Saturday January 3, 2026
Today the kids and I are flying back home to LA. Yesterday, Linda called me and told me that Spencer was put in a coma which broke my heart. I really hope he comes out of it because I don't want my kids growing up without a father like Charlie and Toby. All I told the kids was that Spencer has to stay in the hospital but not about the coma thing because I don't want to scare them.
When we landed, I saw many paparazzi outside taking pictures of us and trying to talk to us. I guess word got out about Spencer's accident. We ignored them and got into Spencer's car to drive back to the house.
"Put your dirty clothes in the laundry room so I can wash them." I said when we walked in.
I walked up the stairs, placing Spencer's keys in his room and then laid Cara down in her crib. I grabbed the baby monitor and started the kid's laundry. Once I got that started, I went to listen to the phone messages on the home phone since there were ten new messages. I deleted them since none of them were important.
"Mommy, when is daddy coming home?" Braeden asked.
"I honestly don't know, until he feels better."
"I already miss him."
"I know…" I brushed my fingers through his brown hair. "What would you like for dinner?"
"Ice cream!"
I laughed. "No, no ice cream for dinner. How about I make pasta since I really have no food in the house?" I suggested. "Sound good?"
He nodded. "Can I have ice cream after dinner?"
"Only a little, I don't need you having a sugar rush tonight" I grabbed a pot and filled it up with water, placing it on the stove.
"Mom!" Brendan shouted. "Mom!"
I sighed and walked into the room he was in. "B, please don't shout. The baby is sleeping." I sat down next to him. "What do you want?"
"Mom, look." He showed me what he had on the computer screen. "Is this true, dad's in a coma?"
I wrapped my arm around him. "I'd rather just lie to you and say he isn't but he is. I'm sorry."
"But I thought you said he'd be fine."
"And he will. I believe he'll wake up out of this any day. Just don't tell your siblings, we don't need to scare them."
"But what if he never comes out of it?"
"B, he will. It may not be today or tomorrow or next week, but he will. It just takes time. Just don't worry about him and don't get caught up with what the media is saying because, let's be real, they don't know what's happening other than he's in the hospital in a coma from a snowboarding accident. I know more on what's happening than they do." He nodded. "I need to go finish dinner. It should be ready in fifteen."
"Okay…"
After dinner, I put the leftovers away and helped the little ones get ready for bed.
"I love you, goodnight." I kissed Braeden on the top of his head and closed his door shut. I walked into Cassandra's room to tuck her in. "Goodnight, I love you."
"Night, night, mama."
I turned on her night light and closed the door shut. I walked down the hall to Brendan's room and poked my head through his door.
"Don't stay up late."
"K, I won't."
I closed his door and walked into my room. I changed into some pajamas and brushed my teeth. After I did that, I laid in my bed thinking about Spencer.
"Please don't take Spencer away from us… Please don't take him away from me."
The next day, I woke up finding I had a text from Des. Apparently she had the baby earlier this morning. A few hours later, the kids and I went to the hospital to meet her son, Bradley Dominic.
"Hi Des, congrats."
"Oh my gosh, Teddy! I heard about Spencer, I'm so sorry."
"Let's not talk about it." I walked over to her and sat down on the edge of her bed. "Where's Josh?"
"Oh, he went home for a few hours."
I smiled. "Brad is really cute. Look Cara, this your new boyfriend."
"I thought we're not supposed to be dating mom." Brendan said.
Des and I both laughed. "Cara is different."
"How, she's younger than me."
"Hey, if there is a girl you like, you should go for it." Des said laughing.
"So how did you enjoy labor?" I asked.
"Oh god, labor's a bitch."
"Oh, I know and I've gone through it three times."
"I know. I don't even know how you could."
"I honestly don't know either but it's worth it at the end of the day."
"Don't you mean four, mom?" Brendan asked.
"No, I had a c-section with you so only three."
"Why with only me?"
"Well you had to be born early or you might not have survived."
"Oh…"
"Changing the subject, how was the wedding?"
I shrugged. "Just like any other wedding. I was stuck babysitting four teenagers though."
"Oh fun."
"Luckily all survived, including me. Is Josh going to work tomorrow?"
"Yeah, it's just two hours of his life during the morning. How are you doing with Spencer's situation?" She whispered to me.
I bit my lip and shook my head. "He's in a coma, how do you think I'm doing? He's probably going to die; he can't die on me, on us, he just can't."
Des placed her son in his hospital baby bed and gave me a hug. "He'll be fine and get out of it." She whispered into my ear.
"I honestly don't know. I'll be surprised if he does. What I really hate is I have to lie to the kids and be strong for them like nothing's happening."
"Teddy, no you don't. Just let your emotions out, don't keep them locked inside. It's human to show your emotions."
"I do when I'm alone in my room; I just cry and cry and cry."
Des gave me another hug. "He'll come out of it, I can assure you of it and I'll be here for you until he does.