“Okay so I would need you to babysit Danny two to three nights a week. Think you can
handle that?”
“Yeah that would definitely work! I'm just about to graduate high school so there isn't really much to do. Just finals.”
“Oh, where do you go?”
“Lincoln High.” I replied.
“That's where I went! Is that old PE teacher still there terrorizing kids?”
“Oh Mr. Bonako! Yeah, he's super old and I think he eats kids if they get in trouble.”
Both of us laughed.
“Okay well the last thing we need to do is have you meet Danny and see if he likes you. Cooper smiled at me and then yelled at the top of his lungs, “HEY DANNY GET DOWN HERE!” The house was so big that they had to yell at each other to communicate. I heard little footsteps coming down the stairs and running towards the office.
A small brown-haired boy slowly opened the door and peeked his head in. “Come on in and meet your half-sister,” Cooper told him.
Danny was wearing a dinosaur-pajama onesie and was carrying a few green-plastic soldiers. I got off the chair and got down on one knee.
“Hi Danny! I'm Clara!” I tried to sound as kid-friendly as possible. I stuck out my hand and Danny shook it up and down.
“So, Danny do you want Clara to be your new babysitter?”
Danny beamed at me and nodded his head up and down in big motions. “Well, that settles it then. Clara you got the job.”
A big grin stretched across my face. “Thanks so much!”
“Actually, can you start tomorrow night?” Cooper asked.
“I don't have any plans, so tomorrow works great!”
“Then come over tomorrow at seven. Danny and I will have just finished dinner and then I can go out with your mom.”
We made our way to the front door and I was pleasantly surprised by the outline of his butt as he walked in front of me. It looked fantastic from my angle. Cooper opened the door for me. “We'll see you tomorrow then!”
“See you tomorrow!” I called out.
I felt so many emotions as I walked to my car. I felt dazed from my meeting with Cooper. To be honest, I've always had boys chasing me but none of them ever seemed interesting to me. Cooper, on the other hand, was a mature man. He was charming and his boyish grin made me melt like butter.
I quickly drove home and told my mom the good news. I lay in bed that night wondering what tomorrow would be like. I hoped Danny wasn't one of those demon children. Truthfully though, my main concern was getting to see Cooper a little bit more. I fell asleep almost immediately and had very sweet dreams.
The next day I left school and rushed home to eat and get ready for the night. I wasn't sure what to wear but I knew I needed something that would get Cooper's attention. As I rummaged through my closet frantically, I found my pair of skinny jeans that made my ass pop. I topped it off with a low-cut blouse that would show off just enough cleavage...I didn't want to be too obvious. After dinner, I drove to Cooper's house to babysit Danny.
I arrived at his house and sat in my car for a few minutes, checking my makeup. I was more nervous this time than I was during the first meeting. I made my way to the front door and knocked.
Cooper opened the door and was fixing his tie and suit. “Hey Clara! Nice to see you! Come on in!”
“Thankyou!”
“I don't really have time to chat but I will see you and Danny when I get back.” Cooper left the door open and walked past me, lightly brushing his arm against mine. The smell of his cologne invaded my nose and I got light-headed for a second as I breathed it in. I reluctantly closed the door behind Cooper and went to look for Danny.
After searching what felt like every room in the house, I found Danny in the movie theater. “Hey Danny! What's up?”
Danny's eyes were glued to the Disney movie on the big screen and he lazily turned his head to see who it was. “Hi Clara!” Danny ran down the aisle of seats and gave me a big hug.
“Hey Danny, where is your mommy?”
“Daddy told me that mommy wasn't going to be around much anymore.”
“Aww, I'm sorry Danny. When you move in with me, my mommy will be very nice to you,” I said. Danny smiled back at me. We ended up watching the rest of the movie together and Danny fell asleep on my lap.
Cooper came home around nine and lovingly picked Danny up from my lap. We both walked to Danny's room and I watched Cooper tuck him in. Danny's room was filled with a ton of space stuff. His walls were painted like the Milky Way Galaxy and he had UFOs hanging from strings. Once Danny was back in bed, Cooper walked me to the kitchen.