Joy in the Journey by Diane Greenwood Muir

Author:Diane Greenwood Muir [Muir, Diane Greenwood]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nammynools Publications
Published: 2019-03-23T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Usually, her entrance was accompanied by noise and laughter, but when she returned from Sycamore House, Polly walked in to a very quiet house. Cat and Rebecca were alone in the kitchen, putting sandwiches together.

"Where is everyone?" Polly asked, rubbing Obiwan's head as she walked in.

Rebecca started to laugh, then pointed at Cat.

Cat just shook her head.

"Did you lock them in the basement or something?"

"Pretty close," Rebecca said.

"They're all upstairs in their rooms."

"Even Cassidy?"

"Especially Cassidy," Cat said.

"What in the world happened?"

"There was so much yelling and screaming and fighting and crying that they woke me up," Rebecca said, still laughing.

"I tried to reason with them."

"That doesn't work when they’ve lost control," Polly said.

"Then I tried to threaten them with cleaning bathrooms."

"Okay, we're going to have very clean bathrooms."

"None of it worked. They were way out of control. Not a single nice child in the house."

Rebecca pointed at herself. "Except me."

Cat smiled and patted Rebecca’s shoulder. "Hayden came upstairs in the middle of the crisis and the next thing I knew he'd picked Cassidy up, deposited her in her room and shut the door, then herded the boys into their rooms, shut all the doors and told them they were staying put until I was ready to deal with them again."

Polly laughed out loud. "I think I'm in love with the boy. What started it?"

"I'm not really even sure," Cat said. "We were doing just fine. I'd asked for some help getting laundry downstairs. Caleb and Noah were hauling it out into the hallway. Then Elijah jumped on Caleb's back and told him they were doing piggy back rides. JaRon said he wanted one, Cassidy wanted to be on someone's back. Then Caleb fell to the floor because Elijah was too big and he hit his elbow and started crying when Elijah wouldn't get off him. Cassidy got mad because no one would give her a piggy back ride and, well, things devolved from there."

"As they would," Polly said. "How long have they been in their rooms?"

"About twenty minutes. Cassidy wailed for a while, but Rebecca and I just came downstairs. I didn't want to listen to it."

Polly looked at the clock. "You woke up twenty minutes ago?"

"I wouldn't have if there hadn't been all that noise."

"That's awesome. How long are you going to leave them in their rooms?"

"They can come out any time. Poor Hayden volunteered to stay upstairs to make sure they didn't escape."

"I keep telling you. I'm in love with that boy," Polly said. "Do you want me to get involved?"

Cat shook her head. "It probably isn't necessary. I think they figured out that Hayden and I won't put up with their crap, but it's probably right that they know you're aware."

"Well, why don't you let me go be disappointed in their behavior and release them for lunch," Polly said. "I can do that whenever you're ready." She tapped Rebecca's shoulder. "You going to be ready this afternoon?"

"Absolutely."

Polly smiled at Cat. "I feel like I'm on holiday too while you're here.

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