Sam took Idina and Kristen out of their cribs and sat them in their high chairs.
"You guys take care of the feeding. I'll worry about the pacifiers" said Charles Wallace.
As Sam and Calvin fed the girls baby food, Charles Wallace ran some water on the two pacifiers.
But then, the butterfly pacifier slipped out of his hand and fell down the sink's drain.
"No!" Charles Wallace snapped.
The ladybug one was safe, however.
But Calvin and Sam still heard the boy yell 'no'.
"No what, buddy?" said Sam.
"Heh... funny story" said Charles Wallace.
"You lost the butterfly didn't you?" said Calvin.
"Y-yeah" Charles Wallace confessed.
"Well, we'll find it. But we'll have to look fast" said Sam.
"No, Sam, we'll never find it. It's down the drain" said Charles Wallace.
"What?!" Calvin snapped.
Kristen heard those words and started crying.
"Oh great, we've already made one cry" said Calvin.
Sam picked Kristen up. "It's okay, hon. We'll get you another. Your Uncle Charles Wallace just has slippery hands."
"Maybe we could try to wean them both away from pacifiers" said Calvin.
"Calvin, that's easy for you to say when your sister constantly talks about it" said Charles Wallace.
"Then we'll have to buy another tomorrow. For now... let's get 'em in the bathtub" said Sam.
"But shouldn't we tell Chad there's been an accident?" said Calvin.
"Not yet; we don't want him to think we're bad sitters already" said Charles Wallace.
Calvin and Sam picked up the girls and carried them into the bathroom.
"Chad didn't say how we keep them from crying in the tub" said Sam.
"So we'll have to... have to..." Calvin stuttered.
"Have to what?" said Charles Wallace.
"Keep them from crying our way. The question is how" said Calvin.
"Hmm-mm-mm-mmm... let's make a song out of it" said Sam.
"A song?" said Calvin.
"Sure. Their father is a musician, for crying out loud" said Charles Wallace.
He put the girls in the tub and sang to them.
Step up to the tub. T'ain't no disgrace
Just pull up your sleeves and get 'em in place
Then scoop up the water and rub it on your face
And go brrr! Brrr! Brrr!
Idina and Kristen were smiling the entire time.
"I think it's working" said Sam.
She continued the song.
Pick up the soap, now don't try to bluff
Work up a lather, and when you got enough
Get your hands full of water, you snort and you snuff
And go brrr! Brrr! Brrr!
Charles Wallace: You douse and souse, rub and scrub
Sputter and splash all over the tub
Sam: You may be cold and wet when your done
But you gotta admit it's good and clean fun
Charles Wallace: So splash all you like, t'ain't any trick
As soon as we're through, you'll feel mighty slick
Calvin: Guys, this working, but you're making me sick
Going brrr! Brrr! Brrr!
"Come! Come!" said Idina to the kids.
"Come?" said Charles Wallace.
"Do they want us to join them or something?" said Calvin.
"If that's what they want..." said Sam.
She stripped and hopped in the tub.
"That looks like fun" said Charles Wallace.
He took off his clothes and joined.
"Guys! This is ridiculous!" said Calvin.
Sam and Charles Wallace washed up with the girls as Calvin watched with his arms folded.
"I'd like to see you guys make me strip and jump in a tub with babies" said Calvin.
"Challenge accepted" said Charles Wallace.
He and Sam jumped out, stripped Calvin of his clothes, and pushed him in.
Idina and Kristen laughed their heads off as Sam and Charles Wallace vigorously scrubbed Calvin's head and continued their song.
Charles Wallace: Now scrub good and hard, it can't be denied
That he'll look kinda cute as soon as he's dried
both: Well, it's good for the soul and it's good for the hide
To go brrr! Brrr! Brrr!
"That's enough, that's enough, that's enough!" Calvin shouted.
"You're clean, Unca Cal-fin" said Idina.
Calvin folded his arms in annoyance as the other two laughingly dried off and put their clothes back on.
"That was fun" said Charles Wallace.
"Fun indeed. But what about our paci problem?" said Calvin.
"I'll go get another tomorrow after work" said Charles Wallace.
"What? We're all working tomorrow?" said Calvin
"Yeah; a cop never leaves her beat. Especially not a sergeant" said Sam.
"And this week's episode is running way behind schedule" said Charles Wallace.
"More trouble already" Calvin sighed. "We'll talk about it in the morning."
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Party for Disaster
FanfictionThe Three Warriors have to take care of Meg's kids while she has tonsillitis and Chad has the flu.
