"Emily?" Cordell asks, watching his wife walk downstairs.
"Are you okay, babe?" She asks him.
"He's okay, mom. That's just his face." Stella teases.
"Just a gorgeous face." Emily says. "It's a big day today. Are we good to go?"
"Uh, absolutely." Cordell says.
"I was expecting more fanfare." Emily says.
"Oh, that's-- that's just his voice." August quips making his sisters laugh.
"Right. Anyways, okay. Let's go. Come on." Emily urges. The kids each retreat to their bedrooms to get ready.
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"Sorry we're late!" Emily announces as she and Cordell walk into the kitchen. "Cordi forgot about traffic."
"I-I didn't forget about traffic as a concept." Cordell says.
"You made it!" Emily cheers, rushing over to Liam. She kisses his cheek, hugging him. "How was the flight from New York?"
"Aw. It was not bad. Not bad." Liam says. "Because, hey, I took your advice this time."
"Oh, made a difference, didn't it?" Emily asks.
"It really did." Liam nods.
"Your wife's a genius, you know." Bonham tells his eldest.
"Yeah, I know that, daddy." Cordell says.
"You didn't really forget about traffic, did you?" Abilene asks him.
"It's just been a while, you know, since I-I drove this time of day, you know, mama." Cordell reasons.
"But you didn't forget how to get here." Abilene says.
"Of course not." Cordell says.
"All right. Just making sure." She says.
"Drink this. Trust me." Liam tells his brother. Cordell takes a sip of the smoothie.
"Hey, so, you're just in from New York?" Cordell asks his brother.
"Yeah. I took off work early so I could be here for this weekend." Liam says.
"That's good of you." Cordell says. "Hey, um... do you know what's wrong?"
"You're gonna have to be more specific, Cordi." Liam says.
"Uh, with the kids." Cordell says. "Uh, with Stella. She's not talking to me."
"I told him that it was normal." Emily says.
"It is normal." Liam says.
"Hey, but you just got here." Cordell says.
"Okay." Liam smiles.
"But-- but Janie. I-I mean, she-- she seems kind of off, no?" Cordell asks. "I mean, she was already off with the whole Green thing."
"The whole what thing?" Liam frowns in confusion.
"The-- Green." Cordell says. "You know, her... her therapist. O-or old therapist."
"That's not her therapist's name. Honey, I thought you knew that by now." Emily says.
"I-I do. I just-- sorry. My bad. It-- I don't know." Cordell says, frowning. He looks over at where Janie is, watching her try to snake a piece of bacon only to get her hand slapped by Abilene.
"Ow. Mawline." Janie pouts, shaking her hand out.
"You know to wait." Abilene reprimands.
"But Mawline..." She sweetly smiles.
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Fanfiction[ walker -- seasons 1-4 ] I DO NOT own Walker, any of the show's characters or storylines. I ONLY own my OC(s) and their storylines.
