I do not own any of the "Summerland" characters mentioned in this story.
This story would take place some weeks after Bradin, Nikki, and Derrick move in with Ava, Johnny, Susannah, and Jay.
Chapter 1 Ava walked into her kitchen on a bright Saturday morning and found her friend Johnny eating cereal.
"Morning," said Ava to Johnny with a yawn.
"Morning," said Johnny.
"Have you seen Bradin this morning?" asked Ava. "He wasn't in his room, and I thought it kind of strange for him not to sleep in on a morning when he doesn't have to work."
"He came running through here a few minutes ago saying something about how 'HE WASN'T GROUNDED ANYMORE', so he was probably just anxious for freedom," said Johnny with a slight grin on his face.
"I know that these last few weeks have been long for him," said Ava, "but I hope that he learned something."
"You better hope that he never brings pot into this house again," said Johnny, "because if he does there'll be hell to pay."
"Johnny," said Ava in a calm voice, "you shouldn't yell those kinds of things at him, he needs closure and reassurance, not a raging guy."
"Ava," said Johnny as he rolled his eyes, "there are so many things that could have gone wrong with pot in this house. What if Nikki had found the pot? She would have known what it was, but she would have assumed that because it was ok for Bradin to use it, then it must be ok for her to use it too."
"I doubt that Nikki thinks just because Bradin does something, that she can do it too," said Ava.
"You right," said Johnny, "Nikki was a bad example. Derrick could just have easily have found it, and he definitely wouldn't have known what it was. Derrick could have picked-."
"I could have picked what up," said Derrick as he entered the room.
"Nothing," said Ava as she fixed some cereal for Derrick. She placed the bowl infront of him, and said, "eat something before you go out."
Ava, Johnny, and Derrick were soon joined by Susannah, Jay, Nikki, and Bradin, who had just come in from surfing.
"Kids," said Ava as soon as everyone was seated, "Susannah and I have to go to Las Angeles to show a fall line, so you guys are going to spend the next
two weeks at your grandmother's house in New York."
Ava waited for the kids' reactions, but none came. They just stared at her
with blank expressions.
Bradin finally broke the ice with, "Two weeks."
"Yes," said Ava.
"Two weeks away from the waves," said Bradin.
"Away from Cameron," piped in Nikki.
"Away from you guys," said Derrick.
"You guys," said Ava, "it's not like you're going to stay with a complete
stranger, this is your grandmother, your dad's mother, you're staying
with."
"Why can't we just stay here with Johnny and Jay?" asked Nikki.
"Seriously," said Johnny, who had had no idea what the girls had been
planning.
Susannah and Ava looked at each other and burst out laughing.
"You two could not keep three kids together for two weeks," said Susannah.
"I resent that," said Jay. "Johnny and I could handle it."
"In fact," said Johnny, "we could probably do a better job than their
grandmother.
"Why don't you let them try, at least," said Bradin.
"Bradin," said Ava, "just because you and Nikki don't want to be separated from 'things' doesn't mean that Johnny and Jay can handle everything for
two entire weeks without us."
"I think that we can," said Johnny. "I can take some time off work, and Nikki & Derrick still have some summer camp left. Bradin can keep working
at Jay's. "He's got a point," said Jay. "We aren't the greatest, but we're better
than nothing."
"We could just give them a chance," said Susannah. "It isn't like they're
going to lose them or anything."
"I don't know," said Ava, "we sometimes have a hard time managing with all
four of us here."
"We'll behave," said Nikki and Bradin together.
"What do you think Derrick?" asked Jay.
"I would rather stay here than at grandmother's," said Derrick.
"Well," said Ava, "I guess it's settled then. "Starting at three o'clock,
Johnny and Jay are going to be in charge for two weeks."
This story would take place some weeks after Bradin, Nikki, and Derrick move in with Ava, Johnny, Susannah, and Jay.
Chapter 1 Ava walked into her kitchen on a bright Saturday morning and found her friend Johnny eating cereal.
"Morning," said Ava to Johnny with a yawn.
"Morning," said Johnny.
"Have you seen Bradin this morning?" asked Ava. "He wasn't in his room, and I thought it kind of strange for him not to sleep in on a morning when he doesn't have to work."
"He came running through here a few minutes ago saying something about how 'HE WASN'T GROUNDED ANYMORE', so he was probably just anxious for freedom," said Johnny with a slight grin on his face.
"I know that these last few weeks have been long for him," said Ava, "but I hope that he learned something."
"You better hope that he never brings pot into this house again," said Johnny, "because if he does there'll be hell to pay."
"Johnny," said Ava in a calm voice, "you shouldn't yell those kinds of things at him, he needs closure and reassurance, not a raging guy."
"Ava," said Johnny as he rolled his eyes, "there are so many things that could have gone wrong with pot in this house. What if Nikki had found the pot? She would have known what it was, but she would have assumed that because it was ok for Bradin to use it, then it must be ok for her to use it too."
"I doubt that Nikki thinks just because Bradin does something, that she can do it too," said Ava.
"You right," said Johnny, "Nikki was a bad example. Derrick could just have easily have found it, and he definitely wouldn't have known what it was. Derrick could have picked-."
"I could have picked what up," said Derrick as he entered the room.
"Nothing," said Ava as she fixed some cereal for Derrick. She placed the bowl infront of him, and said, "eat something before you go out."
Ava, Johnny, and Derrick were soon joined by Susannah, Jay, Nikki, and Bradin, who had just come in from surfing.
"Kids," said Ava as soon as everyone was seated, "Susannah and I have to go to Las Angeles to show a fall line, so you guys are going to spend the next
two weeks at your grandmother's house in New York."
Ava waited for the kids' reactions, but none came. They just stared at her
with blank expressions.
Bradin finally broke the ice with, "Two weeks."
"Yes," said Ava.
"Two weeks away from the waves," said Bradin.
"Away from Cameron," piped in Nikki.
"Away from you guys," said Derrick.
"You guys," said Ava, "it's not like you're going to stay with a complete
stranger, this is your grandmother, your dad's mother, you're staying
with."
"Why can't we just stay here with Johnny and Jay?" asked Nikki.
"Seriously," said Johnny, who had had no idea what the girls had been
planning.
Susannah and Ava looked at each other and burst out laughing.
"You two could not keep three kids together for two weeks," said Susannah.
"I resent that," said Jay. "Johnny and I could handle it."
"In fact," said Johnny, "we could probably do a better job than their
grandmother.
"Why don't you let them try, at least," said Bradin.
"Bradin," said Ava, "just because you and Nikki don't want to be separated from 'things' doesn't mean that Johnny and Jay can handle everything for
two entire weeks without us."
"I think that we can," said Johnny. "I can take some time off work, and Nikki & Derrick still have some summer camp left. Bradin can keep working
at Jay's. "He's got a point," said Jay. "We aren't the greatest, but we're better
than nothing."
"We could just give them a chance," said Susannah. "It isn't like they're
going to lose them or anything."
"I don't know," said Ava, "we sometimes have a hard time managing with all
four of us here."
"We'll behave," said Nikki and Bradin together.
"What do you think Derrick?" asked Jay.
"I would rather stay here than at grandmother's," said Derrick.
"Well," said Ava, "I guess it's settled then. "Starting at three o'clock,
Johnny and Jay are going to be in charge for two weeks."