Chapter Three-Hundred-Eleven
“KEVY!” Elenore shrieked at the top of her lungs as she stood at the top of the stairs in the Richardson Household. Kevin, Jerald, Ann, and Tim came running around the corner as they were all in the kitchen – Ann making breakfast – Kevin actually sliding on the wood floor as he wore socks.
“What? What happened baby?” he asked frantically.
“WHERE’S MY JOSHY!?!?” Kevin groaned.
“Is that all? No fire? No injury?” Elenore glared at him.
“You DIDN’TS ANSWER MY QUESTION!”
“And I’m not going to until you stop screaming at the top of our stairs like some spoiled selfish princess.”
“YOU’RE the one who deemed me your princess in the first place.”
“You are my princess and you always will be but you are not going to get away with being a spoiled and selfish one anymore. And I am certainly not going to put up with you shouting at me for no real reason at all.”
“BUT YOU TAKES ME AWAY FROM MY JOSHY!” Elenore roared, and she stomped her foot to show just exactly how angry she is. Jerald, Tim, and Ann all went into the kitchen deciding they would let Kevin handle this. All three of them had warned him this would happen but neither him nor Brian listened. “AN’ I WANTS TO KNOW WHY RIGHT NOW!”
“That is no reason for you to shout at me. When you are ready to talk to me like a big girl then you may come find me” He told her, and with that he turned around and walked into the kitchen shutting the door behind him. Elenore gaped at the closed kitchen door not exactly sure as to how she is supposed to react. Kevin has never walked away from her during a tantrum before, he always fights back.
“FUCKS YOU KEVY!” She shouted, and with that she turned around and stormed off to her room and she took her anger out on the first thing she saw – her punching bag. Meanwhile in the kitchen, Kevin narrowed his eyes upon hearing the swear word coming out of his five year old’s mouth and he started to get up but Jerald pushed him back down.
“Don’t.”
“She swore Jer!”
“To get your attention Kevin and we talked about this. You are not to give her any attention when she acts like this. It only adds fuel to the fire.”
“But—“
“It’s just an experiment Bro, give it a try just this once” Tim spoke up.
“But – I – Can’t”
“You have to try. What good does it do when you fight with her? Nothing. You yell at her, you end up frightening her, she ends up crying, you feel bad and apologize and cuddle and suddenly everything is okay again. Then the next day another tantrum ensues and it’s just a cycle that repeats itself on a daily basis. It’s never going to end so long as she sees she’s going to get away with it.”
“But she is getting away with it Tim, I’m not out there punishing her.”
“You can punish her all you want but does it stop the tantrum from happening again the next day?”
“No…” Kevin replied bitterly. “And it’s gotta stop. I am so sick of dealing with her behavior problems. Sometimes I feel like I need to pull my hair out.”
“Exactly Kev…you need to teach her that acting this way is not going to get her what she wants.”
“By ignoring her? How is that supposed to help?”
“She’ll tire herself out eventually, come find you and if – and only if she is ready to talk to you calmly then you may acknowledge her existence again. And if you keep it up she’ll soon learn that if she wants something she has to act like a big girl.”
“I HATES YOU KEVIN SCOTT RICHARDSON!!!” they suddenly heard her shout at the top of the stairs again and a second later they heard a loud thump against the door causing them all to flinch slightly. A second later they heard another, and another, making it very clear that she is throwing toys at the door.
“And when she calms down and you’ve had your big girl talk you should make her clean her mess up all by herself. No one else is going to do it for her.”
“YOU’RE A BIG OL’ MEANIE HEAD! I WANTS MY JOSHY AN’ I WANTS HIM RIGHT NOW MISTER! YOU’RE GONNA GIVES HIM TO ME OR I’MA RUN AWAY I SWEARS!” She threatened and then there came another thump at the door. Elenore screamed, shouted, threw things, beat her punching bag up and cried for an entire hour and then suddenly they heard total silence. Kevin raised his eyebrow at his brothers and Ann turned her head from the breakfast she was cooking and looked at them curiously.
“Can I go check on her?” Tim nodded after thinking about it for a moment and Kevin got up and crossed the kitchen to the door. He opened the door with a twist of the knob and poked his head out and he found Elenore lying on top of the stairs with tearstains all down her cheeks. She took one look at him, scowled, and turned her head the other way. Kevin rolled his eyes and turned and went back into the kitchen before shutting the door again and he went over and resumed his spot next to Jerald.
“What is she doing?” he wanted to know.
“Lying on the floor at the top of the stairs.”
“Breakfast is done” Ann announced and the boys got up and made their plates. Kevin didn’t bother getting Elenore but he made her plate for her knowing she would smell the food and that would lure her down. When they made their plates they all sat at the table and began to eat and sure enough, five minutes later, the door opened and Elenore emerged from behind it. She went over and grabbed her plate from the counter and she sat down on the floor leaning against the counter and started to eat.
“Ellie you need to come sit at the table like a big girl” Kevin informed.
“Fucks off.” Kevin put his fork down then, stood up, and he went over and grabbed her plate from her. He placed it back on the counter and she began to shriek at the top of her lungs like a banshee. Kevin gently grabbed her by the arm and he carried her to the kitchen door, stuck her outside, and shut it again and she threw herself to the floor kicking and screaming.
“I’M HUNGRY, I’M HUNGRY, I’M HUNGRY! STUPID KEVY LETS ME EAT RIGHTS NOW!”
“Your plate will be on the table when you are ready to behave like a big girl” Kevin informed her through the door and he went and resumed his spot in his chair again and continued to eat. After another fifteen minutes worth of a tantrum all became quiet again. Kevin, Jerald, Tim, and Ann looked around at each other curiously and suddenly the door opened and Elenore dropped to the floor and resumed screaming now that all four could see her. Jerald got up this time and he went over and gently pushed her back out before shutting the door again and the screaming stopped. Elenore stared at the door in utter shock - her Jerry pushed her out! Feeling hurt and abandoned, she got up and stormed up the stairs to her room and she went inside and slammed the door shut behind her. She stayed up there all through out breakfast and didn’t come down again until the kitchen had long since been cleaned and her breakfast had been placed in the microwave with a cover over it for later. When she got down there she found Jerald, Tim, and Kevin all lounging around the living room watching TV and Ann had gone somewhere. She went over and lay on the floor next the couch covering her face in her hands dramatically – as if waiting for someone to get up and baby her. All three boys looked at her in the corner of their eyes, but otherwise didn’t move an inch – or even let it be known that they see her.
“So Jer…I sure would like to go to the Orphanage to help the boys baby sit Josh and Chris. Want to come with me?” Kevin spoke up.
“Nah, I think I’ll stay here.”
“I want to go!” Elenore piped up, suddenly lifting her head from the floor.
“How about you Tim?” Kevin asked completely ignoring her.
“No I think I want to stay here too.”
“I wants to go Kevy! I wants to see my Joshy!” Elenore insisted, suddenly jumping to her feet and looking at him with hope in her watery eyes.
“Only big girls get to go see their friends and you have not been a very big girl this morning Elenore. I have half a mind to make you sit in this house for the entire day.”
“Please Kevy, please!” Elenore pleaded and she ran over and threw her arms about him but Kevin gently pushed her away.
“Nothing you did this morning deserves cuddling young lady.” Elenore’s lower lip quivered at Kevin’s tough love.
“But I misses Kevy’s cuddles…” It took everything in Kevin right then not to cave.
“Is that right?” He asked and Elenore nodded tearfully.
“Why should I cuddle with you when you when you’ve said all of those mean and hurtful things to me this morning? Give me one reason why Elenore Richardson.”
“Cause I’m sorry…” she whispered.
“For what?”
“For hurting your feelings…”
“And?”
“For shouting…an’ making a mess…” she told him as tears rolled down her damp cheeks and she looked down at her feet. Kevin gently placed his forefinger and thumb to her chin and lifted it up.
“Well I am glad you are being a big girl and taking responsibility for your actions and not placing blame on anyone else. You are forgiven.” He lifted her up in his arms then and carried her out of the room so that they could have their talk alone. He took her upstairs to her room and sat her down so her feet were on the ground and he took hold of her hand and brought her over to her bed. He sat down and gently took her hands into his as he looked into her watery eyes seriously.
“Now how about you tell me what you were trying to tell me earlier calmly this time? Because I only have time to listen to people who aren’t shouting at me. You don’t like it very much when I yell at you do you?” Elenore shook her head.
“No it makes me sad.”
“Well guess what sweetheart it makes me sad too. You shut down when I yell at you so I am just going to shut down when you yell at me. You aren’t going to get away with it anymore. Do you understand me?” Elenore nodded quietly.
“I just wanted to know why you takes me away from Joshy.”
“Because Brian and I would really like for you two to gradually start sleeping on your own.”
“BUT I CAN’TS!” Elenore shouted tearfully.
“Elenore…”
“But I can’ts Kevy…I can’ts be without my Joshy.”
“How do you know if you don’t give it a try? What about this wonderful room Ellie? Don’t you want to sleep in your brand new room that Uncle Jerry, Tim, and your Grandmother made for you?”
“Yes but withs Joshy.”
“Josh is soon going to have a really neat bedroom of his own that he is going to want to sleep in.”
“So we’ll takes turns. One night here, one night there.”
“Sweetheart you and Josh can’t share beds forever.”
“Sure we can.”
“No you can’t. You just have to get over your fear and we want to help you.” Elenore crossed her arms over her chest.
“I won’ts sleep without him” she told him stubbornly and she managed to keep her voice even.
“We won’t make you for now but I’m telling you right now Ellie, Brian Jerry and I have a goal for you and Josh. We’re going to help you get over your fear so that you won’t always need each other at bedtime.” Elenore crossed her arms over her chest again, looked away from him, and shook her head. He gently pulled her into his lap then so he is cradling her and he rocked her gently in his arms as he placed soft kisses on her forehead.
“I loves you Kevy” she told him softly and she slid her arms around his neck.
“I love you too baby, very much and everytime you act like a big girl you will be rewarded.”
“Do I gets a reward for being a big girl now?” she asked hopefully and Kevin couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Not after you just finished throwing a tantrum no. You have to go through an entire day – morning to evening doing big girl things and only then will you be rewarded.”
“Kay…” She replied softly. “Can we goes to see Joshy now?”
“Right after you eat your breakfast” he told her and he got up, got her dressed into her play clothes and such and then he took her downstairs to the kitchen and sat her down at the table. He warmed her breakfast up for her and sat it down in front of her and she dug right in as her morning tantrum made her feel like she hasn’t eaten in weeks. She hates that feeling as she’s felt it many times before in her five years of living.
“When you are done you can take your toys back up to your room and put them precisely where they go and then we will leave” he informed her.
“Precisely? Wow Kev” Jerald laughed as he walked into the kitchen.
“Is there something wrong with me wanting her to wait till at least a week after we’ve lived in this house before she trashes her room?” Kevin questioned as Jerald went up behind his niece, slid his arms around her and hugged her close to him as he planted a kiss on her cheek.
“She’s five years old Kev, you’ll be lucky if she even waits that long” Jerald informed before gently placing his forefinger and thumb to Elenore’s chin and turning her head so she is looking to the side and he leaned forward so they’re face to face.
“Are you mad at me?” he asked her while sticking his lower lip out in a pout as he noticed her not even reacting to his hug and kiss like she normally would.
“Maybe.” Jerald cringed at how short she sounds with him.
“Well I am sorry you aren’t happy with me sweetheart but what I am not going to apologize for is teaching you a lesson.”
“You shut me out. You are my best friend next to Kota an’ you shuts me out.”
“You were being naughty Ellie.”
“So what’s.”
“I’m sorry I hurt your feelings but maybe you needed it. Maybe being shut out by the one person you care about most will teach you that throwing tantrums like that isn’t a good thing.” Elenore crossed her arms over her chest.
“There are many ways for you to get what you want Ellie but yelling and screaming is not one of them.”
“Same goes for expressing your feelings” Kevin added. “Yelling and screaming just isn’t going to cut it anymore.”
“I don’ts like you right now” Elenore informed in a very calm tone but the anger is very clear.
“Well fine, but I love you” Jerald promised and he again made her look at him. “Very much Ellie but I am not going to baby you when you deserved it. You don’t understand now, but you will some day. I’m here with open arms when you want to forgive me.” Elenore crossed her arms over her chest and once again looked away from him, sticking her nose up in the air for dramatic effect. Jerald kissed the top of her head and got up and he silently walked out of the room.
~*~*~*~*~*~
“You do NOT get to control what I can or cannot do with my boyfriend Aaron Charles Carter!” Angel roared as the two twins walked into Ramsey and were both in the middle of a heated argument. They argued through out the entire car ride to the Orphanage and only stopped once they stepped out of the car where they could be over heard by Sean cronies but immediately started up again the moment the Orphanage doors closed behind them.
“I can when that said boyfriend works for the most dangerous man in Florida!”
“WORKED Aaron! He WORKED for him. As in PAST TENSE! He doesn’t anymore so will you just let it go already?!”
“No I WON’T let it go! I don’t trust him Angel whether he is working for Stabler or not! For all we know he could be double crossing us!”
“And tell me something Air, how in the world would he be doing that when Stabler has all of his phone conversations being recorded? When he is always here under adult supervision at ALL times?”
“I don’t know Angel I’m sure he’d find a way! All double crossers do! But what I do know is that if I ever catch the two of you doing what I caught you doing again I’ll beat him with a baseball bat, GOT IT?”
“Oh real smart Aaron and then what will Rosalie think when she finds out her hero beat up her brother? What will you do then?” Aaron pointed at her as if ready to accuse her of something real awful and then dropped his hand knowing he got her there. She knows he can’t stand to disappoint a fan. Especially the little ones.
“And all we were doing is making out Aaron! Real hypocritical of you to throw a fit when you and Stacy do it all the time!”
“Making out? You call that making out? You were half naked Angel! I’m sure if I hadn’t walked in you would’ve gone all the way!”
“No we wouldn’t have! I’m not that stupid Aaron!”
“Whatever. I’m telling Nick about it!”
“Do it and you’ll be sorry.”
“No I think I will be satisfied because then maybe Conner will get the shit beat out of him and I wont even have to lift a finger. All I’ll have to do is sit back and watch and Nick can do a lot more damage then I can.”
“If you tell him Aaron I swear I will tell him about you and Stacy.”
“What about us?” Aaron asked, instantly playing dumb.
“Don’t play dumb with me. You are in no position to be accusing Conner and me of going all the way.” Aaron narrowed his eyes at her but otherwise said nothing.
“Like I said you are a hypocrite. You tell and I’ll tell.”
“I am not a hypocrite! It’s different!”
“Why is it different? Because he hurt your feelings? Get over it all ready Aaron it’s not like you two were lovers or anything, even though it wouldn’t surprise me if you had a crush on him with the way you are acting and all!”
“Oh that is low.” Angel shrugged and crossed her arms over her chest.
“Why is it different Aaron?”
“Because you are my sister that’s why! Twin at that!”
“So?”
“So I am not about to let my thirteen year old sister have sex with someone who worked with Sean! It’s just not happening Angel!” Angel opened her mouth to say ‘but it’s okay for my thirteen year old brother to have it with Stacy’ when she was suddenly interrupted.
“It better not be happening,” Nick’s firm voice spoke from behind them as the two twins were still standing in front of the Orphanage doors and Nick had just walked out of Brooke’s office carrying Bella.
“It hasn’t Nick. Promise” Angel told him innocently. She gave Aaron a tell him I dare you to look before the two of them turned around to face their brother. Nick narrowed his eyes at his little sister before looking at Aaron and searching his face.
“Then why does Aaron look like he could kill someone?” Angel shrugged.
“You know he hates Conner. He’s probably pissed about the way he looked at me or something stupid like that.”
“Aaron?” Nick asked. He then moved in front of Angel so that all Aaron would see is him and Angel couldn’t give him any looks. Angel rolled her eyes amusedly. Thirteen years and he still underestimates the power of twins. He of all people should know that she and Aaron don’t have to see each other to communicate.
“No Nick she’s telling the truth. It hasn’t happened” Aaron insisted, as he could just feel his sister’s anger and he’s already seen the look on her face. There is no doubt in his mind that she will tell Nick his secret the second he tells him hers.
“Then what is the problem here?” Nick wanted to know.
“I walked in on them making out yesterday. That’s all.”
“And you are throwing a fit over that? Don’t be such a hypocrite Aaron.” Aaron scowled, wanting more then ever to inform him that this make out session he walked in on consisted of practically no clothes but he is not willing to face the consequences when his tattle telling turns around to bite him in the ass. So instead he said nothing but made sure Angel could feel how much he hates her right now. Suddenly the playroom doors opened and they all turned to look and found Conner walking out.
“Hey you, I thought I heard you out here” Conner greeted Angel. Angel turned and looked at Aaron and she smirked at him before walking over to Conner, gently cradling his face in her hands and bringing his lips down on hers in such an intense kiss that it sent a jolt of electricity through his body. He placed his hands on her waist and kissed her back as Aaron let out a low growl. Angel smiled against Conner’s lips in satisfaction at her accomplishment. Nick shook his head at Angel’s ability to get even deeper under Aaron’s skin then she is already in. He draped an arm over his shoulders as he held Bella in his other and steered Aaron to the playground where everybody else is before he decides to act on his strong desire to murder Conner right in the middle of the Orphanage lobby.
Author's Chapter Notes:
Thank-you again Lynn
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