Never Grow Up
Tour Packing Time
Being a dad was rough for me. I was not fully prepared to be a father, but I pulled on my big boy pants and manned up. She needed me to help her raise our baby, but now I needed her. Kylee's mom died from an aneurysm when she was born. But I've learned to move on past the heartbreak because I had to be there for Kylee, but damn it was hard.
But I have had a load of support from my friends and my parents. Since Kylee was too little to travel with me at first, my parents had her stay with them while I was on the road and I got to call and talk to her so she could learn my voice and then I did video calls when she had the ability to focus on a screen to learn what I looked like. Kylee always had me there for her, even when I was miles away.
I had opted to home school Kylee since I was always touring and I wouldn't be home a lot. I wanted to spend time with her as much as I could while she was little so I can have a good bond with her. I was going to put her into public school when she hit high school so she can still have that experience of going to school like I did.
"Kylee, it's time to start packing up for tour," I woke my four year old from her nap.
"But Daddy, I'm tired," Kylee mumbled as she pulled her blanket over her head.
"No buts, Kylee. I already finished my packing and now it's time for yours. Come help me out by picking out a couple toys to come with us," I told her as I set her luggage bag on the bed along with her duffle bag for her big toys and her backpack for her coloring books and crayons.
"Is Uncle Jack going to be there," she asked. Jack was her favorite playmate. She made both him and I play tea party with her and her teddy bear. Jack was always the duchess at the table since I was the king and Kylee was the princess.
"Uncle Jack is always with us on tour silly," I chuckled at my daughter as I started packing her clothes from her dresser into her luggage bag.
"I need to bring the tea party dresses and Uncle Jack tiara. I need mine too and your crown Daddy," Kylee leaped from her bed and ran into her closet to grab her tea party supplies and she tried to throw them into her luggage bag.
"Your tea party stuff goes in the duffle bag, Kylee," I told her as I moved her tea party props to her duffle bag.
"Daddy, will you bring you guitar," Kylee asked me, her big doe brown eyes she got from me making her pout so convincing and hard to ignore.
"I always bring my guitar, baby girl. It's already packed," I told her.
I got the rest of Kylee's things packed and I took her bags downstairs before grabbing mine and getting them by the door. Kylee went to the sliding door and let Baz and Peyton in from outside. I watched as Baz ran around in the kitchen before he jumped up on Kylee and tackled her to the ground. Kylee squealed with laughter as she was licked all over her face by my hyper little dog.
"Alright Sebastian that's enough," I chuckled as I picked up Kylee and rested her on my hip.
"Daddy," Kylee asked as she rested her head on my shoulder.
"Yes Kylee," I asked her as I walked her into the living room.
"Would Mommy join us on tour if she weren't with the angels," she asked. Kylee always asked me this when I packed her up for tour, and it still hurt to answer.
"I'm not sure, Kylee. Mommy would stay home with you instead of coming with me. She'd have you go to preschool like all the other boys and girls in the neighborhood," I told her.
"I'm glad I get to go on tour. I get to be with the coolest Daddy ever and have tea with Duchess Jack," she giggled as nestled up into my neck.
The bus finally pulled up to the house and I sat Kylee down. She chased Baz and Peyton out of the living room so I could get our bags out the door. Matt came off the bus to help get the bags out to the bus, leaving Kylee's duffle bag and backpack with my macbook case and guitar. I went back inside and grabbed mine and Kylee's jackets before leading Kylee to our home for the next couple months.
"There's my lady, Princess Kylee of the Gaskarth Clan," Jack greeted my daughter. Kylee ran off and wrapped her arms around his neck as he hugged her.
"I brought our tiaras for the tea party later," Kylee gushed to Jack.
"Excellent, I've missed your tea parties," Jack replied in a feminine voice.
"My best friend loves having tea parties with my daughter, I should learn to make new friends," I joked.
"Don't be such a stiff, Alex. Kylee loves it when we play, right," he asked her.
"Yea," she replied without hesitation.
I shook my head at my friend as I took Kylee's toy bags to the back lounge before I claimed the bunk she and I would share while we traveled the country. Kylee came over after talking to Jack and Zack about her adventures since the last tour.
"Daddy, when do I get my own bunk," she asked as I finished making our bunk.
"When you are this tall," I told told her as I put my hand at level with my waist.
"But I'll never be that tall, Daddy," she whined.
"Oh yes you will, Kylee. You'll be tall like me and Mommy. You just need to be patient," I told her as I kissed her forehead, "Now I bet you're tired again. Let's take a nap for a little bit, okay?"
"Okay Daddy," Kylee replied as she crawled into our bunk, "I love you Daddy."
"I love you, princess," I replied as I tucked us in and pulled her to my chest to sleep for a couple hours.
But I have had a load of support from my friends and my parents. Since Kylee was too little to travel with me at first, my parents had her stay with them while I was on the road and I got to call and talk to her so she could learn my voice and then I did video calls when she had the ability to focus on a screen to learn what I looked like. Kylee always had me there for her, even when I was miles away.
I had opted to home school Kylee since I was always touring and I wouldn't be home a lot. I wanted to spend time with her as much as I could while she was little so I can have a good bond with her. I was going to put her into public school when she hit high school so she can still have that experience of going to school like I did.
"Kylee, it's time to start packing up for tour," I woke my four year old from her nap.
"But Daddy, I'm tired," Kylee mumbled as she pulled her blanket over her head.
"No buts, Kylee. I already finished my packing and now it's time for yours. Come help me out by picking out a couple toys to come with us," I told her as I set her luggage bag on the bed along with her duffle bag for her big toys and her backpack for her coloring books and crayons.
"Is Uncle Jack going to be there," she asked. Jack was her favorite playmate. She made both him and I play tea party with her and her teddy bear. Jack was always the duchess at the table since I was the king and Kylee was the princess.
"Uncle Jack is always with us on tour silly," I chuckled at my daughter as I started packing her clothes from her dresser into her luggage bag.
"I need to bring the tea party dresses and Uncle Jack tiara. I need mine too and your crown Daddy," Kylee leaped from her bed and ran into her closet to grab her tea party supplies and she tried to throw them into her luggage bag.
"Your tea party stuff goes in the duffle bag, Kylee," I told her as I moved her tea party props to her duffle bag.
"Daddy, will you bring you guitar," Kylee asked me, her big doe brown eyes she got from me making her pout so convincing and hard to ignore.
"I always bring my guitar, baby girl. It's already packed," I told her.
I got the rest of Kylee's things packed and I took her bags downstairs before grabbing mine and getting them by the door. Kylee went to the sliding door and let Baz and Peyton in from outside. I watched as Baz ran around in the kitchen before he jumped up on Kylee and tackled her to the ground. Kylee squealed with laughter as she was licked all over her face by my hyper little dog.
"Alright Sebastian that's enough," I chuckled as I picked up Kylee and rested her on my hip.
"Daddy," Kylee asked as she rested her head on my shoulder.
"Yes Kylee," I asked her as I walked her into the living room.
"Would Mommy join us on tour if she weren't with the angels," she asked. Kylee always asked me this when I packed her up for tour, and it still hurt to answer.
"I'm not sure, Kylee. Mommy would stay home with you instead of coming with me. She'd have you go to preschool like all the other boys and girls in the neighborhood," I told her.
"I'm glad I get to go on tour. I get to be with the coolest Daddy ever and have tea with Duchess Jack," she giggled as nestled up into my neck.
The bus finally pulled up to the house and I sat Kylee down. She chased Baz and Peyton out of the living room so I could get our bags out the door. Matt came off the bus to help get the bags out to the bus, leaving Kylee's duffle bag and backpack with my macbook case and guitar. I went back inside and grabbed mine and Kylee's jackets before leading Kylee to our home for the next couple months.
"There's my lady, Princess Kylee of the Gaskarth Clan," Jack greeted my daughter. Kylee ran off and wrapped her arms around his neck as he hugged her.
"I brought our tiaras for the tea party later," Kylee gushed to Jack.
"Excellent, I've missed your tea parties," Jack replied in a feminine voice.
"My best friend loves having tea parties with my daughter, I should learn to make new friends," I joked.
"Don't be such a stiff, Alex. Kylee loves it when we play, right," he asked her.
"Yea," she replied without hesitation.
I shook my head at my friend as I took Kylee's toy bags to the back lounge before I claimed the bunk she and I would share while we traveled the country. Kylee came over after talking to Jack and Zack about her adventures since the last tour.
"Daddy, when do I get my own bunk," she asked as I finished making our bunk.
"When you are this tall," I told told her as I put my hand at level with my waist.
"But I'll never be that tall, Daddy," she whined.
"Oh yes you will, Kylee. You'll be tall like me and Mommy. You just need to be patient," I told her as I kissed her forehead, "Now I bet you're tired again. Let's take a nap for a little bit, okay?"
"Okay Daddy," Kylee replied as she crawled into our bunk, "I love you Daddy."
"I love you, princess," I replied as I tucked us in and pulled her to my chest to sleep for a couple hours.
I just read what you have of this, and absolutely love it. I'm not sure if that last chapter you posted was kind of meant as a final chapter; I guess it could work in a way. But the story is awesome and I really liked what you have of it.
It's been a minute since you've updated, so it's probably asking a lot to update again, but if you weren't finished with this and one day want to update again, I will be here to read. :) Although as it is it could be seen as conclusive.
Idk, but I just wanted to leave this comment letting you know I enjoyed what you did have of this and think you're a great writer. The story is very sweet. :)
12/29/16