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I am now home and the sound of a knife hitting against a wood board can be heard from my kitchen, and the soft voice of one of my favorite singers also, as I make myself some dinner. I was known to be one of the best cooks in my family, since I always bring the most food and everyone usually enjoys it, and I just think that its a great skill to have in being a parent, a cooking skill.

I've always wanted to be a parent, but no one has ever wanted to settle down with me, sadly. I'm known to be one of the sweetest guys in town, as my family also states, so I'm not sure why guys don't talk to me when I take my walks around the neighborhood. is it because I smell? most likely not, I take daily showers. or is it because how I look? nah, I'm pretty good-looking. I'm not sure why but maybe I'll found out sooner or later, somehow.

my phone had rang as I was drawn to my thoughts, but I quickly knocked back into the real word, answering it as I bring it up to my ear.

"h-hello?" I started with a stutter, stupid niall. "is this uhm, niall horan?" a deep and husky man voice asks from the other side of the line. "yeah, why?" I ask back, cutting the vegetables still. "eli said that I could call you to babysit? she said your the best and I'm in need of the best right now." his tone sounded as if he was desperate, which niall found a bit funny since the way of the guy's normal voice is so deep and comforting.

"is that so? why do you need the best?" I ask with a smile. I'm just gonna mess with him for a second. the man sighed. "the past babysitters have been nothing but snotty and annoying; asking for more money than needed. I just want someone who's sweet. not someone who's needy and who wants my cash." I nodded to myself. "that's reasonable then uhm..-" "Payne. Liam Payne." I nod again. "right, Liam." nice name for a soothing voice.

"so when do I start and how much? I always have to ask that." he chuckles as I start to drink my water. "of course. you start tomorrow, around 8:30 in the morning. I'll pay you £50 an hour?" I spit my water out as soon as he said the amount, hearing him laugh softly on the other side. "f-fifty pounds an hour?" I ask in disbelief. he chuckles again. "you heard me, niall. I'm telling you the truth. so you'll be here?" I nodded to myself again.

"yes yes, of course. how old is your son by the way?" I ask with a gentle smile, catching my breath quietly. "he's three and a half." he says, sounding like he's smiling. "that's adorable. well I'll see you both tomorrow then?" I ask him as I finish cutting my veggies. "I'll see you tomorrow, niall. have a wonderful night." I smiled. "you too, liam." the line then goes dead before I set my phone down on the counter.

fifty pounds? the highest I've gotten an hour was twenty. this man is trying to kill me. if he's even way older than me. he sounds like he's nearing thirty.

I put the veggies in a bowl and mix in some of the foods I also made. I grabbed a fork and started eating the delicious meal, sighing to myself as I think of tomorrow. "I hope the kid won't be a pain.. I've had a great week so far." I say to myself before staying in my spot, seeing my phone buzz on the counter. I pick it up with my free hand and smile as I read the rest that liam sent me.

not to be a bother but I was hoping that you could come a bit earlier for tomorrow? like twenty minutes earlier? I just like to get to know the people that take care of my son when I'm gone. thank you in advance, niall. liam x

I smiled at the text, not bothering to send one back because I want to finish my delicious meal in the bowl in my hand.

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after sending the text to niall, Aidan comes up to me with a huge grin on his face. "dada!" he shouts. I smiled and crouched down in front of him. "yes, Aidan?" I ask, ruffling his hair slowly. he giggled in response. "who's gonna be wit me now?" he asks with a pout. he saw me scold the last girl, in which he was pretty upset about since I was yelling a tad bit, and when I yell at the babysitters, he knows that they'll be gone.

"well its boy this time and his name is niall. I'm sure he's around my age, definitely a bit younger, so he should be alright. he sounded sweet on the phone." Aidan grins. "cool! is he pwetty?" I chuckled at his question. "I don't know, Aidan. maybe he is?" he pokes my cheeks. "why are your cheeks red, papa?" I quickly stood up, feeling my cheeks, making them heat up a bit more.

"no reason, Aidan. go play with your toys, yeah? I'll be there with you in just a moment with our dinner." I lean down and kiss his head before he skips off out of the kitchen. "so cute." I mumble to myself as I smile, but I then begin to frown as I keep forgetting that I rarely have any time with him. I want to spend more time him, but ya know, I have loads of work that I have to get through. the work life is tough for me and I just wish that I could have like a year off at one point, that'd be nice.

but my family wants me to work really hard, as you know, but I really don't want to. its fun at times, it is, but I never get time with my little guy as much as I'd want to. he always gets upset when I leave and he has tears in his eyes when I shut the door to go to work. it almost always makes me tear up when I make my way to work, breaking my heart in the process. I just want more time with him, but how is the question.

I've asked for breaks before but the boss declined it. I asked for a day off and the boss declined. I asked for a few hours with my son and he even declined it. I work almost 24 hours a day and I'm sick and tired of him treating me this way. he probably doesn't even have a kid, that's why he's like that. I would really want to quit but my parents won't let it happen, even though I live alone. they got me this job and sure, it pays excellently but the pain of not seeing my soon is heartbreaking.

I miss seeing his face when I've barely just started working on a day, tearing up like I always do, twice in the day, wanting to hold him close. I've grown so attached to this boy that I don't want to leave his sight and embrace. I just want to hold him forever. sadly.. I can't.

The Next Day

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its now Wednesday and I get to start this amazing day off by going to liams house, getting the best load of pounds I could ever get, well, at the end of the day, or week. I quickly climbed out of my bed and got in the shower, washing my body then quickest that I could. once I finished, in a record time, I dried myself up and wrapped the towel around my waist. I walked back into my room and looked through the closet to find some decent clothes.

I found a black v-neck shirt, matching the black jeans, some regular boxers, and some socks. all normal clothes, pretty much. after I put those clothing items on, I walked into the bathroom to style up my hair. I just decided to put the front part of my hair to the left, nodding to myself in the mirror once I did so. "good." I breathed out to myself before brushing my teeth.

after I brushed my teeth, I quickly cleaned my sink, turned the light off for the bathroom as I left it, then grabbed my phone and keys before leaving my bedroom. I head to the front door and pull on my converse, exiting my house with a small smile as I close and lock the door behind me.

I get into my car after walking down the few steps, through the grass beforehand, close my door and put on my seatbelt as I started the car. I checked my mirrors and smiled into the left one. "hopefully this day will be easy." I said with a sigh before driving down the block to liams house because screw walking right now. I usually walk during the afternoon.

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I park into the free spot next to liams vehicle and exit the car with my keys in hand. I slam the door shut as I admired the much larger house that's next to Eli's. "must've made it bigger since I was last here." I mumbled to myself as I walked up the five steps, knocking on the blue painted door with a smile.

the door opens revealing a very cleaned up man wearing a suit, a little boy at his legs who's holding a sippy cup, adorable. "hey, you must be niall?" he asks, his voice thick and deep. "that's me." he nods and moves a bit so I could come in.

"Welcome to the Payne household."

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and I'll leave it at that ;)

Brandon will continue this in the next chapter and I'm sure that he'll do it perfectly.

until then, I love you all.

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~Robbi ❤

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