Claudia hadn't noticed that Pete had disappeared with Harper in toe until it was pushing 6 p.m and it was time to call it a night.
She turned her chair around to find Harper missing from her usual spot in front of the office entrance; her head bottlenecked for a moment before she stood up from her seat.
"Harper?" she called out.
Claudia heard giggling coming from the warehouse bedroom as she gently walked into the back to find the most disturbing thing she could ever witness.
"Oh, Mrs. Nesbit, I would love another cup of tea!" Harper said, handing out her tea cup.
"Sugar or no sugar, Ms. Jinks?" Pete asked in a high pitched voice as he poured tea into Harpers' tiny tea cup.
Harper giggled as Claudia walked into the bedroom and cleared her throat, smiling nervously "Hey, guys, what's going on?" she asked.
Pete turned to Claudia with a smile on his face and make up covering nearly every inch of his face.
"Oh my-" Claudia said, backing away from Pete.
Pete lost his smile "Is it that bad?"
"Oh-my-god, you have no idea." Claudia remarked.
Pete sighed as he turned back to Harper "Excuse me, Ms. Jinks; but I have something in my teeth." He said in his high pitched voice before getting up off the floor and walking out of the bedroom.
Claudia smiled at Pete before turning back to Harper who continued to drink her tea "…you ready to go?" she asked.
"Go where?" Harper asked.
"…go home." Claudia said.
Harper looked up "Okay." She said, taking the last sip on her tea before getting up on the floor.
"Mommy?" Harper asked, taking her hand before Claudia walked out into the office.
Claudia hummed as she looked down at Harper, who looked up at her "When's daddy coming home?" she asked.
"Soon Jelly Bean, soon." She said, stroking her hair.
"How soon?" she asked as Claudia grabbed her bag and Farnsworth.
Claudia thought for a moment "In two days, maybe?"
Harper held onto Claudias' hand tightly "…I can't wait until daddy's home." She muttered.
"I know, Jelly Bean." Claudia remarked.
Claudia cleaned up her mess while holding Harpers' hand when Pete reappeared from cleaning up his face.
"Hey, I'm heading back to the B and B." Claudia announced as she looked at Pete.
Pete nodded as he grabbed his jacket "Alright, right behind you." He said, walking behind Claudia and Harper as they left the Warehouse for the day.
Claudia watched as Harper played with her new Barbie dolls that Myka got her while they were still at the Warehouse.
She walked away and back downstairs where Pete and Myka were sitting at the dining table drinking coffee.
"She still doing okay?" Myka asked.
Claudia smiled "Yeah, thanks for the Barbies' by the way." She said before sitting down.
Pete cooed as he took another sip of his coffee "So any idea on when Artie and Steve will be coming back from their adventure?" he asked.
Claudia shrugged "No idea. But I'm hoping soon." She said, finishing her cup of coffee.
Pete and Myka turned to each other, having a silent conversation before they both turned back to Claudia.
"Hey Claude, why don't we babysit Harper tomorrow…I mean, now that we're back, you can get a break from watching her and keeping down the fort at the same time." Pete suggested.
Claudia thought about it for a moment before she nodded "Yeah, that would be nice." She said with a smile.
Myka gasped "Yeah! We can go into town and have pancakes, take her to the park!" she suggested as she turned to Pete, who gasped with joy.
"Yeah, and then we can make a fort with all the blankets!" he said, clapping his hands together.
Claudia giggled as she looked at the clock on the wall to find that it was almost 10 at night "Alright, time for bed for Harp. Be right back." She said, getting up from her seat again and back upstairs.
"Harper?" she asked, walking into the toddlers' bedroom to find it empty.
Claudia checked every inch of Harpers' room before leaving it, checking the bathroom but it was empty as well.
"Harper, seriously, where are you?" she asked, checking every room when she finally found her.
She smiled gently as she walked into Steve's room and tucked Harper tighter into the bed before kissing her goodnight and closing the door behind her as she left the room.
Myka assured Claudia as she left for the Warehouse with the tired phrases of 'don't worry' and 'she'll be fine!'.
While Claudia became stressed dealing with Harper at the Warehouse, she was more fearful of leaving her behind in the Bed and Breakfast with Myka and Pete, especially Pete.
"If we have a problem, we'll call." Myka said, nearly pushing Claudia out of the Bed and Breakfast.
The door was closed behind her as Pete came into the foyer with a cinnamon roll stuffed in his mouth and two others in his hands.
Myka smiled "Alright, now that we've got her out of the house…and hey, I thought we were going out for breakfast!" she protested.
"…this is first breakfast, pancakes are second breakfast!" he said, going upstairs.
Myka huffed "Where are you going?" she asked.
"To wake up Harper1 Just like you said, we've got a busy day today!" he said, making his way upstairs to Harper.
Myka nodded "Okay, well, Claudia said that she's in Steve's room." She said before walking out in the living room and sitting on the couch, beginning her wait for Pete and Harper.
"Harp, sweetie, wake-up." Pete lulled gently to the toddler.
Harper rubbed her eyes as she woke up "Where's mommy?" she asked.
"Mommy went to work…at the Warehouse." He told her.
Harper began to pout "Is daddy home?"
"No, baby, your dad's not home yet." He said.
Harper began to cry, almost causing a rukus for Pete as he sat next to her on the bed "No, no, it's okay…mommy's not that far away, and daddy, he'll be home soon." He said, comforting her.
Harper sniffled as Pete smiled "Besides, you, me, and Aunt Myka are going out for breakfast and then we're gonna go to the park!" He said, pulling the bed sheets back with a huge smile on his face.
The toddler just stared at him, Pete huffed "Come on, kid, give me some credit!" he said.
Harper stopped crying after a moment, getting out of Steve's bed and making her way into the bathroom to begin the day.
Pete sighed as he followed her, stopping at the bathroom door; he sighed heavily as he thought to himself of how Claudia did this on her own for two days, with no help.
He knew he was in trouble and just hoped he could survive the day until Claudia came home.