A Perfect Storm

Chapter Eleven

-Neal's POV-
-December 3, 2012-

"Can't I wear pajamas to school?" Jaxon asked me, he was clearly tired.

"You can't wear your pajamas to school"

"But it's almost Christmas"

"Yeah, it's cold out so you need warm clothes"

"Okay" he said then trudged to his room, he re-emerged a couple minutes later dressed. "Who pick me up today?"

"Elizabeth" I said as he grabbed his backpack, "this first" I told him as I grabbed his coat.

"Oh, right" he smiled a bit then put it on followed by his backpack, "ready" he grinned.

"Not yet"

"What?"

"Where are your shoes?"

"I can't find matchy pair"

"We need to clean your room"

Jaxon grinned with a laugh, "I know"

"Let's go find your shoes" 

"I don't want to, my room bad. It looks like something boomed"

"Your room didn't look like something exploded in there last night, or an hour ago"

"It does now though"

I smirked, I knew what he was trying to do so I was just going to have to make him think he got what he wanted, "that's possible, I guess I'll just have to go look by myself" he nodded when I suggested that.

"Maybe I just not go school"

"You're going to school" I laughed a bit at his suggestion as I walked to the door to the hallway before heading to his room. When I got in there I found his shoes almost immediately.

"Not those. Light ups!" He said when I came back out.

"I can't find them Jaxon, you're just gonna have to wear these"

"Fine" he pouted as I tied his shoes for him.

"Now you get to go to school" I told him with a smile after standing up. He got up from the couch and ran out the doors to the stairs, I followed him downstairs and then took him to school.

"Bye dad, love you" he told me on eve we got to school.

I smiled, "I love you too buddy"

"Jaxon!" Lucas yelled out to him and so he looked over, waved then looked back at me, "I've gotta go"

"Yeah, have fun Jaxon"

"I know" he shouted over his shoulder as he ran off.

-Peter's POV-

We had been back at the office for a half hour, I was in my office now that we finished our meeting, Neal had left me alone a couple minutes ago so now I could focus. As soon as I opened the file my phone started ringing, it was Elizabeth, "Hey hon" I answered.

"Hi hon. I am supposed to pick Jaxon up today right?"

"That's what I thought."

"What's wrong?"

"He's not here"

"Do you want me to clarify with Neal?"

"Yes, I just want to know if there's something wrong here. Nobody can find him Peter"

"Don't worry, I'll ask him, maybe there was just some confusion" I suggested as I got up and stepped out of my office, Neal was just down the stairs at Jones' desk, talking to him and Diana, "Neal, Elizabeth's picking Jaxon up today right?"