Greyson wanders down the hallway, not knowing which door is Romeos grandparents' bedroom. He forgot to call his Mama before bed.
He decides to just open a door and hope for the best.
"Mrs. Brooks?" he whispers, walking in the room. He walks toward the bed but sees McKayla instead. He gets nervous, scared she might be upset. He decides to just leave, turning around.
"Greyson?" she mumbles, sitting up in bed. He freezes.
"Sorry, Mickey, I was looking for Mrs. Brooks. Sorry." He says, trying to leave again.
"Come here. I can help you what is it?" she asks him. He looks at her.
"Well, I always talk to Mama before bed. She said I could call, but I forgot to ask Mrs. Brooks." He says sheepishly.
She smiles. "Of course, here's my phone." She hands it over. He smiles back and dials his mom's number.
The phone rings twice and she picks up.
"Hello?"
"Mama! It's me!" He says happily. McKayla smiles, getting up and walking downstairs to give him some privacy.
"Mama, I forgot to call you before I went to sleep." he says. She laughs.
"Grey, it's alright, Mama's happy to hear from you, though you could've called in the morning. Did you disturb anyone?" she asks, worried he woke a grown up out of their sleep.
"Ro's aunt let me use her phone. She said it's okay." he said.
"Alright, then. Make sure you tell her thank you. You should rest now before the morning." They're said goodbye and he hung up the phone, sitting it on McKayla's nightstand. She walks in with two cups of hot chocolate.
"Here you go, Greyson. I know when Bug's having trouble sleeping, he likes a warm hot chocolate." she says, handing one to him.
He smiles. He's been having the best time at their house. He loves spending time with Romeo and his family. They sip the drink together for a little, then Greyson let's McKayla know that he's ready to lay down again. She takes him down the hall back to the kids room and puts him back in the bed next to Charlie.
"Okay, see you in the morning. Goodnight." she says, walking toward the door. He smiles.
"Thanks, Mickey, goodnight." he mumbles before dozing off.
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Mr. and Mrs. Brooks are making breakfast for everyone. They're all in the living room, watching a show together while they wait. Everyone is awake except for Greyson. McKayla assumes he must still be tired from being up in the middle of the night.
"Alright, everyone, breakfast!" Mr. Brooks calls. They all sit down and start putting food on their plates. He notices one lottle one missing.
"Where's Greyson?" McKayla looks up.
"He was up in the middle of the night looking for Mommy. He used my phone to call his mom." She said. He nods.
"Alright, no problem. I'll wait until all the plates are set then I'll go up to the kids room and wake him." he says.
They soon finish up and everyone sits down. Mr, Brooks goes upstairs to the kids room and sees Greyson still asleep. He walks over and taps him, rolling him on his back.
"Greyson, wake up. Breakfast is on the table."
The boy opens his eyes and sits up. He looks over around and sees no one is in bed.
