What About Us | John Shelby

CHAPTER FORTY-TWO

February 1919

The following day

"Hurry up, or ye won't be able to see your grandad" Tessa gave out to the twins, as they were playing around in the bathtub in the living room instead of getting out of it and getting ready to go to the countryside to see Johnny Dog's.

"Hurry up I mean it" Tessa shouted as she made her way into the kitchen. The place was a mess, there were just things everywhere.

She made her way over to the kitchen counter and began doing the dishes with the two pans, to try and clean this place up in any way she could.

John could be heard running down the stairs with his loud feet. He stopped in front of the living room door, to see the twins splashing about in the bathtub he laughed looking at them and into the kitchen he went then.

"Alright, love" John asked her, grabbing two slices of bread from next to her and eating it. Tessa didn't say anything, she just continued on doing the dishes.

John looked to his left at his wife "What's wrong with ya?" He placed a hand on her lower back.

"I'm just tired lately, with the kids and the shop" Tessa said, as she stopped what she was doing and turned around leaning against the kitchen counter. 

John shook his head sarcastically before pushing her onto the counter to sit on, pulling her lips on his. The kiss was sloppy as they knew they didn't really have any time for this.

"Mommy, mommy" They could hear both James and William shouting from the living room. Tessa pulled away from the kiss, looking out of the kitchen door to hear the twins shouting.

"That's our-" Tessa was cut off by John kissing her again. She giggled, placing her hands in his hair, as he sucked on her bottom lip.

"Mommy" The moment was ruined again. Tessa pushed John away from her jumping off the counter and out of the kitchen.

"Yes" Tessa said, turning into the living room to see the twins still in the bath playing around. She sighed, running her hand through her own hair.

"That's it out ... now. Come on" Tessa made her way in front of the bath pulling James out first, as she went to pull Edward out James made a run for it out of the living room.

"Stop James ... John get him" Tessa shouted out for help. Tessa put her hands out to pull Edward out of the bath.

"Stand there" Tessa pulled the towel from the couch and started drying him off from the water dripping from his tiny body.

"I found this naked runaway" John said, putting James down back on the ground "Go over to your mother" Slapping his little cute arse, Tessa laughed watching him run over to her jumping on top of her.

"Shout up to Katie, see if she is dressed" Tessa looked to John standing in the doorway.

John walked to the bottom of the stairs "Katie ... are ya dressed yet?" He stood there waiting for a reply from his daughter.

"No" Was all that could be heard from her. Tessa groaned "Will you go up and dress her, I left her clothes hanging on the end of her bed"

She looked to the twins, who were standing in front of her with none of their clothes on, dripping in water from the bath "What is wrong with the three of ye today?"