Alexis' alarm clock rang and she got up and got dressed. She walked downstairs to get an early start on breakfast, it would be easier than trying to eat after getting the kids up and she was surprised when she saw they were downstairs fully dressed.
Darcy, Colby, and Jude were watching TV and Troy was cooking breakfast. Shawn and Laura were preparing everyone's bag but Eric was nowhere to be found.
"Morning everyone." Alexis said in an odd way.
"Do you like bacon Alexis?" Troy asked.
"Yes thank you." Alexis nodded as Troy placed some on a plate for her. Everyone grabbed a plate and then he wrapped one up and stuck it in the fridge.
"I figured we should ease you in the whole nanny thing so Melody and I woke up extra early today and got everyone ready." Shawn said.
"Cept Eric, we're letting him wake up on his own. He had a bad night." Laura said whispering so the other kids couldn't hear. Shawn pulled Alexis aside as Laura finished with Jude's bag.
"Is everything okay?" Alexis asked as they reached the steps.
"Eric suffers from bad headaches it's something he inherited from Mom." Shawn said.
"Is there anything else I should know about the kids?" Alexis asked.
"Ollie!" Laura shouted as the boy came in. Troy came up to him and handed him a couple pieces of bacon and the boy took it gracefully.
"You always were the loud one." Oliver laughed as he chewed.
"I'll tell you when I get back." Shawn said.
"Where are you going?"Alexis asked.
"Oliver takes Laura and the twins and Melody normally drives Jude but she left for something this morning so I'm gonna take him. If Eric wakes up before I get back just shoot me a text I'll come get him." Shawn said.
"I can drive him." Alexis said.
Oliver gave Laura a look as if to ask 'Again?' and she just nodded. And with that everyone but Alexis, Eric, and the two younger kids was gone.
"Finished." Darcy said, taking her and Colby's plates and handing them to Alexis.
"Thank you sweetheart." Alexis said.
Then Alexis heard fast footsteps and it seemed to be that Eric had jumped down the last couple steps. He had his backpack on his hair was barely brushed and he had a nervous look on his face.
"Have they left yet?" Eric asked.
"Yeah. Have fun some breakfast." Alexis said motioning to the fridge.
"Can you drive me to school? Like now?" Eric asked very nervous.
"Why?" Alexis asked.
"Cause there's a presentation today that I don't want to miss." Eric said.
"Okay." Alexis said.
And she did that, she dropped him off and then shot Shawn a text that she did so. He didn't even wave as he practically sprinted towards some kids. Alexis noticed Laura, Troy, and Oliver hanging around while Darcy and Colby waved to them from the backseat. Laura waved her brother over but Eric completely ignored her.
Alexis drove home to see Shawn sitting on the couch with his feet kicked up on the coffee table. Shawn yawned, and Alexis laughed letting him know she was home.
"Hey you." Shawn said.
"Hey." Alexis laughed.
"Shawn, can we watch a movie?" Darcy asked.
"Sure love, what do we want to watch?" Shawn asked.
"Toy Story." Colby shouted.
"Alexis, care to join us?" Shawn asked.
"Sure." Alexis laughed as Shawn put the old movie on the TV. She laid out on the couch but somehow by the end she had settled herself into Shawn's side with Darcy sitting on the side of her and Colby asleep across Shawn's chest.
Just at the bare end of the movie, Alexis' cell phone rang. She got up much to Darcy's dismay and walked into the kitchen to take it. She looked at her caller ID and it said Ryan, so her first thought was her dad.
"Ryan? What's the matter?" Alexis asked.
Ryan and Esposito were prepared for a demonstration at the local high school. Eric was incredibly excited as he walked into the fairly bare auditorium. He noticed his brother and sister were sitting with Oliver on the other side so when he spotted his friend Austin he forgot all about them.
The presentation went well and ended early so Eric decided to go up and talked to Alexis' friends. He had to go around the auditorium and enter through the stage door something he knew from the musical Austin was in last year. He was practically running when he hit someone.
"Hey look its' Troy's lesser half." A kid named Wilbur said.
"Shut it." Eric said walking away he spotted Ryan and Esposito and he waved at them and that's when he fell to the floor.
Looking up he saw Wilbur standing over him, with a smirk across his face. He didn't notice Ryan or Esposito come towards them with their hands on their guns.
"Hey." Troy said knocking into Wilbur.
"Whatcha going to do?" Wilbur asked as Eric stood up.
"I'm going to make you leave him alone." Troy said getting in their face.
"Go away." Eric said facing Troy.
"What?" Troy asked.
"I don't need your help." Eric said.
"Well sorry then." Troy said pushing Eric backwards. Eric lunged forward punching Troy right square in the nose. Troy looked astounded but didn't do anything. Wilbur jumped on Eric and started punching him.
"Hey!" Ryan shouted running at the scene. Laura and Oliver came over not catching the rest of the incident but only noticing Troy's broken nose. One of the other officers apprehended Wilbur and took him away with a smirk across his face. Espo walked over to Troy who was being held closely by Laura while Ryan lifted Eric off the ground.
"You okay kid? Did he hit you?" Espo asked looking over Troy.
"It doesn't matter." Troy said looking directly at his brother whose face was bleeding. Eric looked down at the ground and Ryan got what was going on.
Shawn came running into the precinct while Alexis tried to keep up with the kids. Shawn was stopped by Rick and Kate came up to Alexis.
"What are you guys doing here?" Kate asked.
"We got a call from Ryan that said Eric and Troy were brought here." Shawn said pushing against Rick.
"Okay, but you need to calm down." Rick said pushing his hands into the young man's shoulders.
Kate took the kids from Alexis and then when Shawn had calmed down they were allowed to go see them in the break room. Lanie was busy fixing Troy's broken nose while Espo and Ryan were trying to talk to Eric.
"What the hell were you two thinking?" Shawn shouted. Once the words fell from his mouth there was a loud crack where Troy screamed and Shawn cringed.
"All better." Lanie said.
"Detectives why don't we give Shawn a minute with his brothers?" Alexis said and they nodded. Lanie stayed put but Alexis gave her a sideways glance and she sighed following Espo and Ryan out.
"You said detectives." Lanie said putting her hands up in mock defense.
"What were you thinking?" Shawn said sitting down.
"It's not my fault." Eric said.
"Oh really then whose is it?" Shawn asked.
"His friend Wilbur kept hitting me. He just stood there." Eric said in an annoyed tone.
"Really, Troy?" Shawn asked.
"I tried." Troy said in a high pitched voice.
"I'll go see if we can take you home." Shawn said getting up and slamming the door closed.
Eric looked down at the floor and the pair of Detectives noticed this. After seeing Shawn leave Espo walked over to Shawn and tapped his shoulder. "Hey do you think Ryan and I could take a couple minutes with them?"
"Why?" Shawn asked.
"We think there's more going on then what they say, if we split them up it might be easier for them." Ryan said and Shawn ran his hand over his face before sighing.
"It couldn't hurt." Shawn said.