chapter 4
Hot shot is a four year old child that Heatwave and Quickshadow are fostering. They were doing there best for Hot shot. They were doing their best to make him feel safe, welcome and loved. Hot shot was starting to enjoy being with Heatwave and Quickshadow. They were very good to him. They made him feel very happy.
Quickshadow was giving him a bubble bath at the moment. "You are going to be nice and clean," Quickshadow said. Hot shot was playing with the bubbles and having fun. Hot shot was playing with a few bath toys. Hot shot was enjoying himself. "Okay Hot shot time to get out," she said. She took Hot shot out of the bath tub and began to dry him off. "There you go nice and clean," she said. She helped Hot shot get dressed. "There you go," she said.
Hot shot was soon tucked into bed. Heatwave grabbed a book. He was going to read Hot shot a story. Heatwave was reading a book about a dog. Hot shot loved the book very much. Hot shot was happy to hear the book. He was soon ready to fall asleep. Hot shot soon fell asleep holding the plush rhino he got at the zoo when with Heatwave and Quickshadow on their first day out together. The rhino was named Smashy and Hot shot loved it very much. It was Hot shot's favorite toy. He slept with it every night.
Hot shot suddenly woke up from a nightmare. He was holding Smashy close. He was very scared. He saw it was dark throughout the fire house. Hot shot went to find Heatwave and Quickshadow. Hot shot went into Heatwave and Quickshadow's room. "Heatwave? Quickshadow?" Hot shot asked.
"Hot shot what are you doing up?" Quickshadow asked waking up.
"Yes you should be asleep," Heatwave said.
"I had a nightmare, can I sleep with you?" Hot shot asked.
"Of course you can," Heatwave said.
"Climb in," Quickshadow said.
Hot shot got settled into Heatwave and Quickshadow's bed and soon fell asleep. Hot shot slept soundly through the night. Hot shot woke up the next morning and saw Heatwave and Quickshadow were fully dressed. "Good morning Hot shot," Quickshadow said.
"Good morning kid," Heatwave said.
"Morning," Hot shot said.
"Come and let's go to the kitchen and get breakfast," Quickshadow said.
They went into the Kitchen and got breakfast. They were having a fine time. Hot shot was starting to become close to Heatwave and Quickshadow. "Okay there are somethings we need to do today," Heatwave said.
"Like what?" Hot shot asked.
"We need to go buy some summer clothes for you, you came to us in the late winter so now it is time for some summer clothes since it is almost summer," Heatwave said.
"Oh," Hot shot said.
Hot shot was wondering about the summer clothes. He was very curious about it to say the least. He was eager to find out. He was taken shopping by Heatwave and Quickshadow. Hot shot was eager to see all that was there. But he made sure to stay nice and close. He was wondering what was going on and what was going to happen next. He got new shirts, shorts and shoes. They even went out to get some lunch.
Hot shot was having a wonderful time with Heatwave and Quickshadow. Hot shot did his best to be well behaved because he didn't want to be sent back. Heatwave and Quickshadow could see whenever Hot shot made a mistake he would get so upset and wouldn't stop apologizing and begged to stay.
"Hot shot we all make mistakes," Heatwave assured him. "I have made many mistakes myself," he told him.
"As have I," Quickshadow told him.
"All of us have made mistakes too," Chief Burns told him. "They are nothing to worry about most of the time, the important thing about mistakes is to learn from them and do better," he explained.
"Okay," Hot shot said. He felt much better after that. Hot shot was wondering if he was ever going to be adopted by a family. Hot shot was wondering if he was going to be a foster child forever. "Will I ever be adopted?" he asked Heatwave and Quickshadow.
"I have a feeling some day a nice man and woman will want to adopt you," Quickshadow said.
"Yes after all you are a wonderful boy," Heatwave told him. "You are very special Hot shot," he told him.
"You really mean that?" Hot shot asked.
"We sure do," Heatwave said.
Then they hugged close together. They were very happy about the contact. Heatwave and Quickshadow made sure Hot shot was getting all the care he needed. Both Heatwave and Quickshadow were growing very close to Hot shot and they were growing to love him very much. They were thinking Hot shot was the child they had been waiting for all this time.
Maybe they could adopted him and he could be there. They talked about it for a few days. Then they decided to do it. They called the agency that was letting them foster Hot shot. "We would like to adopt Hot shot," Heatwave said.
"We sure would," Quickshadow said. "We just love him very much and he is a just wonderful child who needs a family and we want him to be our child," she said.
"Very well," they said.
Soon they were going to meet with the people to fill out the papers. This was going to a surprise for Hot shot and they were looking forward to doing it.
To be continued.
