Chapter 8

Later that afternoon after school when the girls get home

''go on inside I'm gonna get the mail.'' Clair tell's her

''okay.'' Rory says

The answering machine light is blinking so Rory presses the play button and hears a messege from David that he will be home late eat dinner without him and he will see them when he gets home.

''who was it from hun?'' Clair asks her comes in the door from getting the mail

''David he will be home late so he said not to wait for him for dinner.'' Rory tell's her

''oh okay.'' Clair says

Around 9:45 David gets home from work he walks into the living room.

David- ''hey.'' David says kind of loudly

Clair- ''hey shh.'' she shushes him and points to Rory who is asleep on her lap she is stroking Rorys head and rubbing her back and watching tv.

''she asleep?'' he asks her

''yea she just fell asleep a few minutes ago.'' she tell's him

''how was your day?'' he asks her softly

''it was good'' she tell's him

''good so you like your new job?'' he asks her

''yea I think so the faculty all seemed nice.'' she tell's him

''good and how was her day?'' he asks her

''oh well she's the new kid at school how do you think it went?'' she asks him

''so uneventful huh?'' he asks her

''pretty much.'' David says

''she'll adjust then she'll be fine.'' he tekk's her

''I told her that so how was your day at work?'' Clair asks him

''ugh busy...'' he tell's her

''well that's Military life for ya.'' she says

''exactly.'' David says

''Rory hunnie.. she says quitely and puts her hand on Rory's back to wake her up.

''mmm..'' Rory groans

''come on time to wake up time for bed.'' Clair tell's her

''mmm kay.'' she struggles to wake up

Clair helps a sleepy Rory off the couch.

Rory rubs her eyes ''oh hi David.'' Rory says half asleep

''hey sweetie.'' David says

''ok upstairs time for bed.'' she tell's her

''ok night David.'' Rory says

''night I'll be up in a little bit hun.'' he says to Clair

''okay hun.'' she says and takes a sleepy Rory upstairs and gets her into bed.

David goes to his office to read his e-mails.

Upstairs

Rory falls fast asleep as soon as her head hits her pillow.

''sleep well hun I love you.'' she tell's her and kisses Rory's cheek

Later on that night David comes upstairs and gets ready for bed and see's that Clair is already asleep so he changes and gets into bed next to her pulls up the covers turns off the light and goes to sleep next to her.