The Bad Bae Stole My Bra - Season 1 - Episode 16

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The Bad Bae Stole My Bra - Season 1 - Episode 16

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“I’m sorry. Could you repeat that please?”
“I told Marie that you would babysit tonight,” Mom repeats tiredly, running a hand through her newly cut curls.

I blink at her, uncomprehending- is this some sort of a joke or is she actually serious? “And you told her that why?” I question loudly. She winces at my tone of voice, turning away ashamedly.

“I was talking about how occasionally you do babysitting for people-“She holds up a single finger when I go to butt
in. Actually I’ve only ever babysat once, and it did not go too well to say the least. “Anyway, she mentioned that
she was going to a business conference tonight, and I offered your help.”

“Wait, who am I babysitting? Millie or Alec? I’m pretty sure that Alec could look after her if he put that pea-sized
brain to some use.” I roll my eyes at the thought. Why is Marie asking for a babysitter when she knows, surely,
that Alec is perfectly able to do it himself? Lazy b-----d.

Mom sighs before me, massaging her temples to try and relieve her stress. Despite having a long day at work, she
still looks stunning from her lunch with Marie earlier.

A pair of skinny jeans really does accentuate mom’s killer
figure- she looks more like my sister than ever.

“Look, Riley, please don’t argue. You need money for college don’t you?” Mom pleads, clutching her wine glass
stem as though her life depends on it. She must have had a bad patient today.

It’s a day in the life of being a
doctor, I suppose- not every case ends well. Deciding that I’m being a little selfish, I hitch my legs from their
comfortable position on the couch and walk over to peck mom on the cheek.

“Alright mama,” I murmur, “Put your feet up and eats some Hershey’s okay? I’ll babysit them both.” Ruffling her
new beach wave bob, I head towards the door quietly.

“Thank you Riley,” Mom says behind me, and I turn slightly to return her grateful smile, something similar to
warmth stirring in the pit of my stomach.

Call me corny but I like pleasing my mom. “There are some cupcakes
on the stand if you want one.

Take some over for Millie
and Alec, okay?”

Hmm… something tells me that even cupcakes aren’t going to help me out tonight.

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The two simple doorbell tones ricochet throughout the chilly air, and I shiver in my woolly sweater- rubbing my hands together for warmth.

Please don’t answer the
door. Please don’t answer the door.

It’s pointless hoping,
I know.

The door swings open, cascading light upon my frozen figure. “Riley! Come in, come in! You must be freezing.” Marie ushers me inside with a beaming smile that I find myself returning unconsciously.

How can a mother and son be that different, I wonder?

“Thank you so much for coming on such short notice!”

Marie smiles gratefully at me, “I was terrified I was going to have to call the kids’ Aunty Grace, Natasha’s mother,
and they’re on holiday at the moment. Let’s just say that you saved me a tonne of hassle.”

“You’re welcome.” I reply, peering around my surroundings and soaking up the warmth.

The house is a lot more furnished then when I last saw it: with warm
beige rugs and picture frames decorating the interior.

The earthy tones compliment themselves, and instantly I feel at home.

Marie checks her watch beside me, sending me one last grateful glance. “I’m afraid I really need to go and get ready now, Riley.
There are sodas in the fridge;
Alec and Millie are in the living room if you want them.

I’ll be down in ten minutes tops, okay?”
I salute her teasingly as she jogs up the stairs, turning my attention towards the living room humming with chatter and socialisation. Cautiously, I peer around the
door to see a sight I was not expecting to see- Alec playing with Millie.

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I watch, aghast, as the pair play together, oblivious to my presence.

Laughing with his sister as she pours ‘tea’ into his cup, and taking a pretend biscuit from her- rubbing his tummy to her delight. Where did this Alec come from? The jerk I know from school is suddenly showing
a whole other side to him which I frankly didn’t realise existed.

The guy I know wouldn’t be caught dead doing half of this stuff. I watch in silenced awe as the heart- warming scene plays out, and I can’t help but wonder if there’s more than meets the eye with Alec Ryder.

That maybe he’s not all bad.

Of course that doesn’t last for long.

“Riles!” Alec exclaims from the other side of the room, shocking me out of my thoughts.

“Finally the babysitter
is here. Took you long enough.” He straightens up and walks past me, deliberately shoving me backwards with
his steely hard shoulder.

Millie watches him in angst, her
adorable porcelain features crinkling in hurt.

“Alec, why are you leaving?”

Her innocence warms me to the core, and I hastily dash towards the vacant space in her tea party.

“Hello there,” I smile, crouching down at her level, “I love your dress!
Did you choose it yourself?” Immediately she flushes pink and hides behind her hair, her fingers scrabbling and picking at a loose thread of her dress. “Yes,” She replies shyly, her wide doe eyes peering at me curiously- as though measuring me up. “Where was Alec gone?”

“He’s probably gone to put some perfume on,” I say in a hushed whisper, “He’s a bit smelly, isn’t he?” She giggles delightedly at me, and dances closer- her timid approach disintegrating almost instantly.

She comes closer and offers me an adorable toothy grin, which I gladly return.

“I like you,” She announces, grabbing my hand and leading me to sit down at the vacant spot in her tea party.

“Would you like to join our tea party?”

“I would love to,” I smile, sitting down cross legged on her picnic blanket and taking a dainty teacup from the set
up.

“You know, I’m very thirsty.”

“Would you like some tea?” She asks me in a singsong giggly voice, picking up the teapot and leaning over to pour some ‘tea’ in my cup.

“This is my best tea set so we
need to be careful not to break it,” She leans over to whisper in my ear.

“The tea is only pretend though.

Mommy says I can’t have real tea or I might get burnt.”

“Oh okay. Are you a good pretender?” I’m fighting the urge to squeal at how cute she is right now, seriously I am.

I mime a sip of tea, m0an!ng in appreciation and making her giggle.

“I could have you m0an!ng louder than that sunshine,”

Alec whispers in my ear, startling me.

I spin around quickly to slap him on the shoulder as he laughs,
shooting him a scowl. “Alec, don’t say stuff like that in front of your sister.”

“Why not? She doesn’t know what it means.” He shrugs it off casually, lounging on the couch unattractively.

Unfortunately for me, my position in the tea party puts me at the perfect distance and height to be a footrest for Alec, as proved by the devil himself. I huff and shove his
feet from my shoulders. “With a brother like you, it won’t take her long to figure out.”

“That hurts right here, Greene.” He clamps a hand over
his heart dramatically, earning an eye-roll from me.

He really is immature.

“Oh bite me, Ryder.”

“Just tell me where, sunshine.”

Ew.

I wrinkle my nose in disgust but my retort is
interrupted by another voice.

“Right kids, I’d best be off now. I should be home about ten, okay? It won’t last long.” Marie says from the doorway.

Her normally wild frizz is tamed back into a
fancy topknot, matching perfectly with her stilettos and pencil skirt: she looks like a woman on a mission.

She leans forward to kiss Millie on the head, and ruffles Alec’s hair.

“Alec will help you get Millie to bed in about half an hour- it’s almost her bed time, bless her.

Then I guess you and him can watch a movie or something until I get back.

Thanks for doing this Riley,” She says gratefully as
she slams the front door behind her.