Fourth of July

Chapter 5

Yo I meant to update this earlier but I accidentally took a five hour nap

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I yawned as I woke up, smiling as I looked over at Gee. He just looked at me with a pout as he looked at me, crossing his arms

"Oh god, what have I done now?" I mumbled.

"My tummy is hungry, it needs yummies," he said.

I yawned as sat up, rubbing my eyes. I brought him out to the kitchen and saw Jamia still asleep on the couch.

"What do you want for breakfast?" I asked.

"Pan cakes," he said.

I nodded, going to the stove to cook. When I glanced over at Gee I saw him getting closer to Jamia and I sighed.

"Let her sleep, don't wake her up," I said.

Gee nodded and sat at the table with Sebastian. I gave him a sippy cup of apple juice and made three plates of chocolate chip pancakes. Gee doused his in maple syrup before eating happily. Jamia woke up, yawning as she looked around.

"Shit, I fell asleep," she mumbled. "Oh god, I probably look like a mess."

"You look amazing as always," I said.

Jamia blushed as she came over to sit at the table with us.

"Good morning," she said.

"Morning," Gee said, covered in sticky syrup that dribbled down his cheek.

We finished eating and Jamia stood up.

"I should really get going now," Jamia said. "Sorry again for falling asleep."

"Don't worry, you're welcome here whenever you want," I said, giving her a hug before she left. "And now we need to get you cleaned up."

I brought Gee to the bathroom, running a hot bubble bath for him. Gee took a bath while I washed the dishes and sat down on the couch to watch the news. Gee came out in a towel and I grabbed some clothes for him, helping him to get dressed into a pastel purple dress. He snuggled up onto the couch with me, looking at the tv nervously.

"It won't hurt you," I promised, wrapping an arm around him.

Gee smiled up at me, resting his head on my shoulder.

"What's this?" He asked.

"It's the news," I said.

"It's boring," he stated.

I changed to some cartoons and he gasped excitedly. Gee happily watched the show while my mind started to drift off. Jamia was getting us a meeting with an actual record label in just two days. Maybe this can be our big break to becoming famous. We could have sold out shows and play at Madison Square Garden. And then as soon as Gee is gone with his family I could go on tour with the band and have the life I always dreamed of.

"Frankie?" Gee asked, tugging on my sleeve.

I hummed, looking over at him as I was pulled out of my daydream.

"Evan is making a sound," he said, pointing to my phone.

I picked it up and answered it, pressing it to my ear.

"Hey, Frank, do you think you could cover an hour of my lunch shift?" Ray asked. "I promise I'll owe you one, I'll take your last hour of the day of Friday."

"Alright, that's fine," I said.

I hung up and sighed. A little bit later I was dressed in my uniform and grabbed a pair of Gee's shoes. I helped put them on him and held his hand, bringing him outside. Gee looked around excitedly as we walked. He skipped beside me until we got to the restaurant and he looked around curiously.