Skate Day
“Mommy,” Alex heard a tiny voice echo through the house.
“What’s up Kells”
Four year old Kellan came barreling into the kitchen, almost tripping over their two snoring dogs, and crashed into her mother’s legs. Alex looked down and smiled at her little wild thing.
Kells was in her favorite t-shirt and board shorts, her hair in tangles from getting into preschool shenanigans. She shot Alex a gap toothed grin and raised a single eyebrow, her ace of spades that got her mothers to cave whenever she wanted something.
“Mommy can we go skate?”
“Skateboard?”
Kellan nodded vigorously. “Yes please.”
“Sorry Kellan, not tonight babe.”
The four year old furrowed her eyebrows and cocked her head “why?”
“Honey,” Alex abandoned the soup she was stirring on the stove and bent down to her daughter’s level, taking Kellan’s hands in her own.
“Honey, do you remember why you have to wait for Mama to go skate?”
Kellan’s face fell, replacing the excitement in her green eyes with disappointment and tears. She nodded, sniffing and wiping the single tear that managed to escape her eyes.
Honestly, it broke Alex’s heart to turn down an activity that her kid loved. But at this stage in the game, she couldn’t risk anything happening.
“Mommy can’t skate because we have to protect sister.” the little girl placed a hand on the bulge between them.
Alex put her hand over Kellan’s and the two Morgan-Heath’s stood quietly for a moment, feeling baby Jordan squirm around.
“Right. We have to protect Jo-Jo. What do you say we take our lunch in the living room and watch a movie?”
Kellan’s attitude picked up a little at the mention of a movie.
“Can we watch the ‘Vengers?”
Alex laughed, her kid was obsessed with the Avengers. But if watching a bunch of superheroes blow stuff up made her sweet Kellan smile again, then damn it they were going to watch the ’Vengers.
“Of course baby”
Placing a kiss on Kellan’s forehead Alex stood up and offered her hand. The little girl took it and they headed to the living room.
“But if Mama comes home before bed then can I skate?”
“Sure Kell.”