Chapter 11

Cameron grimaced as he walked into Jake's room, eyeing the large bunny holding carrots. He hated that painting. It was so silly. He was glad it was in his room. "Hey Jake!" Cameron yelled out the door.

Soon the pittter patter of jake's steps rushing up the stairs met Cameron's ears. Within moments we was standingin in the middle of his room. ""Cameron, what you doing?" He said with a grin.

Cameron grinned wickedly, "Well, I know mommy and daddy didn't tell you this, but see that bunny on your wall... well it is scratch and sniff. Kinda like those walls on Willy Wonka..."

Jake stood starely at Cameron dumbly. "Yeah." he answered with a great deal of hesitancy in his voice. It was quite obvious that he didn't quite remember what Cameron was talking about, but Cameron was his big brother and Cameron knew lots of things.

"Well, I have been being nice and coming in here and licking the carrot,.. you see... if you don't lick it at least one time every day... the bunny will come alive and eat you all up." Cameron finshed triumphantly.

Jake's blue eyes grew round as his mouth began to tremble, "My bunny... is... going to... Eat me?" The fear was evident in his face.

"Well not as long as you make sure and lick it every time you come into the room. Then you'll be ok." He finished with confidence.

Jake took one more look at the bunny and ran from the room with a look of terror on his face. Cameron grinned. Little kids were so easy to trick.

Jake stood his ground. "I not sleeping in there! No mommy! I sleep with you!" he shrieked.

"Jake, baby, what has gotten in to you." Elizabeth asked him in a voice that was losing its softness. They had been battling for 30 minutes, and the normally agreedable Jake refused to go to his room.

"Bunny!" Jake cried leaving Elizabeth only more bewildered. She glanced over her shoulder at Lucky who sat on the couch watching them. "It's your turn."

Lucky rose from the couch and scooped Jake up into his arms. "Hey buddy, what's wrong? Why won't you go to your room?"

"Bunny going to eat me!" He wailed. Lucky looked confused for a moment, but then he slowly began to put the puzzle pieces together.

"Did Cameron tell you that the bunny was going to eat you?" Lucky asked.

Jake nodded his tear stained face.

"What else did Cameron say?" Lucky prodded.

"I haf to wick it or it wiw eat me..."

Lucky nodded as he listened to Jake's explanation. "Well don't worry, Cameron was wrong, it won't eat you, but maybe your mommy can paint over it in the morning... would that help?"

Jake nodded and then snuggled into his daddy's chest. Noi bunny would ever get him with daddy near. With some resolution to the situation Elizabeth took over as Lucky headed up to Cameron's room with a very special punishment in mind.