Memories And Battle Scars (Chayley)

Chapter 4

Hayley's POV

I was awoken suddenly by the piercing screech of my alarm. I sat up and turned it off immediately, not wanting to wake Chad.

I walked into Rider's room and opened the curtains.

"Rise and shine!" I said rather loudly, intending to wake him.

"No. Night night, sleep tight," he mumbled.

I laughed and sat on the end of his bed. "C'mon dude. You have school today."

He sat up and rubbed his eyes. We're so lucky. How did we find such a perfect little boy?

"Toast or cereal?" I asked.

"Cereal," he said.

"C'mon then. Let's go get you a bowl of cereal," I said as I stood up.

He followed me downstairs and sat at the table.

"What do you want? Cheerios, Apple Jacks, lucky charms?"

"Lucky Charms," he mumbled.

"Aww is somebody so tired," I said in a funny voice before playfully kissing his cheeks.

He laughed hard. "Hayley, stop."

I stopped kissing him and prepared his cereal.

"How did you sleep, Rider?"

"I had a nightmare."

"Really how come you didn't come in our room to get one of us?"

"I didn't want to wake you up."

"What was your nightmare about buddy?"

"I'd rather not say."

"Okay, that's fine. Just know that you can come and get us at any time in the night okay? We won't be mad," I said as I handed him his cereal and a glass of strawberry milk. Not the healthiest breakfast in the world but when you're fostering the cutest kid it's kinda hard not to spoil em'.

"Chad said that we're going toy shopping after school."

"Did he now? What toys do you wanna get?" I asked as I sat opposite him.

"I don't know. Maybe a big scary dinosaur."

"A big scary dinosaur?" I repeated with enthusiasm.

"Yeah. A t-rex!"

"Wow!" I chuckled as I watched him eat.

"What subjects do you have today?"

"Math, science, English and art. Oh and spelling," he added last minute.

"Cool. Are you good at spelling?"

"Yeah!"

"What words can you spell."

"I can spell rhinoceros."

"Show me."

"R-H-I-N-O-C-E-R-O-S."

"Good job! You are a good speller!" I praised.

"Thank you."

He continued eating and I got up to make Chad and I some coffee. Soon I felt a pair of hands unexpectedly grab my waist. I screamed and jumped 1 million feet into the air. I turned around to find Chad and Rider peeing there pants laughing.

"Ohhh you two boys," I said in a jokey pissed off voice.

"Good morning," he chuckled before leaning in to kiss me.