Little Witch || (Devil's Night fanficion)

[35] Coolest Uncle In Town

DAMON

I groaned as I startled awake from the doorbell, my body limp on the big couch of our living room, the AC hummed gently as another summer had arrived. I wiped the thin layer of sweat on my forehead with the back of my hand, as I laid there blinking slowly. 

For a moment I had forgotten about the doorbell, until the door actually opened. I was here so I didn't bother to lock it and only Lily and the others had the remote to my gate, like we had for each of our houses. Not that I went to their houses, anyway. 

“Damon, get up.” Nik’s voice said, filling the silence in the living room, her heels clacking on the wooden floor. Ugh, I didn’t want to. 

I was jetlagged since I had to fly to California for a damn work project, and I had come back 2 days ago. I couldn’t sleep at night and I slept during the day and I was honestly a mess.  

“You know, I’d love to have a chat with you, Nik,” I said, yawning lazily, my eyes squinting as she opened the curtains, so the light could filter through the wall of window. “But I actually want to sleep-” 

“I don’t care, here.” Nik said, as suddenly a warm weight was put on my chest, and I opened my eyes, adjusting to the light. 

A 1 year old Madden sat comfortably on my body, his mop of black hair messy and his dark eyes, big and innocent, looked at me. He didn’t seem that interested in me, but he trusted me because Nik has been spending more time here than at her own house. 

“Hi, kiddo,” I awkwardly said, as Mads flopped forward and laid down onto me. “Why did you bring him here?” I asked Nik, as she settled down the baby’s bag and then sighed, fanning herself.  

“I have to go out of town for a couple of days, and Kai is in Meridian City till late tonight. I needed a babysitter.” Nik said, making herself at home and grabbing some water from the fridge. 

I glanced at the clock, it was around 2PM, so it was Mads’ nap time, that was why he was sleepy. 

I gently got up, lifting Mads into my arms and holding him against my chest, as he rested his head on my shoulder. God, I was sweating and he was too. It was too damn hot to hold a toddler. 

“What about Kai’s parents?” I asked, as if she didn’t bring Mads here all the time because “I needed to practice for when I was becoming a dad.”

“They’re busy…C’mon, Mads loves uncle Damon and auntie Lily.”

Nik retorted, under her breath as she gestured to the toddler in my arms, peacefully asleep. Apparently I was comfortable to sleep on, because Lily felt sleepy too whenever she was in my lap. Well, that was a talent I would have needed when Kirsan and Anastasia were going to be born. 

Truth was I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t know how to interact with kids, older kids seemed to be scared, and toddlers well they didn’t talk much so, it was kinda of a grey area. 

Not to mention babies, ugh. When Mads was younger I had to learn how to change a diaper and I almost changed my mind about having kids. It was disgusting, and he was a boy so of course he had to shoot it at me and drench my shirt in pee. Lily had even taken a video, and the whole group still made fun of me to this day. Damn her. She had too many evidence on that fucking phone of her. But I forgave her, because she was cute and mischievous. 

“And I love him, but I’m exhausted, Nik. I don’t know if I have the patience.” I said, as I gently placed Mads on the couch, making sure he had pillows around him so he wouldn’t fall, and I grabbed his little sheet from the baby bag, it had little dinosaurs drawn on it. Lily had given him this, she had a weird obsession with Jurassic Park, and anything with animals or robots in it. She couldn’t like normal movies people watched. Nope, she had to have the likings of a high school boy, mixed with a 5 years old who loves Disney. God, help me. This girl was driving me crazy.