The Ultimate One

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Claire and Andy had a very special date, an early date, and their sitter wasn’t able to show, so Claire came across the hall to my apartment and asked me if I wouldn’t watch the kids, “just this once?”

As I saw no point in reminding her that it was probably the fortieth time, and as there is usually beer in their icebox, and as their video set is better than mine, and as I like their two brats anyway, I agreed.

Fifteen minutes later Claire and Andy left. I was sprawled out in the best chair in the room. Andy Junior, commonly known as Bugs, is five and a half and Marilyn is close to eight.

I heard them hurrying through the last of their meal and then they came in and piled on me, yapping about how glad they were to have “Uncle” Ed instead of that blank-blank sitter.

Marilyn hollered for a story and Bugs chimed in. I said, “Look, kids. All you got to do is turn that dial and you’ll get kid stories put together by experts.”

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