NICOLE
I neared the little lump laying on the bed. And when I reached him, I was so surprised to see that little lump so cute. He was cuter in the real life, more than the photos. I sat down and moved my hand on his head. And he opened his eyes slowly.
And sat up rubbing his eyes.
"Who are you?" he asked sleepily, but sweetly.
"Hi, Little man, I'm Nicole, your babysitter"
"Ohh....you are baby?"
"No...I'm here to play with you" I said chuckling. He's so cute.
"You here to play!? With me?"
"Yeah, little buddy"
"Me hungry"
"You want food? Come lets go downstairs and make some sandwich for ya"
"Yess" he said jumping straight up."
"Uh-oh buddy, you need to get ready first" I said bending down and smiling.
"You will help me?"
"Why not"
We went to his dressing room, and I was astonished to see that such a little kid could've so many clothes. I took him to the bathroom and gave him his toothbrush with paste on it. He took it and started brushing.
"Gently buddy, you don't wanna bruise your gum"
"Okay, Nikki" he said as he brushed.
Nikki, that's what my Dad called me, no one ever called me that after him. But when Dustin called me Nikki, I didn't fell emotional, I felt happy.
After he brushed and the servant helped him bathe under my supervision, we took off to the kitchen.
"You know to make sandwich?" he asked me.
"Yess, I make world best sandwich"
"Will you show me??"
"Yeah, little buddy"
I asked the servants to cut some vegetables. I couldn't risk Dustin's safety.
"I hate vegies"
"But they're good for you"
"No, I hate them!"
"Listen buddy, you'll not even know there are vegies, okay? You trust me??"
"Yeah" he said looking up at me.
"Then I'll make you carrot muffins for desert, okay?"
"Carrot muffins?"
"Yess, they're so tasty, you'll love them"
After I made him some vegetable sandwich, we went to his room to play some board games, which I enjoyed playing with Dustin.
He was such a cute little fellow, he has bonded with me so much. He hugged me when I made him a balloon animal.
We spent the afternoon and the evening coloring, drawing, playing and watching his favorite movie.
I had the servants make him some healthy dinner while I made muffins. I made more so that the band could also taste them. The servants were astonished when Dustin ate the sautéed hungrily. Just as he was eating the doorbell rung.
The door opened and in came the band. My heart thumped hard when Hunter entered.
He looked straight at me. They came to the dining table.
"Woah...Dustin's eating vegetables, look Hunter!" Noah said in shock.
Hunters expressions were like he couldn't believe what Noah just said. The other members were just as surprised.
"Hello, I'm Nicole." I greeted.
"Hello" they said, except Hunter and Alex.
"Heyo Nicole, how you doing?" Alex said.
"Hey Dusty, you eating vegies?" Hunter asked sitting beside him.
"Yes, they good...Nikki made carrot muffins, they're tasty"
Hunter looked up at me, straight into my eyes.
"Nikki, can I have more?" Dustin asked me.
"Why not" I said as I served him more vegies.
"It's a miracle!" Caden said.
HUNTER
She made my kid eat vegetables, which he never ate before, and more surprisingly, he's bonded with her more quickly than any other sitter I had, he always threw tantrums so that the sitter would go away.
"Alright then, Dustin, I'll go now. Hope to see you soon" Nicole said standing up.
"I'll see you out" I said.
"No, don't go Nikki!"
"I have to, Dustin, I'll see you later, okay?"
"Promise?"
"Yeah, Promise"
Dustin stood up and hugged her. And this was too surprising to me. He never talked to anyone else other than, me, the band and my parents. And he talked to her, hugged her. She's something. Something that got my child to bond with her.
I followed her to the entrance.
"It was nice working for you, Mr. Johnson"
"I would like to hire you as a permanent sitter for Dustin"
"Really?" her face lit up.
"Yes, and you don't need to work for the agency any more, you'll only babysit Dustin"
"Okay"
"Have a goodnight, then"
"You too sir"
And I watched her go away. I went in and sat beside Dustin, others were gone to their room.
"Heyo buddy, you liked your babysitter?"
"Yes, daddy, she good. I want her to be my mommy"
I was taken by surprise. He, for the first time, had a wish like this.
"You want her to be your mommy, huh" I said chuckling. Taking it as some lame wish of his.
"Yes, I love her. She makes so good food. She spends time with me, play with me."
"Yeah? Then we'll have her babysit you everyday, then"
"No, she my mommy, not babysitter"
"Buddy, you can't just make someone your mommy"
"I can" he said looking up at me innocently.
"Oh yeah?" I said laughing.
"Yess, is she coming tomorrow?"
"Yeah, little man"
"Yeessss" he said jumping up and down. I saw some muffins on the table, I took one and had a bite, and I couldn't stop myself from eating the whole. I wasn't surprised now that Dusting had eaten everything.
This woman is something. And somehow I'm getting more and more interested in her.
I take Dustin to bed, and tell him his daily bedtime story. I see the drawing Dustin made today, and the room was cleaner.
He had made such cute drawing, a house, a car and a superman. I smiled to myself as I looked at his drawings. At last my Dustin was happy. Happier than he had been in a few years, he was more cheerful today than any day.
And I'm grateful I hired Nicole as my Dustin's sitter. And I too hope to see her. As I think of her, my heart thumps.
No, this is just an attraction, I'm not falling for her.