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Chapter 8

"Do you really think this is a good idea?" Angel asked as she and Collins climbed the stairs that led to the loft.
"Of course, Roger is my best friend. I'd trust him with my life." Collins replied.
"Baby he pushed you out of a window last April, when you stole his guitar pick"
"That was just a minor indiscretion"
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say." Angel told him as she shifted the bag on her shoulder. The philosophy department at NYU was holding a conference in Washington D.C. so Collins had to attend and he wanted to take Angel with him. They decided that they would just get Roger and Mark to baby sit, what are friends for? Collins reached out and knocked on the door. A few moments later a very unenthused Roger answered. "Eh, its tonight?" Angel and Collins walked past Roger into the loft.
"Yeah buddy it's tonight. We decided to bring her over early cause she just loves you so much"
Angel handed Evangeline over to Roger and said "Here's your new roommate.
"Thanks Angel" Roger told her as he slid the door shut. Roger looked at the couple as they placed down three bags, a bassinet, and a stroller. Roger just shook his head and looked at the sleeping baby in his arms. What did this weekend have in store for him? Angel walked over to Roger and handed him a piece of paper. He scanned it while Angel told him:
"Ok Roger, I wrote down everything, cause I know you'll forget it otherwise"
"Angel I can take care of a baby you know"
Angel shot him this look that had 'yeah right' written all over it.
"I can, and besides I have Mark. He's like my mom." Roger walked over to where Collins was setting up the bassinet.
"What is that? A little baby jail." Roger asked him with a laugh.
"I'm glad you 're enjoying this"
"Just making the best of this situation . So when are you guys going to be back?" He shifted the baby uncomfortably in his arms. She was beginning to stir, Roger prayed that she didn't start crying.
"We should be back late Sunday night, so we probably won't be picking her up till Monday morning." Three nights with a baby, Roger didn't know how he was going to survive this and it was only two o'clock Friday afternoon. Collins looked down at his watch, then turned to look at Angel.
"Honey we have to go, the train leaves in a half-hour and we have to get uptown"
Angel walked over to Roger with a saddened look on her face, then leaned over and gave Evangeline a kiss on the forehead.
"Bye sweetheart, you be good for your Uncle Roger.
Collins come over next giving Eva a kiss and then gave Roger a pat on the back.
"You'll be fine man. We'll see you Monday." With that they both exited, leaving Roger alone with the baby. Roger scanned the loft, looking at all the new stuff that cluttered it. He placed Eva in her bassinet and decided to go looking through all the bags of stuff.
"What is all this crap?" He opened one bag and dumped its contents on the couch. Bottles, diapers, and formula fell everywhere. A bottle rolled under the coffee table. Roger got down on his knees to retrieve it, on his way up he smacked the top of his head into the edge of the table.
"Fuck!" The minute he finished this exclamation, Eva decided to join in with her own noise. Roger cringed as the high pitched sound of her crying filled the loft. He ran over to Eva and leaned over her.
"Oh no. Eva please don't cry, please!" He reached down and picked her up, rocking her slowly as he placed her up to his shoulder. He had a splitting headache, and would do anything to get her to quiet down.
"Come on it's me, your Uncle Roger. You know you love me. Come on please?" Nothing worked. He then spotted Mark's old radio near the window. Hoping that it still work, he ran over and turned it on.
Mark had just reached the door to the loft when he heard someone singing on the other side, he turned on his camera and opened up the door. There was Roger holding Eva in his arms bouncing up and down singing to the radio.
"And we can build this dream together, standing strong forever, nothing's gonna stop us now"
Mark suppressed his laugher and continued filming Roger till the song ended. Then he put his camera down and gave Roger a round of applause. Roger turned around looking absolutely stunned.
"That was beautiful Roger, I think I might cry"
"Dammit Mark! Don't tell me you got that on tape"
"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't"
"You're such a dick Mark, but at least it worked. See she isn't crying anymore"
Which was true Evangeline had stopped crying, she was looking up at Roger with a small grin on her face. "I think she wants you to sing some more." Mark teased as he watch Eva kick her legs.
"I think I've sang enough for the day. But if you wanna give it a try?" He extended Eva towards Mark. "No I think she would prefer you." "But why"
"I guess you just have that effect on women." Mark told him with a laugh and walked toward his room with the camera. Roger turned off the radio and walked over to the couch. He sat down , moved Eva so that he was holding her up with one arm in front of his face. She just continued to smile and kick. "You're very energetic aren't you? Just like your mother, can never stay still." He switched her over to his other arm.
"You're a heavy one you know that. What are they feeding you?" She just kept looking at him, studying his face. Then Roger noticed she was starting to get fussy again. Before she could start crying he reached over and grabbed a pacifier that was sitting on the couch. He offered it to her and she took it. He cradled her in one arm, she leaned her head against his chest and sucked at the green pacifier. He leaned back and watched her till she fell asleep. Thank God babies slept a lot, it gives their sitters time to rest up.
Roger woke up the next morning, feeling totally exhausted. Eva would start crying every two hours, causing him to jolt up and rush over to calm her back down. He decided that he would take her out for a stroll, hoping the fresh air would get rid of his headache that had been raging since early that morning. Roger managed to get the stroller on to the sidewalk with ease. He placed Eva into the seat, placing a little blue hat on her head. He knew Angel would kill him if she found out he hadn't. He headed toward the park, he didn't know where else to take her.
Roger picked a bench near the entrance to the park and sat down. He turned the stroller so that Evangeline was now facing him. Eva just laid back in her seat looking around, the little stuffed cow Maureen had given her was strapped in beside her.
After a few minutes Roger took her out of stroller, so she could get a better view of the park. Roger noticed that a young girl was heading his way. "She's so adorable. How old is she?" The girl on the right asked him as she sat down on the bench next to him.
"A month old, but she weighs more than any one month old I've ever held before"
"So what's your daughter's name"
"Evangeline, but she's not my daughter. I'm just babysitting while her parents are out of town"
"Oh how sweet of you. So you need any help babysitting? Cause I'm free tonight if you need any help." She slid closer to him as she said the last part.
"Look I find all this flattering but I have a girlfriend, sorry"
"Oh." She got up and just walked away.
"Maybe Mark should take you out sometime. God knows he needs a new girlfriend." Roger told Eva with a laugh. "Who knew a baby could be such a chick-magnet.?"