Family Values

6

Everything was straightened out with the family. Mia was safe and still going to college. Danielle's beauty salon was booked and busy 24/7. Isaiah was enjoying his career as a firefighter, like always. Tuck was still an intern and finalized his specialty to be cardio. BJ is still going to college for engineering. Gabrielle was going to school and so were the quadruplets.

Miranda and Ben weren't stressed worrying about their kids. Except for Miranda, she always has a little worry for her kids that is nothing new.

"Mommy, where is my book bag?" Jasmine asked walking downstairs.

"I don't know baby. You had it yesterday didn't you?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Then retrace your steps and look for it." She rushed back upstairs.

"Stop running!" She finished packing the elementary schoolers' lunch.

"Sorry!"

"Morning my beautiful wife." Coming up behind her, Ben wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Good morning handsome." She turned her head to kiss him.

"You coming home tonight?" She asked.

"Yep, are you?"

"Yes."

"Maybe we can get some alone time. He suggested kissing her neck.

"Maybe, even though the house will still have six kids in it."

"We can try and keep quiet. We did it before."

"No, we thought we did it before. The whole time the kids could hear every moan and groan we formed."

"That was you." He chuckled.

"Both of us, don't blame that on just me."

"Mom, it's time to go."

"Move, I have to take our children to school."

"Love you." They exchanged a kiss. After all the kids got into the car, they headed to the schoolhouse.

"My teacher said he wants to talk to you," Gabrielle said as they pulled up to the quadruplet's school. After Miranda gave the four their lunch, they kissed her on the cheek and got out of the car.

"Why?" She headed to Gabrielle's school.

"I have no idea." She shrugged her shoulders.

"Hmm, alright." When they arrived Miranda parked in the parking lot instead of going through the car drop-off lane.

"Have you done something bad?"

"No ma'am." She nodded. Gabrielle followed Miranda to the office.

"Hi, I'm here to see the principal."

"For?" The school receptionist asked.

"He-

"Let her back Denise." Principal Kayle exclaimed from his open office.

"First door to the left."

"Thank you." She walked to the back with Gabrielle on her heels.

"Hi- oh no Gabrielle you can go to class."

"Uhm..ok, love you, mom." She have Miranda a kiss on the cheek.

"Love you too." She sat in one of the chairs in front of the principal's desk.

"So I wanted to talk about a complaint we got about Gabrielle."

"Complaint?"

"Yes ma'am. A student, who would like to stay anonymous, wrote a statement, including." She put on her glasses and picked up a piece of paper. "I have had a personal issue including Gabrielle out of school, which I choose not to say. Since then I have felt threaded and don't feel safe around her."