The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
Ch. 7- The Worst of Times
( 10 months- August)
Jamie turned in his bed. "Come on, Lyn. Be quiet." he mumbled as he got up to hear the sound of AshlynValerie crying in the crib near he's bed. He peered into it and then checked her diaper. No that wasn't it. He thought as he picked the baby up and gently rocked her. He decided to go downstairs and get a bottle.
"Jamie?" his mother called. "Is the baby alright?"
"Yeah, we're fine." he replied almost half-asleep.
* * *
"Your late again." Alex replied as Jamie walked in.
"Sorry, Alex."
"I know with the baby and all, your time in limited, but Hank, Tyler and Val leaving next week, and I'm going to need you."
"Ok, Alex I get it."
Alex, knew Jamie wasn't one to complain, but he looked pretty bad. Must have been staying up late with, Ashlyn.
"How's Caitie?" Alex asked.
"Getting ready for collage. That's why the baby being staying with me more lately." Jamie said. "I'll be here on time tomorrow."
* * *
"So, you and Tyler are going to NYU?" Caitie asked Val later that day, she was helping her pack.
"Yeah, I wish you were coming."
"It's fine, I'll join you in a year or two." she wished that would be true. New York seemed exciting and fun. Stop it, she told herself. Kingsport was fine for now.
* * *
Jamie looked at Catie's desk. On the bottom were courses at the local collage, but on top were brochures from various schools in NY. Jamie realized the truth.
* * *
Caitie was glaring into the street. She couldn't believe that her best friend, had just left, for a place thousands a miles away, tomorrow it would be Tyler and Hank's turn. Tyler to join Val, Hank at Princeton. "Well there goes your, godmother." Caitie whispered to Ashlyn and turned towards the house.
"Jamie. What are you doing here?" Caitie asked as she surprisingly saw him in her kitchen. Her mother took Ashlyn or Liesel as she called her because Lyn looked like Caitie's grandmother, to her crib.
"I need to talk to you." he replied. "You need to go, don't stay because of me. You'll regret it and the resent me. "
"What? What are you talking about?" Caitie asked. "I don't want to go, anywhere."
"Yes you do. I know you." Caitie looked down. "What about Ashlyn? you need to finished high school, you can't with a baby to stay up with and care for."
"You take her, I'll be easier."
"You'll be alone." Jamie nodded. " I love you and I love Ashlyn, but you both need to go."
"I love you too." Caitie replies, knowing Jamie was right.
* * *
Ch 8 to be out soon!
Ch. 7- The Worst of Times
( 10 months- August)
Jamie turned in his bed. "Come on, Lyn. Be quiet." he mumbled as he got up to hear the sound of AshlynValerie crying in the crib near he's bed. He peered into it and then checked her diaper. No that wasn't it. He thought as he picked the baby up and gently rocked her. He decided to go downstairs and get a bottle.
"Jamie?" his mother called. "Is the baby alright?"
"Yeah, we're fine." he replied almost half-asleep.
* * *
"Your late again." Alex replied as Jamie walked in.
"Sorry, Alex."
"I know with the baby and all, your time in limited, but Hank, Tyler and Val leaving next week, and I'm going to need you."
"Ok, Alex I get it."
Alex, knew Jamie wasn't one to complain, but he looked pretty bad. Must have been staying up late with, Ashlyn.
"How's Caitie?" Alex asked.
"Getting ready for collage. That's why the baby being staying with me more lately." Jamie said. "I'll be here on time tomorrow."
* * *
"So, you and Tyler are going to NYU?" Caitie asked Val later that day, she was helping her pack.
"Yeah, I wish you were coming."
"It's fine, I'll join you in a year or two." she wished that would be true. New York seemed exciting and fun. Stop it, she told herself. Kingsport was fine for now.
* * *
Jamie looked at Catie's desk. On the bottom were courses at the local collage, but on top were brochures from various schools in NY. Jamie realized the truth.
* * *
Caitie was glaring into the street. She couldn't believe that her best friend, had just left, for a place thousands a miles away, tomorrow it would be Tyler and Hank's turn. Tyler to join Val, Hank at Princeton. "Well there goes your, godmother." Caitie whispered to Ashlyn and turned towards the house.
"Jamie. What are you doing here?" Caitie asked as she surprisingly saw him in her kitchen. Her mother took Ashlyn or Liesel as she called her because Lyn looked like Caitie's grandmother, to her crib.
"I need to talk to you." he replied. "You need to go, don't stay because of me. You'll regret it and the resent me. "
"What? What are you talking about?" Caitie asked. "I don't want to go, anywhere."
"Yes you do. I know you." Caitie looked down. "What about Ashlyn? you need to finished high school, you can't with a baby to stay up with and care for."
"You take her, I'll be easier."
"You'll be alone." Jamie nodded. " I love you and I love Ashlyn, but you both need to go."
"I love you too." Caitie replies, knowing Jamie was right.
* * *
Ch 8 to be out soon!
