I stand in the doorway of our bedroom. The room we've shared for years, and
I watch her pack.
Some things are folded neatly and lying on the bed beside her, other things sit at her feet; I assume they're things she's changed her mind about taking.
A large suitcase lies open on the bed and when she walks to the dresser in search of anything she's forgotten, I take a quick peak.
Clothes fill the suitcase completely and I hope she hasn't found much else to add because it won't fit.
She jumps as she turns around and I am surprised to realize that she has just now become aware of my presence.
She smiles, but I can tell she's nervous. Her eyes don't quite sparkle, but that's okay. I understand.
"I'm almost done," she tells me.
"Looks like it," I reply stupidly.
"The kids ready?" she asks me. Her voice contains a hint of sadness. I suppose mine must too.
"Yeah, they're packed," I answer.
She nods and smiles at me again. I can tell that she's trying to be strong.
"Aces is ready too," I say chuckling.
She joins me in my laughter and shakes her head. "I'm still not sure how they managed that," she says.
"Carter charm works every time," I tell her.
"Yeah, unless your Dr. John Carter III," she replies.
"Oh, but it worked on you didn't it?" I ask proudly.
"No, I just wanted the money."
"Gold digger."
"Exactly," she said rolling her eyes.
She turned back to finish packing when we heard a loud crash. We immediately ran out of the room unsure of where it came from.
It wasn't a mystery for long as Tristyn emerged at the top of the stairs closely followed by J T.
"Sorry Daddy," she said as I pick her up.
"It was an accident," J T added.
"What happened?" Abby asked kneeling in front of J T.
"We were playing with the ball and then Tristyn rolled it into the lamp and it fell down." J T explained.
"I'm sorry," Tristyn said burying her face in my shoulder.
"It's okay," I reassure her.
"Are you both okay?" Abby asks.
I feel Tristyn nod and J T answers, "Yeah, but I think the lamp broke."
"That's okay," Abby tells them and she begins to approach the stairs before I can. I can only assume she wants to assess the damage and clean it up.
"Ab," I say stopping her. "I'll go clean it, you can finish packing.
"You sure?" she asks.
"Yeah," I say.
"Okay," she says. "Let me take her," she adds motioning to Tristyn.
I nod and let Abby take her.
"Come on J T, you can watch TV while Mommy finishes packing," she says as she walks back towards our room.
I walk downstairs and find the mess where I was hoping I would find it-in the playroom.
The lamps broken, that's for sure, but I'm suddenly puzzled as to why we would have had that lamp in the playroom anyway.
It doesn't take long to clean it up until Aces decides he wants to help me.
When I do finally get it cleaned up I go back upstairs to find two munchkins sleeping in my bed, while cartoons played on the TV.
"How long?" I begin asking Abby quietly.
"A while," she replied.
"Did I really take that long?" I asked.
"No," she replied closing the last suitcase.
"Done?" I ask her.
"Yeah, unless you can think of anything else."
I shake my head. Then when I look back over at J T and Tristyn I ask, "are you sure?"
She bites her lip. "It's only a week right?" she finally says.
"I was hoping you'd say that." I reply as I kiss her deeply.
"Everything ready?" I ask.
"I hope so. Susan should be here soon."
I glance at the clock and realize she's right; Susan should be here any minute.
"We should get this stuff downstairs then," I say motioning to the bags.
We both pick up a few things and make our way downstairs to put them next to the bags I brought down earlier for Tristy and J T.
As we get halfway back up the stairs the doorbell rings.
"Hey Susan," we say as I open the door.
"Hi, you guys ready?" she asks.
"Yeah," I reply as Abby smiles.
"Where are J T and Tristyn?" she asks.
"Sleeping," Abby informs her.
"Why don't you guys get them while I start loading the car?" I suggest.
"Okay," Abby says as the two of them turn to make their way upstairs.
I get most of the bags in the car by the time Susan and Abby come downstairs with a sleeping Tristyn and a wide-awake J T.
Abby carries Tristyn but J T walks down himself and Abby sends him in search of Aces. He and Tristy couldn't go a week without their puppy.
When everyone and everything is finally loaded in the car we begin our drive to the airport.
As we pulled up to the airport and got out I realized that we now had to say goodbye.
I hugged J T and said goodbye while Abby got a half-asleep Tristyn out of her seat.
"Bye Trist," I said as I took her from Abby's arms.
"Bye Daddy," she said sleepily.
I noticed that Abby had picked J T up and I had to remind myself that it was only for a week.
I moved towards Abby and J T with Tristyn still in my arms. I rubbed Abby's back gently.
"You guys be good for your Aunt Susan," Abby told them.
"We will," they both replied.
"We have to go," I say and Abby nodded her head.
After we got them buckled back into the car, Susan came over.
"You guys have fun," she said. "Don't worry about them."
"Thanks again Susan," I say as I hug her.
"Yeah thanks Susan," Abby repeats as they embrace.
"No problem," she replies. "Now you guys go have fun in Hawaii.
And we will.
~~
So after a very long wait, I finally have another chapter done, hope you liked it. Please leave a review; you know you want to. Thanks
~Hailie
Some things are folded neatly and lying on the bed beside her, other things sit at her feet; I assume they're things she's changed her mind about taking.
A large suitcase lies open on the bed and when she walks to the dresser in search of anything she's forgotten, I take a quick peak.
Clothes fill the suitcase completely and I hope she hasn't found much else to add because it won't fit.
She jumps as she turns around and I am surprised to realize that she has just now become aware of my presence.
She smiles, but I can tell she's nervous. Her eyes don't quite sparkle, but that's okay. I understand.
"I'm almost done," she tells me.
"Looks like it," I reply stupidly.
"The kids ready?" she asks me. Her voice contains a hint of sadness. I suppose mine must too.
"Yeah, they're packed," I answer.
She nods and smiles at me again. I can tell that she's trying to be strong.
"Aces is ready too," I say chuckling.
She joins me in my laughter and shakes her head. "I'm still not sure how they managed that," she says.
"Carter charm works every time," I tell her.
"Yeah, unless your Dr. John Carter III," she replies.
"Oh, but it worked on you didn't it?" I ask proudly.
"No, I just wanted the money."
"Gold digger."
"Exactly," she said rolling her eyes.
She turned back to finish packing when we heard a loud crash. We immediately ran out of the room unsure of where it came from.
It wasn't a mystery for long as Tristyn emerged at the top of the stairs closely followed by J T.
"Sorry Daddy," she said as I pick her up.
"It was an accident," J T added.
"What happened?" Abby asked kneeling in front of J T.
"We were playing with the ball and then Tristyn rolled it into the lamp and it fell down." J T explained.
"I'm sorry," Tristyn said burying her face in my shoulder.
"It's okay," I reassure her.
"Are you both okay?" Abby asks.
I feel Tristyn nod and J T answers, "Yeah, but I think the lamp broke."
"That's okay," Abby tells them and she begins to approach the stairs before I can. I can only assume she wants to assess the damage and clean it up.
"Ab," I say stopping her. "I'll go clean it, you can finish packing.
"You sure?" she asks.
"Yeah," I say.
"Okay," she says. "Let me take her," she adds motioning to Tristyn.
I nod and let Abby take her.
"Come on J T, you can watch TV while Mommy finishes packing," she says as she walks back towards our room.
I walk downstairs and find the mess where I was hoping I would find it-in the playroom.
The lamps broken, that's for sure, but I'm suddenly puzzled as to why we would have had that lamp in the playroom anyway.
It doesn't take long to clean it up until Aces decides he wants to help me.
When I do finally get it cleaned up I go back upstairs to find two munchkins sleeping in my bed, while cartoons played on the TV.
"How long?" I begin asking Abby quietly.
"A while," she replied.
"Did I really take that long?" I asked.
"No," she replied closing the last suitcase.
"Done?" I ask her.
"Yeah, unless you can think of anything else."
I shake my head. Then when I look back over at J T and Tristyn I ask, "are you sure?"
She bites her lip. "It's only a week right?" she finally says.
"I was hoping you'd say that." I reply as I kiss her deeply.
"Everything ready?" I ask.
"I hope so. Susan should be here soon."
I glance at the clock and realize she's right; Susan should be here any minute.
"We should get this stuff downstairs then," I say motioning to the bags.
We both pick up a few things and make our way downstairs to put them next to the bags I brought down earlier for Tristy and J T.
As we get halfway back up the stairs the doorbell rings.
"Hey Susan," we say as I open the door.
"Hi, you guys ready?" she asks.
"Yeah," I reply as Abby smiles.
"Where are J T and Tristyn?" she asks.
"Sleeping," Abby informs her.
"Why don't you guys get them while I start loading the car?" I suggest.
"Okay," Abby says as the two of them turn to make their way upstairs.
I get most of the bags in the car by the time Susan and Abby come downstairs with a sleeping Tristyn and a wide-awake J T.
Abby carries Tristyn but J T walks down himself and Abby sends him in search of Aces. He and Tristy couldn't go a week without their puppy.
When everyone and everything is finally loaded in the car we begin our drive to the airport.
As we pulled up to the airport and got out I realized that we now had to say goodbye.
I hugged J T and said goodbye while Abby got a half-asleep Tristyn out of her seat.
"Bye Trist," I said as I took her from Abby's arms.
"Bye Daddy," she said sleepily.
I noticed that Abby had picked J T up and I had to remind myself that it was only for a week.
I moved towards Abby and J T with Tristyn still in my arms. I rubbed Abby's back gently.
"You guys be good for your Aunt Susan," Abby told them.
"We will," they both replied.
"We have to go," I say and Abby nodded her head.
After we got them buckled back into the car, Susan came over.
"You guys have fun," she said. "Don't worry about them."
"Thanks again Susan," I say as I hug her.
"Yeah thanks Susan," Abby repeats as they embrace.
"No problem," she replies. "Now you guys go have fun in Hawaii.
And we will.
~~
So after a very long wait, I finally have another chapter done, hope you liked it. Please leave a review; you know you want to. Thanks
~Hailie