“Why thank you, Thomas.” Daddy finished linking the trains, one of Thomas crew and one for the Uni team all the way through to the end. It was like a conga line of trains.
Daddy brought out some ponies to watch the train race, they stood along outside the tracks and I’m happy to report that the girls played nicely. No fussing or pushing and shoving. Princess was on her best behavior today.
“Keep playing, little uni, Daddy’s gonna get our laundry going.”
“’K, Daddy. Thank you. Kisses.” I puckered up and Daddy gave me one, two, three sweet kisses before he walked away. Lost in playing, it wasn’t until I heard some banging that I realized Daddy hadn’t come back to play and went to find him. “Whatcha doing?”
“I thought I’d hang up your stuffie net so you can put your new ones in it.” I had another one that was already full.
“Thank you, Daddy. Will you help me?”
“You know I will. Just tell me who goes where.”
I handed him Thomas. “Thomas in the middle, please. Um,” I really did get a lot on our trip. “Hugo on one side of him and Little Midge next to Hugo.” That left the other side open. I sleep with Sassy Pants, so she stays on the bed. “Let’s put the small ones from the baskets in the empty spot.” Daddy made them nice and perfect, you could see them all, no one was hidden. “Thank you, Daddy, it’s perfect.”
“Your Daddy is going places, sweetheart and one day I promise you’ll have your very own playroom.”
“As long as I have my Daddy, nothing else matters.” Though a playroom would be sweet. “What’s next on our Sunday list?”
“Errands and groceries,” Daddy groaned when his phone rang. “After I take this call. Sorry, sweetheart.”
I got ready while Daddy took his call. He was a busy bee today. By the time I showered and got dressed, he finally hung up. “Everything okay?”
“Such a good boy, getting ready and letting Daddy take an important business call. I’d say my sweet unicorn deserves a treat for that, don’t you?”
Treat? My ears perked up. “I even brushed my teeth, see?” I flashed him my pearly whites.
“You did and they’re wonderfully clean. But to answer your question, it appears I have a video call tomorrow with Shadowand Easton. Life suddenly got a lot more interesting and from the looks of it, very busy.”
“Will Daddy still have time for me?”
Daddy knelt in front of me. “You, my love, will always come first. I waited too long to find the one and like I said before, we will make all the big decisions together. If you don’t like something or it doesn’t feel right, tell Daddy. That’s usually a sign that it’s not right or maybe just not right for us. You. Come. First.”
“Just nervous, sorry. Past bad choices and all of that.” Men who had no use for me once they got what they wanted and moved on.
“Understood. I’ve got baggage to, but none of that includes you, Payden. You’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me and I’ll do everything in my power to keep us together. But Daddies make mistakes too and I can’t fix what I don’t know is broken. You’ve got to let Daddy know when that happens. Can you promise to do that so we can fix it together?”
“I promise, Daddy, and the same goes for me. I can be a bit needy, or so I’m told and I don’t want it to get to where I’m too much to handle.”
“Sweetheart, I can’t ever see that happening. In fact, in my opinion you don’t get enough little time, and I hope to remedy that. Daddy just wants to contribute more to the household. As soon as I have a steady paycheck, we can see where we’re at and maybe look at moving closer to your mom and Dad. What do you think?”
“As much as I love that, it would make the job commute longer for me. Unless I took more rural assignments.”
“Well, let’s not hurt our brains worrying too much about it. Just food for future thought. The world is our oyster and we’re getting ready to shuck it.”
“Blech!” My tongue poked out. “Not a fan of oysters.”
“Okay, the world is our chicken nugget. How’s that?”
I giggled. “Much better. Now I want nuggets and fries.”
“I think that can be arranged. Let’s roll.”
I liked it when Daddy drove. Traffic stressed me out plus I got to sing along with the radio and dance in my seat while he drove. Living closer to my parents would be great, and more affordable. Yucca Valley, where I grew up, was once a small town and had grown a bit but not to the point of high crime or overpopulation. The lots were bigger and so were the houses, which allotted more privacy.
Maybe Daddy was on to something…
I bet we could find an affordable place where we could have an office and maybe a music room for him. Shoot, now I was just as excited about that as I was for nuggets. My brain was going bonkers. Being in Beaumont was nice and all, but I’d, correction, we’d get to see Mom and Dad more. I bet Dad would love to meet the people Daddy may soon be working with.
