Living the Now

Chapter 4

Eden's Pov

I was sitting in the long ass car line at the airport waiting for it to take me to the front door.

When I reached the beginning on the concrete by the front door, I seen Tyler, Daryan, and three kids walking over. I parked the car and got out as they reached it.

Tyler immediately wrapped me in a hug. "I missed you Daddy" He said. 'i missed you too Tyler" I said patting his head. After minute he let go "Daddy, you remember Nevaeh and Spain" "do I ever, you two go so big" I said crouching down and they ran and gave me a hug.

"This is Carter, we adopted him a few months after you moved" Tyler said after the girls let go. I looked at the teenage boy.

Blonde hair, and short. I could tell he fit right in at home. "Come here and give me a hug" I said.

He looked up from staring at his feet and gave me a tight hug. "Let's you you guys home" I said. We loaded in their luggage and started driving.

On the car ride home I told them about Jalynn, Carmen, and Damien. Once we reached the house we went inside. "Can everyone come downstairs" I said. About a minute later they all came downstairs.

"Guys this is my son Tyler, his husband Daryan, and their kids. Nevaeh, Spain, and Carter" I said. "It's so amazing to finally meet you Tyler, your Dad never stops talking about you and your sister" Jalynn said.

"It's good to meet you too Jalynn" he said. Then everyone got introduced to one another we went and got their luggage and got everyone's sleeping situations settled.

Carter's POV

I walked upstairs with Damien and into his room. "Why do you have an accent" he asked after we had been talking for a while.

"I live in Scotland" I said. "Dang I never knew Eden came from Scotland" "I mean this is my first time meeting him" I said.

"But your fourteen he moved three years ago Carter" Damien said stating the obvious.

"Yeah I know, my parents are only 22, I'm adopted" I said picking at the carpet it was a touchy subject. My biological parents mistreated me really bad.

"I'm sorry" he said. "It's okay" I said still staring at the ground. "It's just a bad subject"

My phone started vibrating, I looked at the caller ID

Kylie

I hit the answer button then speaker.

"What's up?" I asked. "I miss you" she said. "I know I miss you too babe" I said. "Girlfriend?" Damien asked. "Mhm" "babe who's that" Kylie asked.

"Um my Step-Uncle?" I said thinking to how we would be related. "He's my grandad's step-son, he's our age" I said. "Mk" she said.

"When will you be home?" She asked. "Not for nine days babe" I said. She groaned. "I gotta go my mom told me to go to bed" she said. "Bye babe" "bye, love you" she said. "Love you too" i said and she hung up.

"Damn she seems clingey" Damien said. "She had a bad relationship in the past, he cheated on her multiple times without her knowing" I said. "Oh dang" he said.

"Dinner!" Jaylnn yelled from downstairs. "Let's go" Damien said and we walked downstairs.

"I hope everyone enjoys dinner" Jalynn said once everyone sat down. We started to pass around, chicken alfredo, and bread sticks and piled them onto our plates.

"Damien, don't forget Kyle's dad is dropping him off at six" Grandad said. "Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me" "you're welcome"

After everyone finished eating Damien helped do dishes. Between the kitchen and living room it was quite noisy. I was still sitting at the kitchen table waiting for Damien to be done when there was a knock at the door.

Nobody went towards it, so I did guessing nobody heard the knock. I opened the door to a boy a little taller than me standing there.

"Who are you?" The taller boy asked. "Carter, you are?" "Kyle, can I come in" he replied.

I opened the door wider and Damien walked over "Hey Kyle" he said.

"Hey Damien, who's that" "Eden's grandson, his family is staying for a while" Damien replied. "Oh sweet" "Mom! We're going outside!" Damien yelled. "Be in before dark boys!" Grandad replied.

Me and Damien out our shoes on and headed outside. He opened the garage and grabbed a scooter. I found a skateboard under a shelf.

I dusted it off a bit and went out to the driveway where Kyle and Damien were. "Do you know how actually to ride one of those? I always hurt myself" Damien asked. "Yeah my ten year old cousin taught me back in Scotland" I said.

"Dang, he must be sporty" Kyle said. "She, and no not really" I said. I stood one foot in the skateboard and pushed myself off with the other. "It's quite easy once you figure out your dominate foot" I said. We stayed out until almost dark.

Kyle's dad came to pick him up so me and Damien went inside.

Tyler's POV

Me, Daryan, Jalynn, and Dad sat in the living room. I decided to start calling him Dad because it's not a big deal now that he and Dad divorced.

"Dad wanted me to say hi for him" I said. Dad just nodded. Ever since the divorce he hasn't left the house much except for work.

"So boys tell me a bit about yourself, your dad hasn't mentioned much" Jalynn said.

"Um well, what do you want to know" I asked. "Everything, how you met, about your kids, just everything" Jalynn said.

"We actually met in elementary school, we were friends up until our freshman year of high school, I was bullied really bad after coming out" I started. "You better not say it" Daryan whispered into my ear. I giggled.

"One time, the worst kids in our school tried to best me up, and Daryan played hero boy and stood up to them" I giggled. "Babeee" Daryan whined. "oh my god that's adorable!" Jalynn squealed.

"Then he asked me to homecoming and I asked him out, we had been dating for about two years, when our biological mom took us to court to fight for custody, we of course stayed with Dad and Daddy, then the day after he proposed, we were only sixteen" I said continuing the story. She look so interested. "My sister, Lauren, had her kids around a year later, and when the triplets were one we got married on my eighteenth birthday, at the reception my best friend who lived in Hawaii showed up, Daryan had planned it behind my back" I said and Daryan took over

"on our honeymoon Tyler told me he had been thinking, and he said he wanted to carry a child for us, so soon after we found out we were expecting, the twins were born eight months later, it was really rough with the twins, we were juggling newborn, finishing school, and I had a job, but it got easier once we graduated. Not long after we graduated Erin and his husband Derek moved to Scotland, they ended up having a son who is a year younger than the girls, they named him Camdyn"

"During Christmas four years ago, Lauren announced they were expecting again, when they had their last son they named him Nate, and we adopted Carter a few months after Dad moved here" I finished. "Well you guys have had a eventful life, I'm glad everything is working out for you boys" Jalynn said.