Andie opened her eyes and rubbed them lightly trying to remember
where she was. Looking around she saw Clayton on the floor in front of her.
Realising she must of fallen asleep reading she looked around to see what
the time was. Seeing it was five O' Clock she decided to go upstairs to get
showered and changed before Jen and Henry arrived. "Clay honey, Mommy's
going to have a shower. Don't answer the door come and get Mommy okay?"
"Kay" Clayton said without looking up from his toys. Andie shook her head and made her way to the stairs, she was amazed at how this house made her feel seventeen again. Even with her own son sat in the next room she couldn't get over this feeling. Standing at the top of the stairs she saw Jack's old room and tears began to fill her eyes. She wanted to go on their and shout at him for not doing the dishes.or cry to him about how stressful whatever was happening in her life was again, but she couldn't. She wasn't seventeen anymore, and Jack wasn't just down the hall.he wasn't even alive. Standing in the hot spray of the shower she let her tears mix with the water.
Twenty minutes later Andie stared at herself in the mirror, her hair was pulled up in a clip and a few stray strands fell across her face, she did up the last button on her white shirt and smoothed down her black skirt as she placed on her heels. She was stood at the top of the stairs when the doorbell rang. "I Get it!" Clayton called running out into the hall.
"No you don't!" Andie called after him quickening her pace down the stairs. She reached the door just as Clayton was finish his struggle to twist the large door knob. There was an awkward silence for a minute when Andie opened the door. Clayton held tightly onto his mothers hand as he starred at the two blonde strangers on the other side of the door. Andie let her gaze drift from Jen's face and her mouth opened with shock. "Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant!" she screamed wrapping her arms around Jen tightly. Jen held tightly onto Andie before taking a step back and placing her hand protectively on her protruding stomach.
"Yup 6months" Henry said grinning proudly ear to ear.
"Well, come in come in!" Andie said ushering them in. Clayton hid further behind his mom. Andie led them into the front room where they Jen immediately sat down. Andie smiled. Pregnancy suited her, she was glowing.
"And you must be Clayton. " Jen said "You're Uncle Jack told me a lot about you." "Unca Jack!" Clayton's eye lit up. Jen gestured for him to come over and sit beside her. He looked to his mother for permission who grinned and nodded her head. "are you having a baby?" he asked placing his hand on her stomach.
"Yes I am." Jen smiled. "Would you like that, someone to play with?" Clayton nodded his head enthusiastically.
"Yes pwease!" he grinned.
"So Clayton, how old are you sweetie?" Jen asked watching the young boys face light up as the baby kicked just where his hand one.
"Four!" Clayton said holding up four fingers so Jen could see. Andie looked over at Henry and smiled at him.
"Would anyone like a drink?" Andie asked
"A glass of water would be good." Jen said breaking her gaze from Clayton for a second before returning to the story she was telling Clayton about her and Jack.
"Actually Andie, do you mind if I go get an hour or so's sleep before dinner, It's been a long trip." Henry said as he hauled the last of the bags in from the rental care.
"Of Course" Andie said, "Joey and Pacey will be here at about eight. Jen do you want to get some rest to?"
"Nope, I want to get to know my nephew" Jen said tickling Clayton who erupted in a fit of giggles.
"Honey maybe you should rest" Henry said
"I'm pregnant not sick" Jen said rolling her eyes at Andie who grinned and tried to suppress a giggle.
"Well, I'll get your drink and make a start of dinner." Andie said heading into the kitchen. Henry followed her and leant against the counter as she began open various cupboards.
"Andie." he began a soft tone in his voice.
"Don't say it Henry, I'd rather get through this evening without crying." She said smiling a sad smile.
"Okay," he said understanding. Walking into the hall and picking up the bag he thought he'd need and going upstairs.
"Third door on the left!" Andie called after him as she took Jen her water and an orange juice for Clayton. She looked at the clock on the mantel, 5.30. She could get everything ready and just leave it to heat slowly. She thought heading back into the kitchen. She could hear Clayton's giggles erupting every few seconds and thought how great Jen was with him. "She'll make a great mom" Andie said to herself.
At about six Andie's was just bring Clayton some dinner when she was interrupted by the loud door bell ringing. Confused as to who it might be she made her way towards the door. "I get it" Clayton screamed running towards the door. Andie was about to call out for him to stop but figured that if she was there nothing could happen. After all this wasn't New York City. Andie watched as her son finally managed to open the large door.
"Hey there little man" Andie instantly recognised the voice was unable to stop a smile forming on her face. "Is your Mommy home?" Clayton nodded and opened the door wider. "Hey Andie" he said smiling, Andie opened her mouth to respond but was cut off.
"PACEY WITTER GET YOUR BUTT IN HERE NOW!" Jen called from the living room.
"The lady calls." Pacey joked walking into the living room with Clayton. Andie headed back into the kitchen grabbed Clayton's dinner and took in into the living room placing in on the coffee table for him to eat.
"Do you want anything to eat or drink Pacey?"
"No I'm fine thanks Andie" Pacey answered with a smile
"Jen do you want anything else?"
"No thanks"
Smiling Andie walked back into the kitchen and carried on with the dinner preparations. About an hour later she walked into the living room. She smiled when she saw Clayton sat happily on Pacey's lap.
"Come on Clayton. It's been a long day, you need to get to bed." Andie said looking at her son.
"Ooooooooh Moooooommmm, I want to stay and play with Uncle Pacey!"
"Uncle Pacey?" Andie asked arching her eyebrows.
"Hey, if that's what the kid wants to call me" Pacey said smiling at her. Andie felt the butterflies in her stomach flutter and quickly looked away before getting lost in his eyes.
"Come on Clayon." She stretched her hand out for Clayton to take it
"I want Pacey to read me a bedtime story" Clayton said crossing his arms stubbornly.
"Well ask him then."
"I'd love to" Pacey said bending down so Clayton could get on his back. Andie sighed and sat down on the couch watching as Pacey walked out into the hall with Clayton on his back.
"No Mommy. You too" Clayton said causing Pacey to stop.
"But what about Jen?" Andie asked and Clayton began to pout.
"Don't be silly Andie" Jen said, "Just make sure you wake up that husband of mine, I'll be fine with the television" she assured her.
"Kay" Clayton said without looking up from his toys. Andie shook her head and made her way to the stairs, she was amazed at how this house made her feel seventeen again. Even with her own son sat in the next room she couldn't get over this feeling. Standing at the top of the stairs she saw Jack's old room and tears began to fill her eyes. She wanted to go on their and shout at him for not doing the dishes.or cry to him about how stressful whatever was happening in her life was again, but she couldn't. She wasn't seventeen anymore, and Jack wasn't just down the hall.he wasn't even alive. Standing in the hot spray of the shower she let her tears mix with the water.
Twenty minutes later Andie stared at herself in the mirror, her hair was pulled up in a clip and a few stray strands fell across her face, she did up the last button on her white shirt and smoothed down her black skirt as she placed on her heels. She was stood at the top of the stairs when the doorbell rang. "I Get it!" Clayton called running out into the hall.
"No you don't!" Andie called after him quickening her pace down the stairs. She reached the door just as Clayton was finish his struggle to twist the large door knob. There was an awkward silence for a minute when Andie opened the door. Clayton held tightly onto his mothers hand as he starred at the two blonde strangers on the other side of the door. Andie let her gaze drift from Jen's face and her mouth opened with shock. "Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant!" she screamed wrapping her arms around Jen tightly. Jen held tightly onto Andie before taking a step back and placing her hand protectively on her protruding stomach.
"Yup 6months" Henry said grinning proudly ear to ear.
"Well, come in come in!" Andie said ushering them in. Clayton hid further behind his mom. Andie led them into the front room where they Jen immediately sat down. Andie smiled. Pregnancy suited her, she was glowing.
"And you must be Clayton. " Jen said "You're Uncle Jack told me a lot about you." "Unca Jack!" Clayton's eye lit up. Jen gestured for him to come over and sit beside her. He looked to his mother for permission who grinned and nodded her head. "are you having a baby?" he asked placing his hand on her stomach.
"Yes I am." Jen smiled. "Would you like that, someone to play with?" Clayton nodded his head enthusiastically.
"Yes pwease!" he grinned.
"So Clayton, how old are you sweetie?" Jen asked watching the young boys face light up as the baby kicked just where his hand one.
"Four!" Clayton said holding up four fingers so Jen could see. Andie looked over at Henry and smiled at him.
"Would anyone like a drink?" Andie asked
"A glass of water would be good." Jen said breaking her gaze from Clayton for a second before returning to the story she was telling Clayton about her and Jack.
"Actually Andie, do you mind if I go get an hour or so's sleep before dinner, It's been a long trip." Henry said as he hauled the last of the bags in from the rental care.
"Of Course" Andie said, "Joey and Pacey will be here at about eight. Jen do you want to get some rest to?"
"Nope, I want to get to know my nephew" Jen said tickling Clayton who erupted in a fit of giggles.
"Honey maybe you should rest" Henry said
"I'm pregnant not sick" Jen said rolling her eyes at Andie who grinned and tried to suppress a giggle.
"Well, I'll get your drink and make a start of dinner." Andie said heading into the kitchen. Henry followed her and leant against the counter as she began open various cupboards.
"Andie." he began a soft tone in his voice.
"Don't say it Henry, I'd rather get through this evening without crying." She said smiling a sad smile.
"Okay," he said understanding. Walking into the hall and picking up the bag he thought he'd need and going upstairs.
"Third door on the left!" Andie called after him as she took Jen her water and an orange juice for Clayton. She looked at the clock on the mantel, 5.30. She could get everything ready and just leave it to heat slowly. She thought heading back into the kitchen. She could hear Clayton's giggles erupting every few seconds and thought how great Jen was with him. "She'll make a great mom" Andie said to herself.
At about six Andie's was just bring Clayton some dinner when she was interrupted by the loud door bell ringing. Confused as to who it might be she made her way towards the door. "I get it" Clayton screamed running towards the door. Andie was about to call out for him to stop but figured that if she was there nothing could happen. After all this wasn't New York City. Andie watched as her son finally managed to open the large door.
"Hey there little man" Andie instantly recognised the voice was unable to stop a smile forming on her face. "Is your Mommy home?" Clayton nodded and opened the door wider. "Hey Andie" he said smiling, Andie opened her mouth to respond but was cut off.
"PACEY WITTER GET YOUR BUTT IN HERE NOW!" Jen called from the living room.
"The lady calls." Pacey joked walking into the living room with Clayton. Andie headed back into the kitchen grabbed Clayton's dinner and took in into the living room placing in on the coffee table for him to eat.
"Do you want anything to eat or drink Pacey?"
"No I'm fine thanks Andie" Pacey answered with a smile
"Jen do you want anything else?"
"No thanks"
Smiling Andie walked back into the kitchen and carried on with the dinner preparations. About an hour later she walked into the living room. She smiled when she saw Clayton sat happily on Pacey's lap.
"Come on Clayton. It's been a long day, you need to get to bed." Andie said looking at her son.
"Ooooooooh Moooooommmm, I want to stay and play with Uncle Pacey!"
"Uncle Pacey?" Andie asked arching her eyebrows.
"Hey, if that's what the kid wants to call me" Pacey said smiling at her. Andie felt the butterflies in her stomach flutter and quickly looked away before getting lost in his eyes.
"Come on Clayon." She stretched her hand out for Clayton to take it
"I want Pacey to read me a bedtime story" Clayton said crossing his arms stubbornly.
"Well ask him then."
"I'd love to" Pacey said bending down so Clayton could get on his back. Andie sighed and sat down on the couch watching as Pacey walked out into the hall with Clayton on his back.
"No Mommy. You too" Clayton said causing Pacey to stop.
"But what about Jen?" Andie asked and Clayton began to pout.
"Don't be silly Andie" Jen said, "Just make sure you wake up that husband of mine, I'll be fine with the television" she assured her.