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Chapter 3

Hide and Seek

"Vest … vest … socks … vest …"

Jaden grumbled to himself as he continued to throw items of clothing across the room in his search for the pyjamas of the two children.

"Where's the jammies? Where are they?" he despaired.

"Jaden, the kids are getting cold!" Jesse called from the living room.

"Jess, I can't find the stupid clothes!" the brunette called back. "They're not here!"

"Then where are they?" the bluenette asked, appearing in the doorway, still holding the unclothed baby girl. "Need help?"

"No, I'll find them" the brunette insisted. He rooted around in the wardrobe again and sighed angrily. "They ran away."

"Huh?"

"The clothes. They ran away" Jaden stated simply.

"Jaden, clothes don't just run away. Let me have a look."

Jesse placed the baby in Jaden's arms and started looking around for the pyjamas. He kept looking for a full five minutes, and eventually gave up.

"Okay, they're not here." He sighed heavily. "Let's check in Alexis and Jim's room, they might keep them in there."

"Okay."

Both boys stood up, Jaden cradling the naked baby awkwardly.

Suddenly, there was a huge crash from the living room.

"Oh no …" Jaden whispered. "Did you leave Alex in there alone?"

"I told that kid to sit still!" Jesse growled, running out of the room, his boyfriend following.

In the living room, the telephone was hanging off the cord. Jesse picked it up.

"This is your local police service, what is your emergency?"

Jesse groaned and hung up. He turned to the brunette.

"The kid phoned the police!" he said.

"Never mind that, Jess. Where is he?"

The two looked around.

"Alex? Alex, where did you go?" Jaden called.

"We'd better go find him!"

Jaden placed the still unclothed baby in her bouncer chair and then the two boys split up to look around.

Jesse checked the bathroom and saw soap spilled on the floor, but no Alex.

Jaden checked the kitchen and saw an upside down cereal box, its contents spilled, but no Alex.

They met in front of the slightly ajar door of the master bedroom, and Jesse pushed the door open.

Inside, there was a chest of drawers with two drawers taken out completely and lying on the floor. Clothes were strewn on the floor and the bed.

Sitting on the bed, dressed in inside-out pyjamas, was Alex.

"Oh god" Jesse breathed.

"Alex. What. Are. You. Doing!?" Jaden burst out.

His eyes suddenly flashed bright gold, and Jesse reached out to touch his arm.

"Jaden, calm down" he whispered. "He's just a kid, Jay, don't do this."

"Jesse …" the brunette whispered, his eyes still gold. "Jess, get him sorted. I'll … be out in a few minutes."

Jesse leaned forward and pressed his lips to the brunette's forehead. He knew the brunette wouldn't react but he knew that it calmed Jaden down a lot.

"It's okay, Jaden. See you in a few minutes" the bluenette whispered.

He then walked over to Alex, scooped the laughing boy into his arms.

Jesse took him into the living room and undressed him, then redressed him properly, so that he was snuggled comfortably in his blue pyjamas. The boy then offered him an item of pink clothing.

"Rosie's jammies?"

"Yes" the boy answered.

"Thanks, Alex. Now you sit still and watch TV, right?"

The boy did as he was told. Jesse suspected that watching Jaden's gentle eyes turn into those hard, cold, golden eyes that he had now had scared the child. Maybe it wasn't a bad thing, though.

Jesse dressed the squirmy baby as best he could, happy that the kids had calmed down for the moment.

He was worried, though, about Jaden sitting alone in the bedroom.

Please R&R