Cameron sulked as he watched Aladdin at Gram's house. Mommy hadn't been kidding when she told him he was going to be in big trouble last night.
Aunt Lulu and Dillon weren't baby-sitting anytime in the near future. And he couldn't go to Krissy's birthday party. Not that he was all that excited about going in the first place but now he was going to be the only kid in his class not going and that Krissy was going to just rub it in his face for the rest of the year.
All because he just tried to get his family back. Life wasn't fair, he decided crossing his arms over his chest.
"Why the long face my love?" Grams asked him as she sat down with cookies and milk for him.
"I don't like being in trouble." He reached for a cookie. Chocolate chip, his favorite.
"Now your mommy mentioned you were in trouble but didn't tell me why. So why don't you tell me all about it. That always makes your mommy feel better." Grams said as she leaned back into the couch.
Munching on the cookie he started his story. "Well it all began when I watched this movie with Mommy."
Several minutes and two cookies later, he completed his tale. "And now I'm in trouble for lying and name calling and tricking people."
Grams leaned over to hug. "Oh my love. Why didn't you tell me about this plan of yours?"
"Cause you would have told Mommy about it?"
Grams laughed. "Darling I happen to agree with you about your parents being very silly with all this not talking stuff they are doing and I think you are on exactly the right track."
"Too bad I can't keep going."
"Why ever not?"
Cameron looked at her strangely. Had she not been listening to him? "I am in trouble right now and I can't see Aunt Lulu or Dillon or probably Lucas too and they are my best helpers. And now Mommy and Daddy will be thinking I'm planning something all the time…."
"And nothing. I know your parents told you to never give up right?" Seeing him nod, she continued. "Well you are not going to start now." Grams stood up and walked to her phone.
"Who you calling Grams?"
"More helpers my love. More helpers."
Approximately an hour later
Cameron had settled back to watch the movie and jumped up when he heard the doorbell ring. "I'll get it Grams," he yelled as he raced to the door.
He flung open the door and grinned when he saw who was waiting for him. "Grandma Leslie!" Cameron threw himself into her arms.
"Hello Sweetness."
"What no love for me?" A familiar male voice sounded in Cameron's ear.
He looked up and his grin got even bigger. This was a great surprise! "Uncle Steven!"
"Copy!" Uncle Steven said as swooped him up in his arm and flung him around. Uncle Steven had started calling him Copy when he was really little because they really did look a lot a like.
"What are you doing here?"
"Same thing we all are doing here Cameron." Cameron only noticed Aunt Emily when she spoke. And then he noticed everyone else.
Along with Aunt Emily, Uncle Nik, Aunt Bobbie, Mike, Skye, Georgie, Robin, Aunt Lulu, Dillon and Lucas all stood outside.
Grams came to the front door. "Cameron, meet your helpers." She smiled at him. "Your parents may suspect you of planning stuff, but they will never suspect all of us being in on it with you."
As everyone walked into Grams's house and began to sit down, he tugged on her sleeve. "But I can't see Aunt Lulu, Dillon and Lucas right now. I'm in trouble."
"You may not be able to see them. But the rest of us can. You will not get in trouble for this one my love." She explained to him.
As everyone settled down in their seats, Cameron made his way towards his best helpers. Dillon raised his hand up for a high five. "Dude! They spring you from the pen?"
Cameron tried to raise his eyebrow at Dillon like Daddy always did. Dillon was so weird. He gave him the high five anyway.
Grams clapped her hands. "Now we are all gathered here today because of my great grandson's wonderful ideas to get his parents at least talking to each other again. And we are all in agreement that we have let them go on far too long in this stalemate." Seeing everyone's heads nodding Grams continued. "Now we have some very creative minds here right now and I think we can come up with something that will work and they won't see coming."
"Of course we can!" Grandpa Luke's voice echoed throughout the group from where he stood at the door. "Now that I'm here of course."
Cameron smiled and ran over to Grandpa Luke. "I was wondering where you were."
"Well I had to get rid of Spanky Buns and that took a while longer than planned Cowpoke. But I am here now and now we can really get to work."
Cameron smiled up at Grandpa Luke. Mommy and Daddy weren't going to know what hit them.