Chapter 5: The Storm Passes
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"I wish you weren't going."
"Lynn as much as I would like to stay here longer I can't." Richard looked up from his packing. Lynn was sitting on their bed at Ravenwood. A week earlier Lynn and Chrissy had been dismissed from the hospital and the family had gotten to be whole for a while but again they were going to have to be parted.
"Your a sector captain and you have a lot of work you have to do. I just wish we were going with you."
"I wish you were too but the doctors don't want you doing alot of traveling this soon after getting out of the hospital. Use these few weeks to get some rest you earned it." he zipped up his bag soon as he had the last holo in. He wasn't going to leave without a new picture of his family for his desk.
"Yes but that doesn't mean I have to like being parted."
"I don't like it either but it will work out," He kissed her forehead," Come on the ship should be arriving soon." Lynn took his hand as they left. They headed down to the parlor where Lilly met them with Chrissy in her arms, and Jack way playing happily.
"KY!" Jack ran over and was picked up by Richard.
"Going to be good while I'm gone." Jack laughed and nodded." Well listen to Lynn OK little bro." Jack nodded and sat him down. Then went to Lilly who had Chrissy.
"Be careful Richard," Lilly gave him a weak smile.
"I will just so I can see this angel again." He kissed the sleeping baby in her arms. Lynn had said a couple days before that it was obvious that Chrissy was going to a Daddy's girl.
" Mackenzie to Captain Skyler,"
A bit startled he tapped his com badge."This is Skyler."
"We are ready to transport you sir."
"One moment, Mackenzie" he closed the connection.
He just looked over a Lynn, who came over and hugged him. They didn't need to say anything. Maybe the silence was best to be left undisturbed. Afterall, the bigger the goodbye was, the harder it would be after he had left. He had put Lynn through enough in the past few weeks to last a lifetime, and now it was time to go home and start rebuilding bridges again.
"One to transport Mackenzie," On cue he was transported away from them.
After a few silent moments none of them made a sound, until Jack, who had been holding onto Lynn's hand, spoke, "Yin?"
"Yes little man," she tried to hide the tears she knew that were forming.
"Boo boo?"
"No I'm OK." She knelt down and hugged the little boy. Chrissy still in her arms,Lilly came over and laid a hand on Lynn's shoulder. For once she kept her peace. "I just miss him already."
Jack sat in the living room playing with his blocks. He saw Cinder and went over to her. Cinder just wagged her tail at Jack. Jack picked up a ball and threw it. Cinder chased after it but stops in the middle of the floor when he saw Lynn come into the room with the baby. Though only a few days she had learned to stay out from underfoot when the baby was in someone's arms, unfortunately Jack didn't and nearly ran into Lynn.
"Yin.."
"Yes little man? Playing ball with cinder?"
Jack sighed, "Want mawk..." Cinder tried to get his attention buy dropping the ball in front of Jack and barking.
"Sure..." Lynn put Chrissy over her shoulder, and went to the replicator in the kitchen, and got him a sippy cup. And one handed goes to the kitchen.
Jack followed Lynn to the kitchen, "Coooookie..."
"Jack.. You already had your cookie. Lilly is making dinner for us."
"Cookie... NOW! NOW! NOW! " Jack stomped his foot.
"In the corner... you have 2 minutes time out young man."
"No...baby time out. Jack good."
Jack is being bad. Go to your corner or you will have 2 more minutes"
"No, Yin bad...Jack baby."
Lynn put Chrissy in her Bassinet, "Jack you're a big boy now." Lynn knelt down to face him.
"Me baby..."
"Yes.. But we have another baby too. You have to be a big boy for her."
Jack sighed, then shouted, "WILLIE!!"
"Why do you want Lilly?" Lynn touched his shoulder.
"Yin mean... Want Willie."
Lynn took hold of Jack in her arms; "Lilly isn't here. You're my little man."
Jack sighed, "New baby...Yin no like Jack no more..."
"Jack of course I love you little man," She would pick him up but is still very sore so took him over to the couch so she can watch Chrissy and hold him in her lap.
Jack followed Lynn, "Buh, Buh...baby bad."
"You will always be my little man and she will be my baby girl. Why is she bad Jack?"
"Baby take Yin away... Baby mean..."
"I take care of her just like I took care of you. I will always have time for you. Just Chrissy is little and needs a lot of help. I need you to help me."
"Me help?"
"Yes.. Chrissy is little and needs help. Could you do that for me?"
"Why?"
"If you get me Chrissy's bottle. And asleep you and I will go play in the yard until dinner ok? Because that is what little men do."
"Yin Play?"
"Yes but Chrissy needs to be asleep."
"Chrissy play too?"
"She will but she breaks easily so have to be careful with her." Lynn picked up the baby so Jack could see her. Chrissy starred up at her uncle with wide eyes.
"Hi...I Jack."
Chrissy soon was asleep," She can't talk for a while but she likes to hear you talk. What do you think of her? " Lynn smiled because she had Chrissy in her right arm, and her left around jack.
Jack looked at Chrissy, and back at Lynn, "Baby Yin...pwitty baby. Pwitty Yin."
Lynn smiled, "Thank you Jack... Well she is asleep. And I promised a handsome little man a game of catch. Do you know some one who would like to play ball?"
"Uh Huh..." Jack smiled big.
"Do you want to kiss her good night, jack?"
Jack kissed her on the forehead, "Night baby..."
Lynn stood and kissed Chrissy herself and put her in the bassinet, "Let go..." Lynn called to her mom, "I'm going out side with Jack. Watch Chrissy for me." Then she bent down to talk to just jack, "Come on lets play."
"YAY!" Jack cheered as they headed outside.