By NamanKAL
A/N: Here's finally part 9, sorry for the long wait. Thank you all for your great feedback. So foxyladyhubbards did you eat all your vegetables? ;)
"You're no fun Stella. It could be very funny, you and me in a bar and drinking beer. Come on Stella don't be a spoilsport."
Stella shook her head. "Yeah for you maybe, but sure not for me. Not only would I get into trouble with the law but also with Mac, especially with Mac. So no can do."
Danny pouted but suddenly his face lid up. "We could play poker!"
Stella looked shocked at Danny. "Ah no not a good idea either."
"Come on Stella. Not that kind of poker. Just poker, we could play with matches."
"No Danny no matter what kind of poker you want to play. And by the way I don't have any matches and I'm not sure that Mac got any anyway. Oh and I don't think a five-year-old should play with matches at all."
"As you know Stella I only look like five, you have to remember I am still an adult no matter how I look."
"You could have fooled me. Sorry Danny, no poker. What about watching some cartoons?" Stella said with a smile at Danny.
"Come on Stella, cartoons? Do I look like I'm five?" Danny noticed Stella's smug expression, "Let me rephrase that; Maybe I look like I'm five, but I'm not interesting in watching cartoons like a normal five-year-old. What about watching CSI NY show? What a cool show, there are some great livid scenes in those episodes, you know the show is about us, the characters even look like us well except from me at the moment though."
"I know the show I've seen an episode or two, but I'm not sure you should watch it at the moment though, well at least not before we've got the okay from Mac."
"Stella. It's not like I haven't seen anything like it in real life! I want to see it! I don't care what you think," Danny said and went to the TV and got the remote control and turned the TV on. Danny got very disappointed when there was no CSI NY show on only some boring cartoons and commercials so he turned the TV off again.
"I could have told you it wouldn't be on now Danny. I'm sure they first showing it after small children's bedtime."
Danny sat down on the couch and crossed his arms and pouted.
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"Will I be doing the right thing by sending Danny to daycare? Or should I send him to preschool instead? Or just keeping him at home?" Mac asked Hawkes while he was driving.
"You're doing the right thing Mac. As you said you have to get back to work especially now that you got a child to take care of. And even though Danny got adult memories you can't leave him home alone while you at work and you can't take him with you. When Danny has settled in at the daycare and adjusted to his new role you can send him to preschool, but for gifted children."
"I hope so. I need to find out how to explain to our superiors that adult Danny Messer is 'missing'."
"I can find a medical reason for his leave of absence and if it turns out that Danny has to grow back to adulthood the normal way then I can write a death certificate for a Danny Messer who died of his decease."
"More false papers I never even in my wildest dreams dreamt about forging papers and look at me now. Don't hope we're all end up in jail for forgery, what's then going to happen to Danny?"
"Desperate times calls for desperate measures Mac. Don't worry everything is going to be alright."
"Hope you're right. About bedwetting I didn't had time yet to read the brochures you gave me. What if it turns out to be a trouble for Danny?"
"I'm going with you to the mall and I'll help you buy all the things you need so you have it if it turns out being a problem."
"Thanks Sheldon."
They started on checking out the CSI daycare and it really looked like a really good place for Danny they even had a group for gifted children. After they'd inspected it they checked out many other daycares in the area, but went back to the CSI daycare and Mac listed him in. Since Mac was a leader of a CSI team they didn't need to see Danny first to decide to take him in. CSI NY daycare was the most secured daycare they'd been to and since it was at Mac's work it was perfect and he was even able to bring him to the daycare 24/7 for when he's called to a crime scene in the evening or at night if he can't find a babysitter. They daycare had that special agreement for single parents.
Mac was happy about the daycare was settled. He hoped that he could convince Danny that it was the best for him. He wondered how to find the best nanny for Danny. It should be one he can trust and can count on keeping secrets. That could wait for now though. Now they were on their way to pick up Stella and Danny so they could go to the mall and after that he had to tell Danny about the daycare because he'd agreed with the daycare staff to bring Danny there in three days for an hour a day so that he could get used to them and the idea of being in a daycare. So it would be easier for him when Mac went back to work and Danny had to spend a whole day there. But he was so not looking forward to tell the kid.
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Mac was surprise, when Hawkes and him got back to his apartment, to find Danny still in the corner where he left him two hours earlier.
"Uhmm Stella. How can it be that Danny's still in the corner. I only told him to for ten minutes not for two hours!" Mac said firmly.
As soon as Danny heard Mac he turned around and ran into Mac's open arms. "Mac! You're finally back. Stella is mean!" Danny said while pouting.
"Danny, get back to the corner! I didn't tell you to leave it yet!" Stella said sternly.
Mac looked sternly at Stella telling her without words he wanted an explanation.
"Don't worry Mac. He hasn't been in the corner for two hours. I just told him to go back to the corner five minutes ago, because he'd misbehaved."
Then Mac went his attention back to Danny. "Danny. Look at me. What did you do to upset Stella like that?!"
Danny crossed his arms and stomped his foot. "No, I don't want to! Stella is just a spoilsport. She can't even take a joke."
Mac lifted Danny's chin. "Danny. Tell me now or else."
"No!"
"Okay so be it. You're going back to the corner and stay there for half an hour. You are going earlier to bed this evening too."
"No I don't wanna go back to the stupid corner or go earlier to bed!"
Mac didn't care about the kid's protest and followed him to the corner.
"Stay in the corner or you won't be allowed to go with us to the mall and then I'll get Flack to babysit you while we're shopping."
"No! I wannna go with you!"
"Then stay there for half an hour."
Since Danny didn't want to risk being left in the apartment again with a new babysitter he reluctantly stayed in the corner, but not without a pout though.
TBC