unexpected

will he be okay?

TW: Chrons disease

"I'm going to go get the kids from he school bus, and make sure they don't bring home any more stray dogs." Link said as he stuck his head through the door to the nursery.

"Alright, just make sure they're quiet when they come in. I'm hoping this guy will go right to sleep once he's done eating."

"I'll make sure of it." He assured as he quietly shut the door. Before he left he secured the dog on his leash and made his way to the bus stop.

Once his kids got off the bus they ran to him, or so he thought. The pair leaned down to pet the dog, unintentionally ignoring their father.

"Hello to you too." Link did his signature wave trying to catch his kids attention.

"Sorry Dad." Scout apologized as he jumped up to hug his father. "I just missed Rex, and it seems like he missed us."

"He did, he stayed by the window all day waiting for you two."

"Aww, that's kind of sad." Scout replied taking the leash from his dad, trying to show that he could handle the responsibility of a dog.

"Well he's happy now." Link ruffled his son hair in attempt to comfort him, he looked back to see his daughter trudging behind. He walked over to her and picked her up. "Everything okay? You seem kind of down."

"Yeah." The girl sighed leaning her head on his shoulder.

The father looked at her daughter, concerned. For the past couple of days she seemed to be down, he was starting to worry that she was feeling left out. He didn't want her feeling like the cliche middle child, he wanted her to feel loved and attended to. Before he opened the door he reminded them to be quiet to allow their brother to sleep.

"How was school?" Amelia whispered as she walked down the stairs to be met with her family.

"Good!" Scout whispered, as he unbuckled the dogs leash. "I got 100 on my spelling test!"

"Good job!" Amelia congratulated. "And how was your day Addie?"

"Fine." She sighed walking away as her father let her down.

"Is she okay?" Amelia asked her husband as the girl was put of ear shot.

"I don't know, she's been quiet since she got off the bus. Is she feeling left out do you think?"

"Maybe? I mean we've been pretty preoccupied with the baby. I'm gonna talk to her tonight."

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"So which story are we reading tonight?" Amelia asked her daughter as she sat on her knees by the bookshelf.

"Can I just go to sleep?" She asked turning around to face the wall.

"I'm sorry me and your dad have been so preoccupied with Anders, it doesn't mean we love you any less. We still love you so so so much." The mother was met with silence, She stood up to sit on the edge of her daughters bed placing a comfortable hand on her leg. "Alright you don't have to talk, but you still have to wake up early tomorrow for book club even if it's Saturday."

"I'm not going to book club." This statement shocked the girls mother, there was never a week she missed it if she could help it.

"Why?"

"I just don't want to."

"Did you and Benny get into a fight?" To this her daughter started to cry. Amelia moved herself so she could embrace her daughter. "What happened?"

"He hasn't been in school for almost two weeks. And I don't know if he was at book club last week because we went to see Anders." The girl cried into her mother's chest.