Working In the Offices (House_Owner X Reader)

Chapter 3

Mason is wrapped up in many blankets and he has now fallen asleep. I'm sitting on the armchair watching re runs of Family Guy with Barney and Ross who are stretched out on the long L shaped sofa while Max sits in the corner of it.

Alesa then comes down the stairs, she's wearing a pale blue skater dress with a white shawl around her neck.

"Me and Adam will be heading out soon, thanks for offering to look after Mason, guys. But I guess (Y/N) is doing that now." She laughs as she sorts out her handbag. "(y/n) come here a second."

I gently get up, trying not to disturb Mason's sleep. I then place him in his crib that's quite taller than most. I make sure he's snuggled up nicely before I head into the kitchen with Alesa.

"Do you want kids?" She asks.

"Of course." I smile, a little suspicious at why she's asking me. "Not right now, though. I'm 19."

"Same age as Ross... Ha...You'd be a great mother. Anyway, Adam told me, to tell you that he's sorted everything out at the office so you can bring your stuff in for your desk when you come in with Ross and Max. Finally... At 6pm, if Mason isn't already up you need to wake him up and make him some baby formula. The powder is already out of the counter and the diapers are in the cupboard over there." She shows me around and shows a cool baby changing table that is attached to the wall, it folds up straight against the wall and can be pulled down when needed.

She asks me to repeat what she just explained to make sure I understood fully. She then gives me her phone number, along with Adam's in case her phone dies or the other way round.

"Okay, everything seems good." She let's out a relieved sigh as Adam makes his way down the stairs. He is wearing a blue shirt with the top buttons undone and black jeans. He shrugs on his cozy black coat and beanie.

"Ready?" Adam asks Alesa as he grabs the car keys. She just nods in response. They then walk over to Mason and begin to say good bye.

"Don't have too much fun, kids." I joke, smiling as they leave.

I then flop onto the L shaped sofa too, belly down while facing the TV. It then goes Ross, who is leaning on his left arm, to Barney, who is sitting up straight, then to Max who is staring at the ceiling.

(Small skip)

Its now around six so I get up and approach the crib.

Mason is slightly awake, fiddling with his blankets and his small teddy. Rascal is sitting next to the crib, curiously watching but is soon distracted by the sound of Barney pouring dog food into their bowls. I carefully pick Mason up and walk at a slower pace than normal to get to the kitchen. I then slide him in his highchair.

I look around the kitchen and spot the baby formula.

"There you are." I mumble, grabbing the pot of powder. I scan the instructions, "Add 100ml of water with 1 cup of baby formula. Seems simple enough."

I tie my hair into a rough pony tail with a rubber band from the kitchen, then I begin to stir the mixture in a bowl, that's when I hear whispering from the living room.

"So, what do you guys think of (Y/N) then?" Max whispers. My stirring comes to a stop as I listen in. "Quite a nice one."

'One'? I look around the corner so only my eye peeks out from between a bread bag and a knife rack with child safety covers on it.

"Well, I likes her. She's a childhoods friend." Barney shrugs, they then turn their attention to Ross who is silently listening in.

"D'you like her Ross?" Max teases, Ross' cheeks go bright red. "OOHHHH, Ross and (Y/N), sitting in a tree!"

"Shut up." Ross says, embarrassed. My face then turns red so I go back to stirring the baby formula, to avoid getting spotted.

As I continue to listen in, they go onto a boring subject so I come back to reality to see the formula is ready.

"Are you hungry Mason? Are you a little hungry boy!" I whisper to him, beginning to feed him.

Max POV

While talking on the subject of (Y/N), I see her eye peering in from the kitchen so I decide to change the subject to something else which seems to make her loose interest.

"Follow me. I want to look into (Y/N)." I tell Barney and Ross.

Barney looks to Ross and they exchange worried looks. "We don't want to help you in your stalking hobbies, Max."

"I'm not afraid to slap you in front of Barney." I reference to the purple and green dinosaur on TV. "It's not a hobby either. I don't stalk people. Just follow."

They choose to follow me out of interest.

We hide behind the breakfast bar, listening in and occasionally peeking over the top.

"Are you hungry Mason? Are you a little hungry boy!" She whispers to him, beginning to feed him. Aww, how cute.

After Mason decides when he has had enough, she picks him up and walks in slow circles around the kitchen, patting his back in an attempt to burp him.

Her hair is in a rough ponytail, she must've only just put it up. She's wearing black skinny jeans, an avatar top and a hoodie is off to the side on a counter.

That's when Mason vomits down her back.

"Eeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....." She wines. "Why have you hexed me demon child...."

I'm about to butt in when Ross quickly pulls his checkered shirt off, stands up and holds it out to her, leaving him in a plain grey top.

"Where... Did you come from?" She asks suspiciously.

"A Mario pipe." Ross jokes, causing (Y/N) to giggle which in return makes Ross smile. "Change into this, I'll hold Mason."

Ross strolls into the kitchen, carefully taking Mason out of her hands but keeps the shirt on his arm, I then sneakily take a picture of the three of them so it looks like a happy family.

Blackmail...

Barney and I also pop up from behind the breakfast bar, "We're just gonna go back." We then return to the sofa.

(Y/N) POV

"So, where is a bathroom?" I ask, looking around.

"The downstairs toilet has been broken for a while now, Adam says he is going to get a plumber in soon but he always forgets. So you'll have to go upstairs into Adam and Alesa's en-suite." Ross informs me.

I don't really want to go upstairs in case I get vomit everywhere... I mean. I could just whip my shirt off quickly.

"Turn around for a moment Ross." I instruct him and he spins around with a confused look.

I quickly take my top off, leaving me in my bra. I then sneak behind Ross and slide the shirt out of his arm, quickly slinging it around my shoulders, facing my back to Ross' back and buttoning up most of the buttons. Leaving two undone.

"Okay, done." I poke Ross' arm but he stays fixtated, staring ahead with a bright red blush on his face. "Ross?"

"Oh, what? *cough* sorry." He sheepishly smiles.

I take my vomit covered top and put it in the sink. After getting the worst of the vomit off I shove it into a carrier bag and lay it on the counter.

I spin around to see Ross whispering to Mason, lightly stroking his cheek.

I can't help but feel my heart melt from the adorable-ness.