Grace Through It All (Book 2)

Yes

(End of tour)
*Joey POV*
Yes! today is the final day of tour. We're going back to Nashville today. I had a great time with the tour but I would rather be home with Grace and the kids.
"Joe we're back in Nashville" Alan yells
"Ok" I say
I get up from the couch and go to the kitchen where the guys are.
"Where are we meeting the wives at" I ask
"The park" Caleb says
"Fantastic that means we're almost there" I say
"Chill bro you saw Grace a month ago. You gotta chill" Chad says putting me in a head lock
"Chadwick let go of me" I say
"No" he says
"Uncle Chaddy don't hurt my favorite uncle" AJ shouts
"Hey I thought I was your favorite" Chad shouts
"No Uncle Joey and Uncle Caleb are" she says
"Fine" Chad says
He lets go of me and picks AJ up and starts spinning her.
"DAAADDDYYY!" she yells
"Yes" Alan asks
"Help me" she says
Alan grabs AJ from Chad.
"Chad I suggest go checking on the other kids and Donald" Alan says
"Fine" he whines
He walks off and Kyle comes over to me.
"Dada" he says
"What buddy" I ask
"Where's mommy" he asks
"We'll see her soon" I say
"Ok" he says
He gets off my lap and goes back to where the other kids are. We get to the park. We get off the bus and go to our families.
"Hey princess" I say
"Hey Joe. How was the rest of tour" Grace asks
"Long" I say
"I bet. Looks like you also didn't get a lot of sleep" she says
"Nope I didn't" I say
"Well where's the kids" she asks
"With Donald. Where's Cynthia" I ask
"Daddy I'm right here" Cynthia says
I turn around and see her. I pick her up and spin her around.
"Hey baby girl how are you" I ask
"Good. I missed you" she says
"I missed you too" I say
She kisses my nose. I put her on the ground and go back to the bus to grab the bags. I get the bags and put them in the van. I go back over to Grace and the kids.
"Ready to head home kiddos" I ask
"No daddy!" they say
"Come on kids I'm tired" I whine
"Joe we can watch them. We're staying here at the park. The girls want to play" Alan says
"Thanks bro" I say
"Grace you coming with me" I ask
"I better drive so you don't fall asleep at the wheel" she says
"I won't fall asleep" I say
"Joe you can fall asleep anywhere" she says
"True. Lets go" I say
We get in the van and she starts driving. I doze off a couple times. We get home and I lay on the couch and fall asleep instantly.
*Grace POV*
I laugh silently at Joe. He can literally be anywhere and fall asleep. I pick his head up and sit down. I lay his head in my lap and play with his hair. I turn on the tv and watch Tarzan. Half way through my phone rings. I get up and go to the kitchen to answer my phone.
G-hello
A-hey your kids fell asleep in our car we're just going to take them to our house
G-okay. Joe is sound asleep. He almost fell asleep six times in the car
A-Wow I knew he was tired but not that tired
G-you know Joe. He needs his sleep or he's not a person to be around
A-yeah well see you later
G-yeah
I hang up and go back to where I was sitting. After about 4 hours Joey wakes up.
"Did you sleep well" I ask
"Of course" he says kissing me
"The kids are at Alan's. they fell asleep in his van" I say
"Ok. Do you want to go out for some dinner? we're alone and the kids probably won't be home for a while" he says
"Fine I guess so" I say
"Great. Where should we go" he asks
"Chick fil a" I say
"Really" he asks
"No I want to go to Golden Corral" I say
"Great. You might want to let Alan know" he says
"Should we invite Caleb and Kelsey" I ask
"Sure" he says
"Wait why don't we just have Donald watch all five kids since he is living here right now" I say
"Great. DONALD!" he yells
"Joseph shut it. You don't need to yell" I say
"What do you want Joseph" Donald asks
"We need you to watch all the kids" Joey says
"All of them" he asks
"Yep" I say
"Fine" Donald says
"Great" I say
"Joe send a text" I say
*Joey POV*
I pull out my phone and pull up the group text between us guys.
J-adult dinner/hangout at Golden Corral. Donald will watch the kids
A-great. We'll be there in five. Your kids are just waking up
Ca-we'll be there in five
Ch-in the car we'll be there in three
J-fantastic
I put my phone away and join Grace on the couch.
"Hey babe" she says
"Hey princess everyone will be here soon" I say
"Ok have I told you recently how much I love you" she says
"No it's been like a month" I say
"Well I love you" she says
"I love you more" I say
"I love you most" she says
"Shut it or get a room" Chad says
"Chadwick Graham I love you and they love each other if they want to express their love let them. It's their house" Fallon says
"But Fallon" He whines
"Chad I love you so much" she says
"I love you too" he says
"The Grimm's are here the party can start" Caleb says
"Caleb we were having a moment" Chad says
"And just before that you were complaining about Joe and Grace having a moment" Alan says
"How did you know" Chad asks
"Chad my brother I know you. I know how much you pick on Joey" Alan says
"Can we please go eat I'm hungry" Grace says
"Yeah let's go" I say
"Are we going to car pool or not" Alan says
"Um lets take two vehicles. Grace, Joey, Caleb, and Kelsey in Joey's van and everyone else in Alan's van" Chad says
We go to the vehicles Chad assigned us to head out to Golden Corral.
"Wait so are you guys sure the baby is a girl" Kelsey asks
"Yeah. We decided on the name Ariel Grace" I say
"That's cute" Caleb says
"Caleb it's not just cute it's adorable" Kelsey exclaims
Caleb and I start laughing.
"You two just don't understand the importance of this" Grace says
"Here's an idea. Why don't we do a Chinese fire drill. The way we end up is that us guys in the front and you ladies in the back." Caleb says
"Ok" I agree
The girls nod their heads. We get to a red light and we all jump out. When we get Back in Caleb gets in the driver seat and I'm in the passenger seat then the ladies are behind us.
"So Caleb I was thinking we should do a frozen mash up at some point and let AJ do it with us" I say
"I like your thinking bro" he says
"Great. We can talk to Chad and Alan tomorrow at the band meeting." I say
We
Get to Golden Corral and go inside. The others arrive and we go to our table.
"Ok so why did we see you four running around the van" Alan asks
"Um Chinese fire drill duh" I say
"Ok ok" Alan says
We get up and go to grab food. We get our food and sit back down at the table. We start talking about different things.
"Ok I have a story to share" Chad says
"Oh boy this can't be good" I say
"It's about you Joe" he says
"Oh great" I say
"So a couple nights ago I was on the bunk above Joey and he was sound asleep. I got down from my bunk and I was going to draw on his face with sharpie but Joey started talking in his sleep. The funny part is what he said. He said, 'Chadwick Matthew Graham don't attack me or I'll get Alan' I dropped the sharpie and went back to my bunk because I thought he was awake. I looked back down and saw that he was sound asleep" Chad says
I burst out laughing.
"What is wrong with you Joe" Chad asks
Alan starts laughing too because he realizes what happened.
"Ok will someone please explain why you two are laughing" Chad asks
"Ok. So when you came down from the bunk I heard your footsteps so I knew you were going to do something to me. I started talking to make you stop your plan. And when you went back up I pretended to be sound asleep. I was awake the whole time" I say
"Wait so the whole time I was trying to prank you, you were pranking me" Chad says
"Yep" I say
Everyone except Chad bursts out laughing.
"Chad lighten up some" I say
"Sure Joe what ever you say" he says
We finish up eating then head to the vehicles. We go back to my house and everyone gets their kids and leave.
"Ok kiddos time for bed" I say
"Daddy" they whine
"Lets go time for bed. Up the steps" I say
"Ok" they say
The boys go up the steps but Cynthia stays back.
"Come on baby girl it's time for bed" I say
" uppy" she says
"Why" I say
"Uppy" she says
"Fine" I say
I pick her up and carry her to her room. I put her in her bed and turn to walk out.
"Daddy sing a song please" she says
"Ok what song" I ask
"Reindeer are better than people" she exclaims
"Of course you'd Choose that song" I laugh
I sing the sing and she falls asleep I go downstairs and sit on the couch. Grace is asleep. I turn the tv off then fall asleep.
*~*
*Joey POV*
I wake up and Grace isn't next to me. I go over to the bathroom door.
"Princess are you ok" I ask
"Yeah Joe. Just morning sickness" she says
I open the door and sit beside her. I grab a hair brush off of the sink and put her hair up.
"You good" I ask
"Yeah" she says
I help her up and we go back to the living room.
"Hey Joe can you braid my hair" she asks
"What you suspect that I know how to braid hair" I say
"Joe I saw you braid AJ's hair. It was really good" she says
"Ok what braid do you want" I ask
"French braid" she begs
"Ok" I say
I French braid her hair then go to the kitchen. I grab a banana.
"Grace I'll be back later. I have to go to a band meeting" I say
"Ok" she says
I go to my car and get in. I'm already 15 minutes late. I get to the studio and race inside.
"Joe you're late" Alan says
"I know I was braiding Grace's hair" I say
"What you know how to braid hair" Chad asks
"Yeah. He braided AJ's hair and did a great job" Caleb says
"Ok let's start the meeting" Alan says before Chad can respond
"Ok so Alan Caleb and I have an idea" I say
"Shoot" he says
"We were thinking a frozen mash up and have AJ do it with us" Caleb says
"I love it" he says
We talk about a few more things then I leave and head home.
"I'm back" I say
"Hey Joe the kids are still asleep" she says
"Grace have you checked on them yet" I ask
"Not yet" she says
I go upstairs and check on the boys. They're in their room arguing.
"Boys what's wrong" I ask
"Joey won't give me my sunglasses" Kyle says
"Kyle you don't need sunglasses if you're inside" I say
"Then why do you wear sunglasses inside" he asks
"Because I'm the daddy" I say
"Oh ok" he says
"Boys why don't you go downstairs and watch tv with mommy" I say
"Ok" they say
They run downstairs and I go to Cynthia's room. I go in and she's still sound asleep. This is a little odd because she's usually the first out of the kids awake. I go over and pick her up and sit in the rocking chair in the room. I feel her forehead and it's hot. I put her in her crib and go to the bathroom. I get the children's Tylenol from the medicine cabinet and go back to her room. I slightly wake her up and give her the medicine. She falls back asleep and I put the medicine away. I'm about to go downstairs when I hear her cry. I go to her room and pick her up. I carry her downstairs and she falls back asleep.
"Hey princess do you know where the thermometer is" I ask
"Why" she asks
"I think Cynthia might have a fever" I say
"Oh. It's on the counter in the kitchen" she says
I go to the kitchen and grab the thermometer. I take her temperature and go back to the living room and sit next to Grace.
"So what's the temperature" she asks
"100" I say
"Ok. The boys want to go to the park" she says
"I'll stay here with Cynthia" I say
"Ok well Kelsey and Caleb are going with" she says
"Alright. I'll be here" I say
They leave and I turn on full house. About the middle of the third episode Cynthia wakes up.
"Hey baby girl" I say
"Dada I'm tired" she says
"I know you are" I say
She holds her stomach.
"Does your tummy hurt" I ask
She nods. I go to the kitchen and get her her cup with some water. I go back to the living room and hear a knock at the door. I open it and Caleb walks in.
"Hi Caleb whatcha doin here" I ask
"Hi Joseph. You're lucky I'm too tired to correct your grammar" he says
"Again why are you here" I say
"Oh I was bored at the park and walked here" he says
"Ok why are you tired" I ask
"Well last night Kelsey and I stayed up watching Disney movies all night. It never hit me till I got home from the meeting. I was going to sleep buts rio decided we should play with Legos" he says
"Nice. I've been taking care of Cynthia" I say
"Oh I heard that she had a fever" he says
"Why don't you fall asleep now" I say
"Ok" he says
He goes to the couch and falls asleep instantly. I sit on the floor and watch Lion king. The movie is just ending when Cynthia throws up on me. Just great. I get up and wash Cynthia off then out her in her swing. I go upstairs and change my shirt. I go back downstairs and sit on the ground again. I put on the lion king 1 1/2. I fall asleep half way through.
*Grace POV*
"Kelsey why don't you guys just come back to our house" I say
"Ok" she says
I get to the house and we all go inside. The guys are asleep and Cynthia is dosing off.
"Ok boys time for your nap" I say
"Hey can my kids take a nap too" Kelsey asks
"Sure" I say
We take the kids upstairs and put them down for a nap. We go back downstairs and sit at the kitchen table. We talk about different things then the guys come into the kitchen.
"Joe weren't you wearing a different shirt" I ask
"Yeah. Cynthia threw up on it" he mumbles
"Ok" I say
"You two still look tired" Kelsey says
"We are" Caleb says
"Well can you two go to chick fil a and get some lunch for us" I ask
"Sure lets go Caleb" Joey says
*Caleb POV*
We go out of the house.
"Who's driving" I ask
"You" Joey mumbles
We get in and I head to chick fil a. We order the food and as I'm ordering Joey's phone rings.
*Joey POV*
My phone starts ringing so I pull it out and answer.
J-hello
A-hey Joe
J-hey Alan what's up
A-chad and I were wondering if you and Caleb wanted to come over for a game of two on two
J-sure where at
A-Chad's house
J-ok we'll be there in 10
"What was Alan calling about" Caleb asks
"He wanted to know if we wanted to join him and Chad for two on two. I told him we'd be there in 10" I say
"Ok" he says
We get to my house, take the food in then head over to Chad's.
"we're here!" I yell
"Joe stop yelling. Adele is asleep" Fallon says
"Fine" I say
We go outback to the basketball 'court'.
"Did Fallon yell at you" Chad asks
"She did and now Joe is upset" Caleb says
"Hahaha in your face Joseph" Chad says
"Ok the teams are me and Chad against Alan and Caleb" I say
Everyone agrees and we start playing. We finish playing and Chad and I win.
"That was a good game. I need to go now because Grace is with the boys and Cynthia and Cynthia isn't feeling well" I say
"See ya Joe" Alan says
"Come on Caleb" I say
"Ugh coming Joey" he says
We get in the car and head to my house. We get there and go in.
"We're back" I say
"Joe Cynthia wants you. I was going to give her her medicine but she won't take it unless you give it to her." Grace says
"Alright where is she" I ask
"In her room" she says
I go up to her room. She sees me and smiles really big. I can tell she's going to be daddy's girl.
"Hey baby girl" I say
"Dada" she says
"I'm here lets give you some medicine" I say
I go and grab the medicine and give it to her. I pick her up and go downstairs.
"Hey Joe we're going to head out" Caleb says
"Ok see ya later" I say
They leave and I go and sit next to Grace on the couch.
"Hey princess" I say
"Hey! so I was thinking that tomorrow you and the guys can decorate the room for Ariel Grace and I'll take the boys somewhere" she says
"Ok I'll talk to them. If Cynthia's not better by tomorrow I'm taking her to the doctors" I say
"Alrighty" she says
I turn on the tv and change the channel to blue bloods.
"Joe do we really have to watch this" Grace asks
"What I like this show. Would you rather watch Hawaii 5 'O" I ask
"Actually yes. I like McGartett" she says
"Ok fine we'll watch it but I prefer NCIS LA" I say
"What because you like Deeks" she sarcastically states
"Yerp" I say
"Wow just wow. You act to much like a dinosso" she says
"Whatever" I say
We continue watching tv then I start to hear crying.
"Grace Kyle is crying" I say
"How can you tell it's Kyle" she asks
"They have very unique cries" I say
"Ok. I'll go check on him" she says
She goes upstairs and I go to the kitchen. I get an apple then head to the back porch. I sit on the porch swing and Cynthia nuzzles up against my chest. I listen to her quiet, soothing breathing. She wakes up later on and starts crying really loud. I try singing and rocking her to sleep but it doesn't help.
"Grace I'm going to call the doctor and schedule an appointment for Cynthia" I yell
"Ok" she says
I call the doctor and get an appointment for tomorrow morning. I take Cynthia upstairs and put her in her bed and go back downstairs.
"So Joe I was thinking and maybe instead of Ariel we name the new baby Layla" Grace says
"I like it. So Cynthia has an appointment tomorrow morning" I say
"Ok Chad and Fallon am Adele are coming over for dinner tonight" she says
After awhile they show up and we eat dinner. After a couple movies they leave and we head to bed.