After a boring week.

A little over a week later you decided to visit your family. Your wife yet again at work you pack up the kids and head to your mother's house. Pulling in you see her SUV and one of your brothers car in the driveway so you park on the grass. Nothing new here.

Walking through the front door you see your mother, your younger brother Chris sitting by his girlfriend Hayley, and Shelly, one of the friends from school of your youngest brother who has been hanging around the the point she is unofficially one of the kids.

Slugging your brother as ritual required in the arm as you make your way to your mother you give her a squeeze before she manages to take the youngest from your arms as the other two come following like little ducks "NaNa!" They shout, hugging her from the sides of her chair. "Y'all sit and eat, I had a feeling that I needed to cook extra for some reason"

"Don't have to tell me twice." You say, grabbing extra chairs for thee little ones and fixing their plates.

"What has you stopping by?" Mom asked, not taking her eyes from the baby.

"Nothing really, grocery shopping later, figured I would stop by and visit is all."

After small talk over breakfast and making excuses for not visiting more than every few weeks you find yourself in the living room with your brother. Your mother has the kids while you two catch up and he attempts to catch up on the game. Hayley is opposite of Chris on the couch with Shelly in her customary Perch on the arm of the couch beside you when your phone dings in your pocket. After the match you check it, sure enough it is another message.

Lisa: What's up?

You: Visiting Family.

Lisa: Any free time?

"Who's that?" Shelly asks, apparently reading your phone over your shoulder.

"Apparently a friend from school" You answer flatly.

"She's cute, your wife know she talks to you like that?"

"Huh? What do you mean?" You ask, eyes going back to the screen As the next match starts.

"That looked like a booty call to me."

That broke your concentration, looking over at Shelly and her coy little grin you hear your character die in an online match. "Damnit, and no, nothing like that." You tell her. But what if? Your K/D ratio takes a plunge this match as your thoughts go elsewhere. After all, why else would someone just randomly message you years later about a past crush?

"Here, don't fuck up." You say handing Shelly your controller "Bathroom break."

You head to the bathroom and pull out your phone.

You: Hey, I may have some free time later, what's up?

Lisa: Just bored, figured I would see what you are up to?

You: Heading to town later, may stop for lunch if you want to join me?

Lisa: Where and when?

You: I'll get back with you on that.

With that you head into the kitchen and find your mother, "Hey mom?"

"What's up Babyboy?"

You scratch the back up your head "I have to do some grocery shopping, would you mind watching the kids so I can get a little quiet time?"

"Sure, hold on." She said heading out and back with her purse. Pulling out a notepad she tears off the top sheet and pulls out a little cash. "Since you are going anyway, mind picking up a few things for me also? Any change just put it in gas."

"Yeah, no problem mom. And thank you." You mutter giving her a hug before you check the time. "Bright side it's nap time."