Big Time Jobs I - Kendall, Logan, Riley, and Rhuben
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The cacophony of the screaming children had become such background noise to Kendall and Logan, who sat slumped in their momentary prison that they didn’t react to the loud cracking sound and bellows of laughter that came from the bathroom.
“What do you think that was?” Kendall asked.
Logan shrugged, only able to move his shoulders, arms pinned to his sides and hands behind his back. “Probably the toilet. For some reason, kids love to play in the toilet.” He winced, shrinking back when one of the screaming kids ran by, tossing a roll of toilet paper into his face.
Kendall’s face screwed up, eyes shifting. “Uh, I never played in the toilet.”
Eyes widening, Logan squeaked out, “Me neither.”
The two looked over as the door to the crib opened. Simultaneously, they sighed in relief seeing Riley and Rhuben walk into the apartment. They looked around in stunned silence, so much so that they barely reacted when two screaming boys ran by, clobbering each other over the head with pillows.
“What the fu—” Rhuben cut Riley off, placing her hand over her twin’s mouth with a reminder of, “Little ears.”
Pressing her lips together, Riley thought for a moment. “How the he—” she made a humming sound, thinking. “I reckon I can’t censor myself enough convey the gravity of this situation.”
“What happened?” Rhuben asked instead, the girls moving close to their friends, surveying the damage. She grabbed an end of the rope and started to remove it while Kendall and Logan quickly explained what’d happened at the Palm Woods and Rocque Records that led them to their predicament.
“And you boofheads managed to get tied up how?” Riley asked, rubbing at her forehead while listening to the story.
Rhuben twisted back and forth as she worked to untie the knots that had been placed around Kendall and Logan. Tongue sticking out the side of her mouth, she twisted her arms back and forth before slapping Logan on the arm. “Stop wiggling,” she stated.
Kendall twisted his head to respond to Riley, while also working to remove the suction cup dart that was stuck to his face. “Because these kids are evil and they’re slippery!”
Riley rolled her wrist, indicating there had to be more to the story. “But they had to have talked you into sitting down…” She placed her hands on her hips, cocking her head. “Don’t tell me these ankle-biters talked you into playing cops and robbers!”
Rhuben snorted, still unwinding ropes. “That’s the oldest trick in the book.”
“Well, how was I supposed to know that?” Logan practically whined. “I never babysat before!”
“Aren’t you supposed to be the smart one?”
Riley turned her attention away from Logan and Rhuben as they started to bicker. She reached out her hand and placed it atop Kendall’s head, turning him to face her fully. “You have a little sister, Ken-duh, you should know how to babysit, yeah?”
“Yes, but,” Kendall wiggled one of his arms out from beneath the ropes then stuck a finger in the air. “I’ve never babysat Katie.” He blinked once at her. “I watched her.”
Her nose wrinkled. “How is that any different?”
“She could do whatever she wanted…while I watched her.”