Okay so I'll explain this otherwise it's gonna be really confusing. So, in this fic, Harry, Tom and Danny are all brothers. Tom us 19, Harry is 16 and Danny is 15. They have a small business. They're babysitters, and then one day they get a call saying that they need to babysit a boy for 2 weeks (including nights) as his mum and dad have a few things to sort out. This boy is Dougie... And he is 4 and extremely adorable! I won't tell you anymore but I had to get that cleared up so that you knew there ages and everything. Hope you enjoy it!
Tom's POV:
'Come on guys! Help me clean the kitchen! That little boys coming over in an hour and he's gonna be here for 2 weeks!' I shouted upstairs to my brothers. I took our job seriously, especially as it payed for me to keep having the guitar lessons I paid for. Thankfully, my brothers also took the job at least relatively seriously and they came to help. We had the house spotless within the next half an hour.
'Good work guys! Now we'll have to set the bed up once the kid gets here because I actually don't know how hold he is this time. His mum just said that he's quite young. I'm assuming he's probably like 8, I mean, that's the youngest we've ever had right?' I said quickly.
'Yeah.. I don't think we have a bed small enough for anyone younger than that!' Danny replied with a smile. That was the best thing about my youngest brother, he never stopped smiling. If you were sad, he'd never fail at getting a smile on your face again, mainly because his was so contagious.
'Oh and as well, his mum says that he has some confidence issues. Apparently he is really shy and doesn't speak much. Oh and he gets upset easily, especially if he hears shouting or arguing. And that's about it. I asked if he's ever fought with anyone but she said that, mainly because of him not liking shouting or arguing, he tends to avoid any form of confrontation.'
'Awesome! This kid sounds easy! The two weeks will go in no time!' Harry replied happily. We spent the next 20 minutes talking before we heard a knock on the door.
'Here we go guys! Time to meet our roommate for the next two weeks.' I said excitedly before walking to the door with my two brothers and opening it. I looked down in shock at the child that we'd be babysitting. He was barely two feet high and he was looking up at us all with huge, nervous eyes. His hair was blonde and it was cut in a floppy sort of style covering his forehead but enhancing the amazing blue colour of his eyes.
'Hello. You must be Tom, Harry and Danny, am I right?' His mother asked kindly.
'Yeah! And you're Sam right?'
'Yes that's correct. And this little monkey you'll be looking after is Dougie. Say hello sweetheart.' She said happily to us. We looked down at the boy and he nervously mumbled a small hello.
'I have to go now baby but I'll see you in a couple of weeks and if anything is wrong I'll be straight over, okay?' She said with a small smile, kneeling in front of Dougie and passing him his tiny dinosaur suitcase.
'Mummy..' He muttered, wrapping his arms around his mums neck and beginning to cry.
'You will be okay honey. There is no need to be scared. You're in the hands of three very lovely boys. I love you baby.' She smiled to him before passing him to me. I took him in my own arms and held him as his mother said one last goodbye before hopping in her car. He waved goodbye to her and once she had gone, I carried him inside.
'Hello Dougie. I'm Tom, this is Harry, and he's Danny. We're all very nice I promise, but be careful because Danny smells like a monkey!' I said softly, sensing that he was still a little upset from saying goodbye to his mum. Luckily, my comment made him giggle a little and he finally spoke to us.
'I Dougie.' he said, sounding rather proud of himself. I grinned in relief at the other two before answering him.
'And how old are you Dougie?'
'I 4. But I almowst 5 and Mummy say I can have new toy when I 5.' He said excitedly. This kid was adorable!
'What sort of things do you like Dougie?' Harry asked him, smiling widely.
'Dinysaws!' He said, roaring at us like a dinosaur once he'd said it. We all giggled slightly at the way that he couldn't pronounce certain words yet. Suddenly his face turned very serious.
'Why you laugh? You laugh at me? What I do?' He asked sadly, looking like he was about to burst into tears. We instantly stopped laughing and I assured him that we were laughing at Danny's face, not him. We put on a kids channel for him and he sat looking completely content. We sat watching it with him for a little while before he suddenly spoke up.
'Tom?'
'Yeah Dougie?'
'I need wee.' He muttered, sounding a little embarrassed.
'Okay Dougie. I'll take you while the other two make lunch.' Danny said, walking towards Dougie and sticking his hand out.
'No! I no want you! Tom say you smell like monkey!' He spoke quickly to Danny. We all cracked up and Danny picked Dougie up in his arms.
'Danny?' He said quietly.
'Yeah Dougs?'
'Tom lie. You smell like mummy. Mummy no smell like monkey.' He said sweetly as Danny carried him out of the room. I smiled to myself, knowing that this was going to be the best two weeks of my life so far.
