Tim hurried home. The interview had gone well, but Irene had told him that she would need a few days to make her final decision. But he was prepared to celebrate anyway...feeling he was a lock for the new position.
He swung by school and picked up his daughter, then headed home. Melissa ran in the door immediately after he opened it.
"Is that you, Mr. Johnson?" his wife's voice called.
He frowned...why was Jennifer calling him that? "Yes," he said, walking into the room and freezing.
Jennifer was sitting there, holding a textbook, sitting on the couch. She was wearing a pair of large glasses, and her hair was in a completely different style. She was wearing the same outfit that Shaniqua had been wearing when he left. Only...Jennifer would never be able to fit into the babysitter's clothes. Jennifer was taller for one...and Shaniqua had a rather well endowed body hidden under her somewhat nerdy choice of clothes...not that Tim had spent much time thinking about his babysitter in that way....well, maybe once or twice.
"Jennifer...why are you dressed like that?"
She looked at him, confused. "Like what?" She asked, confused. "Timmy is in his crib napping...and Mrs. Johnson texted me that she'll be home from the gym soon."
"Really funny...what's the game?" He said. Was this some kind of weird roleplaying? Jennifer hadn't been in the mood as much since Timmy was born, but...
Jennifer looked genuinely confused. She was about to answer him when the door opened again. He whirled.
"I'm home," Shaniqua said, walking in wearing a set of gym clothes.
"Hey, Mrs. Johnson," Jennifer said.
He couldn't help gaping as she walked over to join them. "How was the interview, honey?" Shaniqua asked him, leaning in for a kiss.
He not so subtly shifted to avoid her. "Fine...." he said, in a choked voice.
Standing there, Tim got a good look at both of them and started to see things he hadn't a few moments earlier now that the two were standing next to each other. This was no joke, unless both women had suddenly become the world's greatest actresses. Next to Shaniqua, Jennifer looked like an awkward college kid.
"How much do we owe you for today, Jennifer?" Shaniqua asked Jennifer, reaching into her pocketbook.
"The usual," Jennifer said, shifting from foot to foot, the same way Tim had seen Shaniqua look a bit awkward whenever someone brought up that she was paid for watching their kids. It made Jennifer look even younger.
Shaniqua counted out the bills and handed it to her. "See you tomorrow," she said.
"Thanks, Mrs. Johnson," Jennifer said, gathering the college books.
Tim tried not to stare. He didn't know what was going on, but somehow, but his wife thought she was the babysitter and vice versa. And the two were even looking and acting the parts.