How Hard Can It Be
Chapter One
"Thete, are you sure you can handle this?" Rain watched while the Doctor tried to get their triplets dressed and he looked at her with a stunned look. She was wearing jeans, brown knee high leather boots and a white shirt and her hair was tied back in a ponytail by a rainbow scrunchie. The Doctor wore his usual brown pinstriped suit but was also wearing the maroon shirt Rain had given him on the cruise ship.
"Yes, I am more than capable of taking care of…NO!" The Doctor ran as he scooped their three year old son, who was climbing up the dresser, into his arms and Chaska squealed. Chaska looked like his father, except for the dark skin and hair, and he was wearing a white t-shirt with Stitch on the front and toddler boys' Stitch underpants.
"No, Daddy, I want down!" said Chaska and started kicking his legs. The Doctor spun him around in a circle as Chaska giggled then he placed Chaska on the floor. Kneeling down, the Doctor helped him place the jeans on and handed him a pair of socks. Chaska sat on the floor as he placed the socks on his feet when someone hopped onto the Doctor's back and he grunted.
"I got dressed all by myself!" said Sokanon and wrapped her arms around his neck. Sokanon was a light skinned version of Rain and she wore a pink shirt with a lace trimmed collar and jeans and pink socks covered her feet.
"My, what a big girl!" said the Doctor when he felt something touch his leg and saw a child's white cane tapping his leg. No one knew why their daughter, Namid, was born blind but she was able to do most of what her brother and sister could do and she was wearing a blue t-shirt with Bean the Bunny from Muppet Babies, jeans, blue socks and white converses. She held the brown framed glass with dark tinted lens in her hand and smiled at him.
"Am I a big girl, too?" asked Namid, softly.
"Oh, yes!" said the Doctor as he stood up and picked her off the floor, resting her on his hip. "Ok, it's time for Mommy and Aunt Rose to leave on their trip."
"Why can't we go?" asked Sokanon.
"Because being around you three is driving your mum bonkers and she needs to get away from you or they'll have to lock her in a rubber room!" said a voice and they looked at the doorway. Alan, who was dressed in jeans, white converses and a white t-shirt, and his three year old son, Christopher, smiled as they walked into the room and Alan gave Namid a quick kiss on the cheek, which made her giggle. Christopher was a mini version of Alan and wore jeans, a white t-shirt with a football team, the Kasterborous Komets, on the front and white converses.
"It that true, Mommy?" asked Chaska.
"No," said Rain as she walked to him but gave Alan a mean look.
"Yeah, I'm just kidding. Anyway, while they're away, your dad and I have all sorts of fun stuff planned!" said Alan.
"Can we go do Disneyworld?" asked Christopher.
"Yeah, I want to go on It's A Small World again!" said Sokanon as Alan groaned and the Doctor smiled. They had taken the children to Disneyworld twice and It's A Small World was their favorite ride.
"No, we have better things in mind than that!"
"Besides, your cousins are coming to stay with us. It would be rude to go to Disneyworld without them," said the Doctor.
"Why are they coming?" asked Chaska.
"Well, because their mommies are going with Mommy and Aunt Rose."
"Why?" asked Sokanon.
"Because they need to get away, too."
"Why?" asked Namid.
"Because they need a break."
"Why?" asked Christopher, and the Doctor looked at Alan.
i'I forgot what it's like to have a three year old,'/i thought the Doctor after setting up a privacy block and Alan smiled.
"Alright, that's it with the questions, move!" said Alan as he pointed to the door and they left the room. The Doctor held onto Namid's free hand as they walked down the stairs when she heard the doorbell ringing and looked toward the door.
"I'll get it!" said Namid as she moved her cane toward the door and reached out for the door handle. Carefully, she opened the door as she tapped her cane against the bottom of the doorframe and someone touched her hair.
"Well, who's this pretty girl?!" asked Adam as he knelt down and she reached her hand out.
"Daddy, how did you get in front of me?"
"It's not Daddy." Adam watched as she slowly walked closer and sniffed the air, smelling Adam's aftershave. Adam was wearing jeans, white converses, a jean jacket and a blue t-shirt and he placed his sunglasses in the pocket of the jacket. Marion stood next to him and was wearing a white sundress, tan sandals and a tote bag was hanging over her right shoulder.
"Uncle Adam!" Namid wrapped his arms around his neck as he carefully stood up, holding her in his arms, and looked at the others. Standing next to Adam was his three year old son, David. He looked like Adam except for the blonde hair and he wore a red t-shirt with Scooby Doo on the front, jeans, red converses and a red ball cap with Kasterborous Komets printed on the front in white letters. He was holding onto a blue Scooby Doo sleeping bag and a Stitch plush toy stuck out of his Scooby Doo backpack.
"Looks like we're the first ones here," said Adam as he walked to Rain and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Looks like. Hello, David," said Rain.
"Hi," said David with a smile and two little dimples appeared on his cheeks. "I brought cookies!"
"He wanted to bring something," said Marion as she removed the plastic bag from the backpack and handed them to the Doctor. They turned when they heard someone knock on the door and Theta, Frankie, their three year old son, Cameron, Jamie, Jenna, their three year old twins, Donald and Zoe, John, Rosie and their three year old daughter, Jackie, were standing on the front porch.
Cameron looked like a mini version of Theta and wore jeans, red converses, a white t-shirt with Snoopy on the front and was carrying a white sleeping bag with Snoopy and Linus on it. Cameron was very bright for his age and could already read, write his name and use the computer. Jackie looked like a mini version of Rosie except she had short hair and she wore tan sandals, a tan sundress with little white roses on it and she carried a Hello Kitty sleeping bag. Donald was a mini version of Jamie and Zoe was a mini version of Jenna but both of them had brown hair and eyes. Donald was an inch taller than his sister and both of them wore jeans, blue converses and blue t-shirts with Danger Mouse on the front. Donald held onto his Danger Mouse sleeping bag and Zoe held onto her Disney Princesses sleeping bag.
Theta was wearing his brown pinstriped suit and Frankie was wearing a blue sundress and white sandals. Jenna was wearing jeans, black boots and a white t-shirt and Jamie was wearing tan boots, his kilt and a white linen shirt. John was wearing jeans, white converses and a black shirt and Rosie was wearing jean shorts, white sandals and a white t-shirt. All three women had tote bags over their shoulders and the Doctor walked to the door, smiling at them.
"Come on in," said the Doctor as they came inside and he closed the door. Walking to the table near the door, he picked up an envelope and tapped it on the ends of his fingers. "Alright, I guess you ladies are ready to go. Now, I want you all to keep an eye on each other and at the first sign of trouble…"
"Dear, we get it!" said Rain as she took the envelope from him and kissed his cheek. Picking up the tote bag, she walked to the others and they walked to the door. They didn't get far when the three year olds started yelling "Mommy!" and ran to them. Kneeling down, they hugged the children, whispering that it would be alright, and kissed them. The children let go when someone knocked on the door and the Doctor opened the door. Standing on the porch was Frazer and Angel and they smiled at him.
"Ok, who called for a taxi?" asked Frazer while Angel stood next to him and linked her arm around his. Frazer was wearing black leather boots, jeans, a white t-shirt with SCOTLAND FOREVER on the front and a leather jacket. Angel wore jean shorts, a white t-shirt and white sneakers and her hair was pulled back into a ponytail. Sitting in the baby backpack on Frazer's back was their four month old son, Alexander, and he had his tiny hands on Frazer's shoulder, his head peeking out from behind Frazer's head. Except for having his mother's eyes, he was a mini version of Frazer and was wearing a blue t-shirt, jeans and white baby shoes. There was a tiny scrape on the tip of his nose from when he scratched himself and a little bit of droll dribbled down his chin. When Angel became pregnant, Alan moaned for months that he was too young to be a grandfather but Jamie and Adam assured him that it was no big deal and Alexander would giggle when Alan would hold him flat on his hands and spin around, making airplane noises.
"Xandy!" said the three year olds, running to Frazer. Frazer reached back, lifted Alexander out of the backpack and knelt down, holding him in his hands.
"Careful now," said Frazer as they gently kissed Alexander until he pouted and Frazer stood up. "So, are we ready to go?"
"Yep," said Rose when she took her grandson from him and held Alexander in her arms. She wasn't sure if she could handle being a grandmother but Jackie assured her that if she could do it then Rose could.
"Then let's get going," said Angel as she picked Rose's tote bag up and they walked outside. Sitting in the middle of the road was the Star Hopper and the Doctor looked at Frazer.
"You parked it in the MIDDLE of the street?!" asked the Doctor and Frazer smiled, shrugging. Shaking his head, the Doctor softly laughed as they watched the women go inside the small space transport while they waved to them and the hatched closed. Backing up, they watched the small space transport lift off the ground then fly into the air and the Doctor sighed. After it vanished from sight, he turned and looked at the others.
"There they go," said John as Adam and Alan nodded, then he looked down and looked at the children. "Are you sure we can do this?"
"Sure we can. How hard can it be to look after three year olds?" asked Alan, and Adam gently smacked him on the back of his head.
"You had to go and say that," said Adam as he sighed and Alan shrugged, smiling.