Wonderful news

"Alright my baby, go straight to the bathroom to wash your hands, they are sticky" said Natasha as she unbuckled Joy from her car seat and Dom opened the door for her to come down from the car, they had arrived home from their appointment and getting ice cream.

"Okay mommy" said Joy as she smiled and Dom carried her from the car.

"Daddy I can walk to the bathroom myself" said Joy as she looked at Dom.

"Alright then my princess, if you say so" said Dom as he laughed, it seemed that Joy wanted to start being independent sooner than expected.

"Thank you daddy" said Joy as she laughed as Dom put her down and she ran to the front door from the driveway, Dom smiled as he watched Joy run.

Natasha smiled too as she got out of the car, and her eyes and Dom's eyes met briefly for a second, before Natasha looked away and she frowned at him, as she walked away inside the house without saying anything to him at all.

Dom wondered just how long Natasha would keep this fake silence treatment she was giving him, he was sure that she would not last for long, she could not go a day without talking to him, that was just how she was.

"Joy, what are you doing here??" asked Alfred as he was passing by the downstairs toilet on his way to the kitchen, when he saw Joy trying to wash her hands, he wondered where the young master and the Madam were.

"Oh Hello Alfred" said Joy as she turned to look at Alfred and she smiled at him.

"Hello Joy" said Alfred as he smiled.

"Where are your parents??" asked Alfred as he wondered whether if the Madam and Young Master had just dropped Joy home, and they left, but then again that was too much, they could not do that, so of course he was thinking nonsense.

"Oh well my mommy and daddy are outside, we went to get ice cream, and my hands got sticky, so my mommy told me to go and wash my hands" said Joy as she explained.

"Oh alright" said Alfred.

"That makes much more sense" said Alfred to himself as he sighed in relief, he wondered if it was his old mind that made him think of such nonsense thoughts.

"Here let me help you Joy" said Alfred as he smiled and he walked into the downstairs toilet and he opened the cupboard and he brought out a small yellow stool for Joy to stand on so she could wash her hands, because she could not reach the toilet sink.

"Thank you Alfred" said Joy as she smiled sweetly at Alfred as she climbed on the stool, she pressed some handwashing soap on her hands and she began to wash her hands.

"You are welcome Joy" said Alfred as he smiled, Joy was just so cute.

"Joy are you done washing your hands??" came Natasha's voice as she walked to the downstairs toilet.

"Oh, hello Alfred" said Natasha as she smiled as she caught sight of Alfred.

"Hello Madam" said Alfred as he smiled at Natasha.

"How did the appointment go Madam??" asked Alfred as he smiled.

"Well it went very well Alfred, and Joy will be starting school on Monday" said Natasha as she smiled at Alfred.

"That is wonderful news Madam" said Alfred as he smiled, he would have to give Ernest the good news later this evening.

"Yes it is" said Natasha as she smiled as Joy closed the tap, and she dried her hand as she walked to her mother.

"Mommy I washed my hands" said Joy as she smiled as she hugged her mother.

"Alright my baby, go to your room, so you can go and change" said Natasha as she looked down at Joy and she smiled.

"Okay Mommy" said Joy as she giggled and she ran up the stairs to her room.

"Alright then, I will see you later Alfred" said Natasha as she turned to look at Alfred and she smiled.

"Alright Madam" said Alfred as he smiled and Natasha walked away, and Alfred was on his way to the kitchen when he was suddenly stopped once again.

"Oh Alfred" said Dom as he walked through the front door, and he caught sight of Alfred.

"Oh Hello Young Master" said Alfred a she turned to look at Dom and he smiled.

"Alfred, I am not going to the office today, so I will eat lunch and dinner today" said Dom as he was holding the garment suitbag in his hand.

"Alright Young Master" said Alfred as he smiled.

"Oh young Master, I heard that Joy is starting school" said Alfred as he smiled.

"Yes Alfred, she will start on Monday" said Dom as he smiled.

"I am very glad Young Master" said Alfred as he smiled very happily, he was happy that he would get to see another generation of the White's go to school, he had watched Dom grow up into a fine young man, and now he had the privilege of watching Joy do the same, and she was growing up to be a fine young woman day by day.

"And so am I" said Dom as he smiled.

"I am very sure that the Master will be glad to hear this" said Alfred.

"Oh he will be more than glad Alfred, you know how he is" said Dom as he laughed.

"Anyway, I will see you later, let me go and drop this first" said Dom.

"Alright then young Master" said Alfred as he smiled as Dom walked away.

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"Come in" said Natasha as she heard a knock on her office door, she had come here briefly to check on some things that she was working on, and she was interrupted by a knock on her door.

"I am sorry to disturb you Madam" said Alessia as she walked into Natasha's office, she just happened to have to clean the east wing today, and she caught sight of Natasha as she walked into her office.

"Oh Alessia" said Natasha as she looked up at the door and she smiled when she saw who it was.

"It is no worry at all, please sit down" said Natasha as she smiled at Alessia.

"Thank you Madam" said Alessia as she bowed and she sat down.

"So what brings you here??" asked Natasha.

"I have not punished any more of your friends, so I am sure that you are not here to beg me again" said Natasha as she laughed and Alessia laughed too.

"Yes Madam you are right, I am not here to beg you today" said Alessia as she smiled.

"I have here to thank you" said Alessia as she smiled.

"Thank me for what??" asked Natasha as she did not know what Alessia was thanking her for.

"Well for what you did for Lexi Madam" said Alessia.

"I knew that you were not a bad woman, and that you have a good heart" said Alessia as she smiled.

"You pardoned Lexi even though she did not deserve to be, you really are a good woman" said Alessia as she smiled.

"Well I am happy that you think so about me Alessia" said Natasha as she smiled.

"But you also deserve to be thanked" said Natasha.

"You are a good friend to Lexi, and if you did not come and plead on her behalf, I would not have changed my mind" said Natasha as she smiled.

"Thank you Madam" said Alessia as she smiled.

"You are welcome Alessia" said Natasha as she smiled.

"Well Madam, let me go back to work now" said Alessia as she stood up.

"Alright then Alessia" said Natasha as she smiled as Alessia walked out of the room.

Natasha smiled as she picked up her phone and she dialed a number and her call was picked in a matter of seconds.

"I hope that I am not disturbing you" said Natasha as she smiled.

"No of course not, not at all Natasha, you can call me at any time, or should I say boss" said Chloe as she smiled.

"Haha, I prefer Natasha" said Natasha as she laughed.

"So how are things going over there??" asked Natasha.

"Well they are going good, I am learning a lot from Mandy and everyone else" said Chloe a she smiled.

"I am glad about that" said Natasha as she smiled.

"Well I have good news" said Natasha as she smiled.

"Oh what is it??" asked Chloe as she was excited to know.

"Well Joy liked the school, and so did I, so she is going to start school on Monday" said Natasha as she smiled.

"That sounds wonderful!!" said Chloe as she laughed.

"I told you that you would love the school" said Chloe in an "I told you so" kind of tone.

"Oh and you were right" said Natasha as she laughed.

"Yayyy, now we are school moms, I cannot wait to see you in the PTA meetings" said Chloe as she laughed.

"Well alright, we are school moms" said Natasha as she laughed.

"That was wonderful news, I am sure that Joy is going to do well in school, but boss I need to go now, before I am called a slacker" said Chloe as she laughed.

"Alright then, I will see you later Chloe" said Natasha as she smiled.

"See you later Natasha" said Chloe as she smiled as Natasha ended their call and she smiled, Chloe was very lively, and whenever Natasha spoke to her, she always just wanted to smile, she had another very good friend now.