5 years later.

"There's no way you're going to make that happen." Silas is challenging Mack to a timed speed race.

"What's going on here?" Cam slades up behind me,

wrapping me in his arms.

"The boys just heard about the challenges we used to do and that I beat all of you guys at one time or another. They came up with their own course. This should be interesting."

"They're eight! When we were eight we were still just goofing off. I think Kyle spent more time telling us to listen than actually training us." He laughs. "What do the girls have to say about this?" He looks over to our very not innocent looking daughters.

I giggle. "Who do you think told them about the challenges and designed the race?"

"What did the boys do to earn their well hidden wrath?"

sneaking back in this

I

and we had tabs on them the whole time. I really wanted them to think they got away with it, but they made the mistake of being cocky and coming in through the back door.

that little. What the hell? I don't think we snuck out until we were at least ten, maybe

"I was six."

"Damn, really?"

the whole weekend. I don't even remember why now, but that was

as you boys did. You probably would have started sooner if you were feeling restricted. The girls get like this when we are a part, testing boundaries and acting out. Dakota and Oliver have been gone for two weeks and that is just as hard on the girls as it is on us. They have started including the rest of the kids

watch a little longer as the kids set up and decide on rules to make everything fair. Mack and

very seriously and the girls indulge the theatrics. I don't think the boys even understand that they are about to be played. The course the girls set up has traps and I predict all of them will be in the hospital by the end of the day. The

need to stay

at his low

still want as much time as I can get. We should talk mom into taking the girls tonight and we can spend some

and work with Reggie if the three of you are over it.

Robbie has good intentions. And... The last time you left

bad and they were four." He scoops me up and starts walking off. The kids pay us no attention whatsoever. My girls are out for blood after being blamed. The warriors won't let it get too far, but I

in need of attention and loving after all of that." Dakota comes into the greenhouse dramatically, Oliver

jump up from the lounge and let Kota

Cam earlier that I

three of them say loudly and we all

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