Authors Note- Tomorrows update will be a little late, I've got some happenings tomorrow, so expect a delayed chapter. It will hopefully and mostlikely be up tomorrow. Anways Preview and Responses in this chapter...
Rating- We're taking a trip down to PG for a bit, enjoy:D
Chapter 38
I ring Susan's doorbell and hear her walking towards the door. It swings open and she looks really funny, still comfortable in her pyjamas. I walk through the open door and she follows up behind me. Chuck's lying on the sofa, snoring up a storm. I guess the kids must have been in his room. Carter tends to give Susan his kids a lot, I doubt they want their own now. I hear Seb running towards me and I grab him in my arms. He keeps calling me mommy. I love it. Carter hates it. I'm not his mother, and Carter is having a hard time accepting that. I give him a kiss on the cheek and I continue to follow Susan.
"Maddie's running a fever. I gave her some Children's Tylenol, but you might want to keep an eye on her." I set Sebastian down and walk to Maddie's side. She is completely flushed, but her face is pale. I run my hand over her forehead, and she's burning up. I look up at Susan and she gives me a worried look. I don't' want to overreact now. I don't' know how Carter would react. I gently shake her, and her eyes flutter open. She sits up into my open arms and rests her head against my shoulder. I stand up with her in my arms, and she's wheezing a bit. I mean kids get sick all the time and half the time it's nothing, but then again these aren't my kids. I grab my cell out of my pocket and dial Carter's. His voice comes over the line, somewhat frantic.
"Hey, sorry this is a really bad time, we just got hit with a huge MVA." I pull Maddie's body up, she's slipping through my fingers. Sebastian is light, but he's also four. Madison is a bit heavier. I balance the phone between my shoulder and ear.
"Listen, Maddie's running a fever and wheezing. It doesn't look too serious, but I don't' know what you want to do." I hear him move into a quieter location where the chaos is less heard.
"Can you take her home? I'm on till about seven, and if she's not better, we'll decide what to do." I mutter a quick okay and shut the phone. I jam it into the side of my bag and give Susan a thankful glance. She helps Sebastian pull on his coat, and I pull my keys out of the side of my pocket. I took Carter's car, mostly because he forced me to. At least he did, the L is no place for either one of them today. Susan picks up Sebastian and follows me towards the car. She puts him into the safety seat, while I put Maddie on the opposite side, buckling her seat belt. I shut the door and walk over to Susan, giving her another quick hug and thank-you. I owe her more than she will ever now.
"Hey Abby, you still owe me a therapy session." I walk towards the door, laughing.
"Oh come on now, you and Chuck should try it sometime." She sticks her tongue out at me and mimics me. I open my window a bit and start the car. She had quite a show last night, let's just leave well enough alone. I pull out and take the short trip home to my apartment. It's closer to the hospital, so if we decide to take her in, we're right in the area. I doubt it will have to come to that though. I hope it won't. I park the car in the back and pull Madison out first. I balance her in my left hand while I take Sebastian in my right. We manage to get up the stairs and through the door. But now what? I put Seb in front of the TV. That will keep him busy. I take Madison into my room and put her into bed. Susan gave her something, so I shouldn't worry about it until about four hours from now. I give her a kiss on the cheek and wrap the blankets around her body. She's breathing normally now, at least we can be thankful for that. I walk back into the living room and collapse against the sofa with Seb. He snuggles up to me and I wrap my arms around him. Yeah, if all guys stayed this cute forever. I watch his eyes slowly close as he fights to keep them open. He starts to nod off but he wakes up a few minutes later. I grab a pillow from the edge and put it under his head. He curls his body as close to mine as he can and the pillow stays on my lap. I swing my hand over and take the soft afghan off the top and wrap that around him. After I'm positively sure he's asleep I wiggle out from underneath and head towards the kitchen. I should probably clean. And make some food. I think I actually might have food in the fridge.
I open my cupboard and find some spaghetti noodles. We are both in for it tonight with these two, but at least I know they'll eat it. I fill a bowl with water and turn the gas on. Stupid water needs to boil faster. I have about an hour before he shows up, so we'll be okay. I got stuck there for a few hours extra because of paperwork. It sucks. I hear Maddie's screams in my room and run in there. I pick her up and rock her back and forth. Besides the fact that she hates me, she's being really clingy lately. I wipe her tears away from her eyes without a word, and walk with her back into the kitchen. I hold her for a while longer until my arms feel like they are going to fall off. I put her on the couch with Seb, only on the opposite side. She starts to watch TV, and I venture back into the kitchen to put the noodles into the water, and start the sauce. I put the ingredients into another bowl and start to heat that as well. I hate cooking.
I hear the door open and shut, then the TV gets turned off. In a matter of seconds, Carter's standing in the doorway, looking like a mess. One half of his shirt is tucked in, the other sagging out. His hair is flying all over the place, and the bags under his eyes hold no lies about the exhaustion and work. He has a small smile plastered on his face.
"Are you just going to stand there, or are you going to help me?"
He walks towards me and wraps his hands around my waist. He places a small kiss on the back of my neck, sending goose bumps down my back.
"You're perfect." I roll my eyes and continue to stir my spaghetti. I am not burning it this time. Last time I tried to cook something more elaborate than eggs, I almost burned the entire building down. I lean back against him and he continues his attack of kisses.
"So what are we going to do about Maddie?" I walk towards the sink and place the dirty spoon in it. He follows on my heals, my cute little puppy.
"I don't know. She doesn't seem to have too high of a fever right now. I think it's just the flu or something. She just needs rest. She'll be okay after I take her home."
I turn around and place a quick, delicate kiss on his dry lips.
"Why don't you stay here tonight. The kids can take my bedroom and we can have the floor..." He shrugs his shoulders, a goofy expression on his face. I lean into him and wrap my arms around him. My head rests on his chest and arms are around my body. We're good. How about we stay like this forever? It wouldn't be that bad, right?
~Review Responses~
Leigh- lol Thanks... Some chapters are funny others are dramatic... lol depends on our moods...
ER-Carby-Luva- lol It would suck for that too happen lol... They should have chose a better place... tsk tsk...
Kayla- Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying the story. lol Some parts are kinda funny lol...
smilez4eva- Heh, we didn't really go into that much in this chapter.
tars- I hope you liked this chapter
Tracey- Yah, the ending was stretched pretty far, lol oh well. Yah, Seb is adorable lol, but I'm pretty attached to Bryce lol
~Preview~
"You can tell me, you know?" I nod into her shoulder.
"I know." I say, trying to keep conversation to a minimum. At the beginning it wasn't hard. Neither one of us wanted to talk.
"Are you ever going to tell me?" She asks.
Rating- We're taking a trip down to PG for a bit, enjoy:D
Chapter 38
I ring Susan's doorbell and hear her walking towards the door. It swings open and she looks really funny, still comfortable in her pyjamas. I walk through the open door and she follows up behind me. Chuck's lying on the sofa, snoring up a storm. I guess the kids must have been in his room. Carter tends to give Susan his kids a lot, I doubt they want their own now. I hear Seb running towards me and I grab him in my arms. He keeps calling me mommy. I love it. Carter hates it. I'm not his mother, and Carter is having a hard time accepting that. I give him a kiss on the cheek and I continue to follow Susan.
"Maddie's running a fever. I gave her some Children's Tylenol, but you might want to keep an eye on her." I set Sebastian down and walk to Maddie's side. She is completely flushed, but her face is pale. I run my hand over her forehead, and she's burning up. I look up at Susan and she gives me a worried look. I don't' want to overreact now. I don't' know how Carter would react. I gently shake her, and her eyes flutter open. She sits up into my open arms and rests her head against my shoulder. I stand up with her in my arms, and she's wheezing a bit. I mean kids get sick all the time and half the time it's nothing, but then again these aren't my kids. I grab my cell out of my pocket and dial Carter's. His voice comes over the line, somewhat frantic.
"Hey, sorry this is a really bad time, we just got hit with a huge MVA." I pull Maddie's body up, she's slipping through my fingers. Sebastian is light, but he's also four. Madison is a bit heavier. I balance the phone between my shoulder and ear.
"Listen, Maddie's running a fever and wheezing. It doesn't look too serious, but I don't' know what you want to do." I hear him move into a quieter location where the chaos is less heard.
"Can you take her home? I'm on till about seven, and if she's not better, we'll decide what to do." I mutter a quick okay and shut the phone. I jam it into the side of my bag and give Susan a thankful glance. She helps Sebastian pull on his coat, and I pull my keys out of the side of my pocket. I took Carter's car, mostly because he forced me to. At least he did, the L is no place for either one of them today. Susan picks up Sebastian and follows me towards the car. She puts him into the safety seat, while I put Maddie on the opposite side, buckling her seat belt. I shut the door and walk over to Susan, giving her another quick hug and thank-you. I owe her more than she will ever now.
"Hey Abby, you still owe me a therapy session." I walk towards the door, laughing.
"Oh come on now, you and Chuck should try it sometime." She sticks her tongue out at me and mimics me. I open my window a bit and start the car. She had quite a show last night, let's just leave well enough alone. I pull out and take the short trip home to my apartment. It's closer to the hospital, so if we decide to take her in, we're right in the area. I doubt it will have to come to that though. I hope it won't. I park the car in the back and pull Madison out first. I balance her in my left hand while I take Sebastian in my right. We manage to get up the stairs and through the door. But now what? I put Seb in front of the TV. That will keep him busy. I take Madison into my room and put her into bed. Susan gave her something, so I shouldn't worry about it until about four hours from now. I give her a kiss on the cheek and wrap the blankets around her body. She's breathing normally now, at least we can be thankful for that. I walk back into the living room and collapse against the sofa with Seb. He snuggles up to me and I wrap my arms around him. Yeah, if all guys stayed this cute forever. I watch his eyes slowly close as he fights to keep them open. He starts to nod off but he wakes up a few minutes later. I grab a pillow from the edge and put it under his head. He curls his body as close to mine as he can and the pillow stays on my lap. I swing my hand over and take the soft afghan off the top and wrap that around him. After I'm positively sure he's asleep I wiggle out from underneath and head towards the kitchen. I should probably clean. And make some food. I think I actually might have food in the fridge.
I open my cupboard and find some spaghetti noodles. We are both in for it tonight with these two, but at least I know they'll eat it. I fill a bowl with water and turn the gas on. Stupid water needs to boil faster. I have about an hour before he shows up, so we'll be okay. I got stuck there for a few hours extra because of paperwork. It sucks. I hear Maddie's screams in my room and run in there. I pick her up and rock her back and forth. Besides the fact that she hates me, she's being really clingy lately. I wipe her tears away from her eyes without a word, and walk with her back into the kitchen. I hold her for a while longer until my arms feel like they are going to fall off. I put her on the couch with Seb, only on the opposite side. She starts to watch TV, and I venture back into the kitchen to put the noodles into the water, and start the sauce. I put the ingredients into another bowl and start to heat that as well. I hate cooking.
I hear the door open and shut, then the TV gets turned off. In a matter of seconds, Carter's standing in the doorway, looking like a mess. One half of his shirt is tucked in, the other sagging out. His hair is flying all over the place, and the bags under his eyes hold no lies about the exhaustion and work. He has a small smile plastered on his face.
"Are you just going to stand there, or are you going to help me?"
He walks towards me and wraps his hands around my waist. He places a small kiss on the back of my neck, sending goose bumps down my back.
"You're perfect." I roll my eyes and continue to stir my spaghetti. I am not burning it this time. Last time I tried to cook something more elaborate than eggs, I almost burned the entire building down. I lean back against him and he continues his attack of kisses.
"So what are we going to do about Maddie?" I walk towards the sink and place the dirty spoon in it. He follows on my heals, my cute little puppy.
"I don't know. She doesn't seem to have too high of a fever right now. I think it's just the flu or something. She just needs rest. She'll be okay after I take her home."
I turn around and place a quick, delicate kiss on his dry lips.
"Why don't you stay here tonight. The kids can take my bedroom and we can have the floor..." He shrugs his shoulders, a goofy expression on his face. I lean into him and wrap my arms around him. My head rests on his chest and arms are around my body. We're good. How about we stay like this forever? It wouldn't be that bad, right?
~Review Responses~
Leigh- lol Thanks... Some chapters are funny others are dramatic... lol depends on our moods...
ER-Carby-Luva- lol It would suck for that too happen lol... They should have chose a better place... tsk tsk...
Kayla- Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying the story. lol Some parts are kinda funny lol...
smilez4eva- Heh, we didn't really go into that much in this chapter.
tars- I hope you liked this chapter
Tracey- Yah, the ending was stretched pretty far, lol oh well. Yah, Seb is adorable lol, but I'm pretty attached to Bryce lol
~Preview~
"You can tell me, you know?" I nod into her shoulder.
"I know." I say, trying to keep conversation to a minimum. At the beginning it wasn't hard. Neither one of us wanted to talk.
"Are you ever going to tell me?" She asks.