A Common Family Tale
Chapter 6
"Shelly." Adam said, walking to her as Sarah got up and went to the broom closet. Adam took the cheerios off her tusks and threw them in the trash, now looking for something else to give her, Sarah already sweeping up the cheerios. "All right," Sitting in front of Shelly, "It's Gerber time." Scooping up some of the thick liquid then fed it to her, she swallowed then banged her palms on the tray in front of her and smiled, Adam lowered his arms. "What's the matter with you?"
"Ma," She barely said.
Adam giving his full attention to her. "Say that again?"
She smiled again, "Mam . . ."
Sarah stopped sweeping and stood beside Adam. "Say mommy."
"Mammieee."
He laughed, "It's a start."
"A start?" Sarah said, "I can't believe she's already talking at such a young age."
"Sarah?" A surprised voice said from the hallway, Sarah turned around seeing her dad standing at the edge of the kitchen.
He was wearing cloth shorts that tied in the front and had on an untucked white muscle shirt, he was well muscled in his chest, arms and legs but hardly any in his stomach area though. When he was standing, his stomach was somewhat visible but was defiantly visible when he sat down.
She walked to him with an alien smile, though it wasn't alien to her and bent over slightly to hug him.
"I thought you were going to be here a month from now."
"Well, plans changed, I would have called but there was no way to contact you."
He walked to their guests, "I assume you introduced yourself to our guests." Sitting beside Fast Selfe.
"I did."
"These two are old friends of mine."
"How . . ." Sarah trying to think of the right words to say. "How did you, uh, find them?"
He smiled, "Your Mother ran into them like she did me."
"Sarah!" A voice squealed, Sarah looked toward the hallway and wasn't surprised to see John running to her, one of the youngest of the boys, she picked him up throwing him above her head and caught him when he came down. John laughed hugging her tightly, "I missed you so much."
"More then anyone in this house?" She asked pulling him away from her.
"Yep," He cheerfully replied with a smile, "Did you get me anything?"
"Maybe."
Smiling again, "What'd you get me? Can I have it right now?"
She laughed, "I didn't say I did get you anything."
"But you did, you always get me something."
"Oh really?"
"Uh-huh."
Letting him go then walked to her bags, John skipping beside her as Stewart and Jerry followed them knowing she also got something for them to.
Adam cleaned Shelly then carried her to the living room giving her to dad. "Ada . . ." She gurgled, looking at Fast Selfe.
"No." Scott said, their dad, "That's Fast Selfe," Turning her sideways, "That's Adam."
She turned back around reaching for Fast Selfe and squealed, "Ada . . . !"
"That's not Adam." Making her face him, "fast Selfe."
She screamed hitting his face then turned back around reaching for Fast Selfe, "Ada . . . !" Trying to free herself.
"What's the matter with you?" Putting her on the floor.
Shelly broke out into wailing and screaming then turned around reaching for Fast Selfe yet again. "Ada . . ." Tears streaming down her face.
Scott held the sides of head growling then jumped at her hoping to scare her, the other part of him was just getting very irritated with her pouting. "Stop!"
She closed her eyes and screamed even louder . . .
~Chapter 7 next.~