C2 2

Isabella Carter ran around the office like a butterfly.

She loved this place. She joined the office just two days ago as the new errand girl.

All she has to do is take files from here to there.Take xerox copies and make coffee for the boss.

The boss has been on leave for the past two days, so Izzy didn't have to make coffee. But Tom ,who works in the HR department informed her that the boss is in the office today, so she should get his coffee to his cabin.

Izzy knocked on the cabin and heard a feminine voice asking her to come in.

She opened the door and found Claire sitting in the cabin with her laptop.

Izzy shot a bright smile at the woman.

"Hello Claire."

"Hey Isabella. What are you doing here??" Claire asked with a smile.

"Came with coffee for the boss." Isabella said and placed the coffee on the desk.

She turned around to chat a little with Claire, that's when she noticed the bassinet with a cute baby in it.

"Aww. So cute," Izzy gushed at the sleeping baby.

"Shhh. Don't wake her."

"Whose baby is this??" Izzy asked curiously.

"This is the boss'...." Claire trailed off when her phone rang.

"Hello. Yes. I will be there. One second," Claire said and hung up the phone.

"Isabella. Just stay here and keep an eye on her. I will be back in a minute." Claire said and Izzy was only too happy to stare at the adorable baby.

Izzy sat next to the baby bassinet and started talking to the sleeping baby.

"What is your name?? Are you a boy or a girl?? If you are a boy, Micky suits you. If you are a girl, I will call you Minnie. No no. I will call you Angel. How long will you sleep? When you wake up, maybe we can play. I had never had a baby at home. I am the youngest child. Are you an only child?? Or do you have a big brother or sister at home? Whom did you come with?"

She kept on chattering and the baby woke up due to the disturbances.

The little one looked around and found herself in a strange place with a stranger and she sat up in her bassinet and started wailing loudly.

Isabella panicked not knowing what to do? She had never had to deal with a crying baby before.

All the babies she has met before were accompanied by their mommies.

"Arre arre, Micky. Good babies don't cry." Isabella said and tried to pick her up, who protested loudly, pulling at Isabella's hair.

"Ouchh!" Isabella hissed in pain and with very difficulty she got her hair out of the baby's clutches.

"How cute you looked when you were sleeping?" Isabella complained to which the baby cried again.

"Okay okay. I will dance. You love dancing??" Isabella asked.

"Yo,

I am hustling the hustle,

With my style in bustle,

Not afraid of having a tussle,

I know the power of my muscles." Isabella sang, doing weird dance steps and the baby stopped crying seeing the weird things the lady in front of her was doing.

Benjamin was walking back to his cabin when he saw Claire.

"Claire? You left Sapphire alone? I told you to keep an eye on her."

"She is not alone, Benjamin. Isabella is with her. I had to come out as there was an emergency." Claire said apologetically.

"Who is Isabella?"

"She is our new errand girl. She just joined two days ago." Claire said.

"You left Sapphire with a total stranger?" Benjamin asked, disappointed at his secretary.

"Isabella won't cause the baby any harm." Claire said confidently.

"I will go and check," Benjamin said and hurried to his cabin.

He opened the door and stood there gaping at the sight.

"Yo,

I am hustling the hustle,

With my style in bustle,

Not afraid of having a tussle,

I know the power of my muscles."

A petite girl was doing some weird dance steps and baby Sapphire was wide awake in her bassinet staring at the sight in front of her in wide eyed wonder.

"What the!!" Was all he could say.

***

"What the!!"

Isabella stopped her dance as soon as she noted the presence of a long haired man in the cabin.

"I didn't make her cry. I swear." She said, pinching her throat lightly.

"She cried??" He asked in worry.

"A little bit." She said showing her index finger and thumb holding it showing how little.

Baby Sapphire looked between the two people in the room and realizing her entertainment had come to an end let out an ear splitting wail.

"It's you. Not me." Isabella washed her hands off any involvement in the baby's crying.

Benjamin shook his head in disbelief and hurried to his niece.

He took her in his arms and rocked her trying to calm her.

But baby Sapphire's eyes were on the woman in front of her.

'Why is she looking at me? Is she trying to let her papa know that I woke her up with my chattering' Isabella wondered in worry.

"Okay then. It's time for me to go." Isabella said in a hurry and rushed to the door.

"Stop stop," Benjamin called her back.

"What??"

"You said she cried before right?"

"Only a little."

"Fine. Little. And she stopped crying when you danced for her?"

"Yes," Isabella said proudly.

"Great. Now dance," he said.

"What?" Isabella screeched. It's one thing to dance crazily in front of a little baby. It is totally different to dance in front of a strange man.

Baby Sapphire didn't like someone screeching louder than her and she in turn increased the volume of her wail.

"Hush hush..." Benjamin rocked her again.

"Please dance. I don't know how to make her stop," Benjamin pleaded and Isabella took pity on him and danced her weird steps again.

As soon as Isabella started dancing, Sapphire stopped her wailing as if someone turned the switch off.

"Wow. It's working. Keep on dancing," Ben said and Isabella glared at him.

"I am tired. I will hold her. You dance for a while." Isabella said and swiftly took the baby from him leaving him gaping at her.

"Me? Dance?" Benjamin asked in horror.

The baby wailed again and Benjamin hurried and did some dance. But the baby kept crying.

"She likes the other song. Dance for that." Isabella said excitedly.

The baby fell asleep after a while.

Benjamin and Isabella sighed in relief.

"Thanks! For help.I don't know how I would have managed alone." Benjamin said in gratitude.

"Where is your wife??" Isabella asked casually.