Chapter 14
After dinner, we are sitting on the couch watching a movie when I look over and see that Michael is sleeping. I get up and wake him up. "Hey buddy. Head on to bed." I say softly. He nods and heads to bed. I walk behind him and make sure he's in bed before turning off his light when I hear him say "Night sis." I smile and say "Night kid." Walking back to the living room, I sit next to Juice and curl into his side. "You okay?" he asked. "Yeah. Just glad he seems to be settling in okay." I tell him. He stands up and says "Let's head to bed babe." Smiling, I follow him to our room. Getting into bed, he hovers over me and whispers "Can you be quiet?" I nod my head as he enters me and makes love to me before we fall into a blissful sleep.
Waking up the next morning, we are in the kitchen and I am making breakfast when Michael comes walking in. "That smells good." he says. Handing him a plate, he sits at the table and Juice hands him a glass of juice. "What's the plan for today?" Michael asks. "I thought we'd get you registered for homeschool and get our game plan down." I tell him. "Okay." he says. "Did you like school?" Juice asked. "I like learning but school was never where I wanted to be. People knew who my parents were so they weren't very nice." he says. "Yeah. Kids can be assholes." Juice says and I just shake my head. "Well, I was looking online this morning and there is a curriculum that we can choose that would let you finish early. Then we can look at getting you into community college if that's still what you want to do." Juice tells him. "Great. Thanks again guys. I really appreciate you taking me in." he says. I kiss the top of his head and say "We got you."
We get Michael registered for homeschool and the first thing he does when we get home is get started on his work. Sitting on the couch, with his books and his laptop that Juice gave him, he looks like he's really concentrating. A couple of hours later, he comes into the kitchen and asks "Where's Juice?" I look at him and say "Out back with Happy. You need something?" I asked. "I just need help with this math problem. I can't seem to get it but it can wait." he tells me. "No. Go on out there. They're just hanging out." I tell him so he heads out the door. I look out the door and see Juice showing Michael how to work the problem and see his face light up when he gets it. "Thanks Juice." Michael says. "Just let me know if you need anything else." Juice says and Michael comes back inside and back to his studies. After another hour, he puts his things up. "Done for the day?" I asked. "Yeah. Finished everything on today's list. Started part of tomorrow's." he told me. "Good. Don't over work yourself though." I tell him and he nods.
That night, lying in bed, Juice says "Happy asked how he was settling in." I look up at him and he says "I told him that it seems he's settling in pretty good." Smiling I say "I'm glad he is." Juice sits up against the headboard and says "Happy said something else too." I look at him and he says "That I'll make a good dad." I smile at him and say "I would have to agree there." He smiles and says "You think so?" I nod my head yes and he kisses me softly.
The next morning, we get up and get our day started. Michael eats breakfast before starting his assignments and then Juice heads to work, leaving me to clean the house. Once I get the cleaning and laundry done and Michael is done for the day, we pile up on the couch and binge watch Netflix until Juice comes home.