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I stared at my eggs with uncertainty.
"You don't want them, Daddy?" Chloe asked in a whimper.
"No, I do," I chuckled nervously.
"Then why aren't you eating?" Olivia asked with a smirk, causing me to frown.
"Yeah," Olivia agreed.
"I just want to keep it for lunch, I'll have the pancakes," I said.
"Oh, okay," Chloe said as she started to poke at her food.
"Nice going dad," Olivia said. "If you don't want it, let me have it."
"But I made it for dad," Chloe whined.
"Fine," I groaned and started to eat the meal with gusto.
"Do you like it?" The sparkle had returned to her eyes.
"It tasted good… extra crunchy but good," I said as I swallowed.
"We didn't know what you'd drink so we all went with Cocoa," Olivia explained as I picked up the cup.
"I actually have a sweet tooth," I said before taking the cocoa. Perfectly made. "You did this as well, Chloe?"
"Only mine," she said as she drank hers.
"Is it good, daddy?" Olivia asked in a baby-ish voice.
"Yes… it is actually," I admitted, "You have a gift. This tastes just like…"
"Just like what?" she asked.
"The way I used to love it," I said, although that wasn't exactly what I wanted to say.
"Well, if that's what you like, get ready to drink it so much you'd get exhausted," she said with a grin as she rested her head on her hand.
What I wanted to say, was that it tasted just like she used to make it. She was clumsy and didn't know how to cook. The only thing she was good at was making cakes and tea.
"It's a Sunday, so what's the plan?" Olivia asked.
"Daddy will drop me off at grandma's," Chloe said.
"About that, I won't be working on Sundays anymore," I said. "I want to spend some more time with you."
"You really mean it?" Chloe asked.
"Yeah," I smiled.
"Okay," was all she said but the giggles she let out told me she loved the idea.
"Good job, Dad," Olivia said. "Hearing that she doesn't know your favorite breakfast drink set you on the right track, didn't it?"
"I've actually been making plans to make sure that I get enough time with her," I explained. "But it's true that I've neglected her for so long as I desperately want to change it."
"That's good to hear," she said as we continued eating our meal.
