Chapter Six

Getting it all straight

Barely awake, I pull myself out of bed. I stretch and walk out of the room and begin to walk down to Collins room. I walk to her door, a sign hanging from it saying, "If you see this sign, it means do not enter." I ignore the sign and use my key to let myself in.

"Collins wake up!" I say shaking her; she doesn't move I knew this would happen she got that from me, still sleeper. I go by the plan I devised last night I pick her up and walk down to Peyton's room. I walk through the unlocked door and also pick him up from his bed, I now have both children over my shoulders, and I begin to walk back to my room. Carly is still sleeping; I sit the kids on the floor and pick her up. Luckily, she sleeps light and she instantly wakes up.

"Oh my god Freddie," she yells "Put me down!" chuckling I put her down and notice the kids are up.

"Freddie explain!" she says, "Why are the kids on the floor and what are you doing?"

"Okay everybody," I say ignoring Carly "I need you to brush up and get dressed, don't eat breakfast."

"But daddy we had an extra 30 minutes of sleep." Peyton whines sitting on the floor in his racecar pajamas pulling at his feet.

"You love daddy?" I ask kneeling down to his level.

"Yea,"

"Then do what daddy says, okay?"

"Okay," he says then kisses me on the nose.

"You too Collins," I say ruffling her hair.

"K dad," she says and they both walk out of the room.

"Freddie that's amazing, they listen to you when did that happen?" she says amazed.

"They always did, you just never took time to notice," I say coldly.

"I'm sorry okay I already feel bad enough and these hormones are giving me hell. And this is what I get from my husband." Her face is very pale which is weird considering the fact how pale Carly already is. I feel bad instantly she looks so miserable she places one hand on her stomach and sits on the edge of the bed. Oh my god.

"Carly I'm shocked," I say as I wrap my arm around her shoulder.

"I'm sorry," she says again.

"I'm not angry just in shock I don't know what to do." I say gripping her tighter.

"I'm making matters worse with this baby," I stare at her not of anger but stillness.

"You're not making anything worse," I say as I kiss her. She kisses me back I fall backward onto the bed and Carly is on top of me. She kisses me deeply and puts her hands in my hair.

"Oh my god, um mom dad I uh got um ready like you said." Peyton says standing in the doorway of our open door. Carly jumps up and I sit up.

"Don't say the Lord's name in vain Peyton," Carly says with an edge.

"But you say it all the time mommy!"

"Well I'm an adult," she says unsure of her comeback.

"But that man in church with the dress said a sin is a sin no matter who you are." Wow, he actually pays attention.

"Well-"

"Peyton go get you're sister and get in the car," I say before this can go any further.

"This is not the way to school dad," Collins says from the back seat of the Suburban.

"Were not going to school," I say driving south.

"Then where are we going?" Peyton asks.

"Shut up before he changes his mind," Collins says lightly hitting Peyton's shoulder.

Carly sits in the passenger seat still very pale also with a scared expression, before we left I tried to convince her to put on a real maternity shirt of course she didn't want to she thought the kids would notice. I told her they wouldn't, but as stubborn as she is she just threw on a huge sweater jacket.

I drive for about thirty more minutes until I reach a fancy upscale country club. Inside is a gorgeous restaurant. We pull up, I give the valet the keys, and we all walk into the restaurant. A woman is at the door seating people, she's standing behind a podium telling an old couple where to sit down.

"Freddie, Collins, Peyton," she says smiling and walking from behind the podium to give out hugs. "I'm so glad too see you guys, Freddie is this Carly you're wife?" she asks smiling very hard.

"Yes." I say in a tone of no expression.

"Hi Carly!" she says giving her a hug almost knocking her down. "You are so gorgeous and so is you're family." She smiles again and walks back behind the podium. "I'll go tell Slim you're here, have a seat at you're normal table and he'll be over there." She smiles again then walks away. We head to our table, sit down, and patiently wait for the manager of the country club to come to our table.

"Who was that girl? She was acting like that car insurance girl off those commercials." Carly says whispering in my ear.

"Oh her name is Lissa, she works here,"

"I know that Freddie!" she snaps "but how does she know you guys and whose Slim?"

"Slim is the manager and we come here often that's how she knows us, okay!" I say slightly annoyed by the continues questioning.

"Hiya kids, dad, and oh look and if that wifey?" he asks sticking out his hand to shake.

"Yes my name-"

"Carly Shay fantastic to meet ya!" the short pudgy man says shaking her hand. "Great the whole family is here meals on the house!"

"You really don't have to," I say, "our meal is always on the house."

"But I want to Freddo," he says hand on my shoulder unaware of his firmness.

"You're father is a great business man, Peyton, are you going over the business when you get older."

"I'm going to be a NASCAR driver," he says then wildly pretends he's driving a racecar.

"Peyton stop it! Be respectful." Carly says to him in a cross tone. He rolls his eyes at Carly.

"Yea I guess." He mumbles looking down at his hands under the table. There is an awkward silence then Slim finally speaks.

"I've got a meeting in a minute or too, and Peyton go play some golf, how's you're swing coming along?"

"Good!" he says his mood brightening.

"What about you Collins?" he asks cheery yet again.

"I had the best score in practice last week," she says smiling. She plays on the girl's golf team at her school.

"Fantastic! Well I got to run but I'll see you guys soon oh and meals on the house no matter what you say Freddie, the kitchen already knows." He says walking off bouncily and heads in a brown door leading to his office.

We all sit down and food is bought out to us without us having to order as usual. We bless our food, as we were about to eat Carly interrupts.

"Kids it's something important I need to tell you guys." She says her face still very pale.

"What is it mommy," Peyton says smiling his toothless smile. "Are we getting a dog?"

"No pets allowed in the apartment dumbo." Collins says on the back of his head. "Are we taking a trip to Hawaii?" she says dreamily.

"No dumbo mom has to work." Peyton says in a mocking tone.

"Kids!" they both stop and stare at her instantly.

"Yes," they say coordinated following a jinx.

"I am," she stops "I'm going to have a baby."

Endnotes

It's finally out everybody knows her secret, what will they do and how will this change things? In addition, does Freddie have something else up his sleeve. Okay thanks guys for reading greatly appreciative right now (Smiling while typing this showing appreciation) but I had a serious case of writers block and school =P so I wasn't able to find the time to finish writing this. As always and eternity read, use toilet paper, and review. ~thanks