Sam had gotten a phone call around 3.30pm about Emily being absent, She didn't mention it to tom. Sam and Tom had finished their 8 hour shifts at 4pm. They picked Melody up from after school club and baby jack up from nuresry. They were home for 4.25pm. Sam took Melody inside and straight to the kitchen to wash her hands as they were covered in glue and glitter from crafty stuff she'd done earlier. Tom put Jack into his baby walked and as he looked up, out the window he saw Emily hug the older boy then she came in.
"You're late! who's that boy you were with? How old is he?" Tom said with a sudden bad mood
"His name's Kennedy...And he's 16" Emily said with a confused face like it didn't matter. She took off her tie, her school shirt was undone at the top and her skirt seemed shorter than the previous day.
"Your Fourteen Emily! He is too old for you! and i don't like you dressing like that!" Tom said shoveling the newspapers and kids art work around on the table so it became a neat pile.
"Im not a little kid anymore! STOP telling me what to do!" Emily said looking at tom."Emily go get changed!...don't speak to you're dad like that!" Sam interviened softly trying to break any arguments.
Emily sighed then darted upstairs in a hurry. She slammed her bedroom door shut and screamed loudly for a blunt few seconds. Sam and Tom had just looked at each other when they heard. "I don't want her near that boy sam!" Tom sighed walking over to her. "Don't worry...your not the only one" Sam exhaled, she didn't seem as adjetitated by it but it did concern her."At least she didn't come home pissed" Sam added then went back to the sink, turned off the tap and lifted Melody down. Scince Emily was Grounded she spent the rest of the Night in her room with her headphones on.
"Emily, dinners ready?" sam shouted. She waited at the bottom of the stairs with no reply she sighed and turned around. They ate dinner quietly without her then Sam and Tom got washed up whilst the kids played, bathed them and put them to bed. Tom stopped at Emilys bedroom door, hearing nothing he opened it to see her asleep ontop of her bed. a few books scattered around her slim petite body. Tom walked over and gently took her headphones off from over her head, he moved her books, closing the top one and putting them in a pile on the bedside cabinet. He pulled the blanket/bed throw up from the bottom of her bed and put it over her gently. He kissed her forhead then left, turning out the lamp as he did. He closed the door gently then went to his own room.
"Where's em?" sam said already in her stipped PJ bottoms and blue vest top. "Sleeping" tom said then got changed into his own jammie bottoms and white top. Sam walked into the En suite bathroom, put paste on her brush then started brushing her teeth. Tom walked in and reached over her to get his then done the same. Both of them looking in the mirror as they did so. "The school called earlier...She didn't show up to 4th & 5th period, She was back in for 6th late." Sam said inbetween brushing. Tom spat once then continued brushing. "10 bets she was with that boy" he said then spat in the sink again. Followed by sam. "We'll just have to stop her seeing him...she'll move on, find someone else her own age!" Sam said then rinsed her mouth and brush. "Or, he'll just by chance dump her because she's to young?" Tom said meaning that he could speak to him and lay down the law. "Tom, just let it play out! don't get involved. IHe'll get bored of her anyway! he's just way to old for her!" sam said leaving the bathroom and going back to the bedroom as she climbed into bed. Tom followed a few moments later, He flicked off the bathroom light and got into his side of the bed. "Fine...if you say so" tom sighed getting comfy. Sam flicked threw her phone for a few moments then put it on the side. She switched off her bedside lamp and turned on her side to face Tom.
Tom looked at her exhausted, sweet face for a few moments, she smiled softly looking into his eyes then he put his hand on her jaw bone and leaned forward to kiss her nose. "Your beautiful you know that" Tom said softly as he stroked sams hair back out of her face. "I miss our alone time...before we had kids!" Sam smiled gently referring to them not having enough time to do the daily stuff with their kids alongside work meant they were exhausted and were in bed by the time the kids were. No time for a quick drink in the pub, no time for meals for two, long lies or sex for that matter.