"Time for school"

Jamie woke the next day to hear Joshua laughing at something. She moved the dark blue blanket away from her and got out of her bed. She dug through her dresser for some clothes that Max had gotten for her. She picked out a pair of blue jeans and a pink t-shirt. She put them on and walked out into the living room where she found Joshua and a young man talking about how the young man scared a few people at work with a stupid buzzer pen. She stood there for a few seconds and finally the young man turned around and looked at her. Joshua took the opportunity to introduce the two.

"Jamie this is Alec... Alec this is Jamie." Joshua smiled

Alec looked down at Jamie and smiled.

"Hey there half pint." Alec greeted

"Nice to meet you too." replied Jamie

Jamie walked over to the fire place and sat down on the pile of pillows and picked up a book that she had been reading. It was titled Harry potter and the chamber of secrets. She began to read quietly and Alec turned to Joshua...

"She takes after you, father Joshua." Alec laughed

"I'm a father?" Joshua asked confused

"Um, ok you did take her in right?"

Joshua nodded

"You are taking care of her right?"

Joshua nodded again

"Sounds like you're a father to me." Alec mused

Joshua smiled happily and looked at his "daughter" by the fire. Alec then realized he was going to be late for work and got his stuff together to leave. before he turned to leave he turned to Jamie.

"Guess I will see you around half pint." he said to her

"See ya..." she replied with out looking up.

Alec left with a shrug and a pat on the back from Joshua. Joshua decided he would join Jamie by the fire and see what was so interesting about her book. When he finally sat down he noticed she was reading the same page over and over, as if looking for some thing. Joshua asked Jamie for the book and she willingly gave it over to him. He smiled at her and began to read aloud. She laid her head against his shoulder and they sat reading for almost three hours. By the time Joshua got to the 16th chapter Jamie had fallen asleep by his side. Just as he was about to get up and move Max walked in the door. She watched him move Jamie gingerly from her spot so he could get up. He closed the book and placed next to Jamie. Max smiled at Joshua as he put a finger to his mouth to indicate silence. She beckoned him out of the room and into the kitchen to talk to her.

"Joshua, how long has she been sleeping?" Max asked

"Don't know, she just fell asleep..." replied Joshua

Joshua peaked his head around the corner of the wall and looked at Jamie who had repositioned herself after Joshua had moved. He then turned back to max.

"Joshua father now." he smiled

"Yeah i guess you kind of are a father Joshua." replied max with a smile

Joshua nodded and smiled again. Max sat at the table that sat in the middle of the kitchen and waved Joshua over.

"Joshua i have some good news..." max began

Joshua started to look excited.

"Logan and i have found some one to home school Jamie. That way she can learn new things..."

Joshua's smile then disappeared at the words "home school". He shook his head very fast as if not wanting to make noise that would wake Jamie.

"Oh don't worry big fella. The teacher will come to logan's and teach her there." max reassured Joshua

"good." he sighed in relief

And at with that max and Joshua sat at the kitchen table and talked about what Jamie would learn from this new teacher. Joshua was eager to learn new things himself but he knew he couldn't leave the confines of his house. He was happy that his little friend could learn though, and that maybe she can teach him in return.