LadyJadePerendhil- that was one of my favorite lines too. And I love having little Parker act a lot Like her older self. Just wait and see how she answers the phone in this chapter.

Erikstrulove- Wait no more here is the next chapter.


CHAPTER 4

JAROD'S RETURN


August 18, 1962

8:39am

Blue Cove, Delaware

Parker Manor

"Now I expect for the three of you to behave yourselves for the new nanny. Do not give her a hard time. Do you here me Morgan Elixandra Parker?" Catherine said as she and her husband were leaving for work. Sammy noticed how Mr. Parker winced when Catherine used Mor's whole name. Mor winced too, but only because she knew that her mother was serious.

"We be good Cat." Jarod said speaking for all three of them. Jarod was back and Sammy couldn't be anymore relived.

"Catherine we must leave now or we'll be late. I have a very important meeting." Mr. Parker sighed. Sammy wondered if Mor made Mr. Parker sigh a lot or if it was just something else.

"I'm coming Richard." Catherine said as she kissed each of the children and left with her husband.

"Well then what would the three of you like to do today?" Emma asked. 'Poor Emma' Sammy thought 'she has no idea what she's getting into'.

Emma was Mor's new nanny, she was Sammy's as well. Recently Sammy's mother had gone back to working for the Centre. She was a nurse in the infirmary, and worked under Edna Raines. Catherine and Elizabeth had decided to hire a nanny for Mor and Sammy and share the cost. Sammy now spent all day with Mor. In the afternoons his mother and father brought him home. Though there were some days when both his parent's worked late and he would spend the night at Mor's. Sometimes if Catherine worked late Mor would stay over at Sammy's house.

With Jarod back for two weeks Mor had planed a load of things for the three of them to do. None of which involved a nanny. In fact nothing Mor ever seamed to want to do involved a nanny. Emma was Mor and Sammy's second nanny in three weeks. June had been the last nanny. Mor took a quick dislike to her. It took two weeks but Mor had managed to get rid of her. Sammy doubted that June would ever be a nanny again after all the things Mor did to her.

"Emma," Mor began sweetly, "We wanna play cowboys and Indians"

Emma looked at Mor "Wouldn't you rather play with dolls sweetie?" Emma asked Mor. Jarod and Sammy tried not to giggle.

"I rather not." Mor replied in that same sweet, angelic tone. Jarod and Sammy exchanged looks they knew that tone of voice Mor was using clearly the new nanny had no earthly clue. Mor defiantly was not sweet or angelic.

"Well then I guess we can play cowboys and Indians." Emma sighed. 'Save your sighs Emma you're gonna need em.' Jarod and Sammy thought.

"Good." Mor said "Me 'n Jar 'n Sammy are Indian's you is da cowboy."

'Oh dear God no' Sammy thought he knew just where Mor was going with this game she had done the same to June. Glancing at Jarod and seeing his frown Sammy saw that the older boy also knew what Mor was up to.

"Emma you stay we be back." Mor insisted. The three children returned a few moments latter later wearing Indian headdresses and play bow and arrows. Mor wore the largest headdress out of the three children. Mor had said the bravest was always chief of the tribe.

Both Sammy and Jarod had taken off their shirts and had painted their chest with finger paint. Mor had red, yellow and blue lines on her cheeks. In her hand Mor carried a cowboy hat.

"Dis your's Emma." Mor said handing over the hat.

"Thank you Morgan." Emma said. Jarod and Sammy cringed for the outburst that was about to come from Mor.

"You not call me Morgan, Emma. Call me Park." Mor said once again using her angelic tone. Sammy and Jarod stared at her in shock. Usually when some one other than Catherine called Mor, Morgan she went into a rage. It was obvious to the two boys that Mor was putting on her best behavior to lull Emma into a false sense of security.

"Okay, Park now what?" Emma asked the little girl.

"We chase you." Mor told Emma. "Run." Mor said as she notched her tiny bow. Emma jogged away from the children. Yet not fast enough for Mor had let her arrow fly and the suction cup tip of the arrow hit Emma in the small of the back.

"You go Jar." Mor said. Jarod notched his arrow and fired it at Emma it too hit is target. Sammy went last his shot was not as good as the two older children's but it still managed to hit Emma at her heel.

Mor and Jarod had the gift to copy any thing they saw, Sammy did to only he couldn't do it any where near as well as Mor and Jarod. All the older two children had to do was watch a western once and they could imitate the characters on screen, 'almost become them' Sammy had heard Mr. Parker say last week.

The three children ran after Emma picking up their fallen arrows. Emma had ran out into the backyard. Right were Mor had wanted her to. Mor, Jarod and Sammy grabbed the three pieces of rope Mor had stashed by the back door.

"Can you do it Jar?" Mor asked.

"Think so. Did it before wit the chair 'cept it was smaller." Jarod answered her.

"Do it Jar." Sammy urged. Mor had told him that Jarod could lasso like the real cowboys and Indians in the movies and Sammy wanted to see it. Jarod began to twirl the rope in front of him and then over his head, looking for all the world like a miniature Indian. Mor and Sammy then began to run after Emma chasing her towards the rot iron chair bolted towards the patio that stood a few feet from Jarod. Emma could not see Jarod who was hidden behind a Ficus that decorated the patio.

Seeing the chair Emma collapsed, just as she did Jarod lassoed her to the chair. Sammy and Mor then quickly tied Emma down before she realized what was happening.

The three children then came to stand in front of her grinning. Though reluctant at first to go along with Mor's plan, Jarod and Sammy had to admit it was fun.

"Okay now untie me children." Emma said.

"Can't." Jarod said. "Real cowboys get out on der own say so in da movies."

"Bye Emma." Sammy said.

"Come get us when you free." Mor waved and the three children went inside.

"So whatcha gotta show us?" Jarod asked Mor.

"Up stairs in da attic." Mor said.

"Mor..." Sammy began but was interrupted by the phone.

"I get it." Mor said and climbed a chair to reach the phone. "What?" Mor said.

"Morgan Elixandra Parker what have I told you about answering the phone in such a manner?"Came Catherine's voice.

"Don't" Mor replied sweetly. Catherine sighed

"Baby where's Emma?"

"She in da bathroom Momma." Mor said.

"Oh, is everything going all right?"

"Yup we all playing wit de legos. Me, Sammy 'n Jar bein' good like you say to." Mor lied expertly.

"Okay then I'll see you when I get home. Love you baby."

"Love you Momma." Mor said and hung up the phone. She then began to laugh. "Silly Momma." Mor said and leapt down from the chair.

"What Cat say?" Sammy asked.

"What we doing. And dat she be back after work." Mor answered. "Now come on." She said and led the two boys to the attic.

"Mor maybe we not." Sammy said as he stared at the door.

"We going." Mor said. "Jar get da door." Jarod stretched up and turned the knob. The door creaked open and light filtered into the dark room.

"Mor what bout light?" Sammy asked.

"You and Jar hold me up." She said. The two boys held Mor by her legs and lifted her up. Mor then stretched her arm as far as it could go and managed to turn on the light.

"What up der?" Jarod asked. Mor shrugged her shoulder.

"Let find out." Mor told him. Jarod led the way up the stairs Mor behind him and Sammy behind Mor.

"Hey Mor, Sammy look at dis." Jarod said pointing at a trunk.

"Wow." Mor and Sammy gasped.

"Think gold in it like in da movies?" Sammy asked.

"Let's find out." Mor said opening the trunk. "No gold just paper." Mor said pulling out four red files.

"Maybe a map in um." Sammy suggested. The three children opened the files.

"Look 's us." Jarod said pointing at the pictures of the three of them.

"Jar I seen dat boy in my dream for." Mor said.

"Who he?" Sammy asked.

"Ro-bert, Bow-man." Jarod sounded out. Jarod had been able to read for the past seven months, but the adults didn't know just how well he could read.

Mor studied the picture as she cocked her head to the side.

twin. lyle. twin. lyle.

"Lets see what else here," Mor suggested shaking her head free of the whispers, and the uneasy feeling she got from the four files. The children placed the files back in the truck.

They then spent the rest of the afternoon in the attic. They had found some of Mor's old toys and played with them. They also played cops and robbers when they discovered a badge that belonged to Catherine's grandfather.

Around noon the children became hungry. They went downstairs in search of Emma. Emma was still tied to the chair and had fallen asleep.

"Emma!" The children yelled waking her up. Emma's eyes snapped open and she glared at the children.

"Guess you no real cowboy." Sammy said as the three children untied her.

"We hungry Emma." Jarod said handing Emma a glass of water. Jarod had thought far ahead enough to come to the conclusion that Emma might be thirsty. "Want grill cheese."

"Okay lets go inside." Emma said after downing half of the water. When Emma first saw the children she was furious with them but when Jarod had given her the water she soften a bit. More then anything she was relived that they were alright. Mrs. Parker had warned her that the children were quite active and had a knack of causing trouble.

Emma had to admit that the children were quite brilliant when it came to trapping her. All and all they did seem like rather sweet children.

Emma led the three children into the kitchen. Emma busied herself with making the children their grilled cheese sandwiches. Sammy, Mor, and Jarod watched her. They were impressed, Emma made grilled cheese sandwiches like a pro.

"Here you three go." Emma said placing a sandwich and a glass of milk in front of each of them.

"Thank you Emma." They said in unison.

"Your welcome. Now I'll be right back can I trust you three not to run off?" Emma asked. The three children nodded their heads, as they chewed on their sandwiches.

When Emma left they placed their sandwiches down on the plates.

"We keep her?" Sammy asked.

"She make good grill cheese." Jarod said.

"She better then June too." Mor said

"So we be nice to her." Sammy spoke.

"But not too nice." Mor replied she still had many things she wanted to show Jarod and Sammy and Mor need Emma out of the way to do it. "We be nice today and tomorrow."

"Kay." The boys agreed and the children went back to their lunch.


August 19, 1962

6:23pm

Blue Cove, Delaware

Parker Manor

"Jarod, Morgan, I want you two on your best behavior tonight while your at Sammy's." Catherine said. Jarod and Mor were going to Sammy's for the night.

"We be good Cat." Jarod replied.

"Alright lets go." Catherine said and took the children to Sammy's


"I'll pick them up in the morning Lizzie." Catherine said as she left.

"Bye Catherine." Elizabeth said and closed the door.

"What do you three want to do tonight?" Allen asked the three children.

"Cowboys and Indians?" Mor suggested.

"No." Jarod and Sammy said.

"Now boys I'm quite sure that there is a western on tonight. The five of us will sit down to watch it after dinner." Allen said

"Kay Daddy." Sammy said relieved that he, Mor and Jarod would not be tying his parents to any chairs.

"Had a dream 'bout dat boy 'gain." Mor said as the three of them were drifting off to sleep. "I think I knowed him before."

"Sammy?" Jarod said softly after Mor had fallen asleep.

"Yeah?"

"You always gonna look after Mor?"

"Course."

"Good cause I can't always. So you gotta."

"Kay Jar." Sammy replied and fell asleep.

Jarod stayed awaken for almost for another hour thinking of the second dream Mor had, had the previous night, the one she didn't remember.

Mor had woken up shaking the night before. She clung to Jarod begging him never to leave her, for him not to let the bad men get him. Jarod promised her that he wouldn't, and Mor had fallen asleep in his arms as she said the words tick-tock over and over. She had no recollection of any of it the next morning.


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