Chapter 9:

Rewarding Experience

Eventually they got the babies to settle down again. They gave them animal cookies as snacks, played a few games with them like Simon Says and 4 Corners. And of course they didn't play a game like hide and seek or even dare to let them outside again.

Later that evening the babies were sitting in front of the tv watching Blues Clues and looking sleepy. The Bratz were relieved because at least they didn't have to worry about them escaping again.

Jade and Megan were sitting at the dining room table and had been hard at work on their project for a long time. Finally they high fived. "We're done!" They exclaimed.

"Yay!" Cloe said.

"Congratulations!" Yasmin said.

Jade stood up from the table. "That was way too much work. I need a drink."

She went to the refrigerator to pour herself a glass of her parents wine. Just as she was about to take it out the doorbell rang and it was Sasha's mom. She quickly put it back and grabbed more lemonade instead.

"Oh the girls look so precious!" Sasha's mom said. She picked up Sara and put her in her stroller. "See Sasha, I told you it wouldn't be that hard."

Sasha rolled her eyes.

"Thanks for looking after her everyone," Sasha's mom said.

"You're welcome," Cade said.

"It was no trouble at all," Yasmin said.

Jade snickered loudly. "No trouble. Please," she said sarcastically before sipping her lemonade.

Luckily Sasha's mom didn't catch on.

"I'll see you at home Sasha." With that her mom wheeled the stroller out of the house leaving them with 3 more sleepy babies.

"No trouble?!" Jade said coming over to Yasmin. "Because chasing these kids around the neighborhood and around the house was no trouble?!"

Yasmin just shrugged. "I was just being conversational."

A few minutes later the doorbell rang and it was Anna. "Hi everyone, I see the girls are doing well. I hope they weren't any trouble."

Yasmin was about to speak and Jade put her hand over her mouth. "Don't you dare."

Anna reached into her purse. "I really can't thank you enough for all you've done today, and at such last minute. I hope this is enough," she said handing them $30 each.

They all thanked her.

Anna picked up the girls. "Really guys, thank you again."

"Anytime," Yasmin said.

"Or not," Jade mumbled. Cloe elbowed her.

"Bye," Anna said as she left.

"I guess I'd better go too so I can get these two home," Megan said grabbing her purse and then grabbing her sleeping sister. "It's been fun, we should do this again sometime," she said the last part sarcastically.

"What the fuck is wrong with you guys?!" Jade exclaimed obviously not picking up the sarcasm.

Cade started laughing. "What the hell did you put in that lemonade?"

Jade hit him with a pillow.

"Bye Megan," Sasha said closing the door behind her. Then she lay down on one of the couches. "I don't know about you guys but babysitting is exhausting!"

"I thought it was fun," Yasmin said.

"Right," Jade said rolling her eyes.

"No really. It was. I enjoyed it a lot."

"I did too," Cloe said. "And the babies were really cute."

Jade softened a bit. She had to agree with them but she felt too stubborn to say it out loud.