12

Nothing seems to be going like they had planned. Jordan began to shy away from everyone, Marley, Brian and Addison. It was inevitable that it was going to happen. It was going to happen and Marley dreaded the time it began. Somewhere in her perfect little world, she had thought that Jordan was going to love his new baby sister and grow into those big brother shoes and love Addison more than ever. But it just seemed like that was never going to happen.

Jordan went from being the perfect little boy who's little laughter would never leave Marley's and Brian's head. He laughed and laughed all the time, they would joke around about maybe Jordan being "different" and he was. He was the happiest child that they could have ever dreamed of. Jordan was like opening a box of lucky charms and only having the marshmallows being poured into your bowl.
Late one evening Marley rolled over and tugged on Brian's shirt, "hey, are you awake?"

Brian rolled over and muttered, "yeah" he wasn't until now.

"Why does Jordan hate Addison? Will he ever get over it? Why do I feel like the worst parent ever?"

"You're not doing anything wrong. Jordan is just jealous, he will get over it. You're fine, just roll with it. Just keep an eye out for him trying to put a pillow over Addison." he chuckled.
Marley punched Brian in the shoulder. They both laughed. Brian and Marley rolled into each other's arms, Brian squeezed Marley and she let out a laugh. "You're perfect. There's nothing you can do wrong. I definitely think that I am the one that married out of my league. You honestly can't do anything wrong. Kids are kids Jordan will get over it." Brian looked into Marley's green eyes, "You're perfect." He kissed her then threw his arms over Marley and drifted off.

Marley didn't go to sleep that night. She lay awake worrying about what seemed like everything. "Will Addison resent Jordan for not liking her when she first got home? Will Addison even care? Will Jordan ever 'grow' out of this jealousy phase?" Marley crawled out of bed and went down to the kitchen poured her a glass of milk and sat at the counter eating Oreos, her go to snack. 3AM and she just kept stressing herself out. She knew Brian was right and that he always knew what to say. She did marry a very smart man. She didn't want to wait until Jordan grew out of that phase. "What if it takes him years to grow out of it?" She asked herself.

Brian walked up behind Marley sitting at the counter and hugged her. "I'm going to ask you a simple question and I'm going to need you to answer as honestly as you possibly can."

Marley begins to answer, "uh.."

"Remember I am a lawyer and will expose you for the criminal that you are if not answered honestly."

"Okay, just ask the damn question already!" Marley snapped

"Who told you about my Oreo stash, and why are you eating them?!" Brian over exaggerated.

 Marley laughed and took 3 Oreos and shoved them into Brian's mouth. "I have my source, and my source is a little 6 year old who is always watching his dad. Especially when his dad has a secret stash of cookies." Brian began to laugh with Marley, He took her by the hand and dragged her into the living room.

He walked over to the stereo, "don't, you'll wake the kids." Marley whispered.

But Brian turned it on anyways, but kept it at a low volume. "My Best Friend" began to plan and Brian walked over to Marley. He took her hands in his, spun her around and pulled her back to him. They began to sway and turn. Brian stared into Marley's eyes and she stared at the Oreo crumbs on his white shirt. Marley began to reach to dust off his shirt, "No, I'm gonna need a snack here in 2 hours before I get up for work." Brian chuckled. Marley laid her head on his chest and began to cry.

"Why do you have to do everything so damn near perfect?" Marley asked."Why can't I feel like I do anything right?" Brian dropped her hands and placed his on her face. He looked into her eyes, "because if you are prefect, even if you don't see it."