THE CHECK

The kids were now enjoying ice cream and were also making a mess, as babies usually do. However, Jonah wouldn’t stop whining about it to Nella’s disgust.

“Can’t you keep those kids clean while they eat? They’ll be messing up my car’s upholstery with their sticky clothes and fingers.”

“If you were going to be such a sniveling retard then we shouldn’t have taken your offer,” replied the babysitter angrily. “How can you demand that your babies eat like adults?”

“If you don’t train them now, then they’ll probably not learn at all!”

“They are KIDS! Oh God, what the hell is wrong with you, Jonah?”

“Shut up, Nella, don’t give me this kind of shit in public!”

“Well, you started it!”

“Ok, that’s it. You stay with the twins. I need to make a call!”

“What?! You’re leaving us here?!”

“I’ll come back, OK!” half-yelled the irresponsible dark-haired father, causing a few of the ice cream parlor’s customers to look at him suspiciously. “Just wait for me. I’m gonna have a meeting at the Peacock. If I