Page 2 of Blinded By Forever
“That was more than five minutes.”
I roll my eyes at him and rest my hand in his hair. “Go watch some cartoons in the living room and I’ll make your food quick, I promise.” When Easton leaves the kitchen I look at Junior. “You couldn’t make a bowl for your brother?” I raise an eyebrow at him.
He stops scrolling on his phone and looks up at me. “He didn’t ask.” He shrugs.
Fucking kids.
“Mommy!” I hear River scream down the hall as Hayden walks closer to the kitchen.
When he turns the corner, I smile upon seeing River in his arms. She has a big smile on her face and is in her little pink flower pajamas.
Life has gotten crazy since we moved to Italy. Junior is eleven and thankfully his VSD is gone but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have check ups, Easton is seven and we had him a little bit after we moved to Italy.
Junior is just like his father as well as Easton although Easton does have more of my creativity and traits. Junior is moody and barely talks to anyone but that’s probably because heis getting older while Easton is loud and will say anything on his mind.
Then we have our little River who we had more than two years ago
She is now almost two years old and full of energy since she’s getting closer to her terrible twos stage. She makes a mess wherever she can and I’m not going to lie, I do get frustrated with her just like I did with Easton and Junior.
When I found out I was pregnant I told Hayden after this I was done and didn’t want any more children. He loves the kids and says he wants more but the more time that passes by, I see a little bit of the Hayden I knew drain from his eyes which scares me a little bit.
I know Hayden needs time away from the kids, just like I do but lately he’s been more busy and rarely home and I don’t and will never tell him this but it’s starting to take a toll on me, making me overthink and stress.
Hayden goes straight to the coffee machine with River still on his hip. As he passes by he kisses my cheek as I kiss River’s cheek.
“Thought you died,” Junior says.
“Not yet, kid. That was just your mom screaming.”
Blush creeps up on my face and I smack Hayden’s shoulder while he smirks.
“Gross!” Junior grimaces.
“Are you making my breakfast mommy?” Easton yells from the living room.
I sigh and Hayden just smiles at me while keeping in a laugh. “Yes, baby. Be patient.” I pull out the waffle mix and look at Junior. “Do you want some or was the cereal good?”
“I’ll have eggs and bacon. No waffles.” I nod my head and get to work.
After Hayden’s done making his coffee he leans against the counter, watching the chaos unfold when he lets River go on the floor. She runs to the living room where Easton is dancing to some music on the TV and Junior is still just playing on that damn phone.
I almost regret giving it to him but because he goes to school, I want him to have something to get a hold of me in case of an emergency.
I got a phone around his age so I thought it was fair but I take the phone during dinner or when we’re doing a family activity together.
At night I usually make him either read or do his homework and I’ll take the phone.
Hayden watches all of the madness unfold and he seems fine, cool, collected, like he enjoys being here and being a family.
Then his phone buzzes on the counter.
I see the change immediately.
His shoulders tighten and there is a spark of distraction in his eyes. He glances down at the screen and his jaw immediately tightens.
He picks it up and sets his coffee down. “Everything okay?” I ask while putting the first waffle on a plate.
“Yea,” he says, too quickly if anything. “Just something I have to handle.”
