A Different Way To Finding Each Other

A Sucky Day

AJ Adams Foster was all smiles as he got up and wanted to ask his Uncle Robert if he would be his sponsor for Baseball and Jack wanted to ask his Nate to be his sponsor for Soccer and both boys will be hurt since a sponsor can only sponsor one athlete and it was made that way since you can't be at the meetings if they are in different sports. In Jack's case, Nate can't be his since his sponsor is in the same sport and not allowed either.

Lena eyed AJ and Jack as they came in from being outside. "Is Uncle Robert here yet mama?" AJ asked. "Not yet, but in a few. Why?"

"I want to ask him if he can be my Baseball sponsor," AJ replied. "He likes Baseball."

"AJ we need to talk," Lena replied. "It is important."

"And I want to ask Uncle Nate to be my sponsor for Soccer," Jack replied as Lena's eyes went wide. Her heart ached for both AJ and Jack in that moment as Callie screamed out.

"DADDY'S HERE!" she yelled as she jumped into her daddy's arms as he perched her on his left hip and he kissed her cheek as Caleb and Callum ran to see him as he set his girl down and hugged his two boys.

"Who opened the door?" Lena asked as she eyed her baby girl's guilty look. "Callie?"

"I opened it mama and I asked who it was," Callie said as her mama came over.

"And what have mommy and I told you about that?" Lena asked.

"To get one of you, but it was daddy mama," she reasoned. Robert knew his baby girl was in slight trouble and knew where Lena was coming from.

"Mama just wants all her babies safe and what if it wasn't me?"

"But it was," Callie cried out. She looked between them as Lena took Callie to time out and Robert felt bad. "No mama please."

"Five minutes," Lena replied.

"Can't it be four? I'm not five yet," Callie said as Lena nodded.

"Not again," Lena told her baby girl. "You know the rules."

In her purple time out chair, Callie whimpered and wiped her tears as Lena went to get Robert. "We need to talk," Lena replied as she led him to the family room.

"Oh what did you tell him?" Robert asked.

"You need too," Lena replied. "It is better from you."

"And who told him I love Baseball?" Robert asked. "Cross Country, Soccer and Track."

"I wish I knew?" Lena asked. "And I need to get Nate and let him know about Jack's request."

Robert eyed AJ in the backyard and bit his lip. "Hi AJ we need to talk, it's important."

"Mama didn't tell you did she?" he asked.

"She had too and I um I can't be your sponsor since I can only be one sponsor to someone," he said.

"Your Callie's sponsor for Soccer," AJ replied. "But you like Baseball?"

"Your dad did and we went to games together when I used to visit before he got married to your mom."

"Oh I understand rules are rules," he said. "Don't worry."

"I'm sorry," Robert said as AJ nodded.

Jack was with Nate and it was bad. "Why not?"

"I can't be your sponsor since I can only sponsor one athlete and I'm Caleb's sponsor. I'm sorry," Nate told him as Jack wiped his tears that didn't go unnoticed by the older man.

"It's okay," Jack replied as he left. Nate sighed and saw Robert.

"How did AJ take the news?"

"I guess alright. Jack?"