Colby's POV
I got Julia situated then made my way into the bathroom to get dressed and ready to take the kids to school.
I had half a mind to not bring them since Julia's seizure was so bad this morning.
Julia hasn't had a bad fit in a while. She took her medication and typically kept a low stress level.
Well, low enough to not be having seizures as bad as today.
I showered then got dressed and brushed my teeth before going downstairs.
"Ready to go?" I asked as I walked into the kitchen. "Where's Jules?" Sam asked as I grabbed my keys.
"She's not feeling well. I'm taking you to school." I said as Carter sighed.
"Way to go, Jenna. You broke Julia." He said causing me to narrow my eyes. "What happened?" I asked as Jenna shook her head, grabbing her backpack.
"Nothing. Let's just go." She said and pushed passed me.
"Yeah, no. That's not gonna work with me." I said and stopped her. "We're gonna be late." She said, looking up at me.
"So you'll tell me in the car." I said simply then turned to go outside.
I've been nice and usually let Julia take the reins on parenting these kids but when it started to effect Julia's health, I knew I needed to step in.
Jenna was a teenage girl which is a breed of human I have never dealt with.
I was the youngest in my family, and had an older brother. Sure, we fought from time to time but it was about something stupid that was resolved almost immediately.
The hormones of a girl weren't for the faint of heart.
"Is Julia mad at us?" Sam asked as I shook my head. "Not that I know of." I said and started driving to the school. "Jenna's sorry." Carter said as Jenna groaned.
"But I'm not! I meant what I said." She said and crossed her arms.
"What did you say to her?" I asked, focusing on the road. "I'm not telling you. You're just gonna side with her." Jenna said as I sighed.
"I'm not playing this game, Jenna. What did you say to her?" I asked, starting to feel a little annoyed.
"She told her that she's just as bad as mom." Carter said as anger immediately flooded through my body.
I knew she was just a kid and that she was going to say some pretty out of pocket shit but Julia did nothing but love her siblings.
Sure, she probably held them a little too close and a little too tight for their age but it was only because she cared so deeply for them.
She was nothing like her mother.
"Now you made Colby mad! We're gonna be orphans again." Sam said as I shook my head.
"No you're not." I said simply as I pulled up to the school.
"Jenna stay in the car for just a minute." I said as Carter and Sam opened their doors to get out.
"Have a good day." I said to the boys as they grabbed their bags. "Bye, Colby." They said in unison before closing the door.
"You're not in charge of me, ya know." Jenna said as she crossed her arms. "What's going on with you?" I asked and turned to look at her.
"I know she said no about my date. I know you probably didn't even talk to her!" Jenna said and narrowed her eyes.
I was actually pretty amused because she looked exactly like Julia in this moment, but I wasn't going to let her talk to me like that.
