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Baby Sitting

The couple babysits Olga's twins, Lisa and Logan (Requested by Guest)


Mid October

It was a Sunday in Hillwood and many people were enjoying what they call a day off from the hustle and bustle of work, school and life in general, planning to either spend their day at home or go out. In a nice apartment, a married couple was doing the former as they were just lying on their couch and watching mindless movies together as they both had no work to go to today.

"Oh, this is the life...No work and just spooning with my husband on the couch..." Helga said in a peaceful tone while Arnold kissed her on the cheek.

"Tell me about it..."Arnold said as he cuddled closer to her as they continued to watch their flick together.

RING!...

It was all interrupted when they heard the phone ringing...

"Aren't you going to get that?...'Arnold asked his wife.

"Do we have to, I'm too relaxed to move...'Helga whined.

The phone just kept ringing and Arnold sent her another look, causing the wife to sigh in exasperation.

"Oh alright..."Helga muttered as she got up to answer the phone and frowned when she recognized the number of the caller ID.

"Hello...'Helga muttered.

"Good morning baby sister, it's me, your beloved older sister Olga..."An annoyingly cheery voice said into the phone.

"Olga, I got caller ID, I know it's you..." Helga said in annoyance.

"Anyway, listen baby sister, Patrick and I are going out for the day, I heard about this great new play opening down town and we need someone to watch the twins...'Olga said quickly.

Helga frowned when she heard that...

'Why can't mom and dad do it?..." Helga asked her sister.

"Oh sister, I can't just impose on mummy and daddy like that on such short notice..."Olga said.

"Yet, you don't mind imposing on me...'Helga thought sarcastically as she sighed.

"One second...'Helga said into the phone.

"Olga wants us to babysit...again..." Helga said to her husband... "So should I tell her we aren't available..."Helga asked her husband.

"Helga, that's lying besides, we aren't doing anything here this afternoon, so we don't exactly have a reason not to do it...'Arnold said.

'Speak for yourself, I don't think cuddling with my man on the couch counts as nothing...'Helga said while Arnold sent her a look.

Helga sighed, sometimes hating that his honesty and good nature had rubbed off on her.

'Fine but you do realize that cuddling is postponed for now...'Helga grumbled as she took her hand off the phone.

"Alright Olga, we'll watch them..." Helga said.

"Oh wonderful, we had already left home and will be at your place in about five minutes...bye bye..."Olga said before hanging up.

"She didn't even try to consider the possibility that we might have had plans of our own...'Helga grumbled under her breath.

'What's wrong, I thought you loved the twins?...'Arnold asked in confusion.

"I do, believe me that I do... but I really just wanted a lazy Sunday with my husband, which we can't exactly have if we have to watch over two little hyperactive toddlers... not to mention that I didn't really appreciate Olga dumping them on us just so she could keep chasing that pipe dream of hers..." Helga said.

'She's really determined to become a real actress...'Arnold said.

"Please, the closest she is to being an actress is being a total drama queen...besides, she's over thirty, married with kids and can't cry on cue and the acting bizz is already harsh enough with young and fresh actors as it is...'Helga said as she knew that Olga's dream was getting less and less obtainable as the years passed.

'Look at it this way, think of it as practice for when we have kids of our own..." Arnold said with a quirked eyebrow of interest.

"Not so fast bucko, this factory isn't open for business yet, if you know what I mean...'Helga said seriously to her husband who laughed.

"Don't worry, I can wait for the grand opening...but still, it might be fun having little Logan and Lisa around for the day..."Arnold said.

Helga sent him an exasperated smile as she went to prepare herself for what would surely be a long day.


A little later

In about 5 minutes, Olga and her wanna-be Rockstar husband Patrick arrived with their twin children, 3 year old Logan and Lisa Sherman.

"Auntie Helga..." Little Lisa said happily as she reached for her aunt, while Arnold held little Logan.

"Hey there you guys...'Arnold cooed to the children.

"Hi Lisa and Logan...'Helga said sweetly to her niece and nephew.

"Thank you again for watching them on such short notice baby sister...'Olga said happily, not noticing the annoyed look on Helga's face.

"I am 25 years old and married, when is she going to drop the "baby sister" stuff?..." Helga thought in annoyance.

'I have been meaning to ask, if you are going to your audition, what's Patrick going to do?...'Helga asked, wanting to be certain of something.

"I'm going with her to see her crowning moment of stardom...' Patrick said with a smooth smile that had no affect on her.

"Patrick insisted that he should come to give me moral support, like a good husband should..."Olga said in her perky way.

"More likely he just doesn't want to be alone with the twins...'Helga thought as she gave her deadbeat brother-in-law a dirty look that he didn't even notice.

"Anyway, we should be back by 3 at the latest...be good to your aunt and uncle until we get back you two...hug, hug, kiss, kiss...'Olga said as she hugged and kissed her children goodbye before leaving wit her husband.

'See ya...'Patrick said before they were out of here.

Leaving Arnold and Helga, alone with little Logan and little Lisa...

"Alright kids, looks like your going to have a fun day with your uncle Arnold and Auntie Helga...'Arnold said as he held a laughing Logan in his arms.

"So, what do you two squirts want to do first?...'Helga asked her niece and nephew.

"PLAY! PLAY!...'The children shouted happily to the adults.

"Alright, what do you want to play first?..."Helga asked with a small smile on her face.

"HIDE AND SEEK/PIRATES!...'Logan and Lisa said around the same time, and soon the twins were glaring at each other.

"Hide and seek…"Lisa insisted.

"No, pirates...You got to pick the last game, it's my turn...'Logan whined.

"NO WAY! I get to pick...I'm the oldest..." Lisa said.

"By five minutes...It's not fair..."Logan hollered.

"Now calm down you two...there's no reason we can't play both games...'Arnold said as he bent down to be the peace maker while the little children still looked stubborn.

"Lisa sweetie, is it true that you got to pick the last game?..'Helga asked the little girl.

Lisa stopped pouting, looked at her auntie and nodded her head.

"Yeah, but it was this morning...we played cops and robbers...'Lisa said.

"So, it's only fair that Logan gets to pick the next game now...'Helga said to the little girl.

"Yay!...'Little Logan cheered happily.

"Yes, and after that, we can play some hide and seek...how does that sound?..."Arnold asked his little niece.

"Alright..."Lisa said.

"Yay! Come on uncle Arnold, you get to be part of my pirate crew of the S.S. Logan..." The little boy said excitingly.

"Alright, sounds like fun...'Arnold laughed.

This child like innocence and happiness really is cute and it really could remind someone of their own childhood.

"I guess that means it will be girls vs boys pirate games...'Helga said.

"Yay!...'The twins said in union.

The twins insisted that they needed a treasure to find, so Helga reluctantly decided to let them use her faux pearl necklace as the pirate booty under the condition that they would be careful with it. Once the twins hide it, they both came back with crayon drawn maps in their hands and using some stuff to create makeshift eye patches to look like real pirates.

"Come on matey...the first team to find the treasure is the winner...'Logan said in a pirate-y accent.

"And it will be the queens of the seven seas..." Lisa said in the same accent.

'No, it will be the kings of the pirates!..." Logan said.

Okay, Helga couldn't stop giggling right now at how cute they are. Despite being hyperactive and prone to getting in trouble, she loved the twins like they were her own and it was always a bit of an adventure whenever she babysat them.

Helga went to follow Lisa while Arnold went to follow Logan, both of which, lead them all over the apartment in completely different directions, until their little maps lead them to where the "treasure" is...

The bathtub...

"I found the treasure...we win..." Lisa laughed happily as she picked up the pearl necklace...

"No fair...you were running...'Logan whined.

"We didn't say we couldn't...na-na...'Lisa laughed.

"That's enough you two...it was a good game, right Logan..."Helga said sternly to her nephew...

"Yes auntie..."Logan said.

"And Logan and Arnold did well, all things considered, right Lisa...'Helga said to her niece, who stopped her victory dance.

"Yes auntie..." Lisa said in an obedient tone.

"Good, well now that this is settled...how about a fun little game of hide and seek..."Helga said.

"YAY!..."Lisa said happily, causing Helga to laugh at her enthusiasm.

Logan insisted on being the one to do the seeking, so that left the rest of them to find a hiding place. Helga hid behind the curtains, Arnold hid behind the couch and Lisa hid behind a potted plant while little Logan counted to ten.

"Seven...eight...nine...ten...Ready or not, here I come...'Logan shouted as he began to search the apartment.

After a few moment, he looked behind the couch and saw Arnold there.

"I found you uncle Arnold...'Logan laughed as he tagged his uncle.

"Okay, okay...you got me...'Arnold chuckled as he got up as he knew he was out of the game.

Logan looked around a little more and soon saw the tip of a shoe by the curtains, checked and saw his auntie Helga there..

"I found you...'Logan cheered as he tagged his auntie.

"Not bad Logan...'Helga giggled as she soon went to join her husband on the couch as they watched their little nephew continue to seek his twin sister who was still hiding. After a few moments, they saw Logan finding Lisa but she ran before he could tag her.

"I'm gonna get you Lisa..."Logan chased.

"As if, I'm winning this..." Lisa shouted.

"No running in the apartment...'Helga said as she watched her nephew chase her niece who tried to get to the "home base" which was the wall where Logan had been counting against. However, the little boy ended up tagging his sister who was only three feet away from it.

"I win...' Logan cheered happily.

"I guess that means I'm it now...'Lisa said.

Arnold and Helga sent each other an amused look as they soon found themselves in yet another round of this children's game which ended up bringing back memories of when they used to play this with their friends back during the recess time of their childhood.

Arnold and Helga soon found themselves playing yet another round of hide and seek with their little niece and nephew.


Later

The rest of the day consisted of playing more games with the children until Helga made them macaroni and cheese for lunch and then Arnold put on a children's movie for them to watch. After that, Helga made them some cookies as a treat, and then the twins spent the afternoon coloring and playing with the toys their mother left them until they finally exhausted themselves and soon found themselves sleeping.

"These two sure are cute when they are asleep...'Arnold said as he placed Lisa on the couch and brought a blanket.

"And a lot more quiet too...'Helga quipped as she placed sleeping Logan on the other end of the couch.

DING-DONG!...

"Oh, who could that be...'Helga grumbled, hoping that the noise wouldn't disturb the children.

Arnold went to answer the door and sure enough, Olga and Patrick were there.

"Hello Arnold...Baby sister..."Olga said as she came in with a fake smile that Helga feared she knew the meaning of.

"So, how was the audition?...'She just had to ask.

"Oh, they said that they'd give me a call...'Olga said as she averted her eyes, which Helga knew meant that she likely wouldn't be acting in this one.

"Anyway, how did my little angels act today?...'Olga asked as she saw her twins sleeping.

"They behaved well and did basically a little of everything, they played, ate lunch, I baked them some cookies and they nodded off about 10 minutes ago..." Helga said.

"Well thanks again for taking care of them...'Olga said as she picked her sleeping daughter up and Patrick picked up Logan who was still asleep.

"It was our pleasure..."Arnold said.

The couple soon bid farewell to Olga and her family, who had left for home. Once they were gone, Arnold and Helga sighed and gave each other a look.

"Come on, you liked having the kids around...'Arnold said.

"Yeah, but they can be a little exhausting...' Helga admitted but she couldn't help but smile.

"Still...who knows? We might soon have some kids of your own playing and running around this place all of the time..."Arnold said with a small smile on his face.

'Yeah but not right now if we can help it...it's not that I don't like the idea of having kids but we just got married and I want it to be just you and me for a while before we add another person to love in our lives...'Helga admitted.

All her life she dreamed of being Arnold's wife and she knew that that dream involved having children at some point. She still wanted to but she really preferred if it could be at a later time.

"Yeah...I guess not right now sounds like a good idea..."Arnold said with a chuckle.

"You know it's only 3 in the afternoon and we still have the rest of Sunday to enjoy..." Arnold said.

"You thinking what I'm thinking..." Helga said as she sent her husband a smirk that he returned.

The married couple soon found themselves on the couch once again in each others arms, spooning, watching their favorite movies and making out with each other every five or so minutes, which is how they spent the rest of their Sunday.

Kids were a nice thought for the future but for right now, they had all they needed right there...

-To be continued-

Next time on The First Year

Perfectly Weird Relatives


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