HAVE A BALL
Disclaimer: The Mummy, and The Mummy Returns belong to Steven Sommers, and Universal Studios. I do not own them. Megan is mine so no touching.
Have a Ball
Hearing a child screaming in the huge O’Connell home was not uncommon, especially when Megan was over to play. Now she was chasing Alex. She was an Indian, and she wanted to scalp him. Jonathan had gotten Alex a plastic Mallet when he had been to visit Edward and Genevieve in Connecticut, as well as a full Indian head set. Now Megan was the chief, and she was after Alex for his hair.
Last night Jonathan had told them that Indians scalped people, and explained to them exactly how it was done. With a two year old, who was Alex, and a three year old who was Megan, neither were fazed by that.
“WOOO WOOO WOO,” Megan cried as she was gaining on Alex.
Again Alex gave out a scream and as he rounded a corner, he bumped right into his father’s legs. “Daddy out way, Indian gonna cop me,” he said as he pushed past his father. Rick didn’t mind them running through the house, however Evie would be home any minute, and she did mind that. He lifted Alex into the air getting laughter as Megan tackled his legs.
“Put Him down I got get his hair,” she said as she crossed her arms in front of her.
Rick had Alex over his shoulder, and tried to look frightened, but it was difficult because Megan’s head dress was half on and half off of her head,. “Will you do this later? You both know you’re not allowed to run in the house,” Rick said looking at her, then directing his words in his son’s direction.
For a moment Megan seemed to consider what he said then she sighed and took off the head dress. “Evie coming home?” she asked, already knowing who let them get away with what. She giggled when Rick laughed, then followed him upstairs for story time and nap time.
~*~
The house was quiet when Evie arrived home from lunch, and as she walked in the parlor she found Rick asleep on the couch. She walked over and leaned in lightly kissing his lips, which woke him. “Did they go down?” she asked, hoping that they hadn’t drugged him. Alex and Megan together was like putting gas and fire together.
Rick reached out, and a moment later Evie was snuggled against his chest. “I think Alex has realized that the more stories he asks for, the longer his nap is delayed. Megan on the other hand was asleep before I even got through the first story,” he informed as she lifted her head so that they could see one another.
“So then that means we have a little time to ourselves,” she asked as she reached out and traced a finger over his lips.
Rick loved it when his wife got in this sort of mood, and opened his mouth sucking her finger inside. He nibbled on it, then moaned when Evie pulled her finger out, and replaced it with her own lips.
~*~
While the adults were having their brand of fun, Alex and Megan had snuck outside, using Jonathan’s door, which as usual, wasn’t locked. The two toddlers were in the garden playing in the dirt, uprooting some of Evie’s plants.
“Let frow ball,” Alex said as he got up out of the fresh soil. His Nappy was now brown, and dirty, but he didn’t care. Dressed in that and a t- shirt, he was quiet comfortable in just that, due to the warm summer weather.
Megan was also in a T-shirt, and her panties, equally as dirty “Balls in house, an you daddy not happy us not in bed,” she said to him, as she followed him out of the garden.
Alex was on a mission, and the two of them walked barefooted through the side yard, and slipped under the fence, going into the field where they horses ran. Alex started to run laughing as he found a butterfly to chase.
Megan followed him being a bit more cautious. She knew they were not allowed to be outside without a parent, and wasn’t so sure following Alex was such a great idea. “Alex not go in woods,” she said as he headed in that direction. “I not go wiff you,” she yelled.
Too destracted by the butterfly, Alex kept right on going after it, and after a moment Megan ran after him. “ALEX,” she screamed.
~*~
Thirty minutes after she had entered the house, Evie lay on the floor in the Parlor on top of her very handsome, very unclothed husband trying to catch her breath. “Hmm, where did that come from,” she asked innocently as she lifted her head from his chest. She too had nothing on, and didn’t care.
Rick leaned up and kissed her. “As much as I love this, I think we would have a difficult time trying to explain to Paul why his daughter found us necked in the parlor,” Rick said. One more kiss, and the two of them went about straightening things up, not realizing the trouble their son and Megan were getting into.
~*~
By the stream were several rocks, and round ones at that. Alex using his two year old logic decided that they were round and could be used like a ball. “Frow it,” he said to Megan who had a rather large rock in her hands.
While Alex was sure that the rock could be used as a ball, Megan wasn’t so sure. “Alex, this hurt you,” she said.
“Frow IT,” he yelled.
Megan shrugged and with a good aim threw it.
Alex held out his hands to catch it and when it hit his head above his eye he fell onto his padded bottom, then he started to scream.
His scream startled her, and she ran to her friend seeing lots of blood on his face. “Alex shush you got hush or you’re blood all come out and you not be here no more,” she said as Alex wailed. When he kept crying, Megan ran back the way they had came
His best friend leaving him, plus having blood all on his face made Alex cry louder and harder. “MUM MUM,” he screamed.
~*~
As fast as her little legs would carry her, Megan ran until she made it to the house, and it was just as Jonathan was pulling his car into the drive.
When he saw her, and the panicked look on her face, he stopped the car and got out, “Megan?” he asked as he knelt down and caught her. She was all out of breath, and Jonathan stood up with her in his arms, and got immediate protest.
“No put down, Alex got blood and he going to hurt himself he got blood,” she said as she struggled.
Jonathan set her down and she grabbed his hand. He followed her into the field and his face paled as she lead him toward the back part of the feild where the , wooded area began. It dawned on him that he had again left the side door open, and he knew his sister would kill him if Alex had come to any harm. Now as the entered the woods Jonathan heard a shrill cry, and recognized it as Alex.
“ALEX COMMING,” Megan yelled as she led the way.
When the arrived at the creek Alex was still laying on the ground, his face smeared with blood and dirt.
Jonathan saw the gash on his head and quickly took his handkerchief out, but Alex screamed more and hit at his hands. “Partner, Uncle John just wants to put this on there sort of like a sticking plaster,” Jonathan tried.
All he knew was that his head hurt, and he wasn’t about to let his Uncle or anyone else touch it. “NOOO, MUM MUM,” he screamed.
Finally Jonathan coaxed Alex into letting him carry him, and once in his uncles arms, the small boy began to calm down. Megan held to Jonathan’s free hand, and the three of them made their way back to the house.
~*~
Evie was just on her way upstairs to check on the children when Jonathan arrived. “What happened to my baby?” she asked as she ran over.
Jonathan deposited Alex in her arms, which woke him, and he began to cry all over again. His cries brought Rick, and both parents knew the gash in his head would require medical attention. After Jonathan agreed to watch Megan, and Rick got clean cloths for Alex, they headed to the car, and then to their family Doctor.
~*~
In the car, in the back, Evie managed to get Alex into a clean shirt and Nappy, and managed to get the dirt and blood wiped off of his hands and arms, and the lower part of his face. As for his head, anytime she got too close he would hit her, and memories came back to when he had sliced open his ear the day he had taken his first step.
Now Alex sat on her lap asleep, oblivious to what was about to happen. “When we get home, Jonathan and I are going to have a talk,” she said, knowing that it was his door that they children had escaped through.
Rick wanted words with him too, but guessed when Evie finished with him, Jonathan would remember to be more responsible. When they arrived at the Doctors office, Rick got out of the car, and opened the door behind him. He leaned in and easily lifted Alex into his arms, then when Evelyn stepped out of the car he took her hand, and they walked into the small brick building.
~*~
At home, Jonathan had gotten Megan cleaned up, and now she sat on his lap. “I hurted Alex, he said frow it, and I did and I hurted him,” she said still very upset by that.
Jonathan kissed the top of her head. “Alex will be all right, he is very tough you know,” Jonathan said as he continued to rock her. When she went to sleep, he put her in Alex’s bed, then went downstairs to await his sister’s return and his doom.
~*~
Alex was still asleep, cradled in his father’s arms when the nurse called them back, and now Dr. Brigman was preparing what he would need to tend to Alex’s wound.
Evelyn sat next too Rick and shut her eyes when the doctor got out the Iodine. When he was ready he came over and had Rick hold his legs and arms, and Evelyn hold his head still, which woke him.
“NOOOO,” he screamed, and tried to fight but his dad was strong. Alex screamed and screamed as the doctor cleaned out his wound, then stitched it. He tried to bite the Doctor, but couldn’t reach his hand, and when it was all over Evelyn held him rocking him as he wailed against her shoulder.
“I’m sorry angel it’s all over now,” Evie said as she let her own tears fall. She swayed with him and Alex just cried, his fun day at an end.
When he got the instructions from the doctor, such as not to get the cut area wet, Rick led his wife and son out to the car, then gathered both of them in his arms. “Hey pal, daddy’s real sorry,” Rick said feeling equally as bad as Evelyn for having to put him through such pain.
“Home home,” Alex sobbed, not lifting his face away from Evie’s neck. Once they were underway he went back to sleep, and when they arrived home Jonathan was waiting for them. Evie place Alex in his father’s arms and then walked into the parlor. Rick followed them, and took Alex up to his room, leaving Jonathan to his doom.
“How could you be so careless?” Evelyn said as she spun on her brother.
Jonathan sat down on the couch. “I just don’t think. I know I have too, But it always slips my mind,” he said trying to grope for an excuse.
“Jonathan do you know how lucky he was? What if they would have fallen into the stream?” she said letting out her fear and anger on him. She was tired, and still shaken from just a little before, and sat down on the couch next to him. “Jonathan we are all learning how to handle him, but he is at a very curious age, and all of us have to watch out for him,” she said as she turned to face her brother.
He hugged her close. “I promise from now on I will start doing a better job of being a better Uncle,” he said.
“You are a wonderful Uncle to him, but just be careful,” she said, about to say more when Rick came with Megan in his arms. Evelyn stood up and took her, getting more tears. “Shh, Alex is all right now,” she said as she left the two men alone.
Rick had decided Evelyn probably had said all both of them wanted to say, and went to the Liquor cabinet to get a drink, then decided better of it. “So what about a game of chess,” he asked.
Jonathan gladly accepted that, and the two men set about playing that.
~*~
Upstairs Evie lay in bed with Megan nestled against her chest. “You didn’t hurt Alex, not purposely,” she said as she rubbed her back.
“He’ll be better when he wakes up?” she asked.
“He might be cranky, for a while, because his head hurts, but it won’t be long before you two will be ready to play and have fun as you always do. Now get some rest,” Evie said, and began to hum a song. She shut her eyes, about to fall asleep when Alex climbed on the bed from the end, and then the three of them took a rest, needing it after such a day full of adventures.
THE END