"Here is it!"
Oliver held his present up to Wander. It was a drawing of all five of them, Wander was first, A.J was second, Ollie was third, and Jordan and Finley were being held by Wander. Wander looked down at Ollie who was waiting to hear on what his oldest sibling thought of his work. Wander leaned down to Ollie's level and kissed his forehead.
"It's amazing Ollie-Lollie." Wander told the toddler. Ollie smiled proudly and leaned against Wander who rubbed his hair.
"What did you guys eat for lunch, dinner, and breakfast?" Wander turned to A.J.
"Peanut butter sandwiches," A.J answered in response. "And Oliver bugged me for chocolate milk every time we ate."
Ollie smiled at his oldest siblings, who in rolled his eyes and picked Ollie up. Wander carried the toddler and the drawing into the living room and sat him down in his lap and A.J sat next to them.
"Wander?" A.J asked.
"What is it A.J?" Wander asked right back.
"Can...can we move?"
Wander was taken back by the question. "Arian Malcolm Prescott Star Nomad Jr. We just moved here."
A.J looked at Ollie before turning back to Wander. "Well, you see..."
"Just show him A.J." Ollie tried to help his second-oldest big brother to stay out of trouble.
Show me what? Wander thought. A.J took Wander's left hand and pulled on it. Wander looked at Ollie who just nodded as if to tell Wander to do what A.J wanted him to do. Finally agreeing to let A.J lead wherever he wanted to take Wander. Carrying Ollie in his right hand, Wander was dragged over to the backyard. Wander looked at A.J for his explanation.
"I took Ollie and the twins out after breakfast today, and I...I looked away for a second and there's this kid with short white hair was climbing over the fence where Jordan and Finley were playing hide-and-seek." A.J barely managed to keep himself together as he talked.
"Ethan." Wander whispered the name of the boy who gave him his hat.
"Who?" Ollie asked.
Wander shook his head. "Nothing, what did he do A.J?"
"He was reaching for the twins and I chased him off before he got a chance to take them," A.J answered and looked away from his big brother. "Am I a bad big brother?"
Wander quickly shook his head in response. "No Arian, you got rid of the bad guy. You got our brothers away from danger."
A.J ran over to Wander and buried his face into Wander's shirt and wrapped his arms around his older brother. Tears and snot left the younger boy as he cried. Ollie reached for A.J and Wander let him down. Ollie hugged A.J and A.J returned the hug in a one-armed hug. Wander shushed and kept A.J close. His thumbs wiped away tears from both eyes.
"We'll find a new home, A.J." Wander said.
"W-W-We w-w-will?" A.J sniffled.
A kiss was pressed to A.J's forehead. "By tomorrow or by Saturday."
A.J sniffled again. "P-Promise?"
"I promise, we might even try another planet if we have to." Wander reassured his little brother.
A.J smiled and nuzzled Wander again. He did the same to Ollie and gave a kiss to the top of Ollie's head. A.J wiped away the rest of his tears with a little bit of Wander's help. Wander lifted both his little brothers up into his arms and carried them back into the living room. Moving again. Wander was starting to regret his words. But looking at A.J, and just the fact that Jordan and Fin were almost kidnapped by a child made his regret go away. He had promised a good thing and he wasn't going to break that promise.