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but I didn’t feel up to eating it. I passed, telling him I was running late and needed to get going. I doubled checked with him and the girls to make sure they were good before I headed out the door to school.
                  When I pulled into the parking lot at school, I quickly sent Sam a text.
                  Hey, I’m in a panic. We will be in LA to visit this weekend, not for fun, to see Johnny. Yep, panicked, call me after school.
                  After I hit send, I quickly got out of the car and headed for the building. Once I was inside and busy with my daily routine, outside things always seemed to slip away. It wasn’t until lunch when I checked my phone that I saw a text from Sam.
                  Fuck, I’ll call Johnny and see what he intends to do, don’t panic yet, but to be honest, think of how you are going to bring it up. I’ll call you later. XO Sam
                  My stomach returned to knots, and I knew I had only a few days to handle this. I had to man up. I got myself into this mess with a little help from Steve.
                  When the bell rang and I was exiting my classroom to walk my class to the bus, I saw Alex in the area for pick up. He wasn’t in running clothes, and looked pretty sexy in jeans, deck shoes, and a navy cable sweater. When I got my class on the bus, I walked over to see what he was doing.
                  “Hey, I thought we could skip the run today. Since we leave Thursday and won’t see the girls for a few days, I thought maybe I’d grab them and help them with their homework, and you can take care of whatever things you need to so we can head out after school on Thursday.” I loved how he was always thinking of everyone. He was not a dad, but the instincts seemed to come to him naturally.
                  “That sounds perfect. I will head into the office now, take care of the sub paperwork, and then head over to the pub to talk to Daryl. I’ll pick up food there. Maybe we can veg out with the girls tonight and picnic in the living room.”
                  “Great minds think alike. I bought them the movie Frozen today since we weren’t allowed to see it at the theater.” Alex winked.
                  He knew it wasn’t about not being allowed, but that the girls had failed to keep their room clean. I didn’t require them to do anything else in the house except keep their rooms clean. I was making a point. If they cannot do their one job, they would not be rewarded or allowed to do fun activities. It has worked, because the rooms are now always clean. I’m sure Alex being home all day helps them cheat a bit.
                  Before I could respond, the twins were bolting across the gym. Jasmine immediately grabbed me around the waist as Josie grabbed Alex around the leg. Lily wasn’t too far behind, but she wasn’t walking too fast to get to us.
    “ Hey, bud, what’s the matter?”
                  “I have a ton of homework.” Lily never had homework. She was always good about getting it done in class.
                  “Really?” I was shocked, and I knew it came across in my voice.
                  “Yes, I helped Shawn do his math and spelling because he never gets it done, and his mom won’t help so I did. I didn’t have time to start on mine.” Lily was leaning into Alex as she spoke to me.
                  “Well, you are lucky, because Alex is going to take you guys home to do homework, and then I’ll be home with dinner and Alex is spoiling you with a surprise.”
                  Lily immediately perked up, because unlike me she loved surprises.
                  Alex leaned over and kissed Lily on the head. “I’m good at math, but I can’t spell, so I won’t be much help there.”
                  Lily giggled. “Alex, they are