MEGAN AND ALEX
Disclaimer: No they are not mine. I’m just going to use them for a bit. Megan is mine you have to ask if you want to use her, though for future reference she is going to be exclusively mine, and only the few people who have used her in the past can use her now.
“Evelyn O’Connell,” she answered, putting the phone between her ear, and shoulder so that she could continue to write down a few last minute things that she wanted to accomplish for the day. She had expected Rick, but instead it was Paul Richardson, Megan’s father.
“Yes Evelyn, this is Paul. I have a favor to ask of you. I have been called away on sudden business, and Nanny Catherine is ill. I was wondering if perhaps Megan could spend a few days with you,” he said. At that Evelyn put her pen down. Since they had moved to London, she had noticed how little time he spent with his daughter, and it was disturbing, but she guessed everyone had their priorities.
“I don’t think that will be a problem. I am heading home, I could come by your home and get her,” Evelyn offered. He agreed to that, and after getting off the phone with him, Evelyn phoned Rick. She sat patiently waiting for her husband to pick it up.
“O’Connell residence, this is Rick speaking.” The sound of his voice made Evelyn smile.
“Hello handsome,” she responded.
“Hello gorgeous,” he replied.
“I’m on my way home, but the reason for my call aside from hearing your voice, is that Paul called, and wants us to keep Megan for him for a few days,” she said, hoping he wouldn’t say no.
“Sure Alex will love having her around. I was about to go get him up from his nap.” Evelyn frowned at that.
“Nap?” she asked.
“Yeah he has been in time out five times this morning, and had a temper tantrum, so I sat down and read to him, and he fell asleep.” Rick informed.
“Just let him sleep then. When I get home with Megan I’ll get him up,” Evie said. Rick agreed to that, and after they got of the phone, Evelyn left to go get Megan.
*****
The Richardson Estate was but a stones throw away from their Manor home, and when Evelyn arrived Paul was packing his car for his journey, she guessed. As she got out of the car, Megan came running out. She had on a green Velvet dress, and a dark red coat, as well as a fir muff that she had her hands in. Her red hair was done up in spiral curls, and she had a green velvet bow tying her hair back. She was careful not to get messy, and Evelyn lifted her into her arms.
“We go see Alex now,” said the three year old girl.
“Yes we will.” Paul came with three bags for his daughter, and put them in the trunk of Evelyn’s car, then came over to the two ladies.
“You be a good girl for Evelyn and Rick,” Paul said.
“Yes father,” she replied. After hugs and kisses, Evelyn got her situated in the back seat of her car, then they were off.
*****
When they arrived at the Manor, Rick came out to help with the bags. It was snowing again, and cold, as always in February.
“I want see Alex now,” she said as Evelyn lifted her out of the car.
“We can do that, but I need to wake him up from his nap,” she told her.
“I help you,” she insisted. Inside the front entry, Evelyn set Megan down and got her coat and muff taken off, as Rick came in with Megan’s luggage.
“Where should she sleep?” he asked.
“We can put her in the guest room across from Alex,” she said, having already figured that part out. Before she could get too far, Rick pulled her into his arms, and they shared a light kiss. Megan watched them.
“I want a hug and kiss,” she said. Evelyn picked her up and gave her a hug and kiss, as well as Rick, both knowing that she didn’t get much of that at home. After got her hugs and kisses, Evelyn, and Megan went upstairs to get Alex up. The shutters on his windows were closed keeping it dark, and the fire in the fire place kept the cold winter air away.
“I give Alex kisses,” Megan said softly as Evelyn and she went to his bed. He was still sound asleep, but Rick had said he had slept for two hours, and that was long enough. He was still covered up, and only his head stuck out. Evelyn sat down on the side of his bed and leaned in kissing his cheek.
“Alex you have a friend here waiting to see you,” Evelyn said stroking his soft cheek. He squinted his eyes, then unsquinted them, but didn’t open them.
“Alex up now play with me,” Megan said not very patient with him. When she wanted something, it was right then and there. Waking up for Alex from a nights sleep, or a nap was never anything he liked, though when he heard her voice he stirred.
“Come on we go play with your train and trucks,” Megan said, then ran out ready to have fun.
“Nooo mine,” he responded, sitting up. He still had on his fuzzy yellow pajamas.
“Alex shh, will you share with Megan, she is going to stay with us a for a few days,” Evelyn told him lifting him into her lap.
“Mine toys,” he said allowing her to hold him.
“Lets get you dressed, and then we can go downstairs and have lunch with daddy and Megan.” Evelyn stood holding Alex against her hip as she moved to his dresser, opening the top drawer, getting out a undershirt, a clean diaper, and a pair of white socks. Out of the middle drawer she got out a pair of gray corduroy slacks, and out of the bottom drawer, she got out a long sleeved cotton shirt, white, and a red knit sweater.
“I not get dressed,” he told her pushing the cloths away.
“Yes sweet baby, its time to get dressed.” She carried him over to his bed, and set the cloths down, then went to the bathroom and got a washcloth wet with warm water, and brought that back with them. As she was getting him undressed Megan walked in.
“Alex we have cookies when we done eating lunch,” she informed him. She walked over to the bed, and using his stepping stool, got up on it crawling over next to him.
“I not have diapers,” she told Evelyn as she unpinned his.
“I know you don’t, and Alex will learn to be a big boy and use the potty, but he’s not ready for that yet.” she explained. She and Rick had tried all during the month of January, but he was just not ready.
“I big boy,” he told her.
“Megan out my room,” he said pushing her away. Evelyn had his clean diaper on him and had him sitting up while she got his undershirt on him.
“Alex that’s not nice,” Evelyn said.
“Mine mummy,” he said and hugged Evelyn. Megan got of the bed and ran out. She was too happy to let Alex spoil her mood, and after Evelyn got him dressed, she put him down and they went downstairs to have lunch.
*****
Lunch consisted of beef stew, which Marie had made, and fresh bread. At the table Alex sat in his highchair which they had pulled up to the table without the tray, and Megan sat in his booster seat. She had on a bib, as did Alex, and was eating her stew carefully, so that she didn’t get any on the bib, or her dress. Alex, on the other hand, was making quite a mess out of feeding himself, not worried about how messy he got his cloths.
“So what are you plans for the day?” Evelyn asked her husband as she took a bite of bread.
“I was thinking about bundling those two up and taking them outside to play in the snow, maybe build a snow man, but beyond that nothing in particular. What about you?” he asked.
“I have to attend a meeting per Mr. Havez’s request, to go over with him my ideas for expanding the Egyptian wing.” she said, and didn’t sound all that thrilled about that. She loved her work at the museum but Mr. Havez was a strange man, and more often than not they didn’t see eye to eye on a great many things.
“I all done now,” Megan informed them. Alex pushed his bowl away.
“I done now go play wif Megan,” he said. Rick got up and went to the kitchen sink getting the washcloth, then came back and got Megan wiped off. She was still relatively clean, and once he had finished he lifted her out of the booster seat.
“I have another hug and kiss,” she said before he put her down. He lifted her back into his arms and she hugged him kissing his cheek, then he kissed her soft cheek and set her down. She didn’t even wait for Alex, running out to get the dibs on his toys. Alex was a mess to behold. His bib was pretty wet with the soup he had spilled, and the napkin that Rick had put in his lap was also soiled. Getting him cleaned took a little more work than with Megan, but in a moment Alex was ready to play, and ran out of the kitchen in pursuit of Megan. He found her playing with his blocks.
“Want to go outside?” he asked.
“Yes I do,” she responded and stood up.
“You have to put shoes on feet,” she told him seeing that he only had on his socks. Alex ran to the stairs, with Megan following behind and got on his hands and knees crawling up them, while Megan took one step at a time. He reached the top before she did, and ran to the hallway where his room was. He went into his room and found his shoes, and his rubber boots which were pulled on over his shoes. He had blue ones, and those were easy to put on, though he got them on the wrong feet. As he was finishing Megan walked in.
“I have to get my boots on,” she told him, and went across the way to the room she would stay in. She opened one suitcase, and found all her dresses and nightys. Another suitcase had all of her underclothing, hair bows ribbons, and the rollers used to curl her hair with. The third suitcase had what she wanted. She had a pair of pink boots, and pulled them on over her dress shoes.
“Alex you got them on wrong foots,” she said as he walked in. He sat down and she helped him put them on the right feet, then they headed downstairs.
*****
As they finished lunch, Rick and Evie both realized how quiet it was.
“I better go see what they are up too,” he said standing. Rick went into the parlor, and found both Alex and Megan coming down the stairs with their boots on.
“Daddy we going outside,” Alex informed him.
“I see that, but we need to find something warmer for Megan to wear, and we need to put your shoes on,” Rick said. Evelyn walked out of the kitchen ready to go.
“You have fun with daddy,” She said to Alex, giving him a kiss first, then gave one to Megan, and left for her meeting. Rick carried both children back up to Alex’s room and set them on his bed while he went through Alex’s cloths. He found a pair of jeans that had gotten to small on Alex, but would fit Megan. He also found a long shirt for her, and warm socks.
“All right lets get you dressed so we can go out and enjoy all that snow,” Rick said to the little girl, as he helped her stand up. He unzipped the back of her dress and got that off, then got her stockings off. While he did that Alex stood up on his bed and started to jump.
“Alex no,” Rick said as he pulled the undershirt over Megan’s head.
“I bouncing,” he informed his father and jumped up again.
“Yes you are, but you need to stop, you could very easily fall of the bed, and daddy doesn’t want you to get any owies,” Rick said. Alex, for once, obeyed and slid off his bed, going over to his toy chest where he got out his big red truck, and zoomed it around while Rick finished getting Megan dressed in play cloths. Her father never let her wear anything aside from dresses, wanting her to be a proper British girl, though Megan was a lot tougher than most girls her age.
“There you are,” He found a pair of shoes of Alex’s that were to small on him and put them on Megan, then got both of them into their boots.
“Now you two wait right here, and let me got get my boots on,” Rick said. They nodded, and when he left they both climbed on the bed and began to jump. They both laughed as they jumped, and that is where Rick found them when he walked in.
“All right lets get going,” he said deciding not to put them in time out. He lifted both of them over each shoulder getting plenty of laughter as he carried them downstairs. At the front entry he got Alex into his coat, pulling his warm woolen mittens over his hands, then put his wool hat on his head, and tied it under his chin. Megan’s coat was a dress coat, and once again Rick got one of Alex’s coats, and a spare set of mittens, putting that on her. He got her white woolen hat and put it on her head. Her hat was like Alex’s in that it had ear pieces that went over her ears, and that tied under her chin. Last of all he got his own coat, and gloves on, then took the children outside to play.
*****
It was very chilly outside, and the snow was starting to fall once again. That did not stop Alex and Megan from having fun in the snow. Rick made snow balls and showed them how to have a snowball fight, which they were doing when Jonathan pulled in from his time at the men’s club.
“Let’s get Unca John,” Alex yelled, and Megan followed him as they ran around the house. Rick followed closely, and when he arrived the kids were doing their best to make snowballs to throw at him as he got out of his car. Rick made a few, and gave them to each child and they ran to him.
“Got you,” Alex yelled as he threw the snowball at his uncle.
“You did,” Jonathan said, looking at Rick.
“Two of them? I think I might spend the night at Gracie’s hotel,” he said, as he got attacked by both children one on each leg.
“No go Unca John,” Alex said. Megan nodded.
“All right I will stay here. Has your daddy taught you how to make snow angels?” he asked them. They both shook their heads, so they let him go, and he walked into the yard, and laid on his back, then made a snow Angel, though Alex and Megan took advantage of him on his back and tackled him.
“That is why I didn’t show them how to make a snow Angel,” Rick said as Jonathan struggled to be free.
“A little help would be good,” He managed as both sat on his chest straddling him, tickling him, or trying as best they could with mittens on. Rick took pity on him.
“Who wants to make a snowman?” Rick called out. That got both children off of Jonathan, and they followed him back into the front of the house, and to the side yard. Rick made a small snowball first, adding more snow to it, then when it was big enough he started to roll it on the ground. While he did that, Jonathan helped Alex and Megan make another snowball, though they kept destroying theirs. Rick got one finished, the base, then started on the other part which would be the middle, while Jonathan kept Megan and Alex from trying to destroy the base. In a few minutes time he had the basic shape of their snowman made
“Now we need to find some sticks for is arms,” Rick said. Megan ran ahead of them going toward the forest to find sticks for Rick. She found a whole pile of branches and sticks that the Gardner had left for kindling for building fires inside, and grabbed one stick.
“I going to do it,” Alex said and he grabbed on to the same stick.
“You let go,” she said.
“No.” He tried to tug it out of her hands, but she was fairly strong, and did not give it up just because he wanted it. Rick and Jonathan came upon them.
“Alex Megan has that stick, why don’t you help me find another one,” Rick suggested.
“Noooo,” he said still holding on to it. Megan let go, and Alex fell back on his bottom. She wasn’t going to fight, and simply got another stick. Falling on his bottom had not made Alex happy, and before Rick or Jonathan could anticipate his next move, he had gotten up and pushed Megan down on her bottom. Rick stood Alex up and held him close.
“That’s enough out of both of you,” he said admonishing the two children. Megan was in Jonathan’s arms pouting.
“Now if you two don’t stop misbehaving, then we will go inside and both of you can sit in time out,” he said. That got both of their attention, and they behaved, at least for the time being. Once they had gotten the sticks back to the snowman, Rick stuck them in as arms, then he took off his scarf and wrapped it around its neck. Jonathan had disappeared and came back with a carrot for its nose, some almonds for its mouth, a large black button for its nose, and two brass buttons for its eyes. Each of them held Alex and Megan up letting them put the eyes and nose and mouth into place. Once they had finished the clapped their hands.
“Daddy I cold go in now,” Alex said.
“It not cold Alex,” Megan said and ran away from the group toward the fence that kept the horses in the field. Echidna, Jonathan’s Mare, and Amunet, Evelyn’s Mare, were at the fence, and whinnied at her approach. Megan had a pony of her own, and therefore was not frightened by them.
“Megan no horse hurt you,” Alex yelled. His loud voice spooked them and they took off into the field.
“You scared them way,” Megan said.
“You did,” he told her.
“You did your just a baby,” she said. He ran and knocked her down, but again she was perfectly capable of defending herself, and put snow in his face. Alex put snow in her face right back before Rick and Jonathan separated them.
“Its time to go in, since you two don’t want to be nice to one another,” he said holding Alex’s hand. Megan let go of Jonathan’s, and took Rick’s other hand, and they all went inside.
Since they had been outside for quiet some time, when Rick got their wet cloths off of them he found that Megan had made an accident in her panties, and Alex had made one in his diaper, so he decided to just go ahead and give them their bath early. Now they were both in his, and Evelyn’s tub splashing one another, and having a grand time while Rick sat on a small stool keeping an eye on them. Megan played with one of Alex’s plastic war ships pushing it about while Alex played with his rubber duckies. He had a big one and two smaller ones.
“Quack quack,” he said, as he made them float around the bath. The bathroom door opened and Evelyn walked in.
“Mummy,” Alex said standing up reaching for her.
“Hello baby,” she said getting a towel, but he quickly sat down.
“Not done yet mummy,” he informed her.
“I won’t get you out then.” She leaned in and gave both children a kiss, then turned to her husband who had stood up. He pulled her against him and kissed her passionately, and she had to make herself stop before they got carried away, though Alex and Megan didn’t seem to notice. His hand slid over her bottom.
“Maybe we can get them to bed early tonight,” Evie said reaching up and rubbing a hand over his chest.
“They should sleep well, I had them outside for a good two hours,” he commented. She nodded.
“Let me get into some more comfortable attire, and I’ll help you,” she said. She left, and Rick went to the tub, and got a wash rag and soap lathering it up. Once he had done that, he helped Alex stand, and got him washed. While he did that Alex stomped around, splashing, and Megan turned her back to him still playing.
“Daddy?” “Alex asked.
“Yes buddy.”
“Why Megan not have a winky,” he said. Megan turned around to answer that one for herself.
“I a girl, and girls got petals,” she said, then went back to playing with her ship. Alex yawned as he sat back down and leaned his head back as Rick poured handfuls of water over him to get his hair wet. While he was doing that, Evelyn came back in, and got Megan washed. With both of them, it only took a couple of minutes to get them washed, and then she got Megan out of the bath while Rick tended to Alex. Evelyn sat on the little stool and rubbed the towel over Megan’s pail skin, noticing that both she and Alex looked very tired.
“When my daddy coming back?” she asked.
“I don’t think he will be very long,” Evelyn said as she rubbed the towel over her head. Megan loved her daddy, as he was the only parent she had, and it was evident that it hurt her when he left her like this. Once she was dried off, Evelyn wrapped the towel around her and carried her into the guest room.
“Now which nighty do you want to wear?” she asked picking out a few.
“I want to wear feety jammies,” she said. Her daddy never got her any of those either, again wanting her to be a little lady. Here she was free to be who she wanted, so Evelyn got her panties on her, and led her across the way to Alex’s room, where Rick was helping him get the zipper on his fuzzy blue sleeper up.
“Alex me wear some your jammies,” Megan said.
“You have my red ones,” Alex told her. Evelyn got those out of his bottom drawer, and Megan put them on by herself, then then they all went downstairs to have dinner, which Marie had just finished making.
*****
With Dinner over, Alex and Megan played quietly in the parlor, while Rick and Evelyn played a game of poker.
“You know, if we get them to bed, we could easily turn this into a game of strip poker,” Rick said laying down his winning hand.
“I think that sounds like a good idea,” she said standing. She went over to the children who were playing with Alex’s blocks.
“All right time for bed,” she told them.
“Not sleepen,” Alex said. Evelyn picked him up, and as a sign to how tired he was, he didn’t struggle. Rick got Megan, and they headed upstairs. As he started to carry her in to the guest room, she struggled against him. “No sleep wif Alex,” she said. Alex had a double bed, so Rick decided they could always move her back later. He went into Alex’s room where Evelyn had settled with Alex in the Rocking chair with the Velveteen Rabbit in hand to read to him.
“She wants to stay with Alex,” he informed.
“Megan sit wif me mummy,” Alex said scooting over to make room for her. Rick settled her on Evelyn’s lap, and while she read to them, he pulled the sheets down on Alex’s bed, and put the guard rail up. Alex was a wild sleeper at night, and for that reason Rick had made a guard rail to make sure he didn’t fall out of his bed. The other side of the bed was against the wall, so he had double protection. Once he had done that, he turned around to see that both children were asleep.
“Mission accomplished,” he whispered as he came over, lifting Alex from her lap cradling him in his strong arms. Alex opened his eyes.
“Not seepen,” he said as his eyes slid shut.
“Shhh,” Rick crooned swaying with him. He watched as Evelyn put Megan into their son’s bed, then went over and put Alex beside her. Megan rolled over and they both snuggled up together as snug as two peas in a pod.
It was almost lunch time, and at the museum, Evelyn was getting ready to go home to join Rick, and Alex for mid-day meal. As she was finishing up a few odds and ends her phone rang.
Back Home The Mummy Main Page Next