After awhile he goes home to see Annie playing a game with the twins in the living room as well as Ruthie. He told them he was tired and went to bed at 8:30 pm to Annie's surprise but thought he wasn't feeling well.
Few hours later while everyone is asleep—
"Okay Eric, now I'm going to throw it to you and you just hit it." Ruth knelt down five feet from her 7 year old son.
"Okay mom." He took a swing and missed but she helped him swing better and he finally hit it and was really excited, "mom I did it!! I love you mom."
"I love you to sweetie." She hugged him.
Annie was asleep when she was slightly woken up by Eric's moans as he turned to face her back and she turned towards him to see he was moaning in his sleep and gave him a hug.
Few days later Eric was at his office desk thinking about Sharon, her husband and Kevin. He was starting to get an idea but had to talk with some adoption lawyer first which he did.
After he got home, he helped his wife with dinner then had everyone settle at the dinner table. Ruthie, Lucy, Kevin, Sam, David, Eric, Annie and Martin sat down for some dinner while Eric very noticeably was quiet as everyone ate and talked. He had thought about Ruth, what a wonderful mother she was, that she knew everything and that he really missed her.
A few days later Eric arranged a meeting with Kevin and Sharon as well as her husband at the Children's center where Sharon, her husband seemed to like Kevin and Kevin seemed to like them. One day the three of them went home to see if it would work while Eric went about his job but thought of Ruth especially when he sees Annie taking care of the twins.
"Mommy!! Mommy!! AHHHH!!!" A five year old crying Eric Camden runs to his mom.
"Oh, honey, what's wrong?" She asked in a sympathetic tone as she hugs him.
"I hurted my knee when I tripped and fell." She put him in the seat then got the washcloth, soap and a band aid.
Oh, let me fix you up honey." She then cleaned his knee that was red from blood, then put the band aid on and kissed it, "is that better sweetie?"
"Yeah." He sniffled as she gave him a hug.
"Hey, sleepyhead wake up." A voice was heard and the blowing of the ear was felt.
"Hey, stop it." He said in a sad tone with a tearstained face.
"Come on honey, it's time to go for our walk since I have cleaned up the kitchen." She sat with on her knees as she wiped his face with her hand where the tear stain shows.
"What? What's going on?" He asked sleepily as he sees his wife kneeling near him on the floor.
"Let's go for a walk, I think we need it or I think we need to talk actually but I don't want to do it here." He sits up, wipes his face then stands up as his wife gets up as well.
"Okay." He tells her, then they both take a walk around the neighborhood.
During the walk they talked about things going on and Annie asked her husband if anything was bothering him. He told her nothing was wrong, she dropped it even if she didn't believe him and was worried about him.
Tuesday May 4th—
Eric was in his office at the church when Sharon came over to tell him she wanted to adopt Kevin and asked the children's center for some help which they will help her and her husband. She even told him that Kevin wanted to talk to him and she thanked him since she felt so happy.
Two days later Eric went to see Kevin who was hoping to be adopted by Sharon and her husband then he got a call from Sharon saying that she got custody of Kevin to see if the adoption would work. That night he talked to his wonderful wife in their room and she was not happy with what her husband had to say as she had gotten ready for bed.
"I'm going to go back to New York for a few days and I will be back before Sunday." He told her while she was sitting on her side of the bed and he was getting ready for bed.
"What? Why do you need to go to New York? Matt and Sarah are doing fine as are Mary, Carlos and Simon. Is it the Colonel?"
"No, it's none of those, I just need to go." He tells her in a somber tone as she looks at him confused.
"Eric, what's wrong honey? Please talk to me. You know you can tell me anything. When are you leaving?"
"I know but this one I just can't tell you, not yet. I'll be leaving tomorrow morning." He told her as he was getting into bed.
The next day Annie takes Eric to the airport, waits at a table area of the eatery near the security checkpoint. Just about forty-five minutes till the plane left they gave each other a hug then a kiss, she tells him to call her when he gets there then he goes to the security checkpoint.
6 hour later in New York—
Eric took a cab to see his dad who was surprised to even see him.
"Eric? What are you doing here? Come in." He opened to door then closed it as Eric went in.
"Hey dad." He said somberly.
"What's wrong? Did you and Annie have a big fight? Is it the kids?" He looked at his son confused.
"No, it's not dad. I just... can we talk about it tomorrow? I'm beat." He then walked away to his room he had put his carryon down.
He started to dial but hung up the phone, laid down on the bed and just fell asleep.
"Eric the cookies will be ready soon, you need to be patient." Ruth told her 7 year old son as he came into the kitchen.
"Okay mom." He had left to go play with Julie when the phone rang, she picked up the phone just before the third ring.
Eric turned on the bed when he dreamt of Ruth then a few hours before day break, he woke up to seeing his mom in the room.
"Mom?" He said out loud as he sat up and looked at her, she had on a white robe and walked over to her son.
Few hours later while everyone is asleep—
"Okay Eric, now I'm going to throw it to you and you just hit it." Ruth knelt down five feet from her 7 year old son.
"Okay mom." He took a swing and missed but she helped him swing better and he finally hit it and was really excited, "mom I did it!! I love you mom."
"I love you to sweetie." She hugged him.
Annie was asleep when she was slightly woken up by Eric's moans as he turned to face her back and she turned towards him to see he was moaning in his sleep and gave him a hug.
Few days later Eric was at his office desk thinking about Sharon, her husband and Kevin. He was starting to get an idea but had to talk with some adoption lawyer first which he did.
After he got home, he helped his wife with dinner then had everyone settle at the dinner table. Ruthie, Lucy, Kevin, Sam, David, Eric, Annie and Martin sat down for some dinner while Eric very noticeably was quiet as everyone ate and talked. He had thought about Ruth, what a wonderful mother she was, that she knew everything and that he really missed her.
A few days later Eric arranged a meeting with Kevin and Sharon as well as her husband at the Children's center where Sharon, her husband seemed to like Kevin and Kevin seemed to like them. One day the three of them went home to see if it would work while Eric went about his job but thought of Ruth especially when he sees Annie taking care of the twins.
"Mommy!! Mommy!! AHHHH!!!" A five year old crying Eric Camden runs to his mom.
"Oh, honey, what's wrong?" She asked in a sympathetic tone as she hugs him.
"I hurted my knee when I tripped and fell." She put him in the seat then got the washcloth, soap and a band aid.
Oh, let me fix you up honey." She then cleaned his knee that was red from blood, then put the band aid on and kissed it, "is that better sweetie?"
"Yeah." He sniffled as she gave him a hug.
"Hey, sleepyhead wake up." A voice was heard and the blowing of the ear was felt.
"Hey, stop it." He said in a sad tone with a tearstained face.
"Come on honey, it's time to go for our walk since I have cleaned up the kitchen." She sat with on her knees as she wiped his face with her hand where the tear stain shows.
"What? What's going on?" He asked sleepily as he sees his wife kneeling near him on the floor.
"Let's go for a walk, I think we need it or I think we need to talk actually but I don't want to do it here." He sits up, wipes his face then stands up as his wife gets up as well.
"Okay." He tells her, then they both take a walk around the neighborhood.
During the walk they talked about things going on and Annie asked her husband if anything was bothering him. He told her nothing was wrong, she dropped it even if she didn't believe him and was worried about him.
Tuesday May 4th—
Eric was in his office at the church when Sharon came over to tell him she wanted to adopt Kevin and asked the children's center for some help which they will help her and her husband. She even told him that Kevin wanted to talk to him and she thanked him since she felt so happy.
Two days later Eric went to see Kevin who was hoping to be adopted by Sharon and her husband then he got a call from Sharon saying that she got custody of Kevin to see if the adoption would work. That night he talked to his wonderful wife in their room and she was not happy with what her husband had to say as she had gotten ready for bed.
"I'm going to go back to New York for a few days and I will be back before Sunday." He told her while she was sitting on her side of the bed and he was getting ready for bed.
"What? Why do you need to go to New York? Matt and Sarah are doing fine as are Mary, Carlos and Simon. Is it the Colonel?"
"No, it's none of those, I just need to go." He tells her in a somber tone as she looks at him confused.
"Eric, what's wrong honey? Please talk to me. You know you can tell me anything. When are you leaving?"
"I know but this one I just can't tell you, not yet. I'll be leaving tomorrow morning." He told her as he was getting into bed.
The next day Annie takes Eric to the airport, waits at a table area of the eatery near the security checkpoint. Just about forty-five minutes till the plane left they gave each other a hug then a kiss, she tells him to call her when he gets there then he goes to the security checkpoint.
6 hour later in New York—
Eric took a cab to see his dad who was surprised to even see him.
"Eric? What are you doing here? Come in." He opened to door then closed it as Eric went in.
"Hey dad." He said somberly.
"What's wrong? Did you and Annie have a big fight? Is it the kids?" He looked at his son confused.
"No, it's not dad. I just... can we talk about it tomorrow? I'm beat." He then walked away to his room he had put his carryon down.
He started to dial but hung up the phone, laid down on the bed and just fell asleep.
"Eric the cookies will be ready soon, you need to be patient." Ruth told her 7 year old son as he came into the kitchen.
"Okay mom." He had left to go play with Julie when the phone rang, she picked up the phone just before the third ring.
Eric turned on the bed when he dreamt of Ruth then a few hours before day break, he woke up to seeing his mom in the room.
"Mom?" He said out loud as he sat up and looked at her, she had on a white robe and walked over to her son.