It's Been Awhile-Chapter Four
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That night, TC sat at his desk and thought for a few minutes when Ashley and Aarit came bounding into his room. "Daddy, we're getting a new kid in school tomorrow. I think it's a boy." Ashley said excitedly. "Cool, sweetie. Are you'll ready for bed?" They nodded, "Except for our teeth because you promised us some Oreo's tonight," Aarit said softly. "Oh, yeah. Thanks for reminding me tiger," TC said and picked him up, planting a kiss on top of his blonde head.
"Your welcome, dad," Aarit said. They walked to the kitchen and Aarit and Ashley sat on the chairs around the small kitchen table. That was for the kids at breakfast or lunch or snack; then they had one in the dining room for dinner/holidays. TC got out the package of cookies and gave two to each kid and poured them a small glass of milk. "Chocolate milk?" Ashley asked hopefully. TC shook his head, "Too late. It's ten minutes until your bed time so I suggest you hurry up," TC warned as he cleaned up a little.
They were soon finished and TC cleaned their dishes and took them to their rooms. Ashley's room was a light purple, with 'BRATZ' stuff everywhere. She was obsessed with those, some people were calling them the new-age barbie dolls. TC tucked her in and clicked on the lava lamp Chris had sent for her last birthday. It, too, was purple. "'Night daddy," Ashley said. "Night, Ash," TC answered and turned off her light and walked to Aarit's room. He was sitting on his bed, holding a picture of Chris. "This is my mom, isn't it?" he asked, speaking of the blonde woman in the photo that TC hadn't seen in eight years. "Yeah, tiger, it is," TC said truthfully. "Okay," Aarit said and gave it back to him.
TC almost laughed. Aarit was so easy-going, sometimes it worried TC. He usually just shrugged things off. Unlike Ashley, he wasn't one to push someone when they make fun of him. Not many people made fun of him anyway- he was just to sweet.
"'Night, dad," Aarit said and turned onto his side. "Night, kid," TC said.
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Aarick woke up in the middle of the night in his new room, sweating. He had just had a nightmare. "Mom! Mom!" he shrieked. Chris came running into the room in a bathrobe, clearly having just stepped out of the shower. She sat on the bed and Aarick climbed into her lap. "I had a really bad dream, mom," he said, about to cry. "Shh, it's okay baby. You want to talk about it?" She asked. He shook his head. "Can I sleep in your bed? I don't like this room." Aarick whined.
Chris thought a minute. "Oh, alright," she gave in, "but just for tonight." Aarick beamed. "Ooh thanks mom!" Aarick leaped off his bed and ran to Chris' room before jumping into it. "Becareful, you remember the last time you did that!" Chris warned. She was speaking of the time when six-year-old Aarick had ran to her bed, about to jump in and slipped on a toy he had left. He ended up in the emergency room.
"I know, I know mom. But that was two whole years ago. I'm growed up now," Aarick said proudly, beating on his chest. A little to hard, for he then coughed a little and grimaced. "Okay, my little growed-up son, get your butt in the bed so you can get a grown-up education tomorrow," Chris said, kissing him on his cheek as she tucked him into the bed. Before she had even reached her bathroom door to change, she heard the light snores of her son.
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TC finally got back to his desk and picked up a pen and started writing:
'Dear Chris,,
I really wish you could see them now. Ashley is getting even more protective of Aarit as they get older. It's so adorable. I thought for awhile that Aarit was becoming more talkative but he's back to his shy self. I bet he doesn't get a word in with Ashley and their friends at the playground! Haha. Anyway, I'm so sorry I haven't written in three months. I meant to but I got sidetracked, I guess you could say. I feel bad because sometimes I think I do it on purpose, unconciously. I don't think we made the right decision eight years ago. I want you to be able to see them. They're so beautiful, and I bet Aarick is to. It's not fair to you to miss seeing Ash and Aar grow up, and it's not fair to me to miss out on Aarick. And it's especially not fair to them. Aarit found a picture of you and I had to tell him yes, that's your mother. You know what he did? He shrugged and said "Oh, okay". He doesn't understand what it's like to have a mother. I'm not blaming you. I'm blaming both of us, in reality, but moreso myself. If I hadn't agreed to that decision we could've been raising the three together-where they belong.
Get back to me. I live in Del James, CA now but still work with everyone, just a bit longer drive. I think we should set up a date for the kids to meet. I've included Ashley's and Aarit's recent school pictures as well as the three of us together. Bye, and hope to talk to you later.
Love, TC'
TC sealed the envoloped and quickly addressed it and walked outside and put it into the mailbox just to make sure thta one of the kids couldn't get it. He hoped Chris would get it soon.
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That night, TC sat at his desk and thought for a few minutes when Ashley and Aarit came bounding into his room. "Daddy, we're getting a new kid in school tomorrow. I think it's a boy." Ashley said excitedly. "Cool, sweetie. Are you'll ready for bed?" They nodded, "Except for our teeth because you promised us some Oreo's tonight," Aarit said softly. "Oh, yeah. Thanks for reminding me tiger," TC said and picked him up, planting a kiss on top of his blonde head.
"Your welcome, dad," Aarit said. They walked to the kitchen and Aarit and Ashley sat on the chairs around the small kitchen table. That was for the kids at breakfast or lunch or snack; then they had one in the dining room for dinner/holidays. TC got out the package of cookies and gave two to each kid and poured them a small glass of milk. "Chocolate milk?" Ashley asked hopefully. TC shook his head, "Too late. It's ten minutes until your bed time so I suggest you hurry up," TC warned as he cleaned up a little.
They were soon finished and TC cleaned their dishes and took them to their rooms. Ashley's room was a light purple, with 'BRATZ' stuff everywhere. She was obsessed with those, some people were calling them the new-age barbie dolls. TC tucked her in and clicked on the lava lamp Chris had sent for her last birthday. It, too, was purple. "'Night daddy," Ashley said. "Night, Ash," TC answered and turned off her light and walked to Aarit's room. He was sitting on his bed, holding a picture of Chris. "This is my mom, isn't it?" he asked, speaking of the blonde woman in the photo that TC hadn't seen in eight years. "Yeah, tiger, it is," TC said truthfully. "Okay," Aarit said and gave it back to him.
TC almost laughed. Aarit was so easy-going, sometimes it worried TC. He usually just shrugged things off. Unlike Ashley, he wasn't one to push someone when they make fun of him. Not many people made fun of him anyway- he was just to sweet.
"'Night, dad," Aarit said and turned onto his side. "Night, kid," TC said.
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Aarick woke up in the middle of the night in his new room, sweating. He had just had a nightmare. "Mom! Mom!" he shrieked. Chris came running into the room in a bathrobe, clearly having just stepped out of the shower. She sat on the bed and Aarick climbed into her lap. "I had a really bad dream, mom," he said, about to cry. "Shh, it's okay baby. You want to talk about it?" She asked. He shook his head. "Can I sleep in your bed? I don't like this room." Aarick whined.
Chris thought a minute. "Oh, alright," she gave in, "but just for tonight." Aarick beamed. "Ooh thanks mom!" Aarick leaped off his bed and ran to Chris' room before jumping into it. "Becareful, you remember the last time you did that!" Chris warned. She was speaking of the time when six-year-old Aarick had ran to her bed, about to jump in and slipped on a toy he had left. He ended up in the emergency room.
"I know, I know mom. But that was two whole years ago. I'm growed up now," Aarick said proudly, beating on his chest. A little to hard, for he then coughed a little and grimaced. "Okay, my little growed-up son, get your butt in the bed so you can get a grown-up education tomorrow," Chris said, kissing him on his cheek as she tucked him into the bed. Before she had even reached her bathroom door to change, she heard the light snores of her son.
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TC finally got back to his desk and picked up a pen and started writing:
'Dear Chris,,
I really wish you could see them now. Ashley is getting even more protective of Aarit as they get older. It's so adorable. I thought for awhile that Aarit was becoming more talkative but he's back to his shy self. I bet he doesn't get a word in with Ashley and their friends at the playground! Haha. Anyway, I'm so sorry I haven't written in three months. I meant to but I got sidetracked, I guess you could say. I feel bad because sometimes I think I do it on purpose, unconciously. I don't think we made the right decision eight years ago. I want you to be able to see them. They're so beautiful, and I bet Aarick is to. It's not fair to you to miss seeing Ash and Aar grow up, and it's not fair to me to miss out on Aarick. And it's especially not fair to them. Aarit found a picture of you and I had to tell him yes, that's your mother. You know what he did? He shrugged and said "Oh, okay". He doesn't understand what it's like to have a mother. I'm not blaming you. I'm blaming both of us, in reality, but moreso myself. If I hadn't agreed to that decision we could've been raising the three together-where they belong.
Get back to me. I live in Del James, CA now but still work with everyone, just a bit longer drive. I think we should set up a date for the kids to meet. I've included Ashley's and Aarit's recent school pictures as well as the three of us together. Bye, and hope to talk to you later.
Love, TC'
TC sealed the envoloped and quickly addressed it and walked outside and put it into the mailbox just to make sure thta one of the kids couldn't get it. He hoped Chris would get it soon.