"someone's at the door daddy?" Arlo says chewing a bite of pancake
"It's Laura" Tim says walking over to the door.
"The nice lady?" Avalynn asks and Tim chuckles and nods.
He opens the door "hey Laura thanks..honestly" he says letting her in.
"your welcome, hey arlo and avalynn" she waves to the twins and they wave back.
"I know you're stepping out of line helping me..I know this isn't a part of your job-" Tim rambles off and Laura cuts him off.
"Just forget I'm a social worker..just say I am a good friend helping another friend out okay?" She says and Tim smiles and agrees.
"okay. Give me a paint brush" she laughs and Tim and Laura walk into avalynns room first to paint, Tim opens the tin of paint and gives Laura a paint brush.
"I take it avalynn wants a pretty princess room?" Laura asks and Tim responds with
"Yeah she does" he laughs.
They start painting her room together, Tim had to pop out the room a few times to make sure the twins were settled watching cartoons.
"so how's the first few hours been being a full time single dad?" Laura asks painting the wall.
"uhh I mean, they are good quiet kids..shopping was kind of stressful though." Tim admits and Laura giggles
"Sorry to admit it but It's going to get harder.. and harder..imagine when they are teenagers"
"Oh shut up, they are only three and they are always going to be my babies" Tim says painting.
"when you have kids time flies..they grow up so quick" Laura informs Tim.
"You have kids?" Tim asks and Laura shakes her head no.
"No, but I see so many families- and I work for them for years and the kids grow so quick" Laura replies dipping her brush into the tin of pink paint.
"Do you like your job?"he asks and Laura shrugs
"We see a lot of terrible cases..for example yours, and a lot of the time we can't do much to help. I'm glad I managed to help you guys" Laura admits.
"And I am grateful for your help" Tim says looking at Laura in the eye, they stare at each other for a bit then Tim clears his throat and shakes his head, and Laura chuckles.
They finish painting avalynns room, they seen the time and it was nearly five
"Do you want to stay for dinner?" Tim asks and Laura looked reluctant, she sighed
"Fine, what you making?" She asked smiling.
"hmmm I was thinking..probably spaghetti and meatballs or something..I want to try and make the twins try and eat new foods, different foods to the same meals Ashley fed them" Tim explains.
Laura smiles "spaghetti and meatballs sounds good" she says.
"Great!" Tim says clasping his hands together
"You can make food, and I can start on arlos room if you want..painting it?" Laura says
"You don't have to-" Tim says and Laura cuts him off.
"I insist please" she begs and Tim nods
"That'll be great..thanks Laura" Tim says and Laura walks off to start painting arlos room yellow.
Tim watches her walk off and smiles, he walks to check on the twins who were now sat on the carpet in the middle of the living room playing with their new toys.
"You guys okay?" Tim asks softly and they both turn to look at him and nod cutely.
"Great, daddy's just in the kitchen okay " Tim says pointing towards the kitchen and the twins nod and Tim walks off.
He starts to boil the spaghetti in the pot on the stove and he makes the tomato pasta sauce. He can hear the twins giggling and laughing and playing..it is the best sound ever.
The spaghetti was finally ready so he mixed it with sauce and meatballs and he plates it out and puts it on the dining table.
He goes to fetch the twins "hey kiddos daddy's made dinner" Tim says going over to grab their little hands, they stand up and leave their toys and grab Tim's hands to walk to the dining table. Tim sits them down on the chairs "Smells yummy" arlo says rubbing his belly.
"It does doesn't it" Tim agrees then walks off to grab Laura, Laura was nearly done painting arlos room, he leans on the doorway.
"You should of became a painter instead of a social worker" Tim laughs
Laura turns around and smiles brightly
"hmm but if I was a painter and not a social worker you wouldn't know me" she says
"Hmm maybe it was a good thing you became a social worker then" Tim says walking over to her.
"yeah" she smiles.
"You have a little.." Tim says pointing to the bright yellow paint on Laura's head, he wipes it off with his finger and Laura blushes.
"Thanks" she says.
They both look at eachother and loose their selves inside eachothers eyes, Laura leans in and kisses Tim.. Tim kisses back she puts her hand up his top then Tim got the sense to pull away.
"I- I just uh..broke up with Ashley..and I have just got my kids custody..your the kids social worker " Tim stutters
"yeah..yeah it was a mistake" she says awkwardly looking down embarrassed
"no..i mean yeah it was..but-uhh..dinners ready" Tim nods and just walks off, Laura looks up at the ceiling and shuts her eyes tight in embarrassment, she puts the paint brush into the tin and walks into the dining area awkwardly.
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the ultimatum
Teen FictionCOMPLETE✅Tim and Lucy were engaged and happily together for three years and a half years until Tim received a message request on instagram from Ashley McGrady ..she gave Tim an ultimatum who does Tim pick???
