As the girls fix snacks for the boys, Chris picks toys up that were scattered around the living room. All three dreading Tim's reaction when he finds out his mom had left. 

They had gone through the same thing with Avi, Chance and Austin. But it never gets any easier. Adam was a different story. He adjusted fine but only because his brother was here.

"Were my mommy?" Tim speaks up from the door leading to the kitchen. "I need my gasses."

Jenika and Olena give each other a worried look. Luckily, Chris was in the next room if they needed him.

"Honey, your mommy went home." Jenika says as she walks up to Tim taking him by the hand.

"She weft me?" Tim asks as his eyes became glassy with tears. (left)

"She'll come back to visit and she'll call." Olena adds.

He sobs as he looks toward the door. He wraps his arms around himself in a hug.

"The .. The told me to be a big boy." Tim says as a tear rolls down his cheek. "And not cwy." (she, cry)

"Sweetie, I know it's hard. But your mommy loves you so much. She only wanted for you to be well taken care of. It was getting too hard for her to do it." Olena says.

"I know." Tim nods. "But .. But it don't make me peel no betta." (feel, better)

He hangs his head and begins to sob heavily.

Chris had been listening. Wiping a tear, he walks into the room.

"Hey, Buddy." Chris says softly as he turns Tim around and pulls him into a hug. "We're gonna have a lot of fun, you'll see. My sister and her husband own a big farm with all kinds of animals. We take a lot of field trips there. The others love it."

"Day ... Day hab hoseys?" Tim asks with his head laying on Chris's shoulder. (they have horses?)

"Yep, and they have goats, cows, chickens, ducks and a big ole pot belly pig." Chris smiles as he hears Tim giggle.

"Ca .. Can we .. can we go?" Tim asks raising his head and wiping his nose.

"I'll give her a call and see when we can come, alright?" Chris says as he brushes Tim's hair behind his ear.

"WE GOING TO DA PARM??!!" Avi screams with excitement. They had been listening from the bottom of the stairs. (the farm)

"Not tonight. It's almost bedtime for you boys. Get upstairs and get you pajamas on. We'll bring you snacks and you can finish watching your movie before bedtime. Now get." Jenika laughs as he pops Austin on the butt as the boys giggle and run upstairs.

"Are you okay now?" Olena asks as she rubs Tim on the arm. Tim nods.

"But I need my gasses. I can't hawdy the da moobie." Tim says. (glasses, hardly, see, movie)

"They're on your nightstand by your bed." Jenika smiles.

"Otay." Tim says as he tries to wipe the remaining tears from his eyes.

"COME ON, TIMMY!!" Chance yells from upstairs.

"Your friend is calling for you." Olena giggles.

"It never gets easier does it." Jenika says as they watch Tim walk sadly toward the stairs.

"Never." Chris says, shaking his head. "As hard as they try, they just don't understand."

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The boys get dressed in their onesie pajamas and sit on their bean bags watching the last movie for the night. 'Finding Dora'.

As Jenika and Olena were bringing them up some snacks and milk. They heard the boys giggling.

As they walk into the room they see Adam, Austin and Avi watching Tim and giggling.

Tim was holding his teddy bear in his arm and was sucking his thumb from his other hand. His eyes were closed and his head kept bowing then he would jump and would try to open his eyes but he was just too sleepy.

"Shhhh, boys." Olena says as she sets down the snacks.

"Timmy seeping." Adam giggles.

"Well, he's had a long hard day. I'm sure he's very tired." Jenika smiles.

"Timmy?" Olena whispers softly as she brushes his hair out of his face.

Tim's head snaps up and he opens his eyes. His eyes still red and puffy from when he had been crying earlier. He pulls his thumb from his mouth as he looks up at Olena with a drowsy gaze.

"You want some snacks?" Olena asks.

"Naw, I tarred." Tim answers. (tired)

"Did you put on a pull-up?" Olena whispers next to his ear.

"Uh huh." He answers with a nod.

"Well, it's getting late anyway. It's way past you boys' bedtime." Jenika says. "Yall need to finish your snacks and go to bed."

"But .. But we habn't pinished da moobie yet." Austin argues.

"You can finish it tomorrow." Olena says as she turns the movie off.

Austin huffs as he sets his empty glass on the tray and stomps off to his room.

"Adam? Kiddo, you ready to go to bed?" Chris asks, looking into the room.

"Minute." Adam says as he crams the rest of his snack into his mouth.

Jenika turns down the covers for Tim and Chance.

"I done." Adam says as he sets his glass down on the tray.

Chris chuckles as he wipes the milk mustache from his little brother's lip.

"I done too." Avi says as he wipes his mouth on the back of his hand. "Nite, nite." He says as he skips off to his room.

"Good night, Avi." Jenika laughs and shakes her head at his silliness. "We'll be in to tuck you boys in in just a minute."

Chance gets on his knees beside his bed. He folds his hands and bows his head.

"Now I way me down to theep. I pway da lawd, my thoul to keep. If I thould die befoe I wake. I pway da lawd my thoul to take. Amen." He crawls into bed and covers up.

"Good night, Sweetie." Olena says as she kisses him on the cheek and tucks him in.

Tim lays down and hugs his teddy bear close to his chest.

Jenika kisses him on the cheek as she tucks him in.

"You gonna be okay?" She asks softly.

"Yea." Tim answers as his bottom lip begins to tremble. "I a big boy."

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