*Child above is Sydney Smallbone*
*Joel's POV*****
We were packing for yet another tour. I feel so bad because Sydney has been asking to play Barbies for days and I haven't had the time. Moriah is going on a tour a week after us and she's taking Sydney with her. I offered to take her with me since Luke was taking his kids with him to give Courtney a break. Luke and Courtney were coming over for dinner, along with Phoenix and Jude, so we could all have time with each other before we departed. I threw some socks into my duffle bag when Sydney waddled in with her stuffed pony toy, sucking her thumb.
"Daddy?" She whined
"Yes, sweet-cakes?" I looked down at her knowing what she was about to ask me.
"Can you make chocwate twip pancakes in da morning?" She asked with pleading eyes.
"Absolutely!! I'll wake up extra early just to have them ready before I leave!" I replied with as much hope as possible considering I had to leave my baby. I don't know how the soldiers cope! She turned around to leave, but quickly spun back around.
"Oh, and one mow ting." She said matter-of-factly. "Can you Pweze, Pway Bawbies wit me?"
I swore she would start to cry if I told her no. But I still had so much to do, I couldn't afford to play for even a half hour!
"I'm sorry sweetheart. But I've still got a lot of packing to do. I'll play with you after I'm done if I have time."
She looked as if her whole world had been blown to bits. She put the lip out.
Oh crap!
Not the lip!!
Too late. The lip is out.
Shoot!
"Otay." She said as she hung her head. She walked out of the room as Moriah walked in.
"She asked you again, didn't she." Moriah said with a sigh. I didn't even have to answer, because she knew.
"I tried talking with her, but she's stubborn and hard-headed! Like someone else I know!" She jerked her head towards me a couple times and chuckled. I laughed.
"I'm not THAT bad!" I started to say, but paused. "Am I?"
"Let me put it to you this way, we've been married five years and have a two almost three year old. It took you three and a half years just to decide if you were ready for a child!" She said with a laugh. "That's pretty hard-headed if you ask me!"
"Ok, too be fair, you wanted at least a year until we even thought about a family!" I said as I threw a stack of T-shirts into a second duffle. "Where's the Febreze?"
Moriah looked at me weirdly. Then laughed. "You need Febreze?!"
"Hey, it's not my fault that bus bathroom reeks!" I told her. She pointed down the hall. "The linen closet." She said in between laughs.
I nodded at her and went for the spray. On the way, I heard Sydney talking to her toys. I decided to peek in. I stepped by her doorway and watched.
"It otay, Bawbie. My daddy will be back to pway wit us soon. He is dust bwusy."
I watched her make the doll seem as if it were crying and it just broke my heart. I grabbed the Febreze and walked back to my room. 'Luke! Hurry up already!' I thought to myself. She needed a buddy. And soon!
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Dinner went smoothly. Moriah made homemade Fried Chicken and Courtney made homemade Macaroni and Cheese. Luke and I had a deck of cards out playing Go Fish while Moriah and Courtney went to talk about whatnot. The kids were all happily playing in Sydney's room with her toys. Packing was done and we were all taking the chance to relax!
*In Sydney's room*****
*Sydney's POV*****
"I dust weally want him to pway wit me! But he always bwusy." I told my cousins. Jude nodded his head. Jude was smart! He was three years older than me, but he always kept playing with me. "My daddy is the same way. My mommy has to play with me mostly. Phoenix nodded his head. "D-daddy does dat." He said.
"But we are neber bwusy like day are! All we haf to do is pway!" I said, and once again, Jude nodded.
"What if they were young like us?" He said with big eyes.
"I wish they were young like us." I said.
"Me too." He said and reached for a lego piece. "Me too"
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*Moriah's POV*****
The night was over. It was 9 pm when we decided to get some sleep. Joel had gone to bed before me while I stayed up for a bit reading my Bible. I looked at my watch and decided 9:45 was late enough. I closed my Bible and went to check on Sydney, who was practically choking her pony. I smiled and went back to bed turning off the lights.
Tomorrow would be a busy day.
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