Everyone was asleep. When I suddenly heard a scream coming from down stairs and I jumped out of bed and raced down the hall in my shirt and underwear. I opened the door to Elsbeth room and turned on the lamp. There was nothing out of place but a child screaming because of a nightmare. I gently shook Elsbeth until she awoke. She stared at me and hugged me burying her face into my shoulder.
Mr. Hallowell came in panting bare chested wearing black boxers and saw me and Elsbeth “What’s wrong what happen.” I stared up at him where he stood in the door way. “Nothing I think she had a bad dream or something.” I replied. He walked in and sat down on the left side of the bed next to me. “Elsbeth it’s alright, nothing is going to harm you.” He told her.
She lifted her face from my shoulder and looked at him with tears in her eyes and that had made her face wet. I grabbed a tissue from the box on her drawer and dried the tears away. “Daddy can you stay and sleep in my room?” she asked him and replied “sure. Whatever you want?” then she asked me “Can you also sleep in my room as well just for tonight?” I couldn’t tell her no “Yes Elsbeth” and her sat up and moved to the right side of the bed to make room for us. “Now you can go in the middle and Dad can sleep on the side.” She said and we just stared at her.
“I don’t want to sleep in the middle because I don’t know if he kicks.” She said and I smiled. “Daddy I’m only looking out for myself. You can kill me without meaning it.” She told him. “She just being cautious Mr. Hallowell.” I explained to him. “So that’s why Miss Castio could go in the middle, so she can take all the kicks.” She added and a smile popped on his face and mine faded. “Yeah you could take all the damage if I kick. She’s just being cautious.’ “Now come on .”
We got up and I went under the blankets with Elsbeth. “Daddy why are you almost naked? And why are you only in your panties?” she asked. “They’re called boxers and I was about to go to sleep and I’m not the only one here in my underwear. Miss Castio.” He said. “ Well she is wearing a shirt. Yeah I know she’s pants less and in black undies but at least she’s covering the top of her body,” she added then me. “Why you checking me out bro you don’t see me doing that . At least I’m not as almost as naked as you.”
“Daddy why aren’t you getting in?” she asked holding a small purple stuffed elephant. “ I usually sleep hugging a pillow or a stuff animal .” he told us. “You ain’t getting mine.” Elsbeth told him and clutched the Elephant tighter. They were both staring at me. “You do anything crossing the line and I’ll have a couple of teeth for the tooth fairy.” Elsbeth laughed at that. He climbed in bed. Elsbeth hugged me to her and then everyone was asleep again.
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Elsbeth's Nanny
RomanceLukas is a father of 5 year old Elsbeth. He's a young widower but when his wife dies years ago he locked himself away. Now in a search for a nanny for his daughter, he comes in tack with Lydia. Lydia a young beautiful women, with a painful past and...
