I'm going to apologize now I had to cut this chapter in half so I'll post the rest of it when I get a chance. As always I love to hear what you have to say. And I own nothing.
"Turn off the lights." I groaned when I felt Patrick climb back into bed.
"I think it's called the sun, and I don't have the power to turn it off." He chuckled but turned on his side and used his body to shield the sun from my eyes.
"Why are the blinds open?"
"It's a beautiful day outside, perfect for a barbeque."
"I'm going back to sleep."
"I don't think so." He cupped his hand under my chin and forced me to look up at him, I really did love waking up to his kisses.
"Why did we wait so long for this?" I whispered into his chest.
"Because I'm an ass stuck in the past, and you are the most stubborn women in the world."
"Those are horrible reasons."
"I couldn't agree more."
"Do we have to go?"
"You sound like the kids on the first day of school." He laughed.
"I do not."
"Do to." He teased and kissed me again, "I thought we agreed it wouldn't be that bad."
"Good morning!" The twins ran in and jumped in between us.
"Well good morning." Jane grinned helping them under covers so they could curl up in between us.
"Why are you still sleeping, we're going to a party!" Alyssa squirmed.
"We're still sleeping because it's still morning." I informed.
"I'm to tired to go to the party." Emily curled into my side, while Jane tickled the already squirming Alyssa.
"Well how about we sleep in a little longer and then you won't be so tired for the party." I ran my fingers through her knotted hair.
"I don't want to sleep." Alyssa kicked at the blankets.
"Yes you do, you want to sleep just a little longer, you want to relax."
"Patrick!"
"I wasn't doing anything." He chuckled, as I smacked him multiple times.
"You will not, you will never even try that again." I continued to slap him.
"I was not doing what you think, I was joking." He flinched away from my hand. "Woman that hurts."
"It's supposed to hurt."
"What did Patrick do?" Emily looked from him to me.
"Patrick did nothing, Teresa's a bully." He pulled the blankets over his head, trying to hide from the continued beating. "I have two small girls in front of me you wouldn't want to blindly hit them instead."
"You will never do that ever again."
"I told you I was not trying to hypnotize anyone." He peeked his head over the blanket, he was incredibly adorable and looked totally ridiculous with half his head covered by the blanket I couldn't help but laugh.
"You better be telling the truth."
"Of course I'm telling the truth." In an attempt to prove it he leaned over the kids to kiss me, "I was just joking, and I would never do that."
"What did Patrick do?" Emily repeated.
"Nothing."
"Can we get up now!" Alyssa started kicking the blankets again.
"Yes we can get up now if that's what you really want." Patrick rolled out of bed and threw a T-shirt on before lifting the girls, "We'll go wake up your brother and sister and get dressed for this party, I know for a fact Teresa is super excited to go." I laid there and watched him carry them out of the room, all I could do was lay there and smile. I couldn't lie for to long though I had to get out of bed, I had to get ready for the stupid barbeque.
The bedroom was empty but I could here giggling from the kitchen so I had to assume the getting dressed part was less important than the possibility of breakfast.
"Patrick's making French toast!" William was standing in his chair.
"That sounds delicious." I nodded, "Please sit down I don't want you falling."
"You know I was joking right." Patrick whispered coming up behind me and wrapping his arms around my waist.
"I figured it would be counter productive to be tickling the person you were hypnotizing." I grinned over my shoulder and he smirked.
"You just like smacking me." He kissed the back my neck and went back to making breakfast.
"Maybe I'm mad at you for making me go to this barbeque."
"Well I know you're mad about that, but again I thought we had worked through that."
"That still doesn't mean I'm happy about it."
"Clearly."
After breakfast Patrick sent me up stairs to get the kids ready because he felt it was necessary to make something to bring to the barbeque. While Alyssa was jumping around the room in her swimsuit Emily was curled up in her bunk.
"Teresa I'm not going anymore."
"What's wrong Em?"
"I don't want to wear my swimsuit." She held her knees to her chest.
"Sweetie did mommy buy the swimsuit for you?" I climbed up onto her top bunk, while she just nodded. "And the last time you wore it was with her wasn't it?"
"Uh huh, I don't want it anymore."
"Do you want to go if you don't have to wear your swimsuit?"
"Uh huh."
"Okay well, how about we go and you can spend time with your friends."
"Okay." She nodded.
"And I'm going to put your swimsuit in Cass's diaper bag in case you decide you want it later."
"I don't want it."
"I know but just in case okay."
"Okay, but I don't want it."
An hour later the kids were loaded into the car, and Patrick was giving me directions with a tin of brownies on his lap. This already seemed too much like a family event than I was ready for. We were greeted at the door by Edward who accepted Patrick's brownies but not without giving him a quick once over, and I had a feeling it wasn't because he was wearing jeans again.
"Teresa, Mr. Jane so nice of you to come, and girls the pool is right out back go ahead all the kids are already there." Edward smiled pointing toward a screen door leading to an oversized backyard.
"Emily if you change your mind all you have to do is come find me, and both of you please be careful." I called after them, while William made an attempt to follow that ended with him in Patrick's arms.
"You don't have to worry about a thing there are adults everywhere, no one is unsupervised for a second." Edward assured, leading us after the girls to the backyard. "Beer?" Patrick and I accepted what was handed to us with a nod we had only been here five minutes but Patrick hadn't said a word, instead he was watching the families around him. He said it would be uncomfortable for all of us, and I guess I overlooked what it could mean for him. We were surrounded by a group of families all with small children not that much younger than his own daughter.
"Hey that deal goes both ways." I whispered, "You start to feel to uncomfortable we go."
"Now Teresa you don't get out of this that easily." He smiled bringing his attention back to the conversation Edward and I were having. "So you were talking about the house."
"Yes one of the few things I got to keep in the divorce, I got my house and my daughter."
"The two most important things." Patrick nodded, I couldn't help but notice him smirk in my direction. Okay so he had been right after that first practice, the guy wore a ring but wasn't married. It was kind of adorable how jealous Patrick was to watch me talk with this other guy.
"Patrick it's been awhile!" Oh great Hayley was here, I knew that if I asked Patrick in this moment he would say yes to leaving. He slowly turned around and set William at his feet using his now free hand to wrap around my waist.
"Yes Hayley it has."
"Almost as if you were avoiding me." She teased.
"Almost." He agreed, "But a girlfriend with four kids keeps you busy."
"I thought you were married?"
"I never said that, Teresa do you remember me saying I was married?" He smirked.
"Not that I recall no."
"You're wearing a wedding ring."
"Yes, and I was married once, and I'm a little slower at moving on than most."
"He really is, took him eight years of knowing me to ask me out, and even then that wasn't really asking out." I cut in, I really did love the look on her face. Okay so maybe she had made me a little jealous. Now it was just fun to watch Patrick torture her like this.
"I'm terribly sorry if I led you on in anyway." He tried to apologize but she didn't seem to be buying it.
"Teresa, I changed my mind I want to play with my friends." Emily ran up to me and started digging through the diaper bag.
"I thought you might, how about we go find a bathroom to change." I smiled, letting Edward direct me in the direction of the bathroom. When I came out Emily went running to the pool before I could call a warning after her. I was left with Cass, I looked around where was Patrick. I spotted him with some of the dads, a beer in one hand and William in the other, it gave the appearance of domestic perfection. I gave in and took Cass to sit with some of the other moms and as it happens my new boyfriend was the topic of conversation. I didn't know if I was supposed to feel jealous or excited that I was with the sexiest man at the barbeque.
After we had eaten, and the conversation had moved on to the shows their kids had been watching and whether or not certain cartoons were appropriate or not, Alyssa ran over and pulled me away from the moms.
"I want to go home, I'm not having fun anymore." She whispered.
"What's wrong?" I pulled some of the wet hair away from her eyes.
"I'm not having fun anymore." She crossed her arms.
"Is everything okay?" Patrick came up behind me.
"We're going home." Alyssa announced.
"We did have deal." Patrick looked up from the girl to me, "If anyone feels uncomfortable we go home."
"Go get Emily I'll find their towels." I nodded, before turning to the other moms, "It looks like we're going to have to leave a little bit early." They gave an understanding nod. I picked up Cass's carrier and diaper bag and let Alyssa lead me to the car where Jane was waiting with William and Emily wrapped in her Disney towel.
"Why are we leaving?" She pouted.
"Because your sister wasn't feeling good." I helped her into her seat.
"I feel fine it just wasn't fun anymore."
"I was having fun." Emily argued.
"Well I wasn't!"
"Girls." Patrick warned, watching them through the rearview movie.