Chapter 7
We arrive back at the house around 6pm. It was a long day at the shop trying to strip both the Charger and the Jetta to determine the damage. This house is a mess. I set Aria in her playpen and head to the kitchen to gather cleaning supplies. I don't even bother asking for help from the Vince and Leon who are on their way to their rooms to clean up. Mia and Brian headed to the ocean to talk things out and said that she would be home late. Cleaning this place will take forever and I don't know where to begin. I wonder when the last time Mia dusted. Oh well might as well get started.
After forty-five minutes of intense cleaning the living room is finally clean. It's time to feed my baby. She waits patiently in her playpen for me to pick her up and place her on my hip. Her smile is so sweet. I place her in the high chair in the dining room and place her plate in front of her. I hear a grumbling from the doorway.
Vince is frowning, "What about us? Don't we get to eat?" Leon is standing next to him rubbing his stomach.
"What would you like to eat guys? I am sure I could whip up some strained peas or maybe you prefer pureed broccoli." By the looks on their face I can see that did not appeal to their discriminating tastes. "How about some of my famous pizza?" They say yes in unison. "Great. So which one of you are going to sit with the baby to make sure she doesn't choke?"
Leon takes a seat next to Aria, "My turn to watch my niece."
"Thanks." I smile at them.
Vince follows me into the kitchen, "How can I help you?" I walk over to him and feel his forehead for a fever. He laughs loudly.
"You must be sick. You never help out in the kitchen."
"Well I do now." I made an extra large pizza because Leon and Vince both look very hungry. After dinner I gave Aria a bath and put her to bed giving me lots of time to work on the house. I give each of the guys a basket and tell them to get all of their dirty clothes so that I can do laundry. The busier I am the better.
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Two weeks have passed since Jesse was shot. The team has all fallen into a routine. Everyone gets up at 7:00am and heads to work at the garage. They stop to drop Aria off at the daycare center. They work until 5 and then head home. Most of the time it is just Vince and Leon at the house because Mia practically lives with Brian at his apartment and Bella spends most of her free time at the hospital.
Leon's POV
The sound of broken glass wakes me from my sleep. I head up the stairs to the living room. Bella is kneeling on the floor picking up the pieces of a drinking glass. Tears are coming from her eyes, "It just slipped from my hand." She is sobbing deeply.
"Calm down it's just a glass. Vince has broken at least twenty of those." Unfortunately she doesn't find the humor in my joke. "Give me the pieces of glass and go have a seat on the couch while I make a phone call." I head to the kitchen and throw the glass in the trash. I pick up the phone and dial Mia's cell phone number. "Mia, wake up I need you to come home and take care of the baby. You can bring Brian with you ok. I need you home ASAP. See you in ten."
Seven minutes later Mia runs in the door with Brian on her heels, "What's so important?"
"I need to take your sister somewhere and I need you to care for the baby. Ok." Mia nods and sits next to Bella trying to calm her while I get Bella's shoes and mine. We grab our jackets and head for my car.
"Leon where are we going?"
"Mexico."
We arrive back at the house around 6pm. It was a long day at the shop trying to strip both the Charger and the Jetta to determine the damage. This house is a mess. I set Aria in her playpen and head to the kitchen to gather cleaning supplies. I don't even bother asking for help from the Vince and Leon who are on their way to their rooms to clean up. Mia and Brian headed to the ocean to talk things out and said that she would be home late. Cleaning this place will take forever and I don't know where to begin. I wonder when the last time Mia dusted. Oh well might as well get started.
After forty-five minutes of intense cleaning the living room is finally clean. It's time to feed my baby. She waits patiently in her playpen for me to pick her up and place her on my hip. Her smile is so sweet. I place her in the high chair in the dining room and place her plate in front of her. I hear a grumbling from the doorway.
Vince is frowning, "What about us? Don't we get to eat?" Leon is standing next to him rubbing his stomach.
"What would you like to eat guys? I am sure I could whip up some strained peas or maybe you prefer pureed broccoli." By the looks on their face I can see that did not appeal to their discriminating tastes. "How about some of my famous pizza?" They say yes in unison. "Great. So which one of you are going to sit with the baby to make sure she doesn't choke?"
Leon takes a seat next to Aria, "My turn to watch my niece."
"Thanks." I smile at them.
Vince follows me into the kitchen, "How can I help you?" I walk over to him and feel his forehead for a fever. He laughs loudly.
"You must be sick. You never help out in the kitchen."
"Well I do now." I made an extra large pizza because Leon and Vince both look very hungry. After dinner I gave Aria a bath and put her to bed giving me lots of time to work on the house. I give each of the guys a basket and tell them to get all of their dirty clothes so that I can do laundry. The busier I am the better.
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Two weeks have passed since Jesse was shot. The team has all fallen into a routine. Everyone gets up at 7:00am and heads to work at the garage. They stop to drop Aria off at the daycare center. They work until 5 and then head home. Most of the time it is just Vince and Leon at the house because Mia practically lives with Brian at his apartment and Bella spends most of her free time at the hospital.
Leon's POV
The sound of broken glass wakes me from my sleep. I head up the stairs to the living room. Bella is kneeling on the floor picking up the pieces of a drinking glass. Tears are coming from her eyes, "It just slipped from my hand." She is sobbing deeply.
"Calm down it's just a glass. Vince has broken at least twenty of those." Unfortunately she doesn't find the humor in my joke. "Give me the pieces of glass and go have a seat on the couch while I make a phone call." I head to the kitchen and throw the glass in the trash. I pick up the phone and dial Mia's cell phone number. "Mia, wake up I need you to come home and take care of the baby. You can bring Brian with you ok. I need you home ASAP. See you in ten."
Seven minutes later Mia runs in the door with Brian on her heels, "What's so important?"
"I need to take your sister somewhere and I need you to care for the baby. Ok." Mia nods and sits next to Bella trying to calm her while I get Bella's shoes and mine. We grab our jackets and head for my car.
"Leon where are we going?"
"Mexico."