PARENTHOOD
Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen "No, really, we'll be fine!" Cameron said as he gently shoved the Doctor, Rain, Koschei, Julie, Duer and Frankie out the door and shut it behind him. Panting, he stood against the door as he looked at four year old Aderyn, Hope and Faith and smiled. "Right, now that they're gone, who wants a flying lesson?" "Me!" the girls said together and he smiled. Nodding his head, Cameron ran around the living room as he removed the cushions off the couches and chairs and set them on the floor. He moved the coffee table back against the wall and the girls grinned. "Right, now that we're set, who want to go first?" "Me!" the girls shouted together again and Cameron smiled, sitting on the floor. They walked to him as he reached over and picked up the pink bicycle helmets and placed them on their heads. Closing his eyes, he started breathing slow and steady when they girls looked at him and Hope winked. Before he move, the girls ran to him and started tickling him. "Hey!" he said as the girls kept ticking him and Cameron laughed. "N-no! Wait! This isn't fair!" "TIcky ticky, Unca Cammy, ticky ticky!" Aderyn said as she sat on his chest and he gently tried to get her off of him. He picked her up then whispered in her ear and she giggled. Hope and Faith screeched as Cameron and Aderyn wiggled their fingers and chased them around the room. Cameron grabbed Hope as she squirmed in his arms and he tickled her armpits, setting her down on the floor. Aderyn has Faith corners as she ticked her and the laughter filled the air. "Ohh-key, that's enough," Cameron said then went to lie down on the floor and breathed hard through his nose. The girls crawled to him as he smiled and they rested next to him. "Whew." Faith to the helmet off as she rested her head on his chest and his hearts thumped double time in her ear. Cameron smiled then closed his eyes and wiggled his fingers. The girls giggled when they started floating into the air and stuck out their arms to the side. Cameron slowly his breathing when he opened his eyes and moved his fingers, making the girls fly around the room. He knew where the furniture was as he pointed and they soared toward the dining room. They giggled and swooped around and under the dining room table, after Cameron moved the chairs out of the way, and he smiled. "Are my little Tinkerbells having fun?" he asked. "Yeah!" the girls said together as he wiggled his fingers and they landed, sitting next to him. "So, Ladies, what do you want to do next?" he asked and they looked at each other. "Tea party!" they said and he blinked. "Ohh-key," he said and tapped his fingers on the floor. The girls sat at the child's table as they wore three of Faith's Disney Princess dress up dresses and Faith had a toy crown on her head. They chatted and giggled when Faith rang the silver bell on the table and they looked at the door. Cameron, dressed in a tuxedo, walked into the room and held the tray with the teapot and snack cakes in his hands. He stopped at the table when he did a little bow and smiled at them. "Your tea, Miss," he said when he placed the tray on the table then served the tea and the girls smiled at him. Standing up, he did a little bow then left the room and stood against the wall. Rolling his eyes, he headed down the stairs and softly whistled "I'm A Little Tea Pot". Faith, Hope and Aderyn held onto the water guns as they moved slowly up the stairs and Hope arched the floppy hat on her head. They walked down the hallway when something moved in Duer and Frankie's bedroom and Faith hushed them. They walked into the bedroom as they looked around and Hope pointed to the lump under the duvet. The lump moved while they giggled and slowly moved onto the bed. The lumped shivered as they yelled then dived on it and the lump flattened out on the bed. Faith moved the duvet back as they looked at the pillows and frowned. "That wasn't Unca Cammy," Aderyn said when the bathroom door opened and they slowly got off the bed. Walking slowly toward the door, they heard something scamper out of the room and spun around, watching the dust ruffle moving. "Ah-woo!" Cameron howled as they ran into the hallway and saw his feet vanishing into his room. The girls giggled as he made growling and snarling noises and they headed down the hallway. Running into the room, they saw that the wardrobe door was half open and Hope pointed to it. They moved closer when the door opened and Cameron jumped out at them. He grabbed hold of Faith when he picked her up and over his shoulder and she giggled. "Nope, you're mine now!" "Put her down!" Hope shouted as she and Aderyn fired the water guns and he gasped. The water hit him in the chest as he let Faith down then dramatically felt to the floor and closed his eyes. "Uncle Cam?" Faith said but he didn't move and she walked to him, kneeling on the floor. "Shh, I'm dead," he said and they giggled. "No, you're not," Hope said, pulling up on of his eyelids. "Yep, I am worm food," he said and Aderyn blinked. "Unca Cammy is a worm?" she asked and he tried not to laugh. "I mean that the worms are going to eat me," he said and her eyes went wide. "No, I don't want the worms to eat you!" she said when she started shaking and he opened his eyes. "Oh, Sweetie, it's ok," he said when she ran to him and he scooped her into his lap. Gently rocking her, he sent love into her mind and kissed the top of her head. "I don't think we should play this game anymore." "No, it's too scary," Hope said as she and Faith sat down next to him and leaned against him. Sighing, he nodded as they sat quietly on the floor and he wrapped his arms around Aderyn, gently rocking her back and forth. "Ok, we have snacks, juice and popcorn. Now, what do you want to watch?" Cameron asked as he walked to the entertainment center and looked at the Disney dvds. "We want to watch the Princess and the Frog," Hope said as Cameron nodded and placed the dvd into the dvd player. Turning the dvd on, he sat on the couch as the girls snuggled against him and he placed his feet on the coffee table. Handing the remote to Faith, Cameron smiled and popped some popcorn into his mouth. "Well, they haven't burned the house down," Frankie said as they walked up the walk and Rain nodded. "And we didn't get any phone calls from Martha or Grace, which means they're in one piece," the Doctor said. "I'm just worried about how much damage they've done to the furniture," Duer said as he took the key out of his pocket and unlocked the door. Opening the door, they walked inside the house then stopped near the couch and Frankie softly smiled. "Aw," she whispered and Duer took the digital camera out of the drawer. Cameron's head was lying on the back of the couch while Aderyn was curled up at the end of the couch and both Faith and Hope had their heads resting on his shoulders. Frankie took a few pictures while Julie and Rain softly walked to the couch and lifted Aderyn and Hope off the couch. Hope softly moaned as Rain hushed her and the Doctor nodded at Duer. Duer waved as they left and Julie slid Aderyn into Koschei's arms. "Baba?" Aderyn mumbled as he hushed her and Julie whispered thanks. They left as Duer gently lifted Faith off the couch and she wrapped her arms around his neck, waking up a bit. "Did you have fun with Uncle Cameron?" he whispered and she nodded. Kissing her fingers, he walked to the stairs then went upstairs and Frankie gently sat on the couch next to Cameron. "Hunh?" he snorted when he blinked the sleep out of his eyes and she smiled at him. "Oh, you're home." "It's not easy, is it?" she asked as he slid down onto the couch and placed his head on her lap. "No, it's a piece of cake," he said as he closed his eyes and she stroked his hair. "As long as there's only ONE of them! Blimey, I forgot how much energy little kids have." "Welcome to my world," she said as he opened one eye, smiled then closed his eye and sighed. Stroking his hair, Frankie looked down at her little brother as she smiled and Duer slowly came down the stairs. There were times he felt like an outsider when it came to his wife and brother-in-law as he stood at the bottom of the stairs and titled his head to one side. Frankie looked back at him as she saw the apprehension in his eyes when she wiggled her finger for him to join them on the couch but Duer stood stone still and shook his head. "I don't want to intrude," he whispered and she rolled her eyes, sighing. "You're not," she said as he walked to the couch and sat next to her. Cameron moved his hand toward Duer's thigh as he watched and Cameron tapped his fingers against it. Nodding, Frankie watched as Duer placed his hand on top of Cameron's hand and Cameron gently smiled. Duer placed his arm around Frankie while she started the movie again and placed her head against Duer's head. Yawning, Cameron snuggled closer as he listened to the movie and slowly drifted back to sleep.
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