I'm sorry if this chapter seems to be a bit rushed towards the end. It's not my favorite chapter. Also I do hope to have this story wrapped up by the end of the week. I know what I want to happen next chapter and I have a good chunk of the last chapter wrote and you will find out the name of their newest baby. Anyway Enjoy!
School was back into full swing, both of them starting their second year of junior high. Ariel was more worried than Braxton was; she needed everything to be perfect. At least that is what he made everyone believe. But the truth was he was scared. He made people believe that he wasn't as smart as he really was, hiding part of who he was because that had been easier for him. After he had lost his mother he had retreated and caused trouble and didn't want to be friends with anyone because it was too painful for him and then Ariel had came along. He had been tired of keeping people out and Ariel was the one person that didn't know what he had gone through and didn't have to see him at his worst. But now he wanted to make his parents proud of him and he had to let people see that he was smart and that he understood everything that was going on in school. That's why he was going to buckle down and he was going to try his hardest not to goof off, he was going to take school seriously. He didn't know what he wanted to be when he did grow up, but he did know that he had to be better in school and there was no way around that. One look at his sister he knew that she'd be there to help him along the way. Just because he told himself that he was going to be better in school this year didn't mean that he couldn't enjoy his birthday, his 13th birthday at that.
Everyone had been asking him what it was he wanted for his birthday but he would just shrug. He really didn't know what he wanted for his birthday. Asking for a pet seemed to be a cliché and as much as he wanted a dog, it wasn't the right time to get one, not when he wouldn't be around all that much with school and practice after school. He was on the football team and the baseball team, so it wouldn't be fair to have a pet. And other than a pet he was already told no by his parents for what he truly wanted, not that anyone around town would get him what he wanted.
The day of his birthday they had a small party with family, his actual party would be Saturday. Friday night some of his friends would be spending the night, he didn't want anything too big. He couldn't wait for the weekend but he was enjoying the little party with his family. They had cake and they sang to him after they had dinner.
Presents were soon placed before him. He had gotten a few toy model cars to build, a new video game, one that he wanted. Jesse thought it would be funny if all he got his nephew was clothes, so a hoodie and sweatpants with the Bama logo were what had awaited him. It was something that he was use to, so it didn't annoy him as much as it once had. It would be a few more years before he had clothes from all the colleges in Alabama thanks to his Uncle Jesse.
He knew that his birthday wasn't about getting the presents, but he was disappointed that the one thing he wanted wasn't there. He didn't let his disappointment show and thanked everyone for what they had gave him because even he knew that they didn't have to get him anything for his birthday family or not.
The days had quickly passed leaving Braxton and a group of friends in the backyard with squirt guns and water balloons. And Zoe smiled finding it hard not to smile watching the boys and hearing their laughter filtered in through the open window in the kitchen.
"Should I be worried that Ariel is talking to Ryker?" Wade questioned, wrapping his arms around his wife's waist, gently kissing her neck.
"No, you shouldn't be," she answered, leaning back into his embrace. He went to question her about it, but she had beaten him to it. "They are trying to figure it all out and it is harmless, you have more important things to worry about the older she gets so please don't worry about it now."
"Don't remind me," he grumbled.
"What's the fun in that?" She teased.
"I hate you," he stated, letting her go.
"That's the biggest lie that I've ever heard in my life," Jesse smirked walking into the kitchen.
Zoe couldn't hold her laughter back and Wade scowled at his brother. "See we all know that you love me," she stated a bit cockily walking away.
"Must you ruin everything?" Wade asked his brother when fake annoyance.
"That is my job," Jesse smirked. "Though that wasn't the reason I came in here," he clarified. Wade raised an eyebrow at his brother. "They're ready for the grill," he told Wade amused.
"I knew there was a reason on why I came in here," he chuckled, heading to the fridge. That was why he had came in for before he left himself get distracted by his ever beautiful wife. Jesse chuckled deciding to make no comment on why Wade had forgot and took what was handed to him outside.
A few jokes were made on his account, but he took them with stride, making small jokes about the guys standing around him knowing just how wrapped around their wives fingers they were. It was in all good fun. He glanced around seeing his wife laughing as she was bringing out the rest of the food out and placing it on the table, having help from the other wives and girlfriend's that were there for Braxton's party.
His party had flown by leaving them exhausted when nighttime had fallen over them. Wade and Zoe decided to leave the last bit of the mess until morning. After checking on all three kids to see that they were all out cold from the long day, they headed to bed themselves, falling asleep quickly wrapped up in each other's warm embrace.
"Mommy, Daddy," Eliza cried running into their room, jumping into bed with them.
"What's the matter?" Wade asked softly, cuddling with his daughter that was scared. Mumbled and through her cries she had informed her parents that the storm outside had scared her.
Zoe scooted closer and ran her fingers through her hair to get her to calm down and relax, getting her to fall back asleep. Now that she was awake she could hear the deep rumblings of the storm that was taking place outside their house.
Waking up in the morning they were both tired as Eliza had been restless and proceeded to toss and turn for the rest of the night, hitting or kicking her parents. At one point she had even head butted Wade. They had woke up with Eliza's head on Zoe's stomach and her legs resting over Wade's chest as she slept away.
Wade had slipped out of the covers, seeing that both Brax and Ariel were up and eating cereal when he entered the kitchen to get breakfast and coffee for himself and Zoe. Since yesterday had been a busy day with Braxton's party they used Sunday as a day just to relax and hang out as a family.
September had easily changed into October where Wade had planned a little family birthday party for Zoe which she had loved. The days between her birthday and Halloween had passed by with a blink of an eye. Braxton and Ariel went to the Halloween dance at school to spend it with their friends, Zoe and Wade went trick or treating with Eliza before they left her with Harley and Norma. With Eliza with a set of grandparents for the night Wade and Zoe had went to the Rammer Jammer to join in with the Halloween festivities that had been organized between Lavon and Wade.
"Where are you going?" She questioned her husband as he started up drag her to the hay maze.
"We have one night where we can act like hormonal teenagers with no parent responsibilities," he winked. Zoe giggled following behind him.
Wade went to the middle of the maze pulling Zoe into a dead end, pushing her up against the hay, his lips connecting to hers, his fingers digging into her waist. Zoe ran her hands up under his shirt her fingers gliding over his abs and moving to his back her fingernails dragging down his backs, their kiss growing hotter.
"Mom! Dad!" Was yelled by two mortified kids as they came across their parents making out in the shadows.
"What?" Wade asked, his laughter lacing his voice.
"You guys are like old and it's embarrassing. You've got a whole house with your own room in it!" Braxton huffed.
"Yeah it's gross," Ariel piped in.
"But this is more exciting. Just cause we're old," he said sarcastically making his wife giggle in his ear. "Doesn't mean we can't have our own adventures. We aren't that old either," he quipped back.
"This is just eeww," Ariel retorted, walking off having enough. Braxton following after his sister.
"As hilarious as this was, we can have more fun at home," Zoe seductively suggested, moving away from her husband.
"Yeah totally cool if you start without me," Wade called after her, slowly walking behind his eyes trained on her ass that swayed as she walked.
"I'll keep that in mind," she giggled, feeling his hands on her waist. "Someone is in a hurry."
"That's an understatement," he husked into her ear, lightly nibbling on her neck.
With Halloween over with they had focused on getting things ready for Planksgiving. They had talked about it whether they were going to go visit Candice for the holiday or stay in Bluebell and go to New York to spend Christmas with Candice. After a long talk they had figured that it would be easier to stay in Bluebell for Planksgiving and Eliza's birthday party. Candice was okay with that and she was going to make the trip down to spend Thursday through Sunday with them.
"Sweet birthday cake!" Jesse exclaimed walking into his parent's house. "Told ya we'd get cake from now on," he smirked, putting down the dish of food he was carrying along with the present he had been juggling. Wade had gently shoved his brother, walking back to where the rest of the family was at, sitting down next to his wife, his arm resting on the back of the couch behind Zoe. She moved into his side as she kept on talking to her mom and Jackie.
They had spent part of the day partaking in the Planksgiving festivities. Eliza giggling when she saw people dressed as pirates. They figured it would be easier to get everyone together on Planksgiving to have dinner and a birthday party instead of coming together the next night as well.