Mark sat with the twins on his lap confused as hell. He wished he could remember something, but his mind was a blank. Jessie came in and walked up the stairs with her head down and her mother followed her in the door. Boy she was a beauty messed up hair and all, but he figured with four kids she didn't have time to worry about fixing her hair.
"Come here Mark; let me clean up that cut on your head." Lacy said.
Mark got up and followed her to a bathroom down the hall.
"Sit." Lacy said.
Mark sat on the toilet and grinned as he watched her take out peroxide and antibiotic ointment. She soaped up a washcloth and gently cleaned the cut on his head. Mark loved the touch of her light fingers on his head. Lacy then dabbed the cut with peroxide and then put the ointment on it. She then put a bandage on it.
"Okay, all done." Lacy said.
"Aren't you going to kiss it and make it better?" Mark said teasing her.
Lacy smiled in spite of her self. She liked his teasing personality. She bent and placed a light kiss on his head.
"Ya know I think I hit my lip right here too." Mark said touching his lower lip trying to look serious.
"Oh you did?" Lacy said putting her hands on her hips giving him a look.
"Yea really." Mark said flashing his deep green eyes at her.
Lacy couldn't resist him. She bent and touched her lips to his. Mark deepened the kiss and ran his tongue over her lips. Lacy moaned and pulled back.
"Thank you darlin, I feel much better." Mark said grinning.
Lacy just smiled and put the medical supplies away.
Ethan popped his head in the door.
"Mom I finished dinner. It's ready." Ethan said.
"Thanks honey." Lacy said relieved. She had forgotten all about dinner.
Mark go on with Ethan and the girls and eat. I have to go deal with Jessie." Lacy said.
Mark got up and followed Ethan to the kitchen. He watched Ethan put the girls in booster seats and put bibs on them and give them their plates. Mark and Ethan fixed them a plate and set down.
"You're a good boy Ethan, I can see you're a big help to you're mom." Mark said.
Ethan flushed with pleasure.
"I just try to help out." Ethan said shrugging.
The distinct sounds of a spanking were coming from upstairs. After a few minutes Mark heard Jessie start bawling and loud.
"Moms not mean or nothing, she hardly ever spanks us. But when she tells you to do something, you don't say no, Jessie crossed that line." Ethan said.
Mark just nodded. He really couldn't picture Lacy being mean, but she was strict. He could see that.
He wondered about his role in discipline around here. But since he couldn't remember for now he would let their mother handle that.
Lacy came in the room and Mark got up and fixed her a plate.
"Sit down and eat." Mark said.
Lacy looked at him like he had grown two heads. She wasn't used to people waiting on her.
"Thank you." Lacy said sitting down.
Mark frowned. From the look on her face she wasn't used to him doing things for her that bothered him. He wondered exactly how he treated his wife. Ethan just grinned. This was going great he thought. Mom really liked Mark, he could tell. Mark left the room.
"Ethan wipe that grin off your face, after I eat, I'm telling him the truth." Lacy said firmly.
"But Mom…" Ethan started.
"Not another word." Lacy said.
"Mom you're not being fair." Ethan said.
"Ethan if you argue with me once more, you're going to be getting what your sister just got, understand?" Lacy asked.
"Yes Maam." Ethan said hanging his head.
Lacy looked at her son. She knew he was upset, but they couldn't just lie to the man. Besides she was having feelings for him already, best to get him out of here. She shouldn't get used to having a man around; in the end she would just be disappointed.
Mark made his way upstairs and found Jessie's room with no trouble. The door was open and she was lying face down on the bed crying. Her room was done in light blue and had white wood furniture. There were dolls lying on the bed beside her. Mark went and sat beside her on the bed.
"Honey ya want to come down and have dinner?" Mark said.
Jessie looked up at him still crying.
She shook her head and buried her face back in the pillow crying.
Lacy had went looking for Mark and stood in Jessie's doorway watching them.
"Aww darlin, come here to daddy." Mark said and lifted Jessie to his lap and held her in his arms. Jessie wrapped her little arms around him and cried into his chest.
"I'm really sorry I kicked you." Jessie said looking up at him in adoration.
Mark smiled and kissed her cheek.
"It's okay; everybody has bad days now and then." Mark said hugging her.
"Thanks daddy, for making me feel better." Jessie said.
Lacy breath caught in her throat and tears ran down her cheeks. She stepped back from the doorway. Her poor kids wanted a daddy so bad and needed one. Jessie already worshiped the man she could see it in her eyes. Now she was going to rip it away from them. God what was she going to do. Lacy wiped her eyes and stepped back in the room. She couldn't let this go on.
