Bathtime
Rating: PG for very mild spicy talk
Plot: Tara instructs Willow in how give a proper bath (I know what you’re thinking but think again).
Spoilers: None
Credit: Props to Joss and Mutant Enemy.
“Washcloth?”
“Check.”
“Johnson’s shampoo?”
“Check.”
“Mild soap?”
“Check.”
“Tub and warm water?”
“Check.”
“Baby powder?”
“Check.”
“Baby?”
“Ummm…….”
“There is a baby, right?”
“Ohhh, o.k., baby – check.”
“Very funny Willow.”
“I try.”
“You say you want to learn how to do this and I agree to teach you and now look at hwat I’ve got – one naked baby and a smartass redhead. You’re just lucky that I sorta like you.”
“And the naked baby, too, right?”
“Naked baby, too. Only second to naked smartass redhead.”
“hee hee”
“So are we gonna do this or not? Enough stalling. Time to take some serious action.”
“Yes, serious action.”
“Um, Willow?”
“Uh-huh?”
“It helps to put the baby in the water.”
“Oh.”
“Willow?”
“You see, that was sorta the part that I thought you could, ya know, show me.”
“…….”
“Tara?”
“You’re scared to put the baby in the water?”
“Um, well…..yeah. You know little baby kinda equals little moving porcelain doll and once my mom gave me a porcelain doll for Hanukah when I had really wanted a computer and I sorta accidentally knocked it off of my dresser. Three times. Until it broke. And I know that physical violence towards little defenseless dolls, even if they have annoyingly perky pigtails and a stupid little daisy dress, is entirely unacceptable, but still.”
“Willow, honey, just put her in the water.”
“Help?”
“Alright, just hold your hand like this under her neck. That’ll support the weight of her big baby head. Ok, now just cradle the rest of her body on your arm.”
“Like this?”
“Perfect. Now just settle her into the baby tub so that her head stays up out of the water.”
“Look! I did it! Go me! Baby in tub!”
“Yes – baby in tub. Ready to dismount your high horse and move on to the next step?”
“There’s a next step?”
“Of course, silly!”
“Oh. High horse demoted to my little pony.”
“C’mon, you can do this. You have a great teacher. What more could you ask for?”
“Trade places?”
“Honey, I really don’t think that if I took over you would get the hang of this.”
“I meant you and the baby.”
“Oh. Oh! We can definitely try that later. In a slightly larger tub.”
“Agreed. Now let’s scrub this baby clean so we can have some big girl bathtime!”
Edited by: xita
at: 10/27/02 1:18:40 pm
are you uh....possibly gonna do an update that might include the bathtime later
Willow is so funny, when she is unsure, so cute!
-Viv- 
