I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
Tara's Point of View-
I drove home stopping to get milk real quick before I got all the way home, but my mind was consumed with the thought of my wish. I got home letting myself into the house seeing a note on the stand next to the door where we rest all of the keys from my mom, 'Tara, went to bed, left overs in the fridge if you are hungry. I set my alarm for 10, if you want to leave earlier, wake me.' I put the note down along with my keys before going into the kitchen putting the milk up. I pulled my phone out texting Alex as I headed down the hall opening my son's bedroom door checking on my son seeing he was still fast asleep before heading to my room laying down after plugging my phone in setting my alarm for the same time as my mom even though I knew my son would wake me up earlier. I fell asleep only to be woke up when my son was climbing into my bed giggling. "Good morning Xavier." I said as I looked at the deep green eyes of my son.
"Morning mommy! Adam Hall!" He said excitedly.
"We'll meet him, trust me…you hungry?" I asked as he nodded, "Come on bud, let's get something to eat." I said climbing off the bed helping him down seeing him run down the hall, I was close behind him helping him up onto a bar stool. "Cereal okay?" I asked.
"Fruity pebbles!" Xavier said as I pulled out two bowls and couple of spoons before I grabbed the fruity pebbles box pouring him a small bowl and poured myself some Special K. I pulled the new milk out pouring some into each bowl setting Xavier's in front of him to start eating.
"What'd you do yesterday at day care?" I asked as I leant back against the counter eating my cereal I was holding onto listening to my son talk about the party and how his friend and he built a city with Legos and destroyed it with a dinosaur. I heard my alarm go off, I ran back to my room turning it off hearing a crash, I ran out to the kitchen as I then started hearing my son crying. When I got to the kitchen I saw the bowl and milk shattered onto the ground. I picked up my son resting his head against my shoulder trying to calm him down as I carried him back to the bathroom resting him on the sink opening the medicine cabinet now that I see the big cut and glass in his hand. I pulled out the pliers pulling out the glass and wiped it clean with a septic wipe before putting a dinosaur band-aid on it. I gave it a kiss on the now band-aid covered injury that he has. "You okay now, come on let me get you a gummy for a good boy." I said as I carried him to the kitchen again giving him a gummy to help him stop crying, even though it was a dinosaur shaped gummy vitamin but he liked them.
"I'm sorry mommy." Xavier said as he looked at the mess.
"It's fine sweetie, what did you do?" I asked.
"I wanted to put my dish up like a big boy." Xavier said.
"Next time ask for help please." I said as he nodded and sniffed up some tears, I set him down walking with him back to his room picking out some jeans and his Tampa Bay jersey. I helped him put his socks and shoes on when my mom walked by the room to go get some coffee I am assuming.
"Morning grandma." Xavier said as I stood up letting him go after my mom.
"Beware of the mess in the kitchen." I said as she walked around the mess.
"What happen?"
"Don't ask." I said as I begun cleaning it up as my mom begun making a pot of coffee for herself.
"Why don't you go shower up and get ready, I'll watch the big boy." My mom said.
"Thanks." I said as I went back to my room showering and got dressed in a matching outfit to my son, I came out to the living room seeing my son watching whatever was on Nick at that time.
"There is some left over coffee if you want some." My mom said.
"I'll get some at the park." I said as she went to take her shower as I begun grabbing some water and snacks to take along with other things we will need at the park for the day.
"Mom, can monkeys talk?" Xavier asked coming into the kitchen.
"No…unfortunately."
"Why does it talk on Dora?" Xavier asked.
"Because sometimes on cartoons and things on the television doesn't normally mean it's true."
"Is everything fake on television then?" Xavier asked.
"No not everything."
"What about the dinosaurs?"
"Those are real buddy." I said.
"Yay!" He said excitedly as my mom came out wearing a Tampa Bay jersey too. "Grandma, you coming too?" Xavier asked.
"Yes I am, if that is okay."
"I love you grandma!" Xavier said hugging her, I smiled as I walked out to the living room with the things we needed.
"I love you too." My mom said kissing the top of his head, we finally turned everything off heading out of the house and I helped Xavier into his car seat before I climbed into the car starting it up and started the drive back to Universal. "Have you talked to Alex?"
"Not yet today, which is never good." I said glancing over to her as I looked into the back seat seeing Xavier playing with the dinosaur we keep in the car for him to play with.
"How was last night?"
"It was fun, want to do it again if I can."
"You should." My mom said smiling as I drove us to the park using the employee parking, we climbed out going into the park, I took Xavier to the bathroom before we could do anything else.
"Dinosaur ride!" Xavier exclaimed excitedly tugging at my arm.
"Mom, can you take him on and I'll go get some coffee?" I asked.
"Sure." My mom said as she grabbed Xavier's hand taking him on the Jurassic Park ride as I found myself a Star Bucks stand to get some coffee then went to sit aside near the exit watching the boats fall when I saw two familiar people heading towards me, Alex pushing Chris in a wheel chair heading straight for me, I stood up and this was my worse nightmare about to happen.
"Alex, Chris, what are you doing here?" I asked curiously trying not to show that I was nervous and scared.
"We came to surprise you at work for lunch but you weren't working today." Chris said.
"We were then told Adam Hall was signing, I knew you said he was your favorite hockey player." Alex said smirking.
"Well you remembered correctly." I said smiling.
"I see you lost the bet." Alex said nodding to the coffee in my hands.
"Yes, I lost. I owe you both coffee now." I said.
"Sweet!" Chris said excitedly.
"Why did you come alone?" Alex asked.
"I didn't…I came with my…." I begun to say not wanting to say the word that might ruin our relationship.
"Mommy!" Xavier exclaimed, now I didn't have to say it as I looked over seeing my son running up to me, I squatted down picking him up into my embrace.
"Where's grandma?" I asked.
"She's coming!"
"You know not to run away from grandma or myself in public, you know why?"
"Because strangers will take me away from you." Xavier recited.
"Yes." I said as I looked over to Chris and Alex not sure how to read their expressions.
