Lucca
I look at Mr.Knight, he picked me up and set me over on the couch next to Riley. I look at the social worker. "Now sweetie, you know how your parents were off on a business trip, yes?" I nodded, I did. It was important work! "Well, I regret to tell you but that important business was them gambling everything away. That includes their lives." Before she can get any further I just start to cry and scream, why?! Why had it been them?! My parents would never-! I feel Riley grab me and cuddle me gently. "Shh, shhh shhh, it's okay bud, it's gonna be okay..." I could tell he didn't believe what he was saying.
(Warning: death, sh/scratching: skip 2ph)
By the end of the conversation she was trying to figure out where to put me. Is she going to take me with her? I honestly wasn't listening at this point. I just cry myself an ocean and to sleep in Riley's arms. I cuddle with him as I sleep. I wake up a bit later in my own room, I can hear two voices down stairs..."Momma? Papa?" I whisper quietly as I scratch at my arms, an EXTREMELY bad old habit of mine. I scratch and go to the door, I open it... just darkness. Nothing is there. I run, a small bit of light follows around me I run through the darkness, but I just see two limo bodies and blood. But they moved...the bodies they-!
Riley
"Lucca! Sweetie wake up!" I watched him jolt awake, I had to put socks in his arms since he was scratching so badly just in his sleep. He screamed and hugged me tightly, then I heard 4 feet running. Mr.Knight was the first into the room, followed by Ms.Rama, or his social worker as he calls her. After we managed to get him to calm down and explain he was okay..shaken up, but okay.
Mr.Knight
"Alright bubs, you're gonna come home with me, okay?" We had gotten everything situated while he had been asleep so it was time for him to get going, I just need to drop Riley home before I go home. We all get into my car, I buckle Lucca in and make sure Riley is good and ready to go before I start to drive. "... How're you doing back there Riley?" I ask quietly, I can still hear Lucca crying and trying to escape the new rear-facing carseat I had put him in. It had extra padding and a stronger buckle sinces he's a teen physically not matter what. I had it sitting in my trunk for a bit but this was an emergency after he had tried jumping out of the car as we left. Eventually I dropped Riley home and was now on my own with my sweet boy. "Buddy, it's gonna be okay...I promise." He was still crying his head off loudly, it had gotten even worse when he noticed Riley was gone. I drive as quickly as I can while still being safe over to my house. I listen and listen, hoping he'll go back to sleep before we get there but no...I unbuckle him and lift him out of the carseat, resting him against my hip. I bounce him slightly. "Shh, it's alright little one." He kept crying. I kept bouncing him as I walk into my house, I turn on Bluey, his favorite...I make sure it's nice and quiet while still being audible before walking upstairs and grabbing him a super soft onesie and just incase, a pull up. I grab a few stuffies and the playpen and manage to pack everything downstairs with him still screaming and sobbing in my arms. I put everything down, including him but he just grabs into me for dear life. "Baby prince, it's okay...I just need to put you down for a few moments alright?" He eventually let me put him down. I do set him down and quickly set up the playpen, grabbing a bunch of pillows and blankets, making a nest like shape with the pillows and putting blankets all over it. I then grab him again and sit him in my lap facing me. "Hey Lucca, can I get you dressed for night night time bubs?" It takes him a moment or two but he nodded, I hug him and we cuddle for a few moments. I lay him down on the couch and gently remove all his clothes. He wiggles a bit as he cries, still understandably upset. I gently pay his chest a bit, something that used to help my sister when she was a baby, just like another heartbeat to feel. I give him his paci as well before somehow putting the pull up on him one handed...damn, look at me go! I manage to wiggle it all the way into place and gently move my hand away after he calmed down a bit. I grab the onesie and put it on him quickly. I do the snaps and then gently lift him back into my arms. He just cried and hugged me, After a bit of crying (about 20 minutes) he had started to settle down a bit, the bluey episode we were watching was one of his favorites, Keepy Upppy. He didn't giggle once but he wasn't crying his head off at least. I take him to my room upstairs, I lay down with him tightly in my arms and by some miracle we get to sleep, and that miracle was a weighted blanket and weighted stuffed animal that's also heated.
The next morning
The next morning I woke up way before Lucca did, I manage to slide him off me and I go downstairs to make us breakfast. I make some pancakes, bacon and more to try to keep him happy. All his favorites! I then do the dishes while I watch the monitor, waiting for him. I eat my breakfast before going to the closet and grabbing out the stroller I had gotten for him, I also sneak upstairs to the playroom and grab the diaper bag I packed off the hook, taking it and putting it with the stroller. I check the monitor...then rush out to the car and put it all in there, cleaning out the carseat from last night and putting a juice bottle I brought with me in the cup holder. Then I go back inside, up the stairs for the millionth time and over to my little guy. I gently scoop him up and bounce him awake he yawns and stretches. "Hey buddy-" he jumped and almost flew out of my arms. "Sorry!" He yelled in a panicked way, I sit him down on the bed. "No, my bad kiddo, thought you were gonna wake up little. Anyways, I made some pancakes...you hungry?" He paused and nodded. "Yeah." He got up and followed me downstairs and we go to the kitchen. "Are you okay to stay home or do you want to go with me to go get my husband bud?" He hesitated. "Would it be weird if I went with you? I don't wanna overstep..." I shake my head. "I'm sure he'd love to meet you, Lucca. I already ate so I'm going to go tidy up my bed, okay?" He nodded and I kissed his forehead gently before going upstairs. I love that sweet little boy. I clean my bed up, changing the sheets as well. I make sure all the laundry is put up, I had even ran my husbands stuff through. I then pop into Lucca's playroom and grab the comfiest thing I can find that would work for big and little him. I end up deciding on a cute pair of camo shorts with a black shirt, it's cozy and easy to move in. I also grab a new pull up, just incase. It's thin though so it won't be too noticeable.
I go back down the stairs and over to Lucca. "Hey bud, how's the food taste?" I ask, he's eaten most of his breakfast. "It's really good!" I smile and hand him the outfit. "Do you want to wear this or something more older? Or smaller?" He looked at it and smiled a tiny bit. "I'll wear this...thanks." I pat his back and let him go get dressed after he eats.
Lucca
I go quickly get dressed in the clothes. I manage to get the pull up on as well, so that's nice. After I got dressed I brushed my teeth and hair then headed out to the living room. I saw Mr.Knight putting his shoes on and my shoes were already untied and waiting for me. "Hey Lucca, we gotta get going sweetie, it's a long drive to the airport." I whine a bit, I HATE long drives! They're always so boring. Now doing them with friends is fun, but typically they're BORING. He laughed a small bit and handed me my shoes which I put on. "Do you want to bring something with you? Maybe a stuffie?" I grab a weighted one out of the playpen. We go out to the garage and I see the carseat just sitting there in the car. "Can I ride upfront with you on the way there?" I look up at him, he thought for a minute before nodding his head yes. "Really!" He nodded again. "Mhm. Behave yourself though or I'm putting you in the little boy seat. You hear me?" I nod and buckle myself in. He was right...it was a SUPER long drive! Like an hour! Eventually I started slipping, I find it weird though... yesterday I was SO upset over my parents...but right now I just genuinely don't care. I mean they were my parents, yeah...but I just don't feel THAT upset anymore. It does hurt though..I snap myself from my thoughts as I reach around myself, looking for a paci or something to keep me busy. Eventually I find one and start to suck on it before we arrive. When we get there I run out of the car, Mr.Knight gets out as well! I'm so glad the last day of school got called early! Honestly, it was a senior "prank" to put locks on the whole school after releasing squirrels in there but now we got out early. "Lucca, come back here please." I hear Mr.Knight calling for me, I run over to him. "Sweetheart you can't run off on me like that in a parking lot, a big one too." I nod, and watch him grab and unfold something. A stroller?! He put the diaper bag underneath it on the cloth tray thingy and buckled me into it. "Not fair!" I huff. He patted my head and gave my my teddy, tablet and my paci. I pause as he pulls the shade down. Then we go into the huge building and up a biiiig elevator! After a long while of waiting we here something that causes him to get up and push the stroller. "Flight 862 now unloading" or something like that, I dunno. I had my headphones on. We go over to where the people were all getting off and oh dang. There's people everywhere! Like a LOT of people! We hang back for a bit, I started to get a bit "fussy" as Mr.Knight says but I think it's reasonable! He pulls the shade thingy up and down a few times, playing a game of peekaboo with me. I won't lie, it was fun, I giggled a bunch which made him smile. People keep getting off the plane, it's really loud. Everyone is running to family, the sounds of carry ons being rustled around and a bunch of footsteps. So much chaos. Then we hear something that makes me look up and Mr.Knight run.
"Hey baby, miss me?"