Author's Note-

Hey Guys! I see some of you read the Author's note that I posted a while ago. I ended up getting sort or a split response as to keeping this story and making Bella older. So I've decided to do both. I'll continue on with this one and I'm going to post a new one soon. So be on the look out for that. And to make y'all happy I'm going to update. Yay!

Chapter 4

Bringing Bella to the doctor's office reminded me how much I hated going there as a kid. There were kids running around, coughing and sneezing on everything and their parents trying to tell them to settle down. Then there were the kids who wouldn't stop crying. Saying their tummies hurt and their throats hurt, and the parents trying to comfort them.

Bella had calmed down a little now and was sucking on her pacifier. She looked around the room at all the kids. The ones running around caught her attention the most. She watched them run from one end of the room to the other. I knew she wanted to get down and try and play but I wouldn't let her.

"You're up to see the doctor soon." I told her. She laid her head down on my chest.

The door to the waiting room opened and a woman walked in. She had an infant and two little kids. Her kids ran off and started playing in the waiting room. She sighed and sat down in the seat next to me. She lifted her baby out of the carrier and dropped a pacifier. The baby started wailing, and she tried to calm him.

"Shh, it's ok." She said bouncing him and searching his carrier for the pacifier. I reached down and picked it up off the floor.

"Looking for this?" I asked handing it to her.

She smiled gratefully. "Thank you." She said wiping it off before giving it to the baby.

"You're welcome." I said adjust Bella. Her baby had stopped crying and she looked over at Bella.

"She's cute." She said "How old is she?"

"Five months." I said.

"My little Joey, here is five months too." She said. "When's her birthday?"

"September 19th." I replied.

"No way!" She gasped "My Joey was born the 23rd!"

"What a coincidence." I said

She started to say something but turned to where her kids were. "Tommy! You leave your sister alone!" She snapped at the little boy. She looked back to me and shook her head slightly. "Kids." She said shortly.

"Wait 'til they get older." I said. I though about Dallas for a moment. He was a little terror as a kid, not that he's much better now. I'd feel bad for this lady if she had to put up with something like that. But then again Dallas is Dallas.

She looked at me a hint of confusion on her face. "You have more kids?" She asked.

"Oh no!" I said quickly. "No, no. I have younger brothers."

"Oh" She said. "How old are they?"

"14 and 16." I said "It's a handful with them and a baby." I sound like a single mother, I though. Jeez I've had a daughter for just over a week, and I've only been guardian to my brothers for three months and look at me! I sound like a single mother who has to take care of a bunch of kids alone.

"I know what ya mean." She said gesturing towards her kids. "5, 3, and five months is a handful too. Especially when their sick." I couldn't imagine taking care of three little kids being sick. I don't even know how to take care of a sick baby!

I was snapped out of my thoughts when I heard the nurse. "Isabella Curtis." She called.

I stood up with Bella and grabbed her bag. "Good luck." The lady next to me said.

"Thanks." I said walking back to the room.

It was a fuss trying to take Bella's temperature. She didn't want to cooperate, but finally we got it.

"99.1, a slight temp, nothing big." The nurse said "The doctor should be in soon." She walked out of the room and closed the door behind her.

"Just a cold." The doctor said. I swear we waited longer in the waiting room and in here than it took for her to do the check up. "Give her this and she should get better in a few days. But call me if her fever increases."

I nodded and took the prescription. "Alright."

The doctor stood up to leave the room. "Oh, bring her back in three days, I wanna see how she's doing."

"Alright." I said and she left the room. I grabbed Bella and her things and walked out of the room. I walked up to the front desk to make the appointment. Bella managed to snag a sticker and was crinkling it in her hand. I put her coat on her and started walking towards the door.

"What's the verdict?" I heard someone say and saw the woman I was talking to was still waiting.

"Just a cold." I told her.

She smiled and nodded "That's good. Hope she feels better."

"Thanks." I said with a small smile and Bella and I left.

By the time we got home the guys were there. I walked inside and no sooner than I did then was I hounded with questions.

"Where were you?!" Soda said "We got here and Pony said that no one was home! Not Mrs. Mathews, Izzy, or you!"

Soda wasn't really yelling, he was just conserned. He looked relieved that we were home though. "Don't worry little buddy, I just had to take her to the doctors."

"The doctors? Is she sick?" Pony asked

"Yeah, it's just a little cold though, no worries." I told them. Bella was happily looking around at everyone. She smiled at Soda and said something in her baby talk.

"I think she wants you, little buddy." I said and handed her to Soda. He smiled at her and took her into the living room. I took my shoes off and hung my coat up before walking into the kitchen to get something to drink.

"Soda started dinner." Pony said, he was pouring himself a glass of chocolate milk.

"I'll finish." I said "I'd rather not have blue food tonight."

Pony smiled "Ditto."