CHAPTER THREE – Doofus and Booger-Eaters
I could hear the phone ringing in the downstairs kitchen as I lay four- month old Shawn down in his crib. I cringed, hoping that he wouldn't wake up.
"Thank-you!" I whispered with relief as I tiptoed out into the hallway. I made my way into the kitchen and picked up the phone.
"Charlotte!" An excited Becca on the other end of the line greeted by practically shrieking in my ear.
"Hi to you too, you doofus. You almost woke up Shawn!" I was baby-sitting one of our new charges, Shawn Goldman. Having him sleep deprived was not good business for our club.
"Crap. Sooo sorry. But hey, I swear, you are so going to forget what just happened and you're going to love me more than you ever have... which I don't think it even possible, if you ask me. But whatever." I laughed.
"Whoaaa. Slow down just a tiny a bit! What the hell are you talking about?"
"Think: you, me, a couple of our very close friends at Sea City – for a whole long weekend."
"By ourselves?" I scoffed. "As if any of our parents would actually let us all go alone." I opened the fridge door and took out a box of Tropicana orange juice.
"A minor detail..." Becca replied, trailing off.
"Excuse me? Minor?" I repeated, raising an eyebrow.
"Fine. Major detail," she groaned. "Well, Jordan's family will be there for two weeks this summer, like they've done for ages now. We can camp out at their place for one weekend. Jordan already offered if the parent's issue came up."
"I don't know..." I replied, a bit skeptical.
"C'mon, Char! A weekend on the beach with your best friends? .... It'll take your mind off the whole Jeff situation," she said in a sing-song voice.
I groaned. "Geez. Thanks for reminding me, doofus."
"You're welcome, booger-eater."
"Ew! Gross," I said, laughing. "I really don't like where this conversation is heading..." I could hear her laughing at the other end of the line. "Call me tomorrow night. I'll bring it up with my parents. We'll see how they handle it."
"I'm crossing my fingers for ya!... Miss Booger-Eater." She quickly added before hanging up.
I could hear the phone ringing in the downstairs kitchen as I lay four- month old Shawn down in his crib. I cringed, hoping that he wouldn't wake up.
"Thank-you!" I whispered with relief as I tiptoed out into the hallway. I made my way into the kitchen and picked up the phone.
"Charlotte!" An excited Becca on the other end of the line greeted by practically shrieking in my ear.
"Hi to you too, you doofus. You almost woke up Shawn!" I was baby-sitting one of our new charges, Shawn Goldman. Having him sleep deprived was not good business for our club.
"Crap. Sooo sorry. But hey, I swear, you are so going to forget what just happened and you're going to love me more than you ever have... which I don't think it even possible, if you ask me. But whatever." I laughed.
"Whoaaa. Slow down just a tiny a bit! What the hell are you talking about?"
"Think: you, me, a couple of our very close friends at Sea City – for a whole long weekend."
"By ourselves?" I scoffed. "As if any of our parents would actually let us all go alone." I opened the fridge door and took out a box of Tropicana orange juice.
"A minor detail..." Becca replied, trailing off.
"Excuse me? Minor?" I repeated, raising an eyebrow.
"Fine. Major detail," she groaned. "Well, Jordan's family will be there for two weeks this summer, like they've done for ages now. We can camp out at their place for one weekend. Jordan already offered if the parent's issue came up."
"I don't know..." I replied, a bit skeptical.
"C'mon, Char! A weekend on the beach with your best friends? .... It'll take your mind off the whole Jeff situation," she said in a sing-song voice.
I groaned. "Geez. Thanks for reminding me, doofus."
"You're welcome, booger-eater."
"Ew! Gross," I said, laughing. "I really don't like where this conversation is heading..." I could hear her laughing at the other end of the line. "Call me tomorrow night. I'll bring it up with my parents. We'll see how they handle it."
"I'm crossing my fingers for ya!... Miss Booger-Eater." She quickly added before hanging up.