A Secret Not A Lie
He stood in the kitchen alone. Abby was working tonight, she wouldn't be back until morning so there was no chance that she would catch him, them, tonight. His eyes shined with mischief.
He continued carefully concentrating on what he was preparing. The sound of feet could no longer be heard upstairs and he smiled at the fact that they were most likely doing what he asked.
His task complete, he lifted the tray from its place where he set it on the counter, and walked to the door. He shut the light off and began to make his way to the staircase, dodging loose toys that he just now realized he should have picked up. They'll just have to wait until tomorrow.
He turned around suddenly before ascending the stairs and walked to the front door, checking the lock, and turning the small lamp that sat near it on for Abby.
The familiar walk up the stairs took him no time at all. As he reached the top he poked his head into the first bedroom finding the room to be dark and still. He smiled, and closed the door. Yes, they had done what he asked.
The nightlight was shining in all its glory creating shadows of Mickey Mouse all over the hallway. It was the only nightlight that Tristyn and J T could both agree on, so it had found its way into their hallway.
He could have seen in the hallway without it though as light from the next bedroom shown brightly through the open door. He walked towards it at a steady pace unwilling to give up his overexcitement.
His eyes wandered lightly toward the last bedroom, which stood in as still darkness as the first. The door was slightly open, but that was all right.
He turned and entered the lighted room, finding what he expected. She noticed his entrance although he tried to be quiet. She turned from her place on the opposite side of the bed and smiled before going back to what she was doing.
He set the tray down on the night table when his eyes became focused on something new in the room. Confusion then hilarity filled him as he realized what it was.
They noticed him staring and the semi-silence dissolved as J T said, "It's a fort dad."
Tristyn nodded behind him still clutching several books in her hands.
"A fort?" he asked his eyes dancing between them, while sparkling the entire time.
"You can't go in there though," Tristyn said very seriously.
"Why?" he asked as he carefully looked at the messy assembly of blankets and chairs in his daughter's room.
"Your too big" J T said in the same seriousness.
He laughed; yes he supposed he was too big, still he said, "I think I can fit."
"No, you can't daddy," she said playfully.
"You'll break it!" J T panicked. A lot of hard work had gone into making it, and he wasn't going to let it break.
Carter just laughed, "Okay, I won't go in it."
J T looked up at him relieved.
"Have you picked out a book yet?" he asked.
Tristyn held up one of the books that she held in her hands and J T nodded confirming the choice. She smiled and allowed the other books to fall to the ground. Carter shock his head, but didn't say anything, there would be time to pick them up tomorrow.
J T's eyes had suddenly found the tray that he had brought up from the kitchen, and he shyly looked for approval.
Understanding, Carter told him to climb up onto the bed as he moved back towards where he had placed the tray.
"Chocolate sprinkles for you," he said handing J T his sundae, and "Rainbow for you," the next went to Tristyn.
They both smiled as they began to eat. He picked up the book they had chosen and moved to sit between them on the bed.
"Aren't we gonna call Mommy?" Tristyn asked.
Yes, mommy, he had almost forgotten. He disappeared from the room for several seconds before coming back in with the cordless phone from his room.
"County ER how can I help you," came Jerry's voice.
"Hey it's Carter, is Abby around?" he asked.
"I'll check, hold on," he replied.
Carter handed the phone to Tristyn as she handed him her ice cream, which he set back on the tray.
"No more personal calls!" came the angry response.
Tristyn dropped the phone in tears as she looked back up at Carter. He picked her up bewildered, while then picking up the phone. "Hello?" he asked confused.
"Carter?" the voice asked.
"Yeah, Kerry," he said recognizing the voice.
"I'm sorry but there have been to many personal calls lately, you can talk to Abby on your own time."
"Kerry, Tristyn just wanted to say goodnight to Abby," he replied, stroking his crying daughter's hair while balancing the phone between his shoulder and his ear.
"Tristyn," Kerry said the name carefully.
"Yeah, she was on the phone," he told her.
"I'm sorry," she said quickly, "I'll go find Abby."
Tristyn still cried softly in his arms as Abby's voice filled the phone, "Hello," she said.
"Hey babe," he replied. "I have a couple of people that wanted to say goodnight to you."
She smiled and replied, "shouldn't they be asleep already?"
He looked at the clock and realized she was right. Oh well.
Instead of replying he handed the phone to J T, and concentrated on Tristyn who he still held. "Hey Trist, your mommy's on the phone now," he told her, bringing her head up from his shoulder. "Kerry didn't mean to yell at you sweetheart," he tried convincing her.
"Goodnight mommy," J T said into the phone concluding their conversation. He then handed the phone back to Carter, who allowed Tristyn to take it.
"Hi mommy," She said quietly.
"Hi Tristy," Abby replied brightly. A smile spread across Tristyn's face, lighting her eyes.
"I just wanted to say goodnight," she said.
"Goodnight sweetie I'll see you tomorrow okay?" Abby said.
"Okay," Tristyn replied.
"Can you give the phone back to your daddy?" Abby asked.
Tristyn didn't reply she just handed him the phone.
"Hi again," he said.
"What happened?" she asked worried.
"Kerry," he said, "but don't worry about it, she's okay."
Abby smiled and said, "Alright, well I better go,"
"Yeah I guess you better," he said lightheartedly.
"Love you."
"Love you too."
"Goodnight," she said and the conversation was over.
"Alright, now it's time for your story," Carter said putting the phone down.
He placed Tristyn back down on the bed and handed her her now half melted ice cream. She took it happily.
He looked down at J T who was almost done with his sundae, and said, "Now you know your mom can't know I let you eat those up here, it's our little secret."
They both looked up and smiled.
"You're going to tell your mom aren't you?" he asked.
They both nodded.
He could only shake his head and smile.
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A/N: so there you are another simple moment, sorry it took so long, but I hope you liked it. Please review to tell me what you thought. Should I continue? Let me know. THANKS! ~Hailie
He stood in the kitchen alone. Abby was working tonight, she wouldn't be back until morning so there was no chance that she would catch him, them, tonight. His eyes shined with mischief.
He continued carefully concentrating on what he was preparing. The sound of feet could no longer be heard upstairs and he smiled at the fact that they were most likely doing what he asked.
His task complete, he lifted the tray from its place where he set it on the counter, and walked to the door. He shut the light off and began to make his way to the staircase, dodging loose toys that he just now realized he should have picked up. They'll just have to wait until tomorrow.
He turned around suddenly before ascending the stairs and walked to the front door, checking the lock, and turning the small lamp that sat near it on for Abby.
The familiar walk up the stairs took him no time at all. As he reached the top he poked his head into the first bedroom finding the room to be dark and still. He smiled, and closed the door. Yes, they had done what he asked.
The nightlight was shining in all its glory creating shadows of Mickey Mouse all over the hallway. It was the only nightlight that Tristyn and J T could both agree on, so it had found its way into their hallway.
He could have seen in the hallway without it though as light from the next bedroom shown brightly through the open door. He walked towards it at a steady pace unwilling to give up his overexcitement.
His eyes wandered lightly toward the last bedroom, which stood in as still darkness as the first. The door was slightly open, but that was all right.
He turned and entered the lighted room, finding what he expected. She noticed his entrance although he tried to be quiet. She turned from her place on the opposite side of the bed and smiled before going back to what she was doing.
He set the tray down on the night table when his eyes became focused on something new in the room. Confusion then hilarity filled him as he realized what it was.
They noticed him staring and the semi-silence dissolved as J T said, "It's a fort dad."
Tristyn nodded behind him still clutching several books in her hands.
"A fort?" he asked his eyes dancing between them, while sparkling the entire time.
"You can't go in there though," Tristyn said very seriously.
"Why?" he asked as he carefully looked at the messy assembly of blankets and chairs in his daughter's room.
"Your too big" J T said in the same seriousness.
He laughed; yes he supposed he was too big, still he said, "I think I can fit."
"No, you can't daddy," she said playfully.
"You'll break it!" J T panicked. A lot of hard work had gone into making it, and he wasn't going to let it break.
Carter just laughed, "Okay, I won't go in it."
J T looked up at him relieved.
"Have you picked out a book yet?" he asked.
Tristyn held up one of the books that she held in her hands and J T nodded confirming the choice. She smiled and allowed the other books to fall to the ground. Carter shock his head, but didn't say anything, there would be time to pick them up tomorrow.
J T's eyes had suddenly found the tray that he had brought up from the kitchen, and he shyly looked for approval.
Understanding, Carter told him to climb up onto the bed as he moved back towards where he had placed the tray.
"Chocolate sprinkles for you," he said handing J T his sundae, and "Rainbow for you," the next went to Tristyn.
They both smiled as they began to eat. He picked up the book they had chosen and moved to sit between them on the bed.
"Aren't we gonna call Mommy?" Tristyn asked.
Yes, mommy, he had almost forgotten. He disappeared from the room for several seconds before coming back in with the cordless phone from his room.
"County ER how can I help you," came Jerry's voice.
"Hey it's Carter, is Abby around?" he asked.
"I'll check, hold on," he replied.
Carter handed the phone to Tristyn as she handed him her ice cream, which he set back on the tray.
"No more personal calls!" came the angry response.
Tristyn dropped the phone in tears as she looked back up at Carter. He picked her up bewildered, while then picking up the phone. "Hello?" he asked confused.
"Carter?" the voice asked.
"Yeah, Kerry," he said recognizing the voice.
"I'm sorry but there have been to many personal calls lately, you can talk to Abby on your own time."
"Kerry, Tristyn just wanted to say goodnight to Abby," he replied, stroking his crying daughter's hair while balancing the phone between his shoulder and his ear.
"Tristyn," Kerry said the name carefully.
"Yeah, she was on the phone," he told her.
"I'm sorry," she said quickly, "I'll go find Abby."
Tristyn still cried softly in his arms as Abby's voice filled the phone, "Hello," she said.
"Hey babe," he replied. "I have a couple of people that wanted to say goodnight to you."
She smiled and replied, "shouldn't they be asleep already?"
He looked at the clock and realized she was right. Oh well.
Instead of replying he handed the phone to J T, and concentrated on Tristyn who he still held. "Hey Trist, your mommy's on the phone now," he told her, bringing her head up from his shoulder. "Kerry didn't mean to yell at you sweetheart," he tried convincing her.
"Goodnight mommy," J T said into the phone concluding their conversation. He then handed the phone back to Carter, who allowed Tristyn to take it.
"Hi mommy," She said quietly.
"Hi Tristy," Abby replied brightly. A smile spread across Tristyn's face, lighting her eyes.
"I just wanted to say goodnight," she said.
"Goodnight sweetie I'll see you tomorrow okay?" Abby said.
"Okay," Tristyn replied.
"Can you give the phone back to your daddy?" Abby asked.
Tristyn didn't reply she just handed him the phone.
"Hi again," he said.
"What happened?" she asked worried.
"Kerry," he said, "but don't worry about it, she's okay."
Abby smiled and said, "Alright, well I better go,"
"Yeah I guess you better," he said lightheartedly.
"Love you."
"Love you too."
"Goodnight," she said and the conversation was over.
"Alright, now it's time for your story," Carter said putting the phone down.
He placed Tristyn back down on the bed and handed her her now half melted ice cream. She took it happily.
He looked down at J T who was almost done with his sundae, and said, "Now you know your mom can't know I let you eat those up here, it's our little secret."
They both looked up and smiled.
"You're going to tell your mom aren't you?" he asked.
They both nodded.
He could only shake his head and smile.
~~
A/N: so there you are another simple moment, sorry it took so long, but I hope you liked it. Please review to tell me what you thought. Should I continue? Let me know. THANKS! ~Hailie