You're leaving? (A 1x1 with Lexxy)

[Lexus]

Clay smiled and gave him a high five. "Great job!" He says as the other two ran over. "Let me see your shoulder. Does it still hurt?" He asks turning him so his back was facing his father.


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[isax]

Rylan had forgot about his shoulder. "It's hurts a little." Rylan said as he moved his shirt a little and winced when it brushed against the bruise. It hurt yes but he didn't want his father to worry. It was a huge purplish bruise and Allie shook her head at it. "Ewww." She said and Rylan laughed.


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[Lexus]

Clay sighed. "Your mother would kill somebody." He whispers to himself before gently letting the shirt fall before Gaven saw it. "Come on, let's get some ice." Clay says walking him to the concession stand and paying for the ice before lifting the shirt and putting it gently on his shoulder. The twins had ran off to play with Arabella. "Your mom is proud of you." Clay says with a smile.


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[isax]

Rylan heard his dad and smiled. "I know. The entire game I pretended she was here, on the stands." He said and held the ice there as it stung but slowly became numb from the coolness of the ice. Rylan smiled and said, "Moms proud of you dad. For being strong and raising us on your own. She loves you too."


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[Lexus]

"Let's not get ahead of ourselves now, I've only been doing this a couple months." Clay says to his son releasing pressure on the ice when the swelling went down he released him from the ice. "It should be okay for now until we get home, just don't brake anything before then." He says with a laugh. "Do you want something to eat?"


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[isax]

"I know but you're doing an awesome job at it." Rylan said and smiled softly as he nodded and then laughed at his father. "Yeah. Food sounds good." He then laughed again and felt the wind pick up and he looked out into the distance and smiled. She really didn't miss anything.


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[Lexus]

Clay laughed. "She never did." It really meant a lot to Clay what Rylan had said. His greatest fear these days was that he was doing something wrong, that he wouldn't raise them how she wanted. Or maybe the kids felt he wasn't trying hard enough. "Come on," he says taking his hand going to retrieve the other critters. When they were all buckled in he spoke. "What do y'all want to eat?" He asks adjusting the rear view mirror so he could see the three of them.


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[isax]

Allie looked at Cory and Cory looked at Allie after their father said what he said. "Y'all dad? Mommy did rub off on you." Allie said and Cory laughed softly. "The correct term for that is you all." He added and Rylan shook his head, "Oh shut up losers. You know y'all use y'all too." Rylan said and all three of them laughed. "Let's go eat Italian food." Allie said and the others agreed.


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[Lexus]

Clay laughed and shook his head at the kids. "Sorry, I knew your mom for 23 years there are some things I just can control." He then nodded and drove to the Italian restaurant with the tree of them in tow. It still felt strange when they walked into a public place with just the four of them because people still stared and he wished they would stop.


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[isax]

All three of the kids knew they always recieved stares but they've learned to not let it bother them. Yeah their mom wasn't with them anymore but hey they were okay with it. Their mom suffered a lot. She was finally free. Rylan stared out the window thinking of his mom and how she looked the last day he saw her. He smiled. She was a beautiful person. Allie looked at Rylan and blinked. "Hey Ry, what do you want to drink?" Allie asked and Rylan sighed "Water." He then looked at his dad. "Hey dad, is your and moms anniversary coming up soon? Or maybe her birthday? Or some special day that deals with her?" He asked


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[Lexus]

Clay looked at his son confused. He shrugged off his confusion because due to the circumstances the questions they asked were understandable. Before he answered something told him Rylan has to talk to him, he has that look in his eye just like his mother used to when she was hiding something. He turned to the twins and gave them some quarters. "Here, go play some games." When they ran off he turned back to his son. "Our tenth wedding anniversary is tomorrow." Clay says clearing his throat. He hadn't thought about it until his son mentioned it.


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[isax]

Rylan was so confused when his father told his siblings to go play some games but then he looked at his dad and nodded. He was right. Something with his mom involved was happening soon. "Okay. I'm sorry it's one you're spending without her dad." Rylan said and stared at his drink. He needed to talk to his dad but he didn't want to. His mother was on his mind a lot lately and now he finally figured it out. Their anniversary was tomorrow. Now that he thought about, it sucked knowing his mother and father only spent 9 happy years married even if they knew each other longer.


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[Lexus]

Clay watched his son stare at the drink before he spoke. "You know, you're more like your mother than you think. You can tell me what's bothering you Ry. If it's her, you can come to me we're all in this together."


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[isax]

Rylan blinked and looked up at his dad. How did he know something was wrong? He tried his hardest to hide it and he did well so far until now. "I'm not that much like mom. To be honest dad, it is her. She's been on my mind a lot lately. Her smile her laugh the way she would jump in the couch when the Yankees won. All those things just keep replaying in my head and I miss her." He said and sighed.


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[Lexus]

Clay felt his heart brake. The two stayed silent for a handful of minutes before Clay spoke again. "I miss her too." Clay admitted with a sigh. "But you shouldn't feel bad, it's okay to miss somebody. It means you care for them. It's kinda hard to not miss her huh?" He asks as his son nods. "She's everywhere." Clay thought about taking everything down and storing it away until his son was healed but he knew from personal experience that would only make things worse. "Ry, if you need to talk to someone I know how you feel, I lost my mom too." He wasn't sure if his son remembered that. Clay preferred himself not to remember. "And if you don't want to come to me you have all your crazy aunts and uncle. Keeping it to yourself doesn't help."


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[isax]

"I know dad. I mean it's not a bad things I'm missing her, in fact I love when all the little memories replay in my head. I guess just with y'all's anniversary coming up and you know our first Christmas without her, she just keeps popping up in my mind. I like it though. It makes me not forget about her even though I don't think I ever could. How happy was she when she got to hold me dad?" He asked looking at his father and knew this was breaking his heart but he needed to talk it out.


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[Lexus]

"The happiest I've ever seen her," he replied honestly. The way her eye lit up in pride when she saw her son. Was one he knew he couldn't beat even if he tried. "I think she loved you a little more than me." He says with a laugh. He wouldn't be surprised if if was true. There was something special about Ry to her. He never did figure it out but he knew no matter what Rylan did his mother would always be proud of him.


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[isax]

"Oh don't say that dad. Her love for you was special." Rylan said as he smiled and then said, "She's proud of you dad. Just remember that." He then looked as the twins came back as the food came and everyone dug in and Rylan was back to his normal self. He liked that now if he ever needed to talk he could go to his dad. It helped him. "So dad what are we gunna do for Christmas?" Allie asked as she noticed she might have hit a sore spot.


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[Lexus]

This would be a first for Clay, Ashley was the one to plan the holiday events. "Umm I don't know, what do you want to do?" He asks the three of them. He thought about it and he would have to buy gifts himself too. Sometimes, this was harder to cope with than others but he didn't want his kids to avoid asking these things. Just because their mother was gone didn't mean they couldn't approach him if they wanted to know something. The first year would be the hardest. He knew that.


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[isax]

"How bout just a party at te house? Mom always did that." Rylan said as he looked at his dad. The twins agreed and Clay smiled. He would help his dad with anything he needed. Rylan then continued to eat. He was like his mother. A lot like her actually.


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[Lexus]

Clay nodded, "Then it's a plan." He says continuing to eat his food and stare at the three of them. He knew they were the only reason he wasn't taking this as hard as everyone thought he would. They were his reason for getting up every morning and trying to move on.


(I take it back, Ashley come back! [emoji24][emoji174]

)


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[isax]

The three nodded and smiled softly. They continued eating and when they finished the twins went to go play more games. Rylan stayed with his dad. "So should I play for the Yankees or the Rays?" Rylan asked and knew what team his dad would say already. He laughed and then smiled.


(Omg I was listening to that song earlier! Ashley come back! [emoji24][emoji174])


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[Lexus]

(The Rays won yesterday :3)


Clay laughed at his question. "Against my will you should play for the Yankees, Hey, in case you want to change your number next season your mom was always six." He says with a smile.


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[isax]

Rylan looked at his dad and blinked. "Six huh? Why six?" He asked wondering why his mother possibly was number six when she would play. He just smiled though. He will play for the Yankees. It was his goal.


(I know. Yankees won yesterday too after going 14 innings :3)


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[Lexus]

"I don't know, I never asked." He says rounding the kids up and taking them home. When he went to bed he wished he would wake up the next day and find her next to him like some unheard of miracle but it didn't happen. He woke up early today, went to the store and bought what he was looking for, he always bought her a dozen red roses on their anniversary and today wouldn't be any different. He then walked to her grave sight and rested them next to her marker. He cleaned off the dirt of the marker with his hand and sat next to her he pulled a small box out of his pocket and played with it. "I suppose I won't be needing this anymore Mrs Waters." He says with a sigh. He bought the ring months ago, he was going to ask her to renew their vows today but they wouldn't happen now. He then reached in his pockets and pulled out their wedding picture and placed it with the other picture of her people had left to remember her. "This really sucks." He whispered to himself still staring at the pictures. "Well, I should go, the critters will be up soon and I don't like to leave them. Happy Anniversary love," he says in a whisper smiling at the picture before getting back on his feet and putting the ring that he had no idea what to do with back in his pocket.


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