Chapter 2
Kids Shouldn't
Watch Talk Shows!
Max: Nobody knows the trouble I've seen. Nobody knows my sorrows. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen. Nobody knows but the Leeds Zone!
Location: Josh's car Operative: Josh McGrath Mission: Keep kid happy Kid: Elizabeth (Lizzie) Worthington aka Rachel's niece
Josh looked over to the kid next to him. He had just picked her up from Rachel's house. She sat there quietly. Her hands were in her lap, and she had a pleasant smile on her face. A little angel. He didn't know why everyone was making such a big deal out of babysitting her. "Hey, are you hungry," he asked her. Lizzie looked up at him. She shook her head yes, and then looked back down at her hands. Josh felt a little sorry for her. "Must be nervous," he thought. He pulled into Café Café's parking lot. "Everybody out," he said cheerfully. The two of them got out and headed into the restaurant. A waitress showed them to a table. They had settle in and ordered. A few minutes the food arrived and both of them began eating. Josh looked over at Lizzie. She still hadn't said a thing, and she seemed to be thinking about something very hard. "So Lizzie, what are thinking about?" Lizzie looked up at Josh. "Do you think my aunt Rachel is pretty," she asked sweetly. Josh was surprised. That's what she was thinking about? He considered what to say. Anything he said she was sure to tell Rachel. "Yeah I think she's pretty," Josh answered. He put a spoonful of his chili in his mouth. Lizzie smiled. "Are you two going to have a baby," she asked in a singsong voice. Josh choked on his chili. He swallowed and looked at Lizzie. She smiled innocently. "No we are not going to have a baby. Your ... I . Your aunt Rachel and I are just friends," Josh answered quickly. "So it still happens," Lizzie corrected. "Don't you watch Montel?" She rolled her eyes. Josh took a deep breathe. He was not going to yell at an eight year old. "Lizzie your aunt Rachel and I don't do the things it takes to have a kid," Josh explained calmly. "What kind of things," Lizzie asked with wide eyes. Josh squirmed. "I really think that's a question for your mom or your aunt Rachel to answer." "I want you to tell me," she whined. "No. I really think I shouldn't," Josh explained. Lizzie's face turned red, and her eyes got small. "Tell me," she screamed. A few of the patrons turned to look at the child. Josh smiled at them and then turned back to Lizzie. "I said no," he said firmly. "I hate you," Lizzie snapped sliding down in her chair. Josh sighed. "Eat the rest of your food so we can go," he instructed Lizzie. "I don't want this," she snapped." "I want some Ice cream." Josh sighed again. "No ice cream until you've finished your food." "No. I want it now!" "Not until you finish your food!" Lizzie looked at her food. She reached down and knocked the plate onto the floor. Josh heard a few gasps. He could feel his face turn red. "All done," Lizzie said smirking "That's it! No ice cream for you," he whispered angrily. Lizzie started to throw another fit but got a different idea. "Ok I'll make a deal with you. You get me some ice cream and I won't tell Aunt Rachel all the mean, nasty things you said about her." Josh's mouth fell open. "I didn't say one bad thing about her," he pointed out. "That's not how I remember it," Lizzie said smiling evilly at Josh. "You wouldn't dare," Josh said. Lizzie just smiled. Josh sighed angrily. Two minutes later Lizzie was licking an ice cream cone, in Josh's car! Josh looked down at the little pest. She smiled sweetly at him. Eight! She was only eight and she was already blackmailing people! This kid was no angel. She was a nuisance! He was going to have to be a whole lot smarter if he was going to last the day. "Leeds," he muttered. As if Lizzie heard she smirked at him. It was going to be a lonnng day.
Mission Status: Failing Note: Kid now considered armed and dangerous. Proceed with caution!
Max: Too painful! Must stop memory! But what can I say? Bad memories happen, especially if you're in. The Leeds Zone.
Ok. Now you've met Lizzie. Is she a brat or what? You can tell me if you.... Read and Review! :-)
Max: Nobody knows the trouble I've seen. Nobody knows my sorrows. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen. Nobody knows but the Leeds Zone!
Location: Josh's car Operative: Josh McGrath Mission: Keep kid happy Kid: Elizabeth (Lizzie) Worthington aka Rachel's niece
Josh looked over to the kid next to him. He had just picked her up from Rachel's house. She sat there quietly. Her hands were in her lap, and she had a pleasant smile on her face. A little angel. He didn't know why everyone was making such a big deal out of babysitting her. "Hey, are you hungry," he asked her. Lizzie looked up at him. She shook her head yes, and then looked back down at her hands. Josh felt a little sorry for her. "Must be nervous," he thought. He pulled into Café Café's parking lot. "Everybody out," he said cheerfully. The two of them got out and headed into the restaurant. A waitress showed them to a table. They had settle in and ordered. A few minutes the food arrived and both of them began eating. Josh looked over at Lizzie. She still hadn't said a thing, and she seemed to be thinking about something very hard. "So Lizzie, what are thinking about?" Lizzie looked up at Josh. "Do you think my aunt Rachel is pretty," she asked sweetly. Josh was surprised. That's what she was thinking about? He considered what to say. Anything he said she was sure to tell Rachel. "Yeah I think she's pretty," Josh answered. He put a spoonful of his chili in his mouth. Lizzie smiled. "Are you two going to have a baby," she asked in a singsong voice. Josh choked on his chili. He swallowed and looked at Lizzie. She smiled innocently. "No we are not going to have a baby. Your ... I . Your aunt Rachel and I are just friends," Josh answered quickly. "So it still happens," Lizzie corrected. "Don't you watch Montel?" She rolled her eyes. Josh took a deep breathe. He was not going to yell at an eight year old. "Lizzie your aunt Rachel and I don't do the things it takes to have a kid," Josh explained calmly. "What kind of things," Lizzie asked with wide eyes. Josh squirmed. "I really think that's a question for your mom or your aunt Rachel to answer." "I want you to tell me," she whined. "No. I really think I shouldn't," Josh explained. Lizzie's face turned red, and her eyes got small. "Tell me," she screamed. A few of the patrons turned to look at the child. Josh smiled at them and then turned back to Lizzie. "I said no," he said firmly. "I hate you," Lizzie snapped sliding down in her chair. Josh sighed. "Eat the rest of your food so we can go," he instructed Lizzie. "I don't want this," she snapped." "I want some Ice cream." Josh sighed again. "No ice cream until you've finished your food." "No. I want it now!" "Not until you finish your food!" Lizzie looked at her food. She reached down and knocked the plate onto the floor. Josh heard a few gasps. He could feel his face turn red. "All done," Lizzie said smirking "That's it! No ice cream for you," he whispered angrily. Lizzie started to throw another fit but got a different idea. "Ok I'll make a deal with you. You get me some ice cream and I won't tell Aunt Rachel all the mean, nasty things you said about her." Josh's mouth fell open. "I didn't say one bad thing about her," he pointed out. "That's not how I remember it," Lizzie said smiling evilly at Josh. "You wouldn't dare," Josh said. Lizzie just smiled. Josh sighed angrily. Two minutes later Lizzie was licking an ice cream cone, in Josh's car! Josh looked down at the little pest. She smiled sweetly at him. Eight! She was only eight and she was already blackmailing people! This kid was no angel. She was a nuisance! He was going to have to be a whole lot smarter if he was going to last the day. "Leeds," he muttered. As if Lizzie heard she smirked at him. It was going to be a lonnng day.
Mission Status: Failing Note: Kid now considered armed and dangerous. Proceed with caution!
Max: Too painful! Must stop memory! But what can I say? Bad memories happen, especially if you're in. The Leeds Zone.
Ok. Now you've met Lizzie. Is she a brat or what? You can tell me if you.... Read and Review! :-)