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A/N: Hey! Thanks for all of your reviews! I hope that you enjoy this chapter.
In The Days Ahead
Chapter 2: Maddie Vs. Liv
Lucy was just finishing folding the laundry when she heard the front door open and the kids run in. Today was Cecilia's pick up day, for which Lucy was very grateful. The triplets ran into the laundry room where their mother was. Liv was close behind them. Lucy smiled when she saw her four children coming towards her. She leaned down and hugged each, kissing them on the forehead one by one. After she finished, she stood up and faced all of them.
"OK your guys. Who has homework?" She asked. All three of the triplets raised their hands. Liv looked back and forth at all of them, then raised her hand too.
"No you don't." Maddy said, pushing her younger sister's hand down. Liv crossed her arms over her chest and frowned. Lucy smiled at her youngest child.
"OK, Will, Luke, Maddy, get to work." She said, pointing at the kitchen table. They all sighed and walked over to the table, slamming their backpacks down and getting out their binders. Maddy started some math while Luke worked on science and Will on his spelling worksheet. Liv decided to go and play in her room. She took off down the hall, shutting she and Maddy's door behind her. Now that the kids were older, Maddy and Liv shared a room, and Will and Luke shared one.
The phone rang. Lucy stepped out of the room for a minute, leaving the twins to do their homework. When she came back a minute later, purse over her shoulder and car keys in hand.
"OK guys. Aunt Ruthie and Uncle Peter have some meetings tonight, and they won't be home until 8, so Natalie and Amy are going to stay with us. I have to go and pick them up. I'll only be gone for 10 minutes tops. If you have any trouble, I have my cell phone, if there's an emergency, Aunt Mary and Uncle Carlos are right across the street. Their number is on the fridge. I'll be back as soon as possible. I'm taking Liv with me." She said. She walked down the hall and got Liv, who insisted on bringing her baby doll with her. "Bye guys."
"Bye mom." The triplets replied in unison. Lucy drove up to Jennings where Ruthie was waiting with Natalie and Amy. She smiled and waved when she saw her sister-in-law driving up.
"Hey Luce. Hi Liv!" She greeted when they parked. "Lucy, I can't thank you enough. We have meetings, then Peter has to go down to meet with the superintendent of the school while is 45 minutes away, and I have so much grading to do, and grades for the quarter have to be in soon. Christmas break starts week after next!" She smiled.
"I know! I can't believe it's already December. When do the kids get off? The 19th, right?" Ruthie nodded. "Cool. Ok, go to your meeting, the kids will be safe with me!" She laughed.
"OK, thanks a ton! I should be there at about 10:00." Ruthie told Lucy.
"Oh, why don't they just sleep over? They can sleep in the girls' room. I know it's a school night, but all the kids go to the same school, and I can drop them all off as easily as I could drop off my four." She said.
"OK, thanks Luce. Are you sure that you want 6 kids over there all night?" Ruthie asked with a smile.
"We'll be fine, don't worry." She said.
"OK. Bye Natalie, bye Amy." She said, kissing each of her daughters on the cheek.
"Bye mommy." They replied. They got in and buckled up, and started for the Kinkirks home once again. When they got there, the triplets were still doing their homework. Amy and Liv went off to go and play in Liv and Maddy's room while Natalie put down her backpack and sat down by the triplets.
"I have to do a book report." She said, showing her Aunt Lucy the worksheet. There was a line to put the author's name, how many pages were in the book, the book's title, a summary, and the child's personal opinion of the story." Lucy smiled at her niece.
"Wow that looks interesting. What book are you writing about?" Natalie leaned down and shuffled through her backpack for a minute. She sat back up and showed her Aunt a blue book.
"Oh, The Little Puppy. Sounds like a classic to me!" Natalie smiled and nodded. She set to work reading, filling in the spaces on her worksheet at the same time. They finished their homework, and the boys went in to play in their room while Natalie trailed Maddy into her room where Liv and Amy were already playing doll house. Maddy sighed.
"Liv go away. I don't wanna have to deal with babies in my room." She said dramatically. Liv crossed her arms.
"I'm not a baby! I'm 4 and a half years old. I'm a big girl." She cried. Maddy shook her head.
"You're a BABY. Now just go away. I want to do big girl stuff sand there's no babies allowed."
"What kinda big girl stuff?" Liv asked. "And you're a baby if I'm a baby." She objected.
"I'm not a baby! And for your information, I'm doing big girl stuff like listening to my new CD, and drawing. GO AWAY!" Maddy shouted. She pushed her screaming little sister out of the room, closely followed by Amy and Natalie." Lucy came in a few minutes later with her hands on her hips.
"OK, Missy. Everyone is allowed in this room. If you don't want to have your younger sister and your cousins to be with you, then you leave, not them. And I suggest to you that you stay with your sister and cousins, unless you want to be seen as a mean girl, which I know that you aren't."
"Fine, fine." Maddy said. "Let them back in."
"Thank you." Lucy said. She kissed her daughter on the forehead. Maddy pouted a bit as the three younger girls entered the room again. She pouted even more when she was ordered by her mother to apologize to her younger sister for calling her names. After much persuasion, she finally did. After she did so, the tension in the room seemed to lessen, and the world of the Kinkirks (not to mention the Petrowski kids) was happy once again.
Later on that night, after everyone had gotten ready for bed, Lucy got Will and Luke in bed in their room, and Maddy and Liv in their beds. Natalie and Amy spread out sleeping bags on the ground. The boys were asleep immediately, and after about 20 minutes of giggling coming from the girls' room, they too fell asleep. Lucy looked at the clock 8:05. Kevin said that he'd be home at around 8:30 or 9:00 tonight because of some special assignment. She sighed and sat down on the sofa, flipping on some Friends re-runs. If she had to wait for her husband, she was going to have fun at the same time.
A/N: I hope you liked this chapter. Please review!
A/N: Hey! Thanks for all of your reviews! I hope that you enjoy this chapter.
In The Days Ahead
Chapter 2: Maddie Vs. Liv
Lucy was just finishing folding the laundry when she heard the front door open and the kids run in. Today was Cecilia's pick up day, for which Lucy was very grateful. The triplets ran into the laundry room where their mother was. Liv was close behind them. Lucy smiled when she saw her four children coming towards her. She leaned down and hugged each, kissing them on the forehead one by one. After she finished, she stood up and faced all of them.
"OK your guys. Who has homework?" She asked. All three of the triplets raised their hands. Liv looked back and forth at all of them, then raised her hand too.
"No you don't." Maddy said, pushing her younger sister's hand down. Liv crossed her arms over her chest and frowned. Lucy smiled at her youngest child.
"OK, Will, Luke, Maddy, get to work." She said, pointing at the kitchen table. They all sighed and walked over to the table, slamming their backpacks down and getting out their binders. Maddy started some math while Luke worked on science and Will on his spelling worksheet. Liv decided to go and play in her room. She took off down the hall, shutting she and Maddy's door behind her. Now that the kids were older, Maddy and Liv shared a room, and Will and Luke shared one.
The phone rang. Lucy stepped out of the room for a minute, leaving the twins to do their homework. When she came back a minute later, purse over her shoulder and car keys in hand.
"OK guys. Aunt Ruthie and Uncle Peter have some meetings tonight, and they won't be home until 8, so Natalie and Amy are going to stay with us. I have to go and pick them up. I'll only be gone for 10 minutes tops. If you have any trouble, I have my cell phone, if there's an emergency, Aunt Mary and Uncle Carlos are right across the street. Their number is on the fridge. I'll be back as soon as possible. I'm taking Liv with me." She said. She walked down the hall and got Liv, who insisted on bringing her baby doll with her. "Bye guys."
"Bye mom." The triplets replied in unison. Lucy drove up to Jennings where Ruthie was waiting with Natalie and Amy. She smiled and waved when she saw her sister-in-law driving up.
"Hey Luce. Hi Liv!" She greeted when they parked. "Lucy, I can't thank you enough. We have meetings, then Peter has to go down to meet with the superintendent of the school while is 45 minutes away, and I have so much grading to do, and grades for the quarter have to be in soon. Christmas break starts week after next!" She smiled.
"I know! I can't believe it's already December. When do the kids get off? The 19th, right?" Ruthie nodded. "Cool. Ok, go to your meeting, the kids will be safe with me!" She laughed.
"OK, thanks a ton! I should be there at about 10:00." Ruthie told Lucy.
"Oh, why don't they just sleep over? They can sleep in the girls' room. I know it's a school night, but all the kids go to the same school, and I can drop them all off as easily as I could drop off my four." She said.
"OK, thanks Luce. Are you sure that you want 6 kids over there all night?" Ruthie asked with a smile.
"We'll be fine, don't worry." She said.
"OK. Bye Natalie, bye Amy." She said, kissing each of her daughters on the cheek.
"Bye mommy." They replied. They got in and buckled up, and started for the Kinkirks home once again. When they got there, the triplets were still doing their homework. Amy and Liv went off to go and play in Liv and Maddy's room while Natalie put down her backpack and sat down by the triplets.
"I have to do a book report." She said, showing her Aunt Lucy the worksheet. There was a line to put the author's name, how many pages were in the book, the book's title, a summary, and the child's personal opinion of the story." Lucy smiled at her niece.
"Wow that looks interesting. What book are you writing about?" Natalie leaned down and shuffled through her backpack for a minute. She sat back up and showed her Aunt a blue book.
"Oh, The Little Puppy. Sounds like a classic to me!" Natalie smiled and nodded. She set to work reading, filling in the spaces on her worksheet at the same time. They finished their homework, and the boys went in to play in their room while Natalie trailed Maddy into her room where Liv and Amy were already playing doll house. Maddy sighed.
"Liv go away. I don't wanna have to deal with babies in my room." She said dramatically. Liv crossed her arms.
"I'm not a baby! I'm 4 and a half years old. I'm a big girl." She cried. Maddy shook her head.
"You're a BABY. Now just go away. I want to do big girl stuff sand there's no babies allowed."
"What kinda big girl stuff?" Liv asked. "And you're a baby if I'm a baby." She objected.
"I'm not a baby! And for your information, I'm doing big girl stuff like listening to my new CD, and drawing. GO AWAY!" Maddy shouted. She pushed her screaming little sister out of the room, closely followed by Amy and Natalie." Lucy came in a few minutes later with her hands on her hips.
"OK, Missy. Everyone is allowed in this room. If you don't want to have your younger sister and your cousins to be with you, then you leave, not them. And I suggest to you that you stay with your sister and cousins, unless you want to be seen as a mean girl, which I know that you aren't."
"Fine, fine." Maddy said. "Let them back in."
"Thank you." Lucy said. She kissed her daughter on the forehead. Maddy pouted a bit as the three younger girls entered the room again. She pouted even more when she was ordered by her mother to apologize to her younger sister for calling her names. After much persuasion, she finally did. After she did so, the tension in the room seemed to lessen, and the world of the Kinkirks (not to mention the Petrowski kids) was happy once again.
Later on that night, after everyone had gotten ready for bed, Lucy got Will and Luke in bed in their room, and Maddy and Liv in their beds. Natalie and Amy spread out sleeping bags on the ground. The boys were asleep immediately, and after about 20 minutes of giggling coming from the girls' room, they too fell asleep. Lucy looked at the clock 8:05. Kevin said that he'd be home at around 8:30 or 9:00 tonight because of some special assignment. She sighed and sat down on the sofa, flipping on some Friends re-runs. If she had to wait for her husband, she was going to have fun at the same time.
A/N: I hope you liked this chapter. Please review!