"All right, here is game plan," Carol announced as the family ate their breakfast at the table. "Kate will be in charge of moving her stuff to the basement, and Meg will be assisting. Kate, if you want to keep any of your furniture let me know, and I'll help Dad move later."
"Keep any of my furniture? Where would I put my stuff if I didn't keep it?" Kate questioned.
"We have to buy some new pieces either way. I figured I'd give you the choice," Carol explained.
"No fair!" Tess called out.
"You could have given up your room," Kate told her.
Tess glared at her sister.
"Actually, Tess, you may get something new anyway," Carol said.
"What?" Tess asked eagerly.
"Bed. I think it would be a good idea to have two beds in the room in case we have to have an emergency placement," Carol explained. That seemed to satisfy Tess, and Carol continued her assignments.
Carol spent the rest of the weekend giving orders. By Sunday afternoon, Tess, Kate, and Meg had enough. All three were sitting on the family room floor watching television.
Doug walked by and said, "You have nothing better to do."
"No, we're tired," Kate told him not looking away from the program.
"Then take a nap. You aren't turning into those kids who stay inside watching TV and playing computer games all day," he told them walking across the room to turn the TV off.
"We were watching that," Tess protested.
"I'm afraid I don't really care," he told her.
Tess, Kate, and Meg stayed a few minutes until they realized their father wasn't going to give in. They all went up to Tess' room to talk about how much unjust Doug had been.
"I feel like we should do something," Tess said she sat with her sisters in the kitchen after school the next day.
"Like what?" Kate questioned not looking up from her movie magazine.
"We could get a present," Meg offered.
"Mom, didn't want us to buy anything," Tess told her.
"You could make something," Kate suggested.
"A cake," Meg yelled bouncing out of her chair to get a cookbook. She pulled a thick red one off the shelf and brought to over to her sisters.
Tess and Meg flipped through the desert section until they came across a double chocolate layer cake.
"That one," Meg said pointing at the picture.
Tess read the directions and decided it was too hard for her.
"Kate, you have to help," Tess pleaded. "I failed the cooking portion of home economics class last year."
Kate remembered that event clearly because Tess' F allowed her C- in Math to be overlooked by her parents.
"Fine," Kate told her putting down her magazine.
"Mom and Dad will be surprised too," Meg said as she found the ingredients Kate read out of the book.
Around six o'clock, Carol, Doug, and a nervous looking Andrew arrived at the Ross house. Meg proudly showed off the cake that thanks to Kate had turned out well. Carol and Meg gave Andrew a tour of the house.
"This is your room," Carol told Andrew as she opened the door. The box of toys Meg had gathered was placed next to a nearly empty bookcase.
"Do you want see what in the box?" Meg asked him.
Andrew nodded, and Meg began to pull out and explain each toy. They soon found themselves engaged on an animal safari. They placed groups of animals in their "cages", and somehow the dinosaurs were with the sea creatures.
"Meg Ross!" Carol yelled for downstairs.
"When she uses your whole name, you know you're in trouble," Meg told Andrew before going to see her mother.
Downstairs Carol was holding Meg's arm brace in her hand. Meg had completely forgotten to put it on before her parents came home.
"Oops," Meg said when she saw her brace.
"Oops, is right. Since you won't where this, we're going back to the hospital tonight to have another cast put on," Carol told her.
"No," Meg begged, "I'll wear it."
It was no use, and as promised Meg found herself back at the hospital.
"They didn't even have any good colors," Meg complained when she showed Doug her new dark blue cast later that night.
"Come here," Doug told her muting the TV and had a look at her cast.
Meg sat next to him and rested her head in his lap.
"It's ugly," she pouted.
Doug gently rubbed the top of her head and said, "Well, you wouldn't wear the brace so you're stuck with it for awhile."
"I hate it," Meg sobbed.
"You knew what would happen, and I warned you again the other day," he reminded her.
"It's still ugly," she told him.
"This way you can't take it off unless you find the power saw," Doug teased as he tickled her.
"That would work?" Meg questioned.
"No, and don't try it," he told her.
"Where's Andrew?" Meg asked.
"Asleep," Doug answered.
"What time is it?" she asked.
"Way past your bedtime," he told her. "Look," he said turning toward the door. "Here is the warden to take you to your cell."
Meg giggled.
"Funny, Doug," Carol replied. "Is she down her trying to convince you to cut the cast off?"
"No, although, I could use some practice. I'm a little rusty," he said lifting up Meg's arm and examining it.
"Go get your pajamas on, and I'll come tuck you in," Carol told Meg.
Meg retreated up the stairs leaving her parents alone.
"How was he?" Carol asked.
"Not bad," Doug responded.
"That's good," she said.
"Not was good as you," he whispered.
Carol rolled her eyes and went upstairs to tuck in Meg.
As always thank for all the reviews. You guys rock! Sorry if the Andrew story line is coming out of left field, but I want Andrew in story early. This chapter was short as are the other two. Please keep in mind I spent over a year working on "A Week…" so the chapters are not going to be as long. Can't wait to read all your comments. It makes me smile when I read them.
"Keep any of my furniture? Where would I put my stuff if I didn't keep it?" Kate questioned.
"We have to buy some new pieces either way. I figured I'd give you the choice," Carol explained.
"No fair!" Tess called out.
"You could have given up your room," Kate told her.
Tess glared at her sister.
"Actually, Tess, you may get something new anyway," Carol said.
"What?" Tess asked eagerly.
"Bed. I think it would be a good idea to have two beds in the room in case we have to have an emergency placement," Carol explained. That seemed to satisfy Tess, and Carol continued her assignments.
Carol spent the rest of the weekend giving orders. By Sunday afternoon, Tess, Kate, and Meg had enough. All three were sitting on the family room floor watching television.
Doug walked by and said, "You have nothing better to do."
"No, we're tired," Kate told him not looking away from the program.
"Then take a nap. You aren't turning into those kids who stay inside watching TV and playing computer games all day," he told them walking across the room to turn the TV off.
"We were watching that," Tess protested.
"I'm afraid I don't really care," he told her.
Tess, Kate, and Meg stayed a few minutes until they realized their father wasn't going to give in. They all went up to Tess' room to talk about how much unjust Doug had been.
"I feel like we should do something," Tess said she sat with her sisters in the kitchen after school the next day.
"Like what?" Kate questioned not looking up from her movie magazine.
"We could get a present," Meg offered.
"Mom, didn't want us to buy anything," Tess told her.
"You could make something," Kate suggested.
"A cake," Meg yelled bouncing out of her chair to get a cookbook. She pulled a thick red one off the shelf and brought to over to her sisters.
Tess and Meg flipped through the desert section until they came across a double chocolate layer cake.
"That one," Meg said pointing at the picture.
Tess read the directions and decided it was too hard for her.
"Kate, you have to help," Tess pleaded. "I failed the cooking portion of home economics class last year."
Kate remembered that event clearly because Tess' F allowed her C- in Math to be overlooked by her parents.
"Fine," Kate told her putting down her magazine.
"Mom and Dad will be surprised too," Meg said as she found the ingredients Kate read out of the book.
Around six o'clock, Carol, Doug, and a nervous looking Andrew arrived at the Ross house. Meg proudly showed off the cake that thanks to Kate had turned out well. Carol and Meg gave Andrew a tour of the house.
"This is your room," Carol told Andrew as she opened the door. The box of toys Meg had gathered was placed next to a nearly empty bookcase.
"Do you want see what in the box?" Meg asked him.
Andrew nodded, and Meg began to pull out and explain each toy. They soon found themselves engaged on an animal safari. They placed groups of animals in their "cages", and somehow the dinosaurs were with the sea creatures.
"Meg Ross!" Carol yelled for downstairs.
"When she uses your whole name, you know you're in trouble," Meg told Andrew before going to see her mother.
Downstairs Carol was holding Meg's arm brace in her hand. Meg had completely forgotten to put it on before her parents came home.
"Oops," Meg said when she saw her brace.
"Oops, is right. Since you won't where this, we're going back to the hospital tonight to have another cast put on," Carol told her.
"No," Meg begged, "I'll wear it."
It was no use, and as promised Meg found herself back at the hospital.
"They didn't even have any good colors," Meg complained when she showed Doug her new dark blue cast later that night.
"Come here," Doug told her muting the TV and had a look at her cast.
Meg sat next to him and rested her head in his lap.
"It's ugly," she pouted.
Doug gently rubbed the top of her head and said, "Well, you wouldn't wear the brace so you're stuck with it for awhile."
"I hate it," Meg sobbed.
"You knew what would happen, and I warned you again the other day," he reminded her.
"It's still ugly," she told him.
"This way you can't take it off unless you find the power saw," Doug teased as he tickled her.
"That would work?" Meg questioned.
"No, and don't try it," he told her.
"Where's Andrew?" Meg asked.
"Asleep," Doug answered.
"What time is it?" she asked.
"Way past your bedtime," he told her. "Look," he said turning toward the door. "Here is the warden to take you to your cell."
Meg giggled.
"Funny, Doug," Carol replied. "Is she down her trying to convince you to cut the cast off?"
"No, although, I could use some practice. I'm a little rusty," he said lifting up Meg's arm and examining it.
"Go get your pajamas on, and I'll come tuck you in," Carol told Meg.
Meg retreated up the stairs leaving her parents alone.
"How was he?" Carol asked.
"Not bad," Doug responded.
"That's good," she said.
"Not was good as you," he whispered.
Carol rolled her eyes and went upstairs to tuck in Meg.
As always thank for all the reviews. You guys rock! Sorry if the Andrew story line is coming out of left field, but I want Andrew in story early. This chapter was short as are the other two. Please keep in mind I spent over a year working on "A Week…" so the chapters are not going to be as long. Can't wait to read all your comments. It makes me smile when I read them.