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Enough of my loudmouth! Here is chapter twelve!

March 15, 2015

12:30 p.m. Mountain Time

Amy sat on the couch of her daughter's loft, Toby had been asleep for and hour and a half. And she was glad.

She knew Toby had always had trouble sleeping, from the day they came home from the hospital, and she couldn't get the infant to sleep like she could all of her other four children.

Having a toddler that couldn't sleep was exhausting, but Toby was different.

Amy never had to get onto him for being bad, unlike all of her children when they were three, even Teddy and Charlie she had to get on them once in a while, but Toby never got in trouble. He never cried when he was a baby, he started talking early, and none of the other kids were like that, not even Teddy.

He wasn't even in school just yet, and he could already count to twenty five, and Bob and Amy had only worked on him with 1 to 10, he learned the rest on his own.

Amy was woken by her thoughts by little Toby, who had woke, she knew it would be soon, he never slept long.

"Hi mommy! Whatcha' Doin?"

Amy had to laugh at her son, with the tone in his voice when he asked her that question.

She picked him up and sat him down on her lap.

She faced the windows and looked at the mountains.

"Mommy?" Toby looked where his mother was looking.

"Yes, sweetheart?" she didn't take her gaze from the mountains.

Toby laid his head on his mother's chest.

"Why do you love the mountains so much?" he looked up into his mother's blue eyes, she still didn't look at him.

"I don't know, Toby. Probably because I've had so many good memories there." she looked into Toby's eyes, which at that moment, were more of Amy's opalescent eyes, than turquoise.

She smiled at her son, who was full of curiosity, but that emotion changed really quick,

that's where daddy asked mommy to marry him, and that's where they got married, a voice in Toby's head spoke.

He popped his head up and smiled at his mother.

"That's where you were married, mommy!" his bright smile made her laugh, until she realized what he said.

"And that's where daddy asked you to marry him," he looked down like he was thinking, then smiled again,

"On Pike's Peak!" he brightly smiled at her, the sunlight hit his golden hair, that was the exact same shade as Amy's and their eyes the matching opalescent color.

Amy looked down at him, her jaw dropped and she looked into her son's eyes. She, nor Bob, had never told him that.

"Toby? How do you know that? Who told you?" she pulled him up against her. She ran her fingers through his soft blonde hair, that was in a cute bob, that looked similar to P.J.'s hair when he was seventeen.

She looked down at her wedding ring, and smiled, remembering the day she got married, the beautiful mountains behind the lake,

she stared out the window again.

"Something in my head told me, mommy. I can't explain it." Amy looked down at Toby, and realized he was talking.

She wrapped her arms around him and rocked him, he giggle and pulled closer to her.

"I love you, mommy!" He smiled up at her, and wrapped his arms around her neck, and dug his face into her identically colored hair,

Amy smiled as she hugged her little boy, he would always be her little boy.

"Mommy," Toby mumbled on Amy's shoulder.

"Yes, honey," without even looking at her you could tell she was smiling.

"Your hair smells really good!" he smiled at the smell of his mother's hair.

Amy laughed as she pulled him up and looked at him in his eyes.

"I love you, Toby!" she smiled as she kissed him, and then pulled him into another hug.

Bob walked into the living room with a glass of water, and smiled at his wife hugging Toby, Teddy walked in right behind her father,

"What's going on?" she couldn't see past her father, who was stopped in the archway. She looked around her father, and smiled too.

"Awwwe," they both said.

Bob walked up behind Amy, and laid a hand on her shoulder, Toby and Amy quickly turned around and Bob just smiled, with his goofy smile.

"Honey? What's the matter?" Amy stared up at her husband, laughing, who had seemed to freeze with that look on his face.

"What? Oh, ya! You two could be twins I swear!" Bob picked up Toby, and looked at him, then looked at Amy, who had a confused look on her face.

"He looks so much like you right now!" Bob smiled at his wife.

"I look like mommy!" Toby cheered. They all laughed.

"He does, mom!" Amy smiled up at her son, then quickly glanced out the window before getting up off the couch.

Gabe stared at the board in the classroom, it was study hall, and he had finished all of his work in his classes, this was the last period before he could jump in his car, go pick up his little sister, and head home.

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Gabe was parked outside of Lincoln Elementary School, on the west side of Denver, five minutes from their house, unlike their high school, which was twenty minutes away, because it was on the west side of Denver, but closer than North High.

Gabe smiled as he saw his baby sister running to his car smiling, she resembled more on the Blankenhooper side, than the Duncan, unlike the boys of the family, except for Toby. She looked like Amy, and had the energetic mind too. She had that smile that could melt the man that she was meant to be with, which was given from her mother.

She had her father's emerald green eyes though, and she was going to be taller, unlike her mother.

Gabe laughed as she ran, remembering when she was three, and an adorable toddler, even though he denied it, he knew it was true. If anyone tried to hurt a hair on her, they would have to go through him first,

and just to warn them, he was a black belt.

"How was kindergarten?" Gabe looked in his rearview mirror, to see a smiling Charlie, he smiled again, her smile was contagious.

"Good. It was kinda boring, all we did was talk about safety, and what to do when your in a big city like Denver and stuff, but mom already taught me all that stuff when we go downtown." She looked out the window.

Gabe smiled, thinking how lucky she was to still be in the easy stage, and not have work all day and night, he could still remember when he was in kindergarten, when his brother and sister would tease him...

September 2, 2005

7:00 p.m. Mountain Time

Gabe was sitting in his timeout chair.

He had gotten in trouble again for not putting away toys at school. Key word, again.

Bob had gotten up and left the kitchen, Teddy and P.J. walked in and sat by him. Smirks on their faces.

"Gabe, I'd be careful!" Teddy said.

He looked up into the ten year old's brown eyes. "For what?"

Teddy looked at P.J., then looked to make sure nobody could hear them, "You like being the baby of the family right?" Teddy asked, she was a good actor like their mother, so her face was convincing, Gabe shook his head. "Ya! I get everything!" Forgetting about being in trouble.

"Well, I'd be careful, because if you get too bad, mom and dad might have another baby, and if they do, you won't be the baby of the family any more. You wanna hear a story."

P.J. squatted down by Teddy, they had waited for this day, annoyed that he was always getting the attention. So they were going to make him behave better by scaring him, the twelve year old thought that their parents weren't going to have anymore kids,

boy he was wrong.

"When I was one, I was a trouble maker," P.J. started, trying not to laugh at the serious look on his little brother's face. "Mom and dad had Teddy, so I would behave like a big brother, and it worked."

Then P.J. passed the story to Teddy, and she smiled, "When I was three, I got in trouble a lot, mom and dad got tired of it, so they decided to have you, and after that, I started acting way better." She was trying so hard not to laugh at the terror in her brother's eyes, his mouth was open, and he couldn't speak.

"So if you misbehave any more, you might be a big brother," then she leaned toward his ear and whispered " Then you won't be the baby, ever again."

And with that the brother sister duo walked off, giggling at the terrified look on the six year old's face.

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"Daddy, can I get up now?" Gabe looked at his father, who was eating on the couch, he looked over at his son with sad eyes, he was suppose to be in timeout for twenty minutes, and it felt like it was over.

"Ya, you can go." his voice was sad, that day was another day Gabe didn't understand, his parents were fighting, again. It definitley wasn't the first, and all three kids were hoping it was the last

they got lucky.

Amy had left the house, she couldn't take it anymore

Gabe had asked her what was wrong, but it was like she couldn't look him in the eyes.

So he quit trying, he thought his family was falling apart.

His parents were on and off. Some days they would be closer, not smiling, but closer and they acted like they really did love each other, then there were days like that day, where all they did was fight. And it always ended with Amy walking out the door,so her kids wouldn't see her cry.

He walked up to his room, a small tear running down his red cheek, he didn't understand why his parents fought, they were good parents to their kids, but when it came to each other, it was different.

Gabe laid in his bed, he stained his pillow with tears, when he heard his mother's soft footsteps enter the room.

Gabe lifted his head up, to see his mother trying to put on a fake smile as she sat down on the bed, she then frowned when she saw he was crying.

"I'm sorry honey," Gabe couldn't tell, but it was obvious she had been crying too, her face was flushed, and her eye makeup was smudged a little, but he didn't notice.

She held him up against her, and he could feel her heart beating rapidly. He was cold, but she warmed him.

For some reason, Gabe always felt something between his mother, something he didn't feel between Bob, but he never put any thought to it.

"Are you okay, I'm sorry you had to see us fight, again." Amy mumbled the last part, as she felt her eyes water. She gave him a fake smile and ruffled his hair.

Gabe thought what his older siblings said,

"Are you going to have another baby?" Gabe asked, worry was in his eyes.

Amy smiled, she wanted to laugh at the fact that he was so worried,

that was the first time she wanted to laugh in six years.

She giggled and Gabe popped his head up, in all of his life, he had never heard his mother laugh, and it soothed him, it was contagious, and he started laughing, he hugged her.

"I hope not, sweetie, I don't think so." She hugged him, hoping she was right.

She was wrong again.

"Dinner's ready, baby. We're having your favorite! Sloppy Joe!" Amy tried to sound happy, but the happiness faded quickly,

"Yum!" Gabe jumped up, and ran out, but before, he turned around,

"I love you, mommy." then he sprinted out of the room and down the stairs.

Amy flopped back down on the bed, he looked so much like that monster. She laid back, and let the tears flow from her eyes, she didn't know how long she could do this,

but it would be longer than she thought.

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Gabe pushed his empty plate away, and looked up, to see his mother staring at him, a sad look on her face.

"Honey, are you done, yet?" Bob had an aggravated tone in his voice, as he stared at the woman he loved so much, but didn't think he would ever forgive her all the way. But he would never stop loving her, even with a sad look on her face, he always thought she was beautiful, no matter what she looked like.

"Yes, dear, I'm finished. Are you happy?" Amy didn't want to start again, but when she got mad, she lost her sensor. She shoved the plate to her husband, who fumbled it, and it landed on his shirt.

"Really? Was that necessary?" his voice was getting louder, as all three kids held each other's hands under the table,

"Mom, Dad please-" Teddy started, but the ten year old was cut off by her mother

"Ya, it was, since you seem to be aggravated by me, all the time! Do you even love me?" Amy got up, and stomped out of the kitchen, tears flying from her eyes.

Tears rolled from all three of their eyes as they saw their father run after Amy,

"I don't think you have to worry about being an older brother," P.J. mumbled under his tears.

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Amy sprinted up the green steps in her tan wedged heels, with no problem,

She was sniffing, and wiping the mascara from her cheeks. She knew her husband would never forgive her for what he thought she did.

She didn't know how much longer she could live having her husband hate her for doing nothing, she honestly thought he didn't love her anymore.

She sprinted to the end of the hallway, and ran into the bedroom, but didn't close the door in time for her husband to push against it. For a few seconds, they pushed against both sides, as they fought.

"Bob! Just leave me alone!If you don't love me, you don't love me! I don't blame you!" Amy was sobbing now, it hurt her to say those words.

Bob stopped pushing, and let Amy slam the door in his face, he couldn't believe that she thought that he didn't love her.

That thought hurt him more than her punches when she was in labor, or the mean words she said during their fighting.

Bob softly twisted on the door handle, she didn't lock it.

He peeked his head into the large room. He didn't see his wife in the room, she was probably in the bathroom.

The three kids peeked around the corner to see their parents fighting on both sides of the door, Gabe started whimpering, but was comforted when P.J. held his hand.

Then they heard their mother say the words and their father stop fighting, they could see the hurt in his eyes. He slowly opened the door, and walked in.

"We need to get to bed, guys. Let them handle it, come on."

P.J. led his younger siblings down into the basement, and into the spare room, he laid them on the bed, which was on a platform, then he slept in the popazon chair in the corner of the filled room, that would soon be Teddy's.

Bob listened as he heard the shower running, he sat down and waited for Amy to get out.

Ten minutes later, Amy walked out of the bathroom, and Bob smiled at the fresh smell of coconut and kiwi as Amy opened the door from her shower. Her hair was wet, it almost looked brown, and she had no makeup on, which she let nobody see her in that stage, she would barely let Bob see her. But to be honest, Bob thought she looked much better without that junk that women hide themselves under.

Amy froze as she saw her husband smiling at her, she quickly turned around, hiding her face.

"Get out Bob! Don't try to tell me you love me, because I know you don't! I'll pack and get out of your life forever!" Her voice was muffled by her hands as she covered her face.

Bob sighed, and stood up. He walked over to her and turned her around, which took some effort, it took more effort to get her hands off her face.

"Bob stop! Please!" she started to cry again, as Bob pulled her hands away, and smiled at her. Amy looked up at him, her normally blue eyes, so pale and fragile, they were almost a gray.

"I know you don't love me. I would be mad at myself too. I'm not mad at you, I'm in love with you. I will get out of your life forever. You don't have to live a living hell just so you don't hurt my feelings." Amy looked down, tears quickly falling from her eyes, and dripping from her chin.

Bob frowned at her, and did the only thing he could think of. He grabbed her around her waist, and gave her the best kiss that he could ever give. He hoped it worked.

After what seemed like forever, he pulled away, and smiled at her. He barely caught her when her eyes rolled in the back of her head, and she passed out.

He picked her up easily and laid on the bed, with her in his lap.

"Amy! Amy! Wake up!"

she blinked a few times, and came to. Then she jumped out of his arms.

"Bob, just please, you don't have to pretend anymore!"

Amy got up and started to get her clothes out of the huge walk in closet.

Bob walked behind her, and wrapped his arms around her waist, and picked her up.

"Bob! Stop it!" Amy screamed.

Bob was laughing, as he changed positions, and somehow, ended up carrying her bridal style. He cradled her in his arms, as he gripped the back of her head, and held her hair that had dried to the golden glow he loved.

He sat down on the bed, and sat her on his lap, she had given up, it was no use.

He stared into her eyes, which started to go back to the beautiful opalescent color that he had first fallen in love with, on the day he first met her in his sophomore year.

"Amy, when I look at you, I see that young, energetic, beautiful, hothead, that is sixteen years old, with locker fifty-two, eighty-nine. The Amy who was wearing a white blouse, with a purple knit cuttoff sweater, blue jeans, and black knee high boots. And you were wearing a sweater in April because that was the year Denver had that freak spring blizzard that lasted from April 10, to May 1. The Amy who had to borrow her best friend's clothes through those dates, because she had just moved from Palm Springs, California three weeks before, and only had tank tops and cuttoff shorts. The Amy that got her savvy shoe love addiction from her best friend Claire, who you have the same, shoe, clothes, and ring size. And I know that because she was the one that help me pick out your engagement ring."

Amy smiled at her husband, she hadn't really smiled in what seemed like forever. He remembered everything from the day they met, but she was going to test it out.

"What color and what side was the hair clip I was wearing that day?" Amy looked at him.

"It was pink. You were freaking out because that was the only colored hair clip that Claire had, and it wasn't on the side, it was on top of your head, to hold your bangs up." He smiled at her.

She couldn't believe it. She couldn't speak.

"I really do love you, Amy. No matter what. Nothing can break that. I will always love you, and I promise that I will try not to ever fight with the love of my life ever again." Amy smiled.

"I love you." she mumbled, as her lips touched his.

He smiled. "Ditto."

P.J. smiled through the crack of the door, his parents had made up, and they both said that they wouldn't fight anymore, and he was so glad,

but that didn't mean they were going to be happy again.

Gabe parked the car in the drive in, and walked up to the front door while holding Charlie's hand, he smiled to see his older sister and parents, and Toby watching a movie.

He loved his family so much, and would never ask for a different one.

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