Housewife

By AJ Schuler

Jennifer married her wonderful husband, Marcus roughly about eighteen years ago in the middle of July. They are still so much in love that at times it annoys their three children, Bailey, Bradley, and Bianca. When tragedy strikes her oldest, Bailey, will love and compassion be enough to weather the storms that come with raising a family? Does time really heal all wounds?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jul 13, 2015
• ISBN: 9781329379770

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Housewife

Housewife

This book is dedicated in loving memory of two small angels gone way to soon, but not forgotten, Jessie and Gunner Hudson!

Mom and Dad for your love and support and always being my two favorite people!

Prologue

Jennifer is fast approaching forty-six, she married her wonderful husband Marcus roughly about eighteen years ago in the middle of July. They met while she was in high school. Marcus has just turned fifty-four. They are still so much in love that at times it annoys their three children, Bailey, Bradley, and Bianca. Bailey is sixteen and cannot wait until she is twenty-one and on her own. Bailey always has to have her hair fixed just right and make-up done. That girl has no idea how great it feels if she has one hair out of place. Bailey got the brains from her daddy and the looks from her mommy. Bradley who is fifteen, looks more and more like Marcus every day, but acts like his mother all the time. He has the sarcastic, charming personality that once snatched Jennifer up. Bradley plays Tight-End for the Football team and that boy is a son after his father’s own heart. They are all the time talking about football. Bianca is their third and final child. A beautiful nine year old girl, who mostly just goes with the flow. Complications arrived when Bianca was only seven months old. After a year of pushing each other away and trying to deal with the loss of a baby. Therefore after careful consideration Marcus and she decided it was best that they remove all means of her having another baby. Marcus started dating Jennifer again and since then they have been more and more in love than ever before.

When Jennifer was pregnant with Bailey, Marcus asked her to stay home, but Jennifer refused said she would make it work so he didn’t have to work so hard. When Bailey was almost a year and they found out they were pregnant again, Jennifer then asked Marcus if she could stay home. He was delighted at the thought and simply told her, baby I have always wanted you to do that. Since then Jennifer has never once regretted leaving her job as a paralegal. Often Marcus would ask her if she was happy and she always replied, What is there to not be happy about?

After eighteen years of marriage Marcus really still knew how to stop Jennifer in her steps.

I love you, honey bee!

I love you, honey bun!

Chapter One

Jennifer heard the alarm go off at the same time it does every morning six o’clock, she rolls over and turns it off. Then she lays there staring up at the ceiling and listening to the sound of her husband peacefully snoring next to her. How can he possibly just sleep right on through that annoying sound? She kisses him on the forehead and then lets her feet touch the floor. Jennifer’s morning routine is now under way. Goes into their oldest daughter’s room and gently wakes her up. Time to get up sweetie!

Bailey turns and stretches and says, Five more minutes mom, please,

Jennifer shrugs her shoulders if you want five more minutes then set your own alarm darling, the bus arrives at seven fifteen and you better be on it or else.

Ugg! She sighs and gets up and starts moving. Why can’t you wake Bradley up first?

Bailey, he takes a total of twenty minutes to get ready, he takes his shower at night so he can sleep in, and if you take your shower at night then you could sleep in too.

But then my hair would look awful and you don’t know if today is the day the cutest boy in the whole school will notice me.

Then by all means please go take your shower.

Jennifer leaves Bailey’s room walks into the kitchen grabs a glass from the cabinet, puts ice in it and then pours some southern style sweet tea in and sips it with a sigh ahhh! Now we are talking. She grabs the frying pan and starts with the bacon, the aroma and hearing it sizzle makes her smile, Jennifer realizes she has a couple minutes before she has to wake Bradley, so she turns on the oven to pre-heat then mixes the blueberry batter up and starts pouring it into the muffin pan. She drips a little batter on the side and quickly grabs a paper towel and cleans it up and then sees another spot and uses her middle finger to clean that up, sticks it in her mouth and smiles thinking that taste great already. She checks the oven and realizes it has a couple more minutes so she goes to wake her middle son up.

As she walks into Bradley’s room she wishes she had a mask, wow teenage boy odors will knock you on your ass, and he is only fifteen must mean it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Oh well no turning back now, she walks over to his bed sees he is face down and puts one hand on the small of his back and the other between his shoulders and then starts shaking him and shaking him until he says Stop! Stop! I feel like I am in an earthquake.

How do you know what an earthquake feels like?

Oh Mom you are so literal, it’s way too early to be so serious!

All righty then why don’t you wake up and start moving, I think Bailey is done with the bathroom, and you should probably do something about that hair.

Hey what’s wrong with my hair?

Nothing but I am pretty sure you cannot wear hats to school to cover that mess up, so get moving!

Ha-ha, mom you are just so funny a real barrel of laughs.

I am glad you see it that way!

As Jennifer closes his door she silently thanks God for his personality and knows that they have always teased each other that way since he was little and able to return the sarcasm. Something she wishes Bailey could enjoy instead of always so serious-definitely did not get that from her either of her parents.

Jennifer runs back to the kitchen just in time to put the muffins in the oven and flip the bacon over and add more to that pan. She sets the table and checks everything once more before going to get the youngest one up.

Jennifer goes into the youngest daughter’s room, and looks around the room and sees horses and pigs everywhere and knows Bianca loves the animals like her grandma! She starts to sit down on the bed and realizes there is Coco and Duke laying right beside her. Coco is a beautiful chocolate lab, Duke is a black lab mixed with a boxer, she reaches over and scratches both behind their ears and then rubs their belly, and did you sleep good Coco? Duke? Coco just wags her tail and then stretches and then starts to get up but lays back down. Very funny Coco! Alright girl come on hop down and go do your business! You too Duke! Jennifer reaches out and rubs Bianca’s back, "Good Morning Sunshine, time to get up!

Bianca rolls over with a glazed look on the most beautiful blue eyes ever. Morning mommy!

Time to get up and start moving, breakfast is almost ready and your bus will be here at seven forty, so let’s get moving! 

She walks out of her daughters room and back into the kitchen to finish getting the bacon on table and then quickly scrambles up some eggs, pulls the muffins out of the oven and places them on another plate. She starts to sit down and then realizes she should probably go check and make sure Marcus is up and moving about. Would not be a good thing to forget Marcus although he is the oldest in the whole family, a husband that will not get up by another alarm clock, a man that is just like a big child. She passes the kids and says don’t wait for me go ahead and start eating your bus will be here soon! Please don’t fight over the bacon there should be plenty.

She walks down the hallway to their room, the room where many sleepless nights are spent, and a room where many tears have been shed. She gently nudges Marcus, oh honey, you got to get up, he just groans like the other teenagers so she decides to spice it up a little she quickly turns around and locks the bedroom door, undoes the knot in her robe and lets it fall to the floor, she moves the covers back and runs her hands on the side of her husband’s body, she slips her hand in the opening of his boxer briefs and starts to massage his member, maneuvering her hand around the tip of it and down around his balls and keeps this up for a little bit while he starts to stir, and then he is a little groggy as he wakes up, and places his left arm behind his head and says well good morning to you.

Hey I thought I would give you a fresh wake up this morning, especially after such an amazing night before.

Marcus takes his other hand and strokes her face, now is that all you are going to do?

Well I was thinking about it but not quite sure you deserve it?

What, what do you mean deserve it? I thought I was a pretty good boy last night?

Oh, you were definitely a good boy last night.

Then what is the hold up?

Well what is the rush, you are not up now on a regular basis, plus I said fresh wakeup call and by the looks of it you are pretty fresh!

Ouch! Why do you have to pick on me so much in the morning?

Oh Marcus it is in the small print on our marriage license that says I can pick on you whenever I feel the need.

Oh, I see, is this how we are going to play that.

Well I cannot always give in to you, you should have to work a little for some of the best things in life.

Best things in life, not really sure I have experienced best things in my life.

Oh really, so marriage and the birth of three children isn’t best things in your life, well I hate to tell you it doesn’t get much better than that. 

Well then I guess life just is ok at the current moment!

Well if you feel that way then you really don’t deserve what I was planning on doing to you, but since you have had it in the past and it still isn’t ranked among best maybe you don’t fully appreciate my techniques so maybe you should go without for a little bit and then maybe you can re-evaluate your opinion of it.

Well you know Jennifer, it’s just that it has been so long since you have done that beautiful deed that I just don’t remember, and maybe you can refresh my memory?

That long, huh? Two nights is considered a long time to you, really?

Well no it just sounded really good! She smirks at him, well let me go get our children on the bus and if you are still laying down when I get back then I will definitely try to show you a new technique.

Oh well I can definitely wait until then, as long as it is not another two days. Ha-ha!

She strolls out of the bedroom and down the hall around through the living room and hears Bradley giving Bailey a hard time about something. They are always giving each other a hard time. Guess that is true love between siblings. Hey Bailey the bus is pulling up, Bradley touches Jennifer’s elbow, have a good day mom, hey I got practice until five-thirty; why yes you sure do!

Hey Mom, Hey Bailey, when you are you going to start letting me drive to school this riding the bus thing is a drag.

Hey Bailey, I will talk to your dad but nothing is going to be decided today so you should probably get moving! Two down one to go!

Hey mommy!

Yes baby!

Will you help me pick out something cool to wear today?

Sure sweetie let me just go make sure that food is put away and your daddy has a plate when he decides to get up!

Meet you in my room then?

It is a date kiddo!

Jennifer goes through the kitchen, puts some bacon on a plate adds some eggs and muffins to it, then takes a swig of her tea, and returns to help her youngest pick out something cool to wear!

She meets Bianca in her room and heads straight to the closet, alright so you are wearing those pants, now let’s see if we can find a cool shirt, she knows what she is looking for and she goes through each shirt, a red one, a blue one, a pink one, and so on until she comes across this light blue one with horses on it, she pulls it out and says how about this one, Bianca jumps up and down, oh yeah, that is perfect mommy, thank you so much!

You are welcome kiddo, now how about you get dressed, put your socks and shoes on and then grab your back pack and hairbrush and go watch some cartoons and I will be in there with you in about fifteen minutes to fix your hair.

Meet you on the couch then mommy!

It is a date kiddo!

Jennifer strolls back to her bedroom, as she walks in she realizes her husband isn’t laying in the bed any more, and the sheets and comforter are made up! She hears him in the bathroom and starts to wonder towards their master bathroom, she locks the door and drops the robe again, then as she enters the bathroom she hears him singing behind the shower curtain, she goes to the end and peeks in- Hey I thought you were going wait for my return, well I was but then I had to use the bathroom and once I was up I figured I would go ahead and start getting ready. He leans down towards her for a kiss and she meets his lips with hers and as he steps back and tilts his head back under the water, Jennifer positions herself on the side of the tub so that her neck will not hurt her as she goes to freshen her husband up. She looks up and sees her husband’s eyes are close and she knows she is in the clear so she arches back and lets her tongue trace the outline of his member, he jumps a little and says well what are you doing?

Well this is not our first rodeo I would think you should know what I am doing? What does it feel like I am doing?

Well it feels great!

Well then maybe you should hold on. She continues to run her tongue down the length of his member and then wrapping her tongue around his member and just when he closes his eyes, she takes his full member in her mouth and starts to suck on his member, gracefully moving her tongue all over him and as she deep throats him she grabs his ass, with his ass in her hand, she can feel him about to explode and really have a good orgasm, so she stops sucking on him climbs over the tub and grabs a towel and lays it on the floor and then she gets down on all fours takes her left hand and slaps her own ass and looks at her husband and says why don’t you come on down here and show my warm wet pussy who is boss. He leaves the water running steps out onto the floor and gets up right behind his wife and takes his penis in his hands and rubs it all over her and then slaps her ass and as she looks back at him, he finds her pussy with his hands and then teases her a little and then he grabs her hips and thrusts himself into her at the same time that she backs into him, he grabs her hair and she moans as he continues to thrust himself inside her, he pounds away, really getting into it and she slightly turns so she can see him and looks at him and says Oh yeah daddy murder my pussy! He thrusts himself again and again and then grabs her hips and holds as he explodes all inside her! Once he explodes he starts to go limp and then collapses on the floor beside her, holding her and caressing her breasts and kissing her neck!

Wow! Oh my God that was wonderful, what has come over you, we haven’t done it in the morning in a long time!

Nothing has come over me, I just feel the urge to do nothing but make love to you!

They share a lot of kisses for the next couple minutes and then he gets up and helps pull her to her feet, he returns to the shower and she uses the bathroom and then composes herself and grabs a hairbrush and goes to meet their youngest on the couch.

She gets to the living room and sees her youngest dazing at the television set, alright sugar, let’s get your hair done before the bus gets here. She brushes her daughter’s hair feeling the strength of it and letting it fall between her fingers, then deciding to pull part of it up, she brushes the left side, the right side and right down the middle before putting a ponytail in it. Bianca runs to the bathroom and then comes running out, Wow, mommy it looks great, thank you so much!

You look beautiful, at the sound of her daddy’s voice she turns around and says good morning daddy,

Look Mommy helped me get dress and then she did my hair. Do I look pretty daddy? 

Actually, I think you look beautiful, just like your mommy!

Awe daddy, you always say that!

I say it because it is true.

Bus is here mommy.

I know sweetie, here is your lunch, love you have fun and I will see you this afternoon.

Love you back mommy.

Excuse me am I not even here?

Oh sorry daddy, Love you daddy.

Love you baby! Marcus looks at her as she starts to leave and says hey Bianca, no flirting with any of the boys at recess!

Oh daddy, boys are so disgusting right now, but maybe in a couple years."

Just like that the house is empty. Jennifer starts to walk into the kitchen to clean up from breakfast, wait a minute what just happened did she actually tell me to wait a couple years.

Jennifer looks at him and places her hand on his heart she did and daddy she is right!

Marcus follows her into the kitchen and watches as she takes another sip of her tea, he leans over and turns the coffee pot on. While it is brewing he leans over her kissing her on the neck and telling her how much she means to him and how much he loves her. She moans as he reaches that one spot on her neck that makes her melt. He continues to kiss her neck and she says if you keep that up you are going to have to follow through with it and if that is the case maybe you should consider calling and telling your manager that you are going to be late. At her request he takes his phone out of his pocket and punches in a couple numbers and soon he is talking with his boss and saying something that he has a family situation that needs to be dealt with and will be in around ten, his boss asked if everything was ok, and Marcus replies yes it is fine, just teenagers. They exchange a few more words and then Marcus hangs up and looks at Jennifer, so now where were we.

Jennifer says well you were just about to drop your pants and have a seat at my table.

He starts to undo his pants and goes to sit down in his chair at the head of the table, she moves the chair back and simply starts caressing his member and once she realizes he has another hard on she straddles him and grabs his member and puts it right on the tip of her pussy and moves it around teasing him with his own member and then she slips it in just a little and grabs the back of his chair and comes full force down on his member and continues to move her hips forward creating a friction that he can’t stand. She moves forward flicking her clitoris and moving in a way that makes him grab her hips and help thrust himself inside her more. She goes back in forth and back and forth for a little until she fills him about to explode, as he starts to explode she uses her Kegel exercises to tighten the grip of his penis in her vagina. Once he is finished he holds her stroking her back and caressing her ass and running his fingers all over her breast, praising her and telling her that they should be doing this every day and she nuzzles up on his right side of his neck and they stay that way for what seems like forever and then she feels him going limp so she slowly moves her left leg back and then her right and then she kisses him passionately, so passionately they are both breathless and yearning for more. She kisses him and says she is going to take a shower. After twenty minutes under the hot water, she climbs out of the shower only to find Marcus watching her, well hello sir, do you see anything you like?

He grins raising a part of his lip and replies, Duh. What is not to love?

She shakes her head and says You are blind,

I most certainly am not blind, at least according to Dr. Daniels, he says I just cannot see things far off, but nothing is wrong with the close ups, as he pulls her to him.

She finishes drying off and they continue to pick on each other. She turns looking around and he looks at her and says Are you looking for these, holding up her black silky panties.

Why yes, I am, do you mind giving them to me?

No, I think you should stay without them on all day long.

Now what would be the point since you are going to work, if you play hooky then they will definitely stay off.

I would love to Jennifer but I am already taking Friday off to go to the Parent Teacher Conference for our two older ones.

Well ok, just know this service is always open for your kind of business!

Thank god!

He closes the door behind him and she grabs her clothes and starts to get dressed but stops leans over and thinks she wishes she was not that easily turned on by her husband. She feels he could walk in a room and her panties almost always are wet with anticipation of what will happen next.

Chapter Two

Honey, speaking of our two older ones, Bailey asked again this morning if she could drive to school.

That kid never gives up.

She is your daughter.

Well she just got her license, I am not sure that I am comfortable with her driving.

Marcus, she has had her license for over six months, and you are not going to be comfortable even when she is twenty-one, because you are not going to let her grow up. And that is your baby girl!

And you are.

Baby steps honey, baby steps.

Exactly

Look at it this way, she is only going seven to nine minutes from the house, plus she will have Bradley in the car, I think she should have to pick him up from practice. I also think she should only be allowed to go to school and back home until the end of the school year. This way she can earn our trust and if she keeps her grades up then when she turns seventeen, you can let the reigns go just a little.

Jennifer, why are you so calm about this?

Marcus, I am not all that calm, but I also know that you are worried enough for the both of us, plus she is a good kid and eventually this day was coming. Also every time she has been behind the wheel thus far she is careful.

Oh, I hate this, I really do.

I know you do, but we will get through this together.

Promise

Until my last breath. We can tell her tonight after dinner.

That is one child, what are the other two asking for?

Bradley has a game Friday night, and wants to make sure you are going to be there?

Have I missed a game yet?

Well, no but,

Hey No buts, I will be there, is there anything else?

Well yes, he wants to ask you if he and his older sister can double date this Saturday night.

What, who is he interested in, when did he bring this up?

Hey now this is not twenty questions before noon, honey. He brought it up earlier in the week and told him he had to talk to you about it, he was going to talk to you last night but you had to work late and I think he knew deep down you were tired so he would wait. Her name is Carly and she is in his History class.

Well what do you think?

I think he is fifteen and we would not let her double date until she was sixteen, and what works for one child works for all the children. Plus if he is anything like his father he doesn’t need to be alone with anyone of the female persuasion. Maybe he could invite her over to have dinner with us so that we can get to know her?

Honey, he is fifteen, I seriously doubt he wants us to get to know her, he probably is thinking about getting in her pants. Like all fifteen year olds.

That maybe but my answer is still no.

Apparently I am not the only one having issues with releasing the reigns.

I never said I was releasing the reigns, he is just fifteen and again if he is anything like his mother or father he should not be allowed out of the house. She is more than welcome to come over to the house but I do not trust him yet, and I believe that he should have to wait until he is sixteen. If their relationship or whatever it is cannot wait until he is sixteen then maybe they should not be trying to date.

Well it looks like we are going to be talking to teenagers tonight. Oh what fun!

It will be a blast!

On that note, I better get to work so that I can be home for this lovely meeting, can I put a request in for dinner?

Dinner or Dessert?

Both.

What would that be?

May we have some homemade mashed potatoes?

Actually I already have the potatoes on the counter, what else are you requesting?

The rest doesn’t matter, I just really want some mashed potatoes.

And what is your request for dessert?

As he lifts his shoulders, and winks at her, your pussy is what I want!

After eighteen years that sir is always open for your business

He leans down and kisses her, not just any kiss, but a kiss marked for longing and a promise of what is to come later. She takes his face in her hands and pushes her body up against his member. He sighs and then backs up a little, baby I have to go to work! But later you are all mine!

Have a good day at work honey bee, I love you!

I love you back honey bun!

Jennifer continues getting dressed! Then goes through the house gathering laundry and picking up along the way. Once the laundry is in the dryer she takes the pork chops from the freezer to the refrigerator.  Starts making some chocolate chip cookies, so that when the kids get in from school they can have a snack while doing homework. After a little while the clothes in the dryer are done so Jennifer takes them out folds them and distributes them to the right owner’s bedroom. Once that is done she washes the dishes and then sits down on the couch. She leans back and thinks she will just sit here for just a minute, and after about five minutes she realizes she is dreaming of her husband, imaging him coming across the room to her and gently but firmly taking off her clothes and then laying her down in a room lit by so many candles and then dancing slow songs as he presses his member up against her. Jennifer loves it when he gets forceful, it’s like her body tells her to throw him down and ride the hell out of his ass, but she resist the urge, instead she lets him have his way with her and do whatever he wants. He runs his fingers all over her sensual body, stopping to grab her big beautiful breasts. She hears a loud knock on the bedroom door only she seems kind of fuzzy before she realizes it is not the bedroom door but the front door, she looks at the clock three twenty, oh no Bianca is outside. She runs to the door and opens it to find Bianca dragging her back pack with an exasperated look, Where were you, I have been knocking forever?

I am sorry kiddo, I dosed off and time just got away from me, why don’t we go inside and you can have the first chocolate chip cookie.

Chocolate chip cookies, really mommy, you made some?

Yes let’s go try them, does that sound good to you?

Absolutely.

They made it to the kitchen, Jennifer poured two glasses of milk and just as they sit down, they hear the front door slam open and Bailey huffing and puffing.

Mom, this is ridiculous, because of that stupid bus ride I am home twenty minutes later than normal, and how come Bianca is home before me?

Bailey, her bus was on time, here honey have a cookie.

No!

No, what?

No Thanks!

That’s a lot better, because you can check that attitude at the door.

Jennifer turns her attention back to Bianca, so Bianca were you given a lot of homework.

No just some vocabulary words that Ms. Parks wants us to use in a sentence.

Well Sweetie, why don’t you start working on it now, why I start dinner.

Jennifer starts peeling the potatoes and putting them aside, once she has them all peeled, she starts cutting them up in little pieces and putting them in the pot on the stove, once they are all cut down to a desirable level, she adds the water and turns the stove on.  She wipes her hands on her apron and walks over to Bianca, sits down beside her and asks, how is it going, honey?

Pretty good, I think I only have about four or five more vocabulary words left.

Well that is pretty good, you should be done with that in no time, while you finish that up, I am going to go and check on Bailey.

Good Luck with that one Mom!

What is that supposed to mean?

OH Mom! She is just cranky lately, never know what kind of mood she is going to be in.

Well maybe she has a lot on her mind and we both know she stresses about everything! Let me go see if I can make her day better. I’ll be back in a few minutes.

She strolls down the hall to Bailey’s room and listens before she knocks, takes a deep breath and knocks, on the other side she hears her daughter listening to music.

Bailey responds by saying who is it,

Your mother!

Come on in!

Hey honey, how was school? And please do not give me the answer, Oh it was school.

Mom, do you really want to know?

Bailey, if I didn’t want to know I would not ask, you should know that by now.

I know mom, it’s just there are so many fake people at school, people who say they are your friends but at the first chance they stab you in the back.

Ok, so who stabbed you in the back?

It was Kelsey, we both saw someone being bullied in the hallways before sixth period and the counselor asked us about it and I told them exactly what I saw and what really happened and Kelsey was right there beside me and she lied she told the counselor that she did not see anything. I mean mom she lied, so I walked off and avoided her the rest of the day and then on the bus ride home she gets all upset and said, look I don’t see why you are so upset, so what does it matter if I saw something and chose to keep my mouth shut about the whole thing, I then replied, they were picking on a helpless person a person who can’t defend themselves against that, and then I said look I thought you were smarter than that, I thought you of all people would stand up for the helpless, oh wait that’s right, you will not say anything against Owen. She got up and stormed off and then as she gets off the bus she turns back and says well I guess I see we are not friends anymore! OH! Mom, I was like if that is really how you feel then be gone, I don’t need you any way.

Wow! Honey, I am sorry, I am proud of you for sticking up for the helpless as you call them. I know that it is hard when you and Kelsey have been friends for so long. Either you will work out your differences or you won’t and you will find a new best friend.

Oh mom, I don’t want to be friends with anyone that will not take a stand, because you and dad both tell us all the time that if you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.

Honey, I am proud of you and your dad will be too! I know it is not easy, but it will get better! I love you honey!

Thanks mom, I love you too! And thanks for coming in here to check on me and listening.

Hey kiddo, I will always be here and I will always listen. And together we can kick anyone’s ass!

Bailey laughs as Jennifer walks out.

She strolls back to the kitchen to check on the potatoes and they are getting tender, so she turns the burner down just a notch or two. She looks over and sees Bianca struggling. She walks over to her and asks, Hon, how is your homework coming along?

Oh that, I am all done, I was just thinking. Jennifer waits patiently, before saying anything, thinking about what?

Well this morning, daddy was teasing me about not flirting with boys at recess; and I was not planning on it, but then, it just happened.

What happened Bianca?

Well I was playing chase with some of the other kids and I was it so I started running after the others and I tagged Joseph and when he turned around he smiled at me, and I got these butterflies in my stomach. Mom, what does that mean?

Sweetie, you are eight, just breathe. Wait until tomorrow and see what Joseph does? If he talks to you or smiles at you again.

Jennifer looks at the clock and sees that she needs to head out to go get Bradley from football practice, she gets up from the table, turns the stove off and goes to see if Bailey wants to go for a ride.

Hey Bailey, I am going to pick up Bradley are you coming?

No Mom, Blue Bloods is on TV, so as much as I love Bradley, being in a confined car with him after football practice… No Thanks!

Hey Bianca are you going with me or staying here with Bailey?

Did you say Blue Bloods?

Yeah so if you are going to watch it with me be quiet.

Jennifer gives her that motherly look that says be nice. Dinner will be ready around six, so if you want a light snack go ahead just don’t feel up before dinner.  Dad should beat me back home! Don’t burn the house down while I am gone.

OH! Please, Donny Wahlberg is coming on, we are not moving, right Bianca?

Right he is so dreamy!

Well ok then, you do realize that Donny is probably around your dad’s age by now.

Yeah, but dad don’t look that good!

Ouch! OH Ok, but please don’t tell your dad that! I don’t think I can repair his ego, especially since I told him once that I thought Donny was handsome too.

And you said Ouch to us! Shame on you mom!

What? I said he looked handsome, but