Falling For The Nanny

Chapter Four

1 month later

Onika POV

I rang up my last customer before taking my break. Turning off my register light, going to clock out. I leave the break room heading to my car when I hear crying. I follow the crying figuring it's a child and lo and behold a baby boy, he looks no older then 2. I slowly approach him squatting down.

"Hey little one where's your mommy?"

"He only shook his head no."

"Who are you here with sweetie?" I asked softly and he just looked at me with tears falling from his eyes. I pouted feeling sad that I can't help him. He lifted his arms up like he wanted me to pick him up so I did. I begin to walk to the front of the store realizing we all the way in the back. Now who the hell just leaves their kid behind crying. After four minutes I'm finally in the front, I take I'm with me to the security booth but there's no one there. I quickly look for the intercom and can't find it. I sigh in defeat taking him the front of the store in hopes that whoever he's with comes to the front to look for him or for checkout and maybe he can point them out.

His little sniffles break my heart. My friend Meg  approached us as I swayed humming.

"Who kid?"

I don't know I found him in the aisle crying, don't know his name or nothing and he can't tell me who brought him here."

"Where the Security ?"

"Girl I don't know, prolly in some customer face."

"This nigga the worst, hold on lemme look for Sam."

"Thanks babes." She ran off to find Sam.

I rubbed the baby back in circles his crying stopped and he wrapping his arms around my neck. I feel so bad for him. His head popped up as the sound of beads filled the air.

"Sissy."

"Your sister? Where?"

"Sir !" An excited little voice came.

"Mister!"

I heard a little girl and woman yelling. While another baby cried. I looked up and saw them the same little girl I saw at Marshall's.

She was being sassy with the woman when they approached

"Him name is sir!" I held in a laugh and placed the little boy down.

"Sissy!"

"Bubby." They embraced each other and I almost said aww until this stick of a woman called herself yelling at me but it sounded like a screech.

"How dare you kid nap my son!"

"Ma'am I did not do anything close to that."

"My wife will have your job!" she states texting away on her phone.

"You just don't know what you have done. I have looked everywhere in this place for him and you have him like you know him."

"Listen ma-"

"No you listen you GED recipient..." I heard nothing else cause she had me fucked up.

"Listen here I know this is not you kid cause if it was he would have told me he was with his mom. And whoever you are you ought to be ashamed of yourself letting this baby be here in this big as stoee alone. So you need to be thanking me and if you call me out my name again I'll slap fire out yo nonexistent ass."

Before she could speak sam and Meg came rushing up. Add the manager Sam to the women and kiss off to the side.

"Damn friend. You good?" I just nod. Looking around seeing everyone stare. This shit crazy. Like being accused of kid napping. And all while on break. This is why you can't help people I swear. My thoughts get interrupted by Sam.

"Hi Onika until we get this sorted we gonna have to suspend you, and I know you weren't tryna to kidnap the kid but there protocol you were suppose to go by, then blowing up on a customer, I just have to send you h-" I just walked away. Went into the break room grabbed my shit and left.

I got into my car and pulled out of the parking lot biting my lip. I feel my eyes begin to burn but I don't let my tears fall. I just drive home silently.

Skips car ride

I pull into my driveway and park and just break down. Like this day could not get no worse. After a minute or so I get myself together and get out my car looking over seeing my mom car here. That's odd why she home already.

I walk into the house kicking my shoes off, going to find my mom. I find her leaning against her head board. Reading a book.

"Hi mommy." I speak softly, walking into her room laying on her bed place my head in her lap.

"Hi Oni baby, why you home already?"

"I could ask you the same."

"Good thing I asked first."

"Oh mommy, I got suspended from work." I say softly crying. I explain as best as I could through my cries and whimpers.

"Shhh it's gonna be ok. Rest my daughter." I was lulled to sleep by my mommy.

A few hours later

"Giiiiirl then the bitch gonna say I tried to steal her son, mind she ain't even know his name."

"Damn bestie I'm sorry."

"It's whatever mommy said it's probably not the job for me."

"Yea it damn sure ain't, especially for your boss to send you home over that."

I nod shaking my head internally going to make mom and I's plate.

"So what you gonna do for work?"

"I looked into a few babysitting jobs, they seem to pay more."

"Oh good shit. I hope you get a call back."

"Me too bestie." I have a small smile.

Mommy came down to eat which was a simple spaghetti and meatballs. We talked to Lauren  and ate until later that night. I gave my mom a kiss and headed off to bed.

The next day I woke up in my mom bed alone. I stretched and headed to my room climbing under my covers falling back asleep.

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