Here's the next chapter. Sorry I haven't updated. Writer's Block. If this chapter sucks, it's because I'm trying to get out of the writer's block in order to give you better chapters. Please review.
Chapter 5-Chuck E. Cheese
After having a long talk about the whole 'Jaclynn calling Pheobe "ma"' thing, they decided not to try to correct her, at least not for the moment. The child was only a year and a half and doesn't even remember her mother. It would be wrong to try to explain to her why her brother gets to have a mom while she doesn't. (Ok, I think I am so wrong about that-lying to a toddler. I hope to learn what you're really supposed to do in that situation when I start taking psychology classes but until next year, we'll just have to live with it and hope it doesn't damage her)
Pheobe took the guest room and got ready for bed anxiously waiting for tomorrow when she and Cole would take the kids out somewhere. Neither of them had to work, which was a miracle.
She couldn't sleep and just laid there thinking. They seemed like a happy couple-her and Cole. From an outside view, they looked normal. She couldn't help but think of a life they could have, with Ben and the girls. She had basically been living there with them, taking care of the kids, cooking, cleaning. Maybe things could work out, after all her and Cole hadn't had any problems even though the thought of getting back together hadn't been discussed. Maybe they should think about that. Wouldn't it be great if things could work out, if they were finally able to be together, no obstacles, just them.
She fell asleep with these thoughts floating around in her head and was woke up by two very eager children jumping on the bed.
"Hey," she said half asleep. "Why don't you go wake your daddy up?" she asked, wanting a chance to wake up on her own.
"We did," Bennett said, him and Jaclynn still jumping up and down. "We want to go."
"Go where?" she asked.
"Chuck E. Cheese. Daddy promised," Ben told her.
"He did, did he?" she asked getting up.
"Yep," Jaclynn put it, not really knowing what they were talking about but wanting to be part of it.
"Okay, out of here, little people. I need to get dressed," she told them, shooing them playfully out of the room.
An hour later, everyone was in the S.U.V. and on their way to Chuck E. Cheese or as all people over the age of twelve called it, Hell.
Cole pulled into the only available parking space and mumbled something under his breath about how packed it was.
"Cheer up, Cole," Pheobe said slapping him on the back before getting out. "After all, you promised them."
Cole pushed the twins in a stroller and Pheobe carried Jaclynn while holding Bennett's hand. As they walked inside, all you could hear was children screaming.
"And so it begins," Cole mumbled.
Pheobe chuckled. She knew Cole wasn't much for this type of thing, but if he didn't want to come here, he shouldn't have promised he would take them.
Cole found a table and put the kids' diaper bag down.
"I'll be back," he said taking his wallet out of his back pocket and heading over to the token exchange machine(or whatever you call it)
He returned a few minutes later with two cups filled to the top with tokens.
He handed one to Bennett.
Jaclynn started to whine when she wasn't handed her cup.
"No," Cole said. "I remember last time. I don't feel like ending up at the hospital after you swallowed one of them.
Ben was eager to go play games so Pheobe went with him, taking Jalynn, while Cole walked around with Jaclynn carrying the other baby, Jadynn.
It wasn't long until all of the games had been played, the prizes had been won and Cole and Pheobe got tired of walking all over the place carrying a baby, so they were all sitting at their table eating pizza.
It was then, that a certain mouse decided to walk around and greet the kids. Pheobe was wiping off the babies' faces with a napkin when she saw him and from the look of fear she saw in Cole's eyes she knew he saw him too.
"Don't tell me you're afraid of him," Pheobe said laughing at Cole.
"Well, yeah. It's just not right," he said.
Chuck seemed to be making his way over to the table where they were sitting and it was clear that none of the kids had noticed yet.
Cole, on the other hand, didn't know what to do. He didn't know why it freaked him out that much but it did.
Jaclynn turned her head and that is when she saw him, the huge mouse standing right beside her. She screamed as loud as her little lungs could which cause her baby sisters to scream as well. Ben wasn't quite as scared as his younger sister but you could tell he wasn't too fond of Chuck.
"I think it's time to go," Pheobe said, picking up Jaclynn and the bags while Cole put the twins in the stroller.
The girls continued to cry the whole way home and nothing anyone could do would soothe them.
Cole was actually glad that Jaclynn had started to cry. At least it got him out of there, and away from that...that rodent. He shuddered at the thought of it.
Pheobe was still laughing at Cole when they got back to the house. 'Oh, yeah. She was going to hold this over his head. The once all powerful demon afraid of a man in a mouse costume.'
Okay, please tell me if it sucked. Not much action. Not much anything really but we got to see what Cole is afraid of. (And who can blame him. It freaks me out too)