London | Lin x Pippa

Chapter 18

Anthony's POV
"Guys," Pippa calls to Jasmine and I, "it's time to go to the park!" We walk out of our room and see Pippa, in a coat and scarf, helping Sebastian zip his coat up. She is such a great mom.
"Ready buddy?" she asks her son.
"Ready!!" Sebastian replies waving his arm around in the air like 4-year-olds do.. apparently. He is an adorable little boy.. who is also really polite thanks to Lin and now, I'm sure, Pippa.
We all walk out of the apartment and head towards the park. The stroll is really nice, and I start thinking about how London is also pretty neat. Of course, I miss my home back in New York, but it's cozy and feels safe and welcoming. I can tell Jazzy thinks the same thing as we walk hand in hand, side by side, to the park. Sebastian is jumping next to Pippa, occasionally looking up to her.
"Jazz," I say.
"Yeah?"
"Do you see how Pip is such a mom to Sebastian and how they have a really close bond? It's so cute." We watch them for a little bit and they play around a little on the sidewalk. Pippa picks Sebby up and swings him from side to side. He squeals with excitement and Jazz and I look at each other and laugh. Soon, we are at the park.
"Hey, Anthony!" Sebastian calls to me.
"Yeah bud?"
"Are we still gonna run around?"
"Of course!" I look at Jazz, smile, and then I am off, running after him. We play tag for a little bit, and have races from the bench where Jasmine and Phillipa are sitting to a nearby tree. I let him win every time, but stay close on his tail. Playing with kids is fun, I think to myself.

Pippa's POV
I watch Anthony running around with my son.. my son--that makes me so happy. He is so good with kids and I appreciate the fact that he is willing to entertain Sebastian. Right now, I am sort of tired because for the past week I have been playing with Sebby. Not that I don't love it, but I need a little break from the running and playing and building forts and watching Chuggington and going non-stop with no nap what so ever. I miss naps... Jasmine and I sit in the shade of a really nice oak tree and talk about random things. Eventually, we fall on the topic of the Super Bowl.
"So," I say, "I know we are singing America the Beautiful and that rehearsal is on the 5th."
"Which is sneaking up on us," Jasmine cuts in.
"Uhh," I groan, "please don't remind me."
"Aw, I'm sorry Pip," she scoots over and hugs me.
"It's okay, I'm just being overly sensitive. I knew that I was going to have to leave eventually. In a way, this makes it easier."
"I guess."
When Sebastian and Anthony come running over, both of them are out of breath and laughing.
"Did you boys have fun?" Jasmine asks, amused.
"Yeah! He's really fast, mommy! But it's okay cuz i'm faster!! I ran quick and i went--" he started running around the bench and yelling 'zoom'.
"That's awesome, Sebby!" I say, picking him up and putting him on my lap. We sit there enjoying the sun and Sebby falls asleep fast.
"I told him that if he raced Usain Bolt, he would win, is that okay?" Anthony says, nervous if that little fib would get him in trouble.
"Of course! He needs more confidence, not like Lin doesn't give him any. But still, that was really nice. You're gonna make a great father one day," I say, nudging Jasmine's arm. She chuckles uncomfortably, making me laugh, and changes the subject.
"I guess all that running knocked him out, eh?" Jasmine says.
"Yeah," I say, tilting my head to see his face. "I guess that's a good thing though. Lately, Sebastian has had so much energy, and since Lin isn't around, keeping him busy isn't always the easiest task."
"I understand, but Pip, we're here, too. Jasmine and I will definitely help out as much as we can," Anthony says kindly.
"Thanks, Ant."
The rest of the day consists ice cream (I really need to stop giving him ice cream... maybe that's why he is so energetic), walking around, and playing games back at the house. We pick lunch up from a sandwich place and head back to the apartment to eat it. After hanging out and watching just a little bit of Chuggington, the most we adults can handle (besides Lin), we sit on the couch and talk. Sebastian gets bored so I let him go play with his Chuggington trains. Anthony, Jasmine and I are sitting on the couch when the door swings open and Lin is there. He looks oddly tired, which is unusual. Maybe rehearsal was just a little more rigorous?
"Hey, Lin!" Anthony says as he gets up and helps Lin with his bags. After the help, he drags himself towards the couch and plops down.
"Hey, are you okay, sweetie?" I ask, worried. He sighs. (Is that name awkward??? I feel like it's a bit weird cuz I've never used it before..)
"I'm fine, just stressed," he looks like he wants to talk about it so I nod understandingly. "Okay, first of all, apparently we're getting whole different charts because someone didn't like the old ones and a section of choreography was changed and now it is really hard. Plus, people aren't really prepared so even though I am, rehearsal goes really slow and we don't even make that much progress because they don't have their lines or songs or anything ready." After running his hands through his hair, he says: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't be complaining. You guys are here and I don't want to bore you." He kisses my temple and then gets up to hug Anthony and Jasmine. "How was your guys' day?" Right on cue, Sebastian comes running out of his room with a Chuggington train clutched in one hand and a Chuggington book in the other.
"Daddy, you're here!" He says. At that, Lin's energy seems to have returned and he beams at his son
"Mi hijo!" Sebastian jumps into his father's arms and gets swung around. "What did you do today, Seb?"
"We went to the park and I learned that I'm faster than Ant! And we walked around a little bit and I think I fell asleep and we had ice cream--"
"Again?" Lin looks at me.
"Well... we have guests," I say sheepishly.
"Heh, it's okay, Pip, I was joking," Lin looks at me and smiles. "So you were saying, Seb?"
"Ummm.. oh yeah! And after that we came home and watched some Chuggington which was fun, too."
"How did that go?" Lin asks Jasmine and Ant.
"I mean," Anthony starts, "I can see how it can be sort of interesting, but not to the point where you would be obsessed. There just isn't enough character development for the plot to really evolve and get interesting."
"I don't think it is as much about character development as it is about..."
"Here we go," I whisper to Jasmine. Anthony and Lin then have a whole debate on how interesting Chuggington is. It goes on for, literally, a half an hour. Jasmine and I decide to text Renee about what is going on.

Includes: Jasmine, Renee, Pippa
Jasmine: Ren helpppppppp
Pippa: Save us renee!!!
Renee: r u ok?
Renee: Whats wrong?
Renee: r u in trouble?
Renee: my plane is landed but we haven't gotten out yet i can be there in a little over an hour i think
Pippa: Lol renee its nothing serious
Renee: -_-
Jasmine: lol
Renee: wassup?
Pippa: Ant and lin are having a debate
Renee: okaaaaaaay
Pippa: About chuggington.
Renee: Rlly???
Jasmine: My boyfriend's corrupted now.
Jasmine: He has seen that show and there is no turning back
Renee: jazzy ur being dramatic
Pippa: nah. I see it every day. The obsession will continue
Pippa: XD
Jasmine: haha
Renee: gl lol

Hey y'all!!! I'm soo (<- literally my favorite pun. Idek if it counts as a pun lol) sorry that it's been basically a week!! I might update again this weekend but no promises cuz I'm pretty busy tomorrow. I literally cannot wait for tomorrow cuz the Schuyler squad is back together and better than ever!!! OML so excited. I've seen their posts and stuff on twitter/instagram cuz I'm weird and I stalk them but its still so amazing!!! 😂
K bai.