Chapter 26
I decided to go back home after forcing Brendan to go to the doctors to get his hand checked out as it was turning a nasty purple colour, he continuously made a point to tell me there was no need but I wasn't having it. So off he went in a sulk and I couldn't help but laugh at his pout as he jogged down the steps and into his awaiting car. I had business to attend to as I had to go home, it was now Saturday and I cursed myself for leaving the kids for longer than I had intended too. I shuffled my keys out of my pocket after walking up the familiar dirt path and shoved it into the lock.
I could hear noises straight away, the sounds of screeching and wailing filled my ears and I internally groaned. Ams was sat of the sofa with her head in her hands. "Hey." Muffles of 'Daddy' followed and I smiled and scooped up the wrigglers in my arms. "Oh looks kids your dads back!" Amy said in a gruff and clearly annoyed voice. I winced and put them down and telling them to play in their room, she got up and made her way over to the kettle, switching it on and sighing. I crept in after her, "Um, yeah, sorry stuffs being going on." I suggested weakly. She glared. "Oh, I'm familiar with stuff, shall I list you some stuff, um, bringing your kids to school, cleaning the house, trying to find a job, want me to continue?" she huffed. "Alright, alright I know but I got news, good news." She eyed me and collected her newly made cup of tea from the counter, encasing it in her hands and dragging me by the elbow to the sofa.
"So?" She enquired impatiently.
"It's Brendan." She glanced quizzically.
"Brendan Brady?" she replied.
"Um yeah, connect the dots will ya." I rolled my eyes.
"HIM!" she exclaimed making the tea flop over the edge of the rim.
"Yeah." I said sheepishly.
"Well well well I did not see that one coming." She proceeded to giggle and consequently burst out laughing. I grabbed the tea from her hands before more was spilt. "Oh Ste Hay my Oh my, Brendan Brady." She sighed placing her head on the pillow and looking up at me with big eyes. "So the tash does it for you then?" she asked in a serious tone and I quickly muffled her laughs with a pillow. "I'm moving in with him and yes if you must know it's pretty sexy!"
She was stunned and I slowly removed the pillow from her mouth where I she was gaping at me. "Moving in?" she replied hastily, "Like why, when, how, where? Like whaaaaat?"
I sat back and crossed my legs to make myself comfortable. I recounted all that happened, including where I was at Christmas etc. "And why, because I sort of love him, and I know that sounds all sorts of crazy on all levels like, but it's what I want to do, and It's just in the village, and there's a spare bedroom for the kids, you know for anytime you need space, and by going by your state earlier you d-" she slapped her hand over my mouth to stop me rambling. She stared into my eyes, "Look I believe you Ste, and If Brady is treating you right, because I know he's got a reputation-"it was my turn to silence her, she raised her eyebrow and I removed my hand, "reputation, but I trust you, this will hopefully be good for you, and sure I'll miss you around here but what happens happens."
"Thanks." I replied simply and I rested my head on her shoulder. "I'm going to miss you Ams." I sighed.
"I know but I'm not going anywhere, I'll always be here, in this flat with my 50 cats with children that are traveling the world and are too busy to visit their mother." She laughed rubbing my arm."
"Aw you'll be a great cat mother don't you worry." I grinned and she slapped me.
A pillow fight proceeded.
TBC