Chapter Ten: The longest shift ever!
Alex has been at work for three and half hours now. She has already had to refill the pop machine and put nacho cheese into the cheese warmer three times. She is now putting popcorn kernels into the popcorn Popper. She hears Merri walks up behind her and check to see how much malt butter is left in the butter dispenser.

Alex: Merri can you get me, new boxes of nacho chips, M and M, hot dog holder and also more popcorn boxes?
Merri: Sure Alex, why I am doing that put some more butter into the butter dispense.

Merri and her co-work Ken have gone to the back to get the boxes that Alex asks for and Alex is now refilling the butter. She looks over at the soft pretzel display case and sees there are only four pretzels left in the case, so she walks over there and open up the display case and refills it. Merri comes out carrying the box of M and M and hot dog holders. Ken walks over with the box of popcorn boxes and both of then set the box onto the floor for Alex.

Alex: Thanks
Ken: I’m going to sit both of the hot dog holders and popcorn boxes up for you.
Alex: Thanks that will be a big help, because I need to refill the M and M display.

Ken starts put out the popcorn boxes because there is none left. Alex kneels down and starts put M and M into the area of the display case that the M and M go. She looks up when she feels someone taps her on the head and sees that its Spinner, Jay.

Jay: Can we get someone to help us!
Alex: ( Stands up and put her hand on her stomach.) I don’t know can you! What do you want?
Spinner: I want a large Mt. Dew and large popcorn.
Alex: And you Jay?
Jay: Four hot dogs and extra large Mt. Dew.
Alex: I will be right back with your order.

Alex puts the large cup on the pop machine first and push the button. Then she goes over to get Jays hot dogs. As she is open the hot dog raster and the smell of the hot dogs makes her start to gag. She put the four hot dogs into a burn and into the holder then hands them to Jay. She then looks at Ken and he walks up to Alex.

Ken: Is everything alright Alex?
Alex: No, I feeling really nausea all of a sudden.
Ken: Go home, I cover the rest of your shift.
Alex: Thanks

Alex heads into the back and clocks out and starts to walk to the door. At the sometime Merri walks over to her and taps her on the shoulder. Merri can see that Alex look pale and that she is holding her stomachs.

Merri: Morning sickness acting up?
Alex: Yeah, Ken going to cover the rest of my shift so I can go home.
Merri: That fine.

Alex heads to the bathroom and changes into the street cloth she bring with her. She then heads to the front of the mall and catch a bus. She rides the bus to the bus stop by Paige house. Meanwhile, Paige can only get Bethany to stop crying if she singing to her and after three and half hours she has song herself hoarse. Dylan walks through the door from practice and sees Paige is crying and tries to take Bethany from Paige, but his niece would not come to him. Alex comes through the door a few minutes later and Paige walks over to her hold her daughter.

Bethany: Ear hurts Lex!
Alex: I know, come over to me your mom needs a break.

Bethany reaches towards her and Alex takes Bethany form Paige. Bethany rests her head on Alex right shoulder.

Paige: Thanks Lexi.
Alex: Go get some rest Paige.

Paige heads up to her bedroom and lay down on her bed and falls to sleep. Alex takes Bethany into her bedroom and set her on the bed. Bethany grabs the teddy bear that on Alex bed and lay down hugging the teddy bear and goes to sleep. Alex changes into a night-shirts and her PJ bottom. She then walks over to the desk and works on some homework.