Disclaimer: I do not own Camp Rock, Disney Princess Sing-A-Long or Candyland.
No one was more excited than Jason when Nate and Caitlyn found out that they were having a baby. He picked Shane up off the ground, spinning and shouting, "We're going to be uncles!"
After dropping his less-than-amused bandmate, he rushed over to Caitlyn and gave her a huge hug. "This is so awesome! I can't wait to babysit. Wait, I do get to be an uncle, right?"
Caitlyn laughed. "I love you, Jason. And yes, Uncle Jason can babysit."
Nate gave his wife an incredulous look. He loved Jason like a brother, but the guy could barely take care of himself. There was no way he was leaving their baby with him. For all Nate knew, Jason might get distracted by a bird and wander off, leaving the baby in the middle of a park.
In the end, Jason turned out to be the best "uncle" any kid could have, partially because he was still a bit of a kid himself. He never minded getting messy or looking goofy. He didn't care if a story had a point or that he had heard it before. He never complained about watching the same video over and over. He would laugh at every knock-knock joke, even when you didn't quite get it right. And once he and the girls had established that you didn't touch Uncle Jason's guitars, he never got mad.
Even Nate had to admit that Jason was amazing with the girls and gave up worrying when Jason babysat. After Caitlyn had her second baby, Jason decided that he would try once a month (when they were not on tour) to have a special "Uncle Jason Day" with each girl. Sometimes they would go to the zoo or a park. He would even take them to their "Mommy and Me" parent participation gymnastics class occasionally, to the delight of the other moms.
Jason and Annabelle were especially close. The four year-old loved spending time with her uncle. She was so excited when her parents told her he was coming to babysit, so they could take Melody to the doctor for her two-year check up. Annabelle had big plans, including dress-up, Candyland and a new video.
Jason had barely made it into the house before Annabelle pounced, "Can we watch Disney Princess Sing-a-Long?"
"Of course, Princess Annabelle. Your wish is my command," Jason replied, plopping down on the couch and picking up the remote control.
Nate laughed at his friend as he headed out the door. "Have fun with that, man." Nate had watched the DVD once before adding it to the list of "things to do when Daddy was gone".
"Uncle Jay?" Annabelle said as she climbed up onto the couch and snuggled next to Jason.
"What can I do for you, my little Annie-bird?"
She giggled at Jason's nickname for her. "You are my most favoritest person in the whole world."
Her eyes were glued to the television screen, so she did not see Jason wipe away a tear. The he leaned down and kissed her curly head. His voice was a little gruff as he said, "I love you, Annie-bird."