“It’s not that difficult,”

You had to babysit your niece today, you’d sent him a text earlier telling him as much and he’d agreed. He hadn’t been expecting to hear from you since he expected you to be busy, which is why he was so confused to receive a text from you, asking him to come over.

Being the good boyfriend he was (and also fearing the worst), he’d gotten there quickly, leaving behind his practice session. When you opened the door, you looked like you’d just gotten back from war. Your hair was disheveled, and your clothes were rumpled and stained with what he assumed to be fruit juice. And you looked distressed.

You apparently were not that good at taking care of kids, he quickly learnt. The four year old girl refused to listen to you, running around causing havoc and you were on the verge of tears. Fortunately, Sae had experience in taking care of rowdy children (Rin) and he quickly managed to calm her down.

Now she was sleeping quietly on his lap, her cheek pressed to his chest as a little bit of drool dribbled on his tracksuit and he wasn’t doing anything to stop her.

“See?” He turned to look at you, unimpressed. “You just needed to be a little bit firm.”