Park Picnic Part 3

Scooter finally found his family and the Mitchell family packing up their picnic gear.

The four girls were in the Chan van already, and Scooter saw Alan throwing Anne's damaged kite into the garbage can.

Alan saw Scooter stretching and yawning.

"Are you tired, Scooter?" Alan asked curiously.

Scooter sighed, "Maybe just a little tired, Alan." he said.

"I will read the story of Rapunzel to you when we get home." Alan said gently to Scooter.

Scooter reached up and hugged his nearly 15-year-old brother around the neck.

"Big Bro, you're the best." Scooter said to Alan, yawning.

Alan suddenly stretched & yawned himself, "Oh! You got me, Scooter Chan! You got me!" he exclaimed.

"Oh! Sorry, Alan." Scooter said.

Alan saw Tom talking to Layla as he was taking Scooter to the Chan van.

"Will I see you tomorrow?" Alan & Scooter heard Tom asking Layla.

"Actually," Alan & Scooter heard Layla answering Tom. "I have chores to do tomorrow, however, I will see you at school on Monday."

Scooter saw Tom & Layla kissing.

"Oh gross," Scooter shouted. "I'm never falling for a silly girl!"

On their way home in the Chan van, Anne & Alan were yawning.

"Uh-oh." Stanley laughed at his twin brother & sister.

"You two will be talking in your sleep before you know it!" Mimi teased Alan & Anne.

"Hey," Alan denied. "I do not talk in my sleep!"

"Me neither!" Anne denied.

"Ah, but you do, Alan, we all hear you every night," Stanley teased. "'It's you & me all the way, Cheetah, it's you & me all the way'."

"And Suzie, Nancy, and I all hear Anne every night," Mimi teased. "'Don't worry Alan, I've got your back!'."

Now, Anne & Alan blushed with embarrassment.

"I had no idea I talked in my sleep!" Alan exclaimed.

"I had no idea I talked in my sleep either!" Anne exclaimed.

Alan & Anne looked at one another, "How embarrassing!" they exclaimed.

"Stanley! Mimi," Suzie scolded. "you ought to be ashamed of yourselves!"

"That's right," Anne & Alan agreed with Suzie in unison. "everyone has bad habits, so don't act like we're the only ones! Especially Mimi's nailbiting and Stanley's junk food addiction!"

"And, I must admit," Henry sighed. "even I have a bad habit, I leave my shoes in the den all the time instead of by the door!"

Scooter just hiccuped, "And my uncontrollable hiccups!" he exclaimed.

"And my loud gum chewing!" Suzie exclaimed.

"And I," Tom sighed. "always fall asleep with an encyclopedia in my hands!"

"I'm always goofing off in school as well as on cases." Flip confessed.

"And you all know how clumsy I am," Nancy said. "well, I constantly trip over everything!"

"Pop," Scooter asked in the middle of a hiccup. "I need some peanut butter!"

"Don't worry, Scooter," Charlie said. "we will be home soon."