Dream Parents

Chapter 4

Amythestia's POV
Finally, it's Saturday. I rolled out of bed, walked into the bathroom, hopping into the shower, brushing my now wet and wavy black hair. It wasn't long until I woke Kaylee and Kolton up. I dressed Kolton in a pair of red shorts with a black shirt saying, 'I'd flex, But I like this Shirt.'

I put Kaylee in a matching shirt with me. Mine was a black shirt saying, 'Mother of a Princess.' Kaylee's Shirt was also black with words saying, 'Daughter of The Queen.'
I put Kaylee in a pair of blue shorts, while I was wearing my Jean Shorts. I quickly put my hair in a Braid, Put Kaylee's up in a ponytail, strapping Kolton to me, before we left for the Barbecue. It didn't take long to get to Joseph's house. As soon as we made it to Joseph's backyard, Kaylee ran off to meet up with the rest of the kids. I almost immediately walked over to Craig. "Hey Bro." I said, making my way next to Craig. "Hey bro." Craig said, with River smiling on his chest. I yawned, before readjusting Kolton. "You alright, Tia?" Craig asked, worriedly. "Yeah, just tired. With Kaylee's 7th birthday coming up and Kolton learning to walk, it's hard to forget that soon, they won't need me anymore." I said, sighing sadly. "It's alright, you'll at least have the rest of us and trust me, those kids of yours are tough. Especially this little bro." Craig said, rubbing Kolton's hair. Kolton immediately stated laughing along with River. "Yeah." I said, laughing along with the toddlers. It wasn't long until Hugo and Mat joined our conversation. After a few minutes, I looked toward the table to see Jack and Amanda. Amanda pushed Jack to the middle of the yard and walk off with a plate of cookies. He stood there awkwardly. "Jack!" Craig shouted, waving his hand. He slowly made his way to us. "Hey." He said, before looking at me. "Hey..." He said, staring intensely at me. "Hey!" I said, cheerfully. "Why do you look familiar?" He said, observing me. "I met you at the park." I said, as Craig chuckled. "Your both really don't remember each other? Jack, you remember, Amythestia." Craig said, as memories rush back into my head. "Wait...Tia...the same Tia that married Bishop?" Jack asked as Craig nodded. "The very same. She moved here with her kids last week." Craig said, as Jack began looking around. "Where Bishop then?" He asked as I wrapped my arms around Kolton, pulling him closer to me, before looking at the ground. "Jack...Bishop died about a year ago...." Craig said, putting a hand on my shoulder. "Oh...sorry..." Jack said, not knowing what to say. "I-Its fine..." I stuttered. I walked off toward the tree and sat down under it. I hug Kolton again before pulling him out of his carrier. I sat him down in my lap, and handed him his Sippy cup full of Apple Juice. After a few minutes, Jack and Craig came over and sat down on either side of me. "Tia...I'm sorry if I upset you...I didn't know..." Jack said, looking at me. "It's fine...I'm not mad...just tired." I said with a sigh. Kolton was looked at me, before throwing his Cup a few feet away from us...Kolton then did something I never expected....he slowly began to stand and walk wobbly to the cup, picked it up then walked back over me. I wrapped my arms around him as he stood in front of me. I hugged him, remembering how Bishop did the same thing to Kaylee when she learned to walk. I sat Kolton back into my lap as Craig took River out of her carrier, sitting her on his lap. It wasn't long until the two toddlers began speaking gibberish to each other. Soon, Kaylee came over to us. "Momma, we need to be going." She said, trying to pull me up. "Alrighty, See y'all around." I said to my neighbors as Kaylee, Kolton and I walked home. I gave them their baths, dressed them and put them to bed. It didn't take long for me to fall asleep.