Chapter Two: A memory in action
" Ah...," thought Lucy, "only two more weeks and he is off to school." She said this just as her rambunctious 7 year old son came in running through the living room nearly throwing his younger sister against the wall. He was off yet again to play some stupid street sport Lucy found pointless, but then again this did keep him entertained and for that she was thankful. Lucy slowly walked over to her young daughter, whom she named after her only deceased grandparent, and picked her up to sooth the teary eyed little girl.
Jennie as she was called was a full on daddy's girl and the only person to blame for this was Kevin. One look into her huge ocean blue eyes would get him to obey her every command. Though the child loved her mother she always seemed to know that in order to get things her way she would often have to go to her father. As she was climbing into her mothers arms she heard the door creak open and in came her father. Jennie climbed down her mother and stumbled slowly into the comfort of her fathers arms. Lucy gasped and ran to get the video camera while Kevin stood staring in amazement at what his little girl had just accomplished. Jeannie had just taken her first steps on that lazy August afternoon.
After the celebration of cheers and hugs from the parents, Kevin went upstairs to change out of his suit and into a more comfortable pair of jeans and a shirt so he can spend the rest of the afternoon with his wife of eight years and his children.
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"Hey mom, what's for lunch?" asked a tired out Josh several hours later.
"What is that the only time you come in, When your hungry?" Lucy said in a sarcastic matter, " I made you a small sandwich considering that we will be having dinner in about an hour, eat , and then your staying inside no more playing okay."
"But mom, Greg is outside and Aunt Mary isn't bugging him"
" I don't care who is bugging Greg, your fathers home and it wouldn't kill you to play inside with him for awhile"
The boy pleaded until a compromise had been made that allowed him the freedom of the streets and the security of Kevin being there to watch Lucy's only son. Josh ate the sandwich quickly and ran to the family room hoping his dad would go outside and play basketball with him. Though Lucy would often be the parent who never saw flaw in Josh he was still a boy and loved time with his very busy father.
" Dad, mom said we could go outside and play basketball until dinner if its alright with you." Josh said emphasizes that he meant only him and Kevin and not little Jennie. Kevin though about it and decided that there would be no harm in doing so. He agreed but quickly ordered that Jennie would come outside with the father and son.
Josh gave a loud moan and headed for the door, reminding Kevin how much his son was like him. He laughed realizing the same scenario happened years ago when Kevin wanted to play with his father, also named Josh, and Ben tagged along.
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I wrote this chapter to explain how life is for Lucy an Kevin and to introduce their two kids. Hoped you enjoyed please review. Also any ideas for Chapter three.
" Ah...," thought Lucy, "only two more weeks and he is off to school." She said this just as her rambunctious 7 year old son came in running through the living room nearly throwing his younger sister against the wall. He was off yet again to play some stupid street sport Lucy found pointless, but then again this did keep him entertained and for that she was thankful. Lucy slowly walked over to her young daughter, whom she named after her only deceased grandparent, and picked her up to sooth the teary eyed little girl.
Jennie as she was called was a full on daddy's girl and the only person to blame for this was Kevin. One look into her huge ocean blue eyes would get him to obey her every command. Though the child loved her mother she always seemed to know that in order to get things her way she would often have to go to her father. As she was climbing into her mothers arms she heard the door creak open and in came her father. Jennie climbed down her mother and stumbled slowly into the comfort of her fathers arms. Lucy gasped and ran to get the video camera while Kevin stood staring in amazement at what his little girl had just accomplished. Jeannie had just taken her first steps on that lazy August afternoon.
After the celebration of cheers and hugs from the parents, Kevin went upstairs to change out of his suit and into a more comfortable pair of jeans and a shirt so he can spend the rest of the afternoon with his wife of eight years and his children.
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"Hey mom, what's for lunch?" asked a tired out Josh several hours later.
"What is that the only time you come in, When your hungry?" Lucy said in a sarcastic matter, " I made you a small sandwich considering that we will be having dinner in about an hour, eat , and then your staying inside no more playing okay."
"But mom, Greg is outside and Aunt Mary isn't bugging him"
" I don't care who is bugging Greg, your fathers home and it wouldn't kill you to play inside with him for awhile"
The boy pleaded until a compromise had been made that allowed him the freedom of the streets and the security of Kevin being there to watch Lucy's only son. Josh ate the sandwich quickly and ran to the family room hoping his dad would go outside and play basketball with him. Though Lucy would often be the parent who never saw flaw in Josh he was still a boy and loved time with his very busy father.
" Dad, mom said we could go outside and play basketball until dinner if its alright with you." Josh said emphasizes that he meant only him and Kevin and not little Jennie. Kevin though about it and decided that there would be no harm in doing so. He agreed but quickly ordered that Jennie would come outside with the father and son.
Josh gave a loud moan and headed for the door, reminding Kevin how much his son was like him. He laughed realizing the same scenario happened years ago when Kevin wanted to play with his father, also named Josh, and Ben tagged along.
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I wrote this chapter to explain how life is for Lucy an Kevin and to introduce their two kids. Hoped you enjoyed please review. Also any ideas for Chapter three.
