A/N: Yoo-hoo! You guys still there?

Well, I have to take a break from the angst fest of "Home" so I wrote this one. If I want to feel fluffy, I turn to sweet little Dylan. So here it is. Not sure if this is just a one-shot or a chapter story. We'll see…

The wrong grammar and spellings are intentional since Dylan is four years old in this story. For all those who don't know, "Dylan" first appeared in my story "Since that Cold November Day" – just read chapter 25 for background on him.

Without further ado… ENJOY! And don't forget to review! Thanks.

TWO O'CLOCK FEEDING

© CATE

i.the babies

Forty-eight sheep, forty-nine sheep, fifty sheep.

I can only go until 50. Miss Simmons promised to teach us how to count to 100 next week. I'm so excited! Mommy said if I can count to a hunnerd, I can get ice cream after school. And Mommy also said that if I can't sleep, I could count sheep until I do. But I tried and tried – I could only get to 50 sheep – and I'm still awake.

Mommy and Daddy tucked me in after I kissed my baby sister g'night. Mara's so cute and I love her. And she makes me smile. She's probably asleep now. She's a baby and babies sleep lots. But I'm not a baby anymore – I'm big brother! And now, I can't sleep. I tried counting the stars that Daddy pasted above my bed but it's not the same as counting sheep. Mommy and Daddy are growed-ups so it's okay for them to stay up late. I'm big brother but not a growed-up yet. Daddy said that it's a very long time until that happens. For now, I'm big brother Dylan.

Mr. Cheeks always helps me go to sleep but he's in the washy now. Mommy said that Mr. Cheeks needs a bathy. He'll be back tomorrow, Mommy promised. Blue is sleeping, too. After he eats his kibble – tee-hee, I love that word – he goes to beddy-bye. I wiggled my toesies and I closed my eyes again, trying to sleep.

Thump-thump-thump. There it goes again. That thumpety-thumpety sound coming from Mommy and Daddy's room. It always wakes Blue up because his bed is beside the wall. Sometimes, the thumping stops and then it goes again. I asked my daddy and mommy about it and they said they're just moving the bed to see if there are buggies under there. Mommy's ascared of buggies. But I'm not! I'm a brave big brother!

Sometimes, I think Mommy or Daddy's having a nightscare. I could hear noisies coming from their room. Like last Monday – I thought Mommy was crying. I knocked on their door and Daddy opening it and he said that they found a buggie under the bed. Oh, it's just a buggie. Mommy gave me a hug 'fore Daddy tucked me back into bed.

Oh, the thumpety-thumpety stopped. Blue's awake. He's making funny noisies again at the wall behind his bed. Then he's trying to jump on my bed for a huggle. Here, Blue. I can't sleep either. Sometimes it's itchy when I hug Blue but he's warm and soft. Just like Mr. Cheeks. He licks my face and it tickles. Then Blue jumped off my bed and started to pull my blankie. Whassit? Do you want to go and see Mara?

Blue was already out the door. He likes Mara and he makes her laugh, too. Mara's room is in front of mine and she has a twinkly star nightlight. I picked that for her! She used to cry when she didn't have a nightlight on. I let her borrow my Nemo nightlight 'fore. And then she could sleep. Blue was trying to get his hands – Danny says they're called 'paws' – on Mara's crib to look at her.

She's asleep, alright. My baby sister has cute and soft cheeks. Lindey loves to kiss her a lots. Mara has on orange blankie and a little kitten doll beside her little feet. Patrick Starfish is somewhere under the blankie. That's her favorite toy. My classmate Maggie gave her that when she was very little. Maggie likes her, too. She doesn't have brother or sisters yet – Maggie love to play with her when Mommy brings Mara with her to my school. Mara likes it, too… if she's not asleep.

My baby sister turned to her side facing me. She looks like Mommy a bit only she's chubby. A chubby baby! Mommy said that when I was very little, I was chubby, too. Blue's sniffing around the crib now. Mara has started to move around some more. And oh no, she's sniffling.

Oh baby sister, I patted her gently on the arm, don't cry. Big brother is here. But it was no use. Mara opened her eyes and she was crying. Blue ran out of the room, leaving me alone. I don't know what to do!

And then, I heard feetsteps from outside. I turned around and I saw Mommy and Daddy standing there.

Before they could say anything, I said, "I didn't do it!"

TBC?

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