Chapter Four: 8 years old.
Connor looked up at his babysitter, at first he'd told his Dad that he didn't want a babysitter and that his Dad and Uncle Spike should just stay home with him, Spike had insisted that it would be fun "Bit's a good one, she'll make sure you have fun" he'd said then added "I use to babysit her, she's a right riot that one."
Connor still hadn't been sure, but when he'd met the perky twenty-three year old, who'd told him that he was taking off school and they were going to an amusement park for a couple of days he had decided that he was going to like her very much.
And he did, Dawn was a lot of fun, she was young and bouncy, despite being five months pregnant. This did get in the way of her going on some of the rides, but not all of them and the two were having a blast. Dawn was enjoying this test run at Mommy-hood, and she hoped that her little one would be as much fun.
After a long day of fun, the pair headed back to their hotel room, Connor was bouncing up and down on the couch, smiling at Dawn he gushed "That was soo much fun, I can't wait to go again tomorrow" she smiled back him and replied "I know right, I loved it". Her cell phone rang, checking the number she said to Connor " I gotta take this kid, just go watch the TV for a little while okay" she said before answering her phone.
She was talking on the phone in a language Connor didn't know for a few minutes before she hung up "Okay Conn, here's what's going to happen, I'm going to order us some room service, you can watch the TV, while I work in the room okay" she let him know, picking up the phone she dialled room service and ordered the dinner once it arrived she left to the other room to work.
Connor finished his food pretty quickly, he watch the Television for a while but it got boring, he thought about asking Dawn if they could go down to the pool, but she looked really busy doing her work and he was a good swimmer, he'd go by himself and she could keep working.
He went into the bedroom that he was staying in, he changed into his swimming trunks and grabbed a towel on his way out of the room he grabbed the spear key and headed for the pool.
Dawn looked at her watch, it read 8:31pm, Angel had told her that Connor should be in bed by 9pm at the latest so now would be the time to get him ready. She walked into the lounge area expecting to see Connor watching TV only he wasn't, she then check his room, not there either. She knocked on the bathroom door but got no answer.
Dawn began to panic, she'd lost Angel's kid, she had been warned that Connor was a wonderer and she should keep and extra careful eye on him, she looked down at her belly " you Uncle Angel's going to kill Mommy, I can't believe I lost his son" she said to her unborn baby.
She tried to think where he might have gone and then she remembered the boy had been super excited when he saw the swimming pool with it hydro slide and other fun activities. 'He must have gone down to the pool' she thought to herself and left the room grabbing her cell and the room key.
Connor was having a blast down at the pool; he didn't know how long he'd been there or that his babysitter was about to turn up at the pool worried and kind of pissed off.
"Connor Angel, you get over here right now!" Dawn demanded, her maternal instincts taking over, her baby kicked at the yelling. Connor looked up when he heard his name, he looked over at his pissed off and hormonal babysitter, suddenly Dawn looked older, less like a friend, more like an adult.
Connor made his way over to the side of the pool, Dawn pulled him out, turned him around and swatted his butt SMACK, SMACK, SMACK, SMACK the four swats landed in the centre of his small bottom and stung a lot due to his being wet.
"you don't wonder off by yourself" Dawn scolded swatting him five times SMACK, SMACK, SMACK, SMACK, SMACK "and you never go swimming without a grown-up, it's dangerous" six more sharp whacks landed on his already sore butt SMACK, SMACK, SMACK, SMACK, SMACK, SMACK.
Connor was cried at the pain, he looked at Dawn and said "Sorry Dawnie, I'm sorry" he looked so sad that Dawn pulled him into a hug, not caring that he was wet "It's forgiven, now come on it's bedtime for you." With that the two made their way up to bed.
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