A/N: I know I haven't updated in a long time but things have been so crazy lately that I haven't found time to write and updates will probably be sporadic until Christmas. I know that this chapter is way too short but at least I uploaded something.
"Mum said you were coming but to be honest I didn't believe her."
That was the greeting James received when Isaac answered the door the next morning. James could tell from the grin on the kids' face that he was glad that his mum had told the truth.
"Why hello, Isaac," James laughed at Isaac's odd greeting. "It's good to see you too."
Charlotte, Isaac, and Sophie lived in a little house in a little neighborhood. There were flowers planted in flower beds on the yard to give the place a vibrant feel. Though now that it was September the flowers where starting to die. But it was the thought that counts.
"Isaac, your door answering skills are lacking," this was said by Sophie who had just walked to her brother's side in the doorway.
"What's that suppose to mean?" Isaac asked defensively.
"You haven't even invited him in," Sophie indicated James, who was still on the porch. "Don't just make him stand out there."
Sophie walked away rolling her eyes at her older brother's stupidity and Isaac blushed, realizing his mistake. "Sorry," he apologized, moving aside to let James in.
"It's no problem," James assured him. "It's too nice out to stay inside for long anyway." It was true; it was one of the last warm and sunny days that September had to offer, perfect for going to an amusement park.
Inside of the house Sophie was sitting on a couch tying her shoes. Charlotte came out of a doorway on the other side of the living room.
"Hello James," her greeting was more conventional than Isaac's had been. She walked up to him and stood up on her tiptoes to give him a kiss on the cheek. James wanted a bit more than that but considering that the kids were there he didn't push it.
James hadn't been to an amusement park since he was a kid and he was as eager to start enjoying it as Isaac and Sophie were. Sophie hid her excitement well; she stayed glued to her mother's side, which James thought was odd for a kid her age. Isaac was the complete opposite, he was running around pointing out things he wanted to do and rides he wanted to ride.
Isaac got to do everything that he wanted, though Sophie and Charlotte refused to go on some of the scarier roller coasters that caught Isaac's interest. But James liked Isaac's taste in roller coasters and even if Sophie or Charlotte were too scared to go James would ride anything, much to Isaac's enjoyment.
When the sun started to go down, signaling that it was about time to head home, Isaac spotted a booth where the player shot water into a clowns mouth through a plastic gun and the more water that got into the mouth the faster a teddy bear rose and the first bear to reach the top was the winner.
"I want to play that!" Isaac yelled, pointing to the booth.
"Alright," James agreed, thinking that maybe he could win a prize for Charlotte.
James paid for them to play and he, Charlotte, and Isaac sat down at their stations. It was a second before Charlotte realized that Sophie hadn't joined them.
"Don't you want to play?" Charlotte asked her daughter.
"No," was all she said. She stood a few feet away from the booth with her arms crossed over her chest and a sour look on her face.
"You can play if you want Sophie," James told her. She looked hesitantly at him and then longingly at the booth.
"Just once," she vowed, walking up to the seat on the other side of her mum. The vender started the game and they were off. Squirting a consent stream of water into the mouth of a clown that didn't look to kid-friendly. The water pressure made the teddy bears race each other and James was surprised to find that Sophie was beating him. In fact she was kicking all of their ass's. James' competitive nature willed more water to go into the clown's mouth but it didn't matter because the red light above Sophie's station went off and Charlotte squealed in delight at her daughter's victory. Sophie looked happy too as the surly faced attendant told her what prizes she could choose from.
"I'll take the giraffe, please," she said pointing to a medium sized stuffed giraffe. The attendant handed her what she wanted and then left to deal with other customers.
"We have time for one more ride before we leave," Charlotte announced. There were groans of disappointment from the kids (and James). "I know, but it's getting late and the park is going to close soon," she told them.
"Can we ride the Ferris Wheel last?" Sophie asked.
"Yeah," Isaac agreed and he and Sophie ran in the direction of the Farris Wheel.
"Shall we join them?" James asked, holding out his hand for Charlotte.
"I do believe that would be enjoyable," Charlotte mimicked his tone and put her hand in his. When they got onto the ride Isaac and Sophie had already gotten in to a cart. James and Charlotte piled into a one of their own and the ride lurched foreword.
"So," Charlotte started, sitting close to James, who gladly put his arm around her shoulder. "Have you had fun?"
"Oh yeah!" James exclaimed sincerely, "Isaac has great taste in roller coasters."
Charlotte laughed. "I'm glad you were here to ride them with him. Normally Sophie and I are too chicken to ride the big ones and he has to go on his own or not at all."
"That sucks," James said. "If Amber would have been able to come then she would have rode all of those rides too and probably tricked you and Sophie into going as well."
"I don't doubt that," Charlotte laughed. "We'll have to take her here next time we come."
James looked at Charlotte and smiled. "There's going to be a next time?" he asked.
"Definitely."
"Do you realize how happy you just made me?" James asked.
"It's about time," Charlotte teased. James had to laugh at that which caused Charlotte to compulsively say, "I love that about you."
"What?" James asked, confused but liking where this conversation was going.
"You're always laughing," she said simply, as if it were obvious.
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