Teddy and Family
By Cindra
Chapter 5
A/N: You asked for Teddy and you shall have our TeddyBear, but first I gotta set the stage…Anyone who knows my writing will tell you that I am so not nice to my main male characters. I tend to break them or cause them harm, but mostly in comedic situations…I can be a cruel mistress to my subjects, but it's always in good fun. ;)
I had to tweak it a bit as I was working on it at all hours of the morning and didn't catch some things…
Cin Xxx
Disclaimer: I own nothing (I love to play with these characters but with my AU spin on them from my other story. Sorry folks I don't do Cannon ever. Like, Love it, Hate it…you have been warned ^^). I'm just having fun with the characters, but the OC ones and story ideas are all mine.
CPOV
Ana won't let me near the hanger. She's called in the experts to come set it all up day after tomorrow, but what she doesn't know won't hurt her. She'll be being pampered all day at Oasis and then run ragged by Jose at Neiman's. I gave him the Black Amex and told him that she needs a whole new wardrobe as she's been feeling blue. Yeah, yeah, I know it's underhanded and Ana hates shopping, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do to get stuff done here at home.
I mean, what's the big deal about stringing up a gazillion lights on our mansion? How hard can it be? You set in the clips and then put the lights on them.
Easy.
It's insulting that she thinks that I'll wind up in the ER or worse the ICU from having a fall off the roof!
Yeah, like that would happen. I have the reflexes of a cat. I can take down Bastille and he's an Olympic Champion!
"Jason, is everything set for tomorrow?" I arch a brow at him and he looks at me with doubt in his eyes.
"Oh, it's all set." He nods, his face grim.
"What?" I narrow my eyes and fold my arms in my best CEO glare.
"Why now?" He asks point blank, matching my stance and glare.
"It's my house…." I growl, mouth set in a firm line.
"Noted." He nods then states again. "Why now after the disaster that was your attempt at creating a haunted house?"
"It got away from me…" I grumble and start to pace my home office. "Dry ice is tricky…the fog machines were defective…the animatronics were too…don't get me started on the lasers and holograms…how hot are they supposed to get anyway…If Forks could do it so could we! And we did…"
"After Ana called in the special effects pros to fix your epic fail…" Jason snarks.
I shoot him a death glare.
"Christian, you don't do projects, you hire the best to set them up for you and this is an epic fail waiting to happen. Ana has called in the Disney engineers let them handle it…." Jason is determined to rain on my Deck the mansion parade!
"She has no faith in me when it comes to DIY projects and this one has step by step instructions…" I point at the detailed plans on my desk.
"For the Disney engineers to assemble, as it states right there in bold capitals." He points out what is blaringly obvious to even a legally blind person.
FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION ONLY! DISNEY ENGINEERS ARE STANDING BY AWAITING YOUR CALL! DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS YOURSELF!
"What does the designer know that we don't? What are they clairvoyant or something? It's insulting! I have a pro! My big brother! Hell, we all spend time building houses for Habitats for Humanity! We know our way around tools!"
"This is more complex than putting a hammer to a nail or a screwdriver to a screw. Nor are you ever allowed near the power tools again." He won't let this go.
"Just because I may have nearly cut my finger off while we were building the Grace, or had a run in with a nail gun at a site. Doesn't mean that I can't handle putting fucking clips up on my house!" No one is ever gonna let me live that down.
I still say that the tools were defective! Ana's were all fine. She's her father's daughter. She can do anything DIY. Me. It's like the tools have a vendetta against me and I end up in the ER. But these are lights and clips. How hard could it be?
"Christian, face it. You are a DIY jinx. This isn't a good idea…."
"I am not! I can string lights and plug in the lawn inflatables with the best of them…"
"On a tree maybe or a bush on ground level, but we're talking about you on a ladder three stories up with no safety net!" Jason all but shouts at me.
"All of the ladders are the safest in their class. It'll be fine! Trust me!" I snarl back.
"What's Elliot say?"
"I get to take on the lawn stuff and leave the heavy stuff to him and the guys…" I mutter darkly.
"Good, as long as you agree with that game plan then Operation Frozen Christmas is a go." He smirks.
"My house. My rules…"
"My ass if you land in the ER or worse…" Jason mutters back.
"Logan's…"
"Logan's on Team Lawn. Gail will string me up by my balls if he ends up hurt again…"
"Fine. Team Lawn…at least I get to play with the animatronic characters…" Shit he's right and Ana is far worse than Gail.
"Ray and Carrick will be watching the kids while we attempt to not kill ourselves…Barney and TJ are handling the high tech end of this project."
"Ava and Gabe each got a new puppy from the shelter, only they're our pups' age, so we'll have four six month old pups running around the grounds…." I choose to ignore that he doesn't even trust me with the fancy automatons and change the subject to the kids.
"Two labradoodles and two golden doodles what could possibly go wrong with that scenario?" Jason's got zero faith that we can do this.
"Ethan and Elliot have been working with them for the past month that they've been at Mom and Dad's. It'll be fine. We're gonna be focused on the front and they'll be playing in the back…"
"I could show you about a million online viral videos…"
"Leo and Max know how to obey their commands…"
"Leo and Max aren't who I'm on the fence about…Sam, Luke, Ryan, and I all worked with them…"
"Daisy and Bandit had the dog whisperer, its fine…"
"Four dogs. Four kids. And a massive project going on…well, at least we have great insurance." Jason finally gives up, throwing his hands up in defeat.
"Oh, ye of little faith…."
He ignores me and stalks out of my office.
"It's just a bunch of fancy lights…he worries too much…" I sit down at my desk and study the plans some more.
"Promise me." Ana has me cornered at the fridge, as I go to get out some stuff to make breakfast.
Yeah, I can cook, but they won't let me do anything in my house these days. This is Gail and Ana's domain, but a guy can cook his family waffles, bacon, eggs, and toast too.
"Look me in the eyes and swear that all you are going to do is hang out in your man cave. You will not touch the hanger. Got it, Flyboy."
"You wound me, my angel." I pull her to me for a kiss.
She plants her palms firmly on my chest preventing me from distracting her. "Swear, Grey."
"I don't see what the big deal is about putting…" I sulk, giving her my best puppy dog look and she cuts me off.
"They aren't normal lights. Try specially crafted nets that need special clips set in so that they can safely hang from the exterior walls of the mansion. Its fishing net with LED lights weaved into it. They'll need lifts, scaffolding, as well as ladders…" She's got her I'm-onto-you-Grey look in her eyes, but I'm a master at my poker face.
"I don't need any of that to set up the lawn ornaments, trees, or air inflatables. Elliot's got equipment and he's a professional…" I counter, as I kiss her nose.
"Just take the kids out on the Grace with the dads and leave it to the engineers tomorrow. Please, flyboy? I don't have the energy to deal with a broken husband, three year-old, and three four week-old babies." She's giving me the eyes and biting her lip. Two of my Achilles heels, but I'm a man on a mission.
"They're bringing the new pups over for a playdate with ours, so the Grace is out. Leo and Max are fine, but I don't know about Daisy and Bandit…" I kiss the top of her head and gently move her to the side so that I can start on breakfast. "I've set out some fresh fruit and yogurt, with a bottle of water for you. I'm fixing waffles, bacon, eggs, and toast…good or do you want something else?"
"Morning, kids." Ella's got Teddy in her arms. "Is Chris still determined to attempt the impossible and not let the expert team handle it?"
"Daddy? Are we gonna make the house like Frozen today?" Teddy's eyes are bright with excitement. Well, someone in this family has faith in me.
"Waffles, buddy?" I wisely don't answer the question. "I run a multibillion dollar empire, yet the females in my life have zero confidence that I can't handle putting up glorified net lights on my own castle. Yes, Halloween was a disaster, but I was working with defective equipment…"
"Christian, there was so much fog that you couldn't see in front of your face. London doesn't have fog that thick. Ten fog machines! You plugged in all of the electronics without listening to Barney, TJ, or Daddy and we had to live at Escala while Elliot fixed the wiring and replace everything that you fried when you blew the main transformer. 50 pounds of dry ice, Hollywood special effects, and holograms and lasers that none of you had clue one how to use. Need I add that you ended up in the ER after falling out of the trees three times putting up the zip-line for the ghosts and the spider webs? Why we needed a gigantic animatronic spider on a web, screaming ghouls, vampires, or werewolves is beyond me. Teddy's three not a teenager. Casper was fine. These holidays are for the kids not for you overgrown children to enjoy. I told you to wait until they were all old enough to not have nightmares for weeks, but you never listen." She's handing me my ass in front of Ella and our kid, but I can't defend myself because nothing she's saying isn't true.
"Halloween was cool, Mommy! It was nothing like on Supernaturals or Sleepy- hollow! That's scary, but I knew that all of the stuff here was fake." Teddy chimes in my defense and then it hits both Ana and I that Elliot has been letting our kid watch TV that is way above his age limit when he has him.
"Theodore Raymond Grey what have you been up to and where did you watch those shows?" Ana's now laser focused on that and any thought of me and lights are history. She's beside Ella in a blink and giving Teddy her mom look.
"Um…" He is eyeing both of us with big wide innocent grey eyes. "Were those no watch shows?"
The whole worshipping Flash and Arrow is really starting to make a hell of a lot of sense now. Shit! He took Teddy to that convention he was raving on and on about, while Ana and I were away in New York! All of the stuff Teddy gets from the cast members and the actors comments at different charity events that we attend 'about how's your adorably amazing kid' are now crystal clear! They've met my kid!
"You know they are, now where did you see those shows?" I counter his innocent act. "We've got complete parental control over all of the devices in this house, so it wasn't here."
"It's a secret and I pinkie swore not to tell…" He's biting his lip, a clear sign that he's guilty as hell.
"You're three. Whoever let you watch those shows clearly knew that it was against the rules and swore you to secrecy to cover his behind." Ella sets him down in his chair at the breakfast bar. "The Flash or even Supergirl I can understand to a point, but Arrow, Sleepy hollow, or Supernaturals are for teens not toddlers."
"I bury my face in the pillows and cover my ears for the bad parts…" Teddy sulks.
"Bad parts! Those shows are for TJ to watch and your Uncle knows better!" Ana's fuming mad.
"I know that it's not real, because the actors only play parts and go and talk at 'ventions…where they dress up like Halloween and you can get really neat stuff." Teddy's burying his Uncle and doesn't even know it.
"Oh, really, and just how may I ask do you know this, young man?" Ana's gonna flay Elliot, Ethan, hell all of them alive and I'm gonna happily take care of what's left.
"Theodore Raymond Grey, is that how you acquired all of that Flash and Arrow memorabilia in your room?" I lock eyes with him and he looks away. Yep, I'm gonna send Ryan to guard the factory in Siberia! Those conventions are cesspools and he let Elliot take Teddy to one!
"Um, when you and Mommy go away…" He starts and then sniffles.
"We leave you with your Grandparents, Aunts, or Uncles…" Ana croons and strokes his hair to get him to spill it all.
"Well we do fun stuff sometimes, but it's our little secret…" Teddy sniffles on the verge of tears. "I'm never really in any danger and smart enough to know what's real and not real on the TV…I fell asleep on the couch one time and when I woke up they were watching Arrow…I kinda got hooked after that and then another time the Flash was on…The other two shows were kinda by accident and I really didn't like them all that much, so I kept my head buried in the pillows on the couch for them…"
"They being one of your Uncles, because I can't see either of our Dads watching those shows. Sports in a heartbeat, but not Sci-Fi." I translate what he refuses to tell us. "They also took you to a Hero Convention at Washington State Center…"
"Um, me and Gabe actually…but we were safe the whole time! I swear! We were wearing costumes with masks…" He blurts out.
"Well, that settles it then. You'll be staying with your grandparents for now on and we won't have to worry about you being exposed to TV well beyond your age or being taken to events which are also too old for you." Ana kisses the top of his head, goes around the counter and takes out her temper on making breakfast. "I feel like chocolate chip pancakes with strawberry syrup. Chris, please go check on the babies…Use the intercom if you need me." The baby monitor announces that our triplets are awake and fussing.
"You're three and didn't know any better, but they did." Ella also kisses the top of his head. "I'll help you…"
"Alex is changed and the only one of the three that wants breakfast. His sisters are still snoozing." Logan's got Alex and he's howling his feed me now cry.
"I've got him." I kiss Ana and take a bottle out of the bottle warmer that I've had ready for Alex, as he's like clockwork.
"Let me. It'll keep my mind off seriously causing pain to Elliot, Ethan, and the guys…Shows are one thing, but taking him to Emerald City was a risk that should not have been taken! That conversation that I walked into last March about a missed opportunity to collect the little prince makes perfect sense now!" Logan takes the bottle and goes to sit at the breakfast bar, while Ana and I take in what he's telling us and thank our lucky stars that Ryan's the best at what he does or we could have lost our son.
"Logan…Teddy…they were after him…" Ana whimpers and I pull her into my arms.
"Baby, he's ours and that makes him vulnerable to attack…We had chatter that something was in the wind, but Ryan's never gonna allow anything to happen to his charge no matter what the situation. Though, this does explain why Ryan refused to let either Ethan or Elliot watch Teddy during our away trips. To his credit he never threw either of them under the bus. Jason had to have known though, because the two of them went through weekend boot camp all last summer.
"Teddy was never in any danger. We've had all of you covered, but of all the places for El to take him that was not it." Logan mutters darkly.
"My team requested permission to teach the two of them a lesson, but at the time I was focused on ending the threat and told them to focus on their assignment. Now I wish that I had given them the all clear…" Ella's making smoothies to go with the pancakes and is taking out her fury using her knife skills on the fruit.
"Gabe was in his stroller and I was carried everywhere…It was embarrassing…" Teddy grumbled.
"Well, then they were actually thinking like Adults for a change." Ana mutters darkly then takes a deep resigned breath before looking up at me with something wicked in her eyes.
"Ana…" I eye her warily.
"Chris, as long as Elliot and the boys take on the lights and the roof. You can try and tackle the lawn décor with Logan. The engineers can fix anything that gets bungled up…TJ and Barney can handle all tech and power issues. You will not string lights on any of the trees that are taller than you are…no ladders period…the trees are coming from Aspen tomorrow so you can string lights on them while we Deck the halls inside Grey Meadows. Paul was going to come over while Jose enjoys his day with us, but he's doing ride-a-long's this weekend. That gives me peace of mind that he'll be the one to patch you and boys up if the situation arises, which hopefully it doesn't."
Holy Hell! She's giving me the green-light, but by the looks of her eyes she wouldn't care if something happened to the guys…Better them than me…Besides, I'll find a way to try my hand at stringing up the nets. Net-lights on clips? How hard is that?
"He'll stick to the ground." Logan shoots me a look and I shrug.
"Christian Alexander?" Ella shoots me the Mom death glare. Hers is scarier than Grace's, and I roll my eyes and nod.
"FINE! I won't try and hang up the lights on MY HOUSE! Using safety ladders and equipment meant to prevent visits to the ER!" The girls are awake and I stalk off as if they've won, but knowing that I will win in the end.
Teddy POV
So far it's starting to look a little like a Frozen Christmas. TJ and Barney have set up the fake ice rink surrounded by fake blue trees and Olaf is skating on it. Uncle Logan and Daddy gave up on Marshmallow. He's too heavy and they need a fork lift to put him in place.
They're trying to figure out how to assemble this whole crate full of those fake blue trees for the drive. We have a long drive, so it's gonna take a whole bunch of those trees and there are also snowmen too.
The Grandpas aren't even trying to help, because someone has to watch us, the pups, and the babies while they try not to kill themselves. I keep going from the back to check out the front and make sure that they're all still in one piece.
I know what to do if someone gets hurt. I dial 911 and they send an ambulance with flashing lights that's really loud. They came for Halloween to take Daddy to get fixed, so they know how get to Grey Meadows. Uncle Paul knows anyway and he rides with them sometimes so that he can give them help before they get to the hospital. He runs the ER.
So far the only owies are from trying to put these metal clips on the house and they pinch your fingers even through gloves. Ethan, Lelliot, and Ryan are all on ladders really high up and are putting them in place so that we can put these huge nets with lights on them on the house.
Jason and Luke are putting nets with lights on them all over the shrubs and bushes.
They've already finished with the huge inflatable stuff! Olaf is so tall he could reach my bedroom window! Then there are snow globes! Sven and Olaf! Elsa! Ana! It's so cool! We even have a bounce house, but Daddy said that's up to Mommy and would more than likely be put up Christmas Eve and Christmas Day if she gives the all clear.
I hear shouting coming from the front and not so nice words too. They're not happy about the gazillion clips that they have to attach to the house. Lelliot is shouting for a Lunch break! Ethan's snarling it'll give me time to raid the first aid kit and cover all of my fingers!
Daddy's having Jason and Luke go get our lunch from Lunchbox laboratory and he's taking all of the requests. Gabe and I wanted MODS, but seeing as I'm on probation I'll settle for what Daddy orders me.
Elliot and Ethan haven't figured out that Daddy and Mommy know everything and that Daddy had a long talk with Ryan and when he came out of Daddy's office he looked like me this morning when I spilled everything to Mommy, Daddy, Logan, and Nana Ella. Not that I feel sorry for any of them, because now I know that I'm too little to keep secrets like that and that not everything that Lelliot or Ethan think is fun is good for me. Though, I don't think that Flash is that bad and Arrow either. Supergirl isn't bad seeing as she's a girl, but she's like Superman so there is that. I didn't include that this morning, because they were mad enough that I watched the others.
Daddy got them both when he was trying out the snow machines and they had to go inside and change, and for some reason they keep scratching a lot and growling that it's the last time the girls do the wash. It's a good thing that they're hooked to those ladders or they'd fall off. My grandpas asked them if they had ants in their pants. I hope not because that would be really bad. Ants sting when they bite.
Daddy, Jason, Luke, and Logan all were grinning at each other and chuckling. Lelliot and Ethan didn't think it was funny and growled something naughty at them.
"Kitties!" Gabe's really excited and the puppies are really barking.
Wait? Did he just say kitties? We don't have kitties, because puppies and kittens don't get along. I sneeze a lot around cats too. I love all kinds of furry things cats included, but being around them makes me not feel so good.
"Leo! Max!" Grandpa Cary is shouting.
"Daisy! Bandit!" Grandpa Ray is shouting too.
I was just about to go see what was up when a streak of silver grey and I guess cream raced from the back and straight under the ladders. Followed by the puppies who are a lot bigger than whatever they were chasing and hit the ladders really hard.
Lelliot's goes flying to the left into the thorny bushes with a big crash.
Ethan's goes backwards and crashes right where Daddy and Logan are putting together the trees!
Logan jumped out of the way, but Ethan is on top of my Daddy!
Ryan's goes to the right and his ends up crashing into the tree with ouchy thorns on its branches.
The pups and Gabe race after the furry streaks.
Lelliot, Ryan, Ethan, and Daddy, are all howling and saying adult words like something really hurts.
Logan jumped out of the way and rolled back to his feet just like Arrow! He's trying to get to Daddy under the ladder and all of those trees and snowmen!
Grandpa Cary is checking on Daddy, Ethan, and Logan.
Grandpa Ray is checking on Ryan.
Lelliot is still in the rose bushes and he's really saying a lot of words that I can't repeat! They all are.
I listen really hard to see if all of this woke the babies sleeping in their baskets in the sun room, but there's no crying yet. Well, unless you count what's going on outside. Though, it's more bad words than anything.
That's a lot of owies all around me and I've been taught that I should call 911 if there's an emergency and this seems like that to me, so I race inside to the phone and dial.
"911 this is Sara what's your emergency?" The nice lady on the phone asks me.
"Um…This is Theodore Raymond Grey and I think that my Daddy and Uncles need help. They were all on ladders putting up clip things for the lights and then the puppies made them all crash and now they're all howling and saying adult words that I can't say. Uncle Lelliot is in the thorny bush. Uncle Ethan went crashing backwards onto my Daddy. Uncle Ryan crashed into the thorny tree with white flowers…" I try my best to not start crying, but I'm scared that something bad has happened to my Daddy.
"Sweetie, it's gonna be okay. Are you alone? Were your uncles and daddy the only ones watching over you?"
"Um, no…My grandpas and Uncle Logan are here trying to help, but I think that we're gonna need the hospital and the loud bus with flashing lights maybe more than one. Uncle Jason and Uncle Luke went to get lunch, so they can't help either.
"Teddy? May I call you Teddy?"
"Yes…" I sniffle.
"We're getting more calls from your Grandpas, so you've done a fantastic job giving us a head start in getting you help."
"They did?" I try and be brave, but my grandpas called too, so it's bad.
"Sweetie. It's going to be alright. Help is on the way. We have alerted the crew in the area and they should be there in just a few minutes. I'll stay on the line talking to you until they get there okay, baby."
"Ok, I'm gonna go outside and see…" I take the phone with me and race out the front doors.
"I'm right here, baby. It's gonna be okay."
"They all look hurt…"
"Well, we're sending help to make them all better."
"Daddy's sitting up, but I think his arm and leg are hurt. Uncle Ethan's clutching at his ankle, it's not supposed to twist like that…Uncle Lelliot's arm I think is what's hurt and he's all scratched up from the bushes…Uncle Ryan's just all scratched up from the thorny sticks, but Grandpa Ray and TJ are plucking them off him…Grandpa Cary, Uncle Barney, and Uncle Logan are talking on phones…"
"You are such a brave little boy and so smart…thank you for telling me whose hurt…"
"I'm three going on thirty…that's what Uncle Logan says…"
"You're doing fantastic, Teddy."
"I'm trying to be brave…Uncle Paul is riding with the loud buses is he coming here to help?" I sit down on the front steps. Daddy sees that I have the phone and is saying something that I can't hear to Uncle Logan.
"Uncle Paul? Dr. Paul Clayton? Is he your Uncle too?"
"Um…yes…I have a lot of Uncles…"
"Well, it's good to have Uncles, little guy. Yes, he's coming with the ambulances…"
"Good, because he patched Daddy up last time…" That makes me feel lots better.
"Teddy?" Daddy's calling me in a strained voice. "Who are you talking to?"
"This nice lady named Sara from the 911 place..." I answer warily. I'm not supposed to talk to strangers.
"Told you that he's three going on thirty." Logan grins and is giving me the thumbs up sign.
"Thank you, buddy. I know that you're scared, but it's gonna be okay. You got us help and they'll make us all better." Daddy sounds like he's in pain like last time.
"Thanks, buddy." Ethan and Lelliot groan.
"Fantastic job, pal." Ryan winces, as yet another stick is tossed onto the ground, by TJ and Grandpa Ray.
"Kiddo. You rock!" TJ grins.
"See…You did good, baby. Can you hear the sirens yet?"
I can hear the sirens coming up our drive and the SUV is back with Jason and Luke. "Uh-huh…I can hear them and Uncle Jason and Luke are back too."
"Daddy! Kitties!" Gabe zooms over to Ethan with two kittens in his arms.
Then Leo and Max race over to Daddy and Logan. Daisy goes over to Lelliot and Bandit to Ethan. They're trying to kiss them and make it better, but I don't think that's gonna help.
"Teddy?" Luke is kneeling in front of me. "Can I have the phone, buddy?"
"Um…my Uncle Luke wants to talk to you now. Thank you, Miss Sara, for helping me, help my family." I tell Miss Sara.
"You're welcome, Teddy. You're a very brave boy. And did a fantastic job." Miss Sara tells me back.
"Her name is Miss Sara and she's with 911…" I hand the phone to Luke.
"Thanks, buddy. You did great. I'll take it from here. Your Daddy needs you to hold his hand…" Luke ruffles my hair that's what they do when I've done something good.
I race over to Daddy and order the pups to get off him. "Down! Daddy's hurt!"
They obey and laydown at my feet.
"Teddy. Take them inside…please…" Daddy's eyes are pained and he's gritting his teeth.
"Pups! House!" I call and take off for the front doors. They all follow me into the house and I get them to go into the puppy playpen, so that they won't cause any more trouble. "Quite. Babies are sleeping." The four of them curl up together and I guess after chasing kittens its naptime. It's hard to hear stuff outside at our house, so the pups and babies should sleep.
"Teddy!" Mommy's home!
"Mommy!" I race out of the Great room and into her arms. "They got hurt! I called 911!"
"I'll go check on the babies. Fantastic job. Little man." Gail kisses the top of my head and then is off to the Sun room.
Mommy scoops me up and hugs me tight. "Thank you, for helping Daddy and your Uncles, Teddybear."
I can see flashing lights everywhere outside from the windows. "Daddy's going to the hospital again, huh, Mommy?"
"Yes, he is, Teddybear." She kisses my nose. "I have to go with Daddy to the Hospital. Gail, Nana Ella, and Grandma Carla are going to stay here with you, the babies, and your cousins."
Grandma Carla and Nana Ella walk in with Ava, Sophie, and Gabe, two of them are holding the kittens.
Where did they come from and why aren't I all sneezy and miserable?
"We'll be fine." Grandma Carla takes me from Mommy.
"After lunch I'm gonna bake our little hero a batch of Chocolate monster cookies." Nana Ella kisses my head. I get more kisses and cookies! "I'd go with you, but I know that he would want me here looking after the kids. Grace is there and will give me updates. If he needs me I'm just a phone call away."
"Ana?" Sam calls from the front doorway. "They're loading them up on the buses. Do you want to ride with Chris?"
"Be right there!" Mommy kisses me again. "Be back soon, baby. It'll be fine. Promise." Then she races out the doors.
Well it's a good thing that Daddy hasn't given the chairs away, because I think he's really gonna need one and maybe Uncle Ethan too.
Hope you liked it! That it made you laugh and smile!
Cin x