Always Us

Part 2.

Charlie Anderson :

Another cabin break away, alone.... surrounded by my sister her husband and one of her friends I don't even know who , but I'm desperately hoping she isn't clingy or annoying especially if she finds out I'm single with kids , for some reason I've always heard from my sister and mates that women love that.

Getting the kids up on my own is a challenge especially since there all different ages Alex the youngest 3 years old , Skylar the middle she's very shy 7 years old and finally ivy the oldest at 9 years old.

I've spent my time fully focused on them the last 2 years , there's been trauma left since their mother mostly Skylar it impacted them all in different ways ..... but Skylar saw something the other two didn't and at a young age it caused a lot of opening up for her especially to women which meant the therapist she had , her school teacher ..... the list goes on the only person she could trust was always my sister Sam she's the one female that Skylar fully trusts. I've tried to help her with females but she's timid around them much better now then a year ago but considering what she saw I don't expect her to be 100% herself....

Flashback~~~~~~~~~

"Why , let me ask you why do this to yourself" I yelled
"You think I want to , it's YOUUU you're the reason I do this your always going on about the kids .... wake up call there's more to life then those...." she slurs not even finishing the sentence I don't want her to I wouldn't stop myself if she finishes it ,
"YOU KNOW WHAT JULIA CUT THE CRAP I'm not the reason it's you , your the one that gets drunk and comes home late , your the one that the kids ask where is she at 10:00 at night , your the one WHO IS NEVER HERE so COME ON I can take the insults but MY kids never ever will they be insulted by a fake so called Mother" I can't control my anger. She stops and face pails.
"Your right ..." wait what?
"It's the little brats , I CANT TAKE THEM AND YOU YOUR CONSTANT PITY TOWARDS ME" she yells still slurring.
"How can you say that when you don't even know your own children" I question her.
"YEAH .... WELL MAYBE I DONT WANT TO KNOW THEM" and with that she takes a bottle of jack daniels and heads up the stairs I watch and expect her to go right to our room but she doesn't instead she heads left towards the kids.
I rush up the stairs and watch as she pours the liquor all over Skylar's floor and bed I push past her a reach for Skylar right when she's about to.....
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I'm thrown from my flashback by my blonde beauty herself "Daddy can you help me tie my shoe" she says sweetly "of course princess, how did you sleep" I ask her.
"Okay I guess , I didn't come into your room" she beems happy with her achievement.
"Your such a big girl now, I love you" I finish her shoes and kiss her head
"I love you to daddy" she smiles.

Half an hour later they've all eaten , Alex is dressed and we're driving in the car to the cabin, music playing through the car.
The fresh flashback still in my mind haunts me. Nobody knows other then my sister she tries to get me to talk about it but I don't need too all I need are my kids and I'm fine. My mates always wanted more answers about why she died but even they don't know I can't bring myself to talk about it.

After a long drive we finally get to the cabin.
Sam greets us with a smile pulling us all into a hug.
"How's my favourite family?" She asks while hugging the kids.
"Guess what guess what" skylar says smiling when Sam picks her up.
"My tooth look" she says her mouth wide open.
"Did the tooth fairy come" Sam says shocked
"Yes she did" skylar says

Alex wonders over to me and I scoop him into my arms.
"What about you little man" she pinched his cheeks making him laugh.
"Car wride" he says vocabulary small and cute.
" awww fun" she kisses him.

"How's school going ivy" Sam knows ivy has been struggling with friendships and finding friends that are true friends.
"Same old , nothing new I guess" she shrugs I've talked to her teachers but there's nothing they can do other then sit her near people she thinks she'll like and so far that hasn't helped.
"Well don't worry take your mind of it and focus on the supper fun weekend we do have a pool" she nudges ivy , she loves swimming in that every year.

And with that the kids run off , 20 minutes later I decide to go unpack, the memories in this cabin are a lot to handle , once I've sorted through the kids clothes and mine I head downstairs hearing my sister talking about me specifically my name I turn the corner
"What you saying about me this time sis" I half smirk half smile at her.
That's when I notice the girl , that girl ..... Hayley, of course Hayley , she works with Sam and is her only friend really.
I remember her from the wedding and boy that was a night.....