Sharing Their Nanny by Sam Crescent

Author:Sam Crescent [Crescent, Sam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

A couple of days later

Max went to drop Lake off at her friend’s house. He sat in the car as his niece didn’t move. Her suitcase was beside her.

Tapping his fingers on the steering wheel, he glanced out the car. The neighborhood looked amazing. Each house was decorated, joining in on the creative fun. He could imagine Raine’s house looking equally as delightful.

“Are you okay, sweetheart?” he asked.

Raine and Dylan were back at the house, getting their cauldrons filled with sweets. Raine had done a quick mad dash to the store because he’d forgotten to get the extra candy she asked for.

He didn’t see them having too many kids visiting. Having thought that, he’d seen a lot of kids and grownups out in the street.

“What if they don’t like me?” Lake said.

Max glanced in the rearview mirror at his niece.

Raine had gotten her dressed up as a fairy princess. Glitter and sequins, and fake diamonds were on her face and outfit. They’d spent the last part of yesterday finishing the costume.

Running his fingers through his hair, he tried to think of what to say to Lake. This was where he wasn’t good with words, feelings, or dealing with emotions. Unbuckling his seatbelt, he climbed out of the car and rounded the vehicle toward her.

Opening the door, he saw she hadn’t even removed her seatbelt. Her hands were clasped together, and he saw them shaking a little bit.

“It doesn’t matter if they don’t like you, Lake, sweetheart.”

He didn’t like the way she kept gripping her hands, so tightly as if she was afraid. He covered her hands with his own. Crouching down so he was on eye level with her, he smiled. “Do you want to go to this party?” he asked.

She nodded.

“And you were invited.”

Another nod.

“Then I can only see one way of doing this. We’ve got to get you to that party.”

“But, Uncle Max, I’m afraid.” She squeezed his hand so tightly.

“What are you afraid of?”

She shrugged. “They’re going to laugh at me. I look dumb.” Her bottom lip came out.

Don’t be a dick. She’s five years old. Lost her mother, forced to live with you.

“You know, as a kid, I used to hate Halloween.”

“You did?”

“Yeah, I did. I never saw the fun in dressing up. I thought it was all a bunch of fakes, but your mother, my sister, she wouldn’t take no for an answer. She told me it’s a night where I can pretend to be whatever the hell I wanted to be, even if that meant I could be myself.”

“What did you do?” Lake asked.

“I was myself, and for one night of the year, no one complained. I could not give a crap about any of it. About fitting in. About caring. Tonight, everyone wears a mask, even you, Lake. You can be whatever the hell you want to be. So if you want to be a moody fairy, then you get to be a moody fairy. If you don’t want to go to

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