Kane

"It'spretty warm tonight." Leena thought to herself as she made her waydown main street.

Particularlywarm seeing as it was Autumn in her small farm town in rural WestVirginia. Leena brushed her long golden locks from her face as sweatbegan to bead across her forehead. She checked her appearance in alocal shop window. Long golden, slightly curled hair, beautiful deepgreen eyes and thin lips with just the slightest hint of eye linerand lip gloss, she thought she looked very babysitter-esque and quitelike a very trust worthy 16 year old. She smiled at the reflectionbefore turning her attention to looking for the address of her newestclient's. She rummaged through her pocket until she found the scrappiece of paper she'd used to write the address down on.

"Hmm,looks like it's a good ways out. I guess that spin class mom made metake with her is finally gonna pay off." She laughed to herself.

Leenashoved the small scrap pack in her pocket before righting her bikeand heading off down the road that led out of town. It was a bumpyride but 10 minutes later she found herself looking up at a beautifulold country farm house. She noted how well kept the old columns wereand how the flowers surrounding the large front porch almost seemedto glow in the faint light of the moon. She parked her bike andsmoothed her shirt and jeans then headed for the porch. Right as shewas about to ring the doorbell, the door swung open.

Beforeher stood a beautiful Auburn haired, brown eyed woman and her veryhandsome, very tall, black haired, blue eyed husband, both smilingfrom ear to ear. Leena immediately felt welcomed as they invited herinside and each took turns shaking her hand.

"Hello,it's nice to see you again, and it's nice to meet you sir. How areyou tonight?" Leena said in her most polite-young-lady tone. Hermother had always made a big deal about manners growing up.

"HelloLeena! We're doing just fine, thank you! See, I told you Bill, she'sso polite!" Marie said as she turned to smile at her husband.

"Isee that, hello Leena. Just call me Bill. Thank you so much forcoming tonight. We really appreciate it, especially with it being onsuch short notice and all. We've heard really great things about youthough." Bill said with a warm smile.

"OhI have references if you'd like to call around before you leave."Leena stated happily.

"No,no that won't be necessary. Like I said, we've heard great thingsalready. Now, there's just a few things we need to tell you about ourlittle Kane before we leave, sort of standard rules I guess you'dcall them.." Bill explained, still smiling that toothy smile.

"Ok,sure." Leena said as she fiddled with the strap on her backpack,trying to shift the weight a little. She'd brought her homework withher in case she got bored. "A+ students don't laze about." As herfather say's.

Justthen, Kane came bounding down the stairs in an enthusiastic ball ofenergy. His curly auburn hair bouncing around his ears as he came toa landing next to Leena. She instinctively reach for him and begantickling him mercilessly. As his parents began explaining the"Standard Rules." She was only half listening to Bill and Mariebut figured this gig was like all the others anyway. When she lookedback up both parent's were gazing down at her expectantly. Shestraightened herself, Kane still in her arms and smiled broadly.