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The next week went by like a speeding train and a snail at the same time for Kit. It had been decided that Celeste, Ally and Heather were to stay for the remainder of the week to help keep an eye on the twins and the little girls. Kit and her friends worked as a team cleaning out the old house to make it livable, they started in the bedrooms and finished with the living area. Every surface was scrubbed clean as a year's worth of grime was washed away. Kit kept herself busy working from morning to night only to fall into bed to sleep until she had to wake up. The guys were rarely seen that week. The four of them spent most of their time at the main farm, working on equipment that had fallen into disrepair, bringing in the garden and checking the fields daily to keep track of the progress up until harvest.
It was Saturday before anyone could even think to relax. The guys had gotten up at dawn to do the heavy chores and after they were completed Cray and Swan harnessed the horses to the wagon and woke Celeste, Ally and Heather. Cray took the list of supplies Kit and Rose had made and set off to take the girls back to school and bring back Jeremy and Josh. Kit woke around 8 to the smell of sausages frying. She stretched and got out of bed pulling her robe on as she walked out to the kitchen. Mills was at the stove and handed her a mug of coffee. "Heya Kit."
"Morning Mills. Why did you let me sleep in? I could have helped out some." Kit asked as she sipped the steaming liquid.
"Ise able to make breakfast jus fine on my own. Plus youse is gonna be busy makin' sure dis harvest thing goes well." Mills turned from the stove and placed the skillet with the sausages on the table. Kit reached out to grab a sausage when Mills slapped at her hand. "Youse can wait till Ise wake da rest. Just sit dere and behave youself." Kit stuck out her tongue at Mills' back and snitched a sausage and began nibbling on it. "Don't think Ise didn't see it cause Ise did. Now youse can do da dishes."
"That's fine with me." Kit said with a shrug. Mills rolled her eyes and shook her head before heading down the small hallway and pounding on the door to where the little kids were sleeping.
"Aren't you going to wake Tack?" Kit asked as Mills walked back into the kitchen.
"No need, shes up at da house helping Rose wit da last of da canning." Before Kit could say anything four little bodies ran into the kitchen pushing their way to the table.
"Jolly don't push Two Bit she's too little for that." Bait scolded as he picked her off the ground. Bait then helped Two Bit sit at the table. He looked around the table confused, "Kit where's everybody?"
Kit shrugged, "I haven't a clue where everyone is, but Tack is up at the house helping Ms Rose."
"Eat up, Swan, Spot and Wil are doing stuff in the barn, you and Jolly can go help them if you want after you eat. And Cray took the girls back to Lincoln so they could go back to school." Mills said as she poured milk into cups for the four children.
"Ise don't want ta drink that, can't Ise just have wader?" Jolly complained.
"No youse going to drink dat entire cupa milk." Mills said sternly, "Or youse will stay here and beat rugs." Jolly wrinkled his nose but drank the milk in one gulp.
"Now can Ise have wader?" He asked as he held out his cup. Mills filled it quickly and sat down next to Kit and with her own mug of coffee.
The four children chatted about what they had planned for the day as Mills and Kit nodded their heads. Two Bit finished first, "I done."
Kit smiled, "Why don't you get dressed then."
"Can't need help." Two Bit said with a sad frown.
"I'll help you get dressed." Kit said as she held out her hand. Two Bit nodded happily and jumped off the seat before running to the bedroom.
Kit smiled a bit wider as she followed after her into the bedroom. Two Bit had succeeded in getting her dress on when Lacy came in, slamming the door and leaning against it. Kit raised an eyebrow as she looked at the panting 6-year-old. "What's going on Miss Lacy?"
"I accidentally on purpose poured my milk on Bait and now he's gonna get me." Lacy looked around a bit panicked as Bait began pounding on the door and yelling for Lacy to come out and face him like a man.
Kit finished buttoning Two Bit's dress and tied on a play apron. "Do you want me to hold the door so you can get dressed and hide?"
Lacy looked up to her gratefully. "Yes please."
"Well be quick I don't think the milk cooled him off at all." Kit's eyes held a mischievous glint as she took Lacy's place at the door. Lacy dressed quickly barely taking time to tie the rope belt for her pants before climbing out the window over the bed. Kit waited until she was gone, counting to 50 before taking her weight off the door and opening it. In tumbled both Bait and Jolly.
"Where'd she go?" Bait asked angrily as he picked himself off the floor.
Kit held in a snort as looked at Bait, his hair was plastered down with what she assumed was milk and the top of his shirt was wet. "I think she went out through the window. Why don't you clean yourself up before heading after her."
Bait glared, but went over to the nightstand to wash out his hair. Kit picked up Two Bit and headed out of the room. "Don't forget you are supposed to go to the farm and help Swan and Wil." She said before closing the door.
She made her way back to the kitchen and was surprised to find the guys there sipping coffee and eating slices of bread and butter. "What are you doing here? I thought you were working." Kit asked as she let Two Bit down.
"Not much more we can do till Cray gets here with Jeremy and Josh. So I was thinking we could take the kids down to the pond and let them enjoy the day." Swan said as he buttered up another piece of bread.
"I was making sandwiches so if you want to round them all up Kit." Mills started but was interrupted by Jolly and Bait trying to fly through the kitchen.
Spot catching them by the collars stopped them in mid step. "Where's da bull?"
"Wes got ta catch Lacy she poured a glass of milk on Bait. Wes gotta get her back." Jolly explained as he ineffectively struggled against Spot's grip.
"Youse ain't gonna get no one. Youse gonna sit here until wes leave." Spot sat down on the bench bringing the two boys with him.
Bait started to grumble, "Ise can't let her get away wit pourin milk on me like dat. Where wes goen?"
"Wes gonna be goen to dis pond dat Swan knows about."
"Wat wes gonna be doen?"
"Well you can fish or swim or anything you want to do." Wil said as he got up. "Well I am going up to tell Rose we are going, so she can tell Cray."
"Good thinking Wil Lee. And see if Tack wants to come along." Kit said with a smile. Wil threw a glare at her before smirking, "Amelia" he drew it out, "you know I don't like being called that."
Kit just smiled back, "Shrimp."
"Only when compared to Goliath little sis." Wil said pulling himself up to his full 6 feet and three inches. "I was talking about your mind." Kit said as she dodged a halfhearted slap. The twins sat in silence watching with big eyes the playful fighting between the siblings.
"Can he really hit her Spot?" Jolly leaned over to ask.
"She's able to take care of herself." Spot whispered back. "And if not Ise can soak him."
"Ohh." Jolly sat back his eyes still a bit wide.
Kit had started giggling as she listened to the exchange between the two and couldn't help smiling in amusement. Wil just shook his head and slipped out the door.
The next twenty minutes was a furry of activity as Kit and Mills got blankets and food together for the impromptu picnic. They had just gotten the last of the food into baskets when Tack and Wil came in the door. "Do y'all need any more help?" Tack asked.
"Nope Ise think dat wes done wit it all now, all dats left is ta gather up da kids so wes can see dis here pond." Mills said as she placed a blanket over the handle of the basket.
The kids weren't too hard to round up as they were quite excited about going on an adventure. The walk was a quick one and prairie flowers in bloom surrounded the path to the pond, the red and gold plants made for a gorgeous walk. The exuberance of the twins was only kept in check by Swan's warning that the pond sprang up in the path like a gopher hole in the middle of a row of carrots.
This comment caused Mills to turn to Kit with a questioning look, "What the heck does he mean?"
"He means that it comes up as bit of surprise, if he didn't say anything those two boys would end up soaked to the bone."
Both Tack and Mills snickered, then Mills smiled wickedly; "Wes should just let that happen so they would know better next time."
Kit felt her lips twitch before she broke into an all out laugh. It wasn't the last time laugher would peel across the prairie that afternoon. The remainder of the day was filled with childish giggles, guffaws and squeals as the group put the cares of the world on hold and played.
A/N: Sorry it's been so long since I have updated but my muse only has just returned. So you are getting two chapters. Enjoy them both and don't forget to review.
The next week went by like a speeding train and a snail at the same time for Kit. It had been decided that Celeste, Ally and Heather were to stay for the remainder of the week to help keep an eye on the twins and the little girls. Kit and her friends worked as a team cleaning out the old house to make it livable, they started in the bedrooms and finished with the living area. Every surface was scrubbed clean as a year's worth of grime was washed away. Kit kept herself busy working from morning to night only to fall into bed to sleep until she had to wake up. The guys were rarely seen that week. The four of them spent most of their time at the main farm, working on equipment that had fallen into disrepair, bringing in the garden and checking the fields daily to keep track of the progress up until harvest.
It was Saturday before anyone could even think to relax. The guys had gotten up at dawn to do the heavy chores and after they were completed Cray and Swan harnessed the horses to the wagon and woke Celeste, Ally and Heather. Cray took the list of supplies Kit and Rose had made and set off to take the girls back to school and bring back Jeremy and Josh. Kit woke around 8 to the smell of sausages frying. She stretched and got out of bed pulling her robe on as she walked out to the kitchen. Mills was at the stove and handed her a mug of coffee. "Heya Kit."
"Morning Mills. Why did you let me sleep in? I could have helped out some." Kit asked as she sipped the steaming liquid.
"Ise able to make breakfast jus fine on my own. Plus youse is gonna be busy makin' sure dis harvest thing goes well." Mills turned from the stove and placed the skillet with the sausages on the table. Kit reached out to grab a sausage when Mills slapped at her hand. "Youse can wait till Ise wake da rest. Just sit dere and behave youself." Kit stuck out her tongue at Mills' back and snitched a sausage and began nibbling on it. "Don't think Ise didn't see it cause Ise did. Now youse can do da dishes."
"That's fine with me." Kit said with a shrug. Mills rolled her eyes and shook her head before heading down the small hallway and pounding on the door to where the little kids were sleeping.
"Aren't you going to wake Tack?" Kit asked as Mills walked back into the kitchen.
"No need, shes up at da house helping Rose wit da last of da canning." Before Kit could say anything four little bodies ran into the kitchen pushing their way to the table.
"Jolly don't push Two Bit she's too little for that." Bait scolded as he picked her off the ground. Bait then helped Two Bit sit at the table. He looked around the table confused, "Kit where's everybody?"
Kit shrugged, "I haven't a clue where everyone is, but Tack is up at the house helping Ms Rose."
"Eat up, Swan, Spot and Wil are doing stuff in the barn, you and Jolly can go help them if you want after you eat. And Cray took the girls back to Lincoln so they could go back to school." Mills said as she poured milk into cups for the four children.
"Ise don't want ta drink that, can't Ise just have wader?" Jolly complained.
"No youse going to drink dat entire cupa milk." Mills said sternly, "Or youse will stay here and beat rugs." Jolly wrinkled his nose but drank the milk in one gulp.
"Now can Ise have wader?" He asked as he held out his cup. Mills filled it quickly and sat down next to Kit and with her own mug of coffee.
The four children chatted about what they had planned for the day as Mills and Kit nodded their heads. Two Bit finished first, "I done."
Kit smiled, "Why don't you get dressed then."
"Can't need help." Two Bit said with a sad frown.
"I'll help you get dressed." Kit said as she held out her hand. Two Bit nodded happily and jumped off the seat before running to the bedroom.
Kit smiled a bit wider as she followed after her into the bedroom. Two Bit had succeeded in getting her dress on when Lacy came in, slamming the door and leaning against it. Kit raised an eyebrow as she looked at the panting 6-year-old. "What's going on Miss Lacy?"
"I accidentally on purpose poured my milk on Bait and now he's gonna get me." Lacy looked around a bit panicked as Bait began pounding on the door and yelling for Lacy to come out and face him like a man.
Kit finished buttoning Two Bit's dress and tied on a play apron. "Do you want me to hold the door so you can get dressed and hide?"
Lacy looked up to her gratefully. "Yes please."
"Well be quick I don't think the milk cooled him off at all." Kit's eyes held a mischievous glint as she took Lacy's place at the door. Lacy dressed quickly barely taking time to tie the rope belt for her pants before climbing out the window over the bed. Kit waited until she was gone, counting to 50 before taking her weight off the door and opening it. In tumbled both Bait and Jolly.
"Where'd she go?" Bait asked angrily as he picked himself off the floor.
Kit held in a snort as looked at Bait, his hair was plastered down with what she assumed was milk and the top of his shirt was wet. "I think she went out through the window. Why don't you clean yourself up before heading after her."
Bait glared, but went over to the nightstand to wash out his hair. Kit picked up Two Bit and headed out of the room. "Don't forget you are supposed to go to the farm and help Swan and Wil." She said before closing the door.
She made her way back to the kitchen and was surprised to find the guys there sipping coffee and eating slices of bread and butter. "What are you doing here? I thought you were working." Kit asked as she let Two Bit down.
"Not much more we can do till Cray gets here with Jeremy and Josh. So I was thinking we could take the kids down to the pond and let them enjoy the day." Swan said as he buttered up another piece of bread.
"I was making sandwiches so if you want to round them all up Kit." Mills started but was interrupted by Jolly and Bait trying to fly through the kitchen.
Spot catching them by the collars stopped them in mid step. "Where's da bull?"
"Wes got ta catch Lacy she poured a glass of milk on Bait. Wes gotta get her back." Jolly explained as he ineffectively struggled against Spot's grip.
"Youse ain't gonna get no one. Youse gonna sit here until wes leave." Spot sat down on the bench bringing the two boys with him.
Bait started to grumble, "Ise can't let her get away wit pourin milk on me like dat. Where wes goen?"
"Wes gonna be goen to dis pond dat Swan knows about."
"Wat wes gonna be doen?"
"Well you can fish or swim or anything you want to do." Wil said as he got up. "Well I am going up to tell Rose we are going, so she can tell Cray."
"Good thinking Wil Lee. And see if Tack wants to come along." Kit said with a smile. Wil threw a glare at her before smirking, "Amelia" he drew it out, "you know I don't like being called that."
Kit just smiled back, "Shrimp."
"Only when compared to Goliath little sis." Wil said pulling himself up to his full 6 feet and three inches. "I was talking about your mind." Kit said as she dodged a halfhearted slap. The twins sat in silence watching with big eyes the playful fighting between the siblings.
"Can he really hit her Spot?" Jolly leaned over to ask.
"She's able to take care of herself." Spot whispered back. "And if not Ise can soak him."
"Ohh." Jolly sat back his eyes still a bit wide.
Kit had started giggling as she listened to the exchange between the two and couldn't help smiling in amusement. Wil just shook his head and slipped out the door.
The next twenty minutes was a furry of activity as Kit and Mills got blankets and food together for the impromptu picnic. They had just gotten the last of the food into baskets when Tack and Wil came in the door. "Do y'all need any more help?" Tack asked.
"Nope Ise think dat wes done wit it all now, all dats left is ta gather up da kids so wes can see dis here pond." Mills said as she placed a blanket over the handle of the basket.
The kids weren't too hard to round up as they were quite excited about going on an adventure. The walk was a quick one and prairie flowers in bloom surrounded the path to the pond, the red and gold plants made for a gorgeous walk. The exuberance of the twins was only kept in check by Swan's warning that the pond sprang up in the path like a gopher hole in the middle of a row of carrots.
This comment caused Mills to turn to Kit with a questioning look, "What the heck does he mean?"
"He means that it comes up as bit of surprise, if he didn't say anything those two boys would end up soaked to the bone."
Both Tack and Mills snickered, then Mills smiled wickedly; "Wes should just let that happen so they would know better next time."
Kit felt her lips twitch before she broke into an all out laugh. It wasn't the last time laugher would peel across the prairie that afternoon. The remainder of the day was filled with childish giggles, guffaws and squeals as the group put the cares of the world on hold and played.
A/N: Sorry it's been so long since I have updated but my muse only has just returned. So you are getting two chapters. Enjoy them both and don't forget to review.