The daycare was empty of parents this time which Ben was grateful for. Daphne greeted him with Christopher on her hip. Ben's eyebrows went up when he saw the marker mustache Christopher was sporting on his upper lip. Daphne looked embarrassed and the child looked sad.

"Sorry Ben. Christopher and one of the other boys got into the markers and drew on each other. This little guy got the worst of it."

"It washes off?" he asked.

"Eventually," she winced.

Ben collected the boy in his arms and looked at him critically. "Will it make him less tasty?" He proceeded to pretend to eat the boy's ear and Christopher shrieked...