Bertram just couldn't figure out how to fix the elevator to go forward in time, but he didn't want to go. Actually, he did, but he didn't at the same time. He wanted to stay here, with only two kids, and fewer responsibilities. But he considered the fact that if he stayed, Morgan and Christina might adopt extra children!
"Ugh," Bertram grumbled. "This is just too much work." He got up out of his seat and tiptoed (or tried to, anyway) to the kitchen.
Waddling over to the pantry and reaching for the donuts (even though his instincts told him differently) Bertram told himself that what he was doing wasn't wrong; he was just refueling his energy with a quick snack (if you count donuts as energy-refilling).
He opened the fridge and pulled out the chocolate milk. He reached for a large glass as Jessie walked in, holding Luke in one arm and holding Emma's hand in the other.
"Bertram, what are you doing?" Jessie accused.
"Ahhhhh!" exclaimed a startled Bertram, knocking over the large glass. It clattered to the kitchen floor, shattering into a thousand pieces.
"Now look what you made me do," he pouted.
"You were supposed to be figuring out the freaking time machine!" Jessie was livid. "Instead, you come in here and pig out on donuts?!"
"I tried..." Bertram looked ashamed.
Overwhelmed, Jessie slapped her palm to her forehead. "How I wish Ravi was here."
"Why?" Bertram questioned.
"So he could cuss you out in Hindi!" the angry nanny hissed.
Bertram folded his arms, frowning.
Jessie quickly walked to the supply closet and grabbed the broom and dustpan. She shoved them into Bertram's chest. "Clean this mess up, NOW."
Bertram groaned as he crouched down.
I guess I'll have to figure out the time-traveling nonsense, Jessie told herself, walking into the screening room. She sat baby Luke down in one chair and Emma in the one next to him.
"Now you two, Jessie is very busy, so don't get into any trouble," Jessie told them. "And Luke, don't make any more messes then you will when you're 13." Jessie picked up the computer Bertram had been on that projected onto the screen. She looked up at the screen and saw what Bertram had been searching.
The evil nanny inside Jessie took control as she hopped up from the chair and stormed into the kitchen.
"Bertram," Jessie barked, "why is the phrase 'how to burn calories by eating cake' in the search bar on the computer?!"
Bertram looked around nervously, scraping the last of the glass shards into the trash. "I just, well, figured, um, that..." He hung his head again.
"Shame on you, Bertram!" Jessie folded her arms, madder than a wet hen.
Jessie huffed and stomped out. It was useless looking up a solution on the internet, so she decided to figure out the problem in the elevator itself.
Jessie began to press one of the buttons, but stopped short. She had forgotten about Luke and Emma!