Babysitting

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You promised your friend you would babysit for her today, which is why you're currently trying to feed a stubborn one year old. "C'mon, eat the food!" You plead, bringing the spoonful of applesauce to her mouth for the millionth time. She turns her head and refuses, making you roll your eyes. "Fine, you little t- adorable sweetheart." You quickly stop yourself from calling the baby a twat. "Dan!" You call, putting the spoon into the bowl of applesauce and leaving it in front of the child. "Yes, lo- why is there a baby in here?" He looks surprised and confused. "I'm babysitting today, remember?" You laugh and peck his lips. "That was today?" He seriously looks so confused, it's adorable. You just laugh in response, and tell him the baby won't eat. "What do you mean she won't eat? She's eating right now." He points to Meredith (that's her name, if you don't like it you can pretend it's something else). "You fu-" You stop and remind yourself not to swear. Dan is laughing, which isn't helping. "Oh shut up." You lightly push him, trying not to smile.

"Meredith! Do you wanna watch some tv?" You ask, and she nods. You pick her up and take her into the lounge, getting Netflix ready. Dan's already in there, and the both of you decide to watch Attack on Titan (sorry if you don't like this show, you can pretend it's a different one). Meredith seems to enjoy it, which is good.

The day passes by pretty quickly, and you hear a knock on the door. It's your friend (Meredith's mum), "Thank you so much for watching Meredith, (y/n). You're the best." She smiles and you hand over the baby. You two chat for a few minutes before she leaves, thanking you once more.

A few days later you get a call from her, "Hello?" You say, wondering why she's calling at 7:23 PM. "Meredith just said a word." She said, which confused you. "Didn't she al-" "She said 'shit'" Your friend cuts you off. Your eyes widen as you think back to when Meredith was 'sleeping'.

~flashback~

You just got Meredith to fall asleep, but as you turn to leave the room you stub your toe. "Shit!" You whisper yell, grabbing your poor toe.

~End of flashback~

"Oops..." You say into the phone, Dan's laughter can be faintly heard in the background.

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