As Usual -open-

[Brishty; Finn/Rhys/Gabe]

Claire loved her job. There was alot to love about it really. She loved to play with the kids and it helped her get rid of all her extra energy. Not to mention to mone was a big upside anyway. The kids liked her too. She was the only one of the people there willing to run around and crawl through the jungle gym and everything, seeing as she was fifteen and didn't have a bad anything.

That partidular afternoon one of the kids begged her to play spy. She did a crooked sommersult and landed on her striped sock clad feet. She had rainbow colored striped socks that went even above her knee and her jeans rolled up to her knees. They crawled down into a little tent and sat in a circle.

"So, who are the bad guys?" She asked one little girl, who eagerly answered 'Ninjas!'. "How are we going to beat them?" She asked a boy, his responce was 'punch them in the knee'. "Or... we can use mind powers." Claire suggested, figuring kids running around punching knees could turn out badly. The kids all argeed and they crawled out. It was almost time for parents to come so Claire was trying to wear the children out before they got home.

[Gaby.Lily.Kaci.Eva.Cam♥]

Gabriella was excited to go back to work after such a long pregnancy leave, but before she could, the kids needed a sitter, and since nobody was available to babysit, she figured that daycare was the next best thing. While she was reading the paper that morning, an add for 'Lots of Tots Daycare' caught her eye, and well, here she is!, "Okay girls, behave and make sure the nice workers feed Collin twice, or else he'll cry." she instructed them as she held the door to the building open, "After you." she told her three year old daughters, to which they replied, "OK mommy." Gabriella followed them into the playroom, and smiled at the sight of the warm environment. There was splashes of colors all over the walls, as well as a nice, soft, foam ground, which she was currently standing on, "See girls, this looks fun, right?" she assured her nervous toddlers, who were currently hanging onto her legs. She giggled at them, and called one of the workers or volunteers, or whoever the girl was, over to take them so she could get to work.

In one arm, she carried a diaper bag full of snacks for the girls, and diapers and bottles for Collin, and in the other arm was Collin, nestled all snug into his carrier, "Hello miss. My name is Gaby and these are my kids: McKenzie and McKayla, age three, and Collin, age 4 months. What time is pick up?" she asked, as she handed the girl all her belongings. Can you tell she was in a rush? She had to be at work in thirty minutes or else she'd be late, and the office was about fifteen minutes away, not including morning traffic.

She smiled at her girls, "Behave for mommy. I love you and I WILL be back to get you after work. After all, with daddy gone, someone has to make the money to...?", "to take cware of us." they replied, "That's my smart girls. I love you." she responded as she bent down and gave them each a big hug.

[Brishty; Finn/Rhys/Gabe]

"Ha!" Claire cried as a little boy mind 'blew up' a ninja. She stopped when she heard the door open. "Okay Guys you get the ninjas, I'll be back." She went to the front and smiled at the woman there. "Hello-" Before she could get anymore out the woman went on. She simly smiled and waited.

"Pick up time is no later than five. Did you fill out the little form things?" She asked, They needed it for all new comers. She turned as a little girl ran by and tried to use her mind powers to blow up Gabriella. "She's not a ninja." Claire shook her head and the little girl ran off. "Playing pretend." She shrugged at Gabriella.

'Mckenzie and Mckayla.' Claire chanted silently to keep the names in her head. She squated down to their level. "Hey Mckenzie, McKayla, What sort of games do you like to play?" She asked, re-rolling her pant leg. She looked up at Gabriella. "I'll take Collin to the infant room for you." She added. She worked with 2-4 year olds generally, unless they needed help elsewhere.

[Gaby.Lily.Kaci.Eva.Cam♥]

Gaby was startled when the women approached her and shouted playfully with some little boy, "Ninjas?" she questioned softly with a raised eyebrow, 'Do I have the right place?' she wondered silently to herself in her head, "H-hi, five o'clock is definitely manageable, but please, I'm in a hurry, can't I fill the 'form things' out when I come for pick-up?" she asked, placing air quotes around the words 'form things', since she didn't think this girl had proper speaking skills. Gaby questioned whether or not this girl was a certified babysitter, but when she saw that the other kids seemed keen with her, she assured herself that this girl must know what she's doing, "OK, well I have to go but please make sure Collin gets his bottle twice, or else he'll get fussy, and please don't let McKenzie or McKayla out of your sight, they tend to play tricks a lot, so you've been warned." she remarked as she began to head for the door, "Oh and please remember that Collin only drinks organic formula, so don't give him that other stuff. OK, I think that's it, I'm off." she told Claire. Gaby smiled at her kids and blew them each a kiss, "Mommy loves you all." she said as she walked a little closer to the door.

As their mother talked, McKenzie and McKayla each hid behind her legs, they were confused as to where they were or who the lady in front of them was, "we wike to pway doll bawbys.", McKenzie suddenly replied in a hushed tone, "me wike doll bawbys.", McKayla then added. Before Claire could say a word, they each ran over to the other kids and hid under a play tent, so Claire couldn't see them, or at least that's what they thought.

Meanwhile, Collin had awoken from his mid-morning nap and began crying for his bottle. Since he was just four months old, crying was his only known way of communication. He opened his little blue eyes and kicked his tiny little feet, as he fussed about, waiting to be cared for. Hopefully Claire knew what she was doing, because she certainly had her hands full.

[Brishty; Finn/Rhys/Gabe]

"Umm yeah actually we need it incase seomthing happens or if they're allergic to something." Claire glanced at the tent to make sure the kids were behaving and looked back at the woman. "It shouldn't take too long." She grabbed one of the forms and held it out. Just fill in one for the three of them and I'll fix it later." She said, getting on one knee to see what was wrong with Collin.

She was waiting for the question. The one most parents asked 'are you an actual babysitter? do you have a lisence?' She did have a lisence, took classes and everything. She waited for a moment and pulled out a bottle. She lifted him out of the carrier. "I'll be right back. She hurried to the back to warm up the bottle in the mircowave. When it was done she readjusted him and held the bottle up.

"Okay, any questions beforeyou run out and drive like a crazy person to work?" Claire asked, walking back out. The other sitters were there in a meeting, they needed someone to watch the kids until it was over. She blew her bangs out of her eyes and turned back to the play room. "Be careful." She singsonged. She needed to get back there to watch them.

[Gaby.Lily.Kaci.Eva.Cam♥]

Gaby was so close to leaving, but then the girl, Claire is it?, forced her to fill out the 'form thing's,"Oh alright, seems like I have no choice.", she replied as she took the form and sat down to fill it out, Mother's name: Gabriella Summers, Father's name: N/A, Kids names and ages: McKenzie, 3. McKayla, 3. Collin, 4 mo.... and the list continued, "Well here you go, the father in not in their lives at all so please disregard him, and before I go I have a few, probably standard for you, types of questions." she began as she analyzed how Claire was caring for her children. One point for properly preparing a bottle, and one for keeping an eye on the girls, "So Claire, are you licensed? and how long have you been babysitting?" she questioned, not knowing that Claire saw similar questions coming. All in the job title of being a mother. Gaby had a lot more to say but not enough time, "OK. I really have to go but here's a few rules...err...guidelines. Please do not call my girls 'the twins', they are two individuals and like to be treated as so. Also, Collin's name is COLLIN. Not Cole, not Collie; he's not a dog. Nicknames would just confuse him." she continued, seriousness in her voice, "Well do that and your as good as gold." she finished, slowly making her way to the door so she could leave.

Meanwhile, McKenzie and McKayla continued hiding in their tent, feeling as if they were safe in there. Suddenly, a little boy came up and made a kissy face at McKenzie, causing her to frantically run out of the tent screaming. Before Gaby took any action, she waited to see how Claire would resolve this situation. Collin, however, was enjoying his bottle, making little funny faces to show his pleasure.

[Brishty; Finn/Rhys/Gabe]

Claire kept an eye on the tent and Collin and every now and then would turn to Gabriella. "Okay, parentage is no concern of mine." She shrugged when Gabriella finished. Then came the obvious. "Yes, I am lisenced, I have a cpr lisence and everything. I've been babysitting since I was twelve so that'd be three years, however, I'm a junior in high school." She listened to Gabriella's instructions and nodded. "Trust me I've been called by my sister's name so many times I'm careful to use the right name for the right kids."

She turned when she heard the ruckus and groaned. "Kevin." She said. "Come here." She waited until the little boy had come and got down on one knee, carefully balencing Collin and his bottle. "Does it look like Mckenzie likes that?" When he shook his head no she smiled. "So let's not do that anymore. I don't want to send you to the time out room okay?" The boy nodded, frowning and went back to playing. "Have to love kids right?" She said to Gabriella before getting up and going to Mckenzie. "Hey Mckenzie, you know he was playing right? Are you okay?" She asked gently, Collin's bottle was almost empty She needed to get a burping rag.

[Gaby.Lily.Kaci.Eva.Cam♥]

Gabriella studied how Claire reacted as each new situations occurred, "So then your fifteen? That's awful young, but...." she paused and had to think about her next words. Could a fifteen year old be trusted with her toddlers and four month old? She continued watching Claire and was pleased to see that she handled McKenzie's problem very smoothly, "I guess you seem to know what your doing, you have my trust." she finished before kissing Collin on the forehead, "He tends to calm down when he's kissed on the head." she explained, looking toward McKenzie and McKayla to make sure they wouldn't throw a fit.

McKenzie was also impressed at how the lady made the icky boy stop kissy facing her, "i ok." she responded in her normal voice. McKayla titled her head and pouted her lips, "i bord"(bored), she remarked with a yawn. She sat down by the tent and began fiddling with her fingers, while McKenzie made her way toward Claire, since she felt safe with her.
Collin on the other hand, did not like being balanced on a knee, so he fussed up a bit as he finished up his bottle. Once the formula was all consumed, he cried, needing to be burped. He reached his hands toward Gaby, but Gaby was turning the knob to exit the daycare before she'd be late to work. She felt comfortable with leaving her kids in Claire's care for the afternoon because she knew that if Claire messed up, she'd hear about it later.

[Brishty; Finn/Rhys/Gabe]

"Okay then." Claire got up. "I'll be right back..." She grabbed a burping colth to toss over her shoulder before readjusting Collin and gently burping him. "Shh It's okay." She cooed at Collin. "Okay Makayla, what do you want to do?" she asked, walking towards the tent to make sure they weren't doing anything they shouldn't. It sounded okay, they were talking about the ninjas. She nodded and went back to the twins.

"Now then. You said you like playing Dolls, do you want to see what kind of dolls we have here?" She asked. The meeting was going to get out soon so she could pass on Collin and have some help with the kids. "Or we have the dress up chest, blocks, you name it, we probably have it." She smiled. The room was filled with various toys for the kids to play with. She possibly had more fun with all the toys than the kids did. She didn't doubt it, when all the kids went home and Claire cleaned up she played with the toys herself.

[Gaby.Lily.Kaci.Eva.Cam♥]

After seeing that Claire seemed to have everything in control, Gaby slipped out, blowing one last kiss to each of her kids. As McKayla thought about what toy she wanted to play with, she saw her mother leave and this did not make her very happy, since her young mind made her think that her mother wasn't coming back. She didn't understand that mother's drop their kids off here and them COME back later on to pick them up, so she started to call for her mother, tears forming in her eyes, "mommy!" she screamed as she ran for the door. While her sister was trying to get their mother back in, McKenzie was side tracked for a moment with talking to Claire, "no, me wike dolwys." she replied, "gwet me a dolwy pwease." she firmly asked Claire, showing Claire that she didn't have much of a choice. McKayla continued screaming for her mother, but now she began kicking the door and throwing her arms around in the air; the beginning of a temper tantrum.

Collin did not like all the screaming his sister was doing so he began to whimper, gradually forming into a full out cry session after he let out a baby burp. Once the burp was out, he began crying not just because his sister was screaming, but also because he now needed a diaper change.