Mrs. Jenkins opened the door to the bedroom and walked in. The four other
people close behind. The Moores were still passed out on the bed.
"Mr. Moore wake up." she said in a loud voice but they didn't stir. She said it again louder and Joe opened his eyes.
"Don't yell I can hear you." He whispered holding his head. "Mrs. Jenkins what are you doing here?" he asked looking around the room at the five people now standing there. Ryan and Rachel were standing toward the back just watching.
"You didn't answer the phone. All we got was the machine so it is procedure to come and check up on the children." She said curtly. She could tell he was hung over. Elaine was now semi conscious.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"Mrs. Jenkins is here to check up on us cause we didn't answer the phone." Joe said filling her in.
"This is unacceptable. These children need looking after and you can't do that if you are hung over and sleeping all day." Mrs. Jenkins said angrily. "Please get up and dressed and meet us in the living room." she said more as a demand rather then request. She and the two men walked out of the room. Ryan and Rachel looked down then at the Moores. They looked upset. Ryan and Rachel then left the room to go to the living room. Once there Mrs. Jenkins started to ask them questions.
"How many times has this happened?" She asked them as they sat on the couch. The two looked at each other.
"Not that much." Rachel said speaking for the first time since Ryan woke her up.
"How many times a week is not that much?" she asked again.
"Not often." she turned around to see it was Joe that answered.
"Mr. Moore I was asking the children." She said annoyed.
"I know who you were asking. I am telling you what's up." He answered back.
"With foster children in your care you can not get drunk and pass out. These children need care." She said her face showing how much she was angry. Ryan and Rachel were caught in the middle again.
"I can assure you it won't happen again." Elaine said calmly. "The children will be looked after."
"You better make sure of that. Next infraction, these children will have to be taken out of your care." She said then turned back to the teens. "Now if t his happens again or if you feel you are unsafe please call me." She stated calmly and Ryan and Rachel nodded knowing that they wouldn't be calling.
"I am putting this in your file. Anything else happens the children are gone." She said and motioned the guys to follow her and she left. Joe went over to close the door. Rachel huddled over to Ryan. They were both scared they were going to be hit because of that little visit. But instead Joe sat on the couch and leaned back and put his hand over his head.
"I'll go start dinner." Elaine said and went into the kitchen. Ryan and Rachel sat there unmoving. Not really sure what to do or what was coming. Joe took his hand away from his eyes and looked at the teens and saw that they were scared. Ryan had his arm across Rachel as if he was scared they were going to be attacked and Rachel held his arm probably thinking t he same thing.
"I'm not going to hurt you. It wasn't your fault that we went out and got drunk." he said realizing that the kids were probably hit or beaten in similar situations before. "Don't worry about anything go and get cleaned up." He said softly. The two started to get off the couch and stood up slowly.
"We don't have any clean clothes" Ryan said softly not looking up at Joe.
"Oh. How long were we gone?" Joe said confused.
"You guys were gone on and off for about a week." Ryan said softly.
"Really?" Joe said shocked. "Ok I will get the laundry and take it to the laundry mat." He said getting up and heading to the bed room. The two did know how to do the laundry but since there was no washer in the house and no money and no way for them to get to the mat, they couldn't do it themselves.
Rachel and Ryan were relieved. That was the first time a meeting like that happened where they didn't get hit. They looked at each other and thought this place might work out after all.
"Mr. Moore wake up." she said in a loud voice but they didn't stir. She said it again louder and Joe opened his eyes.
"Don't yell I can hear you." He whispered holding his head. "Mrs. Jenkins what are you doing here?" he asked looking around the room at the five people now standing there. Ryan and Rachel were standing toward the back just watching.
"You didn't answer the phone. All we got was the machine so it is procedure to come and check up on the children." She said curtly. She could tell he was hung over. Elaine was now semi conscious.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"Mrs. Jenkins is here to check up on us cause we didn't answer the phone." Joe said filling her in.
"This is unacceptable. These children need looking after and you can't do that if you are hung over and sleeping all day." Mrs. Jenkins said angrily. "Please get up and dressed and meet us in the living room." she said more as a demand rather then request. She and the two men walked out of the room. Ryan and Rachel looked down then at the Moores. They looked upset. Ryan and Rachel then left the room to go to the living room. Once there Mrs. Jenkins started to ask them questions.
"How many times has this happened?" She asked them as they sat on the couch. The two looked at each other.
"Not that much." Rachel said speaking for the first time since Ryan woke her up.
"How many times a week is not that much?" she asked again.
"Not often." she turned around to see it was Joe that answered.
"Mr. Moore I was asking the children." She said annoyed.
"I know who you were asking. I am telling you what's up." He answered back.
"With foster children in your care you can not get drunk and pass out. These children need care." She said her face showing how much she was angry. Ryan and Rachel were caught in the middle again.
"I can assure you it won't happen again." Elaine said calmly. "The children will be looked after."
"You better make sure of that. Next infraction, these children will have to be taken out of your care." She said then turned back to the teens. "Now if t his happens again or if you feel you are unsafe please call me." She stated calmly and Ryan and Rachel nodded knowing that they wouldn't be calling.
"I am putting this in your file. Anything else happens the children are gone." She said and motioned the guys to follow her and she left. Joe went over to close the door. Rachel huddled over to Ryan. They were both scared they were going to be hit because of that little visit. But instead Joe sat on the couch and leaned back and put his hand over his head.
"I'll go start dinner." Elaine said and went into the kitchen. Ryan and Rachel sat there unmoving. Not really sure what to do or what was coming. Joe took his hand away from his eyes and looked at the teens and saw that they were scared. Ryan had his arm across Rachel as if he was scared they were going to be attacked and Rachel held his arm probably thinking t he same thing.
"I'm not going to hurt you. It wasn't your fault that we went out and got drunk." he said realizing that the kids were probably hit or beaten in similar situations before. "Don't worry about anything go and get cleaned up." He said softly. The two started to get off the couch and stood up slowly.
"We don't have any clean clothes" Ryan said softly not looking up at Joe.
"Oh. How long were we gone?" Joe said confused.
"You guys were gone on and off for about a week." Ryan said softly.
"Really?" Joe said shocked. "Ok I will get the laundry and take it to the laundry mat." He said getting up and heading to the bed room. The two did know how to do the laundry but since there was no washer in the house and no money and no way for them to get to the mat, they couldn't do it themselves.
Rachel and Ryan were relieved. That was the first time a meeting like that happened where they didn't get hit. They looked at each other and thought this place might work out after all.