Baby Brother

29-Childcare

*Marcus's Perspective*
Two little boys in a tub, scruba dub dub. I had to admit, it was awkward to see my big brother like this. So timid and vulnerable. He'd never shown us this side before. Why now? Did that bastard hurt my brother that badly? Excuse my language, but I can't help it, damn it! Josh would never let himself become this way under normal circumstances. Even if it were normal for him, he'd kept it hidden from us for who knows how many years. Why now was he letting it show. At least James was here to help. Especially since it was bath time for the two little ones and Josh wasn't having none of it. He'd only let James do the changing and bathing and dressing. It was almost as if he were embarrassed to be naked in front of his brothers. I suppose it makes sense, but at the same time I wanted to take care of the little bear.

*Timothy's perspective*
I felt bad for Marcus. I could tell he was under a lot of stress. He refused to admit this though. This had caused me to become stressed. What am I doing you might ask? Well, you see, I'm currently stroking one of Marcus's several rescue cats, hoping to calm my nerves before it was my turn to watch the kids. Both Marc and James had work today, which meant I was in charge, Lucas and Mathew would be helping me as well. I just hope I can count on them. The cat on my lap purred softly as he continued to try to ease my nerves. How could people ever hate cats? Such lovable beings. I soon got up, being summoned from the living room. "I have to go, but I'll be back in a bit," Marcus smiled a little before leaving. This left me with James and the two babies. Nate was playing with some toys and Josh was cuddled up in James's lap. It was a bit awkward since I didn't know James all too well, but I knew a lot about him by what Josh tells us about him. "You're really going to have your hands full aren't ya?" He asked, trying to break the tension. "Hahah, yeah, at least one of them is asleep," I said, concentrating on Nate. Not in a creepy way, just avoiding looking at James. He was quite handsome and a lot stronger than me. There was no way I would be able to hold Josh; I could barely hold Nate. "It wasn't easy, poor guy was scared to death," James said as he stroked Josh's hair. "Does he have a favorite stuffie?" I asked. James nodded. "It's a toy shark," he replied, turning the boy slightly. I could see it under Josh's arms. How precious. "Bubba!" Nate whined as he crawled over to me. "Shh, you're brother is trying to sleep," I said to him. He frowned. "B-Buh I had acciwent," he said shyly. I frowned as I picked him up. "Oh, I'm sorry little bro,"I said as I took him to the nursery.he quickly changed him and took him to his room so he wouldn't wake Josh. "Play here baby, I'll be back," I sighed as I looked at the time. It was almost time for James to go to work. "I'll take him to bed," I whispered very quietly to him before he slowly handed me him. He wasn't as heavy as I thought, but he definitely wasn't light enough for me to carry for too long. I got to the nursery as quickly and carefully as I could without waking Josh up before putting him in the crib and picking up Nate. "Alright, how about we color okay?" I whispered to him. He pouts a bit. "Otays bubba," he said as I carried him out of the nursery and shut the door so Josh could sleep peacefully