Chapter 11
Lucy and Kevin walked quickly into the Camden house.
"Where's Sara?" Lucy asked immediately as they entered the kitchen where Annie was fixing dinner.
"She's upstairs, but I think we need to talk."
Lucy looked at her mother for a second then darted up the stairs.
"Kevin wait," Annie commanded as he started to go after Lucy.
Kevin stopped, as Annie continued, "I think Sara's feeling a little neglected."
Kevin nodded, "we know, that's why Lucy." his voice trailed off as he pointed up the stairs.
"How did you know?"
Kevin pulled the folded assignment from Lucy's purse, which she had dropped on the counter.
As Annie read Sara's words, her eyes went misty.
~
"Sara, can you come here for a minute?" Lucy asked as she stood in the doorway of Sam and David's room.
Sara quickly stood up and walked over to her mother, "what's wrong Mommy?" she asked, "Is Adam okay?"
Lucy knelt down and pulled her daughter into a tight hug, "Adam's fine, it's you we need to talk about."
"Huh?"
"Sara, your teacher showed us the paper you wrote, why didn't you tell me you were feeling like this."
"I, I didn't want to bother you."
A tear rolled down Lucy's cheek as she continued, "Sara, you've never bothered me. I love you, and nothing you ever do will make me love you any less."
"Really?"
"Really, and Sara, I'm sorry."
"It's okay," Sara whispered, as she buried her head in her mother's chest.
After a minute Kevin walked up behind them, he too knelt down, gently embracing his wife and daughter.
After a moment they pulled away, and Kevin took Sara into his arms, "Sara, we love you, and you are a part of our family, nothing will ever change that."
As Kevin spoke Lucy gently rubbed Sara's back, "why don't we all go out for dinner and then we can go see a movie."
"Really?" Sara asked, "do you know it's a school night?"
Kevin smiled, "we know, and maybe tomorrow you can stay home with us."
Sara's face light up, as she hugged both her parents.
~
Eric and Annie stood at the end of the hall watching their daughter, granddaughter, and son-in-law.
Annie smiled through misty eyes, "my baby's a mommy."
Eric laughed, wrapping his arm around her, "a darn good one."
~
Lucy, Kevin, and Sara walked hand in hand out of the movie theatre, all three of them were laughing.
"What was you guys's favorite part?" Sara asked as they got in the car.
Lucy smiled, "I liked it when Anna and her mom made up."
Sara smiled, "like we did."
"Yes, like we did."
"What about you daddy?"
"I liked it when Anna decided she liked her new dad."
"Like I like you?"
Kevin and Lucy laughed, "yes," they answered together.
That night Sara slept in between her parents. The next morning Lucy woke up early and walked into the kitchen to begin preparing breakfast. A moment later Kevin and Sara joined her.
"Can we help?" Kevin asked.
Lucy smiled, "sure."
Sara turned to Kevin, "why don't you set the table, me and mommy will cook."
Lucy laughed as she kissed Kevin's cheek, "I think that's a good idea."
Kevin smiled, "you don't think I can cook?"
"I know you can't." Lucy said as she and Sara cracked eggs into the skillet.
After breakfast, Sara quickly snuck off to her room as Kevin and Lucy cleaned up.
Fifteen minutes later, she returned.
"Can we go see Adam?" she asked standing behind her parents.
Lucy and Kevin both turned to look at her as she held up the card she had just made.
Lucy gently took the card from her daughter's hand.
The front showed a picture of Lucy and Kevin holding hands. Lucy smiled as she opened the card. On the left was a picture of herself and Kevin, each holding one of Sara's hands. On the write was a picture of Lucy holding Adam, and Sara sitting on Kevin's shoulders. Written across the top of the card was, "Welcum to are family."
Lucy set the card down and pulled Sara into a hug, "I love you."
An hour later Kevin and Sara stood outside the NICU as Lucy and a nurse moved the small incubator to the window.
"I think he's getting bigger," Sara whispered, as Lucy taped the card to the glass.
Kevin smiled and wrapped his arm around his daughter, "me too."
Lucy and Kevin walked quickly into the Camden house.
"Where's Sara?" Lucy asked immediately as they entered the kitchen where Annie was fixing dinner.
"She's upstairs, but I think we need to talk."
Lucy looked at her mother for a second then darted up the stairs.
"Kevin wait," Annie commanded as he started to go after Lucy.
Kevin stopped, as Annie continued, "I think Sara's feeling a little neglected."
Kevin nodded, "we know, that's why Lucy." his voice trailed off as he pointed up the stairs.
"How did you know?"
Kevin pulled the folded assignment from Lucy's purse, which she had dropped on the counter.
As Annie read Sara's words, her eyes went misty.
~
"Sara, can you come here for a minute?" Lucy asked as she stood in the doorway of Sam and David's room.
Sara quickly stood up and walked over to her mother, "what's wrong Mommy?" she asked, "Is Adam okay?"
Lucy knelt down and pulled her daughter into a tight hug, "Adam's fine, it's you we need to talk about."
"Huh?"
"Sara, your teacher showed us the paper you wrote, why didn't you tell me you were feeling like this."
"I, I didn't want to bother you."
A tear rolled down Lucy's cheek as she continued, "Sara, you've never bothered me. I love you, and nothing you ever do will make me love you any less."
"Really?"
"Really, and Sara, I'm sorry."
"It's okay," Sara whispered, as she buried her head in her mother's chest.
After a minute Kevin walked up behind them, he too knelt down, gently embracing his wife and daughter.
After a moment they pulled away, and Kevin took Sara into his arms, "Sara, we love you, and you are a part of our family, nothing will ever change that."
As Kevin spoke Lucy gently rubbed Sara's back, "why don't we all go out for dinner and then we can go see a movie."
"Really?" Sara asked, "do you know it's a school night?"
Kevin smiled, "we know, and maybe tomorrow you can stay home with us."
Sara's face light up, as she hugged both her parents.
~
Eric and Annie stood at the end of the hall watching their daughter, granddaughter, and son-in-law.
Annie smiled through misty eyes, "my baby's a mommy."
Eric laughed, wrapping his arm around her, "a darn good one."
~
Lucy, Kevin, and Sara walked hand in hand out of the movie theatre, all three of them were laughing.
"What was you guys's favorite part?" Sara asked as they got in the car.
Lucy smiled, "I liked it when Anna and her mom made up."
Sara smiled, "like we did."
"Yes, like we did."
"What about you daddy?"
"I liked it when Anna decided she liked her new dad."
"Like I like you?"
Kevin and Lucy laughed, "yes," they answered together.
That night Sara slept in between her parents. The next morning Lucy woke up early and walked into the kitchen to begin preparing breakfast. A moment later Kevin and Sara joined her.
"Can we help?" Kevin asked.
Lucy smiled, "sure."
Sara turned to Kevin, "why don't you set the table, me and mommy will cook."
Lucy laughed as she kissed Kevin's cheek, "I think that's a good idea."
Kevin smiled, "you don't think I can cook?"
"I know you can't." Lucy said as she and Sara cracked eggs into the skillet.
After breakfast, Sara quickly snuck off to her room as Kevin and Lucy cleaned up.
Fifteen minutes later, she returned.
"Can we go see Adam?" she asked standing behind her parents.
Lucy and Kevin both turned to look at her as she held up the card she had just made.
Lucy gently took the card from her daughter's hand.
The front showed a picture of Lucy and Kevin holding hands. Lucy smiled as she opened the card. On the left was a picture of herself and Kevin, each holding one of Sara's hands. On the write was a picture of Lucy holding Adam, and Sara sitting on Kevin's shoulders. Written across the top of the card was, "Welcum to are family."
Lucy set the card down and pulled Sara into a hug, "I love you."
An hour later Kevin and Sara stood outside the NICU as Lucy and a nurse moved the small incubator to the window.
"I think he's getting bigger," Sara whispered, as Lucy taped the card to the glass.
Kevin smiled and wrapped his arm around his daughter, "me too."
