Protecting Her (Being Edited)

Chapter 16

The next morning I get up an fix everybody breakfast. Taylor, Kale and Tara stayed the night because the little boy wouldn't let go of Tay. So Tay sleep with him in the spare bedroom. Liam slept in his now room. Tara and Kale stayed just because. Free breakfast I suspect. This is going to be a long day. How do you tell a three year old her family dead. He already knows. Poor kid. At least he didn't see them get killed.

"Morning." Tay muttered. I turned around and the little boy was still clinging to him.

"Morning. You two breakfast?" Tay nodded the boy didn't answer. I set the two plates in front of him. He dug in while the boy just clung to him. "Let me try." I nodded to the boy. I tapped him on the shoulder hoping he would look at me but he didn't. I sighed.

"Okay you wont look at me or talk so listen please. My name is Ari. That guy holding you is Taylor. This is my uncles house. Now I know you just lost you parents. I know how you feel. Trust me I lost my family. I use to have a mom, dad, 2 brothers and another sister....wait we have something in common. All I have left is my younger sister Ky. Well I have my uncle to but that old fart don't count." I say as uncle walks in.

"Gee thanks Ari. Love you too."

"I know breakfast is on the counter." I say.

"Thanks kiddio."

"No prob." then I turn back to the boy. "Anyway that's my uncle David or just uncle that's what everybody calls him. You can meet Ky if miss lazy butt ever wakes up. Now I know you don't want to eat but you really should. So you can be healthy for your sister. She slept with Ky last night so maybe....."

"Sissy there's a strange girl in my bed." says a sleepy Ky.

"Morning to you too. Sleepy head. You hungry?" she nods excitedly I fix her a plate and give it to her as she sits at the table. "That girl is our guest. Her name is Skylar. She'll be staying in your room for a while. This young man...well I don't know his name yet but that's Sky's brother. Was she awake when you left?" she shakes her head no while stuffing her face. I sit and talk with uncle.

While Tay takes the little boy to watch cartoons. We decide to say they were dumped on our door step last night in the mean time he is going to take their fingerprints to see if he can find out anymore info on them. Then he is going to file papers to become a foster parent and then when I turn 18 I'll file for adoption. He doesn't see any point in him trying to get custody of them. One he doesn't think a judge would give a single man custody of two more kids that would be five kids for a single man. Don't think so but if he went the foster parent route he'd have better luck. Stupid I know but what can we do? Plus with me turning 18 soon I'll land up taking them with me.

We talk until the others woke. Then I go and check on her just as she's waking up. I take her to the living room.

"Jeremy!" she screams. Okay now we know his name. He lifts his head and gets out of Tay's lap runs to Skylar and hugs. If this wasn't such a horrible situation. This would be such an awe moment. As they hug he starts to cry.

"Sky their dead." he sobs.

"Who? Where's mommy and daddy?"

"Their dead mom and dad. Their never coming back." I can't believe he just told her. I figured he would wait for someone else to do it. Guess not. She starts bawling breaking everybody's heart. I can't take it anymore. Both of them crying uncontrollably. I walk up to them wrap my arm around them and cried with them, next was Ky she wraps her little arms around Sky.

"Don't cry little girl. It will be okay. My family will take care of you. They take care of me since my family died." she tries to make her feel better. I guess it worked because she nods and stops crying. "My sissy is the alpha she won't let anything happen to you." she finishes Jeremy's head snaps up. I'm not taking it as a good sign either. He looked at me in fear. I give him a reassuring smile.