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?"
got caught sneaking back
did I
coming in through the back door. Lenny was getting
about sneaking out that little. What the hell? I don't think we snuck out until we were
"I was six."
"Damn, really?"
the whole weekend. I don't even remember why now, but that was when I learned how to get out and in my
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
kids set up and decide on rules to make everything fair. Mack and
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.
mates being gone. They should be back this evening. Do you need to stay and supervise or
I laugh at his low growl in my
soon. I actually don't hate the idea, but I still want as much time as I can get. We should talk mom into taking the girls tonight and we can spend some time in the greenhouse, just the four of us. You know Dakota is going to be a baby since
the three of you are over it. I'm
left us with the
The warriors won't let it get too far, but I told them a few years ago to step in as little as possible. These kids need to learn quickly from
and loving after all of that." Dakota comes into the greenhouse dramatically, Oliver following behind in his usual quiet
and let Kota
his shoulder. "I was telling Cam earlier that I would gladly go
of them say loudly
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