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home to this mess of a discovery. That
would have sparked the end of whatever was happening between them. He did not
need to come home with her to discover she and her sister were facing a
possible health crisis. It would have been a complete disaster.
Not
cool at all.
But
the more Courtney thought about it, the more she thought that Darren should be
there. Her sister had really screwed that one up. She didn’t understand what
the hell had happened, but he had been part of their family, what was left of their
little family, for the past two years. He was like an older brother to Courtney
and she did miss him terribly.
“Okay,”
Jenna took a deep breath. “I’m ready.” She took the keys out of the ignition,
and just like that, opened the car door, got out and slammed it shut.
“Go
time,” she said.
Chapter 20
It
seemed to Jenna that she watched a lot of television at Mrs. Crand’s that very
first day. But after those horrible raisin oatmeal cookies, things got only a
tiny bit better. The kitten curled up on her lap on the couch, and Mrs. Crand
stopped asking all those nosy questions about her new baby sister for a while.
She kept coming into the family room to sit next to her though, and she had
that old lady smell. She did not smell like a nice little perfumy lady. She
smelled like a stinky old bathroom that needed to be cleaned. And dirty old cat
poo. Jenna tried not to inhale when Mrs. Crand came near her. Unfortunately, she
was near her a lot that first day.
After
a bazillion episodes of The People’s Court, which Mrs. Crand had
recorded on VHS, the doorbell finally rang and Jenna heard her father’s voice
in the foyer.
“Thank
you so much for keeping Jenna for us today,” he said.
“Yes,
well she was a pleasure, quiet little girl she is, though,” Mrs. Crand said.
“I’m
sure she’s worried and wants to come home,” Jenna heard her father say.
Jenna
lifted the kitten from her lap and ran out to see her dad.
“Hey
pumpkin!” he reached out and lifted her up to him.
“Daddy!
Where’s Mommy and Court-Court?”
“We’ll
talk about that when we get home sweetie,” he said. And then to Mrs. Crand, he
said, “Thanks again for your help. Would it be all right if she stayed with you
tomorrow too?”
Jenna
tugged on her father’s pant leg to indicate she didn’t like that idea.
“Anything
you need, Frank. When do you think the baby will be home?” she asked.
“It’s
hard to say, they’ve got to run some tests,” he replied. Then he led Jenna out
the door. She was never so glad to leave a stinky old house before in her life
but she was going to kind of miss that kitten.
When
they got back to their house, Jenna said, “I don’t want to go to Mrs. Crand’s
tomorrow Daddy.”
Jenna’s
dad sat her down. “You have to go honey. Baby Court-Court is going to be in the
hospital for a little while.”
“Why?
Is it because I gave her the pacifier?” Jenna started crying. “I did such a bad
thing, didn’t I? You and Mommy told me and I didn’t listen!”
“No
sweetie! It has nothing to do with you. Nothing at all. She was born with a
problem and she has to stay there to get fixed for a little while. That’s all.
Everything will be okay but she’s going to be at the hospital for a while.”
“Can
I see her?” Jenna asked through tears.
“No
honey, they won’t let little kids into the baby part of the hospital. It’s not
safe for the babies, or for you. Too many germs.”
“Is
Mommy coming home?”
“Yes,
she’ll be home for part of the time, but some days you will have to stay over
at Mrs. Crand’s house.”
“Yuck!
I hate it over there! She’s smelly and she makes raisin cookies! And she is so
nosy and the only nice kitty is the teeny one. All the others make mean
growlies at me. I don’t want to go there. Can I go to work with you? Please?”
Jenna begged.
“Oh
hon,” her dad ran his hands through his hair. Jenna felt bad all of a sudden. Like
maybe she
would have sparked the end of whatever was happening between them. He did not
need to come home with her to discover she and her sister were facing a
possible health crisis. It would have been a complete disaster.
Not
cool at all.
But
the more Courtney thought about it, the more she thought that Darren should be
there. Her sister had really screwed that one up. She didn’t understand what
the hell had happened, but he had been part of their family, what was left of their
little family, for the past two years. He was like an older brother to Courtney
and she did miss him terribly.
“Okay,”
Jenna took a deep breath. “I’m ready.” She took the keys out of the ignition,
and just like that, opened the car door, got out and slammed it shut.
“Go
time,” she said.
Chapter 20
It
seemed to Jenna that she watched a lot of television at Mrs. Crand’s that very
first day. But after those horrible raisin oatmeal cookies, things got only a
tiny bit better. The kitten curled up on her lap on the couch, and Mrs. Crand
stopped asking all those nosy questions about her new baby sister for a while.
She kept coming into the family room to sit next to her though, and she had
that old lady smell. She did not smell like a nice little perfumy lady. She
smelled like a stinky old bathroom that needed to be cleaned. And dirty old cat
poo. Jenna tried not to inhale when Mrs. Crand came near her. Unfortunately, she
was near her a lot that first day.
After
a bazillion episodes of The People’s Court, which Mrs. Crand had
recorded on VHS, the doorbell finally rang and Jenna heard her father’s voice
in the foyer.
“Thank
you so much for keeping Jenna for us today,” he said.
“Yes,
well she was a pleasure, quiet little girl she is, though,” Mrs. Crand said.
“I’m
sure she’s worried and wants to come home,” Jenna heard her father say.
Jenna
lifted the kitten from her lap and ran out to see her dad.
“Hey
pumpkin!” he reached out and lifted her up to him.
“Daddy!
Where’s Mommy and Court-Court?”
“We’ll
talk about that when we get home sweetie,” he said. And then to Mrs. Crand, he
said, “Thanks again for your help. Would it be all right if she stayed with you
tomorrow too?”
Jenna
tugged on her father’s pant leg to indicate she didn’t like that idea.
“Anything
you need, Frank. When do you think the baby will be home?” she asked.
“It’s
hard to say, they’ve got to run some tests,” he replied. Then he led Jenna out
the door. She was never so glad to leave a stinky old house before in her life
but she was going to kind of miss that kitten.
When
they got back to their house, Jenna said, “I don’t want to go to Mrs. Crand’s
tomorrow Daddy.”
Jenna’s
dad sat her down. “You have to go honey. Baby Court-Court is going to be in the
hospital for a little while.”
“Why?
Is it because I gave her the pacifier?” Jenna started crying. “I did such a bad
thing, didn’t I? You and Mommy told me and I didn’t listen!”
“No
sweetie! It has nothing to do with you. Nothing at all. She was born with a
problem and she has to stay there to get fixed for a little while. That’s all.
Everything will be okay but she’s going to be at the hospital for a while.”
“Can
I see her?” Jenna asked through tears.
“No
honey, they won’t let little kids into the baby part of the hospital. It’s not
safe for the babies, or for you. Too many germs.”
“Is
Mommy coming home?”
“Yes,
she’ll be home for part of the time, but some days you will have to stay over
at Mrs. Crand’s house.”
“Yuck!
I hate it over there! She’s smelly and she makes raisin cookies! And she is so
nosy and the only nice kitty is the teeny one. All the others make mean
growlies at me. I don’t want to go there. Can I go to work with you? Please?”
Jenna begged.
“Oh
hon,” her dad ran his hands through his hair. Jenna felt bad all of a sudden. Like
maybe she
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