at Florida State so they were both far away from each other and their parents.
They had dropped Brenna off first, spending a few days in the warm state of Florida before taking Kendall to Chicago.
About a month after dropping them off, the Castle house was quiet because the boys were at school and Kate was napping because it was her day off, when the phone rang.
Seeing it was Kendall, he answered it immediately. The girls called most nights to say goodnight and just say hi, but they almost never called in the middle of the afternoon.
"Hi Kendall Jo," he said, picking up the phone, "How are you?"
The other end of the phone was silent for a second before Kendall answered.
"I miss you Daddy," she said, her voice sounded raw.
"Kenny girl," he said, " Is everything alright?"
"I'm alright," she said and he heard her sniffle, "Just missing you."
"Kendall," he said, "Are you sure? It sounds like you've been crying."
"No," she said, coughing a bit, "There's a bug going around. I've got a sore throat and stuffy nose, that's all."
It all made sense to him now. Kendall always liked being cuddled when she wasn't feeling good.
"Do you need me to come out there?" he asked, ready to jump the next flight.
"No," she said hastily, "I'm good. Just needed to hear your voice."
"Alright," he said, smiling a little, "Why don't you go take some medicine and take a nap? You sound beat Kendall Jo."
"Thanks Daddy," she said, "I love you."
"Love you too," he said, hanging up the phone.
Hope it was enjoyable.