Simon told Annie what his friend had told him then while Simon was helping
the twins get ready, Annie went downstairs to talk to Eric in the kitchen.
Eric told Annie that it was a great idea, which they would do tomorrow
since it was tomorrow. Kevin and Lucy came home so everyone ate. Eric sat
at the end, Lucy and Kevin sat next to him then Ruthie. Annie sat on the
end across from Eric, Sam sat next to her, Simon sat next to him and David
sat next to Simon.
"Daddy?" Sam asks.
"Yes?"
"Can we have some dessert after dinner?" David asks as Sam shook his head.
"No. I've just decided, Ruthie, you should also not be allowed to have dessert for a week as well."
"Oh. I want apple pie!" Sam yelled as David shook his head.
"Dad! That's not fair." Ruthie says.
"Shut up!!" David yelled at his sister.
"Yeah, it's your fault we can't have any pie!" Sam yells.
"David! Sam! Ruthie, that is enough!" Eric says sternly then everyone finished up their dinner.
"Sam, David, your father and I have decided that we should take a trip tomorrow after school for an important lesson."
"We are?" Sam asks as he and David looked at their mother curiously.
"Yes." Annie says then took a bite.
Another ten minutes had passed while everyone ate then they finished. Sam and David were in their room playing while Simon was doing homework with the sliding door open. Ruthie was doing homework, Kevin was watching TV. Lucy studied in their garage apartment while Eric and Annie cleaned up the kitchen. Few hours later after Kevin went up to the garage apartment, everyone, as well as Lucy went to bed. Since Kevin and Simon moved his bed in the twins' room so Sam can sleep with his brother, Simon has kept the sliding door open in case they have a nightmare.
The next morning after everyone gets up they come downstairs to eat breakfast that Annie cooked for them. After Kevin left for work, Lucy took Ruthie, Sam and David to school since Simon left a few minutes before. Later that day, after Eric picked up the twins and Ruthie from school, Simon got home an hour before the fire department's demonstration. Ruthie told her parents she didn't want to go so they warned her that she better not have friends over or her punishment will be extended. She went upstairs to do her homework since Lucy was at the library and Simon was playing with his brothers in their room. They had asked Simon if he was going since they wanted him to go and he told them he was going. Twenty minutes after Simon, his brothers and parents left for a demonstration the doorbell rang then Ruthie went to get it.
"Hi."
"Hello. I'm Faye Sorenstam, I work for Child Protective Services. May I come in." Mrs. Sorenstam replied as she showed Ruthie her badge.
"Oh, my parents aren't home but come in." Ruthie says nervously then after the lady walked in, she closed the door.
"This is a nice house."
"Thanks, but it's the churches' house since my dad is a minister." Ruthie responds as she shows the lady the house at her request.
"Oh I see. Is anyone else home?" the lady responds.
"No, my parents, and brothers went to a fire demonstration." Ruthie responded then showed the lady the rest of the house.
Ten minutes after Ruthie showed her the house they sat down on the couch and talked.
"Was anyone home when the fire happened?" She asked.
"I was supposed to watch my brothers but after they went to sleep I left thinking nothing would happen and my elder brother went to a friends house for a party. I was grounded from going because I came home late one night from a friends. My dad was home at the time that he grounded me, my mom was in Phoenix because her dad was missing and wanted to help her dad's wife."
"Do you have any other siblings?" She asked.
"Yeah, my oldest brother lives in New York with his wife, my eldest sister lives in Florida but she is a flight attendant and my elder sister lives with her husband in the garage apartment."
"Do your parents leave you home alone or your siblings a lot? Do they work?"
"No, they've never left me or my siblings home alone since my mom is home most of the time and my dad is a minister. My grandfather who lives in Phoenix has Alzheimer's and it deteriorated his health. When he went missing my mom went there to be with his wife and after he was found dead, my dad later left to be with my mom." Ruthie replied.
"Where was your sister and husband? Why didn't your brother stay?"
"My elder sister and her husband went to a party and my brother just wanted to get out of the house." Ruthie said.
"Okay. I can see that your parents are wonderful people and I won't be coming back unless there has been another complaint. Thank you for your time."
"Okay. Thank you and I'm sure there will be no complaints." Ruthie responded as she opened the front door for the lady then after she left she closed the door.
Another twenty minutes went by as everyone came home then an hour before dinner was served Simon went to get Matt and Mary since their plane arrived. When Matt and Mary came home everyone welcomed them home with hugs and kisses. Just as dinner was served with everyone at the table, Det. Michaels called Eric to tell him that one of his officers passing by saw a woman from Child Protective Services walk out of the house. He then hung up after thanking Det. Micheals with a little worry as he ate. After dinner while Mary and Annie did the dishes, Lucy and Matt were talking in the living room; Kevin was playing with the twins in their room, Ruthie and Simon were talking in Ruthie's room. Eric started to head upstairs to her room but listened in the second eldest son and youngest daughter speak.
"What is it that you wanted to tell me?"
"Well, the lady from Child Protective Services came over and asked some questions. Do I need to tell dad?" Ruthie asked worried as Simon was sitting across from her on the bed.
"It depends, what did she say?"
"Well she asked if mom and dad ever left us home alone, what they do and what happened that night of the fire." Ruthie replies.
"What did you tell her?"
"I told her the truth, that mom and dad have never left us home alone and that I was selfish then she said she was satisfied with what I said and won't follow up. Do I need to tell dad?"
"No. As long as there is no further complaints and that she was satisfied, you don't need to worry them." Simon replied as Eric then walked back downstairs.
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A/N: This story will be finished by March 1.
"Daddy?" Sam asks.
"Yes?"
"Can we have some dessert after dinner?" David asks as Sam shook his head.
"No. I've just decided, Ruthie, you should also not be allowed to have dessert for a week as well."
"Oh. I want apple pie!" Sam yelled as David shook his head.
"Dad! That's not fair." Ruthie says.
"Shut up!!" David yelled at his sister.
"Yeah, it's your fault we can't have any pie!" Sam yells.
"David! Sam! Ruthie, that is enough!" Eric says sternly then everyone finished up their dinner.
"Sam, David, your father and I have decided that we should take a trip tomorrow after school for an important lesson."
"We are?" Sam asks as he and David looked at their mother curiously.
"Yes." Annie says then took a bite.
Another ten minutes had passed while everyone ate then they finished. Sam and David were in their room playing while Simon was doing homework with the sliding door open. Ruthie was doing homework, Kevin was watching TV. Lucy studied in their garage apartment while Eric and Annie cleaned up the kitchen. Few hours later after Kevin went up to the garage apartment, everyone, as well as Lucy went to bed. Since Kevin and Simon moved his bed in the twins' room so Sam can sleep with his brother, Simon has kept the sliding door open in case they have a nightmare.
The next morning after everyone gets up they come downstairs to eat breakfast that Annie cooked for them. After Kevin left for work, Lucy took Ruthie, Sam and David to school since Simon left a few minutes before. Later that day, after Eric picked up the twins and Ruthie from school, Simon got home an hour before the fire department's demonstration. Ruthie told her parents she didn't want to go so they warned her that she better not have friends over or her punishment will be extended. She went upstairs to do her homework since Lucy was at the library and Simon was playing with his brothers in their room. They had asked Simon if he was going since they wanted him to go and he told them he was going. Twenty minutes after Simon, his brothers and parents left for a demonstration the doorbell rang then Ruthie went to get it.
"Hi."
"Hello. I'm Faye Sorenstam, I work for Child Protective Services. May I come in." Mrs. Sorenstam replied as she showed Ruthie her badge.
"Oh, my parents aren't home but come in." Ruthie says nervously then after the lady walked in, she closed the door.
"This is a nice house."
"Thanks, but it's the churches' house since my dad is a minister." Ruthie responds as she shows the lady the house at her request.
"Oh I see. Is anyone else home?" the lady responds.
"No, my parents, and brothers went to a fire demonstration." Ruthie responded then showed the lady the rest of the house.
Ten minutes after Ruthie showed her the house they sat down on the couch and talked.
"Was anyone home when the fire happened?" She asked.
"I was supposed to watch my brothers but after they went to sleep I left thinking nothing would happen and my elder brother went to a friends house for a party. I was grounded from going because I came home late one night from a friends. My dad was home at the time that he grounded me, my mom was in Phoenix because her dad was missing and wanted to help her dad's wife."
"Do you have any other siblings?" She asked.
"Yeah, my oldest brother lives in New York with his wife, my eldest sister lives in Florida but she is a flight attendant and my elder sister lives with her husband in the garage apartment."
"Do your parents leave you home alone or your siblings a lot? Do they work?"
"No, they've never left me or my siblings home alone since my mom is home most of the time and my dad is a minister. My grandfather who lives in Phoenix has Alzheimer's and it deteriorated his health. When he went missing my mom went there to be with his wife and after he was found dead, my dad later left to be with my mom." Ruthie replied.
"Where was your sister and husband? Why didn't your brother stay?"
"My elder sister and her husband went to a party and my brother just wanted to get out of the house." Ruthie said.
"Okay. I can see that your parents are wonderful people and I won't be coming back unless there has been another complaint. Thank you for your time."
"Okay. Thank you and I'm sure there will be no complaints." Ruthie responded as she opened the front door for the lady then after she left she closed the door.
Another twenty minutes went by as everyone came home then an hour before dinner was served Simon went to get Matt and Mary since their plane arrived. When Matt and Mary came home everyone welcomed them home with hugs and kisses. Just as dinner was served with everyone at the table, Det. Michaels called Eric to tell him that one of his officers passing by saw a woman from Child Protective Services walk out of the house. He then hung up after thanking Det. Micheals with a little worry as he ate. After dinner while Mary and Annie did the dishes, Lucy and Matt were talking in the living room; Kevin was playing with the twins in their room, Ruthie and Simon were talking in Ruthie's room. Eric started to head upstairs to her room but listened in the second eldest son and youngest daughter speak.
"What is it that you wanted to tell me?"
"Well, the lady from Child Protective Services came over and asked some questions. Do I need to tell dad?" Ruthie asked worried as Simon was sitting across from her on the bed.
"It depends, what did she say?"
"Well she asked if mom and dad ever left us home alone, what they do and what happened that night of the fire." Ruthie replies.
"What did you tell her?"
"I told her the truth, that mom and dad have never left us home alone and that I was selfish then she said she was satisfied with what I said and won't follow up. Do I need to tell dad?"
"No. As long as there is no further complaints and that she was satisfied, you don't need to worry them." Simon replied as Eric then walked back downstairs.
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A/N: This story will be finished by March 1.