Marriage
Daze
Chapter
14: The Nanny
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Notes: From Connie’s point of view.
According to Connie, her assignment was probably the most ridiculous of them all. The day-care center she was supposed to work at during the day called her up earlier to say that she couldn’t be there, because they had some disease going around among the children. Chicken pox, smallpox or something, Connie couldn’t care less.
Somehow she’d been talking into a new assignment by her so-called ‘friends’.
Connie was now running her own day-care, the only difference was that she had to take care of the others’ eggs instead. Fred, who kept making jokes about her smashing their own child, had already made her fool of. Connie felt like smashing him too by now.
They were both in Cecilia’s room, staring at a carton of eggs. Connie had never been so bored in her entire life. What was she supposed to learn by this? How to sleep with your eyes opened?
“Maybe we could leave them for a while,” Fred suggested. “They’re eggs, it’s not like they will get psychological damages if we leave them for fifteen minutes.”
“And this comes from a guy who blamed me for ruining our ‘kids’ forthcoming existence. I smashed one egg, for the love of God. I didn’t smash you, although I feel like I’m gonna do that anyway sometimes soon.”
“Shut up,” Fred growled. “You know, it’s your fault that Cecilia is mad at me. If it hadn’t been for you and your big mouth...”
“Hey! You’re partly responsible for Guy treating me like air too!”
“You didn’t have to bring the whole team along to save him from that stupid elevator. I can admit that it was funny though. I don’t understand why Sarah and Guy were so pissed at us.”
Connie smirked. “Ever heard of revenge?”
“For what? That he didn’t apologize for you being jealous of Sarah?” Fred asked.
Connie gave up an angry yell. “It wasn’t jealousy! Guy kept whining, and it was annoying!”
“Sure, and the fact that he spends all day, and night too for that matter, with Sarah doesn’t concern you at all? If my girlfriend did that...”
“She does! She’s with Charlie all day long, doesn’t that concern you?!” Connie exploded.
Fred sighed. “Jeez, calm down. I was just saying...”
“Well, stop saying things then. God, I’m so tired of you that I think I’m going to throw up!”
They both turned around to face the other direction. Connie was close to give up the whole project by now. She’d gladly accept an ‘F’ if she got Fred out of her face. She could almost admire Cecilia for sticking with him for so long. Well, almost...
“Look, Con, I didn’t mean to make you mad. I’m sorry,” Fred muttered after a while.
Connie refused to turn around, mostly because she was surprised that he’d apologized so quickly. It could take Guy twice as long to just admit that they were having disagreements. Maybe you had to have the ability to apologize when you were spending time with Cecilia?
“Fine, I forgive you,” Connie said. “Because I’m an understanding wife, and I don’t need a low grade on this subject.”
“Great!” Fred said happily and got up from the floor. “I’m out of here, see ya later.”
“I don’t believe you! You just apologize so you can feel better about leaving me here all alone?”
Fred kneeled next to her and leaned closer. “Yes, that’s perfectly right. That was my intention all along. Bye!”
“How can you live with yourself?”
“It’s easy, I’ve had fourteen years of practice. It would’ve been fifteen if I’d been born a month earlier.”
“So?”
“Nothing, I’m just sharing. I’m leaving now, was there anything else you wanted?”
“Yes, I just want you to know what a low-life scum you are, and that I hope you burn in hell you stupid...”
Fred slammed the door shut before she had chance to finish her insults. In pure anger she threw one of the eggs after him.
“Ooops.”
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