A/N Three chapters in a week! Might as write if I can't sleep! Thanks for reading!
Ashley's last two weeks at the child care center seem to go by quickly. People were shocked when she announced she was leaving in two weeks. Ashley had to admit it was a lot harder to leave than she thought it would be. She knew saying goodbye to the kids would be hard but the adults were making leaving hard also.
"Don't look so sad Addie. I'm not moving anywhere. We can't just go out like we use to but I'm sure if I ask in advance I can get a weekend off and we can have a major girls weekend. Plus we can still call and text each other." Ashley hugged the younger woman tightly.
"How did this reclusive bachelor find you? Why all of a sudden he needs a nanny for five children. Are you sure you are going to be ok?" Addie asked as they put their stuff away to start their shift.
"Daniel is a very private person. He said that he got my name from one of the parents here and that I came highly recommended. His wife died after giving birth to quadruplets. They had a five year old together as well. The babies are so sweet and their five year old Iris just melted my heart I couldn't turn the offer down. I promise I am safe. This dad has no clue what he is doing he wasn't around for much of Iris's earlier years and regrets it but needs help. He has a few people to help him but they just take care of the children's basic needs. These kids need to be interact with them and I'm happy Iris chose me!" Ashley said as they walked down to the four year old room they were both working in for the day.
"Why couldn't he bring them here?" Addie crossed her arms over her chest. She didn't believe this story she felt like her sweet friend was getting herself into trouble.
"The reason Daniel is so secretive is that his wife and kids all have xeroderma pigmentosum. Which is an allergy to sunlight. So I'm going to have to come up with a ton of indoor activities for little Iris. Plus I could get in trouble for saying this but Daniel is a genius he has made ton of new technology. Which is why he is so secretive he doesn't want anyone to steal his ideas. I even had to sign a confidentiality agreement so please stay quiet about what I told you I don't want to get fired before I start." Ashley held her hand out for Addie to shake to keep the secret. It was the cover story the SGC had come up with for why Ashley was leaving.
Addie decided to drop subject when the kids began to show up.
"We brought you cupcakes Ms. Ashley!" A little girl carrying a container came in the room.
"Well thank you so much, Emma!" Ashley hugged the brown haired little girl tightly.
"Well we are heading out of town right after class! My sister is suppose to have a baby this weekend. She ask us to be heading to Florida she really wants me there for the birth of her first child. We asked at the desk yesterday if we could bring a special snack today and they agreed." Emma's mom Mary smiled and hugged Ashley.
"Thank you so much and I will come back to visit. Congratulations and have fun in Florida!" Ashley hugged Mary back.
"Thank you! Have a good day Emma, love you!" Mary blew Emma a kiss. Emma was already playing across the room.
"Bye, mommy! Love you too!" Emma waved.
Addie took the cupcakes and put them away so the kids wouldn't see them before snack. Lola Mitchell bounced into the room next.
"Hi Ms.Ashley! I made this for you. I wrote the letters myself!" Lola handed Ashley a piece of paper. Lola drew a large rainbow and in the center of the rainbow said I MISS YOU.
"Thank you so much I love it so much! You wrote so well!" Ashley hugged Lola.
"Bye Lola cat! Have a good day!" Cam smiled as Lola ran back to him for one more hug.
"Love you, daddy! Please come pick me up!" Lola begged. She had become very clingy with Cam. She loved Carolyn but got very upset when anyone that wasn't Cam came to pick her up anymore.
"I will try very hard but you know I will be home as soon as I can. I love you and I will come back to you." Cam hugged Lola tightly. Ashley took the teary Lola from Cam.
"She will calm down soon. Have a good day!" Ashley assured Cam.
"Thanks, Ashley! Love you baby girl." Cam kissed Lola on the head before leaving.
"You having a bad morning, doodle bug?" Ashley sat down putting Lola in her lap.
"I just miss daddy! He goes away for a long time sometimes. I miss Devlin while he is at school. He doesn't play with me much anymore because he has a lot of homework." Lola sniffed.
"I know but guess what we are doing in art today? Marble painting! Do you want to be my art helper today?" Ashley asked distracting the almost five year old.
"Yeah!" Lola sat up in Ashley's lap.
"Ok go play for a little while and I will get you to help me for art time." Ashley put the now happy girl on the floor to go play.
Ashley received more pictures and gifts as more kids came in. Lola helped during art and was happy during most of the day until kids began to get picked up. She became weepy again.
"You know your daddy is late sometimes his job makes him run late sometimes. Look the after school kids are outside do you want to go see Devlin?" Ashley asked.
"Yes, please!" Lola nodded.
"Ok does anyone else want to go outside to play for a little while? We have to put on coats." Ashley asked holding Lola's hand. A few more kids lined up with Ashley.
"Ok Addie just radio me if you need me." Ashley picked up the radio and hung it on her pocket.
"Will do!" Addie smiled.
Ashley led the kids out to the playground. Lola ran straight to Devlin. Ashley was surprised when Devlin pushed away Lola, making her fall down, and walked away with some other boys. Devlin had always hugged or at least acknowledged Lola but he just shoved her away. Ashley was not putting up with that plus Lola was in the middle of the playground screaming like she had her heart ripped out. Before Ashley could go to Lola Cam had hopped the chain link fence and scrambled to Lola.
"Baby what happened? Did you fall? Are you hurt?" Cam picked Lola up looking her over.
"Daddy! I missed you!" Lola hugged Cam tightly. Ashley had hurried over to them. Devlin seemed to be ingoring them both.
"I could hear you wailing from the parking lot. I thought you broke something not to mention I did something probable to not allowed. Why were you screaming?" Cam frowned.
"I've missed you and Devlin all day and I just wanted to hug him and he shoved me down. I just wanted to hug him!" Lola began to cry again laying her head down on Cam's shoulder. By this time Carolyn, Sam and Jack, who was carrying Hannah's car seat, had made their to the playground.
"Are you ok, Lola baby?" Carolyn hurried over to them.
"Here can you take her? Devlin and I need to have a talk." Cam gave Lola to Carolyn. Lola hugged her tightly.
"Devlin has never done that before even when I've seen him mad at her. I don't know what caused him to do that but my guess it was boys he was with. They are fairly new but have already caused some trouble." Ashley explained to the angry Cam.
"Ok, thank you. Devlin come on let's go! We need to talk inside!" Cam said calmly as possible. Devlin sighed and followed Cam into the building. Ashley went to go talk to the boys that were with Devlin.
"We thought you were being murdered, Lolo. What happened?" Sam asked rubbing Lola's back.
"Devlin shoved me down I just wanted a hug I miss him and daddy all day." Lola laid her head down.
"Very unDevlin of him. Of course we haven't gotten to see him very often since he started school." Jack said frowning.
"He doesn't like school very much unfortunately." Carolyn informed.
"Hi, Hannah Banana!" Lola cooed from Carolyn's shoulder. Hannah was awake and looking around.
"Say Hi, Lola cat!" Jack held up the car seat for Hannah to see Lola. Hannah smiled big for Lola.
"Did you see that big smile Hannah just did for you Lo?" Carolyn asked Lola tickling her a little.
"Awww Banana baby likes me!" Lola reach to touch Hannah's leg, that was under a blanket.
"She loves you, Lolo!" Sam smiled.
"I love her!" Lola grinned. Baby let's go get your stuff while daddy talks to Dev." Carolyn suggested. They walked into the building and down to the four year old room. Addie let them in the room.
"I got a baby from the treasure chest today." Lola pulled the small baby, wearing a green dress, from her book bag. Lola showed Hannah the baby and Hannah smiled and cooed.
"You like the baby? She is tiny like you, banana baby. Here you can have her." Lola laid the doll in the car seat with Hannah.
"That was very sweet, Lola. Thank you!" Sam said.
Cam and Devlin walked into the room with Ashley and the other four year olds. Lola ran to Cam to be picked up. Devlin stepped in front of Cam and tried to pick up Lola.
"I don't want you to hold me! You don't like me anymore." Lola tried to wiggle from him. Devlin put her down looking sad.
"Come on Dev I told you she was still mad at you. Let's go talk to the office and come back and you can tell your sister what you told me. We will be a little longer if you want to try movie night another night." Cam looked at Jack and Sam.
"We don't have anywhere to be. Hannah may want to eat in a few minutes but that's it." Sam shrugged.
"I'll come down to the office with you and let them know that those boys can't come back. They told me what happened Dev why didn't you tell someone. If you weren't comfortable telling your teacher then you should have told me." Ashley said.
"I know." Devlin whispered.
"Ok let's go to the office, bud." Cam patted Devlin's back.
"What happened?" Jack asked.
"Apparently Devlin was being bullied at school but didn't tell anyone. The boys I thought were bullies were sticking up for others and I found out who the bullies. So Devlin was suppose to bully someone today or the bullies were going to embarrass him tomorrow at school. The boys decided that if he pushed Lola she probably would forgive him. They didn't know Colonel Mitchell was going to leap over the fence. We'll contact the bullies parents." Ashley explained
"Well I don't forgive him!" Lola crossed her arms over her chest
"Do you know what a bully is Lola?" Jack asked kneeling down in front of Lola. Hannah began to fuss.
"Baby girl if your sleep schedule was as constant as your eating schedule mommy wouldn't be so tired." Sam said as she took Hannah out of the car seat and went to feed her.
"I don't know." Lola shrugged.
"Bullying is when someone does hurtful things on purpose to another person. Someone was hurting Devlin and that person told Dev to push you. Devlin didn't want to get hurt so he pushed you so it really wasn't his fault. Do you understand? He loves you Lo and he knows your kind heart will forgive him. " Jack asked.
"I don't like someone hurting my brother. I just really wish he hadn't shoved me so hard in the sand. It went down my pants and into my panties its starting to itch." Lola rubbed her bottom.
"You have an extra pair of panties and pants in your bag let's go change." Carolyn dug in Lola's bag and pulled out the items. She took the baby wipes Ashley offered and took Lola in the bathroom.
When Cam and Devlin came back into the classroom they saw Lola sitting in Jack's lap his cell phone pressed against her ear.
"Hi I want to order two big pizzas! I mean large pizzas. Yes my uncle Jack is here. OK. He wants you to put the phone on speaker." Lola handed Jack the phone.
"Yeah the name on the order is Jack O'Neill with two LL's. It's for pick up. OK tell them what kind pizza you want." Jack put the phone on speaker.
"We need a large cheese pizza, large pepperoni pizza ..."
"Is that all?" The guy on the phone interrupted.
"No, those were just for her she's got a couple more to order." Jack said
"Do you want sausage Dev?" Lola asked looking at her brother. Devlin nodded with a small smile.
"I also need a large sausage, veggie, and meat pizza! That's all!" Lola said.
"Would you like to try our dessert pizza?" The voice asked.
"What flavors you got?" Jack asked.
"Double chocolate and chocolate chip"
Lola's eyes lit up!
"We'll take one of each." Jack chuckled. The guy gave the total and pick up time then hung up.
"Thanks for ordering the pizzas for us Lola! You're paying right?" Jack asked as he put the phone back in his pocket.
"Daddy has money! Lola grinned.
"You ordered all that pizza and you're not going to pay for it?" Cam tried to look serious.
"It was Jack's idea and my allowance is at home!" Lola poked her lip out.
"OK but you buy next time! So let's go rent some movies then Sam and I will pick up the pizzas." Jack pushed her lip back in.
"Devlin did you tell your dad about the cooking class that will be starting soon?" Ashley asked as she held Hannah.
"Oh yeah I want to take the gymnastics class, daddy!" Lola said.
"The center wants to start extra classes for their after school kids. The sign up starts Monday they want to see who has an interest then they will send out a sheet with prices and everything. It will be a month to month class.There is a sheet in Lola's bag." Ashley explained as she handed Hannah back to Sam.
"Cooking and gymnastics sounds like fun!" Cam smiled when Lola went to Devlin and hugged him. Devlin picked Lola up hugging her tightly.
"OK guys let's go so Ashley can clean up and finish her shift. Give her a big hug and tell her good luck at her new job!" Cam smiled.
They didn't want the kids finding out right away that Ashley was working at the SGC. They knew the kids would eventually find out but didn't want the four year old spilling the beans. If anyone decided to believe any of Lola's stories that she let spill they would be in trouble.
"Will you come to my birthday party?" Lola as as she hugged Ashley tightly.
"I will have to see what is happening but I might can. I will come back to visit." Ashley assured and kissed Lola on the head.
"Thanks for helping me with my reading when I first came here." Devlin hugged Ashley.
"You are welcome! Your dad has my number if you need to talk. Don't let those boys mess with you again please tell an adult. OK" Ashley hugged Devlin. She felt him nod.