Chapter 27
Sasha hoped she wasn't pushing her help on Brian but she honestly felt he still needed someone to talk to and as long as he was willing to open up to her, she was willing to listen. She changed back into her clothes, making sure the bandages on her stomach and leg stayed in place as she tucked in her shirt and eased her jeans up to her waist. She dropped the clothes Brian had loaned her into the clothes hamper. She ran her fingers through her hair and fluffed it back into place. 'Good thing I have low maintenance hair.' She thought as she left the bathroom and headed to Bailey's room. She found the baby still fast asleep in her crib. Her cheeks were a little flushed, leaving Sasha to wonder if she was still not feeling well. She placed her hand Bailey's face and noted she was a little warm. 'I am not going to wake her up yet but I will mention it to Brian.' She left the baby's room and followed the sound of Saturday morning cartoons downstairs to check on Tyler and Hannah.
"Good morning guys! What are we watching?"
Hannah bounced up from the floor and ran over to hug her. "Sasha!"
Tyler turned around but did not get up to greet her. "You're still wearing the same clothes you were yesterday. Did dad work all night?" He asked.
"He got home pretty late last night and I was too tired to drive home so I just slept in the guestroom." She stated.
"Oh. OK." Tyler replied returning to his TV program.
"Have you had breakfast yet?"
Hannah nodded. "Tyler fixed us Crunchberries."
"Good" She smoothed down Hannah's hair. "Your dad has some stuff he needs to do around the house today so how would you guys like to spend the day with me?"
Tyler spun back around. "What are we going do?" He asked.
"Well, first I'm going to see what I can do with Hannah's hair because it looks like she slept standing on her head!" She said, eliciting giggles from both children. "And then we'll go to my house so I can take a quick shower and change clothes. After that, I thought we would go to lunch and maybe to the park for a little while. And last but not least, to the grocery store so we can pick up food for dinner and you guys can help me cook. How does that sound?"
"Can we pick where we go for lunch and can we have tacos for dinner?" Tyler inquired enthusiastically.
Sasha briefly mulled over the concept. "What did you have in mind for lunch Tyler?"
"Just McDonalds. They have the best fries."
"Then the answer is 'yes' to both questions. We'll go to McDonalds and we'll have tacos for dinner."
"Cool!" Tyler exclaimed jumping up from the floor. "I'll go get dressed.
Sasha took Hannah's hand in hers. "Do you want to wash your hair or should we just brush it?"
"Can we just brush it and then wash it when I take a bath tonight?" Hannah replied pulling her up the stairs.
"That's right. You fell asleep before you could take a bath last night." Sasha remembered. "Do you want to take one now?"
"Nah. I didn't do anything to get dirty yesterday." Hannah stated shaking her head. "I'll just take one tonight."
"OK. You go get dressed and then I will meet you in the bathroom and fix your hair."
Hannah nodded and scooted off to her room. Sasha headed back to Bailey's room where she now heard Brian talking to his daughter.
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