I don't have much to say...
Chapter Seventeen: Our Decision
"I can't believe you're leaving us!" Eric exclaimed.
"Dad, we're not leaving. We're just going to Los Angeles for a week," Simon said.
"And we're gonna be here for two more months," Cecilia added.
"Yeah, Grandpa!" Castle-Lynn chirped.
"Okay, go," Eric said. Annie came up behind him and nodded.
"You go and have a nice time," she said.
Cecilia smiled at her mother-in-law. She rested her hand on her stomach and Simon took her hand in his. The kids all jumped around and chorused, "We're gonna live in Hollywood!"
Annie gasped. "What?" she asked excitedly.
Simon sighed. They had wanted it to be a surprise, but the kids had ruined it. They really didn't know any better, though, so he said, "We're going to L.A. to look for a house."
"Oh my gosh!" Annie cried. She hugged both Simon and Cecilia at the same time. "Welcome back to California! I can't believe it! My baby's moving back home! I have to go plan a welcome home party..." she said, running upstairs.
They laughed at her enthusiasm. "Simon, can we ask him yet?" Cecilia pressed.
"Ask me what?" Eric asked.
"Dad, can the kids stay with you guys until Cecilia and I find a house? It'll be a lot easier for us to look without having them ask a thousand questions," Simon requested.
"Of course," Eric said. "Why would you be nervous to ask me about that?"
"Well, with your heart condition and all..."
"My heart? What can four little cuties do that would cause me to have a problem with my heart?"
Cecilia's eyes widened as she thought about it. The children had done just about everything they could possibly do...shaving cream in their bed, messes in the kitchen from their "experiments", coloring on the walls, waking the whole house up at four in the morning, playing cops and robbers in the garage in the dark...oh, yeah, there were a lot of things they could do.
Simon kissed her forehead as he saw the look on her face. "They'll be fine," he said, picking her up and taking her upstairs. "We'd better start packing..."
Sorry it's short...My mom and my brother and I are going to look at Christmas lights...please review!