Holding The Future

chapter 21

Melody talking
I think abby over reacted last night. She made a huge deal out of nothing. Mel her son was hit on the head. She had to take him to the Emergency room because they couldn't get his nose to stop bleeding. Anthony said. And I understand that babe but she still overreacted. Did you not here the words she said to me when they got back from the hospital? I asked Anthony. No I didn't because I wasn't there. You need to but yourself in abby's shoes would you go off on your mom like that if it was your child? He asks me as he wraps his arms around me. Yes of course I would but she.... she did exactly what you would have done. Anthony says interrupting me.

THE NEXT MORNING

Ryan talking
I'm getting ready to go to church putting on my favorite tie and super nice leather shoes I help cody with his tie and then get the twins and put their nice shirts on them. Abby and Autumn come out. autumn in a cute flower dress and Abby comes out wearing the sun dress that I bought her for her birthday. she looks amazing. I have the boys already loaded up in the car I tell her as we head out the door. I open the car door for Abby she says thankyou and I get in the driver seat and pull out of the driveway. we pull up to the church and walk in when one of the security guys stops me and asks if I can take one of the guys that isn't coming place I say yes even tho I really wanted to sit with Abby. I hand abby her purse and tell her that I have security she says ok then tells Autumn to take her brother up to jr church she says ok and goes like she was asked too.

Abby talking

I drop the twins off in nursery then go back downstairs for the main service. I look over to my right and sitting in the row across from mine I see Ian bashore someone I haven't seen in years back from boot camp. After service he came up to me and gave me a hug and asked me how I was. Before I could answer Ryan and all 4 kids come where we were standing I introduce Ryan to ian they seem to like each other as far as I can tell. Autumn tells me that she's hungry so I invite Ian to go to lunch with us. Ryan is hesitant at first but he agrees that Ian should come. Ian agrees to come and I tell him to meet us at McDonald's. We get to McDonald's and before I let the kids go play in the play place I have them order their food. All but Autumn get kids meals. Autumn just like her father gets a  jalapeno cheese burger meal. I get the chicken strips meal. Ian orders the same thing as me. We go into the play place table area and sit. We sit and talk for about 15 min before our food finally comes but of course they managed to get my order wrong.

I go up to the counter and try to get them to help me I tell one of the workers and he tells me that they will fix it right away so I sit and wait for my food after 10 minutes of waiting I lose my patients and tell them again they finally give me my food and a free large frappe I go back to where we are sitting and eat my food Ryan and Ian are talking about the fact that Ryan wants to join the army. Ian tells him that he would be happy to help Ryan into shape. Ryan stands up and shakes Ian's hand and tells him that it's a deal. We sit and talk for a little over an hour and a half before Cody come to me and tells me he's ready to go home. As we are walking out of the restaurant I have Ryan help adriel and Quillan into the car. I walk Ian to his car I tell him bye and give him a hug. He tells me thank you for inviting him to lunch and that he will see me tonight at church, I tell him yeah and get into the truck.