A Good Life (Sequel to A Good Man)

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Craig POV

I woke up in an empty bed but I smelled bacon. I usual work the weekend but my boss gave me today off. I got out of bed and went to the bathroom and did my things. Then I walked downstairs to the kitchen and I saw Stephanie in the kitchen making breakfast and the kids watching Sesame Street. I walked in the kitchen and hugged Stephanie from behind.

"Good morning beautiful" I said

"I found a bloody shirt upstairs what happened last night" she turned and faced me

"We got a call to a house so me and my partner went there in the house I found upstairs a woman bloody body dead and two young kids shot one in the head and in the closet was a little boy and he was covered in blood and he jumped in my arms and I could tell he saw his family get killed"

"Oh my gosh No wonder you was acting like that" 

"Yeah cuz I can't imagine losing you and the kids"

"No one gonna hurry us cuz I'm a fighter till the day I die"

I smiled at her. She finished cooking then made ask the kids sit at the dining room table. I was helping Kalila east her food and know her table manners.

"So today I'm off so family day what y'all wanna do" I asked

"The zoo" Khalil said

"No Disney world" Kalila said

"Yeah Disney world" Katherine said

"Wanna go Stephanie" I asked

"Yeah let's go clean up and let me go get ready while you get the kids ready" She said picking up the plates on the table.

I raced the kids upstairs and I gave Kalila a bath and got her dressed. Then I saw Katherine and Khalil was ready and I helped Aayden put his shoes on. I went in the bedroom and threw on some shirts with a button down shirt. Stephanie walked out the bathroom in a yellow sun dress.

"Aww my lemon" I hugged her stomach

"Awww smack" She popped me in the back of the head

"I'm playing" I rubbed my head

We packed in the SUV. Just know we have three cars. Mines Stephanie's then The family car. Stephanie was putting each kid in their carseat.  Then she got in the passagner seat. 

"Roll call Katherine" I said

"Here" Katherine said

"Khalil" 

"Here" He cheesed

"Aayden"

"Right Here"  Aayden said

"Kalila" 

"Here Daddy" Kalila said

"Stephanie" I looked at her

"Don't play with me" 

"Nathan" I placed my hand on Stephanie's stomach

"Mina" Stephanie said

"Nathan" I said

"Mina" She said

"Can we go" Katherine said

"Look like girl Don't get pushy or I'll beat you ass" Stephanie looked at her

I started driving while the Stephanie was on her phone. 

"No No no Witness need to be done on Wednesday" Stephanie mumbled to herself

"Stephanie what are you doing" I said

"Nothing" She didn't look up

"Are you working" 

"No" She lied

"You are lying put the phone down" I said

"Wait one second" She said

I grabbed the phone and put it in my pocket "No family Day"

"White 2 seater pulled up on my bumper and she introduced herself said her first name Rita" Khalil said

"You know my first thoughts skeeter Then she leaned over in the car hit a smile and then my thoughts got deeper" Aayden continued

"She done forgot about her people Homie over there in the cut on the set actin' like he ain't never leave her I'm like y'all know me though" Katherine said

"Can't resist the feeling that she give me when I look into those eyes They be killing me" Khalil said

"Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang" Kalila said

Both me and Stephanie looked at them four

"Kalila you messed it up" Katherine said

"Where did you learn that" I said 

"Katherine searched Mindless Behavior when we heard you and mommy talking bout Mindless Behavior" Aayden said

"What else songs do you know" Stephanie asked

"I learn this by myself" Katherine said "Oh, I,I,I've fallin' in love and I can't get up, No I,I,I've fallin' down, in love, And I don't care who knows about it, They can also talk about how I, I found love"

Stephanie clapped her hands "That great Kathy"

"Thank you" She said

"How bout me" Khalil said "Listen up little lady, there's a kick back in my area, Skaters and ballers jerking, see that hysteria, Red cup in ya hand, They leaving, you staying, Now I'm just playing, Just put the ball in your hand, Let's go" 

"What my son can rap" Stephanie said

"How bout me" Aayden said "Where's my Mrs. Right now, I need her right now, I got some things I wanna say, so I'm gonna write it down, Wipe me down, wipe me down, if I like you, you wifey now, I predict one day we'll be together, I'm a psychic ow, Been to the south, been to the Bay, Even took few trips out the states, I know you an angel, so maybe I should look out of space, Aye D-I-Double G-Y searching for the right one, Prodigy, Double R, Princeton, Ray Ray, let em know where we coming from" 

"Now my son can rap better" I said

We laughed

"How bout you Kay" I looked at Kalila 

"I can sing too" Kalila said "I got a clue how you feel for me. 1-4-3 a smiley with a wink. That's how you feel baby that's what's up. A hundred forty characters, is more than enough." 

"Aye my girl My girl she loves me" Katherine Khalil and Aayden sang

"That great Kalila" Stephanie said "Hey Craig or should I say Prodigy sing for us" 

"Oh you want me to sing" I said

"Yeah Daddy sing for us" Katherine said

"What me to sing" I said

"All Around The World" Khalil said

"I'm gonna need you guys help" I said

They nodd.

"Come through the gate in this place looking for one. Where is that one, girl? Cause everywhere that I go it's like I see you around. Am I chasing you, or are you chasing me? I looked everywhere; don't know where you could be... But if you come with me now, we'll make our way through the crowd. And when they see us, we'll be shutting it down, I'm going..."

"ALL AROUND THE WORLD PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE SKY WAVE THEM SIDE TO SIDE" They kids yelled waving their arm in the air

We sung the whole song and by the end we was laughing. 

"We almost here Stephanie you didn't sing" I said

"Okay" She cleared her throat "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are grey You never know, dear, how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away"

"Mommy can't sing" Katherine said 

Stephanie looked at her as I laughed. Stephanie gave me the eye and I got quiet and just continue driving. How much longer until we get out this car without Stephanie trying to kill me