One summer day all of the kids were over at the house. Danny was out back barbecuing, the kids were in the pool, the dogs were running wild. Everything was perfect.
Jessica laid out by the pool watching Sam and James swim around with the kids. While James held Lyla for dear life, Sam and Samuel were being their usual rough selves. Those two are just alike. Sam would throw Samuel in the water and he would just love it. When he tried it with Nova, she wasn't very happy.
"Samuel!" Jessica shouted seeing him throw her baby in the water.
"She loves it, mom!"
"Samuel, NO!" Nova shouted popping out of the water.
"I don't think she does, Sam." James chuckles.
"Nova, what's wrong?"
"I'm getting out!" Nova swims over to the stairs and walks out.
"Oh Novies, don't be sad!"
Nova walked over to Danny, grabbed his shorts and rested her forehead on the back of his leg.
"What's wrong, lovebug?" He asks.
"Daddy, Sam threw me in the water!" She whines.
"What?! Oh that meany!" Danny jokes.
"Yeah, he needs a spanking!"
"I think so!" Danny chuckles as he lifts her up and kisses her cheek.
"It's okay, honey."
**
A while has passed and Jessica is keeping close eye on Sam.
"Samuel, carful with Sammy!"
"He's fine! Nova, wanna do it again?" He asks Nova who's standing at the edge of the pool with her floaties on.
"No, Sam!" She shouts.
"Samuel! Grayson, watch him, please!"
"On it, momma!" Grayson swam over and made sure Sam didn't throw his little sister into the water the way he was throwing Samuel.
"Oh stop it, she likes it!"
"No!" Nova whines and backs away from the edge of the pool.
"But Nova, you're a little fish! You love the water!"
"Yeah But not when you throw me like a ball! I'll get in with my daddy!"
"You're scaring her, Samuel. Don't be so rough with the baby!" Jessica baby talks and walks over to pick her up.
She then walks back to her chair and lays out once again.
Nova softly cries as she lays on her mother's chest.
Jessica ran her fingers through her blonde curls.
"Why are you crying?" She asks.
"Cause I just don't know, mommy!"
"Just feeling emotional today?"
"Yeah.."
Just then Baby came running.
"Look!" Nova points.
"What's Baby doing?! What's he doin, mama?" Jessica asks.
"He missed me." Nova smiles.
"Wanna go play with him?"
"Yeah!"
Jessica patted her bottom and helped her down to play with the puppy.
Just as Jessica closed her eyes and laid her head back, Danny came over and sat beside her legs.
