A/N: Here's the next chapter! Thank you for all the feedback. I really appreciate it!!!
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December 15, 2031, 1:54 PM (Troy's POV)
I yawned as I pulled into the driveway slowly, turning the engine of my truck off as I just sat there. Sometimes I wondered if our family was cursed, because of all the things that have happened to us, but I realized that these things happen to our family to test our strength.
I stepped out of my truck, walking the short walkway from the driveway to the back door. I reached for the door, knowing it would be locked. Unlocking it slowly, I walked into the house quietly, seeing no sign of my wife being around.
"Honey, are you here?" I called throughout the house, setting my keys on the kitchen counter as I walked into the living room, seeing the television on, but no one in the room.
Walking further into the room, I spotted Gabi sleeping peacefully on the couch. Crouching beside her, I leaned close to her ear before whispering.
"Baby?" I softly ran my hand through her hair before hearing her groaned and rolled over, her back facing me now.
"If that's the way you want to play, I'll play that game."
Smiling as I kissed the back of her neck, making my way to her jaw line as I smiled against her soft skin. I knew she was awake, but just playing the 'I'm sleeping and am just not going to answer to you' game. I continued to kiss her jaw line, putting my hands against her stomach, tickling her gently as I heard her giggle.
"Gotcha, I knew you were awake."
"Good afternoon, sweetheart." Kissing her cheek softly, I heard her sigh in contentment.
"What are you doing home early?"
"That's not important..." I kissed her lips, pulling away slowly. "The important thing is that I'm here, and it's only you and I." I felt her lean against me as she kissed my lips softly, pulling me onto the couch, on top of her. I supported myself with my arms, afraid that if I let myself down, I would crush my wife in just a split second.
I kissed her deeper, letting my lips relax against her as I smiled. Once it started getting heated up, the rudest interruption came. The door bell rang once, as Gabi pulled her lips away from mine.
"Just let it go, they will come back later." I whispered, laughing softly as she tried to get out of underneath me. "Just let it go, babe." I urged as she shook her head.
"It's Jake's teacher, she called and wanted to talk to both of us." I pout, getting off the couch slowly, straightening my clothes out as Gabi started laughing.
"What's so funny?" I looked confused at her as she continued laughing. She put her soft hand against my face, wiping something off.
"You had my lipstick on you." She smiled as we walked to the door together, opening it slowly.
"Good afternoon Mrs. Jacobson please come in."
I groaned knowing no teacher stopped by at 2 o'clock in the afternoon for a pleasant chat. Something was going on with Jake and I hated to hear the answer.
"You remember my husband, Troy?" Gabi introduced as I held my hand out.
"Of course. Jake is constantly talking about how you and he play basketball together." Smiling, I felt proud that my son bragged about his dad to his teacher and friends.
"Please come into the living room." Waiting until we were all sitting, I looked between the teacher and Gabi.
"I was quite surprised when you call, Mrs. Jacobson." Reaching for Gabi's hand, I held it gently as she looked at Jake's teacher for an explanation.
"I usually don't make house calls but I wanted to get you caught up to speed on Jake's progress. He's having an unusually hard time in Math and Science and progressing relatively well in English and Social Studies."
Trading looks with my wife, I shook my head. "That's quite unusual because Jake has always exceeded in math and Science and English has always been his weaker side."
"He's currently failing both Math and Science and if his grades do not improve, I'm afraid we'll have to hold him back."
"What do you think we should do Mrs. Jacobson?" Gabi spoke her question with determination laced in her voice.
"First off, I think we need to tag team. I'm going to be sending home specialized Math and Science sheets for him to practice. We have Math quizzes every Friday to make sure the kids are progressing normally. These are Jake's last four." Handing over four pieces of paper, we carefully looked at the x marks.
Gabi and I traded looks before looking at Mrs. Jacobson. "We know for a fact Jake knows how to do every one of these problems."
"I know that as well but he is not applying himself to his best ability. I have had numerous chats with him and they seem to go in one ear and out the other."
"We will have a chat with him. What else can we do for him?" I was concerned about Jake's grades and the possibility of him being held back.
"I think the best thing is just to start spending time with him when he works on homework. He's talked numerous times about being the baby of the family."
"Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Mrs. Jacobson." Smiling faintly, she nodded her head.
"I know you two are outstanding parents; all of your children are great kids. It's hard to hear this but I think with some work, Jake will be all right."
Smiling, Gabi and I nodded before showing Mrs. Jacobson out. Thanking her again, we shut the door before walking back to the living room.
The moment we sat down, the tears started rolling down Gabi's face. She tried to be strong but the sting of the words had gotten to her. "Gabi."
Shaking her head, she didn't want me to talk but instead hold her in my arms. "Shh baby he's going to be just fine."
"I can't believe we've been neglecting him. He needed us and we turned our backs on him."
Rubbing my hand up and down her back, I tried soothing her but she just continued to cry.
"I always try to put the kids first but we've been so wrapped up in Belle's trial and Mack's miscarriage . . . I'm such a horrible mother."
Pushing her back, I looked straight into her eyes. "Gabriella Marie Bolton, you are not a horrible mother. You are one of the most caring, loving mothers I know. Our eight children know you're trying the best you can. Jake will be all right."
Hearing the door open, our attention was diverted to the kids running into the house. "Mom you all right?"
Smiling a little, Gabi nodded. "Yeah I'm all right. Where are the four little ones?"
"Taking their time walking from the bus stop. Jake's in a bad mood just to let you know." Belle grinned as I shook my head.
"Dad what are you doing here?" Walking into the living room with an apple, Mack sat down on the chair grinning.
"Your mom asked me to come home. Don't you guys have homework to complete?"
Rolling their eyes, all four older kids shook their heads. "It's the last week of school so our teachers are being nice and not giving us any."
"I'll believe that when I hear it from the teachers themselves. Go do it." Watching them walk upstairs, I sighed before looking at Gabi.
"I'm going to see what's taking the four little ones so long." Pushing off the couch, I listened to the door open before closing again.
"Hi daddy!" Skipping into the room with their hair flying behind them, Lily and Cassie jumped on the couch showing off their identical grins.
"Hi Lily; hi Cassie. How was school today?" They both scooted closer to my side as I threw my arms around them.
"It was good. Jake's in a bad mood. What's wrong with him?" Lily asked as I shook my head.
"I don't know Lily Pad. I think that's why mom went to talk to him."
"Oh ok! Why are you home daddy?" Cassie looked up at me with her missing teeth smile and big hazel eyes.
"I wanted to see you guys get home from school." Grinning, both girls traded looks.
"Guess what daddy?" Turning my attention to Lily, I grinned.
"What?"
"I'm going to be the fairy princess in the Christmas play at school."
Smiling, I realized Lily and Cassie were so much like Gabi it wasn't funny. "That'll be fun. Let me know when it is and I'll be there front row."
"You can't be in the front row."
"Why not Lily Pad?" She grinned as I shook my head.
"Cause you'll embarrass me." Laughing I threw my head back before hugging her.
"No I won't; I promise!" Looking at Cassie she nodded in agreement.
"Cassie will make sure I don't. Won't you Cas?"
"Nope! I'm going to be up on stage too daddy. I'm going to be the angel."
"Well who is going to keep me from embarrassing you two?"
Trading looks, they both grinned. "Momma!"
"Who said my name?" Walking into the room, Gabi looked between me and the girls.
"You're gonna keep daddy from embarrassing us in the play."
"Of course I will. Lily, Cassie, J.J. will you three go upstairs and start your homework?"
Kissing their heads as they passed, Gabi and I watched them scamper up the stairs before turning to the guilty 7 year old.
"Jake come on bud have a seat." Trying to being nice to him I realized deep down I was hurting.
"Jake, Mrs. Jacobson came and paid dad and me a visit. Did you know she was coming over?"
Nodding his head a little, Jake kept his eyes to the floor. "Yeah she told me."
"Did she tell you what she was coming over here for?" Another nod; this was harder than taking candy from a baby.
"Do you have anything to say for the fact that your teacher came over."
"She said I was failing Math and Science."
"And what do you say about that?" I was trying to keep my cool with Jake.
"I don't know. I'm just having trouble with it. It's not that big of a deal." Jake shrugged it off as I shook my head, glaring at him.
"No, it is a big deal, Jake. You could be held back for this. What's going on? Math and science are two of your best subjects." I told my son, looking over at Gabi; I could tell she was trying to keep her cool with Jake, also.
Jake looked up at us as I could see the tears welling in his eyes. I stepped towards him only to find him put his arm out, pushing me away.
"Do you guys know what it's like to feel like you are never noticed? Do you know what it's like for your parents to miss your seventh birthday?" His voice rose as I stepped back to where Gabi was, rubbing her back softly.
"Oh my gosh, Jake..." Gabi stepped forward as Jake took a few steps backwards.
"Don't try. You guys have been ignoring me. If you haven't meant to, you still did. I feel neglected in this house, no one cares about me." Tears rolled down my seven year old son's face as my heart wept with pain.
"It's been a hard few months for this family, we have to stick together!" I yelled back, steam billowing out of my ears as my yell bellowed throughout our house. I heard footsteps running down the stairs as I looked to my left, seeing Lily standing there with tears streaming down her face.
"Don't yell at my brother! He doesn't deserve it!" Her voice rose in levels as I looked at her, anger running through my eyes.
"Lily, this is between your brother and mom and me. Go back upstairs." I lifted my hand, pointing towards the stairs as she took off at full speed, skipping a stair as she ran up them.
"This was an act to get help. I wanted someone to notice me. I wanted to feel loved in this place that is supposedly called a home, but to me, it isn't.!" He yelled at the top of his lungs before he picked up his book bag. "Maybe if I run away to Australia or Europe you'll notice me then." He started for the door before I took after him, standing in the foyer.
"Jacob Ryan Bolton, come back in this house right now." I yelled out the door as he stood on the top step before rotating on his feet, walking back in the house.
I felt Gabi's hand lightly lying on my shoulder. "Troy, calm down, he's only seven years old."
Taking a deep breath, I looked at Gabi before shifting my eyes to Jake. "You go up to your room and think about what you just said to your mother and me. When you are done, then maybe you can talk to us like a normal human would." Watching him run to the stairs, I sighed hearing him stomp up them to just proving how mad he was.
Capturing her in my arms, I kissed Gabi's forehead before hugging her tightly.
"Come on, let's go outside..." Whispering, I picked her up and took her outside before allowing the breath I was holding to be exhaled.
Sitting on the porch swing, I listened to my wife's quiet sobs as I rubbed my hand along her back, not saying anything, but knowing her heart was aching.
"I can't believe I forgot our son's birthday. I'm a horrible parent, how could I do that?" Hearing her whisper, I leaned over and kissed the top of her head. Frowning I noticed her usually beautiful brown eyes glazed over with foggy gray tears.
"Babe, we have had so much going on. With the trial, and Mack's miscarriage. It was a faulty mistake, he will understand that." Rubbing my hands up and down her arms, I was trying to get her to calm down.
"Troy, we forgot his birthday. I don't know how I'm going to forgive myself. He doesn't feel loved. How can that be? How can our seven year old son feel so unloved, and neglected?"
I shook my head, my heart full of guilt, stabbing guilt. I never knew that this would be what caused our son to be falling behind in school. I should have seen it coming, but I didn't. I had failed as a father. I kissed Gabi's forehead again as she went into another round of tears as we sat on the swing, cradling her in my arms as I tried to calm her down, eventually both of us falling off to sleep.
Belle's POV
I heard it all. I heard every heart wrenching yell coming from downstairs. As for me, I can't believe I forgot about my seven year old brother's birthday. Everything from Dad's heart attack, to Mack's miscarriage, and the trial, it was all just so over-whelming. I know my parents never meant for it to happen. Things have been so messed up lately. Our world has been turned upside down in a matter of seconds. But the important part is that our family has stuck together through all of it, never turning around and backing out, no matter how much we might have wanted to.
I sat down on my bed, tears rushing to my eyes. Tears for my family, my siblings, and myself. We had all been put through so much lately. So much heartache, so many nights of not knowing if your father would still be alive when you woke up in the morning, and many nights of not knowing if you would have the strength to continue to the next day.
Feeling a strong pair of arms tightly wrap around me I clenched my eyes shut, the tears still managing to stream out of the corners of my eyes.
"Belle..." Aidan whispered running his hand up and down my back in a calming motion.
"What's going on? What's wrong?" Shaking my head slowly, I only mumbled partial word slipped out of my mouth.
"It's ok. Calm down..." He hushed me as I closed my eyes, taking a deep breath, soon opening my eyes as I look up at Aidan.
"They forgot Jake's birthday. We all forgot about his birthday." I whispered, looking up at Aidan as he smiled lightly at me.
"Things have been shook up around here. Jake will understand once he calms down."
"But if I would have stopped and taken the time to pay an ounce of attention to him, we all wouldn't be stuck in this rut." I looked down at my hands, tear drops quickly wetting my hands once again.
"Hey, hey..."
"Let mom and dad worry about this one." Smiling at me, he dropped my hands softly. "You have school, and that boyfriend of yours to keep track of. Personally, I think you have enough on your plate right now." I giggled softly, standing off my bed as Aidan stood up next to me.
"You wanna go grab something to eat at the restaurant?" Smiling, Aidan grinned before nodding his head excitedly.
"Race ya to my truck!" And off we went.
Mack's POV
I know I contributed to mom and dad forgetting about Jake's birthday. I mean, my miscarriage ran over everyone's lives, and I know I need to apologize to not only Jake, but my entire family.
I lifted my head quickly as I heard a small noise coming from my door way.
"Hey Jake, come here bud." Ushering him into my room I grinned at him. "What's up?" Before I could get another word out, my seven year old brother was in my arms, crying his small heart out.
"Shh...It's ok." Whispering, I tried staying calm when all I wanted to do was scream at my parents for breaking my younger brothers heart. I rubbed his back soothingly, whispering words into his hair as I rocked him back and forth in my arms.
"T-they forgot about my birthday, Mack." He whispered, his crystal ocean blue eyes filled with tears staring back into mine.
"They didn't mean to, Jake. They have had so much on their minds lately, and I know it doesn't seem fair, but to them, everything that has been going on probably doesn't seem fair either."
I smiled at him before touching his nose softly. "They love you so much Jake. They didn't just have you for show; there is a reason that they had their eighth child. I promise you, there is." Smiling he looked at me before I turned and saw our parents standing at the entrance to my room.
"Jake, can we talk to you?" Mom asked before Jake gave me another hug, walking out with my parents. My dad winked at me before walking away.
Gabi's POV
I looked at my son, tears welling in my eyes as I smiled lightly. Troy moved closer to me, holding my hand tightly, giving it a quick squeeze, letting me know he was there for me.
"Jake, I'm so sorry. I, we, we never meant to forget your birthday. I know now that I need to start making sure I remember to look after all my children." Looking at Jake, I shook my head at the fact that tears were streaming down both of our faces. I smiled at him as I looked to Troy, squeezing his hand lightly.
"You're the baby of the family, Jake, but that doesn't mean you aren't important to us. You are my last child, and you will always have a special place in my heart that no one else has access to; I feel closest to you since you are my last baby."
Jake smiled at me as he fell into Troy and my arms. I hugged him close as the tears ran down my face, as I knew they were running down Troy's face also.
"We love you bud." Troy whispered before Jake pulled away from us.
"I love you too." He whispered to both of us before running out of the room. I smiled at Troy, tears still running down my face.
"What's wrong, babe?" Troy gathered me in his arms as I shook my head, laughing lightly.
"We raised good kids, didn't we?" I smiled at him, kissing his lips softly.
"We make an amazing team, don'tcha think?" I nodded my head as we walked out of our bedroom, the day starting to turn out good.
Mack's POV
I smiled to myself as I lowered myself to lie down on my bed, giggling to myself lightly. Once I got comfortable, I could hear my cell phone ringing. Groaning to myself, I jumped up off my bed, grabbing my phone off my desk.
"Hello?" Smiling, I laughed lightly as Belle and Aidan ran past my door before hearing Aidan tackle her further down the hallway.
"Hey gorgeous girl. What are you up to?" The voice on the other line made waking up that morning all worth it.
"Not much. Just bored out of my mind." I walked around my room, digging around in my closet for a pair of jeans and a pink hoodie. I grabbed my pair of white ballet flats as I walked back into my room, laying my outfit on my bed.
"Would you like to join me at the park for a get away?" Smiling I nodded my head, forgetting that he couldn't see me. "Mack?"
"Oh yeah, I would love to. Ten minutes?" Closing my bedroom door, I prepared to get changed out of the clothes I wore to school.
"Sounds perfect, see you then sweetheart." Smiling, a flutter of excitement traveled through my stomach as I closed my cell phone, tossing it onto my bed. I quickly got dressed, grabbing my keys and purse as I ran out of my room, heading off to find my parents.
I found them lying on the couch together, the TV on low as they kissed.
"Child approaching the living room." I said, laughing as my dad sprung off the couch quickly. "I'm going to meet Brandon at the park, I'll be home in a few hours, is that ok?".
"Its fine, go and have fun." I thanked both of them before running out of the house, but not before hearing 'be careful'. Rolling my eyes I got in my car quickly starting the engine before I pulled out of the driveway, towards the park where my hunk of a boyfriend waited.
I pulled into a parking spot at the park, grabbing my cell phone, before getting out of the car quickly. I knew exactly where Brandon would be as I walked to 'our' tree in the park. We had carved our initials into the tree three months after we started dating before carving a heart around it.
Looking around I didn't seeing Brandon anywhere. I jumped feeling cold skin covering my eyes. "Your three minutes late..." He whispered against my neck as I turned around in his arms.
"I'm sorry." Kissing his lips softly he pulled back after a moment, spinning me around in the air. "I love you so much, Mackenzie Miah Bolton."
He started singing as tears formed in my eyes. Holding my hands tightly, he stared straight into my chocolate brown eyes.
Everyday of our lives
Wanna find you there
Wanna hold on tight
Gonna run, while we're young
And keep the faith
Everyday from right now
Gonna use our voices and scream out loud
Take my hand
Together we will celebrate
Oh, Everyday
I smiled at him as tears streamed down my face. He stuck his hand in his pants pocket, pulling out a small, black velvet box.
"Mack, ever since we started dating, I knew that you were the one for me. Not now, but in the future, I know we will still be together, and we will get married, have children, and be together forever." He opened the box, revealing a small princess cut diamond promise ring.
"Brandon..." Shaking my head, tears again fell from my eyes. "I can't believe you bought this for me..." I whispered, smiling lightly at him.
"I love you; I would do anything for you." I smiled at him as he kissed my lips softly before sliding the ring onto my ring finger on my right hand.
Picking me up, he spun me around before capturing me in a kiss. The sweetest, most passionate kiss I've ever received from him. Pulling back and looking deep into his eyes, I smiled brightly.
"What do you say to ice cream? Then maybe a game of basketball at your house?" Nodding, we walked to the small ice cream stand in the center of the park.
As we ate our ice cream we talked about anything and everything that came to our minds. From right then on, I knew that Brandon was the guy I would be marrying in the near future.
Josh Danforth's POV
I smiled as I leaned against the doorframe, watching my beautiful girlfriend type away quickly at her desk, not even noticing that I was standing there. I realized there was something wrong when she wiped at her eyes, that's when I decided to make myself noticed.
"What's wrong my brown eyed beauty?"
Her head quickly shot up as she put her hand to her heart. "Josh, don't do that." Smiling lightly I closed the short distance between us as she stood up.
"What's wrong?" I asked again, trying to get it out of her. She shook her head lightly as I rested my hand against the side of her face, kissing her lips softly. "I need a different answer than that..." I whispered lightly, leaning my forehead against hers.
She shook her head again as I laughed lightly. "Today has just been so screwed up." She told me as I lead us over to her bed, sitting down next to her as I held her hands in mine.
"Jake yelled at my parents, and they yelled back. It made me feel so guilty because I forgot his birthday. We all did." Belle spilled her heart out to me as I nodded my head, interrupting when needed to make her feel better.
Once she was done talking away, I kissed her forehead softly, my lips trailing down to her nose and then her lips as she smiled against mine.
"Thanks for listening to me ramble on about the most stupid things..." Pressing my finger against her lips, I successfully hushed her.
"Nothing you say is stupid." Smiling at her she closed the small space between us, kissing my lips softly.
"Every kiss of yours makes me fall in love with you all over again. You know that, right?" Giggling at me I put my hands out in the tickle position, making contact with her stomach as I tickled her quickly. Her heart-melting laugh filled the room as I continued to tickle her as she fought her way to get me back.
Once we were both out of breathe, I pinned her down underneath me, my knees sitting on either side of her as I smile down at her.
"You ok?" I asked, seeing her eyes clenched shut as fear crossed my mine. "Belle, babe, what's wrong?" I whispered, moving my legs so that I was sitting by her side.
"It just. It scared me..." She whispered as my mind flew to exactly what she was talking about.
"God Belle, I'm so sorry. I wasn't thinking about that." I whispered to her as I brought her up to my chest. "I'm sorry, babe..." I kissed her forehead as I felt her nodding her head into my chest.
"It's ok. I just freaked out." Shaking my head at her, I knew I needed to think before I acted.
"I'm sorry; I should have known not to do that." Smiling softly at her she kissed my lips.
"You shouldn't have to think about tickling me. I should be ok with it, because you're my boyfriend and I know that you will never hurt me." I put my finger against her lips again, stopping her sentence.
"You're rambling, stop talking." Grinning as I kissed her lips, I felt her kiss back, knowing everything was ok.
"Let's go outside, play some ball." I smiled as she nodded her head, racing me out of the Bolton's house.
Mack's POV
"That ice cream was delicious." I smiled at Brandon as we walked up the pathway to the gate that leads to the basketball court in the backyard.
"Bolton why do you walk away from me like that?"
Turning around quickly, I smiled at him. "Like what?"
"Shaking your hips back and forth and making me totally fall in love with you again?" Grinning Brandon captured me in an earth-shattering kiss as I smiled against his lips.
"Your kisses make me melt..." Continuing our walk to the court, we realized we weren't alone.
I watched Josh and Belle running around in the court as they were both screaming with laughter. I ran to the court as Brandon grabbed Belle, twirling her around as she shrieked with laughter. A smile crept onto my face at the two of them, amazed how great we all got along together.
Once they stopped horsing around, we all sat down on the court, talking with each other until Brandon and Josh decided they wanted to play some ball.
"What about two on two? Me and Josh against you two." Brandon suggested as he pointed to Belle and me.
"Sounds good to us." Shrugging our shoulders, Belle and I knew we could kick our boyfriend's butts in basketball.
"There's a catch, isn't there?"
Brandon nodded his head before I began to laugh. "If we make a basket, you each have to give us a kiss; if you make a basket we have to give you a kiss." I smiled at Brandon, knowing he was doing it for us girls.
"Deal." I smiled as Belle and I held out or hands to seal the deal.
Let the games begin.
8:49 PM (Belle's POV)
Girls officially rule. Mack and I agreed that we are so much better than guys, and that they can't compete with our coolness. The score of the game ended at eighteen kisses to six. Guess who got their butts beat? Ha. Our loser boyfriends. The saddest part of it is that I'm still in a cast.
"We totally whooped you guys. It's not even funny." Grinning Mack and I clasped hands in a high five. Both Brandon and Josh had these disgusted looks on their faces, and I could totally read right through it.
'We lost and we officially suck at our own game, we just don't want our girlfriend's to know.' That's exactly what their expression read.
"Not funny, Belle." Josh stuck his tongue out at me as I fought right back, sticking mine out.
I started laughing uncontrollably as we all lay down on the court. Josh propped himself up on his elbows as I sat in-between his legs, leaning back against his chest as I sighed contently. Mack and Brandon lay beside us as we all rested from our game of basketball.
"Look up at the sky...What do you see?" Josh whispered in my ear, his warm breathe tickling the back of my neck.
"Stars..." Chuckling lightly, I fought the urge to roll my eyes. Josh reached around the front of me, holding my hands lightly as he squeezed them lightly.
"The same stars I see in your eyes. You're going to do amazing things Belle, and I'm going to be right by your side from here to eternity." I smiled as I turned my body around, kissing his lips softly. Holding the kiss, I smiled against his lips as we enjoyed the rest of our night.
Needless to say, things were starting to look up, and maybe they would stay that way.
The song that Brandon is singing to Mack is "Everyday" from the HSM2 Soundtrack. I know . . . so much stuff packed into this chapter. Get ready; I've got tons of ideas for this one. It's going to be a fun ride! Feedback would be amazing. School starts next Monday so I don't know how much updating I'll be doing . . . I think weekends are the time I'm going to be doing my update. If you guys have any questions, comments, suggestions, just let me know!! Thank you to all my readers and reviewers . . . you guys mean the world to me!!!
