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Day 8: Caught in the Rain
Why the hell had he volunteered to babysit the little Bonnets?
Stede was off at a conference for the weekend and Mary and Doug had already planned a romantic getaway ages ago.
Day 8: Caught in the Rain
Why the hell had he volunteered to babysit the little Bonnets?
Stede was off at a conference for the weekend and Mary and Doug had already planned a romantic getaway ages ago.
Ed had agreed to watch them, been all excited to "step-dad the shit out of them" then went and fucked up his knee so bad he was stuck in bed. He'd called Izzy nearly in tears asking him to help, and weak as ever to Ed, Izzy'd said yes.
And now he was stuck at the park trying to entertain Stede's kids for God knows how long. No he hadn't checked the weather before telling them they could go play at the jungle gym, but it'd only been a little cloudy when they left. Now they were waiting out a flash thunderstorm.
They pestered him for stories, asked annoying questions, demanded to use his phone to watch cartoons, really everything he had tried to avoid by taking them out of the apartment. Eventually Alma asked him the question he'd been dreading.
"You're moving in with Dad and Ed, right? Are you their boyfriend?"
"Uhh, shit...what did your Dad tell you?"
"He said you're a partner, but not like a business one." Louis supplied.
Alma rolled her eyes, "He said he and Ed love you but you weren't ready to label anything."
"Uhh, shit...what did your Dad tell you?"
"He said you're a partner, but not like a business one." Louis supplied.
Alma rolled her eyes, "He said he and Ed love you but you weren't ready to label anything."
She finger quoted at him and everything.
Izzy could throttle Stede for being so fucking honest with them, but it was also kind of cute.
He would not be telling him that.
"Yeah...I'm their boyfriend...and I love them, too."
Izzy could throttle Stede for being so fucking honest with them, but it was also kind of cute.
He would not be telling him that.
"Yeah...I'm their boyfriend...and I love them, too."
It felt weird to say. He'd barely even said it to Ed and Stede in such plain words.
"Good." Alma said with finality. "He hasn't shut up about you for ages. Maybe if you're around all the time he'll have other things to talk about when he's on the phone with Mom.
"Good." Alma said with finality. "He hasn't shut up about you for ages. Maybe if you're around all the time he'll have other things to talk about when he's on the phone with Mom.
Alma grinned at him. Izzy was going to have to stay on his toes with her.
The rain had let up some while they talked. No signs of lightning nor thunder clashes for the last 10 minutes either. Izzy figured now was the time. They'd have to make a run for it before it starts again.
The rain had let up some while they talked. No signs of lightning nor thunder clashes for the last 10 minutes either. Izzy figured now was the time. They'd have to make a run for it before it starts again.
Okay Bonnets, let's head back quickly. He grabbed a hand of each and started toward home.
"Can we splash?" Louis asked.
"Yeah, I don't see why not."
The three of them jumped in each puddled on the way back and Izzy felt like a momma duck, taking her babies home.
"Can we splash?" Louis asked.
"Yeah, I don't see why not."
The three of them jumped in each puddled on the way back and Izzy felt like a momma duck, taking her babies home.
Stede's kids were cute, especially when they got back, changed into their pjs and fell asleep cuddled up on the couch.
Maybe babysitting wasn't so bad.
Maybe babysitting wasn't so bad.
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