Dream Come True, Chapter 3
Park Trips and Pick-up
Author's Note: Wow. This business of being one of those writers that updates constantly is really starting to wear thin on me. I actually sat down a few minutes ago to check my email and realized that I hadn't written today's chapter of DCT. With a groan, I opened a document and began writing the words you see here now. Don't get me wrong, I love writing, I love this fic, and I love my readers, but it's a lot of work to put out a chapter a day, and I'm just not used to it. Because of my exhaustion, this chapter may be a tad shorter. I hope you guys like it!
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Ross arrived with Brian and Lucy at the park a few minutes later. He knew how to get there because he'd seen a park on the way to school when he had taken the three older kids.
He saw F. Ross on a bench near the baby sandbox, and he wanted to talk to him. He sent Lucy off to play, nearby of course, so he could watch her, deposited Brian in the sandbox, and sat down next to F. Ross.
"Hey," he said.
"Hi," replied F. Ross. "What's up?"
"Well, I found out why Rachel's mad at you."
"Shoot," said F. Ross.
"Well, she's worried, because you work a lot, and she does all the work, and she feels lonely and overworked, and-get this-she's pregnant."
"SHE IS?" This came as a bit of a shock to F. Ross.
"I was shocked too, and I hadn't been able to tell before, but once she told me, I saw that she is starting to show a little bit."
F. Ross nodded. "Hey, you were in a rush before, but you've got several hours before you need to pick up the kids, let's talk in more detail about everything. It's so strange, we're the same person, but I feel like I don't know you."
"Yeah, I know what you mean. But hey, we should get along, right? We've got everything in common." Ross smiled, and they began their long conversation.
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It was about 2:30 in the afternoon. Ross and F. Ross had talked, and then gone out to lunch together with Brian and Lucy. They had now just paid the check.
"Well," said F. Ross, "you'd better go get the kids."
"I guess so," agreed Ross. "See you soon." Ross put the kids in their car seats and headed towards the school.
When he arrived, Andrew walked straight over to him. "Hi Daddy!" he exclaimed. "I had a good day at school! In science we got to play with gooey stuff, and at snack time my new best friend Matthew stuck a pretzel up his nose, and guess what? He forgot about it for a long time!" Andrew was grinning, like every five year old after describing the events of a typical day in kindergarten.
"That's wonderful, buddy!" answered Ross. "I have a question. Where are Emma and Julian?"
"Daddy, don't you remember anything? Julian has soccer, and Emma has singing," replied Brian.
"Well, what do you say we go watch them?"
"Okay!" agreed Brian, and Ross and his three youngest children headed off to watch Julian play soccer.
It made Ross very proud to see his son play soccer, because back in 2003, Ross had no son. And plus, Julian was quite a good soccer player, one of the best on his team. When he was finished, he came over to his father.
"Hi, Dad! I had a pretty good day at school. I couldn't find my homework, and the teacher almost got mad, but then I found it, so it was okay. And guess what else? Today it was my turn to feed Jake, our class pet. He's a snake, but he's not slimy or anything. He's cool."
"Wow," replied Ross. "It sounds like you had a good day!"
"I sure did! Are we going to go wait for Emma now? Her singing is only starting, she had study hall before."
"Actually, let's go watch her sing, I've never been to a lesson," suggested Ross.
"Okay," said Julian, Andrew, and Lucy.
They found the room where Emma was having her private singing lesson. They watched the whole half hour, and Emma's talent and focus impressed Ross.
'Gosh,' he thought. 'I have talented children. One's a soccer star, and the other can sing amazingly.'
When Emma's lesson was over, she came over to her father. "Hi Dad! School was good. My friend Alexandra brought in pictures of her new puppy, and I got an A on my math test! And I don't' have too much homework, either."
"That's great! Kids, it sounds like you all had good days at school. Let's get an ice cream cone to celebrate, and then we'll head home. How does that sound?"
"Great!" chorused Emma, Julian, and Andrew.
"Chocolate!" cried Lucy.
"YAY! Ice cweam!" exclaimed Brian. The family piled into the car and headed for the ice cream shop, and then for home. It had been a great day for Ross.
Author's Note: Wow. This business of being one of those writers that updates constantly is really starting to wear thin on me. I actually sat down a few minutes ago to check my email and realized that I hadn't written today's chapter of DCT. With a groan, I opened a document and began writing the words you see here now. Don't get me wrong, I love writing, I love this fic, and I love my readers, but it's a lot of work to put out a chapter a day, and I'm just not used to it. Because of my exhaustion, this chapter may be a tad shorter. I hope you guys like it!
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Ross arrived with Brian and Lucy at the park a few minutes later. He knew how to get there because he'd seen a park on the way to school when he had taken the three older kids.
He saw F. Ross on a bench near the baby sandbox, and he wanted to talk to him. He sent Lucy off to play, nearby of course, so he could watch her, deposited Brian in the sandbox, and sat down next to F. Ross.
"Hey," he said.
"Hi," replied F. Ross. "What's up?"
"Well, I found out why Rachel's mad at you."
"Shoot," said F. Ross.
"Well, she's worried, because you work a lot, and she does all the work, and she feels lonely and overworked, and-get this-she's pregnant."
"SHE IS?" This came as a bit of a shock to F. Ross.
"I was shocked too, and I hadn't been able to tell before, but once she told me, I saw that she is starting to show a little bit."
F. Ross nodded. "Hey, you were in a rush before, but you've got several hours before you need to pick up the kids, let's talk in more detail about everything. It's so strange, we're the same person, but I feel like I don't know you."
"Yeah, I know what you mean. But hey, we should get along, right? We've got everything in common." Ross smiled, and they began their long conversation.
~*~
It was about 2:30 in the afternoon. Ross and F. Ross had talked, and then gone out to lunch together with Brian and Lucy. They had now just paid the check.
"Well," said F. Ross, "you'd better go get the kids."
"I guess so," agreed Ross. "See you soon." Ross put the kids in their car seats and headed towards the school.
When he arrived, Andrew walked straight over to him. "Hi Daddy!" he exclaimed. "I had a good day at school! In science we got to play with gooey stuff, and at snack time my new best friend Matthew stuck a pretzel up his nose, and guess what? He forgot about it for a long time!" Andrew was grinning, like every five year old after describing the events of a typical day in kindergarten.
"That's wonderful, buddy!" answered Ross. "I have a question. Where are Emma and Julian?"
"Daddy, don't you remember anything? Julian has soccer, and Emma has singing," replied Brian.
"Well, what do you say we go watch them?"
"Okay!" agreed Brian, and Ross and his three youngest children headed off to watch Julian play soccer.
It made Ross very proud to see his son play soccer, because back in 2003, Ross had no son. And plus, Julian was quite a good soccer player, one of the best on his team. When he was finished, he came over to his father.
"Hi, Dad! I had a pretty good day at school. I couldn't find my homework, and the teacher almost got mad, but then I found it, so it was okay. And guess what else? Today it was my turn to feed Jake, our class pet. He's a snake, but he's not slimy or anything. He's cool."
"Wow," replied Ross. "It sounds like you had a good day!"
"I sure did! Are we going to go wait for Emma now? Her singing is only starting, she had study hall before."
"Actually, let's go watch her sing, I've never been to a lesson," suggested Ross.
"Okay," said Julian, Andrew, and Lucy.
They found the room where Emma was having her private singing lesson. They watched the whole half hour, and Emma's talent and focus impressed Ross.
'Gosh,' he thought. 'I have talented children. One's a soccer star, and the other can sing amazingly.'
When Emma's lesson was over, she came over to her father. "Hi Dad! School was good. My friend Alexandra brought in pictures of her new puppy, and I got an A on my math test! And I don't' have too much homework, either."
"That's great! Kids, it sounds like you all had good days at school. Let's get an ice cream cone to celebrate, and then we'll head home. How does that sound?"
"Great!" chorused Emma, Julian, and Andrew.
"Chocolate!" cried Lucy.
"YAY! Ice cweam!" exclaimed Brian. The family piled into the car and headed for the ice cream shop, and then for home. It had been a great day for Ross.