Eli: Here's the next part. Just a minor note that some things are spelled
incorrectly during dialogue because the character can't pronounce the word
right. Hope you all Enjoy!
"Presents!"
"Cake!"
"Presents!"
"Cake!" Gracie and Jamie shouted. They argued for power over what to do next at their dual birthday party. their birthdays were only three days apart, so their parents combined them.
"Hey, if you can't decide what to do, we will have no problem ending it now." Sara yelled out from the kitchen. Gracie and Jamie shut their mouths and whispered quietly.
Vicky would have also put in her two cents about it, but she was currently getting painted by Teresa, Bethany, Emma, and their friend Jenny. Joey laughed and gave them ideas of what to paint.
"Alright, we chose presents first!" Jame announced. everyone gathered around in the living room. Vicky stood at the door despretely trying to remove the paint.
"Cool!" Jamie shouted as he ripped through his first present. He held up a junior detective set up for everyone to see. "Mommy, can I go to work with you now? I can help now."
Sara laughed. "Maybe, sweetie, maybe."
Joey smiled as Gracie opened his, Emma, and Ben's present. "Yeah! A new dolly!" She hugged it and smiled mischeviously at it. Vicky knew the smile and groaned.
"That will last her till the end of the week. It will have been autopsied four or five times by then."
"Well, then I guess I'll have to get you a sewing kit for your birthday." She rolled her eyes at the comment. Gracie had gone through all her presents within five minutes.
"Okay, Cake now!" She shouted and was about to run into the kitchen. Vicky grabbed her arm.
"Hey! Wait for Jamie." She winced and looked at Jamie. He smirked at her and went at a much slower pace. She groaned and looked at her mom.
"But mommy, he's doing it on purpose!" Vicky tapped her on the head for impatience.
"Don't worry, the cake will still be there when he's done." GRacie mumbled something and sat down.
Jamie had saved the gift from his parents for last. He was really excited to open it. He peeked under the lid and then started to freak out. "Oh my God! Yes! Yeah! So cool!"
Bethany yelled at him. "Well, what is it already?!"
"Look!" He pulled out a paintball set. "It has guns and suits and over a thousand paintball pellets!" He ran up to his parents and attempted to hug both at the same time. "ThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyou!"
"Okay, now can we have cake?!" Gracie asked, already walking to the kitchen. Vicky nodded and tapped her on the head. Nicky laughed at her, so Danny tapped him on the head, too.
Jamie walked into the kitchen bragging about his paintball set. "Yeah, we can have paint wars! And I can become a better shot then even my mommy!"
"You mean your daddy. Mommy's don't shoot guns." Ben replied. Jamie shook his head.
"My mommy does!" Jamie announced proudly. "She's strong! She's a homocide detective! And she wields the witchblade!"
"The witchyblade? What's a witchyblade?" Ben asked curiously. Gabriel cleared his throat and started pushing them into the kitchen.
"Oh nothing, Jamie about your paintball set?"
"Oh yeah! I'm gonna practice all the time, and when beth is mean, I'll shoot her! And we can have a huge paintball fight after cake!" Jamie announced happily. Ian glanced at Sara.
"How did I let you talk me into getting that for him? We'll be digging out those pellets from the walls for months."
"Shut up! Wasn't it was worth the smile on his face?" He thought a second and then nodded.
"Alright, half pints! Gather round the table as we light the candles!" Vicky called out. The kids were jumping up and down, waiting for the sugar. From left to right, it was as follows: Nicky and Chris, followed by Jenny, Teresa, and Gracie. Next was Jamie and Ben, then it was Dominic, Bethany, and Emma.
Vicky and Gabe lighted the candles. Jamie's cake had six candles and had a ninja doing a flying kick on it. Gracie's cake had seven candles and had Pan and Trunks from Dragonball GT on it.
"Alright everyone! One, Two, three!" Everyone took a breath.
"Happy Birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Gracie and Jamie! Happy birthday to you!"
Jamie and gracie closed their eyes and blew out their candles. Gracie got them all in one breath, but it took Jamie two more tries to get the flames out. Gracie looked over and smirked.
"Ha ha! I get my wish and you don't!" Jamie crossed his arms.
"Oh yeah? Well wait for next year! I'll get them all then!"
The cake was passed out and eaten. Then everyone started to leave. In the end, there was only Beth, Jamie, Gracie, and Teresa left.
While Ian was telling the other three the rules about the paintball guns, Gracie went into the kitchen. Sara was sitting down at the table eating a slice of left over cake. She was looking out the window as well. Gracie smiled when she looked down her Auntie Sara's belly. She would have a new cousin soon.
Gracie caughed to get Sara's attention. Sara turned to her.
"Auntie Sara?"
"Yes?"
"Um, did my Daddy call or anything? Did he come when I wasn't looking, cause I didn't see him." Gracie grew worried. "He didn't come when me and my mommy went to get the cakes, did he?"
Sara bit her lip before answering. Gracie knew that wasn't good.
"I'm sorry, Grace. He didn't show. But I'm sure he has a good reason! He'll probably come first thing in the morning to get you to make up for it." Gracie didn't think it was likely, but she could hope.
"Oh alright. Thanks for letting me spend the night, Auntie Sara."
"Anytime. Now" Sara got up from the table and turned Gracie around. "Why don't you go into the living room and play with the others?"
"Okay." Gracie said as Sara led her into the room.
-Later-
It had taken an hour for Ian and sara to get all four kids to bed, but the task was completed. They were just about to drop onto the bed, exhausted, when the phone rang. Sara groaned and picked it up.
At the sound of the phone, the three girls got out of their places and put their ears to the door.
"Hello? Jake? You asshole!" They heard Sara yell. Gracie scooted closer when she heard her Daddy's name get mentioned. "I can not believe you didn't show! You wait till Vicky finds you! No, I don't want to hear your FBI bullshit! Vicky begged and pleaded for the day off, and after alot of overtime, she got it." They heard him stammer over the phone. Sara sounded like she had steam coming off her. She interrupted his excuse. "Fuck, don't start. I can't even bare to talk to you!"
They heard the phone drop to the floor and Jake shouting over the phone. Ian said something to Sara and they heard her go into her room. Ian then picked up the phone.
"Jason? No, no. You can find no sympathy from me." The girls laughed. Ian purposely called Jake by his real name because he knew it annoyed him. "Yes, I can see that your work is time consuming, but this is your daughter. Uh huh? Well, then you can chose for yourself what you find more important, your job or your daughter." They heard him then hang up the phone.
Gracie stepped away from the door and went to lie down in her sleeping bag. Teresa and Beth were on either side of her.
"Gracie?" She wiped her eyes and nodded.
"I'm okay, guys, really. I just...... I mean, I blew out all the candles. I just......"
"What, Grace? You can tell us." She looked up, her eyes watering again.
"I just thought my wish would come true."
Coming Attraction:
Parent Teacher Meetings
"Presents!"
"Cake!"
"Presents!"
"Cake!" Gracie and Jamie shouted. They argued for power over what to do next at their dual birthday party. their birthdays were only three days apart, so their parents combined them.
"Hey, if you can't decide what to do, we will have no problem ending it now." Sara yelled out from the kitchen. Gracie and Jamie shut their mouths and whispered quietly.
Vicky would have also put in her two cents about it, but she was currently getting painted by Teresa, Bethany, Emma, and their friend Jenny. Joey laughed and gave them ideas of what to paint.
"Alright, we chose presents first!" Jame announced. everyone gathered around in the living room. Vicky stood at the door despretely trying to remove the paint.
"Cool!" Jamie shouted as he ripped through his first present. He held up a junior detective set up for everyone to see. "Mommy, can I go to work with you now? I can help now."
Sara laughed. "Maybe, sweetie, maybe."
Joey smiled as Gracie opened his, Emma, and Ben's present. "Yeah! A new dolly!" She hugged it and smiled mischeviously at it. Vicky knew the smile and groaned.
"That will last her till the end of the week. It will have been autopsied four or five times by then."
"Well, then I guess I'll have to get you a sewing kit for your birthday." She rolled her eyes at the comment. Gracie had gone through all her presents within five minutes.
"Okay, Cake now!" She shouted and was about to run into the kitchen. Vicky grabbed her arm.
"Hey! Wait for Jamie." She winced and looked at Jamie. He smirked at her and went at a much slower pace. She groaned and looked at her mom.
"But mommy, he's doing it on purpose!" Vicky tapped her on the head for impatience.
"Don't worry, the cake will still be there when he's done." GRacie mumbled something and sat down.
Jamie had saved the gift from his parents for last. He was really excited to open it. He peeked under the lid and then started to freak out. "Oh my God! Yes! Yeah! So cool!"
Bethany yelled at him. "Well, what is it already?!"
"Look!" He pulled out a paintball set. "It has guns and suits and over a thousand paintball pellets!" He ran up to his parents and attempted to hug both at the same time. "ThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyou!"
"Okay, now can we have cake?!" Gracie asked, already walking to the kitchen. Vicky nodded and tapped her on the head. Nicky laughed at her, so Danny tapped him on the head, too.
Jamie walked into the kitchen bragging about his paintball set. "Yeah, we can have paint wars! And I can become a better shot then even my mommy!"
"You mean your daddy. Mommy's don't shoot guns." Ben replied. Jamie shook his head.
"My mommy does!" Jamie announced proudly. "She's strong! She's a homocide detective! And she wields the witchblade!"
"The witchyblade? What's a witchyblade?" Ben asked curiously. Gabriel cleared his throat and started pushing them into the kitchen.
"Oh nothing, Jamie about your paintball set?"
"Oh yeah! I'm gonna practice all the time, and when beth is mean, I'll shoot her! And we can have a huge paintball fight after cake!" Jamie announced happily. Ian glanced at Sara.
"How did I let you talk me into getting that for him? We'll be digging out those pellets from the walls for months."
"Shut up! Wasn't it was worth the smile on his face?" He thought a second and then nodded.
"Alright, half pints! Gather round the table as we light the candles!" Vicky called out. The kids were jumping up and down, waiting for the sugar. From left to right, it was as follows: Nicky and Chris, followed by Jenny, Teresa, and Gracie. Next was Jamie and Ben, then it was Dominic, Bethany, and Emma.
Vicky and Gabe lighted the candles. Jamie's cake had six candles and had a ninja doing a flying kick on it. Gracie's cake had seven candles and had Pan and Trunks from Dragonball GT on it.
"Alright everyone! One, Two, three!" Everyone took a breath.
"Happy Birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear Gracie and Jamie! Happy birthday to you!"
Jamie and gracie closed their eyes and blew out their candles. Gracie got them all in one breath, but it took Jamie two more tries to get the flames out. Gracie looked over and smirked.
"Ha ha! I get my wish and you don't!" Jamie crossed his arms.
"Oh yeah? Well wait for next year! I'll get them all then!"
The cake was passed out and eaten. Then everyone started to leave. In the end, there was only Beth, Jamie, Gracie, and Teresa left.
While Ian was telling the other three the rules about the paintball guns, Gracie went into the kitchen. Sara was sitting down at the table eating a slice of left over cake. She was looking out the window as well. Gracie smiled when she looked down her Auntie Sara's belly. She would have a new cousin soon.
Gracie caughed to get Sara's attention. Sara turned to her.
"Auntie Sara?"
"Yes?"
"Um, did my Daddy call or anything? Did he come when I wasn't looking, cause I didn't see him." Gracie grew worried. "He didn't come when me and my mommy went to get the cakes, did he?"
Sara bit her lip before answering. Gracie knew that wasn't good.
"I'm sorry, Grace. He didn't show. But I'm sure he has a good reason! He'll probably come first thing in the morning to get you to make up for it." Gracie didn't think it was likely, but she could hope.
"Oh alright. Thanks for letting me spend the night, Auntie Sara."
"Anytime. Now" Sara got up from the table and turned Gracie around. "Why don't you go into the living room and play with the others?"
"Okay." Gracie said as Sara led her into the room.
-Later-
It had taken an hour for Ian and sara to get all four kids to bed, but the task was completed. They were just about to drop onto the bed, exhausted, when the phone rang. Sara groaned and picked it up.
At the sound of the phone, the three girls got out of their places and put their ears to the door.
"Hello? Jake? You asshole!" They heard Sara yell. Gracie scooted closer when she heard her Daddy's name get mentioned. "I can not believe you didn't show! You wait till Vicky finds you! No, I don't want to hear your FBI bullshit! Vicky begged and pleaded for the day off, and after alot of overtime, she got it." They heard him stammer over the phone. Sara sounded like she had steam coming off her. She interrupted his excuse. "Fuck, don't start. I can't even bare to talk to you!"
They heard the phone drop to the floor and Jake shouting over the phone. Ian said something to Sara and they heard her go into her room. Ian then picked up the phone.
"Jason? No, no. You can find no sympathy from me." The girls laughed. Ian purposely called Jake by his real name because he knew it annoyed him. "Yes, I can see that your work is time consuming, but this is your daughter. Uh huh? Well, then you can chose for yourself what you find more important, your job or your daughter." They heard him then hang up the phone.
Gracie stepped away from the door and went to lie down in her sleeping bag. Teresa and Beth were on either side of her.
"Gracie?" She wiped her eyes and nodded.
"I'm okay, guys, really. I just...... I mean, I blew out all the candles. I just......"
"What, Grace? You can tell us." She looked up, her eyes watering again.
"I just thought my wish would come true."
Coming Attraction:
Parent Teacher Meetings