As soon as I stepped inside the apartment I could see Mrs.Miller waiting for me with a scowl on her face. What crawled up her butt, this early in the morning? Really nostalgic since this was how my teachers used to look like back in high school. You can't blame them really, I always forgot about my homework and my assignments. Once I slept through a test because I forgot I had one. They tried to pair me up with robot assistance so that I would get one on one assistance. That didn't work either cause I broke like five of them in a single year.

"What's up Mrs.M?"

She glared. I laughed a little. On the inside of course. It was fun to watch her get all riled up. She turns her very long nose up in the air when she is mad at me for something, which is like always.

"Mr.Oban had requested me to tell you, that he sent you a mail regarding your discussion yesterday" Oh fish sticks! I forgot to check my mail.I never really check cause all I get is the usual forward this to ten people or die tonight kind of mail. Yes, we still got those, they even get through spam filters specifically designed for them.

"I'll check right away. Is he here today?"

"No, he is a busy man he has things to do Ms.Short, he can't waste his time." With how much time he spent inside his bedroom last week, he can't be that busy. Maybe he was taking a vacation.

"I do wish you stop trying to be so clever. You're already a headache to Mr.Oban."

So she knows about my little request. Well, I am glad to be a nuisance if that means Bear can be a normal little kid.

"Espath doesn't need anything you suggest. He grew up fine so far"

"No the kid is like four month so he didn't grow up fine, he barely grew up at all. I know what I'm doing Mrs.Miller. I did all the research. You have to trust me."

Mrs.Miller didn't look like she agreed. But she went away anyway. I can understand she was afraid but I want her to care about Bear just as much she cared about Mr.Jack. I waited until she left my sight to open my mail to check what Daddy Bear sent me. Hoping for good news of course.

Dear Ms. Short blah blah blah blah upon careful consideration of your request I hear by approve the following locations for my son to be taken to, granted that you follow the rules mentioned in this email. I stopped to catch my breath and pinch myself a little to make sure I wasn't dreaming. I honestly didn't care about what his rules were, I was so happy that he agreed to anything I said. I jumped around a few times shouting "yes".

He hadn't approved the children's park that's like a 30-minute taxi ride from here, I knew he wouldn't, I just included that to make everything else seem like the better choice. You know, to give him the illusion of choice.

But somehow he approved of the park that was like 40 minutes from here, under the condition that I prove myself able to take care of Bear and that I get approval from him 48 hours before so that he could arrange everything.

I couldn't wait to tell the news to Bear. I know he wouldn't understand and would just laugh at me for being so excited, but he had to know. I am so going to bring down Bear right away and he will just love it.

I couldn't exactly bring him down right away since he needed his milkies and a bath and his diaper changed but since I was so excited I think I did all of that faster than any other days.

"You won't believe what happened to us today Bear," I said as I tried my best to dry his hair with the towel. It would have been so much easier to blow dry him but I think that would be a big no-no for such a small baby.

"Your daddy said that I could bring you outside! Can you believe that? The outside. You probably haven't seen the outside before, right Bear?"

He didn't answer me but kept cooing at me. I will take that as a yes.

"Bear, maybe your daddy isn't as bad as we thought huh Bear?" I would have to call Justin soon too, to tell him the good news. I wouldn't have done any of this if it wasn't for him.

I put on the lightest of his baby shirt and a little baby hat. He didn't need as many clothes on him cause of all the fur so I didn't layer up. It was tiniest bit hot outside so I didn't want him to feel uncomfortable. If I bring him outside and he started crying I would never be allowed to bring him outside again.

I strapped him on to the baby carrier that I put on making sure he wasn't uncomfortable at all. I met Natira in the hallway.

"Bringing Espath outside?" she asked and I nodded.

"Jack was saying yesterday how you had this step by step plan to bring him outside. He showed us the list, you made." she chuckled. I hope all of them didn't think I am crazy or something. Speaking of everybody,

"Where is everyone?" I asked looking around for them.

"Sela and Coran? They went out for a hair appointment. I didn't need one cause .." she stopped pointing to her head. Oh! That's right "Cause you're bald?"I immediately regretted opening my mouth.

She smiled though so I would say that we were still cool. "Yes. I think it's so nice not to worry about having to take care of one more thing."

I agreed, I mean there were times when I thought I should shave it all off too. I mean it sucks take caring of your hair. It's like so much harder than taking care of a baby. If you feel a tiny bit stressed out then, boom, your hair is gone.

I said goodbye to her and headed downstairs before I was stopped by Mrs.Miller who wanted me to take Simon - the security guard with me. Bear was not happy about the delay, cause he got all fussy in the carrier.

"Hold up Bear! We are going. We are going."

I made sure to tell Bear on what he will be seeing outside while Simon looked at me like I was crazy. I couldn't even blame him. I was speaking to Bear in that baby voice that he makes him all giddy.

When the elevator stopped Bear and I was equally excited that we didn't even wait for the door to be fully opened before dashing out of there.

I could hear Simon yelling from behind for me to stop. But I didn't care. Finally, finally Bear and I stepped outside for the first time in his little life. It wasn't really outside cause it was still in the apartment complex but this was just day one. I had so much to show Bear.

"This is cool isn't it Bear? Welcome to the great outdoors" I laughed at myself I sound like one of those travel show hosts.

I scooped my head down to see how Bear was taking it all in. Bear's eyes were wide open as if he was taking in everything. He kept pointing at things and trying to reach for them. I took him over to the neatly trimmed bushes just outside of the entrance. I bet he has never seen a tree before either.

See the world from a baby's perspective is amazing. What's normal for us is new and exciting to them. Do we ever take a second to watch in fascination as other people pass us by?

Just as I thought Bear was super curious about everything. Like really curious. He tugged at one of the leaves and I just barely managed to stop him from putting it in his mouth. I quickly looked back to make sure Simon didn't see that but he seemed to be on the lookout for ..... Something.

"See Bear that's the big sky, you guys came from up there." and destroyed life as we knew it. "Looks way cooler than we see from your window doesn't it?"

I think I could have kept Bear outside for hours without him making a fuss but of course, Simon only gave me five minutes. But I didn't care I won, even if it was just a little. I never win anything.

"Time's up! We need to go back" he said pointing at his wristwatch. What kind of a psycho even wears watches anymore? Don't we have phones for that?

"I'm coming." I turned to show Bear everything one last time for today and promised him that I will bring him back to down the first thing tomorrow.

Do you know how I knew I did a good job today? Ever since we got back, Bear's been sort of laughing and cooing and pointing at anything and everything he saw. He was really animated for the rest of the day and wasn't fussy at all. He even did that thing where babies throw their hands and feet in the air and laugh a little ( you know what I mean right?).

If I could make Bear this happy always, I would not hesitate to make a fool out of myself in front of anybody ever again.