Chapter 2 – Hanging by a thread

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Previously on Wish upon a star:

"Aunty Aria isn't my mommy coming for us?" Callie asked causing Aria to start to cry.

Ezra held her and whispered soothingly in her ear before turning his attention to the girls. "Well Callie, Rylie. Your mom, dad and sister were in an accident today and they are in the hospital right now so you guys will be staying here with us."

"Are they going to be ok?" Callie asks

Aria had regained her composure by this time and was able to answer her. "Your little sister is going to be fine, they are just keeping her in the hospital to make sure she's going to remain fine."

"What about our mom and dad?" Rylie asks

"Your mom and dad's bodies are hurt right now and the best doctors are working to make sure they are going to be just fine too." Aria assures them.

"Ok" They replied though not quite convinced.

Aria kissed all four girls against their temples. "Come on let's get you guys to bed ok?"

"Ok" They all replied. "Can I sleep with you tonight mom, please?" Kennedy begged

"Yea sure sweetie" Aria replied after looking to Ezra for support.

"Can we sleep with you too?" Callie asked too. "And me too" Sydney chimed in.

"You can all sleep with us tonight." Aria replied happy they decided to get such a large bed. She then scooped up Callie and Sydney while Ezra picked up Rylie and Ellie and brought them upstairs.

"Are your teeth brushed" Ezra asked

"Yea grandma made us brush when she was trying to put us to bed" Ellie told him.

"Ok then everyone go and use the potty. Syd did grandma put on ur pull ups?" Aria asks

"No I don't wanna wear pull ups. I not baby no more" Sydney replied

"Yea sure you are not sweetie but I don't want you wetting my bed so you going to have to wear them tonight." Aria informed her

"But I don't wanna" Syd protested

"Ok fine, then you can sleep in your own bed then" Aria tells her at which point she left the room. Aria thought she was upset and went to sleep in her own room so she went to check on Jax and grabbed the baby monitor. As she was pulling up Jackson's door she saw Sydney pouting down the hall with a pull-up in her hand.

Ezra and Aria got ready for bed while the girls settled into their bed. They made their way onto the bed when they were shocked by a question Callie asked.

"Aunty Aria…is my mom and dad going to go to heaven like Aunty Emily?"

It took a minute for Aria to process before she could answer the question. "Honestly sweetie, I don't know, but you know what we can do?"

"No, what?" She asks

"Well when you are saying your prayers tonight we are going to ask God to help them to stay here with us ok?"

"Ok" She nodded then closed her eyes.

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It was the whaling and calls for mama coming from the baby monitor that woke Aria up around 3 the next morning. She opened her eyes and looked around to see the girls and Ezra still sleeping soundly next to and on her. Gently she lifted Callie up from off her and tried to pry her arm from around her neck. She put her back under the covers before telling Jackson she was coming and turning of the monitor so as to not wake them up. She smiled when she looked down at Ezra who had Sydney on his chest and Rylie's leg just an inch away from his face.

She walked into the nursery to find Jax standing in his crib bawling his eyes out. "Hey buggy. What's wrong? You want a bottle?"

"Up up" he says raising his hands above his head signalling for Aria to lift him up. She picked him up and took him down stairs where she made him a bottle. He finished his bottle and she changed his diaper but he was still wide awake. She allowed him to run around in the nursery until she saw him rubbing his eyes, which was a sign that he was just about ready to sleep. She gave him his pacifier and placed him back into his crib before turning off the light and leaving.

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A few hours later Aria woke up and started making breakfast for the kids, before she started however she called Spencer to check up on Hanna and Caleb.

Aria: "Hey Spence how are they doing?"

Spencer: "They are still waiting to finish Hanna's operation because she still isn't stable enough. They have however scheduled Caleb's amputation for later today. As for Emily her brain is starting to heal and she remains in stable condition. They are thinking they will be able to discharge her in a couple of days."

Aria: "Oh at least there is some good news in all this."

Spencer: "Yea. I don't think I could take losing another Emily, so I'm happy she is going to be ok."

Aria: "Yea" She sighed "Ok I'll see you later, I need to finish up breakfast before the kids wake up"

Spencer: "Ok no problem. See you later."

She finished breakfast and was about to set the table when she saw Sydney and Rylie coming down the stairs.

"Good morning mama….Good morning aunty Aria" The girls greeted her when they got within ear shot of her.

"Good morning girls. Where are your sisters and dad?"

"Dad is changing Jax and Callie and Ellie are coming." Sydney answered

"Ok have a seat girls I was just about to bring in breakfast." She told them before walking back into the kitchen to get the food. They all sat down and started to eat.

A couple minutes later Callie turned to Aria "Aunty Aria, can we go see our mommy, daddy and Emily today?"

"Sweetie your mom and dad are still in a bad condition, so the doctors aren't letting us see them." Aria informed her and immediately felt horrible when she saw how sad and disappointed both she and Rylie had become. "But Aunt Spencer promises we can see Emily. In fact she thinks they might let her leave the hospital in a few days." She tries to cheer them up, which works but only a little. Both girls were still sad, even Kennedy and Sydney were sad.

Ezra noticed this and tried to cheer them up. "Hey guys, I don't have to go to work today, so what do you guys say about us going to the park and then get some frozen yogurt then we can go to the hospital"

"Yea I guess" Rylie answers

"You guess? Come on let me hear some enthusiasm. Say yah the park!" Ezra tried again only getting a reply from Jackson. "Ok finish up your breakfast so you can go and take a bath."

After breakfast Ezra set about getting all the kids bathed while Aria grabbed her keys to head out. "Callie, Rylie I'm going to your house to get some clothes and things for you guys because your mom only packed enough for you for one night, so you should be able to find clothes for today. Uncle Ezra is going to give you guys a bath, I'll be back soon, ok."

The girls nodded before telling Aria where to find a few things they thought they would need, then she left.

"Ok guys come on upstairs. This is how it's going to go. I'm going to bathe you guys according to age, two at a time, starting from the oldest. So Kennedy I want you and Callie to go into the bathroom and get undressed, I'm going to put Jackson in his room and I'll be right back."

Ezra's system worked efficiently and he was able to get all four girls bathed and dressed before getting himself and Jackson bathed and dressed. By the time Aria had returned form Hanna's house they were all cuddled together on the sofa watching a movie while Ezra played with Jackson on the floor.

Thank you guys so much for reading. Please remember to leave a review they are much appreciated. I really hope you guys like the story so far because I do and I'm having a whole lot of fun writing it.

-Cavine