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Misha walked down the little redhead's bedroom and knocked on the door.

"GO AWAY!"

Misha sighed and opened the door and found the little girl jumping up and down on the bed. The room was done in pink with a canopy bed, it really didn't seem to fit Danni. "Nice room."

Danni stopped jumping and scowled at Misha. "It sucks ass..but jerko had it fixed before I even got here..I hate pink!"

Misha nodded and went to sit on the edge of the bed. "I'm not overly fond of pink myself..maybe we can get it fixed up the way you like, you shouldn't call your dad names."

Danni flopped back on the bed. "I don't want you to be my nanny and I don't want you or your kid livin' here."

"Well I am your nanny and we are going to be living her, so I guess you should just make the best of it." Misha said keeping her voice friendly and pleasant.

Danni sighed. "How come I don't get no say in what gos on here?"

Misha did smile then. "Because you're a little girl..but you can have some say so in how your room looks..we could go shopping tomorrow, pick out things you like."

"Fine..but I get to fix it anyway I want it and I still don't like you." Danni said sticking her tongue out at Misha.

Misha just sighed, she had her work cut out for her with this one.


Trini stood by the changing table as Mark carefully changed Lexi's diaper. Mark was more than pleased that as long as Trini stood beside the baby and talked and held her little hand, she seemed as pleased as punch.

"You're really good with her..you must be a round a lot of babies." Mark said as he taped the diaper in place.

Trini smiled up at the big man, she was only used to being around her Pawpaw, well as far as men was concerned, not counting all PawPaw's writer friends, that came around. She liked the big man, even if his face looked grumpy a lot. "Well when my PawPaw was alive, his friends brought all their kids over, sometimes babies..I like babies..they are so cute."

Mark nodded. "Well Lexi seems to like you." He went to pick the baby up and she started screaming again.

Trina looked at the screaming baby. "You know maybe she is not used ta men, cuz she don't scream with me or mommy."

Mark hadn't thought about that, could be the case as he tried to hold on to the squirming , screaming child.

Trini ran over to the rocker. "Here put her in my lap."

Mark wasn't about to argue and walked over setting the baby in the little girls lap. Trini carefully held the baby and rocked her a bit , cooing and talking to her. Mark shook his head, she wouldn't even stop crying for her own sister, but she seemed to really like this girl.

Misha walked in and smiled at her daughter holding the baby. "I guess we should head back to the house and pick our stuff up." Misha said.

Mark shook his head. "Umm can't you just have someone pick it up..I mean with the baby and all..."

Misha had to smile, he really did not have a clue about babies. "She is going to have to get to know you, just give it time, we have to get our things, we'll be back tonight."

Mark sighed and nodded. "How did things go with the brat?"

Misha just shrugged. "You really shouldn't call her that, it wasn't good ,wasn't bad, we're going to go tomorrow and let her pick out stuff for her room, she hates pink."

Mark rolled his eyes. "She hates everything..but fine..maybe a change will improve her disposition, but I doubt it."

Misha just smiled. "You might be surprised..c'mon Trini."

Trini sighed. "Mommy I could stay here and help with the baby.."

Mark about feel down at the girls feet. "Yeah yeah..that's a great idea..I'll feed her lunch, maybe the Lexi will take a nap, the girls can play on the playground." Mark said trying to make it sound like a great idea.

Misha laughed because she wasn't fooled. "Well I don't know...."

Trini grinned up at her mother, still holding on to the baby." C'mon mommy pleaseeeeee..I'll be good..I wont be no trouble to Mister Mark..I promise."

Misha looked at Mark, who looked desperate and Trini who put on her best puppy dog look. "Wellll okay..but you help with the baby and be good okay?"

Trini smiled. "I will I promise."

Mark looked so relieved that Misha laughed again. She bent and kissed her daughter's cheek. "I'll be back in a little while, our stuff is packed, so it shouldn't take too long. I love you"

Misha smiled up at her mother. "I love you too mommy."

Mark was envious of the love between the two, his daughter hated his guts, he sighed, things would never be like that between him and Danni.

After Misha left Trini looked up at Mark. "Lexi is prolly ready ta eat huh?"

Mark nodded. "Yeah about that time, let me carry her downstairs and I 'll fix her a bottle and some baby fruit or something." Thinking about the tons of jars of baby food he had bought.

Trini nodded and Mark winced when he picked the baby up and she started screaming.

Trini trotted after Mark. "Don't worry she'll get used ta you."

Mark shook his head. "Yeah, but will I have any hearing left before she does?" He asked starting down the stairs.

Trini giggled and followed him down chattering at the baby trying to distract her that Mark was carrying her.

Mark carried her in the kitchen putting her in the highchair and strapping her in. Trini looked around. "Wowww this sure is a big kitchen."

Mark nodded. "Yeah..but I guess with three kids around now, we'll need a big one."

The kitchen was done in a white and black pattern with black and white appliances.

Trini sat down in the chair nearest the baby and looked around as Mark heated a bottle and heated a little bit of baby banana's for Lexi.

He poured Trini some juice and made her a peanut butter sandwich and laid a few cookies on the plate and set it in front of the girl. "Thank you."

Mark just nodded and sat down trying to feed Lexi, who was mostly spitting it out and playing with it. Mark sighed.

Trini giggled. "Babies do that, they like ta feel their food and look at it." She said as she ate the sandwich.

Just then Danni came sulking through the doorway. "What you aint gonna feed me?"

Mark gave her a pointed look. "You know where the kitchen is at, what do you want, a engraved invitation."

Danni stuck her tongue out at him. "Fine I will just starves!"

Trini looked at the girl, she might be acting mad, but she knew the girls feelings were probably hurt because Mister Mark didn't call her to join them, kids were funny that way and she would bet her feelings would be hurt too, if Mommy fixed lunch and didn't remember to call her down. "Hey Danni, want me to fix you a sandwich?"

Danni scowled at the older girl. "No..I can do it myself." She snapped.

Mark was getting really tired of her attitude. "Danni sit your tail down right now." He said and got up to go fix her a sandwich.

Danni slammed down in the chair slouching down crossing her arms. "Dummy." She muttered.

Mark opted to ignore her, but Trini just couldn't believe that she talked to her daddy that way. Trini scooted over and started feeding the baby and Danni glared at her. "You is just a kid..you cant do that."

Mark rolled his eyes. "She's fine, she knows what she is doing."

Misha offered the spoon to Danni. "Here you wanna do it, shes your sister."

Danni looked surprised, cause Mark wouldn't let her do nothing to help with Lexi, he acted like she was going to kill the baby or something, but before Mark could open his mouth, Danni scooted over in the chair next to Trini and started carefully feeding the baby, who smiled at her.

Trini smiled. "Wow you're really good at that, she is eating way more for you, prolly cuz you is her sister."

Danni actually smiled and Mark almost fell over, he had never seen her smile. He set the food down. Maybe Trini and her mother was just what the doctor ordered.