Thanks to Tiffany who gave me some prompts for a new story, she's my little muse xxx

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Baby-Sitting Adventures

Brenda/Sharon/Andrea

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She soothed down the front of her dress as she gave herself one last look in her full length mirror, she grabbed her purse and walked in to the kitchen to see Fritz finishing up a phone call.

"Hey honey, what's wrong?"

"They need me at work, I'm sorry Brenda."

She moved in closer, wrapping her arms around his waist. "Oh sweetie, y'all don't need to apologize to me. I wasn't gonna be here anyway."

"You weren't." Fritz said, confused.

"I'm having lunch with Sharon and Andrea."

"Okay well you're gonna have to cancel."

"And why should I have to spend the day alone huh?"

"Brenda have you forgotten that I'm babysitting today."

"What…since when."

"Last week at dinner…my Sister Sammy, remember…she asked if I'd baby-sit for her while she went back to work for the day to help out with some big advertising campaign."

"Oh yeah…that does sound familiar."

"You really need to pay more attention when we have guests."

"Well look can't you just phone her and explain that you have to work and cancel."

"Yeah I already tried, she must already be on her way. Brenda I'm sorry but you're gonna have to baby-sit."

"What, nooo…Fritzy I have plans with the girls."

"The girls." He asked, shocked. "Since when did Sharon and Andrea become "the girls"?

"Y'all don't have to be sarcastic about it."

"I'm just asking."

"Look, I had fun with them when they invited me out last month and Sharon isn't as bad as I thought."

"So she's no longer the wicked witch huh."

"Not as much."

The both turned around when they heard the front door and before Brenda had a chance to stop him he was inviting his sister in. The loud crying from his niece could be heard throughout the house.

"Oh gawd." Brenda groaned.

Sammy walked though with Fritz carrying her daughter in her arms as Fritz placed the carry cot on the table.

"Thank you so much again for doing this big brother."

"Yeah, about that…turns out they need me at work."

"What but…."

"But its okay, Brenda's gonna baby-sit."

The look on Sammy's face said it all and to be honest Brenda felt the same way.

"Brenda's going to baby-sit…erm, does she know what she's doing?"

"Well she…"

"Sammy, listen…I've not really had a lot of experience with kids but she'll be safe with me…I'm pretty sure."

Sammy stood debating whether to allow Brenda to look after her only child.

"You know what, she'll be fine with you. I really need to get to work."

"Yeah me too." Fritz said, kissing Brenda.

Sammy placed her daughter Cassie in Brenda's arms, Brenda immediately going rigid.

"Brenda sweetie, you'll be fine."

"But I…."

Before she could say anything, Fritz and Sammy had gone, leaving her holding the baby.

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Sharon and Andrea walked up the path to Brenda's and were about to knock when they heard the sounds of a screaming baby on the other side. Andrea gave Sharon a strange look when Sharon with drew her hand from the knocker.

"Was that a baby?" Andrea asked.

"It certainly sounded like one."

"Why does she have a baby?"

"Let's find out."

Sharon knocked and waited a few minutes before Brenda finally opened the front door, a baby sitting on her hip, her hair frazzled.

"Oh my." Sharon said.

"Thank gawd yew too are here."

She left the door open so they could follow her inside, when they stepped in, there were toys lying all over the floor, baby talc scattered on the kitchen table.

"Did a bomb go off in here?" Andrea asked.

"Don't get me started." Brenda said.

"Brenda honey…what happened in here…whose baby is that?" Sharon asked.

"It's Fritz niece Cassie, he agreed to baby-sit for his sister Sammy but he got called in to work."

"And he left you in charge of her."

"Andrea."

"Oh no, sorry I didn't mean it like that." Andrea said.

"Oh it's fine." Brenda said.

"Okay well, you know what obviously lunch and shopping is off the table today so we'll reschedule, we should probably go and let you get back to your niece." Andrea said.

She grabbed Sharon's arm and pulled her towards the door.

"Oh okay, well I guess we'll reschedule then." Brenda said, disappointment in her voice.

"Bye."

Andrea ushered Sharon back outside, closing the door behind them.

"Well that was a close one huh, come on let's go get some lunch."

"Andrea wait."

"What is it?"

Sharon turned back to the door, hearing the crying baby inside.

"We can't leave her to do this on her own; you saw the state she was in."

"Okay sweetie…this is the first weekend we've had off in over a month, we earned this weekend off."

"Andrea…Brenda is our friend, we can't leave her to handle this on her own…you know she's not great with kids."

"Oh god, do we have too…a whole day with a baby, this is not how I pictured my Saturday off."

"She'd do the same for us."

"I have to be honest…I'm not really in to kids."

"Neither is Brenda and yet she's doing it. It's not that difficult you know."

"Says the woman who's given birth twice."

"You'll have fun I promise, come on."

Brenda was trying very hard to calm the crying baby when she heard the front door and looked up to see Andrea and Sharon re-appearing.

"I thought yew too were going home?"

"As much as I would love to see you handle this on your own, we figured you could some help…if you want us." Sharon smiled.

"I want yew, I want yew."

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To Be Continued…