CHAPTER TWO HUNDRED AND NINE – SAFE ENVIRONMENT

After getting Helena cleaned up and settled with some toys, Rebecca decided to tackle a task she'd been putting off – baby-proofing the house. Helena had recently discovered the joy of pulling everything off shelves, and Rebecca was tired of constantly picking up after her. She was in the middle of installing cabinet locks when the doorbell rang. Scooping up Helena, who had somehow managed to unroll an entire roll of toilet paper in the time it took Rebecca to turn her back, she went to answer it. "Nancy!" Rebecca exclaimed, surprised to see her sister standing there. "What are you doing here?" Nancy grinned, holding up a colorfully wrapped package. "Can't an aunt drop by to spoil her niece?" As they settled in the living room, Helena immediately gravitated towards the gift, more interested in the crinkly paper than what might be inside. "So," Nancy said, watching Helena tear into the wrapping, "where's the illustrious husband?" Rebecca hesitated. "He had some... business to take