Her Boys [Oneshots]

Single Mom [2]

“Joey”

“Joey”

“What's wrong sissy?” João sat up turning on his bedside lamp.

“I went pee pee”

“Good job.” He laid back down, inviting his sister to sleep with him.

“No, Pee pee on my bed. Was an accident.”

“Oh. Let's go tell mama”

“No. No.”

“Why not”

“No. Can't”

“You won't get in trouble, sissy. She just gives you a bath and some milk.” He got out of his bed taking her hand.

“No. Noooo”

“Okay fine.”

“Wanna sleep in your bed.”

“You have to wash up and change your pajamas first.”

“Okay. But I need help.” She stripped out of her wet pajamas leaving them on the hallway floor. She then followed her brother to his bathroom.

“Wait.” He put a drain cover and filled the tub with water.

“Don't touch it.” He told her before running to her room to get a towel and new pajamas.

“Okay, got your tow-Hi mommy”

“Hi, bubba. What's going on?” Amina asked quietly.

“Um, we had an accident”

“We?”

“Uh huh so sissy is gonna take a bath, right sissy?”

“Uh huh” She smiled adorably, her dimples on display.

“Okay, well. This water is too cold for a bath, she's going to turn into a little popsicle.” She joked.

“Did you want to set her a bath or should mama do it?”

“I wanna do it”

“Okay. Come.” Samira stayed in the bathroom playing with the cold water and João's old bath toys.

Amina began helping João set a bath for Samira.

“Mommy?”

“Yes baby”

“Will Samira get in trouble for having an accident?”

“No, of course not. Did she have an accident?” She asked despite knowing she did, she could smell it and already found her wet clothes.

“Yes. But I think she was scared to tell you, mommy. Were you going to yell at her or give her a spanking?”

“No. Have I ever given you a spanking when you had an accident?”

“No, but sissy was scared. So I was trying to help her”

“And that was very sweet of you, I'm proud of you.”

“Papa said I have to take care of you and sissy while he's gone.”

“And you've been doing a great job. Samira!”

“Yes mommy!”

“Come get in the bath” the soft patter of her feet filled the hallways.

“M’Here”

“Get in” Samira sat in the tub.

“You want the toys?”

“Yuh huh” while João went to get the toys Amina took the opportunity to explain to Samira that she wasn't upset and that she's not in trouble.

“Mommy's not upset. If you have an accident I don't want you to be afraid to come to me. Do you hear me, baby?”

“Here sissy” João dumped the toys in the tub, playing with his little sister.

“Samira?”

“Hmm?”

“Did you hear what mommy said?”

“Yes.”

“Okay. I don't want you to keep bothering Joey, come get mama.”

“It doesn't bother me, mommy. I don't mind helping.”

“I know but you start school soon and I don't want you up all night. You're going to be tired.”

“Oh yeah. Get mommy. Can she sleep with me tonight? She said she wants to.”

“Sure. Mommy would prefer it if you both slept with me.”

“Are you lonely,mama?”

“Yes” She said honestly. Thinking about how she's been struggling to sleep without her husband. The only reason she's been sleeping was because of London. But she had a night shift so Amina hasn't slept yet.

“So when you cry at night time it's because you miss daddy?”

“Am I too loud?” She asked herself out loud.

“We'll sleep with you mommy, right sissy?”

“Uh huh.”

Once the warm water got cold, Amina got Samira out of the bath and got her dressed.

“Let's go to sleep, bubbas” João grabbed his plushy before running to his parents room.

“Here mama, this is papa sharky. So this is daddy in shark form, okay?” Amina nodded with a smile.

“Thank you baby, this is so sweet” she kissed her son's cheek and laid down with the big plush great white shark. She watched her daughter cuddle into her son and go to sleep. She rubbed Joãos back so he could sleep as well. She had some stuff to do tomorrow.