moved closer to take a look.
“It’s a dye remover. I went by the hair salon and this is what they recommended to safely remove the dye from your hair.
Tomas looked at the bottle suspiciously. “How do we know this won’t make things worse? It might turn our hair green or worse, it might remove our hair altogether.”
Molly shrugged her shoulders. “You don’t know. That’s where trust comes in. You have to trust that I am not going to do anything to hurt you.”
Tomas looked at Lauren. He still had doubts, but Lauren was desperate to get the pink out. Tomas asked her, “Would you allow Kate to use this?”
“If Kate had pink dye in her hair, then yes, I would.” That answer seemed to pacify them. At least they trusted her with Kate’s safety. That was progress.
Chapter Eight
“We have to do something else. Plan A and B didn’t work out,” Tomas told his sisters as he dried his hair and sat on his bench near his bed.
“Maybe we should just accept that she is here to stay. She’s not soooo bad,” Lauren commented.
“What? You want to just…give up?” Tomas looked at his sister as if she had lost her mind.
“I like Molly,” Kate said as she twirled the teddy bear she had confiscated from Molly on day one.
“Come on, guys, I thought we were in agreement. We don’t need a nanny to watch over us. We can take care of ourselves.” Tomas could not believe what he was hearing.
“Look, I don’t want to get into trouble with Uncle Hammer. He’s been so stressed lately and with Molly here taking care of us, he’s not as worried looking.”
“Whatever. You guys give up but I won’t. I will find a way to make Nanny Molly leave yet.” Tomas was even more determined.
Lauren sighed. Her brother was going to get himself in trouble and there wasn’t much she could do about it. It was times like this she really missed her mom. Her mom was always the one to discipline them and she kept a tight ship. Living with uncle Hammer had turned her world upside down in more ways than one. They had to leave their home to come stay with Hammer on the ship. They had to change schools and leave their old friends behind. It was hard making new friends here. She had a few. Her best friend was surprisingly Zara’s daughter, Angel. They were the closest in age. Kate took to all the changes like it was nothing. Tomas was the only one truly struggling. He just couldn't let go of the past. He wanted it to be like it was when they were with their parents. Just wasn’t going to happen. You can’t bring dead people back.
*****
Hammer felt horrible. He hadn’t spent a lot of time with the kids while Molly was around. He wasn’t ignoring them, he was trying to avoid being alone with Molly and avoid having to face the feelings he was developing. He was going to have to face these emotions and deal with them, just not yet.
He headed to the dining hall where most of the fighters go to grab breakfast, lunch, and sometimes dinner. Everything was served buffet style. To be honest, Molly was a much better cook. He just didn’t think he could sit across the table from her without reaching for her and taking another delicious kiss. One would not be enough. And that was a problem.
“Why are you here?” Zen came up behind him in line.
Hammer didn’t look at Zen, just piled food on his plate and kept going down the line. “What do you mean?”
“You have a female up in your suite, which you have expounded on how great a cook she is and you come here to eat instead? That’s a bit insulting to Molly don’t you think?”
Hammer felt a tightness in his chest. Had he insulted Molly by not staying to eat? She did have a sad expression on her face. Fuck!
He carried his food over to the table but he seemed to have lost his appetite. He didn’t want to hurt Molly. She was a sweet and funny female and she was great with the kids. Even with the kids giving her a hard time, she was tough and kind, which was exactly what they
“It’s a dye remover. I went by the hair salon and this is what they recommended to safely remove the dye from your hair.
Tomas looked at the bottle suspiciously. “How do we know this won’t make things worse? It might turn our hair green or worse, it might remove our hair altogether.”
Molly shrugged her shoulders. “You don’t know. That’s where trust comes in. You have to trust that I am not going to do anything to hurt you.”
Tomas looked at Lauren. He still had doubts, but Lauren was desperate to get the pink out. Tomas asked her, “Would you allow Kate to use this?”
“If Kate had pink dye in her hair, then yes, I would.” That answer seemed to pacify them. At least they trusted her with Kate’s safety. That was progress.
Chapter Eight
“We have to do something else. Plan A and B didn’t work out,” Tomas told his sisters as he dried his hair and sat on his bench near his bed.
“Maybe we should just accept that she is here to stay. She’s not soooo bad,” Lauren commented.
“What? You want to just…give up?” Tomas looked at his sister as if she had lost her mind.
“I like Molly,” Kate said as she twirled the teddy bear she had confiscated from Molly on day one.
“Come on, guys, I thought we were in agreement. We don’t need a nanny to watch over us. We can take care of ourselves.” Tomas could not believe what he was hearing.
“Look, I don’t want to get into trouble with Uncle Hammer. He’s been so stressed lately and with Molly here taking care of us, he’s not as worried looking.”
“Whatever. You guys give up but I won’t. I will find a way to make Nanny Molly leave yet.” Tomas was even more determined.
Lauren sighed. Her brother was going to get himself in trouble and there wasn’t much she could do about it. It was times like this she really missed her mom. Her mom was always the one to discipline them and she kept a tight ship. Living with uncle Hammer had turned her world upside down in more ways than one. They had to leave their home to come stay with Hammer on the ship. They had to change schools and leave their old friends behind. It was hard making new friends here. She had a few. Her best friend was surprisingly Zara’s daughter, Angel. They were the closest in age. Kate took to all the changes like it was nothing. Tomas was the only one truly struggling. He just couldn't let go of the past. He wanted it to be like it was when they were with their parents. Just wasn’t going to happen. You can’t bring dead people back.
*****
Hammer felt horrible. He hadn’t spent a lot of time with the kids while Molly was around. He wasn’t ignoring them, he was trying to avoid being alone with Molly and avoid having to face the feelings he was developing. He was going to have to face these emotions and deal with them, just not yet.
He headed to the dining hall where most of the fighters go to grab breakfast, lunch, and sometimes dinner. Everything was served buffet style. To be honest, Molly was a much better cook. He just didn’t think he could sit across the table from her without reaching for her and taking another delicious kiss. One would not be enough. And that was a problem.
“Why are you here?” Zen came up behind him in line.
Hammer didn’t look at Zen, just piled food on his plate and kept going down the line. “What do you mean?”
“You have a female up in your suite, which you have expounded on how great a cook she is and you come here to eat instead? That’s a bit insulting to Molly don’t you think?”
Hammer felt a tightness in his chest. Had he insulted Molly by not staying to eat? She did have a sad expression on her face. Fuck!
He carried his food over to the table but he seemed to have lost his appetite. He didn’t want to hurt Molly. She was a sweet and funny female and she was great with the kids. Even with the kids giving her a hard time, she was tough and kind, which was exactly what they
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