This has to be my second favorite of the oneshots.

This one's funny! And I see where Jordan popped in for a visit on one of my chapters.

She's just jealous that I actually learned by myself. :-)

Emily's 9; Chad's 10

Enjoy!

"Where's Emster?" Chad asked Troy.

"Downstairs. She's been sitting in front of the window for hours," Troy replied, "Why do you wanna know?"

"No reason."

"I think you liking her would be a good reason," Troy teased.

"I do not like her!"

"I mean you guys already have pet names picked out for each other!"

"We do not!"

"Oh Emster! I loooooove you," Troy mocked him.

"SHUT UP!"

"Chill, dude. I was just picking."

"I'm going to check on Ems-, I mean Emily, now," Chad walked downstairs.

There she was – right where Troy said – in front of the window. Emily stared blankly out of it with unshed tears welled in her eyes.

'I don't think I've ever seen Emster cry,' he thought as he moved quietly over to her. "Hey," he said quietly.

"Chadinater," she blinked back the tears quickly, "What do you want?"

"Just coming to check on you."

"Well, I'm fine. So go back to doing stupid stunts with my brother now."

"First time away from your mom?" he asked as he sat next to her.

"Is it that obvious?" she laughed gently.

Laura Bolton had gotten a new job with some big named company that little 9-year-old Emily hadn't bothered to learn. Her new job required her to be gone weeks at a time on business trips.

Emily had never been away from her mom longer than a school day or a weekend with the grandparents. But weeks? Emily just wasn't adjusting.

"Don't worry," he put his arm around her shoulder, "The next two weeks will fly by."

"Yeah, just like the first one did," Emily rolled her eyes.

"It will! Because, see now, Chadinater's here to save the day…err weeks."

Emily laughed gently again. "Thanks," she smiled.

"Don't thank me. Thank Troy for forcing me to come down here."

"Oh, so Troy sent you down here…"

"No, he teased me out of the room. I came to check on you because I wanted to."

"Aw, can poor Chadinater not take Troy's jokes?"

"They were cruel," he said sarcastically.

"Not as cruel as this," she poked him on a small bruise on his arm.

"OW! I told you not to poke it!"

"But it's like this big purple button saying 'Poke me'."

"It's official; you and Troy are related."

"Snicker, snicker," she said childishly.

"Snickers are a candy bar!"

"Good! Now that you can identify food, let's see if you can spell: D-O-R-K."

"Well, Bolton, aren't you witty?"

"You don't know what it spells do you?"

Chad thought for a minute.

"It spells 'dork'," she answered for him with a smirk on her face.

"HEY! That's mean!"

"Ahh, you'll live."

"But you won't!" he chased her around the house.

Emily squealed and Troy came downstairs.

"You two, please stop."

"Chad's taking my mind off of Mommy being gone," Emily told him.

"Well, take her mind off more quietly."

"Aye, aye cap'n!" Emily saluted.

"Come on, Emster, I'll mercilessly tickle you in the backyard," he laughed.

Emily didn't think about her mom being gone the rest of the day.

I like the spelling part. haha

Well, hope you guys enjoyed it!

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