Chapter Two

Phil was moved in the next day. It was going to be nice having him there to help out. But having Phil there also had its bad side. He was messy, loud and loved to drink, which wasn't bad, but they'd prefer that alcohol not be around Chelsea.

A month had passed and Lil was sitting in the living room looking through a wedding magazine while Tommy was at work. Phil came and sat next to her "When is the wedding?"

"Next month. Have you really not been listening?" Phil shrugged and gave her an innocent smile. Lil rolled her eyes and put the magazine down.

"Whose the best man?"

"I think Dil. But if not Dil, then most likely Chuckie."

Phil crossed his arms "I'm never going to be best man" he sighed and Lil laughed. He decided to look through the magazine to see what was the big deal about it.

Kimi walked in and looked at Phil "Why are you reading a wedding magazine?"

"I wanted to see why Lil was so into it." he threw it down on the coffee table and looked at her. Kimi rolled her eyes and sat next to him on the couch.

Lil walked out of her bedroom with her computer "What are you bringing that out here for?" Kimi asked.

"Hello to you too, Kimi. And I'm getting ready to finish this essay for class." Lil was doing the online college so she could still be in school and be at home with Chelsea. She set her computer on the counter and sat in one of the chairs.

Chelsea came walking into the room and Phil smiled "Morning Chels" Phil said watching her "Are you wanting some breakfast?" he asked her and picked her up setting her on one of the bar stools.

Lil looked over at her "You be careful while you're on that."

"I will be mommy!" Chelsea said with a smile. Lil looked back at her computer while Phil was making her some cereal.

Kimi was flipping through the TV channels. Phil had his back turned, and Lil was focused on finishing her essay. The next thing the three of them knew, Chelsea had fallen off the stool and his her face on the counter. She started screaming "Chelsea!" the three of them yelled and ran to her. Lil picked her up and motioned for Phil to hand her a towel "Is she okay?" Kimi asked.

Lil was sitting in the floor holding Chelsea in her lap with a towel to her lip and nose. She moved it away to get a look at her "
She has a bad nose bleed. And I think she bit through her lip." she put the towel back, hoping to stop the bleeding. Phil and Kimi could see the worry written all over Lil's face.

"Should we take her to the hospital?" Phil asked and Lil shook her head.

"Not yet." she was still holding the towel to Chelsea's face.

She stood up after ten minutes later setting Chelsea on the counter and moved the towel away. Lil was on the verge of tears when she saw the bleeding in her lip hasn't stopped. "Watch her, and hold this to her lip" she told Phil before walking out of the room and into hers. Kimi moved Phil's hand away so she could look at Chelsea's lip. "It looks really bad, Phil." he put the towel back to her lip and nodded in agreement.

Lil walked back into the room with her keys, purse and phone "I'm taking her to the hospital."

Phil picked Chelsea up and followed Lil out the door. He handed her to Kimi and sat up front with Lil while Kimi sat in the back with Chelsea, still holding the towel to her lip. Lil looked over at Phil "Will you call Tommy?"

"Yeah, sure." Phil picked Lil's phone up and called Tommy, telling him that they were taking Chelsea to the hospital. Tommy panicked and said he would meet them at the hospital.

Lil pulled into the parking lot and took Chelsea from Kimi. She walking into the hospital and got signed in and they sat down to wait. Tommy came in and looked around until he saw them and walked over to them.

"Lillian, what happened?!" Lil handed Chelsea to Phil.

"She fell off the bar stool, hit her face on the counter and bit through her lip." Tommy looked at Lil just as worried.

"How could you let that happen?!"

Lil looked at Tommy and shook her head "Do you honestly think I let this happen?! It's not my fault she fell!"

"Then whose fault is it?!"

"It's nobody's fault! She moved wrong and fell!"

Kimi and Phil looked at each other and picked Chelsea up moving away from them so she wouldn't have to hear her parents arguing. They continued their argument until the doctor came out "Chelsea DeVille" Kimi and Phil got up and walked over to Lil and Tommy.

"Take your child to get checked. We'll be out here" Phil handed Chelsea to Tommy and sat back down.

"Those two are a mess" Phil said watching them walk to the back.

"They're both just worried. It's her first accident." Kimi said looking over at Phil.

He groaned and threw his head back "There's going to be more?" Kimi nodded and pat Phil on the back.

Hours later they walked out with Chelsea. "So what happened?" Kimi asked.

"She had to get stitches, but she'll be fine." Lil said walking away.

"Are you and Tommy okay?" Phil asked catching up to her.

"We're fine." she snapped and put Chelsea in her car seat before getting in. Phil climbed in the passenger seat and Kimi got in the back.

They got to the apartment and Lil got Chelsea out and into the house. "Lil, are you okay?" Kimi asked and Lil nodded.

"I'm going to take Chelsea to the park. Kimi, join us!" Kimi nodded and she picked Chelsea up and followed Phil out as Tommy walked in.

"Listen Lil, I'm-"

"I don't want to hear it right now." Lil said as she walked out of the living room.

"Lil please" he followed her into the kitchen and put his hands on her arms "I'm sorry, Lil. I didn't mean to put all the blame on you. I was scared for her, and I didn't know the whole story"

"You still put all the blame on me. You made me feel like the worst mother in the world"

Tommy pulled Lil into a hug "I would never make you feel like that on purpose. I love you, and you're the perfect mom." Lil pulled away and looked up at him.

She wiped tears away "I love you too."

He rubbed her arms and leaned down "Am I forgiven?"

"For now?" she leaned in and gave him a kiss.

Phil and Kimi came in a few hours later with Chelsea "Is it safe in here?" Phil looked around and saw Tommy and Lil asleep on the couch.

Chelsea came running in and jumped on the couch, waking them up. Lil yawned and looked at her "Hey Chels, you ready for some dinner?"

Chelsea nodded and jumped off the couch and ran to the kitchen. Lil stood up and followed her. Phil walked over to Tommy "T, if you hurt my sister again, I'll hurt you."

"Understandable."

Chelsea ran out of the dining room and back into the living room. She tripped and fell, almost hitting her head on the coffee table. Tommy sighed and picked her up "Today just isn't your day, is it?"