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For The Moment

Chapter 2: Crisis Averted

Lucy Kinkirk let go of the curtain and walked over to the sofa where her youngest two kids were sitting watching cartoons. Elizabeth and Maddy, who were 5 and 4 respectively, giggled loudly as one of the characters in the show was flattened by a boulder. Lucy smiled with them. She liked to see her daughters enjoying themselves. She was just beginning to settle in when she was torn from her thoughts when her oldest two girls, Haylie and Anna came down the stairs yelling angrily.

"Mom!" 14-year-old Haylie screeched. She ran to her mother, closely followed by her younger sister. "Ty and Collin came into Anna and my's room and took…"

"Mom!" Anna joined in, "They took our bras and now they're wearing them!" She yelled. Lucy's eyes widened as her 8 year old twins came running down the stairs wearing a white and a purple bra. They ran over to their sisters.

"Look at me!" Ty cried in a girly voice. "I'm Haylie!" He moved his hips around quickly, mimicking the way that his older sister walked.

"And I'm Anna!" Collin yelled in an equally girly voice. Lucy tried hard to keep herself from laughing as she looked at her sons sternly.

"Collin, Ty, this is not acceptable. How would you like it if your sisters came into your room and took your things?" She asked, raising an eyebrow. The twins frowned and shrugged their shoulders. "Yeah that's what I thought." She told them. "Now apologize to Haylie and Anna, go take those off and put them back where you found them, then go to your room until further notice. Got it?" They nodded and mumbled an apology to their sisters before starting up the stairs slowly. Anna's jaw dropped.

"Whoa! How did you do that?" She asked, amazed.

"I'm a mother, my dear." She answered. "I can do anything. Trust me." The girls laughed.

"Thanks mom." Haylie said and the girls started back up to their room. Lucy laughed quietly to herself. Crisis averted she thought. Elizabeth and Maddy burst into another bout of giggles at the antics of the cartoon characters. Lucy laughed too. She leaned over and kissed them each on the head, then stood and walked into the kitchen where her husband was preparing dinner.

"Hey you." He greeted her when she walked through the door. She walked over to the island and sat down, resting her head in her hands. "What are you up to?"

"Hi." She said. "Not that much. Haylie and Anna are in their room, as are the twins, and Libby and Maddy are watching cartoons in the family room. It's a pretty quiet night in the Kinkirk home." She laughed. "Ty and Collin caused a bit of trouble, but I handled it. Yes me, aka super mom. Hold your applause." Kevin smiled.

"Ahh, super mom, I thought it was you." He joked. "Your disguise didn't fool me for a minute." Lucy put her head back and did an evil laugh. Kevin smiled and turned back the the mac and cheese he had on the stove. He cupped his hands around his mouth. "Haylie, Anna, Ty, Collin, Elizabeth, Maddy, dinner!" He shouted. Elizabeth and Maddy were the first to enter and sit down at the table. They were closely followed by Ty and Haylie. When, a few minutes later, Anna and Collin entered, they were screaming at each other.

"I am not a brat, you jerk!" Yelled Collin.

"I'm not a jerk, you freak!" Anna retorted.

"I'm not a freak, you fatso!" Collin shot back.

"Hey!" Anna screamed. "I'm not a fatso dork brain!"

"Whoa whoa whoa!" Kevin yelled, getting between his 12 and 8 year old. "There will be no name calling in this house, do you get it? Your mom and I won't stand for that!"

"Butt faced Anna started it!" Collin cried.

"Hey!" Anna yelled. "You started it, stupid!"

"Collin! Anna!" Kevin yelled. "My office. Now." He pointed his finger towards his office door and the two children stomped off to it, yelling at one another all the way. "I'll be right back." He told Lucy. She smiled weakly at him and nodded her head." Kevin's office had always been the place that the kids were sent when they were in trouble. Kevin was the one to give out punishments most of the time, be it grounding, a time out, or anything else. Ty burst into laughter.

"What an idiot! I told him to cut it out!" He cried.

"Ty! First off, like we just said, no name calling! And secondly we don't use the word idiot in this house!" He sighed deeply and Haylie rolled her eyes. Lucy chose to ignore them and handed each of her children their plates, leaving two open spots for Collin and Anna when they would return. A few minutes after they started eating, Kevin re-entered with the two kids who looked incredibly pouty.

"Mom!" Anna yelled. "Dad says I'm grounded tomorrow! That's so not fair! Come on, help me out here!"

"Yeah me too!" Collin said. Lucy shook your head.

"Hey, what your dad says go. I agree. Now sit down and eat." She shook her head tiredly as the kids took their seats. Kevin kissed his wife then got them each some food too. "Mac and cheese. I haven't had this in awhile." She said with a laugh.

"I know, Sorry. This was the most convenient thing to make tonight with everyone being home." He said. Lucy nodded with a laugh.

"I understand, trust me. Thanks for making dinner tonight, I really appreciate it." She told him. Kevin nodded his head.

"No problem, trust me. Don't worry about it." She smiled at him and he smiled back, then they began eating as well.

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