The Foster

part 45

I woke up and everyone was gone. Walking around the camper, I heard talking outside so I went out to join them.

"About time you wake up." Ross laughed.

"Funny, the only one who was sober last night ends up sleeping in the longest." Zach chuckled.

"Yeah yeah. I'm awake now. What time is it?" I asked.

"Noon. You ready to go? Anna texted and said she wasn't feeling good, we have to watch Julia for a little while. If you want to stay, I can pick you up later." Ross said.

"No, no i'm ready. Let's go." I told Ross.

"Bye! Text me, girl." Becca said.

Ross and I got into his truck and he started driving home.

"I am so tired. I don't think I slept at all last night. Anyways, is Anna okay?" I asked.

"She said she's just feeling sick. She's been like that for a while now." Ross said, putting a hand on my knee.

Once we were home, Anna was asleep on the couch. I shook her arm to wake her up.

"Hey, were home. You can head on to bed or wherever. I'll get Julia out of bed." I told her.

"Thanks, guys. Hopefully I get better soon so you two don't have to keep taking over." Anna sighed, getting up.

"No problem, really. Getting better takes time. Do you want to go to the doctor?" I asked her.

"I don't think that would help. I just need rest. In fact, i'm going to rest now." Anna said. She walked into her room and closed the door behind her.

"I'll get Julia, can you make spaghetti or something? I'm starving." Ross asked.

"How about I take Julia." I laughed. He wasn't the best with babies. Alone, anyways.

"Deal." Ross walked to the kitchen and I went to get Julia. When I went into her room, she was standing up in her crib waiting. She saw me and smiled. I picked her up and carried her into the living room. There was already a bottle made.

"I could sleep the rest of the day." I sighed.

"Yeah, me too. After I make this and put it in the fridge we can sleep." Ross said.

"What about Julia?" I asked.

"She sleeps all day anyways. I'm sure she will be ready for a nap soon." Ross told me. True.

I fed Julia and played with her for a bit. Ross finished the spaghetti and put it in the fridge for later and then went to shower. Julia and I played in the living room until she couldn't keep her eyes open. I took her to her room and let her fall asleep by herself. After, I went to my own room and laid down.

Not too long later, Ross came in.

"Hey. I want to sleep too." He said, getting beside me. We both cuddled up under the blanket. "Last night was really fun."

"Oh, you remember it?" I laughed.

"For the most part. You know it's almost winter, I can't wait for snow. Today is the first day of November." Ross told me.

"I'm excited for Christmas. I've never had a good Christmas with my whole family, but I think this year it will be a good one." I said.

"I better start saving up to get you something good." He smiled.