Tina put the baby monitor in the bathroom and took a shower. She got out and put on a white halter and black cloth shorts. Towel drying her hair, she walked into Ananda's room. The baby was sitting upright, playing with a stuffed cow that had been sitting in her crib. Tina smiled and walked down the steps and into the kitchen. There she saw Nick sitting at the counter drinking a glass of Coke. "Well... comfortable?" Tina said loudly. Nick practially jumped out of his seat. "My God you scared me!" he said breathlessly. "I seem to be doing that a lot lately, huh?" She replied. He smirked and said "Nawww... it was Ananda the first time, remember?"
"Ananda! Wanna come down and see Nick?" Tina called up the steps. There was no answer. Tina smiled and walked up the steps with Nick behind her. He watched her butt move and felt himself getting hard. "Geez Nick" he thought. "Moving a little fast buddy?" They reached the top of the steps and went into Ananda's room. She grinned a baby grin when she saw Nick come into the room. "Nickyyy!" she squealed. Tina looked at Nick, startled. "She knows your name already?"
Nick shrugged and picked Ananda up out of the crib and onto his shoulders. The little girl giggled and held onto his blonde hair. They all went down the steps and into the living room where Nick put Ananda down. She ran to the television and promptly turned it on. Nick looked at Tina and asked "Umm... you teach her that?" Tina kept a straight face and said " No, she just knows how to do these things."
Nick rolled his eyes with a grin and they sat down on the couch. Ananda turned the channel to Sesame Street. Nick looked at Tina and she just giggled and shrugged. They all sat and watched until the show was over.
Nick got up and said "My turn!" He picked out the movie ANTZ. Tina laughed and scooted over so there was room for him after he started the movie. By the end, both girls had fallen asleep, Ananda on Nick's lap, and Tina with her head on his shoulder. Nick sat there unmoving until he felt Tina waking up. "Geez Nick, how long have you been sitting here for?" she asked. "Mmmm... bout an hour." he replied. "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! You should have woken me up!" she exclaimed. "No no it was no problem" he said.
Ananda was waking up, and when she lifted her head off Nick's chest, Tina saw that the little girl had drooled all over Nick's shirt. "Oops" she giggled. Nick looked down and smiled at the baby.
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