Little(s) : Bruno Madrigal (age : 4 years)
Caretaker(s) : Mariano Guzmán

Plot : As a way to get close to his girlfriend's family, Mariano spends a day as little Bruno's babysitter!
Request for : None! Just thought it would be funny to have Mariano looking after a Little, trying to adjust having one around!

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"And if I find even a slightest scratch on him-!"

"Abuela, come on, you know, he's good with kids!"

Mariano stood inside Casita, looking at his girlfriend's family getting ready for outing. It was supposed to be a small trip, but everything went downhill, when they found out that Bruno slipped.

They hated leaving him alone, as he was really clingy as a Little and hated being alone. Mariano volunteered to watch his girlfriend's tío, while the rest were out, saying it "would give him time to bond more with the family"!

And, of course, even as sweet as it was, it only resulted in Alma getting really worried. It was first time, her baby would be with outside of family person in his Little space.

"Don't worry, Doña Madrigal. I've got everything under control." The young man smiled, nodding. "I'll make sure that your son is safe, fed and happy by the time, you're back!"

"He's right, Abuela. You've got nothing to worry about" Dolores smiled, taking her boyfriend's hand. "And, to top it, I introduced him to all basics, where everything is and how to deal with any situation, Tío Bruno might throw at him"

Alma looked in-between of the two, before sighing out.

"Alright... I'm ready to see about that"

"I will not let you down" Mariano smiled softly.

And so, soon the rest of Madrigals left, leaving Bruno and Mariano together. The younger of two looked at his charge, who was sitting down on the floor, his eyes slowly filling with tears.

"Hey, hey, it's alright. We're just going to play some games and after that, your family will be right here, with you!" Mariano tried to calm Bruno down, but before he knew it, the Little was wailing and crying for his family to come back. Oh Dios mio... what did I sign up for..?

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To his own surprise, Bruno was calm in just half an hour, only by giving him some cuddles and small reassurances.

The two spent few hours running after each other in the backyard and inside of Casita. Few times they ended up in few magic rooms. Mariano found out he had a serious allergy to whatever plant, Isabela grew in her room. Another reason to be grateful that they didn't work out.

Right now, Mariano decided to take a small break from playing with his girlfriend's tío and just watch him doing some coloring. He had to admit, the regressed man truly was like a small child. Sweet, polite and kind of cute, if he wasn't crying.

He hoped he felt the same.

"Mariano?" Bruno asked, looking from his work, it seemed like he was drawing his family. Oh, it reminded him of little Mirabel, that he'd seen her do, whenever he came over as a kid.

"Hm?" The young man titled his head. "Yes, Bruno? What's wrong?"

"Will you come, if I need a babysitter?" The question made him smile.

"Oh, of course! Did you enjoy it today?"

"Mhm!" The Little said brightly. "You're fun! Just remember! You hurt Dolly, I hurt you!" And then he turned back to draw again.

Mariano was bluffed, sitting on his spot, not daring to look away from Bruno.

D-did he really just threat me..?

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"Mamí!"

Alma opened her arms as soon as she saw her little boy running towards her, wrapping her arms around his body, kissing top of his head.

Mariano stood there, smiling at the scene, while Btuno was babbling about his day to his mother, when Julieta and Pepa walked to them.

"To be honest, Mariano. I believed you handle watching our little Bruno, but you did even better than I expected!" The ginger woman said, looking over her daughter's boyfriend with a soft smile.

Two sisters looked at each other and nodded.

"Mariano... we were thinking..." Julieta smiled softly. "Would you like to be our babysitter on normal basis?"

Mariano looked at Bruno, before smiling, nodding.

"I'd love to. Bruno was such a well-behaved today, so if I get more of babysitting duty with him, I'd be more than glad!"

And, still far away, Dolores was able to hear it and smile to herself. She was glad that Mariano was fitting in her family.