Disclaimer: Still don't own anything but the kids.

Notes: So it took forever and I'm not entirely happy with it but here is the next chapter for you to read. Very short.

Chapter Three

Walking in Jason was relieved to see that the store was almost completely empty. It meant he had a chance of getting out of here quickly. Moving to the back of the store he stood at the drop off point for prescriptions, waiting for someone to acknowledge him.

"Can I help you?" The young woman behind the counter asked as she came over.

Jason nodded and handed over the prescriptions. While running through the steps needed before she could fill them the woman started up a conversation, "How are you doing, Jason?"

Jason snorted, "I'm beat Charlotte. Everyone only seems to get sick when I'm on midnights."

Charlotte smiled, "That's how it goes. I'll be right back with these."

"Okay, I'm going to go grab everything else," Jason moved away from the counter after receiving a nod. He knew Charlotte almost as well as the doctor, with the amount of times he'd been in here but then again no one said raising three kids would be easy.

Walking down the aisle Jason collected what everyone has asked for. The cherry and lemon flavoured throat lozenges for Nikki and Robyn, mint ones for Billy and ginger ale for everyone. Finding some watermelon flavoured throat lozenges he grabbed them figuring that at the moment it was the closest Chrissy was going to get to the watermelon she asked for. He'd just have to keep an eye on her when she had one.

Moving back to the pharmacy section of the store Jason stopped this time in front of the pick area. Charlotte popped up seconds later with two bags in her hand. She took a moment to explain the drugs to him, though it really wasn't necessary more mandatory.

"Do you want to pay for all that here?" She asked as Jason attempted to add the medication to the pile in his arms.

Nodding and giving her a grateful smile Jason placed everything on the counter. After paying and collecting his bags Jason thanked her and made his way out of the store.

Reaching the car Jason saw that while Billy had woken up the girls had fallen asleep. Getting in he placed the bags on the floor in front of Billy. "Try to stay awake long enough to get home, I can't carry all of you in."

Billy snorted quietly before promptly dozing off again. Jason rolled his eyes and began to drive home. The day just seemed to be getting longer and longer. He still had to call his boss and let her know that he wouldn't be in tonight. He knew that he wouldn't be able to function properly on the little sleep he was going to get and he didn't want to leave Billy home alone with three sick children, especially when the man could barely stay awake himself.