Miss Jackson 3: The Urie Family

Chapter One

Hello all. It's been a while. I didn't think I'd bring this back but you all love it so here it is. This will not be consistently updated. Probably won't be long either but I've the idea brewing for a while. Enjoy.

I wake up to the sound of my daughter calling my name and I groan. What time is it? I look at the clock, half past 8...shouldn't she be at school-oh shit!
I pull myself from my bed and hurry to get my clothes on and open the door to my 8 year old standing there anxiously.
Delilah is usually the one to take her to school but I forgot that she's out of town right now. Delilah always makes sure that she's awake and ready to go.

"Sorry honey. Are you ready?" I ask, pulling my house slippers on. I open Grayson and Ashers door and sure enjoy they're both sleeping. "Gray!!!" I wake him up. He groans and rolls around.

"What daddy?" He asks.

"You have to get ready for school. Come on." I yelp and grab clothes from his closest. He yawns and sits up. I had him his clothes and grab Asher from his bed.

"Ash. Come on." I tell him, shaking him awake gently. He idles for a minute and then looks at me. "We gotta go take Gray and Violet to school okay. And then we can come home and take a nap." I tell him. He nods and pulls himself up.
I turn and Violet and Grayson are both waiting on me. I take them to the car and get them in.

"What about lunch?" Violet asks as she buckled her seat belt.

"Huh?" I ask. Lunch?

"Mom always makes lunch for us." She says. I pull 2 5 dollar bills from my wallet and hand them to each kid.

"Buy lunch today." I tell them.

"Mommy says the school lunches are nasty." Grayson chimes in and I sigh.

"Mommy isn't here." I tell him as we begin our drive. And she never is anymore. Ever since her movie came out last year she's been super busy going on tours, book signings, interviews. I love her and I am so happy she's giving it her all but I just miss her and raising 3 kids by myself isn't easy.
Violet's birthday is in 2 weeks so I hope she can make it back by then. I already have the party planned, everyone from Dalton and Breezy to Ashley and Rose. She said she would make sure she was here but it's not always certain with her.
I drop the kids off and wish them a great day and head back home. On my way, I get a call from Delilah.

"Hey babe." I say happily into the phone.

"Hi B! Guess what." She sings. I can tell how happy she is and I'm very happy that she is happy. I just wish we could be happy together.

"What?" I sing back.

"Guess who's nominated for an Peoples Choice." She asks.

"Who?" I laugh. Her? Is it her? That'd be great.

"Taissa! You remember her? She plays Violet in my movie. She's nominated for a people's choice award for Actress in a movie."

"Oh wow. That crazy. I'm so happy for her and you. Do you think she'll win?"

"Maybe. But guess where we're going next month?" She pauses. "The People's Choice Awards!"

"Really? I'm so excited for that. Will you be back for Violet's birthday too?" I ask as I pull into our drive way. She pauses and clears her throat.

"I'm going to try. I will. I promise." She sighs.

"D...she's been so excited to see you. She didn't even ask for anything for her birthday. She just wants to see you." I explain.

"I'll try. I really will Brendon." She assures. I hear Asher start to get fussy and let out a sigh.

"I have to go...Asher is-" I don't even finish and just hang up. I love her, I'm happy for her, she's living her dream. That's what I had to tell myself. I probably shouldn't have hung up on her. I'm just a little stressed out. I get out of the car and pull Asher out too, setting him on the ground and we walk into the house.

"Nap?" He asks and I nod.

"Nap." I say and we go to my bedroom. He lays down on the bed and I follow and then we both fall asleep.