Damaged

Play Dates and Geniuses

~Jesselin~

The next day I found myself driving to Clara's school to pick her up before taking her to the studio. Of course, I'd forgotten she had a play date until I got a call from John's mother, reminding me of that fact. I sighed and called Matt.

"Hey beautiful," he said when he picked up.

"Shut up," I said, laughing.

"What's going on?"

"I forgot Clara has a date with her boyfriend."

"Oi."

"Yep."

"Do you want to bring John with us?" Matt asked.

"We kind of have to," I sighed. "Danielle is busy today which is why I agreed to bring him over for a sleepover. Besides, he'd do anything Clara wants to do. You can see in his eyes how much he likes her."

"That's true," he said.

"Then it's settled. John's coming with us," I said, turning into the parking lot of Clara's kindergarten.

"Hey," Matt said, getting my attention.

"What?" I replied.

"I love you," he said. I blushed and said, "Love you more. See you soon."

"I'm at Evan and Marie's, so you can come get me there."

"I'm not a taxi service."

"If you were, you'd be the prettiest taxi service I've ever seen."

"You're cheesier than Tumblr," I laughed. Matt laughed too and said, "Whatever. Love you babe."

"Love you too, chinny." I hung up before he could protest and got out of my car before going inside to get Clara and John.

"Hey Jesse," Jack, the kid at the desk, greeted me.

"Hey Jackie," I teased. He just rolled his eyes. "How many kids are you taking today?"

"Just two. My little couple," I said. Jack had me sign my name next to Clara's and John's on the attendance sheet before I went in the back to get them.

"Mummy!" I heard a familiar voice shout. I smiled and bent down to pick up my impossible girl.

"Hey love," I said, kissing her cheek. John ran over and hugged my leg. "Hi Jesse!"

"Hey little man!" I said, reaching down to ruffle his hair. "You ready?"

"Yeah!" He nodded excitedly. I set Clara down as I carried John's overnight bag on my shoulder. I watched them carefully as we walked back to my car, the two of them holding hands and chatting away happily.

When we got to the car I made sure both of them were strapped in properly before starting the car and driving away.

"Mummy, where are we going?" Clara asked after a moment.

"To aunt Marie's," I said and she clapped happily.

Twenty minutes later I'd pulled up in front of Evan and Marie's flat and unbuckled Clara and John. The pair ran hand in hand to Marie's front door before knocking loudly. Evan opened up and scooped the two up in his arms quickly, making them laugh and cheer happily. I laughed softly and shook my head at them.

"Hey Evan," I said when I reached the door.

"Hey Jesse," he replied. I gave him a quick one armed hug around the waist before leading the way into his sitting room.

Matt and Marie were sitting on their phones while the tv played Peppa Pig. Olivia sat on the floor, engrossed by the telly and wrapped up in a blanket, sniffling occasionally. I rolled my eyes at them before jumping on Matt.