Chapter Four- Nancy's Birthday

A few months later school started up again. All the rangers were seniors now and Tommy wasn't their teacher anymore. They were sad at first until he told them they could stop by anytime. Now it was late November. November 28th to be exact. In other words it was Nancy's birthday. Well actually it was midnight. Tommy was standing on a chair hanging streamers. Kimberly stood across the room telling to higher or lower the streamers.

"Higher. Higher. Lower. Higher. Perfect." Kimberly said as Tommy hopped off the chair.

"Were are the balloons?" Tommy asked

"The car." Kimberly said and Tommy left the room to get them. Kimberly grabbed another roll of streamers and got onto to a chair to hang them up. As she hopped back down Tommy came in with a dozen balloons.

"Were do you want these?"

"Anywhere in the kitchen." Kim said and Tommy started to place them in random spots. Kimberly ran out of the room, but came back with a pile of presents. She set some of them on the table and the rest on the counters.

"Ok I think were done here."

"Yep lets's got to bed." Tommy said and they walked out of the room.

Around 5:30 am their alarm went off. Kimberly groaned.

"We have to be ready before the birthday girl." Tommy said getting up and walking over to the bathroom. Kimberly walked over to the closet to find something to wear. As soon as Tommy came out of the bathroom he and Kimberly switched places. As son as they were both done it was seven am. Tommy walked downstairs to start breakfast while Kimberly walked into Nancy's room.

"Nancy." She said shaking her shoulder lightly "Nancy." Still nothing. Kimberly got up to go get Tommy.

"It's my birthday Mommy!" Nancy screamed sitting up suddenly surprising Kimberly

"Oh my God! Honey don't do that to me!"

"Is that your way of saying happy birthday?"

"Sure. Happy Birthday. Go down stairs for breakfast."

"Ok." The little girl scrambled out of bed and ran and downstairs to Tommy who was setting pancakes on the table.

"Happy Birthday Nance." He said helping her into a chair at the table

"This isn't icecream cake."

"No it's a pancake. No ice cream cake until Ted and Lindsey get here."

"Teddy and Lindsey are coming?"

"Yeah of course. You knew that. They'll be here for the weekend."

"Yay!"

"Eat. You have to go to preschool." Tommy commanded and Nancy nodded stuffing the food into her mouth as fast as she possibly could. Tommy sat down to join her. Soon Kimberly came in with Kayla and Jacob. She put them in their highchairs and fed them. As soon as Nancy was done she bolted out the door and into her room to change into her birthday dress. She had been waiting forever to wear it but her mom wouldn't let her until her birthday. Tommy threw the plates into the sink to be rinsed later. Then he took Jacob and Kimberly took Kayla to change them. Once they were changed Tommy took the twins downstairs while Kimberly went to get Hilary.

Downstairs Nancy was twirling in a purple dress with yellow and green swirls no it.

"Daddy look me pretty!" she exclaimed

"Yes, you are. Do you want to open a present now and then the rest later?"

"All now!"

"No one or none."

"One!"

"Just wait till Mom comes down."

"Can I chose which one?"

"Yeah there on the table." Nancy skipped away to the kitchen as Kimberly came downstairs with Hilary dressed. Quickly Nancy came back with a box with birthday wrapping on it.

"Me open now?"

"Go ahead." Kimberly said Nancy ripped the paper apart to reveal a doll.

"Dolly!" she screamed "Daddy open."

"The magic word?"

"Please?"

"Ok, hold on." Tommy said putting down the twines he took the box and began to open it.

"Vivie!" Nancy said when Tommy gave her the doll

"Is that her name?"

"Yep."

"Ok time for preschool for you and work for you." Kimberly said pushing them out the doors handing them lunches.

Tommy helped Nancy into the car and then drove off.

"Daddy we passed preschool." Nancy said on the way

"I know."

"But I have to go."

"No today you get to go to work with me."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Awesome!" They pulled into the teacher parking lot. Conner was out in the soccer field playing Ethan and Trent.

"Conner!" Nancy screamed

"Hey Nance." Conner said walking up to tickle her.

"Hey stop that!" she squealed

"What's she doing here?" Trent asked

"It's my birthday!"

"Happy Birthday." The guys said

"Come on Nancy." Tommy said and Nancy skipped behind him.

"Hello Tommy. Hello Nancy." Elsa said in the hallway

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"Hello Princie Randell." Nancy greeted

"You get to sit here in the front." Tommy said unlocking the door to the classroom. "And unless I'm not talking don't come up. You can draw or go play some of your computer games."

"Ok."

Around lunch time Kira came during free period to visit Nancy.

"The guys told me you were here." Kira said

"Kira!"

"Happy Birthday!"

"Thanks. Look at me dress."

"It's lovely. Where's your dad?"

"Copy and paste room."

"The what?"

"The copy and paste room."

"What's that?"

"Room with big machines and paper."

"The copy room?"

"Yeah that one."

"Hello Kira." Tommy said from behind

"How was the copy and paste room Daddy?"

"Fine. Are you used to your new scienche teachter."

"I guess."

"What about the guys."

"They're sort of used to it too."

"I see."

"I gotta go."

"Bye."

"Bye bye Kira."

"Bye Nance bye Dr. O."

School ended and Tommy was grading some papers. Nancy was sitting on his desk just staring at him.

"Are you done yet?"

"Almost."

"How 'bout now?"

"Almost."

"Come on Teddy will be here soon."

"I'm almost done. There done."

"We go now!" Nancy yelled as she skipped out of the door and to the car. By the time Tommy had gotten out of the school she was sitting in her seat and ready to go. Tommy laughed to himself and got into the car and drove home.

At home Kimberly was making dinner and Kayla and Jacob were on the floor banging pots with spoons. Nancy came running into the house almost tripping over the piles of pots.

"Whoa Nancy slow down." Kimberly cautioned

"Is Teddy here yet?"

"No Jason just called. They'll be here in five to ten minutes."

"Yay!" Nancy yelled as Tommy walked in and set his briefcase by the door and gave Kimberly a hug.

"How was your day?" he asked

"Loud." Kimberly said glancing at the twins.

"I imagine. What are you doing Nancy?" Tommy asked turning to Nancy who had pulled up a chair to the counter and was climbing onto the counter.

"Looking out the window. They're here!"