I Caught My Kids’ Babysitter Coming Out of the Shower While My Husband Was Home, What I Discovered the Next Day Changed Everything—STORY OF THE DAY

Julian avoided her gaze. Bethany gave a polite smile but quickly looked away. “I’ll, um, go get some towels,” she offered, stepping inside. The kids ran after her. That left Hope and Julian alone on the patio, water dripping from his hair, the summer sun casting shadows across his face.

Her voice was tight. “You’re home early again. I’m noticing a pattern. Something you want to tell me?”

He looked at her, a hint of guilt in his eyes. “I—my boss is letting me take a flexible schedule since I worked insane hours last month. So I thought I’d spend more time with the kids. I was going to mention it tonight.”

She studied him, searching for signs of deception. “You just happen to be alone with Bethany and the kids a lot. I hope you see why that might concern me, given what I walked in on the other day—her in the shower.”

Julian stiffened. “It was harmless. So is this. Don’t go making it into something shady. I just want to be here for the kids, lighten Bethany’s load.” He turned to place a water balloon near the hose, half-smiling. “We had fun. Isn’t that what matters?”

She nodded silently, tension pulsing. It was too easy to read every scenario as suspicious. But she tried to trust him. “I guess,” she whispered. “But please, fill me in next time.”

He sighed. “Sure. I get it. Communication, right?” He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, chilly and damp from balloon water. She closed her eyes, wanting to believe everything was fine.

Unearthing the Truth

Yet doubt continued festering. By Wednesday, she found herself rummaging through the closet for an old baby monitor that doubled as a camera system. She’d used it to watch Tessa as an infant. Now, she planned to set it discreetly in the living room. “I’m not proud of this,” she muttered to herself, “but I need peace of mind.”