For Disclaimer please see chapter one. Thanks. Also, I just made up the title "Playzone" so if you know of a place actually called that…lol I don't own it.
A/N: Hi everyone! I am so sorry that it took this long to update. We had a family emergency and had to unexpectedly fly out of town, which has obviously put a halt of my writing-time. I hope that you enjoy this chapter!
Sunrise
Chapter 14: Rivalry
Lucy Kinkirk flopped down on her sofa, exhausted. She put her hands over her face and sighed. Her whole body, from the top of her head to the very tips of her toes felt heavy. She hadn't slept well for the last few nights, which was probably the reason for all of this. For some reason, Emily and Meg had not been getting along well for the last week or so. Her constant refereeing between her four and six year old had exhausted her during the day, and kept her up during the night. She remembered when she used to fight with Mary at home, and it made their entire home seem less fun. She hated to see tension growing already between her daughters. She leaned back and shut her eyes, happy that Riley had finally gone down for her nap. As soon as she began to nod off, she was jolted back awake by her 4 year old daughter's voice.
"What if I don't want to help you pick out your doll's clothes, Meg?" Emily screamed. "Cause I don't!"
"Well I don't care what you wanna do, you baby!" Meg retorted. "I'm your big sister and that means that you have to help me! You're the worst sister ever!" As if to add to the chaos, Riley began to cry, after being awoken from her nap. Lucy moaned angrily and stood up she walked into the hall as Meg's door slammed. Emily screamed and pounded on her wall, frustrated. Lucy sighed, she ran to Riley's room, where she quickly soothed the baby and got her to lie back down. Then, she walked out of the room and knocked on Meg's door. After a few minutes, the scowling 6-year-old opened her door, hands on her hips. "What?" She asked.
"I heard you and Emily fighting. What's going on?" Lucy asked. Meg's frown deepened and she sighed dramatically.
"We were playing dollies and it was fun but then I couldn't decide what to have my doll wear and asked her for help and she said no and I said yes, and she said no, and then she left." She told her mother in one breath. "She's dumb."
"Now Meg," Lucy scolded, " I don't want to hear you ever calling one of your sisters any names, do you hear me? In the hall I heard you call her a baby, and just now you called her dumb. Next time I hear any names coming out of your mouth that aren't nice you'll be grounded, do you understand?" Lucy said seriously.
"Fine." Meg said quietly. Lucy told her daughter to stay there, then went to get Emily. She brought her 4 year old down the hall to stand face to face with Meg.
"Now, Emily, what's your half of the story?" She asked.
"We were playing dolls and then she said 'go get dolly some clothes' and I said no, and then she yelled at me and I left, and she followed me." Emily said. "She told me to come back and I said no again and then she said that I'm the worst sister ever!" Lucy sighed.
"Listen up, you two. Mommy's not feeling good lately, and she certainly doesn't have the energy to try and deal with you two fighting like this. From now on, I don't want to hear an unkind word out of either of you. If you feel like you need to be mean to each other, than you can just go sit in your rooms until your attitude has changed. Get it?" She asked.
"Yes ma'am." The girls answered in unison.
"Good. Now, each of you need to go to your rooms and play quietly. Your yelling woke up Riley, and that's not happening again. Emily, Mia's coloring in your room, so why don't you go join her." The girls nodded and went their separate ways. Lucy shook her head slowly as her eye lids drooped. She walked slowly back to the sofa, and collapsed onto it. Within moments, she was sound asleep.
"Lucy…" A voice broke into the woman's deep slumber. "Lucy! Honey wake up!" She slowly opened her eyes, she squinted until her husband came into focus. "Are you OK?" He asked her, sounding concerned.
"What?" Lucy asked, her voice cracking. "I'm fine, what are you talking about?" She asked. Kevin frowned.
"Baby, do you have any idea what time it is?" Kevin asked her. Lucy shook her head. "It's midnight…you've been asleep since one in the afternoon!"
"Oh…"Lucy replied, sounding dazed. Suddenly, she gasped. "Are the kids OK? Where are they?"
"They're fine." Kevin told her. "I got home early, at 4:30. I tried to wake you up a few times, but you kept going right back to sleep. Riley was crying in her crib when I got home, and the girls were ignoring her completely. What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I'm just tired, Kev. I guess I just finally got the sleep that I needed." She said. Kevin shook his head.
"Lucy, this isn't normal. You need to see a doctor, and soon. I'm calling first thing in the morning to make an appointment for you, and I'm not going to work tomorrow…I already called and told them. Now, I'm going to bed, and if you're still tired, I'd suggest that you sleep now.
"Are you kidding me, I'm still exhausted. Let's go." She said. Kevin helped her up and they started down the hall to their room.
Anna Camden smiled softly as she held her 2 month old daughter up over her head, turning slowly. Avery's tiny, soft brown curls swayed as she moved through the air. She pulled the baby down onto her chest and kissed her head, slowly breathing in the scent of the shampoo she had used a few days ago. Avery giggled happily and Anna smiled. She loved being a mother. Of course it was hard sometimes (particularly the nights) but it was so worth it. David walked into their bedroom where his wife and daughter were a minute later, holding Connor in his arms. Anna smiled and cooed at him happily. She leaned down and kissed her forehead.
"Good morning, sleepy boy! Mommy thought you weren't ever going to wake up!" She told him with a laugh. "Your sister has been up for almost an hour!" She looked at Avery with a smile "Haven't you?" She asked, tickling the baby's chin, Avery's face lit up with a smile. Anna looked at her husband. "Are you ready to get going?" She asked. Today they were taking the babies over to 'Playzone', a sort of baby gym, where they could play. David nodded and motioned to the two diaper bags he had slung over his shoulder.
"Yep, and I've got the stuff all packed up." He winked at her and linked his free elbow in hers as they started to the garage as their new family of four.
A/N: I hope that you enjoyed the chapter…sorry that the Anna/David section was so short. I wanted to give an update about them, but didn't particularly have a lot to say about them haha. There'll be more about them soon! Don't forget to review!
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