Isabella's alarm went off at 6 am, groaning she rolled over and hit the snooze. Reaching over for her phone she checked the calendar and saw that it was Sunday. She reset her alarm for 7 and turned over to go back to sleep. When the alarm went off again Isabella got up and headed into the bathroom, she showered and dressed for the day. She was down in the kitchen half and hour later brewing some coffee and starting breakfast. Sunday was always big breakfast day for the kids and she got out the makings for pancakes, bacon, and eggs. She scrubbed a few potatoes in case someone wanted hash browns. Elise was the first one downstairs and immediately started measuring out the pancake ingredients. The kids loved cooking with Isabella because she never cared if they made a mess. Everything could be cleaned up, sometimes if the mess was really big they even helped.
"What should we mix in the pancakes today?" asked Isabella.
"Blueberries and chocolate chips" answered Elise.
"Perhaps we could make half with blueberries and half with chocolate chips." suggested Isabella.
"Um, ok." said Elise. Isabella deftly poured half the pancake mix into a different bowl then got out the blueberries and the chocolate chips. She'd just passed the rinsed blueberries to Elise when Alexander walked downstairs.
"Morning Bella." he said his voice still heavy with sleep.
"Good Morning Alex." said Isabella.
"Awesome! Pancakes!" he said happily. "Can I put on some cooking music?"
"Sure" said Isabella. Soon the kitchen was filled with the music of the Beatles and everyone was singing along.
Meanwhile Daniel had woken up and wandered into his parents room. Climbing into their bed he found his daddy sleeping soundly.
"Daddy?" said Daniel poking Edgar in the chest.
"I'll be up in a minute Norman." said Edgar before rolling away from Daniel.
"Daddy! I am not uncle Norman." said Daniel angrily. Edgar cracked an eye open and saw the frowning face of his youngest son.
"Sorry Daniel." said Edgar apologetically. Reaching up he took him into his arms to give him a hug. Daniel settled down onto his chest and closed his eyes. Both father and son drifted back to sleep.
Isabella and the kids had finished making breakfast, she left the kids to set up placemats and dish out the food while she went upstairs to get Daniel. She was surprised he hadn't come downstairs yet, usually he was the second one up. Walking into his bedroom she saw that he wasn't in bed. Looking into Alex and Elise's rooms she came up empty. Next she checked her own room, then the bathrooms. The last place to look was the master bedroom. She cracked the door open and saw the tableau on the bed. She debated whether she should just let them sleep and then reheat breakfast or awaken Daniel so he could eat with his siblings. Either way she didn't want to wake up Edgar. Deciding that Daniel should get up she crept quietly into the room and rubbed Daniel's back to wake him. His eyes fluttered open and he smiled right before he loudly announced her presence.
"Morning Bella" he said. Edgar's eyes shot open and he sat up rolling Daniel onto the bed. Isabella held her arms out and Daniel bounded into them.
"Breakfast is ready if you want to come downstairs." said Isabella already walking out of the room with Daniel in her arms.
Breakfast was served by the time she walked downstairs and Elise and Alexander were patiently waiting in their seats. Their eyes lit up when Isabella walked into the room carrying Daniel.
"Finally we can eat." said Alexander stabbing a piece of pancake.
"Thanks for waiting, that is very polite." complimented Isabella before setting Daniel into the chair and cutting up his breakfast. Edgar appeared as soon as Isabella sat down. He grabbed a cup of coffee and a plate full of food. The kids all said good morning around mouthfuls of food and Edgar just nodded back to them.
"Oh this coffee is good." said Edgar with a sigh.
"Bella made it" said Elise. "I made the pancakes today and Alex made the eggs and sausage."
"Wow you guys are becoming chefs." said Edgar with a smile. "What's the plan for today?"
"It's Sunday, so after big breakfast we show our homework to Bella and then go to the park or play outside." said Elise.
"Sounds good." said Edgar eating a pancake then making a face. "Are there chocolate chips in this pancake?"
"Yes, it was Elise's turn to pick the mix ins. There are some blueberry pancakes if you don't want chocolate." said Isabella.
"Is this part of the healthy breakfast?" asked Edgar.
"Sort of" said Isabella with a smile. "But don't worry we will all work off all our pancakes at the park."
"Which one are we going to today?" asked Alex anxiously.
"I thought we'd go to Wallingford" said Isabella.
"Awesome, that's the one with the huge wooden play fort" said Alex.
"Daddy are you going with us?" asked Daniel.
"Um, sure" said Edgar. Daniel smiled gleefully as did the other two kids.
After breakfast was finished Isabella busied herself doing the dishes while the kids went upstairs to get their homework. Edgar stayed in the kitchen, just sitting at the island watching Isabella work. His kids came bounding downstairs and immediately assaulted him with homework sheets and a list of questions. Isabella finished the last of the pans and dried her hands. Turning around she saw Edgar's pleading look and decided to take pity on him.
"Ok, who's finished all their homework?" asked Isabella. Daniel was the only one to raise his hand.
"Wow, Daniel what kind of homework do they give you in kindergarten?" asked Edgar.
"Letters." said Daniel holding up his worksheet.
"Ok Elise and Alex get started on finishing your work and set aside what you've finished and I'll check it." said Isabella
"Mommy usually helps me with the writing parts" said Elise anxiously.
"I know sweetie. I'll do my best to help you, ok?" said Isabella.
"Ok" said Elise sadly.
The kids got started and Isabella watched as Edgar read Daniel one of the books he'd brought downstairs, then entered it in his reading log. He was so sweet with his kids, she wondered how he could possibly leave them for such long periods of time. Isabella quickly checked the kids homework, signing the homework completion sheets and making sure the kids corrected the wrong answers. Alexander finished his math homework first, but there were 2 problems he couldn't figure out. Isabella sat with him and they worked through the problems together. Once he was finished he grabbed his homework and headed upstairs to put it in his backpack for school. Moving on to Elise Isabella helped her with the penmanship work and a geography worksheet, when she was finished she took Daniel with her upstairs to dress.
"How's school going?" asked Edgar.
"They are all doing really well, everyone likes their teachers and their classmates." said Isabella. "You should get dressed the kids will be down any minute to go to the park. That is if you still want to go."
"Roger" said Edgar as he headed out of the room.
"That's not my name" Isabella called after him. She could hear him laugh as he made his way up the stairs.
When the kids returned to the kitchen Isabella had already started packing a picnic lunch. She'd managed to make a few pinwheel sandwiches and stow them away before the kids came down. They were definitely a favorite and she loved to surprise the kiddos with them. Putting a variety of salamis and cheeses into the cooler she added drinks and some olives. Alexander always loved trying new foods with her and she found that sitting on a blanket in a park seemed to make all the kids a little more adventurous with their eating. The basket and cooler were full to bursting and the kids were digging around in the pantry picking their favorite snacks.
"I think we are just missing one person and we can go." announced Isabella.
"Dad's just getting dressed" said Alex.
"Why don't you guys put your shoes on so we will be ready to go when your dad comes down." said Isabella. The kids headed off to put their shoes on.
Edgar appeared in the kitchen dressed in shorts and a t-shirt.
"Take a sweatshirt in case you get cold" said Isabella without thinking.
"Yes mommy." said Edgar rolling his eyes.
"Louise told me to take care of all 4 kids, I'm just following her instructions." said Isabella.
"I'll keep that in mind later." said Edgar. Isabella blushed bright red.
"Well if you are ready the kids are chomping at the bit." said Isabella.
"Lets not keep them waiting" said Edgar grabbing the cooler. Isabella grabbed the basket and the pair made their way to the car.
Once everyone was loaded into the car there was a brief moment when Isabella didn't know who was going to drive. She took her time getting everyone settled and the food stowed in the back, by the time she finished Edgar was happily sitting in the passenger seat regaling the kids with the events of Opillio season. Isabella drove to the park while the kids and Edgar continued to catch up. Arriving at the park the kids all headed out to the play equipment. Isabella and Edgar took the picnic supplies to a table and sat down.
"So, do you just let them run around?" asked Edgar, popping open a soda.
"I wish. No they play for a little while on their own then they will ask me to play. Usually tag and I'm always it." said Isabella.
"Sounds like fun, although it's a little disappointing that you can't catch them." said Edgar playfully.
"They are fast little monkeys, just wait until they ask you to play." said Isabella knowingly.
"I bet I could catch all of them." said Edgar proudly.
"Really? What would the stakes of this bet be?" asked Isabella.
"Oh I'm sure I could think of something." said Edgar smugly.
"On second thought, I don't think I would take that bet." said Isabella desperately hoping he couldn't see her blush.
Daniel climbed up the equipment keeping close to his brother and sister. They would take turns helping him climb up and down. Edgar watched in amazement as his kids worked together as a team, he was so proud of them. He watched as Elise held Daniel in her lap while they slid down the big slide. All three kids came over later grabbing Edgar and Isabella's hands and pulling them into a game of tag. They both took off in different directions trying to catch the kids. Edgar realized what Isabella meant about the kids being fast, they were quickly in the playground equipment and scampering out of reach. Isabella slipped through one of the passageways in hot pursuit while Edgar scaled the outside like a stack of pots. Edgar reached the top just after Alex but before Elise and Daniel. He waited for Elise to appear at the top and quickly swung her into his arms. Isabella was holding Daniel's hand as they reached the top together. Edgar took Elise on the slide and landed with a thud at the bottom. Daniel and Isabella came down right after. By the time they got back to the table Alex had already helped himself to a drink and a snack.
"I won" he said triumphantly.
"Yes, you did." said Isabella happily. "After all the exercise are you ready to eat?"
Everyone nodded their heads and dug into the lunch. Everyone including Edgar enjoyed the pinwheel sandwiches. As their new food for the day Isabella set up a antipasto platter and each child tried some of the cheese, olives and meats. Alex loved the spicy capacolla while Elise liked the peppery salami. Daniel loved all the cheeses and Edgar liked it all. After lunch the kids played while Edgar and Isabella cleaned up the mess and repacked the car.
Later at home everyone rested on the couch quietly watching a movie. Dinner was a subdued affair and bedtimes were welcomed by all the kids. Once they were in bed Isabella moved their backpacks to the door and started to put together their lunches. Edgar appeared in the kitchen as she was just putting the last lunch box in the fridge.
"What time do the kids leave for school tomorrow?" he asked snagging a cookie from the jar on the counter.
"I have to be out the door by 7:20 to make sure all the kids get to school on time."
"Cool, can you wake me up before you go downstairs?" asked Edgar.
"Sure" said Isabella.
She finished cleaning up the kitchen then grabbed her laptop and sat down at the island to check her email. Since she'd gotten this job her friends just couldn't stop asking about what it was like living and working for Edgar Hansen from the Deadliest Catch. The current email she was reading was from her friend in New York asking her if the Bearing Sea's sexiest fisherman had returned yet. Snorting to herself she started to reply.
"Do all your friends think so highly of me?" asked Edgar from behind her. Isabella froze. Edgar poked her in the back and said "Well?"
"Most do think similarly." said Isabella.
"Do you share their opinions?" asked Edgar sliding into the chair next to her.
"Fishing for compliments are you?" asked Isabella.
"Avoiding the question?" countered Edgar.
"Yes" said Isabella turning back to the computer screen.
"I can't wait to read the next one." said Edgar leaning over to look at the laptop. Isabella turned the laptop so he could see and went on to the next email. It was from another friend who asked her for a recipe.
"That one was disappointing." said Edgar. "Next."
The next one was from Louise. It was a list of things to pack for Disneyland. Isabella was shocked, she had no idea that the trip was still going to happen.
"Are we still going to Disneyland?" Isabella asked Edgar.
"Louise told me we should still take the kids. You can be my stand-in wife." said Edgar.
"I think I'll just stick with being the nanny." said Isabella.
"Anyway we are going down Monday when the kids start spring break." explained Edgar. "The rooms are all set, you've gone with us every other time we've gone. It'll be the same."
"If you say so." said Isabella.
"It will be fun." said Edgar. "Read the next email." For the next hour Isabella read her emails to Edgar and then helped him check his myspace page.
"Why aren't you my friend on myspace?" asked Edgar after scrolling through some of the notes.
"Because I don't use myspace, I use facebook." replied Isabella. She opened another window on the laptop and showed Edgar her page. He took a few minutes to look through all the pictures and read some of her status updates. There was absolutely no mention of him or his family.
"Why don't you mention us?" asked Edgar feeling slightly offended.
"Because you are a tv star and I'm sure people are practically stalking you, I wouldn't want some stranger to be able to see pictures of you and your family. Besides I don't want to be inundated with friend requests because I'm your nanny." said Isabella.
"I never would have thought about that. Besides I love the fans, they make the show possible." said Edgar.
"I'd probably get requests to take naked photos of you or something. And I suppose if the price were right I'd think about it." said Isabella snapping the laptop shut.
"You would not, you are such a goody two shoes." said Edgar teasingly.
"Edgar, it never pays to get the nanny mad. Haven't you seen all those tabloid stories about the nanny spilling all the family secrets." said Isabella.
"Like what secrets?" said Edgar.
"I may not say much but I'm always watching." said Isabella, plugging in her laptop.
"Well I trust you with the lives of my children so I'm not too worried about you writing a tell all book, besides it would probably be pretty boring." said Edgar standing up. He stretched his arms revealing his stomach, Isabella found herself staring at his abs and the course trail of hair that led into his shorts.
"My my little Isabella, perhaps you aren't as innocent as I thought you were" said Edgar.
"Perhaps not" said Isabella moving past him into the den. He caught up to her and pulled her arm so she faced him.
"You can't be going to bed already?" said Edgar moving his face closer to Isabella's. "I haven't gotten to be touchy feely with you all day."
Moving her so her body was flush with his she could feel his arousal pressing into her stomach. He leaned his head down and placed a soft wet kiss on her neck.
"Come on Isabella" he whispered in her ear before biting her earlobe lightly.
"I don't think I can." said Isabella quietly.
"I promise it won't change anything, Louise understands she told you I'd be like this." said Edgar grinding himself against her.
"I..." Isabella's response was cut off my Edgar's kiss. It was hard and demanding and Isabella felt herself start to loose her frail hold on saying no. Edgar's tongue slid along the seem of her lips, it tickled and her lips slid apart and he slid inside. His tongue explored her mouth mapping out every surface and tasting her. He tasted slightly of mint and she wondered if he'd brushed his teeth recently. His tongue attempted to coax hers to life and finally giving up all pretense about not wanting to kiss him allowed her tongue to tangle with his. This was all the permission Edgar needed and quickly picked her. Isabella instinctively wrapped her legs around him wondering where he was going to take her.
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