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For The Moment

Chapter 5: A Romantic Evening

Lina, better known as Mrs. Camden at school, sat at the teacher desk in her kindergarten classroom and stared at the pile of parent-teacher conference slips that she had gotten back. It seemed that almost every parent needed to reschedule, and she had no idea how she'd make it work. She looked up at the clock. School had let out 3 minutes ago, and her children would be there any minute. It was convenient to work at the same school that her children attended: she could talk with their teachers regularly, see them during recess, she got summer off, and she didn't have to go pick them up! She looked back down at the stack of papers and picked up the first one. 'I'm unavailable on November second. Please reschedule later in the week' read a note on the first slip. Lina sighed. As she began to think about how to make it work, she heard footsteps as Michael, her 7-year-old, entered with Abby and Aiden. They sideled over to their mother where she hugged them all.

"How was school today?" she asked.

"Fine." Answered Michael and Abby in unison.

"Awesome!" Aiden shrieked. "We got to color pictures and play with the play doe! It was the best, mom!" Lina laughed and tussled her youngest child's hair.

"Well I'm glad you had fun." She turned to Michael. "Where's Molly?" she asked of her 9-year-old daughter. "She normally comes in with you three." Michael nodded.

"I went in to get her, but she was in trouble and Mrs. Clark is holding her 5 minutes after the bell in time out. She said that she knew we would be here awhile and she didn't think you'd mind." He looked at the clock. "She should be here soon though cause it's 3:05." Lina nodded.

"Uh oh, I wonder what she did this time?" She wondered aloud. Molly always seemed to be at odds with her 4th grade teacher and was frequently put on time out in class. A few minutes later, Molly walked in. "Hey Molly-doll." Her mother greeted her warmly. "What happened?" Molly sighed and handed her mother a note. She scanned it then looked back up at her 9-year-old.

"Ok, so let me get this straight. You didn't do your homework, Mrs. Clark told you to take a missing assignment slip to get signed, you said no and talked back to her, and she put you in time out? Is that correct?"

"Yeah." Molly said. "That stupid woman. I hate her."

"Molls, don't say that. She's your teacher and you need to respect her. I don't ever want to hear that you 'hate' anyone again. Got it?" Lina asked and her daughter nodded. "Well, I guess the lesson there, is that you do your homework and you don't talk back to your teacher." Molly nodded again. "You know the rule about missing assignment slips, dolly, you're grounded tonight, ok?"

"Yes." Molly said. "I know." Lina kissed her daughter on the head, then turned to face all of her children.

"Well guys, I need to be here for at least 15 more minutes so why don't you four take a seat and start your homework, ok?" The kids nodded and sat down. Molly, Michael and Abby took out their binders to start their work while Aiden colored. Soon, Lina knew that she had finished as much as she could that day, and told the kids to pack up to go home. As they drove the short distance home, Michael continued to try and do his homework, despite his sister and mother's assurance that it wouldn't work. When they got in, Aiden hurried to the tv to watch his favorite show, Barney. Abby moaned and covered her ears when the theme song started.

"Mom!" She cried. "Make Aiden turn of Barney! He's so annoying!" Lina laughed.

"Abby, when you were younger, your favorite show in the whole world was Barney too. And Molly and Michael didn't make you turn it off, did they?" She asked. Abby sighed and shook her head. "then let your younger brother enjoy it too. Ok?" She asked.

"Ok." Abby answered, sounding disappointed. As she did so, her older brother entered the room.

"Mom," Michael started, "Can I invite Tommy over?" Tommy had been Michael's best friend since they were 3 years old. He lived just down the street, and the boys got together to play often.

"Are you done with your homework?" She asked.

"Yep." He said proudly. "I only had a little today."

"Well then I guess you can. But you two will have to keep it down so that Molly and Abby can do theirs, all right?" Michael nodded quickly then ran to the phone to call his friend. Lina looked out the window and, to her surprise, saw her husband's car pulling up outside. She smiled and waited a moment before he came through the garage door. "You're sure home early!" She greeted him. He kissed her then winked.

"I was thinking that maybe you and I could go out for an early dinner tonight. I already called Sarah and Matt and they said that they wouldn't mind watching the kids. Lina smiled at her husband. She loved when he surprised her like this. She looked over at her son who had stopped calling his friend. He was looking at his mother to see if it was still ok.

"Sorry kiddo. Turns out daddy and I are going out, so no friends today." She told him to his dismay. He hung his head dramatically then sidled over to the couch where his brother was happily watching his favorite purple dinosaur dance around the screen. Lina hurried to put on her favorite dress, then she and Sam got the kids in the car and drove them to Sarah and Matt's house. Lina smiled at her sister-in-law as the kids ran in the door.

"Are you sure, Sarah? I mean, I can just call a sitter. I don't want you to go crazy with 7 kids here!" She said, worried about her sanity. "Really I wouldn't be mad or anything."

"Lina!" Sarah said. "I'll be fine. Matt's here anyway. We can do this. Stop worrying and go have fun! Get out of here!" She said. Lina laughed and thanked her, then she and Sam were on their way. After they were seated, she smiled and looked around her favorite restaurant. This was where Sam had proposed 11 years ago. They liked to come here often.

The band played quietly in the back ground while they ordered their food and ate. After they were finished, Sam stood and reached for Lina's hand: this was her favorite part. They walked out onto the dance floor amid many other couples and began to dance slowly to the jazz music playing. She rested her head on his shoulder and sighed happily. This was the place that she felt safe, happy, and loved: with her husband. She looked up at him and he kissed her. She smiled a bit, then put her head back down and let him lead.

After the song ended, she pulled back and clapped along with everyone else. When the next song, a faster one, started, they danced to it as well. Lina laughed as Sam spun her and she felt the edges of her black dress touch her legs. Sam smiled. He loved to see his wife having fun, and she always seemed to be having fun on the dance floor.

He knew that she had danced from the time she was very young all through her teens, and it was apparent that it flowed through her veins. Though he had never been a dancer himself, he truly enjoyed it when they were here dancing, or even when it was just the two of them at home. He remembered once dancing with her on her birthday while she was pregnant with their first child, Molly, just a few weeks before she was born. They had only been able to get as close as her stomach would permit, which just made things funnier. At one point, the baby had kicked so hard the he had felt it with his own stomach. It was one of their most awkward dances, yet still one of his favorites. As the song ended, he dipped his wife, and as he lifted her back up, he kissed her again. Yes, this was the place they both loved.

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