Chapter 4

(Olivia)

When I woke up I didn't remember were I was, I were not in my own bed; I looked at the bedside table and saw that it was only 06:15 am, why had I woken up so early.

"Liv…Liv" came it from the other side of the room; I sat up in the bed and saw Eli sitting up in his crib; now it all came back Elliot getting shoot, and Kathy leaving the kids, Who had called me; I had hoped it had been a dream, a really bad one.

I got up and out from the bed, and walked over to Eli's crib "What is you doing up so early?" I asked him as I bent down to pick him up.

We went to the bathroom where I sat Eli down on the chancing table, I pulled his night shirt over his head and put it in the laundry basket; I pulled his night pants off and throw them the same way as the shirt.

I found a clean diaper in the capped over the chancing table; Eli lay down on the table on his own; he is a really smart little boy.

I got him cleaned up and in a new diaper, before walked back inside the bedroom to find him some clothes to have on; I found a pair of jeans and a white t-shirt with cars on, Eli didn't protest saw I guess I made a good choice; after giving him the clothes on I found him a pair of socks.

After getting Eli fully dressed I put him down on the bed so I could get dressed too; when we were both fully dressed I picked Eli back up and walked down stairs to see that Maureen was already up "Morning sweetie" I said as I placed Eli in his high chair.

"Morning Liv" she said and sat down to eat her breakfast.

"Mo when do the rest of the kids need to get up?" I asked her; hoping she would know since she and Kathleen normally stays at the dorm at their school.

"Kathleen is probably up already… Dickie and Lizzie should be getting up in about 10 minutes time" she said and turned back towards her breakfast.

I pulled some oatmeal in a bowl with milk on and sat it down in front of Eli, before I could sit down Eli had taken the spoon in his hand and had started to eat; I guess he can eat on his own, when I will go see if the other kids has gotten up.

"Can you keep an eye on him, while I make sure the others has gotten up?" I asked Maureen; who gave me a nod with her head, and I walked back up stairs.

I knocked on Kathleen's door before going inside to see that the room was empty, so I went back out and walked down the hall to the twins' room.

Since the twins' didn't have to be up for another 5 minutes I just walked inside the room, and sure enough they were still sleeping, I walked over to Lizzie's bed first "Sweetie… you have to get up" I said to her and touched her shoulder.

There didn't go long before she started to move, "Morning Livvie" said a voice from the other side of the room.

I turned around towards Dickie's bed and saw that he were now sitting up in his bed "Morning Dickie, why don't you go get ready while I try to get your sister up" I said to him and walked back over to Lizzie's bed.

The moving Lizzie had been doing had been to just turn around so she was now lying with her face towards the wall, "Liv… Lizzie has never been hard to get out of bed" Dickie said and walked over to me.

I leaned down to touch her forehead and sure enough she were burning up "Dickie do you have a temperature thing?" I asked him and he walked out from the room, there didn't go long before he walked back inside and strait over to Lizzie, he sat down on the bed beside her and put the thing in her ear; why the hell can't I remember what that thing is called.

The temperature thing beeped and Dickie took it out and gave it to me "102 she's got a fever…well I guess that means we don't have to try and get her out of bed for school" I said and have the thing back to Dickie.

Dickie and I both left the twins room, Dickie went back to the bathroom and I walked back down stairs, when I walked in to the kitchen I saw Maureen feeding Eli the rest of his food.

"Lizzie's got a fever, so she is not going to school" I told her.

"Okay is Dickie up yet?" she asked me; just as Kathleen walked inside the kitchen "Yes he is, he almost kicked me out from the bathroom" Kathleen said and got herself a bowl of oatmeal.

"Sorry Kat that were my fold, I asked him to get the temperature thing, Lizzie's got a fever" I said.

"It's called a Thermometer" Kathleen said and sat down at the table.

"Thank you…do you guys know if there is anything your mother has planned for Eli to do today?" I asked them just as Dickie walked inside the kitchen and got his breakfast and sat down at the table; they all three shock their heads.

"I think she got a calendar lying on the kitchen counter some were maybe she have written something in there" Dickie said and pointed to the counter.

I walked over to the counter and started to look tough the tons of things that were lying there, when I got almost half way tough the things I found a calendar; I opened it on today.

"It says that Eli's got his one year check up today at 11:30 am" I read out loud.

"You don't have to take him, we will just call and get a new time" said Maureen.

"That's okay, I will take him, if you guys know where it is" I said and put the calendar back on the counter.

"The address and phone number are on the refrigerator" Kathleen said, and they all three got up from their seats and put their things in the dishwasher.

"Go get your things Dickie, we are leaving in two minutes" Maureen said; her and Kathleen walked out in the hall way, I picked Eli up from his chair and went with them.

When Dickie came running down the stairs the two oldest had already taken their jacket's on and had their bag packs on their shoulders.

Dickie got ready and they all three walked out the door and out to the car, and drove of down the street; when I turned my head to look at Eli he was waving goodbye.