Babysitting The Bad Boys

Chapter One:

I stood on my driveway, still wearing my black and white dotted pjs from last night.

Mrs. Fellon stared at me with pleading eyes. She looked over at her husband and slightly nudged him in the stomach.

"Let me get this straight, you want me to watch over your children, while you're away on a holiday?" I asked the couple standing in front of me.

Mr. Fellon shook his head right away, and cleared his throat.

"No, nothing of that sort. You see Danica, my wife, Olivia and I are going over to Australia for business purposes only." He corrected.

Before I could respond to his statement, Mrs. Fellon adds another bit of information.

"Well Danica, I understand you wouldn't want to spend your summer babysitting, but I've heard from close friends of mine that you're a brilliant worker and have a wonderful personality." She adds. "We would really love it if you can help."

I stared at her face, and then at her husbands. They wanted me to do this very badly, they needed me to do this.

"I'm aware of the fact that your house is around ten minutes away, in car, from my house. Why don't I babysit during the day and come home and sleep in my own home?" I purposed.

"Oh no, no. That's the thing, they need to be watched during the night." She quickly argued. "God knows what will happen if not." She added quietly, but I heard her clearly, and wondered if the well behaved children she said her children were, was actually true.

"Fifteen thousand dollars." Mr Fellon suddenly spoke.

My jaw dropped to the floor, I've never even heard that amount of money in a sentence that concerned me.

Mr. Fellon looked at my face and closed his eyes before speaking again. "Twenty-five thousand dollars. That's for watching the kids for two whole months, and for staying in the house during the night."

I didn't know what to say. I didn't know what to do. With that amount of money in line, I would've been ready to babysit them for a year. Two months suddenly felt a little more durable.

I couldn't bring myself to speak, so I simply nodded my head.

"Great, can you please be at my house at 8:30 tomorrow morning?" Mrs, Fellon beamed. "Oh and pack your belongings that you'll need over the two month period." She added.

I once again nodded.

"Wonderful, we best get going now." Mr. Fellon said.

Mrs. Fellon came over to my side and gave me a tight hug. I slowly and carefully wrapped my arms around her back.

"Thank you." She whispered, before turning around and leaving me standing there.

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The next morning I quickly got in the shower as soon as my alarm went off at seven. I needed time to think everything over, and the shower was the best spot for that.

I wrapped a towel around my body and stood in front of the mirror.

My dark straight hair was damp and in strands because of my shower. My hazel eyes looked boring, if anything my eyes were the most plainest.

I opened the bathroom door and walked straight to my nightstand. I opened my phone with one hand while my other hand was gripping on to the towel wrapping my frame.

It was already eight, I sighed. I didn't want to do this. I wanted to be a regular teenager for once, a regular seventeen year old. Having a fun summer, going to parties with my friends, having sleepovers, camping, and having a part time job at a small restaurant.