I Have the Only Key to Your Heart

I wake up and see Ken is out of bed. I get up and take a shower then get dress. I go downstairs and see Mike and Ken talking while they are eating.

"Morning Mommy," Mike said.
"Morning. What time is it?"
"Nine.”
"It feels later," I said yawing.
"Three hours back from home."

I nod my head and he smiles at me.

"You got a bowl of fruit in the fridge," He said.
"Thank you."

I go and grab it and sit down and start eating it and listen to Mike and Ken talking. I get a cup of Coffee and grab my phone.

"The Christmas tree is up mommy," Mike said.
"Yeah,” I said.
"What are we going to decorated it with?"
 
Ken goes and Mike looks at me.

"I shipped some ornaments here," I explain to him.

He nods his head and Ken set it down on the table. I open it and pull out the ornament.

"No. That's too big," Mike said.
 
I look at him and then at Ken.

"I get a say?" Ken said.
"Yeah."
"They are big but they look good."

I pout since I really like them."

Ken grabs it and looks at me and kisses my head.

"We can put hooks and hang our stockings on them,” Ken said.
"We got like five of them,” I said.
"They all line up and it will look good."
"Yeah it will mommy," Mike said.
"Fine. I guess we will go shopping for the tree today,” I said.
"With Daddy?"
"I got testing,” Ken said.
"We will get the stuff then after dinner we will decorated it," I said.
"Ok,” Mike and Ken said.

Ken kisses my lips. I smile at him.

"See you later," I said.
"Later. I call you at lunch time," He said.
"Ok. Stay around here?"
"Yeah. Keys."

I nod my head and he goes to the hallway then came and hand me keys.

"Car keys too," He said.
"Thank you. Have fun," I said.
"You too."

He kisses my lips. I smile and he kisses Mike's head.

"See you for lunch buddy," Ken said.
"Go fast," Mike said.

Ken smile and goes outside. I look at Mike and see he's still in pajamas.

"Ok let's unpack our clothes then go shopping," I said.
"Ok."

We go upstairs and help him put his clothes away. I go to the bathroom and grab my bathroom bag. I go and put it all away. I fix my hair and makeup and grab sun glasses and go downstairs where Mike is playing with bikes and he's dress.

"My hair," Mike said.
"Ok let's go."

I go to the bathroom and fix his hair. He goes and put his shoes on. I help him tie his shoes and grab his jacket and grab my bag and then grab my clutch that has everything I really need on me and walk outside to my truck here. I throw the jackets in and go and help Mike in the car. He buckles up. I get in the car and drive to Target. I get him and grab a cart and start looking at things.

"Do we have stockings?" Mike asks.
"We can look and see if we like anything or we can make them."
"If they have nice ones with snowmen."
"Got it. What colors should we do?"
"I like purple."
"Purple is a good one."
"Blue."
"Ok let's see if there something we like then we get it."
"Good."

I move to the candy row then grab a big thing of gummy bears.

"We need stuff for Muddy men," Mike said.
"We make it on Christmas eve. We got time," I said.
"Ok."

I shake my head and go to the Christmas area and start looking at things but not really liking anything. I go over to the stockings and let Mike look at them as I look through my phone looking for a Wal-Mart figuring they will have something.

"Hey," A voice said.

I look up and see Britney Chisholm

"Hey," I said.

I hug her and she smiles and look at Mike who is looking at stockings.

"Getting stockings?" She asks.
"Yeah. He is looking for a snowman one he likes," I said.
"That's so cute. When did you get in?"
"Last night. We are getting tree ornaments."
"You should go to Hobby Lobby."
"What's that?"
"It's a craft store but it doesn’t have a lot of the little things for kids like Michael’s."

Mike comes and I see he has a stocking in his hand. I grab it and nod my head.

"You like it?" I ask.
"Yeah. I want to find Daddy one,” He said.
"Ok. Find me one too."
"Ok"

He goes over and starts looking at things.

"Your hair is so amazing. Who teach you how to do these things?" She asks.
"I used to be hair stylist," I said.
"Really? Like you got your certificated and everything?"
"Yeah. I had to have a job to take care of Mike before I was with Ken."

She looks at Mike then Me.

"He's not Ken's?" She asks.
"No."
"Oh I thought he was. They act like it."
"Yeah. I'm really glad about it."
"I also can't see why your parents are against Ken."
"You know about that?"
"Lindsay talked to me about it."

I sigh and look at Mike who is looking at stockings and I can tell he's really thinking.

"I thought they were just upset that Ken left you with a kid," She said.

I laugh at little.

"Where is Hobby Lobby?" I ask.
"I'm going to go there right now. I need something’s for a shoot. I wanted to see what they had here for Christmas stuff," She said.
"Ok thank you."
"No problem. I like spending time with you."

I nod my head and look at Mike and see that he grabs one. I go over and pick him up.

"This is for Daddy," He said.
"I think he will like it."

He smiles and I start moving the higher ones away to look at them and Mike points to one. I grab it and like it. I get it off the hook and put it in the cart.

"Ok let's go get some Kisses," I said.
"Ok."

I go to Christmas candy area and grab the kisses and then some recess candy. Mike looks at Britney then at me.

"Why is she here?" he asks.
"She's going to show us to a store to buy ornaments," I said.
"Ok."

I nod my head and Britney looks at him.

"Your hair looks good," she told him.
"Mommy did it. It always looks good when she does,” Mike said.
"Right."

We get in line and I put everything on the roller and look at Starbucks.

"Want something from Starbucks?" I ask Mike.
"No. I want ICEE."

I look and see the ICEE in the food area.

"Ok."

I get the bags and get him an ICEE cup and fill it up before going and getting a tea and see Britney with a drink. We talk about where it is and I go and get in the car and spot her and fallow her to Hobby Lobby. I park and get out. I get Mike and pick him up. I walk to Britney and start talking to her walking to the store. I get a cart and Mike grabs on to it. We go down the rows and I grab a thing of black bulbs that I like.

"Black and white?" I ask.
"But that's black and Silver," Mike said.
"How you think that will look?"
"Good. We all have black, sliver, Grey and white stockings."

I nod my head and grab all the blubs and look at the tree.

"I like that better then Garland," Mike said pointing to the ribbon around the tree.
"I think I can do that," I said looking at it.
"Ok. We need lights."
"No we got lights at the house."
"Ok."

He looks at a wreath.

"That's pretty," he said.

I look at it and see its red and gold. I take a picture of it then grab it and start looking at it and know I can make it.

"I make something that's black and white," I said.
"That will be even better."

I nod my head and go to the ribbon row and Britney looks at me.

"Are you crafty?" She asks.
"I have the knowledge to do things. I used to do things and draw before I got pregnant," I said.
"I understand that. Kids change things."

I nod my head and grab the things I need to do the wreath talking to her. I go to the cake row and start looking at things.

"Mommy they have letter cookie cutters," Mike said.
"Can you carry it?" I ask.
"Yes."

I nod my head and Britney looks at the pans.

"The cross looks nice," She said.
"It really is. I got it at Michele’s. It's in Florida."
"With most of your baking stuff right?"
"Yeah. I got the things I need for Christmas here."
"She makes snowman and Muddy man," Mike said.
"Muddy man?" Britney asks.
"Peanut butter cookies dipped in chocolate," I said.

I grab my phone and pull up a picture form last year.

"This is what he's talking about," I said.

She grabs it and laughs.

"That's so cute," She said.
"Thanks. They really don't have anything that Michel's doesn’t have."
"The cookie cutters," Mike said.

I laugh and look and see a shape of animals. I grab it and see it's the brand I like to use. I look at the bucket Mike has and check that it's the brand I like too.

"It's the right thing. I saw the purple circle," He said.
"Good job," I said.

He nods his head and goes to the check out with Britney since she got some stuff for a photo shoot.

"So if I have a hair problem would you come and fix it?" She asks.
"Yeah. If I'm where you are and Mike most likely has to come."
"That's fine. We need to get together and bake something."
"I'm here till the day after Phoenix," I said.
"With nothing to do?"
"I got to spend time with Jade and Whitey and some Christmas stuff but form 10 to like 4 most days I got nothing to do. Mike might even be gone."
"Where will he go?"
"Riding."
"I love watching little kids ride."

I laugh and buy everything. I go to the car and Britney gets Mike in the back while I start putting the bulbs away. My phone rings and I see that it's Ken.

"Hey," I said.
"Are you home?"
"No we just got things for the tree."
"Chipotle?"
"Really?"
"We can eat outside and you get something else close by."
"Sounds good meet you there?"
"Yeah. I send you the place."
"Ok bye."
"Bye."

I hang up and go over where Britney is and hug her.

"Thanks," I said.
"No problem. Call me sometime this week and we will get together and do something."
"Sounds good."

She smiles at me and walk to her car. I drive to the chipotle that Ken text me. I look and see a sub way not to far away.
 
"You want Chipotle or Subway?" I asks.
"Chipotle," Mike said.

I nod my head and get out and get him out. I grab his hand. I go inside and Mike goes to where Ken is. Ken picks Mike up. I go over and Ken kisses my head.

"You good?" Ken asks.
"Just hungry," I said.
"It's later," Mike said.

Ken kisses his head.

“Are you going to eat here?" Ken asks looking at Mike.
"Yean its better then subway."
"Ok."

We get our food and sit down at a table. Mike starts talking to Ken about testing as we eat. Ken looks at me as Mike plays with a bike since he's done.

"Did you get everything you want for the tree?" He asks.
"Yeah. It cost more than I thought it would."
"How much?"
"$300, we might have gotten more then we really need."
"Then it's fine."
"And cookie cutters," Mike said.
"What did we get?"
"Letters and animals."

I show him the height.

"That should be fun," he said.

I nod my head and we eat. He carries Mike to the car. I start the truck and I look at Ken. He warps his arms around me and kisses my lips.

"When are you coming home?" I ask.
"Five."
"Want dinner when you get home?"
"Yes."

I kiss his lips and smile at him.

"You go it," I said.
"Ok bye."
"Bye."

I get in the truck and drive home and Mike helps carry some of the bags near the tree. I grab my phone and sit down as I watch Mike Play with his bikes and look up how to make the wreath.