Author note:
Hello everyone! I just start to write a sequel to My worst nightmare? So there is the prologue of this fic. At the begining I wanted to post it as a oneshot but it would have be a bit long so I decide to cut it in 8 chapters (the prologue is count in it) because it will be one chapter by day of babysitting. All of this text is written from Dulaque point of view.
I hope you will like it.
Good readding ^^
I don't know what to do to occupy my free time. Now that I manage to fix everything which went wrong in my house during those last days I have nothing to do. I couldn't go to the Library at such an hour because it's too early to go there. I want to avoid to draw on me the lightning of my daughter-in-law if I awake my grandson only by passing trough the door. Even if I'm very careful when I open it, the door make strange noises and, because the little one got sensible hears, he can be every single sound can disturb him during his sleep. All of that only to say that going to the Library to visit them is not something which can do to change my morn day into a nice one. I sigh and decide to take a book on one of the many shelves of my office, then I take a seat in a comfortable chair to read it.
I arrive at the middle of my page when I hear the phone ring, I stand up and get in the living room to answer to whoever is calling at this time. When I recognize the number which appear on the screen, I smile, then I take the engine and say:
- Hello Cassandra. How are you today?
- I'm quite ok Lancelot, and you?
- Better than you if I interpret well the tone of your voice. What's the matter my dear? Did something happen to one of you?
- No, it's nothing like that. I'm just wondering about taking a few days off with Jenkins but I have nobody to take care of Henry.
- So, that mean that you want me to babysit him?
- Yes, if you don't mind. Both of us need some holidays and we now that he would be safe with you.
- Do you think that's a good idea? You know well that I'm not used to take care of children. Couldn't you ask Jake or the Carlson's or your mother?
- I'm sure that you would do that very well. You know, the ones you just mentioned are all occupied somewhere else. You are the only one on who we can count on. Please, accept to do that for us. It would only be during one week!
- You seem to be so despaired, so I can't say no, even if I doubt of my capacity to take care of him during an all week.
- Thank you very much Lancelot! We will bring him at your house next Monday, just after breakfast. I'm so glad that you say yes!
- I think I must let you then. I have a lot to do to get prepared to my grandson arrival. See you latter!
- See you latter Lancelot.
I hang up the phone, then I do some housework. I must keep everything clean just in case he intend to put every single object he find, in his mouth. That will occupy me until the great day, and I also must do some shopping to feed the little one. I will do that tomorrow and I probably will get in a toy shop to have something to occupy him when I will prepare his food. His stay at my house would also be an occasion to reinforce the link which already exist between us. I know he is only one year old but I can't help it, since his birth I made everything to be sure that I wouldn't make mistakes with him as I do with his father. Now I have to make a list of what I need for this time during which I will be very anxious. After all it's the first time I have to take care of him this long.
To think about something else I go out after I close my house then I take my car and drive to the downtown of the city. I enter in a shop which sold toys adapted to children as young as my grandson and I start to look at the merchandizes. There is to much choices! How would I manage to decide what I will bring?! I stay in front of the shelves without moving and I can't do anything but jump when I hear a voice coming from behind me:
- Can I help you sir? Are you looking for something particular?
I turn to find myself in front of one of the sellers of this place who is looking at me. She seem to understand that I haven't expect her arrival.
She apologize to surprised me just before I tell her:
- I want to find something for my grandson. He is one year old and I haven't a single idea of what I should buy to please him.
She smile at me and then say:
- Children of this age are so cute. I think I can help you. Follow me.
I nod, then I let her guide me to the shelving on which the cuddly toys are exposed and she drag a green and golden dragon from the back of it. If she haven't show me where it was, I wouldn't have see it and that would have been a shame because it's the nicer dragon I have ever see in all my long life. I'm sure that Henry will love it as much as I do. I thank the seller for her help and I settle my purchase before continuing my shopping. When I'm done with all of those details I go back home and enjoy of my last time of calm until my grandson finally arrive just on time.
