"No..." Chris spoke quietly and looked back at Anna Claire. "I dont want to argue anymore. It could affect the twins and then everything really will be messed up." He gave a sigh and sat down on the floor, unsure of what to do now although he was never really positve on what was going to happen.
Anna Claire watched him give up and she tried to keep the fire going but then what he said about hurting the twins made her loose it instantly. She finally gave up and sat down next to him trying to think of something to say. Looking over at him she realized that she wasn't the only person the twins were effecting. She wanted to hug him and apologize but she was unsure if he would let her.
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"Well get there if its where we want to be and if not, well then I guess we never really lost anything in the first place."
Chris looked toward Anna Claire again and saw she had given up aswell. Giving another sigh he moved toward her and sat beside her. "This isn't going to be easy." He looked at her and felt alittle bad for yelling. Wrapping his arms around her he gave her a hug and sighed.
Anna Claire moved into his arms and wrapped her arms around him her head on his shoulder "I think we just proved that it's going to take some work on both ends. I'm sorry, I'd never leave the twins and I don't want to take them away from you. I should't have brought your parents into this. That was way wrong of me especially when I know what it feels like to loose one of them. I don't want us to end up leaving our kids like our parents left us."
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"Well get there if its where we want to be and if not, well then I guess we never really lost anything in the first place."
"We wont leave them, and it's fine. My parents pretty much suck." Chris laughed alittle and wondered what went through his fathers head when he left. Did he even care what his son was going to be when he was older or if he would even make it in the world? Chris gave another sigh and let go Anna Claire. "Maybe we should head down stairs."
Anna Claire looked at him "I can't tell you I understand why you want to stay with your mom but if things get bad you can always come stay here. I think my dad really likes you and I wouldn't mind having you around so we could work on things but that is your call." she said and then stood up offering a hand to Chris "Let's go eat and hope my dad has cooled off some."
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"Well get there if its where we want to be and if not, well then I guess we never really lost anything in the first place."
Chris grabbed her hand and lifted himself up. "Ok. I'll keep that in mind." he smiled and decided to hold on to her hand for once. Squeezing it gently he smiled and looked toward the stairs "I hope your dad isnt worse from hearing us argue..." He looked back at Anna Claire then began walking.
Anna Claire smiled at him as he held her hand and then head her stomache growl. "I just want to say that he's never said anything negative to me ever. I didn't want you to think he was like a jerk or anything." she told him as they walked down the stairs hand in hand "That was pretty intense and I wish it hadn't happened," They made it to the kitchen and she saw Emma outside in the pool. Smiling she turned her attention to the food on the counter and they had all sorts of sausags, patties, side items, and toppings. Her dad was no where to be seen now and she didn't really mind.
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"Well get there if its where we want to be and if not, well then I guess we never really lost anything in the first place."
Chris looked around for Anna Claire's dad but he couldnt see him anywhere. Looking back he saw the food and smiled. "Smells good." He commented and let go of Anna Claire's hand to go look at the pool. It was pretty big. Walking out he saw Emmaline and laughed. "Listen Peppy. You better get that guy you were kissing before to come over. I dont want to see you alone." He laughed and stretched for a moment before turning to Anna Claire.
"You already hit on my dad you wanna start hitting up my best friend now?" she asked smiling and leaning against the counter. After a few seconds she fixed herself a grilled chicken sandwhich with tomato and mayo then grabbed a lemonade and waited on Chris before heading outside to sit at the bar. "Fix whatever you want and then we'll go outside and eat."
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"Well get there if its where we want to be and if not, well then I guess we never really lost anything in the first place."