I just want to say im so sorry updates haven't been as regular as they once were. With juggling a new job and family commitments its hard to find the time to update. I do see all your comments about me returning to my other fic FSR and i just don't have time to update both at the moment. In the comments tell me which one i should update regularly until i get more free time to do both. Thank you for all the comments, votes and reads! Enjoy the Long update!
“Hes coming in 15 minutes and I can’t get a babysitter” I panic to Cheryl scrolling through my phone contacts.
“Nicola cant have her?” She asks and I shake my head.
“She’s working” Nicola, Sarah and Nadine are all working as is Sally, my mum and dad. Amy and Adam have plans so that leaves us with no one to look after Paisley while Jason comes around for the talk we have scheduled to have. I really don’t want her here when he is.
“What are we going to do?” She asks with a worried look on her face. I shrug knowing that there isn’t really anything we can do but cancel but every time I ring him his phone is turned off.
“You could take her and I’ll ring you when he’s gone”
“What? And leave you on your own with him?” She scoffs bitterly. “and before you say anything it’s not you I don’t trust its him”
“I know” I sigh sitting myself down at the table.
“Can I do this?” Paisley asks walking into the kitchen carrying a jigsaw in both her hands.
“No baby, you’re going out”
“Where?”
“Im not sure yet but we’ll sort something out”
“In 15 minutes? She can just stay in here, he won’t be here long will he?”
“I don’t know Cheryl …”
“You’ll stay in here won’t you? You can do your jigsaw like a big girl and shout of us if you need anything”
“I’m a big girl”
“You are… and you’re getting heavy!” Cheryl says as she lifts her onto the chair before pushing her towards the table. “He won’t even know she’s here” She whispers to me and she begins to help empty all the jigsaw pieces onto the table.
Of course I’m not happy about this but there nothing else I can do. It not like I can just make her leave the house and expect her to entertain herself Is it? “Where did you get this jigsaw from?” I quiz her as I look at the box.
“Nana Joan” She smiles at me.
“Oh, I forgot about this! What’s mummy like?”
“Silly” She laughs cutely and I chuckle adjusting her hair.
“Mummy is silly”
As there’s a knock on the door I’m suddenly feeling nervous. Cheryl takes a deep breath before following my instructions to go and open the door. I’ve told her to let him in and to take him through to the living room without making a fuss. I don’t want any drama especially since Paisley is home. “Heres your juice” I tell her putting down the plastic cup on the table. She’s sat concentrating on slotting the wooden pieces together so im not sure if she’s even heard me. “Pai?” I crouch down to her and take her hand away from the puzzle so I have her full attention. “Can you stay in here for me?”
“What if I get bored?”
“Then you can colour, look” I show her the colouring book on the table and she takes it from my hands. “Will you be okay in here?”
