Authors Note- The after math of Bryce's B-Day Party! lol just take a read, and review please THANKS!!!!!!!!!
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"Alex we're going now!"
"Mom, come on..." he protests. I laugh, this has been a great party. Despite our uninvited visitor. Lucky for me Bryce did not see him. I don't want Bryce to know what is going on. It would probably rip him to pieces. Luka stands at the door waiting for Alex and Sam. "I'll see you tomorrow Alex!" Bryce called after as him, as he was ushered out the door by his parents. Carter continued to wash the dishes, and load, the dishes that will fit, into the dish washer. "Bryce go help Carter." I tell him as I flick off the television. he moans but goes anyways. I walk into the living room and clean it up. The Dixie Chicks, If I fall you're going down with me, plays on the radio. "So how long has this been going on?" Bryce calls looking at Carter then at me. "Bryce finish up there then go to bed." I instruct. He rolls his eyes at me. Folding the towel up and placing it on the counter. "Fine, I was just asking so I won't be surprised when Dr. Carter is in your bed tomorrow."
"Bed NOW!" I say pointing towards his room. Carter and Bryce both laugh, as Bryce trots off to bed. I walk towards Carter a little tired. "How are you?" He asks as I pick up Bryce's neatly folded towel. "I'm okay." I sigh.
"I thought Richard didn't want anything to do with you or Bryce." He says facing me.
"Yeah, so did I." I sit down at the table and he follows. "He has a new girlfriend, or wife I don't know what she is, and uh- they are pregnant. They probably want practise raising a kid. You know Bryce could be their little experiment." I laugh bitterly. Wiping the tears from my eyes that are daring to fall. "So he's uh- taking you to court."
"I don't know. I am seeing my lawyer Monday."
"Well don't worry yet. Everything could be okay." He smiles sweetly at me, which makes me smile. I stand up and pick up the last few things that are scattered around my kitchen. He watches me intently. "Abby, just stay strong." He tells me.
"I just don't understand how this man could miss his own sons birthday, and the last five years of his life and all the sudden want him to live with him!" I say angrily. "I mean you love Bryce more then that stupid man does." I say setting a bottle of pop down on the counter. I lean up against the counter, not wanting to break down in front of Carter. I suddenly feel him move closer to me and wrap me in his arms around me, pulling me close. I snuggled up closer to him resting my head on his chest, he rubbed my back in circles, I was feeling very comfortable right now. I knew this could go further, like to my bedroom further. But I do not want that right now. He kissed me softly on the forehead. Neither of us wanting to be the one that pulled away, "The bedrooms over there guys." I heard Bryce say walking into the kitchen. I reluctantly pulled away from Carter and looked at him. "Bryce bed NOW!" I ordered again. He held up his hands, surrendering
Carter laughed at us, I slapped him playfully on the chest. "Okay, but just remember I would like to eat breakfast at the table tomorrow..."
"SHUT UP!" We yell in unison. He walks away laughing at us, he stops poking his head around the wall. "I want a baby brother for Christmas."
"Bed!" I holler at him.
Carter looks at me still laughing. "He's such a great kid." I hug him, he hugs me back. I can not believe I hated this man at one point. Wait yes I can he was a jerk to me when we first met. I have wondered about that since he admitted his feelings to me. I pull out of our hug. "Why were you such an ass when we first met." This seems to have caught him off guard because he takes a step back. "Uh-, What?" He asks a little puzzled. "I thought all that stuff was behind us?" He says rubbing his forehead.
"Well we never really dealt with it so its hard to put it behind us." I said matter-of-factly.
"I guess I wanted you to work up to your capabilities." He answers still a little shocked. I smile at him, I am not upset with him about this, I was just curious, but this seems to have hit him a little harder then intended. I move closer to him and he takes a step back. "Carter I was just asking, no hard feelings." I say reaching out to him.
"I just don't know why you would bring it up at that moment." He says a little pissed.
"Carter...I didn't mean anything by it."
"Yeah, well I better get going." He moves towards the door picking up his jacket.
"John, what is this all about?" I say following him.
"I don't know your the one who brought it up." He starts to get defensive.
"Carter I was just asking, you know to make sure we were good. That our past doesn't impact our future negatively. Although it seems to have." I say trying not to raise my voice. "Look Abby, I really care about you and Bryce, and at the beginning when I first met you, I don't know we just didn't get along, I didn't take the chance to get to know you. I don't believe you took the chance to get to know me either but we're past all that now, and I- I really, really like you and don't want that to wreck what we have now." He turns and leaves. This hits me hard, he is just...WOW!
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"Alex we're going now!"
"Mom, come on..." he protests. I laugh, this has been a great party. Despite our uninvited visitor. Lucky for me Bryce did not see him. I don't want Bryce to know what is going on. It would probably rip him to pieces. Luka stands at the door waiting for Alex and Sam. "I'll see you tomorrow Alex!" Bryce called after as him, as he was ushered out the door by his parents. Carter continued to wash the dishes, and load, the dishes that will fit, into the dish washer. "Bryce go help Carter." I tell him as I flick off the television. he moans but goes anyways. I walk into the living room and clean it up. The Dixie Chicks, If I fall you're going down with me, plays on the radio. "So how long has this been going on?" Bryce calls looking at Carter then at me. "Bryce finish up there then go to bed." I instruct. He rolls his eyes at me. Folding the towel up and placing it on the counter. "Fine, I was just asking so I won't be surprised when Dr. Carter is in your bed tomorrow."
"Bed NOW!" I say pointing towards his room. Carter and Bryce both laugh, as Bryce trots off to bed. I walk towards Carter a little tired. "How are you?" He asks as I pick up Bryce's neatly folded towel. "I'm okay." I sigh.
"I thought Richard didn't want anything to do with you or Bryce." He says facing me.
"Yeah, so did I." I sit down at the table and he follows. "He has a new girlfriend, or wife I don't know what she is, and uh- they are pregnant. They probably want practise raising a kid. You know Bryce could be their little experiment." I laugh bitterly. Wiping the tears from my eyes that are daring to fall. "So he's uh- taking you to court."
"I don't know. I am seeing my lawyer Monday."
"Well don't worry yet. Everything could be okay." He smiles sweetly at me, which makes me smile. I stand up and pick up the last few things that are scattered around my kitchen. He watches me intently. "Abby, just stay strong." He tells me.
"I just don't understand how this man could miss his own sons birthday, and the last five years of his life and all the sudden want him to live with him!" I say angrily. "I mean you love Bryce more then that stupid man does." I say setting a bottle of pop down on the counter. I lean up against the counter, not wanting to break down in front of Carter. I suddenly feel him move closer to me and wrap me in his arms around me, pulling me close. I snuggled up closer to him resting my head on his chest, he rubbed my back in circles, I was feeling very comfortable right now. I knew this could go further, like to my bedroom further. But I do not want that right now. He kissed me softly on the forehead. Neither of us wanting to be the one that pulled away, "The bedrooms over there guys." I heard Bryce say walking into the kitchen. I reluctantly pulled away from Carter and looked at him. "Bryce bed NOW!" I ordered again. He held up his hands, surrendering
Carter laughed at us, I slapped him playfully on the chest. "Okay, but just remember I would like to eat breakfast at the table tomorrow..."
"SHUT UP!" We yell in unison. He walks away laughing at us, he stops poking his head around the wall. "I want a baby brother for Christmas."
"Bed!" I holler at him.
Carter looks at me still laughing. "He's such a great kid." I hug him, he hugs me back. I can not believe I hated this man at one point. Wait yes I can he was a jerk to me when we first met. I have wondered about that since he admitted his feelings to me. I pull out of our hug. "Why were you such an ass when we first met." This seems to have caught him off guard because he takes a step back. "Uh-, What?" He asks a little puzzled. "I thought all that stuff was behind us?" He says rubbing his forehead.
"Well we never really dealt with it so its hard to put it behind us." I said matter-of-factly.
"I guess I wanted you to work up to your capabilities." He answers still a little shocked. I smile at him, I am not upset with him about this, I was just curious, but this seems to have hit him a little harder then intended. I move closer to him and he takes a step back. "Carter I was just asking, no hard feelings." I say reaching out to him.
"I just don't know why you would bring it up at that moment." He says a little pissed.
"Carter...I didn't mean anything by it."
"Yeah, well I better get going." He moves towards the door picking up his jacket.
"John, what is this all about?" I say following him.
"I don't know your the one who brought it up." He starts to get defensive.
"Carter I was just asking, you know to make sure we were good. That our past doesn't impact our future negatively. Although it seems to have." I say trying not to raise my voice. "Look Abby, I really care about you and Bryce, and at the beginning when I first met you, I don't know we just didn't get along, I didn't take the chance to get to know you. I don't believe you took the chance to get to know me either but we're past all that now, and I- I really, really like you and don't want that to wreck what we have now." He turns and leaves. This hits me hard, he is just...WOW!