It had been another day full of laughter and learning in Amelia Carter's second grade class, and it was the.part of her job she loved most, Ryan Rosewood, a mother since she was 18, found delight in being a student teacher, especially when it was with Amelia Carter. Ryan wouldn't deny the struggles she went through, almost losing her about to be five year old son, Ayden, when he was an infant. Her ex-husband. Butstill Ryan held her head up high and got herself through it, and managed to get through school with her son under her care. The boy was the spitting image of his father, aside from the fact his hair curled and he had her smile, but what she was most thankful for was that he acted just like her. He was sweet, protective, and caring, and Ryan knew she couldn't have asked for a better child. 

Amelia began speaking to her, just as Ryan began wiping down the desks after the arts and crafts lesson they had just before school let out. However, before Ryan could speak, when Ayden came into the room, she dropped her cleaning stuff and caught her son, lifting him off. "Hey there, Ayden." She smiled.

"Mom! Mom! Can I go play with Lily on the playground? Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease." He spoke, his voice gradually picking up some speed, and Ryan smiled, touseling her son's hair before setting him down. 

"Be careful, and no running." She said, kissing the top of his head before he bolted off with the cute little girl towards the playground. She chuckled at Amelia, and she thought a moment. "Hopefully we won't have to drag them from each others rooms. Though they are sweet. I think Principal Erikson got a kick out of it when I laughed at Ayden's discipline meeting Monday. Because Ayden pushed a boy who pushed little Lily off the swing. I swear, Ayden is in love with her already." Ryan chuckled before finally getting the last desk clean.

"And I think the playdate is a.splendid idea, and if it is nice enough, maybe we can go to the park and have a small picnic. I think they would enjoy that." Ryan said, looking out the window to see Ayden and Lily already to the playground, and giggling as they took turns going down the slide.

"To be quite honest, Amelia, I am afraid that those two are going to get into so much trouble together." She admitted with a sigh, "And I don't think I would be able to sit through one disciplinary meeting without laughing."

She sat at the table she normally did, and sipped out of her water bottle. She was glad the week was over, but she finally addressed the Daniel issue. "Daniel may not go tomorrow, his brother or something is supposed to be coming in today. Total jackass from the way he sounds, but I can't exactly judge him without meeting him. That wouldn't be teaching Ayden right at all. Especially considering he is already too much like me."

Ryan dug into her purse, taking out her cell phone and turning it on before she got up and began hanging up the arts and crafts projects on the walls. This made her day, seeing how innocent children were and how carefree they were. This is why she loved working with them and having one of her own.

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James sighed, running his fingers through his thick brunette locks as Daniel drove. "Where exactly are we going, Danny boy? I thought you lived down 42nd?" He said, his eyes reading the street signs. His move away from the city was definitely going to be different, but with the PR firm opening another office in the city just ten minutes from where Daniel lived, James knew he would be needed here for a while. Not to mention thay meant spending time with his half brother. It would be glorious. They would get to go to all sorts of clubs and meet beautiful women. They would be a team, but all James could think about now was where they were going.

James hadn't been too involved inDaniel's life until recently, and he was starting to learn more about his brother, but the moment they pulled up to a school, James' look turned puzzled. "Why are we here? Do I have a nephew that I was never informed of? Or a niece? Or both?" His interrogation went on, but as they got out of the car, James couldn't help but to wonder why they were at this school. It wasn't like Daniel was a teacher or anything, but when they entered and the secretary waved them back, he could barely guess what was going on.

"This is weird." James said, adjusting his shirt a bit before they turned into a room, and James felt a text on his phone.

"Daniel?" A female voice spoke, and James looked up as a beautiful brunette girl walked over and placed a kiss on his cheek, and James gave a very confused look.

"Who is [I]this[/I]?" James asked, giving her a once over before the woman rolled her eyes. 

"I am Ryan Rosewood, Daniel's girlfriend." She introduced herself. "You must be the brother."

"Yes I-" he began, but his eyes immediately looked to the blonde in the room, who had just looked away from the window, at least how it appeared. "Amelia? Amelia Carter?" 

James was more than surprised to see her there, and to say it didn't show would be a lie.