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The next day, Luke woke all the kids up before he went to Reece's room and knocked. When Reece answered, Luke saw he wore a big shirt and his boxers before he looked at Reece's face and messy hair. "Can you help Cory get dressed? I'm gonna make breakfast." Luke asked.
"Sure I can do that." Reece smiled a little, glad Luke was nice enough to even talk to him after last night.
When Reece came downstairs with all the kids, Luke was just plating up the toast he'd made. He glanced up at the four kids and Reece before he turned back to make his coffee, generally wanting to ignore the fact his ex was in the same room as him.
Reece sat Cory in the seat, patting his head before he turned to Luke, "where do you keep lunch things?" He asked.
"Breads in the bread bin," he pointed to the wooden bin on the counter. "There's snacks in the cupboard too that you can use." Luke said before he sat down beside Cory and Addy.
Reece made the kids lunches, giving them a sandwich each, as well as a yogurt and a chocolate bar and carton of orange juice. "Oh um remember you have to go to different schools now." Reece told Luke, reminding the younger man. He could've forgotten because it was a change to his schedule. He was being cautious, so he sighed when Luke snapped.
"I know, I'm not dumb." Luke said making Reece turn around and put the lunches in their lunch boxes before he turned to the kids again. "You guys need to brush your teeth now if you don't want to be late."
The kids all ran off upstairs to brush their teeth leaving Reece to put their lunch boxes in their bags. "Does Cory need anything specifically?" He asked Luke.
"No, it's Monday he's fine today," Luke said, putting the plates in the sink.
"I'm sorry about yesterday." Reece said, "I just don't want the next few months to be awkward conversations and arguments."
Luke shrugged, "just leave it."
Reece nodded sadly to himself before the kids came downstairs in their uniforms. "Oh don't you guys look cute." Reece smiled as Declan came over and hugged him, the small boy was wearing his school trousers and white shirt with grey jumper over it, a black and grey tie tucked in to his shirt. "And you finally learnt how to do your tie." He grinned.
"I did." Declan grinned, "are you taking us to school?"
"Um Luke is but I'll be here when you get home alright?" Declan nodded, before Reece sorted out his hair, making sure it wasn't a mess. Cory came over to the pair, climbing on the sofa and standing up.
"Can you do my hair?" Cory asked and Reece smiled, glancing up as Luke left to get dressed. He nodded to the small six year old and ran his hand through Cory's hair, making sure it wasn't knotted before pushing it out of his face.
"Does your school not have a uniform?" He asked the small boy.
Cory shook his head, "I have a blue badge with my name on."
"Where is it?" He asked.
Cory shrugged, "dad has it so I don't hurt myself."
Reece sighed, more conversation with Luke.
As soon as Luke came down stairs, he saw Cory standing on the sofa. "Cory get down." He said, picking up his bag with his laptop in. "We need to get going."
"Cory needs his name badge." Reece said, "i can do it."
Luke nodded and opened his bag, pulling out the blue badge with his sons name on it, throwing it towards Reece.
Reece put the badge on Cory's shirt before kissing his head. "Have fun yeah?" He smiled, handing Cory his bag with a smile.
Cory nodded and jumped off the sofa before Reece said bye to all the kids, watching them leave with Luke before the door slammed closed.
And he was alone all day.
In the car, it was silent except for the radio playing and Cory singing along to the fall out boy song his dad had taught him.
They arrived at Cory's school first, Cory was joining the reception year, which was before year one, so Luke told the other kids to stay put before he got out of the car, helping Cory out before walking him to the gate. He bent down to his son, straightening out his fringe. "Be good, I might be here to get you later than usual today alright?"
"Because of the other kids?" Cory questioned and Luke nodded. "Why did the others have to come with Reecey? I only like Reecey."
Luke smiled tightly, "you'll learn to love them, they're good kids, I'll try and get here for you before five."
"Could Reecey come get me?"
Luke nodded, "if you want him to?"
"he's nice, I like him."
Luke kissed Cory's head, "have fun," he said before Cory turned and walked inside the school.
Luke went back to the car, next driving to Declan's school. He stopped outside the gates, "do I need to come with you?"
Declan shook his head, "I can do it."
"Okay have fun." Luke smiled before Declan nodded and got out the car, shutting the door behind him and Luke watched him walk up the path with his head down, it was his first day, he must've been nervous.
Luke then drove to his old high school and at the sight of it he sighed. He parked up outside across the road from the entrance.
The two girls didn't leave the car yet, "what's this place like?" Addy asked.
"It's decent, I went here. Just stay away from the football team because they're mean. And the cheerleaders." Luke said remembering him being obsessed over Chloe in her cheerleading costume. "In fact, don't even think of going near them. I went near a cheerleader and I ended up with a kid in return." Luke said honestly, "they're heartless."
The two girls laughed, telling Luke to have a good day at work before they got out of the car and headed in to the entrance, walking down the path. Luke watched, seeing a group of jocks watching them walk in and glaring at the boys.
Luke wound down his window, "Oi!" He yelled making the jocks look at him. "Don't even think of going anywhere near them two, I'll castrate you!"
"Alright, grandpa!" One laughed.
"Dude I'm twenty five, I went here!" Luke called back before wounding up the window and driving to his own work.
When he arrived he was later than usual so he got inside and instantly let the kids in, saying hi to Liv who was already inside putting paints out.
Luke quickly helped the kids with that coats before telling them to get to painting before he sat down with Liv, drinking his coffee. "You look stressed." Liv said, seeing Luke's tired face.
Luke groaned, "they've been living with me one day and I want to shoot myself already"
Liv laughed, saying "it can't be that bad?"
"There's four kids yelling and screaming and I've already yelled at Reece saying I don't care for him when I do and oh my god the kids ask so many questions." Luke sighed, "I've had Cory ask why the other kids are staying with us, and he asks about the baby every other second and he asks why Declan has to stay in his room and it's so hard to not just want to tell him everything."
Liv sipped her tea, "maybe talk to Cory, he's six, I'm sure he'll understand at least some things and besides, you look after twenty kids a day, you can deal with four, five if you count Reece."
Luke chuckled before nodding, "yeah I can do it. As long as Reece doesn't have triplets or something I'll be fine."
"That's the spirit."
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Their new morning routine? Reece and Luke trying to work together?
The kids? School run?
Luke and Liv?
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