The Elaborate Parent Trap

Chapter Twenty - Eight

Matt was in the kitchen making sandwiches when his phone went off and he saw his Mom's text, so he picked it up immediately, his face contorting into a deep and worried frown.

Matt: What's wrong? Are you okay? Dad? Amy?

Mom: We're fine. It's Valery. She showed up here demanding to know who's with *her* son. I didn't tell her anything, but she thinks no one will ever be his mother but her. Matt you gotta protect them.

Matt: shit ok thanks for telling me mom. I'll think of something but why fucken now of all times?

Mom: We all saw the tabloids Matt. Chris looked really motherly sheilding River...

Matt: That's cause she is his mother, whether she birthed him or not...

Mom: Oh Matt... I'm so proud of you. But please be careful. I'll get copies of the abandonment and parental rights papers she signed asap just in case.

Matt: I will Mom, thank you. Love you guys.

Mom: Go take care of my grandbabies and say Hi to Chris for me. Love you guys.

Matt slid his phone back into his pocket after that conversation. He wasn't too sure what to do about it, but for now, he didn't plan to worry about it. He was gonna focus on his family. "Everything ok?" Chris asked when he came back in the room.

"Yea mom texted and wanted to know how's everything going. That's all baby." Matt smiles.

"Oh okay, come here. I want cuddles while the three are napping." She says softly, opening her arms for him.

Matt happily obliged and laid down, using her breasts as his own personal pillow and let the stress of his conversation fade away the moment, she started dragging her nails over his scalp to relax him. "How'd did I become so lucky? No. How'd me and River become so lucky?" He sighs softly.

"I think Jade and I are the lucky ones..." She says softly.

Matt held on to Chris as if she was going to float away. "We all are lucky." He says softly.

"Yeah baby, we really are. My family. It may be little and broken, but still good." She giggles softly quoting her favorite Lilo and Stitch line.

"Okay Stitch." Matt chuckles.

Chris giggles softly. "Nu uh. You're the stitch to my angel." She grins and lifts his head to kiss him warmly.

"Who?" Matt asked.

"You've never seen the series?!" She asked him.

"I didn't even know there was one baby girl." He chuckles.

"Oh, we are sooo watching the other movies AND the series. In order." She states.

"Sounds like a plan." Matt grins, happy to indulge her whims.

"I love you." She says softly, hugging his chest against her chest.

"I love you too baby." He mumbles, being happily suffocated by her chest.

Over the next couple of weeks, the kids and Johnny got better, and the tour went on without any further hiccups. They had travelled to a few other places and now Chris, the kids and the band were in Japan. Chris had taken the kids touring around while the guys were doing their sound checks. The guys all came join them for lunch and the entire family headed back to the venue. When they arrived, Larry was looking panicked. "What's wrong?" Bri asked Larry.

"Our female vocalist for 'A Little Piece of Heaven' walked out." Larry says.

"We don't have a back up?" Matt asks.