Life Choices, Challenges and Changes

Part 2A June 22, 2017, Early Morning

A/N Hello Readers and Happy Fourth of July or Independence Day.

Today I have posted three mini-chapters to my story Life Choices, Challenges, and Changes. The first takes place on the morning of June 22, 2017, then it goes to Chapter 13 Old Friends, then Later that day June 22, 2017.

I hope you enjoy these three Chapters of Life Choices, Challenges, and Changes.

LindaProsser1

June 22, 2017

Rory smiled as she thought about her three beautiful children with Finn. She sat with his mini-me in her arms who was asking her about beanstalks and giants.

"Me see Beanstalk?"

"We don't have a beanstalk here, Liam."

"Why? Me no ike Giant."

She looked up from her conversation with Lucas when she heard a noise and she saw Lucas coming downstairs from his room.

"Hey buddy, do you want to join us?" She asked him.

He nodded his head and then climbed in the recliner.

"Luke honey, there's not enough room. Let's go over to the couch," she suggested. She paused the movie and she put Liam on the floor and they went to the couch where Lucas climbed up next to her and Liam. Grabbing the afghan that she kept on the back of their couch, she threw it over them and then she cuddled with her two sons.

"What are you watching?" Lucas asked her.

"Mickey Mouse and the Beanstalk. It's almost over do you want to pick out the next movie?" He nodded his head and leaned in close to his mother.

They sat and watched the movie and Liam began to ask his brother about the movie. When it ended, Liam got off her lap and scurried off climbing the stairs. She watched as he headed towards her bedroom where Finn was sleeping. She knew where he was going and smiled. Now she had alone time with Lucas. Lucas decided to watch the LEGO Movie. She asked him if he wanted anything to eat and drink.

He nodded and said, "Mama can I have a Strawberry pop tart with sprinkles?"

"Of course, just don't tell Liam or Da what we are eating, it will be our secret," she whispered in his ear. Lucas laughed because he knew his Da didn't like it when they ate them, but his Mama and Nana would always give him one. She went into the pantry, took out two pop tarts, one for her and one for Lucas and his cup of water. She filled her coffee mug again and brought the warm pop tarts to the couch for the two of them. The movie just started when she heard giggling coming from her bedroom. Liam must have woken up his father because it sounded like he was being tickled. Liam came running out of the bedroom without his clothes on laughing and his father was chasing him.

Rory paused the movie and watched in amusement as Liam came sliding down the stairs and running towards her, giggling as he climbed up on the couch beside her.

"Finn where's his pajamas?" she asked her husband as he appeared down the stairs behind Liam.

"Ask your son, he went to the bathroom all by himself and took off all his clothes then jumped on me waking me up," Finn replied.

"Liam, where are your pajamas?" Liam didn't say anything. Instead he crawled under the afghan next to Lucas and grinned.

Finn was shaking his head when he said, "I asked him where his clothes were, and he said off then ran down here to you."

Luke sat there and started to giggle, and Liam looked at his mother with a big smile that reminded her of Finn.

She asked him again, "Liam tell Mama what you did with your pajamas."

He sat up and crawled on her lap and looked at her with his big blue eyes and said, "Off! Me Big Boy, 2 M&M's pease."

"Love, I went to the bathroom, to check. I guess I need to get the targets out again... his aim was off."

She looked at Finn and started to laugh as he went and got the mop, bucket, and Lysol. Giving a kiss to Luke she got up and went and got Liam's 2 M&M's. Finn went into the utility room and gathered the items and brought them with him as he climbed back upstairs to clean their bathroom.

Rory came back out to the couch. She handed Liam his 2 M&M's then picked him up. Then carrying him upstairs, she took him to the children's bathroom.

"Liam you can't take off all your clothes when you go potty."

"Me, wet," He replied

Putting Liam on the floor she had him stand beside her as she ran the bath water.

"Do you want bubbles and your toys?" she asked him.

"Yes," he said smiling then went over to the bucket she kept in the bathroom and picked up his two favorite boats he liked to play with in the tub.

She added the bubbles and making sure the water was a comfortable temperature, she helped him get into the bath. She was going to have Luke join him but decided he could take a shower with his father later.

While they were busy, Amanda and Liam Sr. came out of the guest room and saw Luke sitting on the couch.

"Good morning Lucas, where are your Mum and Da?"

"Cleaning up Liam. He made a mess in Da's Dunny." Luke told them.

"Oh dear, luv. Liam I'm going to make a cuppa, do you want one."

"Sure, Love. I'll sit here and spend time with my grandson" Liam Sr. said sitting by Luke and putting his arm around him. Just then Finn came down the stairs carrying the bucket, mop, and Lysol.

"I see you had some clean up to do this morning," Liam said to his son chuckling.

"Yes, Liam decided to go use the Dunny by himself. Then woke me up after he did it. Rory has him in the tub now. What can I get you Da?"

"Haha, nothing Finn, your mum is making me a cuppa now."

Liam came running out of the bathroom with his pull-up on with Rory calling him. He slid down the stairs on his belly and then noticed his grandfather on the couch and climbs on his lap giggling the whole time. Finn scooped him up and put him over his shoulder.

"Come on Buddy, let's get dressed."

Liam giggled as his father carried him back up the stairs to his bedroom where Rory was. "Go take a shower, I've got this," he said giving her a kiss.

Kissing him back she went into her bathroom turned on the rain shower and got in letting the warm water relax her. Sticking her head under the water she thought of how lucky she was having Finn be her husband.