Ya ne znal

Chapter 7

Tuesday May 21

Maks woke up to Adalyn crying. He rolls over and looks at the clock. It is 2:30 am. He gets up and goes over to Adalyn's room. He walks in and Adalyn looks right at him and cries harder.

"What's wrong Adalyn?" He goes over to her bed and sits down. She craws over to him and climbs onto his lap.

"I...don't...know!" Adalyn says through her tears. Maks just pulls her closer. He held her and plays with her hair just like he does for Meryl when she's upset. Adalyn finally starts to calm down. He lays her down and she closes her eyes but is still obviously still upset. She won't let go of him when he tries to sit back up. He lays down next to her and continues to play with her hair. He then sings a song in Russian that his Mom use to sing to him. She turns and curls up into his side. He smiles, holds her close and continues to sing. They were both asleep within a mater of minutes.

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Meryl wakes up to morning sickness. She rushes off to the bathroom. She made it through quickly and took a shower. She was going over and over in her head how she is going to tell Adalyn about the baby. Then Meryl realizes something. Maks wasn't in bed when she got up. Maybe she slept late and he is already up and downstairs with Adalyn. She finishes up her shower and gets dressed. When she walks into the bedroom, she looks at the clock. It is 7:30am. They might be up but maybe not. She grabs her phone and starts to walk downstairs. She had only gotten down three steps when she realizes it was still dark downstairs. She tires not to worry. She goes to Adalyn's room and opens the door. She instantly relaxes. They are both in there. She comes closer to the bed and sees they are curled up together sound asleep. Meryl takes a quick picture, wipes her tears, and then goes back to her room. She lays in bed and plays on her phone.

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Maks wakes up to movement. He figures it was Meryl getting up. He slowly sits up and is ready to go help her through.

"Good morning Papa."

Maks' eyes flew open. He was still in Adalyn's room. A smile grew on his face.

"Good morning Adalyn."

"How do you say good morning in... in..."

"Russian."

"Yes. I mean da."

"Dobroye utro" he says brushing hair off her face.

"Dobroye utro Papa."

"Dobroye utro Adalyn. Should we go find Mama?"

"Da. I want to say good morning to her too."

"Alright milaya devushka. Let's go find Mama then."

"No need. Mama is right here" Meryl says when she enters the room. "I was in bed waiting for you two to wake up. I heard you on the monitor."

"Good...I mean dobroye utro Mama."

"Dobroye utro Adalyn."

"Who is hungry for breakfast?" Maks asks.

"Me!" Adalyn says.

"I am" Meryl joins in.

"How about eggs?"

"Yummy!" both Meryl and Adalyn say.

"Let's go downstairs then. You two can go watch TV while I make the eggs. Ok?"

Maks helps Adalyn off the bed and they all walk towards the steps.

"Mama, I have to go potty first."

"Oh ok. Come on. Let's go potty then."

Maks goes down and starts the eggs. The girls come down soon after. Meryl puts the TV on for Adalyn and then comes to the kitchen.