By the next day Tawni decided to come... with Chad. I awoke at 6 just like any other day to wake up Decklin. I walked in his bedroom turning on his small firetruck lamp to see him peacefully sleeping.
His room was perfectly neat. His walls were half pale blue with the bottom half navy blue paneling. It was a medium size room with a small closet filled with his polos, dress shirts, his suit, and his shoe rack. On the top shelf I had stored all his baby memories along with some of his collectible Matchbox cars still in their boxes. His bed was a cherry red race car bed with Cars the movie comforter and pillowcases. He has a white desk with neat piles of file folders with facts of bugs and creatures instinct or living. He had a few cups with his writing utensils, a stapler, and tape dispenser. He has a small dresser with all his play clothes. I loved his fresh linen smelling room.
"Hi sweetie. It's time to get up", I said gently shaking his shoulder. He arose like the flash as quick as can be. He was completely excited about meeting his temporary daddy. He grinned fanning his fingers out to me. I giggled doing the same to him. He jumped up like a frog and got dressed. He got a tangerine orange polo from his closet and khakis from his pant drawer. I excused myself so he could get ready in peace.
He wasn't coming to the airport with me because he hates crowds. I once took him to the market and he got anxiety about the amount of people and passed out cold. I have to take him to his babysitter Ms. Reese for now on. He hates her but he loves going out back to search for bugs near her small coin pond. Man, was he adventurous.
I sat drinking my morning coffee till he came out with his new current book, Cat In The Hat. He read that book before but it was one of his favorites. I went to the cabinet to get his medication out. He takes pills for anxiety and his ADHD. I got him a glass of water and his small blue pill before I went to slip on my black pumps. When he finished he put his glass in the sink and ran out the door ready to meet his daddy.
Although I was nervous about seeing Chad, I couldn't get over how excited Decklin seemed about meeting him. Chad stopped talking to me after we broke up because he was too obsessed with himself. I have to admit I still love him but I don't even know if he changed for me to still love him. I missed seeing him everyday seeing those baby blue eyes.
After dropping off Decklin I drove to the Wisconsin State Airport. I finally arrived standing in the waiting area. I shook from both the sudden cold and nerves. I had seen Tawni a bunch of times before but not Chad. I haven't seen him in 8 years. What was I suppose to think? Finally I saw two blondes come from out of the crowd. My stomach dropped when Tawni noticed me with Chad trailing behind.
"Hey girl", Tawni exclaimed engulfing me in a huge hug. She's wearing a sequined pink mini strapless dress, and the tallest brown heels I ever saw. Meanwhile Chad follows behind grinning wearing a tan v-neck with Brown Hollister leather jacket and dark wash jeans. He lowers his Ed Hardy sunglasses before taking them off and putting them on his shirt. His hairs just like when I left. All off his face.
"Hi Sonny", he says quietly. I wave a tiny wave and laughs a little. Things are awkwardly silent till I break the silence.
"Well everyone ready to go", I ask widening my eyes with energy. They both nod and we make our way to my big white Escalade. I let them put all their luggage in the trunk and then the awkwardness began again.
"So Sonny whats Decklin like", Chad asked looking out the window at the countryside. I gulp and then think. Do I tell him hes autistic?
"He's great and really adventurous. He has to everything really neat and doesn't like having his schedule changed at all. The reason is hes um Autistic". Chad perks up and looks at me. " He doesn't talk at all so you have to get used to his hand signals".
The thing about Chad is he can't even handle a dog. Hopefully with Decklin hes different. I know Chad has a caring and sweet side. Inside of him somewhere.
We finally arrived at Ms. Reese's to pick up Decklin. He was sitting on the steps with his book shaking from the cold.
"Someones really excited", I questioned. He nods and races to his car seat. This was going to be a very long week.