#Chapter 62: Easy Enough To Replace

As I stand with the Hayes brothers in our makeshift classroom for that week’s Nanny Lessons, I feel incredibly awkward. This is the absolute last place I want to be. I hoped to avoid the brothers as much as I could, possibly forever, but there is no avoiding this. At least they all showed up, even if they don’t look particularly happy about it. I suppose, though, they never really seem happy to be here. They still show up. We are all committed for the good of Mia, so I can’t fault them for that. I can fault them for everything else, though. “So for today, I thought we should practice how to help calm Mia down when she gets upset,” I say, claiming the attention of the room. Neil’s display when Mia began to wail gave me the idea. He held her so far away from him, like she was contagious, despite knowing that close contact is better when holding a baby. “She shouldn’t be upset to start with,” Archer say. I get the feeling he is being obtuse on purpose. “She is just a baby,” I tell h