Chap. 4- Party at The Camden's Part II
The Camden's House:
By the time Mary and Carlos had finished their story, Matt, Sarah, Andrew, Katie and Joey had already arrived. They were talking in the living room waiting for everyone else to come.
Kevin and Lucy's House:
Shannon, Emma, and Ben were all upstairs taking their naps and Lucy and Kevin didn't want to wake them up just yet to go to their parent's house.
"Lucy," Kevin said, "I really need to talk to you."
"Sure," Lucy said, "What's up?"
"The other day," Kevin started, "I was told that I would have to work in New York, for a little while. I have to work on a case there."
"What," Lucy yelled. "How do you expect me to take care of 3 kids while I'm pregnant? I can not believe this." By the time Lucy had finished her cheeks were stained with tears.
"Lucy, I know I don't want to go either. But it is really not going to be for that long. I also don't have to leave till the middle of January."
"Like, that makes me feel better. Now I just know that you are going to miss your son's 2nd birthday." When Lucy had finished Ben started to cry and Lucy ran upstairs to go and get him. In a little while Lucy, Kevin, Shannon, Emma and Ben were all in the car driving to the party. When they got to the house Shannon and Emma went upstairs and Kevin went into the living room with Ben. Lucy went into the kitchen where Sarah, Mary, Cecelia and Annie were.
"Hey guys," Lucy greeted them.
"What's up?" Annie asked.
"Oh nothing," Lucy started but as she thought about what Kevin had just told her a tear rolled down her cheek.
"What's the matter?" Sarah asked.
As Lucy was explaining everything to the women in the kitchen, Kevin was explaining everything to the men in the living room.
Living Room:
"It's obvious, Kevin" Matt said, "you have to talk to her and tell her what you are feeling. If you can you should try your hardest to try your hardest to try and get off doing this."
"Yah," Eric continued, "and you should probably take her out to dinner or something."
"Okay," Kevin said, "I think that I will go talk to her now so that she is not mad at me all night." Then Kevin went into the kitchen to go get Lucy.
"Lucy," Kevin said, "Can I go talk to you outside for a minute?"
"Okay Kevin," Lucy said with a hint of anger in her voice. Kevin led Lucy outside and they sat on the picnic table in the backyard.
"Lucy," Kevin started, "let me start by saying that I love you more than life itself. I would never do anything to hurt you. I really will try my hardest to get off this case, but I am not guaranteeing anything. I want to go there as soon as possible so that I can be back before our son or daughter is being born."
"I understand," Lucy said, "it is just that it is our first time being away from each other for so long and I can not even imagine not sleeping next to you and not having you around. You know that kids and I will miss you very much. I appreciate that you will try and get off the case though." Then Lucy got up and faced Kevin as he put his hands on her stomach that was already showing and gave her a kiss. Kevin realized how cold Lucy was so they went into the house walking hand in hand.
Living Room:
"Are you two okay?" Annie asked as Lucy and Kevin walked in.
"Of course we are," Kevin said as he kissed Lucy on the head. Then he grabbed Ben out his playpen that had Billy and Joey in it too.
Ruthie's Room
Ruthie and Peter were watching all the kids. Right now Ruthie and Peter were sitting on the bed watching as Shannon, Emma, Charlie, Katie, and Andrew played their 9th game of "Candy Land."
"Ruthie," Katie said as tears rolled down her cheeks. "Andrew is saying that I can't play."
"Well, that is not fair," Ruthie said. "Andrew why aren't you letting Katie play?"
"Because, I don't want her to," Andrew answered.
"Either she plays with you or you don't play," Ruthie answered back.
"Fine she can play," Andrew said in an exasperated voice.
Living Room:
"Dinner is ready," Annie called from the kitchen.
"I will call the kids," Simon offered. "Kids, time for dinner," Simon called up the stairs.
The kids were sitting at the kitchen table and the adults were sitting at the dining room table with the smaller children who were eating in their high chairs. At the end of dinner Simon and Cecelia got up to make an announcement.
"We have something to tell you," Simon started. "We are not having one baby we are having triplets."
"Wow!" everyone said. "Congratulations!"
"We thought having two babies at one time was hard I can not imagine having three," Lucy said.
The Camden's House:
By the time Mary and Carlos had finished their story, Matt, Sarah, Andrew, Katie and Joey had already arrived. They were talking in the living room waiting for everyone else to come.
Kevin and Lucy's House:
Shannon, Emma, and Ben were all upstairs taking their naps and Lucy and Kevin didn't want to wake them up just yet to go to their parent's house.
"Lucy," Kevin said, "I really need to talk to you."
"Sure," Lucy said, "What's up?"
"The other day," Kevin started, "I was told that I would have to work in New York, for a little while. I have to work on a case there."
"What," Lucy yelled. "How do you expect me to take care of 3 kids while I'm pregnant? I can not believe this." By the time Lucy had finished her cheeks were stained with tears.
"Lucy, I know I don't want to go either. But it is really not going to be for that long. I also don't have to leave till the middle of January."
"Like, that makes me feel better. Now I just know that you are going to miss your son's 2nd birthday." When Lucy had finished Ben started to cry and Lucy ran upstairs to go and get him. In a little while Lucy, Kevin, Shannon, Emma and Ben were all in the car driving to the party. When they got to the house Shannon and Emma went upstairs and Kevin went into the living room with Ben. Lucy went into the kitchen where Sarah, Mary, Cecelia and Annie were.
"Hey guys," Lucy greeted them.
"What's up?" Annie asked.
"Oh nothing," Lucy started but as she thought about what Kevin had just told her a tear rolled down her cheek.
"What's the matter?" Sarah asked.
As Lucy was explaining everything to the women in the kitchen, Kevin was explaining everything to the men in the living room.
Living Room:
"It's obvious, Kevin" Matt said, "you have to talk to her and tell her what you are feeling. If you can you should try your hardest to try your hardest to try and get off doing this."
"Yah," Eric continued, "and you should probably take her out to dinner or something."
"Okay," Kevin said, "I think that I will go talk to her now so that she is not mad at me all night." Then Kevin went into the kitchen to go get Lucy.
"Lucy," Kevin said, "Can I go talk to you outside for a minute?"
"Okay Kevin," Lucy said with a hint of anger in her voice. Kevin led Lucy outside and they sat on the picnic table in the backyard.
"Lucy," Kevin started, "let me start by saying that I love you more than life itself. I would never do anything to hurt you. I really will try my hardest to get off this case, but I am not guaranteeing anything. I want to go there as soon as possible so that I can be back before our son or daughter is being born."
"I understand," Lucy said, "it is just that it is our first time being away from each other for so long and I can not even imagine not sleeping next to you and not having you around. You know that kids and I will miss you very much. I appreciate that you will try and get off the case though." Then Lucy got up and faced Kevin as he put his hands on her stomach that was already showing and gave her a kiss. Kevin realized how cold Lucy was so they went into the house walking hand in hand.
Living Room:
"Are you two okay?" Annie asked as Lucy and Kevin walked in.
"Of course we are," Kevin said as he kissed Lucy on the head. Then he grabbed Ben out his playpen that had Billy and Joey in it too.
Ruthie's Room
Ruthie and Peter were watching all the kids. Right now Ruthie and Peter were sitting on the bed watching as Shannon, Emma, Charlie, Katie, and Andrew played their 9th game of "Candy Land."
"Ruthie," Katie said as tears rolled down her cheeks. "Andrew is saying that I can't play."
"Well, that is not fair," Ruthie said. "Andrew why aren't you letting Katie play?"
"Because, I don't want her to," Andrew answered.
"Either she plays with you or you don't play," Ruthie answered back.
"Fine she can play," Andrew said in an exasperated voice.
Living Room:
"Dinner is ready," Annie called from the kitchen.
"I will call the kids," Simon offered. "Kids, time for dinner," Simon called up the stairs.
The kids were sitting at the kitchen table and the adults were sitting at the dining room table with the smaller children who were eating in their high chairs. At the end of dinner Simon and Cecelia got up to make an announcement.
"We have something to tell you," Simon started. "We are not having one baby we are having triplets."
"Wow!" everyone said. "Congratulations!"
"We thought having two babies at one time was hard I can not imagine having three," Lucy said.