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"What? It's true," I said and shrugged.
"I know but…" She looked away as her cheeks turned a shade of red. "Dummy."
"Wow," Chloe exclaimed.
"I know right?" I chuckled.
"Oh good, you're here," Olivia said as Ben followed behind her, holding their things.
Olivia knelt in front of her daughter and kissed her face repeatedly. "Are you sure you're going to be okay on your own?"
"I'm with Uncle Ethan," Chloe pointed out.
"I know, and that's what I'm worried about," Olivia sighed.
"I'm standing right here," I reminded her. "Nowhere else…just here. Right here."
"Stacy, please tell me you know what you're doing," Olivia asked.
"It shouldn't be that hard," Stacy replied.
"Oh God, no…" Olivia looked worried.
"Just leave them to it," Ben said. "It's not that hard. I mean I could do it."
Olivia, Chloe, and I gave him a serious look.
"Let's get going. I don't want to miss the flight," Ben said as he headed out.
"You're using a private jet, so how do you miss a flight?" I asked.
"Hush, and don't break anything," Ben reminded me.
"Whatever you say, boss," I said.
"Okay, sweetie, remember to brush twice, study, and don't forget to take a break and play with your toys, as for candy…" Olivia rained down instructions on the six-year-old.
"Mom, I'm going to be fine," Chloe assured her and kissed her cheek. "Go."
"Alright my love," Olivia returned the kiss, and Ben kissed her forehead as well.
We watched the two of them drive off; all three of us let out a sigh of relief when they were out of sight. Chloe went into the house. I was about to follow behind her, but Stacy held me back.
"I don't know how to babysit," she admitted.
"I kind of figured that part out," I said.
"But if we've never done it before, how are we going to take care of things here?" she asked.
"Don't worry about that," I said. "We're both going to be parents soon, right? We won't have any idea what we're doing, either. But this can count as practice for both of us."
"I guess you're right," she said and exhaled deeply. "Okay, I've got this."
"There you go," I said with a smile and held her hand as we both went into the house.
Chloe was already seated on the couch with a book in her hand and the life-sized teddy bear I had bought for her birthday.
"So uh, Chloe, how do your grandma and your parents take care of you?" I asked.
