Sylvia wakes up around ten-a.m. and heads to the kitchen. She doesn't feel like preparing a huge breakfast today, so she cuts up some fruit and grabs some bowls and the cereal and sets the table. Once breakfast is ready, she makes her way to C's room. Noticing that Foster isn't on the couch, she prepares herself mentally for whatever she will find in that room.
After a few knocks go unanswered, she opens the bedroom door. She finds the two of them, cuddled up together, asleep. She tries to nudge C awake.
"Sweetie, wake up. It's getting kind of late. You guys should probably eat something." C's eyes open slowly. She sits up and nudges Foster awake. Foster shoots up in a panic.
"Foster, hun, don't freak out. I was just waking you guys up to get breakfast. I don't want you guys to starve. What kind of mother would that make me?" Sylvia jokes. Something about them seems a bit different but she can't quite place her finger on it. She gives up and heads back to the table to get her morning started. Whether the kids follow or decide to go back to sleep is up to them.
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After breakfast, Sylvia, Claudia, and Foster drive over to the café to grab what Foster will need while living with them. Claudia works on packing up his clothes. Sylvia packs his books, comics, and DVDs into boxes. Foster packs everything else he thinks he will need. Once they have everything carefully packed into the car, Sylvia drives it back to the house. Foster and Claudia stay back to make sure that everything else is locked up and then they walk to C's place together.
The three of them get everything unloaded into the living room. When the last box is brought up, Sylvia sighs and looks at the teens.
"What room do you want to take? We have tons of unused space. Foster decides to pick the room right next door to C's, not wanting to be too far from her. They get all the boxes into the correct room. Sylvia leaves them alone to call a local moving company to get the big stuff, like his desk, bed, dresser, bookshelves, etc., brought over.
"Bad new guys. The soonest we can get your big furniture moved in is Thursday. Is that okay? You two don't mind sharing a room for a few more days, do you? The couch is still up for grabs if you want to take it Foster."Foster and C agree to share her room for awhile longer. Neither of them has a problem with it, but they don't want Sylvia to know how happy they are about the situation.
After hanging up what can be put away into the closet, C and Foster decide to take a break. Sylvia is busy in her office with the craft store. The two of them decide it'd be a good idea to make lunch instead of waiting for Sylvia to make it like they had been doing with every other meal.
Foster is in charge of preparing the salad and setting the table while C sears some chicken to go with their salads. Foster is a great cook, but C insisted that she wanted to be the one to do that part. It's for her mom after all. Once everything is finished and set out on the table, C goes to get her mom from the office. Foster fills a pitcher with water and places ice in everyone's cup. Once that's done, he sits down and waits for the other members of the household to join him.
At the end of lunch, Sylvia gets back to work. Foster and C clear up the mess and put the leftovers in the fridge. Once that task is complete, they go back into Foster's new room to see what else they can get unpacked.
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Slow Me Down
Romance[18+] Two teens, two tragedies. A young girl and her mother start a new life in a new city, searching for refuge from their past. A young boy is just trying to get through high school without leaving too much of himself. They meet and friendship blo...
