||Hello Neighbour: A Better Timeline||

||Chapter 9: Sleepover||

Theodore definitely didn't remember being this much stuff; A lot of stuff he donated to the museum, seeing as it was his parents will once those 3 were jailed, it now just what needed to be kept and what had to be thrown out, scrapped or recycled.
Not to mention he didn't know where to start on disposing them properly. . .
Looking across the street, at Nicky's house, he saw who he could assume was Jay Roth coming of the house with a toolbox.
He then remembered he said he'd talk to Jay about the whole, sleepover thing and formally meet Nicky's parents, or at least one of them cause he hasn't seen much of the mom.
He sighed, took a second to remind himself of a few things before he walked across the street.

Jay inspected the box, it was pretty beat up so might get a new cover and new wiring, it looked pretty old, so no one hasn't lived here before, or at least not in a while.
"Uhm. . . Excuse me?"
Jay turned around, meet with who he'd assume to be Aaron's Dad,"Ah, afternoon; You must be Aaron's Dad, right?", he nods,"Yes, uh. . . Sorry for the late introduction, especially since your son has been coming over to play with my son and daughter.", Jay shook his head,"No worries, we've been busy ourselves with getting use to the neighbourhood, new jobs and fixing the house up. Has anyone lived here before, the wiring looks to be quite old.", Mr Peterson shrugged,"I'm. . . Not too sure, I do remember the construction but I don't remember if the house was ever bought.", Mr Peterson cleared his throat,"Uhm, sorry: My name is Theodore Peterson.", Jay smiled and shook  his hand,"Jay Roth; Nice to meet you.", Mr Peterson nods,"You too, so. . . I know we offered and my son did invite Nicky over for a sleepover, and I wanted to know if you had time to discuss the details?", Jay nods,"Sounds good, yeah; I was meaning too, but I wasn't sure when I'd be able to talk to you as I didn't see you around.", Mr Peterson nods, rubbing the back of his neck,"Yeah, I work from home, so it's not surprise.", Jay nods,"Well, while we're here we can exchange contact information, just in case of any emergency or you need something.", Mr Peterson nods, taking his phone out,"Actually, yeah that would be a good idea.", Jay nods, taking out his own.

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"So, his dad came by?"
Jay nods, giving Luanne her cup of tea,"He and I exchange information, chatted for a bit and he gave me some advice on the electrical box.", Luanne nods, sipping her tea as she watched the clock tick by.

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Then Friday came.
Nicky packed a small big; Lockpicks, a book, toothbrush and toothpaste, PJs and clothes to change into the next day.
"Ready?"
"Yeah, coming dad."

Luanne brushed his hair,"Remember; Behave, be nice as their guest and have fun.", Nicky nods, Jay pats him on the shoulder and they head out across the street.

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Diana came to the door,"Oh, Mr Roth; So nice to meet you, and see your son again.", Nicky smiled and waved,"Hi, Mrs Diana.", Jay and her shook hands, then footsteps and Mya came rushing around,"Nicky! Hi Mister!", Jay smiled,"Hi, you must be Mya.", Mya nods,"That's me!", Jay smiled, Diana pats her daughter's head,"How about you go take Nicky to Aaron, he's probably up in his room.", Mya nods, took Nicky's hand and lead him upstairs,"Bye, Dad!", Jay chuckled, Diana smiled,"Is there anything we need to know in case of emergencies? Like, medication??", Jay nods,"Yeah, actually. . . Nicky does a bit of insomnia, so he has trouble sleeping and a phobia of the dark.", Diana nods,"Good to know, please feel free to call if you need anything and I'll alert you if anything happens.", Jay nods,"Thank you, and tell Mr Peterson I said hello.", Diana nods, Jay walked back as she waved,"No problem.", "Have a good night!", Diana smiled.
"He's a lovely man."
"Very nice."
Ike nods,"See?", "Hm."

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"Does your sister and you share a room?"
"Nah; This was apparently my Dad's old room when he was a kid."
Nicky turned to him,"So, your had a bunk bed?", Aaron nods,"Yeah, I don't know why but maybe his sister and him use to share a room before she got her own, and Ike used to stay over a lot apparently so probably worked out.", Nicky was taken it back,"He has a sister?","Yeah, younger sister; Shocker right? We haven't seen much of her, she lives pretty far is a pretty busy lady.", Nicky nods,"Huh. . . Yeah, my Dad's Older Brother was a busy guy so I didn't seem him either.", Aaron sat on the bottom bunk,"Is this your Uncle Saul?", "No, my uncle works online so he could work from anywhere with his laptop, my dad has another older brother Jimmy.", Aaron nods, so his dad had two older brothers.
"So, would you like the top bunk or the bottom bunk?"
"Uh. . . Bottom, is that fine?"
"Perfectly!"
The door then opened, Mya peaked and the two boys were staring her down.
. . .
"Can we help you?"
"Uhm. . . Can I hang out with you guys?"
Aaron turned to Nicky, he nods and Aaron shrugged,"Sure, I'm thinking of showing some lockpicks and then watching a movie.", Mya came in, dressed in a nightgown and with bunny slippers,"Yay! This is my doll; She looks like me, huh.", it really did.

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Ike and Theodore were having some drinks in the kitchen with Diana.
They weren't doing much, just chatting and watching kids as they were in the other room watching a movie with drinks and snacks.
The three of them were in the living room, eating  drinking and watching the movie with blankets and pillows.