"Mom! Mommy! MOM!" Six-year-old Karah said, trying to get her mother's attention.
"What is it, Karah?" Juliette asked. Karah jumped on the couch next to her mom.
"Trevor and Toni got in the mud! They're really dirty!" Karah said.
"Oh, no. Go tell your father, sweetie. Tell him to clean them up."
"Mommy, why can't you?"
"Honey, I have to write up a report on one of my clients. See, she's your age, and she's really quiet. But I put her in a room today and she started throwing stuff around and yelling and punching a toy. I have to do some research on her," Juliette explained.
"Why did she start throwing things?"
"Thats what I'm trying to figure out. Now, go find your daddy." Karah jumped off the couch and ran upstairs to find her dad. Ten minutes later, he came downstairs behind Karah.
"Juliette, I can't get the twins by myself. I need your help. Besides, you can put down your stuff for a bit. You won't see that kid for another two days. Come on, Jules," he coaxed.
"Okay, but Daniel, I would really appriciate it if you fixed dinner tonight." Juliette put her paper down and went out to the back to get her twins. Thirty minutes later they were changed.
"Mommy, whats for dinner?" Trevor asked.
"I don't know, ask Daddy."
"Chicken and rice, Trev.," Daniel answered.
After dinner Juliette took a relaxing bath. She was very happy with her life. She had Karah Leigh, who was six and incredibly smart for her age. Then she had the four-year-old twins, Toni Augusta and Trevor James. She and Daniel had been married for seven years. She only kept in contact with Shelby and Sydney. Shelby and Scott had gotten married, but then got divorced. Scott moved back home to coach football at his old school. Shelby lived a few hours away and helped make computer software. She had a son, Gabe, who was Karah's age. Sydney was married to Dylan and had a 5-year-old son, Dylan Jr. and a 4-year-old daughter, Kathleen. Kathleen and Toni were good friends. Sydney lived in town and performed in plays. She had even been in two movies. Juliette hadn't heard from Ezra, Kat, or Daisy since the marriage. She hadn't seen or heard from Auggie since he had left. She invited him to the wedding, but his invitaion was returned, unopened. It broke her heart. A loud bang shook her out of her daydream. She heard Toni crying. She quickly got out of the bath and put on her nightgown, then went to see what happened. Trevor had accidentally knocked over a picture frame and it broke the glass. It landed near where Toni was sitting, and it scared her. Daniel took Trevor and Juliette took Toni and calmed her down. Then they put them to bed. Karah was watching 7th Heaven in the tv room. Juliette sat on the couch and picked up the paper. Then, she read something that made her heart stop.
"Mommy? Are you okay?" Karah asked.
"Yes, honey."
"What is it?"
"Remember my boyfriend from high school? Remember how he went to New York to be an artist? Well, apparently he's done well, because he's coming here for an art exhibition."
"So?"
"I haven't heard from him in over eight years."
"Wow, Mommy! That's older than me!"
"Yep. Come on, kiddo. Time for bed." Juliette carried Karah to bed.
"Night, Daddy!" she called as they passed his bedroom. "Mommy, are you going to try and see him?"
"I don't know. I'll think about it."
"Well, think hard, because I want to meet a famous artist! That would be real cool. My friends would be jealous!"
"I bed they would. Goodnight, Karah."
"Goodnight, Mommy."
"...yes! He's coming here! What should I do?" Juliette asked Sydney later that night.
"Go see him. She how well he's done. See if he's married. Show HIM that you are. I'll watch the kids if you want. I know Kat and Toni would love to be together," Sydney offered.
"No, I was going to take them with me, if I went. You can come with us, if you want. Its Saturday at 11am."
"Okay, I'll come. I'll bring Kat and Dylan. I'll see you there, or call if plans change, okay? Night."
"Night," Juliette whispered. She climbed in bed beside Daniel. He put his arms around her and she fell asleep in his secure embrace.
"I don't wanna go, Mommy! I wanna stay and play with Daddy!" Trevor wailed Saturday morning.
"I wanna go. I wanna see pretty pictures," Toni said. Trevor eyed her. They didn't really like to be seperated. They waited for the other to give in.
"Fine. I'll go," Trevor pouted.
"You can always play with Daddy when we get home," Karah said. Juliette smiled at her. She took the kids into the bathroom and braided the girls' hair and then brushed Trevor's hair. She took them to her car put them in their car seats.
"Mommy! There's Kathleen!" Toni yelled.
"Hold on, kids. We're going into a museum. Its like a library. You need to be quiet. No yelling or running. After this, we'll go to lunch somewhere with a playset, okay?" Juliette explained. Her kids nodded. Then they ran to Sydney, Dylan, and Kathleen. Kat and Toni held hands when they went in. Karah took Trevor's hand and Sydney picked up Dylan. They entered the museum.
"There he is!" Juliette whispered. Auggie was greeting some people by a huge framed painting. There were some business men and women. Juliette felt out of place. She waited until the other people left. Then she approached Auggie.
"Auggie?" she asked quietly. Auggie turned around.
"Juliette! How are you?" Auggie asked. He gave her a hug and then one to Sydney. "Wow, Syd. Big family!"
"Oh, no. These two are mine. Kathleen and Dylan," Sydney corrected.
"Then these three are yours, Juliette?"
"Yeah. Karah is the oldest. She's six. Then Trevor and Toni are twins. They'r four." Auggie only nodded. "So, its, uh, good to see you again, Auggie. You're paintings are great. You're really talented," Juliette said.
"Juliette, I go by Augusto now. Auggie is too childish," he whispered.
"Okay, but you'll always be Auggie to me." Auggie shrugged. "So, are you seeing anyone?"
"Well, I'm engaged. She was in an art class of mine. She's the one I draw all the time."
"What about those two of me when you first started?"
"Oh, they're in the third room. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to meet with some people. Nice seeing you two again," he said, and left.
"Wow. Has he changed or has he changed?" Sydney asked. Juliette nodded. He had changed. He no longer seemed to care about her. She guessed that was good. She was married and had three beautiful children. And he was engaged. He had moved on. She had too. And now that she knew for sure that he had, she could, too.
Okay, thats it, the last chapter. Unless anyone has any ideas, email me. Oh, and PLEASE review!!!!!