"Mom! Mom! There's this cool movie on tonight! Adam and I heard about it at school! It's rated R, but just because it's a scary movie! Can we watch it?!" Amber asked rushing in from school.
"Only if you guys finish your homework first!"
"Yes!"
...
"Mom I don't think you should do this..." Kayla said.
"I'll be fine!"
"Honey, please be careful."
"I'll be fine!"
Everyone gasped as I jumped.
I swam to the top, "See?!"
Amber and Kayla laughed as they walked over to the DJ booths and practiced more.
"Play country music!" Ethan said.
"NO!" Everyone yelled.
Ethan changed into his swim suit and joined me by the pool. We swung our feet in the water as we enjoyed the music.
"I forgot to tell you! Connor called, he wants to meet us for dinner Saturday night at the diner across town!" I told him.
"Really?! That's great!"
...
"So tonight your mother and I are going to meet with Connor so I need you to be the man of the house and keep an eye on your sisters. Especially Kayla and Adam." Ethan told Bentley.
"Right."
"If they are alone in a room together the rule is that the door stays open."
He nodded.
I smiled at my boys.
"So, what are you guys going to meet him for?" He asked.
"Well, just to catch up with him and see how he's doing." I told him.
He nodded, I didn't blame him for seeming uninterested. Connor ran away when they were still kids so they didn't have much time to bond.
I went upstairs to start to get ready for dinner, I was halfway ready when the door bell rang.
"Honey!" Ethan called.
"Coming!" I called back.
I walked to the door as I put my earring in, there was a smile on my face up to the point of me seeing two police officers at the door.
"Good evening ma'am." The tall one with brown hair said.
"Hello."
"Is this the house of Rachel and Ethan Weston?"
"We are Ethan and Rachel." I said slowly.
They both took their hats off and had a remorseful look on their faces.
"What's going on?" Ethan asked grabbing my hand.
I already knew, a mother always knows, I covered my mouth with my free hand.
"I'm sorry to inform you that your son, Connor, was involved in a car accident at 4:32 this evening. He was transferred to the hospital where the doctors did everything they could but they were unable to save him. I am so sorry for your loss."
I let out a wail as I fell to the floor.
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Ethan's POVI finally got Rachel to sleep, I closed our bedroom door and walked down the hall to check on the kids. I heard sobbing coming from Kayla's bedroom. I slowly opened up her door and walked in, she was curled up on a chair by the window crying into the teddy bear she got from Adam. I walked over to her and pulled the foot stool up and sat in front of her.
"This is all my fault." She wailed.
"Princess."
"No dad! This is all my fault! If I had just let you guys know he came over instead of telling him to leave the family alone then this wouldn't of happened!"
I rubbed her leg, "This would have happened no matter what someone did or didn't do."
"I'm so stupid!" She cried covering her face.
I pulled her into my arms and let her wail into my shirt.
"You are so far beyond stupid, you are the smartest girl I know. Don't tell your mother I said that."
She giggled a bit before going back to sobbing, I tried my best not to cry but the tears won and started to run down my cheeks.
It was going to be a while before this family was back to normal, and I had a feeling that would never really happen.
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Rachel's POVWe walked into the house and I kicked off my shoes.
"It was a beautiful service." Ethan said.
"Yeah, it was."
I walked into the kitchen and opened up the fridge.
"What are you doing?" Ethan asked.
"The kids will be home from school soon, I need to get dinner going."
"We could just order pizza."
"No, I can make dinner."
"Rach-"
"Please! Please! Can I please just cook dinner for the children that I still have?!" I screamed.
His eyes widened.
"I'm sorry." I sighed.
"No, I'm sorry. It's been a long day and I just thought that you'd want to relax."
"It will help me relax knowing that I'm taking care of my family. Plus keeping myself busy will keep my mind off of it."
He walked over to me and kissed my forehead.
"Ethan."
He stopped walking and turned around.
"Connor died." I said before starting to cry again.
He walked back over to me and pulled me in his arms.
RIP Connor </3
