Expect the Unexpected

Ten

November, 2020

        Orlando, Florida

It was nearly a month after the divorce hearing that left Mishy a single woman again before any of her family made it back East. Between having a lot to sort through and her Morn sickness ramping up quite a bit, which left her all but exhausted, she'd wanted to take her Time with packing up everything. Not only that, but she'd wanted to make sure the twins got plenty of Time to hang out with and say goodbye to their friends between all the packing.

        Once they were in Orlando, things were pretty cramped within the walls of her first ex-husband's home. Being a more simple guy than he wasn't, Rob hadn't wanted a very big house for himself and their existing kids. The one he'd picked was good enough for just the three of them, what with it having four bedrooms, four full bathrooms, and clocking in at just under three thousand square feet.

        But with two additional bodies that needed Space, it just wasn't quite big enough to cut it anymore, and that was immediately obvious. While Gunnar and Grayson were willing to share a room for a short while, they refused to do so for nearly two Years till they turned eighteen. At the same Time, the King of the Castle refused to give up his office, which also served as a home studio. He needed somewhere to work on payroll for his restaurant when he couldn't make it into the actual establishment, not to mention somewhere he could play to his heart's content. That left both boys crammed into what'd originally been Zak's room, which'd been the guest room after he'd moved out.

        Early on the Morn prior to his birthday, Rob let out a yawn as he headed upstairs with his coffee mug. Always the early-riser just like when his band was in its infancy, he'd left his ex-wife abed since he knew she was even more exhausted than he was. The Sympathy sickness he was suffering from sometimes kept him up, but it wasn't as bad as her Morn sickness. Not only that, but he wasn't putting his Energy toward growing another human being like she was on top of that. Besides, he didn't Intend to start slogging through real estate listings again quite this early since he was still half-asleep.

        "Hey, man!"

        Chuckling as the video call he'd started finally connected, the Silver Fox waved at his laptop's webcam as he sipped his coffee. "Morn, guys."

        "Jeez, man–ya all right?" This was asked by CC since it was group call with the blondes who made up his band.

        "Ah, just tired," he answered. "Well, add a lil nauseousta that, but nothing I can't handle."

        "Nauseous?" Even Rikki looked a bit confused. "Got a bug going around out there or something?"

        "Not unless y'all count that damned Godzilla Flu still," Rob answered. "Let's just go with or something for now, 'cuz it's not just my newsta share."

        "Oh, this is gonna be good," the front man laughed.

        "Definitely not something even I was expecting," the Silver Fox admitted.

        All three blondes cocked a brow curiously, each of them motioning for him to continue as they sipped their own coffee.

        "Well, rewinding to this Spring..." He took a deep breath that he let out in a sigh. "Zak was one of those who wound up with Godzilla Flu."

        "Oh, Jesus fuckin' Christ," the drummer breathed.

        "He's all right, ain't he?" CC queried, looking horrified.