Forever and Always

Switched places

~Rapunzel and Eugene~
"Hello?" Eugene answered as the boys scrambled past him, both of them trying to be the first one outside. They giggled as they pushed one another as they both tried to open the sliding door. Eugene unlocked it and the door slammed open as they sprinted towards the playground.

"Hey, Eugene. It's Kristoff."

"Sup man." Eugene smiled, glad to hear from his old friend again. After the last few days, Eugene and Rapunzel hadn't heard from anyone. They mostly kept to themselves, trying to figure out how to deal with Zach's condition.

"Um, not much. Say, could I talk to Rapunzel?" Kristoff nervously asked. He hoped that this didn't sound too weird, but he really had to talk to her.

"Oh, sure. Let me just go get her," Eugene rambled as he headed towards the living room. This was sort of an odd request, but Eugene wasn't worried. Maybe Kristoff was just having second thoughts about this baby coming or something. "It's for you." He whispered, handing the phone to Rap.

"Hello?" She answered. She furrowed her eyebrows as Kristoff began rambling to her, but she couldn't make out what he was saying. "Wait, slow down," she stated as she handed Rosie over the Eugene. "You want me to what? I'll be over in a sec." She quickly answered as she shut off the phone.

"What was that all about?" He asked as Rapunzel quickly wandered about, grabbing all of her things.

"Kristoff needs me at their house. Anna left to go to the store and Kristen is just going insane and he doesn't know what to do. I'm taking the kids and I'm going to hope that this'll work." Rapunzel quickly explained. She stuck her head out the window and whistled for the boys.

"All of them?" Eugene asked. He figured she would at least take one kid, but all three? And she wanted to do this by herself? And he would be here all by himself without anyone to bother him? This would be kind of be nice.

"Yes, all of them," she quickly answered. She slung the baby bag over she shoulder and took Rosie from his arms again. "I don't know when I'll be back. Hopefully soon," she rambled. She pecked his lips before heading towards the door. "I love you!" She called.

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"So you lost your job?" Rapunzel asked as they sat on Kristoff's deck, watching the kids play. Once Kristen saw children her age that she knew, she calmed down. It was almost as if she just needed someone who could understand her better.

"Ya." Kristoff replied, staring forward as he rubbed his hands together. This was so awkward to talk about. He didn't know why he got fired. He thought he was doing well for the business. Why would they get rid of him?

"That sucks," she softly replied, looking towards the ground. "But it's also a good thing." Rapunzel gently added, glancing up towards the blonde.

"How?"

"How?" She repeated. "Well, you get to spend more time with your kid before you get another one," she slowly answered. "I mean, I know Eugene would love to spend more time with the kids, but someone has to do the work and make money. It doesn't seem fair compared to how much time I see them."

Kristoff hummed and nodded his head. He did get to see Kristen now more than even. It was nice just to sit back and relax with his little girl. "I mean, it seems like just yesterday I had Bastian. Now I have two more." Rapunzel softly chuckled.