Medical Testing Mommy

Chapter 32

Returning to the Apartment both Simon and Lyla enter with smiles on their faces. Simon attempts to greet the girls but before Simon can get a single word out, Nikki shouts "LYLA!!!!!" while rushing over to her. The two littles collide playfully into a fit of hugs and giggles.

As Simon makes his way past the happy girls he says "Well someone is feeling especially little huh?" He looks at his Little currently in a hug battle with Lyla "You two be careful by the door please the tile is slippery."

Making his way to Justine he greets her with a kiss, both of them feeling some amount of relief now that they aren't alone. Simon is the first to talk "Justine I am so sorry, I hope you know it wasn't my intention to hurt her feelings or to make her uncomfortable."

Justine recognizes how guilty he looks almost mirroring Nikki's guilt from earlier in the day. She smiles back at the man she loves and says "Both the girls are kinda handfuls aren't they?"

Simon chuckles in response.

She continues "Lyla is a really special girl, and she did exactly what I told her to do. She called when she needed me and It all worked out."

Simon watches her observing Lyla, her loving eyes staring at her in a way only a Mommy can. He then asks "How was Nikki? Did you have an okay time watching her?"

She smirks and says "By the end, I think we found a good balance."

He looks back to the girls who have moved into the living room near all of the toys, both of them chatting away "She seems incredibly little, what happened?"

Justine's smirk remains "Well, she did draw on the walls."

Simon uses his index finger and thumb to rub the bridge of his nose, he sighs heavily "....How bad was it?"

With her smirk forming into a smile she says "Pretty bad. She got it all cleaned up after though, and everything seemed pretty good after that."

He nods his head slightly in disappointment "I'm really sorry about that. I should talk to her."

Justine interrupts her "Simon, it's okay. We talked about it and she already had to clean it all up. Plus... look how happy they both are. I'd hate to break that up."

The Caregivers watch as the littles continue chatting at a speed that is nearly impossible to follow along from a distance.

Simon smiles at both the adorable littles and replies "What do you think they are talking about?"

Noticing her perfectly laid out toys remain untouched, Lyla asks "You didn't wanna play with my toys while we were gone?"

Continuing to investigate the newly purchased plushie from the Zoo, Nikki replies "Nope they were too little for me. How was the zoo? Oh and why did you call your mommy?"

Lyla looks down at the floor embarrassed "Umm... because..."

There's a pause in the conversation until Nikki pokes Lyla playfully, and impatiently "Because why?"

Unsure how to communicate her feelings once again, she replies "Well because.. I didn't... I didn't have my stuffy. Your daddy made me leave it-"

Nikki teases "You called your mommy to tell on my daddy because of a stuffy?"

Lyla nods hesitantly, feeling insecure about the whole ordeal still.

Instead of Nikki's voice coming across as playful, it comes across as rude as she says "Wow. I thought I was bratty."