October 16th, 2011: 8:08 AM
Gabriella was kneeling at the edge of the tub, washing Griffin's hair and making sure that Sierra didn't suffocate herself in the water. She sighed in frustration as Sierra put a soapy toy in her mouth.
"Fine, chew on the damn soapy ring!" She had already taken it away three times.
Troy walked into the bathroom. Gabriella turned a little. "Oh, hey."
"Hey. You need a little help there?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Because I can hear you yelling at Sierra from your den."
She stood up and shook her hands off. "Have at it, daddy. You try." She put the top toilet flap down and sat on it, crossing her legs and her arms.
"Watch daddy work his magic." Troy knelt by the tub, rinsed Griffin's hair out, washed Sierra's hair and risned her hair out, washed Griffin from head to toe, washed Sierra from head to toe, and stood up. It took him a grand total of three minutes.
"See? Not so hard, huh? You just can't handle two kids."
Gabriella was about to slit Troy's throat.
"Yes I can!" She pulled Griffin out of the tub first and handed Troy his towel. "You dry him off, I'll dry Sierra off."
Troy wrapped the towel around Griffin and picked him up. "Fine." Troy walked out of the bathroom. "Call me if you need help."
Gabriella growled.
"I don't need any help, do I Sierra... " She smiled at Sierra. "Mommy can take care of you all by herself."
...
Gabriella set Sierra against the pillows on her bed. Sierra was dressed in a pink fall dress. Griffin ran out of his bedroom dressed in his jeans and t-shirt.
"You ready baby?" Troy walked out of Griffin's room.
"Not really." Gabriella sighed and slipped her shirt over her head. "I hate this part."
Troy chuckled. "Hey, it's really not that bad. I think you'll do fine."
She picked Sierra up and grabbed her carseat. She strapped her in and picked it up, along with Sierra's bags and her own purse.
"Are we taking my truck or your's?"
"Yours." She said quickly. "So let's get going and walk to your house." She handed Gracelyn to Troy and took Griffin's hand. "Wanna go spend the day with Grandma Kay and Grandpa Jack?"
He shook his head.
"Why not baby?" She picked him up.
"I wanna go with you." He pouted.
"Griffin, you can't go today. Daddy and I are going somewhere important where no babies are allowed."
"I'm NOT a baby!" He whined.
"Okay then, anyone under the age of eighteen can't go, and that includes you and Sierra."
...
Troy opened the door to his parents' house and looked around. "Mom? Dad?"
He stopped in his tracks and set Sierra beside him.
"They promised to watch Sierra and Griffin today... " Troy looked up the stairs. "Hello?"
Gabriella sighed in frustration. "Now what?"
Troy turned around. "The door was open. They should be around here somewhere... "
Finally, Kay walked down the stairs. "Oh, when did you guys get here?"
"Just now." Gabriella said, relieved. "We thought you weren't here."
"Jack isn't here. He went to work early."
Gabriella set Griffin down and ran her fingers through her hair. "We need to get going before I'm late."
Troy nodded. "Alright." He took Sierra out of her carrier and kissed her nose with a big smile. "I'll see you later Sierra."
As Troy handed Sierra to his mom, Griffin ran up behind Troy and hugged his legs.
Troy happily turned around and picked him up.
"What little man?"
"I wanna say bye." He stuck his bottom lip out.
Troy hugged Griffin tightly and kissed his cheek. "I'll see you later." He said as he set him down.
Gabriella handed Kay Sierra's bags and kissed Sierra, then bent down and kissed Griffin. "We'll see you at two, Kay."
"Okay, I'll be here." She took Sierra and Griffin into the living room."
Troy opened the passenger seat door for Gabriella. "My lady... " He waved his hand toward the seat. Gabriella got in with giggles.
He got in on his side and turned the truck on.
...
Gabriella emerged from the front door with a huge smile. She turned to Troy and freaked out.
"Oh my god, we're in the same college!" She shook his shoulders and kissed his lips a couple times. "I didn't think it would be this easy!"
"I told you!" He grinned. "Emerson is close, for one, and you'll still get to live at home baby!"
She hugged him tightly. "I can't believe we're going together, though!"
He kissed the side of her head. "Just one more year, and you'll be in college with me." He smiled.
Just one more year...
