This choice: Take Jack, Mary, and Selena to the park. • Go Back...Chapter #3Young Love by: Derpus   "Mooooommmm!", you hear Jack cry.
You quickly turn your head to see your son looking up at you, seeming pretty annoyed. He was dressed up rather nicely in a cute black button-up shirt, a pair of khakis, and had his shoulder-length black hair was nicely combed and parted down the middle. He was even wearing his formal shoes, which he said he'd never put on. "Um, Jack, sweetie. What are you...?"
"You were supposed to take me and Mary to the park today", Jack whined. "You didn't forget, did you?"
"Oh! That's right", you said. You felt terrible. Not only did you forget about your commitment to your son, but you were going to have to tell him that his little date would have to be cancelled. You couldn't go out in your condition. "Jack, sweetie... I'm afraid we'll have to..."
The boy looked up at you as he waited for you to finish. You could already imagine how upset he would be once you told him that the little date he had planned and put so much effort into wasn't going to happen because you weren't feeling well.
No. You couldn't possibly do that to your son. Not with him looking forward to this. "I'm afraid... We might be a little late!", you said. "I'm so sorry I slept for so long!"
"Oh, uh, alright", Jack said. "We better hurry, then."
You run to your room and quickly slip into a pair of grey sweatpants and a purple tank top and slipped on a pair of white running shoes before heading out. If you had to go, you figured that you could at least get some exercise in. You set your son in his seat and headed off to pick up Mary. The little girl was dressed in a cute pink and white frilly dress and a pair of clean red shoes. As she ran over to meet up with Jack, you got a chance to talk with Tina for a bit. "Don't they look adorable?", she said as the two children stood and talked to each other.
"They do, don't they?", you said. "My little Jackie's been planning this for over a week", you said with more than a bit of motherly pride.
Tina chuckled as she saw Jack open the door for her daughter. "He's quite the little gentleman", she said before sniffing the air. "Is that... butterscotch?"
"That's, er... the pie I baked for the picnic", you said uncomfortably.
"Oh. Well it smells delicious."
You soon waved your friend goodbye and drove off to the park.
"Miss Harper", Mary said. "What's that yummy smell?"
"That's, uh... Oh look, we're here!"
You quickly found a parking spot and got out, with Jack wasting little time to impress his little girlfriend. "After you, my dear", Jack said as he opened the door for Mary.
The girl giggled and hopped out of the seat. "Thank you, mister Harper", she said, bending over to give Jack a big kiss on the cheek. You smiled as the two children giggled, running off to set up their picnic.
You felt that Jack was safe with Mary, so you began running around the park. There wasn't a track or anything. Just a long pathway where the grass was shorter. You wish the city wasn't so cheap, but you had to admit that it was softer than concrete.
As you ran, you couldn't help but keep looking over to Jack and Mary. You were certain that they were alright, but a nagging feeling in the back of your head kept telling you to go back and keep an eye on them, even if you ended up ruining their alone time. You would probably be safer with them anyway.
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