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With the morning light Max rolled over and found the bed empty. He moved his hand over the spot Deanna should be in and found it cool to the touch. He got up and stretched as he moved across the bedroom floor. He walked out into the main living room area of the house and looked down and saw both girls were in their beds still asleep. He looked back into the bedroom and saw that Michelle was asleep still. As he moved into the room he glanced over to the kitchen and saw the time on the stove.
It was still early. It was earlier than they normally woke up and he knew something wasn’t right. Letting his sense search the house he couldn’t hear anything or anyone moving. He began to wonder where she was. She didn’t seem to be in the house at all.
As he was trying to figure out where she could go he opened the garage door and saw that the car
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Deanna settled in for the morning as she watched Michelle in the swing and the three toddlers play together on the space between the couch and the tv. The three of them seemed to be speaking their own language as they would babble to each other and a toy would be passed to someone. Henry was showing them how to play as Deanna was sure that they had never seen a toy in their lives. It was amazing to see them interact. There was no doubt in Deanna’s mind that they had spent a good amount of time together. She couldn’t figure out when they would have though. Her mother was too busy beating the tiny boy and would have noticed if he wasn;t in his room. Her father had seemed indifferent to the boy to a point but she now knew that he had been a part of Henry’s life because of this interaction between him and the girls.Max had left a little more than two hours ago to
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Max had been sitting in the dealership that his uncle owned and was waiting on the last bit of paperwork for the van to be his. He had found the perfect one the second he had walked on the lot. Everything was simple as his uncle had mainstreamed the process so all he did was have to get insurance for it and he did that and had the cards sent to the dealership within a few minutes of sitting down to talk the vehicle over with his uncle who was glad to see him again with his father.“Here you go Max.” His uncle Mark said as he handed the keys over to his nephew. “You didn’t tell me why you needed such a vehicle with that much space. What did you do like sponsor a little league team or something?”“Dad didn’t tell you?” Max asked as he looked at his uncle and he was shaking his head. “I am in the proces
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“What do you mean we will be getting the majority of the estate?” Max asked.“The lawyer called while you were gone. He explained that I can amend the will as long as I include them fairly because the chances of them being declared legally insane is high. I said that they would get a lump sum that was held in trust that would cover the cost of their treatment to a point but also the kids get a fair share again that is held in trust for them to get treatment and for them to go to college. Even with all of that Max we are looking at getting close to seventy million.” Deanna said as she watched his mouth drop open and him go blank for a minute.“Can you repeat that?” he asked. “I just need to see if I heard that right.”“Seventy million but there is more also.” Deanna said
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She looked at the van again and shook her head. Though it was the size of a normal van and was one solid color it was the fact he had gone for what she thought was a mini van and came back with this thing in front of her. The interior of what she had to think was a work van had been transformed into a transport van for small children.She saw his smile as he watched his co-workers place the car seats down and secure them in place. The three toddlers were moving there to be closer to the two adults they knew. Deanna bent down and picked up Poppy and Max did the same for the other two. “See why we can’t ask your dad to go to buy things for us?” Deanna asked with a laugh.“It is a good van.” Max said as he looked down at her. “Normal ones can seat six or seven you know. This one can seat ten.”
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When they got to the store they realized how unprepared they were for this. Normally Max pushed the cart with the two children until they started piling the things in the cart then Deanna held Henry until they finished. Now with four they had no idea how to do this. “Okay you take two and I will take two until we have to use one of the carts. Poppy and Clover will then be moved into this cart and I will push the heavier one.” Max said as he thought about it. “We will get one of those baby holder things for next time. The triplets can then ride in one cart and I will wear Michelle.”“Or I can.” Deanna said as she lifted Poppy and Clover into the cart. “Max this is going to be an adjustment regardless of everything else. We will find a way to get through it as long as we work together.”“I know that, my sweet. However you already hav
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He was still whispering in her ear. “Find one of the workers and tell them someone is following you and the kids. They will have to call security and then we can get the stuff and get out of here but I don’t want to take any chances that she can follow us.” Max said quickly and directly in her ear. “Something isn’t right.”“Alright.” Deanna said as she moved throughout the aisles and she could hear Max behind her and the woman who was still following them closely. Though the woman was older it seemed that she was trying to get closer to Deanna at times when Max would block her off quickly. It also seemed it was the one time she couldn’t find someone that worked there.Three more times the older woman tried to get up closer to Deanna who changed directions quickly and Max blocked the woman off. It alm
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“I talked to my dad today.” Max said as he looked at her as they watched the three toddlers tear up the main area of the house as they played. It was a good sight to see as they both sat on the couch and just sat in silence as they watched them.“Oh?” Deanna said as she turned to him.“Mom did take her medication last night after we left and again this morning. When she woke up again in the morning she had no idea what had happened during the night. He was sure it wasn’t a game she was playing or anything, she really didn’t remember anything from the days before. She didn’t know about the flowers and she had no idea she had said anything to you or me.” Max said.“Max I already told you I forgave her.” Deanna said. “Regardless of her issues she has been good
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Max was waiting for a phone call from the department. He knew they were still investigating the house and the people that had lived there. The Watson siblings were all being taken care of at a few different hospitals. He knew it wouldn’t be hard to see the truth for the doctors that most of the siblings were clearly insane.He didn’t have to witness any more from them to know it. He hoped the doctors would see it as cut and dry. Though he never wanted to have them released and the criminal charges would be there waiting for them when they were it was easier to focus what was in front of him. Deanna had her own issues to get through. He hoped she would open up to at least him at some point.“You do know that you can talk to me about anything, right?” he blurted out as they were waiting for the food he ordered for dinner to arrive.
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