Mel's World

Chapter 42

The sun peeked from behind the clouds to stream into my twins room. Mikey woke up to get ready for his usual morning run. He went downstairs and out the kitchen door to stretch. Later on, he ran down the beach. Our dog joins him waiting for his usual pet. They enjoyed this alone time together.

Our houses are now alive and noisy. I woke up to get ready for the day ahead of me. Jakes brews some coffee for them to drink. He mixes my hot chocolate to leave it on the island. Both of us greeted each other. I took out the glasses and mugs.

As for mom cooks breakfast over at the stove. I took out the remaining place settings to put them on the island. The team sets our kitchen tables together. Our doorbell rings soon to alert us that someone is at the door. Our younger sister went to answer it.

George, Mikey, and the girls came in two different doors. Mikey grabs a water bottle from our fridge then heads upstairs. He took a shower to get dressed. They stayed in the kitchen with us. Later on, he return greeting everyone else while giving us our usual kisses in their respected areas.

Breakfast is served promptly at 8:00 am. Everyone dished out our food to eat. The team sat between our island and the tables. Mikey and I sat on the couch using our coffee table for the food. We ate together like one big happy family. Soon after eating we put all the dirty dishes in our sinks.

Everyone says our goodbyes to each other. Later on, the front door is locked. They went to the cars and trucks. Our driveways and houses are partially are now vacant. The team heads to their missions.

The rest of us are working from the house. I am in command with George. As for our girls are typing reports in the living room. Every folder is put aside in a pile. Computers are shut down and away.

George went into our kitchen to get drinks and snacks. Minutes after that the girls found something to watch on the t v. I am getting cozy. We are relaxing together on the couch. Our shoes are kicked off.

Within seconds I took a quick bath. The team got home from work. Everyone else greeted each other in the family room. I am in the room again. George and the girls say goodbyes to us. They head straight to his place.

Lunch is promptly served at 12:00 pm. Everyone dished out our food to eat. The team sat in their assigned seats at the tables. Mikey and I are on the couch using our coffee table for the food. We ate together like one big happy family. After eating we put all the dirty dishes in our sinks.

Everyone splits up in their own directions. I went down to the beach for a walk. BD joins me to sit down under the pier. He enjoys his usual pet with his chin on my knee. Both of us look at the ocean.

Seconds later I walked into our house. Mom cooks dinner at our stove. I took out the place settings to put them on the island. The team sets our kitchen table together. We hang out around the kitchen areas. Our meals are in their final minutes on the stoves.

Dinner is promptly served at 6:00 pm. Everyone dished out our food to eat. The team sat in their assigned seats at the tables. Mikey and I sat on the couch using our coffee table for the food. We ate together like one big happy family. After eating we put all the dirty dishes in our sinks.

We broke up into our usual boys vs girls groups. The girls cleared the tables. I wiped down all the surfaces with a rag. Mom unpacks the dishwasher. Within minutes Roo washed the dishes to refill it with the wet ones. The guys are getting our cooler ready with drinks and ice.

Everything is put back in it's regular places. All the kitchen lights are turned off. Later on, we head to the beach. Bonfire time begins that night. We are settled down in our spots. Drinks are passed around the circle.

Storytime is in full swing now. A long break is taken to get refills for our drinks. Jokes are also told during this time. Our laughs could be heard at each end of the beach. The stars shone brightly over our heads as the fire crackled in front of us.

I walked back up the shore to our house. Upon my arrival turn on the lights for the others and put my bottle in our sink. Minutes after that I went to our room to change into my jammies and brush my teeth. Roger follows my cue. We changed rooms in our house.

Mikey is sitting next to me on the chaise. We are now cuddling with each other. As for our big brother is reading the book to me. I took it from him to read my chapters. There's one more passing of the book to it's owner. It 's rested on the table.

Soon after that our family came in dragging the cooler with them. The older members put their bottles in our sinks. As for our younger ones threw away their juice boxes in the boxes. I unpacked the cooler. Mikey threw away the bottles and dumps the ice. The team heads upstairs to get ready for bed.

They returned to the family room. A few minutes passed as they sat down on the couch or in it's surrounding areas. Mom picks a show for them to watch from the box. Both of us are talking to each other.

We stretched our legs after a while of sitting down. Everyone stood up to mention goodnights to each other. Mikey gave me the usual forehead kiss. The team did the same thing just with my cheek. All of us enjoyed this time together.

Mel went to her bed. The pair of us moved over our couch. Mikey is now cuddling with our big sister. I am sitting on the ground between our couch and coffee table. Seconds later his fingers are running through my hair. I followed Mel's cue. This is to our shared room. Minutes after that I jumped to bed. Pedro is in my arms. Counting sunglasses time begins for me.

The team watched a couple more shows together. Shots were passed around this time. Nat didn't want anything else to drink. All of them enjoyed this time with each other. Within minutes our shot glasses are in the sink.

Laughing dies down soon and turns into talking. Our tv sets and family room lights are turned off. The team heads to their own. Most of them will work. As for Nat joins dolphin. Everyone else joins Mel soon in dreamland that night.