Right Time, Right Place

Older Kids - Birthdays & Accidents

Blake - 17 

Logan & Daniel - 15

Sadie - 12

Sunday, October 19th (Day after last chapter ended)

Blake's POV:
I walk downstairs in the morning to find my mom in the kitchen. "Hey. Good morning"

"Morning, do you want me to make you something to eat?" My mom asks looking up at me.

I shake my head, "No it's okay. I was just gonna have some cereal. Is dad still in bed?"

"He's at the hospital. He woke me up at 5 and said he had to go and get ready for a meeting. I don't know if he actually has one or just wanted to leave to avoid talking." She sighs.

"That's my fault. I don't want you guys to start fighting because of me and my actions." I say as I grab the box of cereal and sit beside her at the counter.

"We aren't fighting Blake. I mean I'm annoyed with him because he's doing his classic thing of shutting me out when he's going through something. But I also can't complain, because I've done the same thing before. But we will be fine, and the last thing you need to be doing is worrying about the two of us."

"You two are terrible communicators. How have you lasted this long?" I laugh which causes my mom to laugh too.

"Well when you put it that way it sounds worse." She laughs. "We always come around and figure it out. I'm not worried. He's just grieving the fact that you aren't his baby anymore. Which is absolutely fair, he's just going about it in an asshole manner."

Carmen comes into the house with a trail of children behind her. "Mom. I had to bring my kids, because Tommy would not stop asking to see you. He was driving me slightly nuts. Tommy go see grandma! Oh and I brought back my siblings too."

Tommy comes out to the kitchen so my mom can pick him up. The rest of the kids all go to hang out and play in the living room.

Carmen looks at me and whispers, "did you tell her" looking at my mom. I nod back to her.

"Oh thank you. I couldn't sit on this kind of secret. How you feeling about Blake's secret mom?" Carmen says looking at mom.

My mom laughs, "Still processing it. But I'm going to be supportive obviously."

"And Dad?" Carmen says.

"He's not exactly thrilled. Won't talk to me." I say back to her. "He left this morning saying he had a meeting."

Carmen sighs, "I'm pretty sure there is a board meeting today. But it's this afternoon. When are you gonna tell everyone else?"

"I think we are gonna wait a few weeks. After we get an appointment and everything. Then I can tell the rest of our family. And our friends."

Owen's POV:
*few hours later*
My phone beeps as I'm looking at budget reports. I pick it up to look at it.
Amelia ❤️ : Are you coming home today?

I text back: Yes. I'll be home once I finish these budgets.

Amelia ❤️: Have you calmed down? I know you're stressed and worried about her Owen. But we will get through it. She needs us now. The rest of our kids also need us, and they need us to be happy. I love you