Chapter 2: A day at the Beach?

It was half past seven when Alan woke up next. Looking around his brothers 'big boy bed' he noticed that Scott was no longer there. Huffing slightly he wrestled the quilt off his legs and then anxiously stared over the sides. He was so busy debating whether or not to attempt to get down himself that he didn't hear the door open slightly to permit entrance to his second eldest brother.

John smiled as he snuck behind his youngest brother, tiptoeing quietly towards him he smirked as he lunged. "Arrgh!" Alan squealed as he was grabbed around the middle and hugged close to his brothers body. "hehehe Johnny U scare'ded me!" Was the giggled reproach Alan gave to his brother as he was balanced on the 15 year olds hip.

"Sorry sprout". John replied not at all sincerely, with a huge grin on his face. "Scott told me to make sure you were up in time for breakfast before Gordon eats it all." He said as he began a slow trek to the dining room.

Alan giggled "Gordy eated lots and lots 'gain Johnny?" John nodded with a grin on his face. "Is he gonna get a bad tummy 'gain Johnny?"

"I don't know Sprout, we will have to see if Scott managed to stop him from eating it all" John spoke as he entered the dining room where the rest of the family was waiting.

"Hey!" came the indignant shout from the twelve year old red head at his fathers side. The rest of the brothers laughed whilst Jeff traded amused smiles with his eldest.

"Daddy!" Alan shouted as he wriggled in his brothers arms to be placed on the floor. As soon as his feet touched the ground he was running as fast as his short legs could carry him towards the outstretched arms of his father.

"Good morning sprout" Jeff exclaimed as he cuddled his youngest close to his heart.

"Mornin' daddy!" Alan exclaimed as he added a sloppy kiss onto his fathers cheek. "Guess what Daddy!" He squealed as he bounced up and down on his fathers lap.

"What?" Jeff asked with a brow raised in amusement. Already guessing what was about to be 'revealed' to him by his youngest.

"We goe's to da beech today! Im gonna catch some fisshies! You can help me daddy!" He began as he was placed on his own seat in between his father and eldest brother. Jeff and Scott traded amused glances over the young boys head as they began heaping the childs plate with food and filling his cup with his favourite: apple juice.

Before long the only sounds from the table was the sound of five hungry boys and one content father eating their fill of the abundant breakfast they had been provided with.

Alan was waiting in his room impatiently for his brothers to finish getting ready for the family outing. He sat pouting on his bed cuddling his teddy bear close. It was already quarter past 8 and he was still waiting to go down to the beach! It was as he was glaring down to the floor that he saw it....

....a huge spider was slowly making its way across the toddlers floor towards his toy box. Alan did the only thing he could think of...he screamed.

a/n Sorry for taking so long to update...there is really no excuse. I know that I said this chapter would be all about the beach trip but I decided to make this fic last as long as possible...hence the delayed trip.

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