Phoebe [BWAM]

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     It is now 6 o clock.

     I still haven't texted Mr. Abboud.

     Anyways, Echo and I are currently doing a puzzle. I have finished my homework and Echo suggested we completed a "Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh" Puzzle. I obviously couldn't say no to her so now we're sitting at the coffee table in the living room.

     "Time to take a bath, sweetie," I exclaimed after I put the final piece in our puzzle. Echo looks up at me and nods her head, making grabby hands. I coo at her and grab her from under her armpits. I rest her on my head and walk to her room.

     I go through her drawers to get her underwear and some pajamas. I go to her toy bin and get her washable markers and rubber ducks. I begin to make my way to the bathroom with a child in one hand a bin full of toys and clothes in the other.

     I arrive at the bathroom and grab a pink bath bomb and a frog towel with a hood. I set her on the counter and hand her my phone so that she could watch youtube while I make set up the bath.

     I quickly clean the tub before I put in some bubble soap and some oatmeal.

     She has eczema which makes her have itchy spells all the time. I hate when it happens because there's not much I can do. I started putting oatmeal in her baths and it helped her a lot with the spells.

     I start the water and make sure it's a good temperature. When the water fills the tub enough, In turn off the tap and pour her toys into the bath. I put her markers in a little bin and place them in the corner of the tub so she has easy access to them. I place the pink bath bomb into the tub and add more bubbles, making her bathwater look pretty.

     "Time to get into the bath!" I say while I walk over towards echo. I take off her current clothes that she wore to school and place her in the tub. I grab a yellow loofa and some strawberry-scented soap made for sensitive skin and begin washing her.

     She plays in the water with her rubber ducks, babbling nonsense making me smile sweetly at her. She splashes the water, getting me wet. I have the same clothes I had on in school so I'm not too worried about it. I'll change into my pajamas after I finish her bath.

     "Mommy, I has a question!" She exclaims looking at me with her doe eyes.

     "Yes, baby?"

     "Who's my daddy?"

     I gulp at this, taken aback.

     "Baby, where did this question come from?" We never had a conversation about her dad before, so I was very confused.

     "Some girls in my class were talking about how their daddies always buy them things. And then they asked what my daddy bought me, and I didn't know what daddy meant."

     "Well baby, your daddy is a very bad man. He's not really your dad. When mommy finds a man who'll love and cherish both you and her, then he'll be your daddy." I explain, softly smiling at her. She cheeses at me and nods her head.