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“I did that to her.”
“It’s okay. We can reverse it. We will reverse it. Okay?”
Nodding, he agreed. “Go get the damn girl before she be done poured all the bubble bath in there and be mad by the morning because she wasn’t cautious.”
With that piece of information in mind, I scurried toward the bathroom. “Aussie, let me pour the bubble bath, baby.”
“Okaaaaay!” she yelled out, sounding like she was already well on her way to destroying the rest of her night. “I’ll wait.”
When I rounded the corner, she was standing beside the tub with the bubble bath in her hand, ready to pour. I accepted it as she handed it over willingly. I poured enough to fill the tub with fluffy bubbles and then placed the cap back onto the bottle.
“From now on, let me pour and start your water, Aussie. I want to make sure it’s perfect for you and we don’t waste more bubble bath than we need to, okay? This will save you a lot of heartache. Whenever I see you’re getting low, I’ll be sure to get you more before the bottle is empty so you never have to worry.”
“Okay.”
I helped her out of her clothes and watched as she emptied them into the basket next to the tub. I lifted her into my arms and lowered her into the water. She instantly scooped a handful of bubbles up and covered her upper body. Nodding in approval, I got comfortable beside the tub, knowing I was in for more conversation that consisted of details from the last year of Aussie’s life. I appreciated the update, so I wasn’t complaining at all.
Bath time didn’t last very long before she asked for a cleaning cloth. I searched the cabinets until I located one. When I made it back to her side, she reached out and balled the towel into her tiny hands before dipping it into the water. I watched closely as she laid it onto the tub and pumped soap onto it.
When she was satisfied with the amount on the towel, she picked it up and scrubbed each side together to form bubbles. I found her knowledge comical. She began washing her body parts, not missing a single one before sitting in the tub to rinse off. She repeated the same process again, unplugged the stopper, and finally turned to me with a smile.
“All done.”
Stunned, I nodded. “Yes. You are all done, baby. You did such a great job.”
“Daddy taught me how to wash up really good so no germs will stick to me. They make you itchy and very sick. I don’t want to be sick.”
“Me either. It makes you feel yucky.”
“So yucky.”
“Come on. Let’s get you dried off and in bed.”
She waited patiently while I grabbed a large towel. Her arms were spread when I returned. I wrapped her up nice and tight and pulled her out of the tub.
“You don’t know where my bedroom is,” she sniggered.
“This way?” I asked, playing the game along with her.
“Noooo.”
“This way?”
“Noooo.”
“This way?” I turned toward her room.
“Yes. This way.”
I unraveled the towel after finding her princess pajamas. With the nighttime lotion that Malachi had handmade, filled with lavender, chamomile, rosemary, and other calming herbs, I rubbed her skin.
“All done.”
Aussie climbed into bed and pulled the cover up over her body.
“Okay, now, what book do you want to read tonight?”
“Can you just lay with me?” She yawned, hardly able to keep her eyes open.
