"Options... I've ran out of Options..." (Book 3)

Chapter 78 - "Blabber Mouth..."

Chapter 78 - "Blabber Mouth..."

Clara's PoV

'Morning Daddy' Henry said as he jumped on John and we glanced over at the time.

It was bloody 5am but I suppose to them that was the evening at home so they weren't tired at all anymore.

'Morning Buddy'

'It's Christmas Eve' Poppy said with a squeal seeming to be in a much better mood this morning than she was when she went to bed.

'Yes if is. And it means that it's still Henrys birthday' I grinned, as John hugged him tight and started ticking his little tummy.

He started giggling and as I got out of the bed to find Evie and Avia already watching the telly in their room.

'What are you watching?'

'Friends'

'Ah. I see that programme is on all over the world then?' I said rolling me eyes dramatically and sifted through the suitcases to see if I could find Henrys birthday cards.

Unfortunately his big present was in one of the suitcases the that gone missing and hadn't quite made it here but we did have a couple of the smaller presents and his cards.

'Listen Henry. We've got you these little presents but there is one more big present on the way I promise' I said to him as he didn't seem that interested and ripped into the presents that he did have.

They weren't anything massive. Just some Lego that him and John started building up for the morning and a couple of toys.

Even Richard hadn't given his present. We were going to have a Christmas Day together when we got back for the new year.

'Build. Build' Henry insisted as he launched the box at John and smiled with a giggle as John jumped out of the bed to start building the spaceship Lego thing.

I decided then that I would jump in the shower and that then we could order some breakfast or something since it was still pouring with rain out.

When I came out of the shower the men were still putting the Lego together and actually Henry was seeming to enjoy the man time and the one on one time with John whereas the girls seemed to all be sleep on the bed together where they were watching the repeats of friends.

'Up. Come on. All three of you. I don't need you sleeping through the day and not the night' I said turning the telly off and making them get up. 'There's a swimming pool here in this hotel. Let's go down there maybe?'

- - -

We did indeed go swimming that afternoon and they managed to burn off a lot of energy.

Even I went swimming and I even saw George again and got to have a chat with him whilst the whole time John was looking at mw out of the corner of his eye sulking that I was talking to George and of to him.

But it was nice to have a catch up and I even gave him the number for when he comes back to the Uk where we can have a proper catch up.

'Did you just give him your number?' John asked as I sat down at pool side.

'Yeah. Don't worry the first date won't be for a while yet considering we live in different countries but I'm sure we can start planning the wedding' I hummed as a joke.

'Not funny Clara'

- - -

'Go away. It's my stuff' Avia shouted as John tried to take the phone out of her hand.

'I will not be spoken too like it Avia. Not at all. And neither will your mother. Now give me the phone' John said walking up to her and snatching it out of her hand.

'You can't do that. It's mine'

'I think you'll find I'm the one that pays the bill every month when it comes in - so I'll have you know that it's mine. Now go and find something more productive to do'

'I hate you and never want to speak to you ever again' Avia yelled pushing John a little.

It was barely enough to make him move but it was the action that mattered.

Avia and John never fight over anything so this must have been something very dramatic.

'How. Dare you' John gritted. If there was one thing that got to him it was violence or assault. Because he would never touch on of his kids in that way.

'Hey. Hey. Hey. What is the problem here?'

'Daddy just walked in while I was in the bathroom'

'I didn't know she was in the bathroom. I was looking for Poppy' John said rolling his eyes. 'What matters is the swearing that she did and the attitude she just hit me with' John scoffed.

'I don't think she meant it' I said trying to cool it between the two of them. I hate it when they fights. If I was honest I half expected it to be John and Evie. 'Let's just calm down and apologise'

'I'm not apologising to him. He's the worst Dad ever. He shouldn't be allowed to have any more kids. Maybe you should kill the baby' Avia said shouting at him and at me and then regretted every word.

She was just shouting and saying that because she's angry. Really she's against abortion completely. She told us that when she learnt about it in RE a few months ago.

They don't go into detail but they just explain options to kids. She had been very much against it.

'You what?' John growled.

'I-- I didn't mean to say that. I-- I don't really want you to kill the baby. Please don't do that Mummy' she said as f by saying it out loud was going to make it come true - bit of course it wasn't. If was my decision. I never should have told her.

'No. not about that. We'll deal with that later. Clara are you pregnant and haven't told me?' John snapped which is where I started shouting at Avia.

This was my secret to tell.