Playful Love

14

I took the bag my sister packed for Archie along with his food and drove to my office.

"Ms.Rivers into my cabin, now. " I ordered her through intercom and within minutes she was standing in my office.

"What can I do for you, Sir?"

"Well, Ms.Rivers. I have heard you say many a times, that there is nothing you cannot do, so, here is an opportunity to prove your talent." I said smirking.

"Sure sir, what is it? " She asked with a attitude.

"Get this little guy here bathed." I said and the colour drained in her face.

"What happened, Ms. Rivers. Cat got your tongue? "

"Sir, when I said I can do anything, I said about work related things. I don't know, how to give a baby a bath." She said playing with her fingers.

"At least help me with him." I said letting out a deep sigh and she nodded.

"Go and ask someone on to get a bath tub for him." I said and dismissed her.

A few minutes later a small baby bathtub filled with warm water was brought and placed in my office.

"Come on, A. let's get you bathed." I said trying to remove his onesie and he protested.

"Okay, I got it." I said, "Ms.Rivers, turn around this little guy is feeling shy." I asked Aurora and she obliged.

"Now, let's get you bathed." I said and placed Archie in the warm water tub. As I tried to shampoo his hair, he began to splash the water by beating it with his hands and bouncing in the water tub happily.

"A, we can play later. Let's get you bathed, be a good boy." I cooed and applied shampoo on his hair to wash it. I was half way washing his hair thinking how good I am at handling kids, when Archie began to cry loudly proving me wrong.

"What happened? Why are you crying? " I asked panicked and he cried even more.

"Sir, I think the foam entered into his eyes." Aurora said biting her nails.

"You have been watching him all the time! You pervert girl!! O God, there is no safety for boys in this world. " I said and Aurora rolled her eyes.

"Just, clean his eyes or do something" Aurora almost shouted making me rush.

"Hey, I don't know. How this works, it's my first time giving bath to a baby." I argued.

"What's happening here? " Mrs. Arlette asked knocking the door, standing in the door way.

"Mrs. Arlette, I was giving a bath to Archie and he began to cry all of a sudden." I explained to her.

"Seems like he got shampoo in his eyes."  Mrs.Arlette said and Aurora gave me a knowing look.

"Allow me to help you." Mrs. Arlette said and I gave her way,letting her to help Archie, who was crying sitting in his portable bath tub.

I asked Aurora to help her while I waited outside the washroom.

I walked out of the washroom with foam covering my hands as I was cleaning my hands the foam bubbles flew and fell on Mr. Arlette, who was sitting in the chair of my office, I failed to notice him.

"I am sorry, I didn't notice you." I quickly apologized dabbing a tissue on his coat.

"It's okay, Young man. It happens sometimes." He said coolly.

"Thanks for understanding."

"You can call me Brax Or Uncle Brax. I am as young as you at heart." He said laughing and I laughed along.

"You are so cool, I will call you Uncle Cool." I smiled.

Mrs. Arlette walked into my cabin with Aurora carrying Archie, who was wrapped in a fluffy blue towel.

"Sorry for troubling you."

"It's not at all a trouble for me, Sam. In fact I remembered my Son, Evan's childhood days, even he has the same silky black hair and used to cry whenever I used to wash it. I felt like I was reliving the moments." Mrs. Arlette said smiling. "Now, get me his dress, I will get him ready." She said and Aurora gave her Archie's bag, as she began to dress him up.

"How easily you women do that things, I was trying to get him ready from past two hours." I said after Mrs. Arlette got Archie.

"That's the power of mothers, Sam. They can do anything when it comes to the matter of their children." Mr. Arlette said smiling.

"That's right, A woman can do anything." I said appreciatively. "I think I should get a nanny for getting him bathed."

"A nanny? Why?" Mrs. Arlette asked looking confused.

"My mom or his mom were the ones who will get him ready and since My mom went on a vacation and his mom, who is my sister is busy handling works, I thought I should help her by babysitting him but I think I should talk with my sister about hiring a nanny."

"If you don't mind, can I babysit for him?" Mrs. Arlette offered. "I really enjoy spending time with him."

I thought about Mrs. Arlette offer, they are good old couple, and are from a prestigious background, as for my knowledge they don't have any criminal background, they are safe and trustable. I thought of letting Mrs. Arlette babysit Archie, till I speak with Violet and hire a nanny.

"I think it's a good idea since you are staying in the same resort." I said and Mr and Mrs. Arlette smiled happily.