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the other side of Izzy’s bed. With a little help from one of the cousins, Tatum got her wish. “Mommy! The baby kicked me!”
Lizzy walked closer to the beds. “Really baby! The baby is probably ready for a nap. We’d better go, so Uncle Cam and Aunt Izzy can get their rest.”
The kids looked around at the crowded room of visitors, but did as their mother suggested. Soon they were out of the crowded room and on their way home.
It was a quiet ride on the way to the house. Lizzy was thinking about the day’s emotional rollercoaster. Izzy’s pregnancy had been trouble since day one and was proving to be a rocky ride all the way to the finish. She thought about the celebration she had to plan. Might as well include the kids. “Hey guys?”
Nothing. Not a sound from the backseat. She glanced in the rearview mirror and smiled. They had both fallen asleep. Lizzy sighed. Well, she’d talked to the kids about the upcoming celebration tomorrow.
Her cell phone rang, interrupting her thoughts. She knew in an instant it was Tristan. “Hey,” she said. Then she remembered she was on the speakerphone option while she was driving. “Keep it clean.” She reminded Tristan her kids were in the car.
“Oh, okay. How was Izzy? I called Cam’s phone and didn’t get an answer. Was he still at the hospital with Izzy?”
She chuckled. “Oh, yeah. He has to stay overnight. He has a concussion.”
“What?” He said a little too loudly. Tatum woke up for a split second.
“It’s okay, baby. I’m talking to Tristan. Go back to sleep.”
Tatum closed her eyes and snuggled deeper into the seat. “Okay, mister. I have sleeping children.”
“Sorry,” he apologized. “You shocked me. How did he hurt his head?”
“To make a long story short, he was being nosy.”
“Okay, I’m going to need more details.”
“The doctor was giving Izzy a test and it requires a seriously long needle—”
“Okay, got the visual. Poor guy. So they’re both in the hospital?”
“Yes, Izzy had a fever and high blood pressure. They should get out tomorrow morning. Cam’s parents, and most of the Callahans are there, along with my parents.”
“I would expect nothing less.”
“I’m always amazed at them. Their love for each other is very evident. I love that about them,” Lizzy said. “You can’t help but feel like you’re part of the family.”
“You are. They’ve never met a stranger.”
***
“Mommy, my video game won’t work,” PJ complained, as he prepared for bed. “I put it in my game and some crazy stuff came up on the screen.” He was standing in his room, searching for his favorite pajamas. “I don’t know what to do.”
“I’ll look at it tomorrow,” she promised her son. “Right now, Mommy is tired and has to get up early, so I can go to the hospital to see Aunt Izzy and Uncle Cam.”
“Aw,” he said, walking into the bathroom and closing the door.
Lizzy shook her head as she pulled back the covers on PJ’s twin bed. She sighed as she sat on the small bed. Before long, PJ would be into girls and not video games. She didn’t know which was worse.
PJ came back into the room and slid into bed. It had been such a busy day for everyone. “Do you want me to read to you?”
He shook his head. “No, I’m really worried about my game though.”
Her baby had priorities. “Which game is it?”
“I’m not sure of the name. Tonight was the first time I played it. I think it’s one of Dad’s.”
“Honey, you must be mistaken. Your dad never plays video games. Maybe it was Uncle Cam’s or Tristan’s?”
PJ shook his head. “No, Mom. I found it when we first moved here. It was in with the DVDs. Then I realized it was a game for my player. Tonight was the first time I played.”
“Don’t worry, baby. I’ll get you another one tomorrow.” She kissed her son goodnight and
Lizzy walked closer to the beds. “Really baby! The baby is probably ready for a nap. We’d better go, so Uncle Cam and Aunt Izzy can get their rest.”
The kids looked around at the crowded room of visitors, but did as their mother suggested. Soon they were out of the crowded room and on their way home.
It was a quiet ride on the way to the house. Lizzy was thinking about the day’s emotional rollercoaster. Izzy’s pregnancy had been trouble since day one and was proving to be a rocky ride all the way to the finish. She thought about the celebration she had to plan. Might as well include the kids. “Hey guys?”
Nothing. Not a sound from the backseat. She glanced in the rearview mirror and smiled. They had both fallen asleep. Lizzy sighed. Well, she’d talked to the kids about the upcoming celebration tomorrow.
Her cell phone rang, interrupting her thoughts. She knew in an instant it was Tristan. “Hey,” she said. Then she remembered she was on the speakerphone option while she was driving. “Keep it clean.” She reminded Tristan her kids were in the car.
“Oh, okay. How was Izzy? I called Cam’s phone and didn’t get an answer. Was he still at the hospital with Izzy?”
She chuckled. “Oh, yeah. He has to stay overnight. He has a concussion.”
“What?” He said a little too loudly. Tatum woke up for a split second.
“It’s okay, baby. I’m talking to Tristan. Go back to sleep.”
Tatum closed her eyes and snuggled deeper into the seat. “Okay, mister. I have sleeping children.”
“Sorry,” he apologized. “You shocked me. How did he hurt his head?”
“To make a long story short, he was being nosy.”
“Okay, I’m going to need more details.”
“The doctor was giving Izzy a test and it requires a seriously long needle—”
“Okay, got the visual. Poor guy. So they’re both in the hospital?”
“Yes, Izzy had a fever and high blood pressure. They should get out tomorrow morning. Cam’s parents, and most of the Callahans are there, along with my parents.”
“I would expect nothing less.”
“I’m always amazed at them. Their love for each other is very evident. I love that about them,” Lizzy said. “You can’t help but feel like you’re part of the family.”
“You are. They’ve never met a stranger.”
***
“Mommy, my video game won’t work,” PJ complained, as he prepared for bed. “I put it in my game and some crazy stuff came up on the screen.” He was standing in his room, searching for his favorite pajamas. “I don’t know what to do.”
“I’ll look at it tomorrow,” she promised her son. “Right now, Mommy is tired and has to get up early, so I can go to the hospital to see Aunt Izzy and Uncle Cam.”
“Aw,” he said, walking into the bathroom and closing the door.
Lizzy shook her head as she pulled back the covers on PJ’s twin bed. She sighed as she sat on the small bed. Before long, PJ would be into girls and not video games. She didn’t know which was worse.
PJ came back into the room and slid into bed. It had been such a busy day for everyone. “Do you want me to read to you?”
He shook his head. “No, I’m really worried about my game though.”
Her baby had priorities. “Which game is it?”
“I’m not sure of the name. Tonight was the first time I played it. I think it’s one of Dad’s.”
“Honey, you must be mistaken. Your dad never plays video games. Maybe it was Uncle Cam’s or Tristan’s?”
PJ shook his head. “No, Mom. I found it when we first moved here. It was in with the DVDs. Then I realized it was a game for my player. Tonight was the first time I played.”
“Don’t worry, baby. I’ll get you another one tomorrow.” She kissed her son goodnight and
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