I cleaned my painting supply and canvas from the room. I put everything in the corner of m

llows and everything on there, and trie

. I didn't have children's books, but I found one ebook that looked nice and read him a story from my pho

would not wake, and moved out of t

never goes far from me, but

bed when I heard a

ave him a key of the place. "Just make sure

nod

tomorrow and should be b

nly in the afternoon and s

take Eloim

and arranged to continue to use their servi

odd

Mila, and

ight X

ing rapidly in sharp staccatos. Eloim was sitting on the couch, watching some cartoon

h?" I asked as it was

s Miki's leash?

d gave me a hug, then he rummag

cene curiously. "We walked h

all

ad to be the caretakers of bot

nd of you, " I told El

, clearly not needing it, and went

" I tol

me, but busied a

rk and prepa

nto a sort of routine for

d be back, I'd ask Eloim what he did during the day. At first he said a few words at best, but after four days,

would occur, I would catch Xa

I didn't paint for that whole week, but we

or is this week an exception?

nd he had fallen asleep, his h

work seven da

's a

ying job and rent is no

mindedly while l

ght of working

think I have

at me incr

artist, but alas, it's more

ing is pret

ore often to be able to build a sustainable career, and I can't do this while worki

t a job with less hou

ind it, I'll ta

not to wake him up. Lily followed them like she did nearly every

go to bed with him and snuggle for a while, but if we closed t

a nanny?" Xander asked me when

a glorified babysitter with a worst salary than I already

t through to him, and you can. Plus, you would work from home, i

offering

you for nearly two weeks with him, and you'

oim came to the do

looked

s not m

Pumkin?" as

want Mila to leave. I w

ared at hi