Judith, RJ and Daryl were in the midst of scooby doo, Judith noticed Daryl's eyes were closed .
"Are you asleep uncle Daryl"
"Resting ma eyes Jude , pills make me all floaty , sometimes makes the room spin not nice so best just close em"
"Do we need to do anything?" She asked, worriedly. "I'm gonna get Auntie Nikki.
By the time Jude, Nikki, and Carl arrived in the living room, RJ was dissolved in a fit of tears and Daryl was doing his best to reassure him that he was just fine.
"Come here, little man," Nikki soothed as she picked him up. "Remember how we talked about Uncle Daryl's medicine?"
"But I gave it to him!" He sobbed. "I made him floaty!"
"No, buddy, you didn't make him floaty. The medicine does that. He's perfectly fine. Sometimes, medicine has what's called side effects. The medicine he takes to help his ouchies go away is very strong. It makes him feel a little funny for a little while. That's all. Uncle Daryl is ok."
"Do you promise?" RJ rubbed his eyes with his fists and his breath hitched.
"Cross my heart."
"Rj buddy I'm ok I promise ya buddy , just need to keep ma eyes closed and I'll be fine I promise ya"
"Maybe I should take the kids home," Carl suggested. Judith and RJ climbed back up with Daryl and snuggled in as close as they could.
"Noooo! They protested. "We have to stay and help Auntie Nikki take care of him!"
"Carl I want ya to stay , I can listen to ya all I'll be ok I promise use to it now, now did ya find anything ya wanted down there" Daryl smiled his eyes still closed
"Only if you're sure, Uncle Daryl. If you need to rest..."
"I'm alright. Now, did ya find anything?"
"Yeah. I mean, if you're sure about the camera and the lenses, it would really mean a lot to me to use them."
"They're yours, bud. I want ya to have 'em. Want ya to have what ya need to do whatever it is you want to do with this photography class."
"I think I want to make it my career. I'm not sure what field I want to go into, but I'm leaning toward nature. Working for National Geographic would be a dream come true." Daryl heard the excitement and passion Carl's voice and his heart swelled.
"I might have connections that have connections. You bring me your best work and I'll get it out there for ya."
"You really mean that uncle Daryl , that would be amazing , I mean I'm not as good as you are but I really want to be"
"Bet ya are bud, bet ya a lot better than me haven't photographed in years , been a farmhand , all I have done is help calves be born"
"And you helped me be born mama told me you did" RJ squealed
"I remember that oh tell us the story again please" Judith pleaded
"It was stormin' something awful that night. Your dad was at work. The phones and the power was down. Right before the phones went down, though, your dad called and asked me to go check on your mama. Said she was having pains. When I got to your house, your mama was layin' on the kitchen floor and I knew we weren't gonna make it to the hospital on time. Your mama," Daryl chuckled, "she threw a fit. Said I didn't know nuthin 'bout birthing no babies. But, then she let out this scream and grabbed my arm and told me she felt like the baby was coming. She was right. Little RJ came right on out just a few minutes later."
