Green was still shocked when she was left alone in the Kitchen. She snapped out of it when she heard Zarek and Zander crying. She ran up the stairs to the second floor of the house and dashed down the hall to the nursery. As she reached the nursery and rushed to the crib the boys stopped crying.
The twins smiled as they saw Green's face.
"Oh, I see how it is.....make Mommy think somethings wrong like that she comes running and gives you some attention huh?" she asked.
She smiled as she picked up Zander. As she placed him close to her body, Zander turned and began to search for her breast.
"Nono sweety Mommy doesn't..." Green said as she tried to ply the baby away, forgetting her pregnancy for a second.
Zander had managed to get to her breast and began to milk.
Green let out a strangled gasp as Zander began to breast feed. The sensation and the fact that she was breast feeding shocking her.
She just stood there for a while in amazement.
As the situation set in, she walked over to the rocking chair in the room and began to rock as Zander breast fed.
Green watched as Zander held her breast with his two little hands. She just stared at him in awe. She caressed his face with the back of her finger. He was soo tiny. So defenseless.
A thought popped into her head that caused her fright.
When had the babies last eaten?
"God baby....you must be starving!" she said to the baby as he continued to feed.
Zander continued to eat to his hearts content for the next 10 minutes. When he was finished Green wiped his mouth and went about to find a towel.
She placed the towel on her shoulder and then began to burp Zander.
When he burped she nodded her head in satisfaction and proceeded to place him in his crib.
As she did Zarek began to squirm and reach out to her. Green smiled in response.
"Don't worry little man, I couldn't forget about you." she said to Zarek as she lifted him out of the crib.
Zarek laughed and kicked his little feet. Green laughed at Zarek. He was happy that he was going to eat.
"You probably love to eat....just like your father." Green said with sadness in her voice.
She quickly breast fed Zarek and burped him.
As she layed Zarek down in the crib she covered the baby's with the blanket from the bottom of the crib.
She then leaned over and kissed the boys.
I wonder when the last time everyone else ate?
With that thought she went down stairs to the kitchen. As she opened the fridge, she was surprised to find food.
"Wow, looks like Broots thought about everything." She commented as she began to extract items from the fridge.
She then began to do what Miss Parker had hardly ever done. She began to cook.
It was hard for her. Having to cook for a party of two and a party of 37 was completely different.
As she began to wonder what exactly she could make for all of them..........Jamieson walked in.
Green stared up at her. Not quite sure what to say....or do.
Jamieson smiled then pointed towards the array of groceries in front of Green.
"You need any help?" Jamieson asked.
Green's eyebrows raised.
"YOU....know how to cook?" Green asked in amusement.
"Yes....I know how to cook. Uncle Bobby wasn't exactly a good cook." Jamieson explaned.
Green nodded her head.
While she had breast fed the babies she had thought of the great sacrifice that Bobby had made for her daughter.
How could Jamieson not love a man that gave up his soul for her?
She had loved a man that had treated her like a peice of property like a father.
It was obvious to her that Bobby loved Jamieson very much.
Green smirked at Jamieson.
"Yeeaahhh......I can't exactly see Bobby cooking much of anything." Green stated skeptically.
Jamieson's face turned serious. Green thought she had said the wrong thing for a moment. That is....until Jamieson spoke.
"Oh no! He could make popcorn with the best of'em!" Jamieson said seriously but soon a huge smile spread across her face.
Green began to laugh out right.
Jamieson came around the center granite island to where Green was.
"I'll tell you what.........I do the cooking and you do all the prep work. Cool?" She asked with one raised eyebrow and a serious face.
Green smiled.
"Deal." Green said.
Most of the family had been sleeping from the long journey that they had taken to get to the house...............but as the smell of cooking filled the air......all of the people in the house began to wake.
All of the children in the house made it down stairs in less than a minute.
As they came to the kitchen they heard the sound of laughter and suddenly the children became very suspicious. As soon as they saw Jamieson and their mother staring at each other and gigling all of them froze.
Jamieson acknowledged them but quickly turned her eyes back to her mother.
Green caught the motion of her daughter's eyes and turned.
"Hey guys.......I'm assuming your all starving?" Green stated more than asked.
None of the children answered, stumped into the scene before them.......when suddenly Ace's stomach growled loudly. He smacked his hand against his stomach and blushed as everyone turned to stare at him.
Green laughed.
"I guess that answers my question." Green said.
D'Artagnan who had been infront of the group spoke first.
"Who cooked?" D'Artagnan asked.
Green smiled.
"Why?" Green asked.
"Who cooked?" Again D'Artagnan asked.
Green began to get upset.
"What does it matter who cooked?" She asked a little bit ticked off.
"WHO COOKED?" D'Artagnan and the rest of the children yelled together.
"I DID!!!!" Jamieson yelled.
The second it was out of her mouth the children began to run for the dining room table. The children began to push and shove for a chair. Ayden's chair was pulled from under him by Avery as she quickly stole his chair. The Adults had come into the dining room hearing the comotion. Bobby coughed to Raymond who had just taken a chair. As Raymond saw Bobby his delighted smile at getting a chair turned into a sight of sadness and dispair. The other adults having already grabbed a chair all that remained was one chair. As Raymond spotted the chair he noticed Ace still standing on the opposite side of the table. Raymond and Ace turned to acknowledge each other both of them began to run to the chair. Both sat down at the same time and began to push each other, while sitting, out of the chair. As Jamieson and Green entered the room, both Ace and Raymond stopped their battle and looked up to the two women. Both of them smiled innocently up at both of the women.
Green and Jamieson shared the same look and stance. Both had arms crossed and both sporting one eyebrow raised and a smile on both of their faces.
Green looked down then back up at the two siblings.
"They're chairs in the kitchen. Raymond.....I think you should be the one to get them......for all four of us."
Raymonds mouth fell open as shock flooded his face.
"What? WHY JUST ME? HE WAS DOING IT TOO!!!" Raymond exclaimed.
"AND ACE IS VERY ILL RIGHT NOW!!! ONE OF YOU SHOULD HAVE FIRST SEEN TO IT THAT ACE FOUND A CHAIR!!!!" Green yelled at all of her children.
The children had the descency to lower their eyes and heads in shame.
D'Artagnan who had been already seated rose from his chair.
"Ace can have my chair....I'll go get one from the kitchen." Dar offered.
He then went in search of the chair in the kitchen. As he did so Ian got up from his seat.
"Raymond can have my chair." Ian stated as he followed Dar to the kitchen.
Raymond and Ace both looked at each other with guilty looks. They then lifted themselves from the chair and followed Dar and Ian to the kitchen to help them bring the chairs.
"Oh my GOD was THAT good!!" Green stated as she reclined on one of the sofa's in the family room.
"I'm glad you liked it!" Jamieson said with a smile on her face.
"LIKED IT? I think I just gained another 10 pounds by thinking about what we just ate." Green said sarcastically.
Jamieson laughed.
" How did you make that cheesecake? I've never had any cheesecake that good in a LONG time." Green said with a huge smile gracing her lips.
Jamieson smiled sadly.
"Ohhh.....I'd say about the same time I discovered Pez." Jamieson responded.
Green's smile quickly turned to a frown. Green had to close her eyes and remind herself to breath.
Pez.
How three small letters could evoke the emotions to HIM were incredible.
How three little letters could take her back to a time where the sight of the three letters made her angry.
Angry at him.
And now.......as her daughter stated that she discovered Pez.......the three little letters became something more.
She craned her head to look at her daughter in the opposite sofa looking up to the ceiling. And as she stared at Jamieson......she knew what the word now meant for her.
Jamieson turned her head to stare into Green's eyes.
Green smiled.
It meant family.
And there they stayed into the night. Talking about discoveries and adventure. Of food and favorites..............as the moon rose full in the night sky.