Your fathers rage and your mothers love, chapter 9
"A little less attitude please Jake!" I sighed.
"Clean night clothes are in there as well as fresh towels, I want you to have a proper wash, and don't forget to wash your hair, clean your face and brush you teeth, now dry yourself properly or you will catch a cold"
Jake went into the bathroom and emerged much cleaner and with wet hair 20 minutes later.
"All clean?"
"Washed your hair, brushed your teeth?"
Jake nodded.
"Can I go back down stairs with Daddy now?"
"Yes honey." I said bending down and kissing Jake on the head.
"Oh and tell Joey it's his turn in the bath!" I called after Jake.
"Will do Mom" Jake waved before climbing down the stairs.
A pissed off Joey came charging up stairs.
"A little less attitude please Joey" I sighed for the second time.
"Clean night clothes are in there as well as fresh towels, I want you to have a proper wash, and wash your hair, clean your face and brush you teeth."
Joey resurfaced 30 minutes later with wet hair and looked clean. I peeked inside the bathroom and saw water everywhere and towels left on the floor; there was toothpaste on the mirror, the once neatly arranged bottles were now out of place, talcum powder was on the floor and the dirty water in the bath was still in.
I shook my head.
"I really don't know what you and your brother do in there it looks like world war three!"
"What can I say it's an art" Joey grinned.
"Yes and now I'm gifted at the art of cleaning that up!" I laughed.
Joey raced down stairs. I followed but took my time.
"Ok Jakey I need to dry your hair honey" I sighed hold my hand to my head.
"But I wanna stay with Dad!" Jake pouted as he sat on Billie Joe's lap.
"I know you do honey but I need to dry your hair"
"80 I'll do it you go and relax" Billie smiled.
"You sure?"
"Yeah"
"Ok then I'm not complaining" I smiled and went back upstairs to sort out the bathroom/bombsight.
I moped the floor with the towels and then through them in the wash. Put caps on bottles and rearranged them in order, cleaned the mirror and let the water go from the bathtub I could hear the faint sound of the hair dryer in the background.
I then left the boys bathroom and went to Billie's and mine. The bathroom was a child free zone the boys had to ask us to go in there but there was really no need for them to go in there as we had over seven toilets and bathrooms in the house. I ran a bath in our big tub and added bubble bath. I collected the book I had been reading in the bedroom and brought it into the bath with me when I got in. I read for a while and then relaxed. I must have fallen asleep because when I opened my eyes again it was dark outside.
"Shit" I mumbled under my breath as I got out the bath, dried off and changed.
As I went down stairs I noticed it was 10:30pm. I walked into the sitting room to find the boys still up.
"What are you boys still doing up?" I asked tapping my foot and resting my hands on my hips.
"Watching a horror movie!" Joey said not even breaking his gaze from the TV.
"Yes, but why its past your bed time and way past Jake's, and Jake you know these films give you nightmares" I scolded.
"Come on bed" I ordered.
"Mom please it's not a school night and Dads going in the morning please?" Joey went all wide-eyed on me.
"I guess one night wouldn't hurt" I softened.
"Does anyone want hot chocolate?"
"Yes please Mom!" The boys answered in unison.
"I want one!" Billie raised his arm like he was in school.
I went and made hot chocolate and added marsh mellows and chocolate on top. I entered the room with three mugs and handed them out to the boys. Little sighs of thanks could be heard. I collapsed next to Billie.
"Didn't you make one for yourself 80?" Billie asked looking away from the TV.
"No" I yawned.
"You can share mine" Billie smiled.
I leaned my head on Billie's shoulder and every so often Billie turned and gave me a kiss. Jake finished his drink and moved from Billie's lap into mine.
"The prodigal son has returned." I Joked Billie gave a little giggle and Jake just smile confused at me.
"Clean night clothes are in there as well as fresh towels, I want you to have a proper wash, and don't forget to wash your hair, clean your face and brush you teeth, now dry yourself properly or you will catch a cold"
Jake went into the bathroom and emerged much cleaner and with wet hair 20 minutes later.
"All clean?"
"Washed your hair, brushed your teeth?"
Jake nodded.
"Can I go back down stairs with Daddy now?"
"Yes honey." I said bending down and kissing Jake on the head.
"Oh and tell Joey it's his turn in the bath!" I called after Jake.
"Will do Mom" Jake waved before climbing down the stairs.
A pissed off Joey came charging up stairs.
"A little less attitude please Joey" I sighed for the second time.
"Clean night clothes are in there as well as fresh towels, I want you to have a proper wash, and wash your hair, clean your face and brush you teeth."
Joey resurfaced 30 minutes later with wet hair and looked clean. I peeked inside the bathroom and saw water everywhere and towels left on the floor; there was toothpaste on the mirror, the once neatly arranged bottles were now out of place, talcum powder was on the floor and the dirty water in the bath was still in.
I shook my head.
"I really don't know what you and your brother do in there it looks like world war three!"
"What can I say it's an art" Joey grinned.
"Yes and now I'm gifted at the art of cleaning that up!" I laughed.
Joey raced down stairs. I followed but took my time.
"Ok Jakey I need to dry your hair honey" I sighed hold my hand to my head.
"But I wanna stay with Dad!" Jake pouted as he sat on Billie Joe's lap.
"I know you do honey but I need to dry your hair"
"80 I'll do it you go and relax" Billie smiled.
"You sure?"
"Yeah"
"Ok then I'm not complaining" I smiled and went back upstairs to sort out the bathroom/bombsight.
I moped the floor with the towels and then through them in the wash. Put caps on bottles and rearranged them in order, cleaned the mirror and let the water go from the bathtub I could hear the faint sound of the hair dryer in the background.
I then left the boys bathroom and went to Billie's and mine. The bathroom was a child free zone the boys had to ask us to go in there but there was really no need for them to go in there as we had over seven toilets and bathrooms in the house. I ran a bath in our big tub and added bubble bath. I collected the book I had been reading in the bedroom and brought it into the bath with me when I got in. I read for a while and then relaxed. I must have fallen asleep because when I opened my eyes again it was dark outside.
"Shit" I mumbled under my breath as I got out the bath, dried off and changed.
As I went down stairs I noticed it was 10:30pm. I walked into the sitting room to find the boys still up.
"What are you boys still doing up?" I asked tapping my foot and resting my hands on my hips.
"Watching a horror movie!" Joey said not even breaking his gaze from the TV.
"Yes, but why its past your bed time and way past Jake's, and Jake you know these films give you nightmares" I scolded.
"Come on bed" I ordered.
"Mom please it's not a school night and Dads going in the morning please?" Joey went all wide-eyed on me.
"I guess one night wouldn't hurt" I softened.
"Does anyone want hot chocolate?"
"Yes please Mom!" The boys answered in unison.
"I want one!" Billie raised his arm like he was in school.
I went and made hot chocolate and added marsh mellows and chocolate on top. I entered the room with three mugs and handed them out to the boys. Little sighs of thanks could be heard. I collapsed next to Billie.
"Didn't you make one for yourself 80?" Billie asked looking away from the TV.
"No" I yawned.
"You can share mine" Billie smiled.
I leaned my head on Billie's shoulder and every so often Billie turned and gave me a kiss. Jake finished his drink and moved from Billie's lap into mine.
"The prodigal son has returned." I Joked Billie gave a little giggle and Jake just smile confused at me.
