babysitter, ruel van dijk

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ugh vote?

(i hated that as much as u did.)

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same day; oh boy

sky's pov

we just kind of stood there for a little bit. his jaw slightly open, looking me up and down. i could tell he wasn't checking me out, but he just looked in shock. so i stood there and let him look at me. 

while he was looking at me, i was also looking at him. wearing a slightly oversized t-shirt, and some light washed, slightly baggy jeans. he definitely looked good, but the same as hawaii.

after a couple of minutes, i perked up to mumble sweetly, "uhm hi". i could feel not only my cheeks, but my whole body feeling warm with embarrassment. still looking at my eye level, so around his chest area.

i glanced up to see his eyes light up with excitement, but his jaw still hanging down. i'm not sure what boundaries we have, but he's been staring at me like that for a while. so i gently reach up and close his mouth, and return my hands behind my back nervously.

"hey skylar," he said with a hint of nervousness, slightly looking left, probably to avoid eye contact. the feeling of leaving him at the resort, the guilt and sadness, washing over me again. 

"may i come in?" making direct eye contact with him, seeing his deep, emerald, green eyes. we hold eye contact for a moment, and i feel a soft smile settle on my face.

he breaks it after a little while, slightly moving to the right, leaving room for me to walk in. "yeah, yeah, of course" he says softly with a smile.

slightly brushing past him as i walk into the house, i take an initial look around the open area, splitting into other parts of the house. i step in a little farther and see mrs. van dijk hastily walking down the stairs, clipping her earrings in.

"oh hi! hello skylar" she says with a big smile, "thank you, so so much for coming to babysit..." she thanks me over and over again. i grin and take my backpack off my back, slipping it to hold in my hands.

after a little bit of small talk with kate, and ruel standing there looking interested in the conversation, we start talking about the rules of the house and babysitting. as talking through the rules, she walks me through more of the house. it's a spacious, yet still cozy, house.

she mentions some of her rules, like don't sleep until we get back, make sure to pay attention to them, never leave their side. these are basics, nothing special, and just regular babysitting stuff.

as we're walking through the house, i realize ruel has stopped following us around. going over some final things, we walk back into the family room, continentally where ruel has decided to lounge. she sits down and i sit on the edge of the couch. 

"so is tonight the only time you'll need a sitter? or will this be a normal thing?" i politely ask. i just want to know if maybe i should leave space in my schedule.

"hmm maybe this will be just for tonight, but i might have to ask for you again some day" she says with a soft smile, to which i just smile and nod back. 

"oh! one last thing," she says with glee, "tonight you won't have to baby sit alone! my daughter coco will be joining you tonight, helping you with the ki-" she gets interrupted

"wait, wait. i think tonight i can stay with skylar"

→ruel's pov←

mom tells skylar the basics, and i just kinda follow them around like a lost puppy. listening to their chatter, and the rules as well. i see skylar look over at me sometimes, just to give me a soft smile, and my stomach gets filled with tiny butterflies.

after a while, i stop following them throughout the house, and settle in the family room on the couch. laying back, and scrolling through my instagram, i hear them walking back around to where i am. both sitting back on the couch and speaking a bit more, wrapping up their conversation.

"so is tonight the only time you'll need a sitter? or will this be a normal thing?" she says sweetly.

god she's gorgeous.

"hmm maybe this will be just for tonight, but i might have to ask for you again some day" my mom says honestly

 fuck.

oh shit, fuck.

well what if i don't see her after this, because my parents don't go out for a while.

i won't see her again.

"oh! one last thing," mom says happily, "tonight you won't have to baby sit alone!"

i forgot, she gets to spend all that time with coco.

dammit.

it's my night to go out today.

i get to hang out with some people in the industry tonight.

we moved in the first place for me and my new career. after a while of living in austrailia, my family and i thought it might be easier if we moved to an area with more people like me. we thought of a lot of places, london, new york, but obviously we decided on LA. after word got out that i moved here, some people from the music industry asked for me, just hanging out. i specifically requested tonight to not do the pair sitting. 

would it be a disappointment?

if i didn't go to hangout or miss babysitting with skylar.

"my daughter coco will be joining you tonight, helping you with the ki-"

time to put on my big boy pants.

"wait, wait. i think tonight i can stay with skylar" i say, making direct eye contact with sky.

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a/n jesus am i a terrible author or what. i told myself i was going to write this chapter like 3 times this week. so sorry it's out so late :( i might do a double update since it's been so long.