Hi people. I was bored. :) I realized I didn't put down the definition of NICU from my last chapter, so here it is, NICU- short for neonatal intensive care unit, which is where they take really sick newborns. I was watching the Gary Allan music video for Tough Little Boys, if you go and watch it, 1) you will have tears in your eyes by the end of the song, and 2) pause at 1:49, and that's basicly what Rebekka looked like as a little girl. Just put more freckles on her chin and forehead, then that's basicly her. Oh and change the outfit to jeans and a tee. Lol. And pause again at 3:04, the girl with blonde hair in the middle, is basicly what Avery looked like. Just sayin. Well, onward to the story. *starts to ride off on a horse but falls off* Screw it, I'll walk. *starts walking*
Wen's POV
After a few minutes I decided we best head back to the hospital. I would make those songs into a CD and give it to them sometime. Just not right now. I sighed and went upstairs, I knocked on Joseph's door.
"Joey, time to head back to the hospital." I yelled through the door. You have to yell most of the time with him because or else it will go in one ear and out the other.
"Kay, dad." He said as he opened the door. We got in the car and I began driving. Halfway to the hospital, More than a Band came on. I smile and sang along.
I can't pretend
To know how you feel
But know that I'm here
Know that I'm real
Say what you want
Or don't talk at all
I'm not gonna let you fall
Reach for my hand
'Cause it's held out for you
My shoulders are small
But you can cry on them too
Everything changes
But one thing is true
Understand
We'll always be more than a band
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
You used to brave the world
All on your own
Now we won't let you go, go it alone
Be who you wanna be
Always stand tall
Not gonna let you fall
Reach for my hand
'Cause it's held out for you
My shoulders are strong
But you can cry on them too
Everything changes
But one thing is true
Understand
We'll always be more than a band
I never knew you could take me so far
I've always wanted to hope that you are the ones I need
Reach for my hand
'Cause it's held out for you
My shoulders are strong
But you can cry on them too (cry on them too)
Everything changes
But one thing is true
Understand
We'll always be more than a band
Reach for my hand
'Cause it's held out for you
My shoulders are strong
But you can cry on them too
Everything changes
But one thing is true
Understand
We'll always be more than a band
I smiled, we all loved that song. We still played it every time we practice, even though we never practice anymore what with the kids. But we can get a practice or two in when the kids are at school and daycare.
"Dad, why don't you ever play that song anymore? Are you guys not as close as you were back then?" My son asked me.
"No, that's not it, son. In fact, I think we're closer then ever. I really do. It's just we don't have time anymore. What with you kids, jobs, house work, it's impossible to find time just to sit down and watch five minutes of TV let alone practice music. I didn't even know that they still played our songs, I thought we we're yesterday's news." I said, looking in the rearview mirror at the blonde haired boy in the backseat. We had pulled into the hospital parking lot by now. We went into the elevator because Joey, along with myself, was to lazy to climb the stairs.
"I hate hospitals." He said randomly.
"Why?" I looked down at him. I was 6 foot 4 and he was 4 foot 2, he was a migit. At least, he was compaired to me.
"Blood. I hate blood." He shuddered.
"Don't you watch all those medical shows? Ones that are very bloody? And gory movies? And all those crimes shows with murder and stuff in them? You don't seem to hate blood then." I asked him.
"Well, that's different. If I'm watching it on TV, I'm fine, but if I see it like, up close, I'll pass out." He said as he looked up at me.
"Well then, don't ever get a girl pregnant then, buddy." I said, chuckling.
We got to our floor and we went to D26. We walked in the door. TJ was eating a chocolate ice cream, Avery had swirl (A/N Swirl is the one that has chocolate on one side, venilla on the other. My favorite!), Bekka had strawberry, Amy had just plain venilla, and Richard had swirl.
"No fair! They got ice cream." Joey said, frowning.
"You should have been here." Amy said, licking her ice cream cone.
"We got you some, too, Joey. We kept it cold." Olivia said, reaching into a cooler.
"Chocolate?" He asked.
"Of course." Olivia handed him the ice cream she pulled out of the cooler.
Avery's POV
This is the only thing I like about being in a hospital all the time. Ice cream! The adults feel so bad for you, they'll get you ice cream alot. But I don't like being a burden, so I will only ask for ice cream once when I'm in the hospital. But the rest of the time I don't get a choice of weither or not I get ice cream, which is fine by me. More ice cream, the better I feel.
After a couple days I was released to go home. Yay. I hated hospitals. I couldn't stand them. When Grandma Sydney got in a car accident, she was parked in a parking lot talking to grandpa when some drunk guy just slammed into her side of the car, I couldn't go into the hospital without almost passing out. That's how much I hated them. Dad joked and said it was because I was allergic to hospitals. People sometimes make fun of me for being afraid of hospitals, which I'm not. I just hate them. Sydney was ok, though. She had a broken rib and leg, but that's it.
When I got out of the car, Dad took my bag like he usually did after a trip to the hospital.
"Dad, you don't have to get my bag..." I tried to protest, but he just pointed to the door. "Fine. You win. I'm going down to the creek." I went into the house and went upstairs, went to my bed room, then got changed into my short denim shorts (A/N The shorts shes talking about are really short. Wen only lets her wear them to the creek, but not out in public) and my string bikini top. My bikini top was lime green with purple polka dots. I put my hair in a high pony tail, grabbed a towel, and went out back. I got to the creek and put my feet in the water. I sighed.
"Hey, Ave. How you feeling?" I heard somebody call from the deck. I turned around and saw Richard. He was leaning against the back of the deck.
"I'm good!" I called. "Wanna come down here? So we don't have to yell?" I yelled for him. He was my best friend so I didn't care if I was in a bikini top and short shorts.
"Sure!" He jumped off the side of the deck, forgeting that we built it so it came 5 feet off the ground, he fell and hit the ground with a loud thump.
"Rich!" I got up and ran over to him. "You ok?" I knelt down to check his pulse. He groaned and cluched his head.
Oh no, he hit his head.
"Richard, can you say my name? Who am I?" I just got out of a hospital, I don't want to be back in one for a panic attack! And that my best friend just fell off a 5-foot-off-the-ground deck!
"Re... Rebek... Rebekka..." He groaned and cluched his head again. Oh no. He doesn't know I'm me.
"No, Rich, it's Avery." As I said that he started laughing. "Why are you... RICHARD JAMES DELGADO! This was a prank!" I practically yelled.
"Yeah, but I didn't plan on it. When I fell, I decided to prank you." He said, out of breath because he was laughing so hard. I hit his chest.
"That's not funny! I was worried that you were hurt! You scared me, Rich!" I said, angry at him.
"Sorry, Avy bear. Hug?" He held his arms out to embrace me.
"No. You gave me a heart attack, Richard." I crossed my arms.
"Come on, you know you wanna hug the Rich man." He said, coming toward me.
"No, don't you dare!" But I was too late, he was crushing me in his python hug. I sighed and hugged him back.
Richard's POV
I smiled, we were hugging. I mean, we're best friends, and we hug all the time, but I always loved her hugs. She started to pull away. I frowned, never wanting to let go.
"Now why don't we go down to the creek?" I asked as she pulled away.
"Alright, but if you fall of a rock and it's a prank, I'm drowning you." She smiled at me. "Tag, your it!" She yelled, slapping me on the arm, she ran away quickly, but not too quickly.
"Hey! No fair! I didn't know we were going to play tag!" I ran after her. She went to an old oak tree and hid behind it. I went around it, she went the other way, then we went into the creek and I picked her up. She screamed.
"PUT ME DOWN!" She yelled, hitting my chest playfully.
"No way, honey." I said, smiling.
"Richard!" She said, laughing.
"Fine!" I put her down.
Alright, guys. I started this last night, but I didn't get it done because I got upper tired. So, here it is. :) I love the Richard/Avery part at the end! So sweet! I scared myself when Richard fell off of the deck, and I knew he was going to be ok! Should I have Mo find out about that? And now I want ice cream from writing about it! I'm gonna get me a swirl. :D You know, I just realized that I was having this story revolve around Avery and Richard, when it's supposed to be about all the kids. So next chapter will probably be about Amy, something different. I don't know. Sorry for all those Avery/Richard lovers, but next chapter will have little to no Avard (lemonademouthluver came up with that). Sorry, but I don't want it to revolve around just two characters, I want it to be about all their lives. So, yeah. Sorry. Bye :)