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“Bobby, don’t!” He took a bite, chewing it up like a piece a spaghetti, and my chest exploded from panic, waiting to watch him freeze up as he and my children got electrocuted.
Instead, he heard me yelling and looked over at me, squinting in confusion. Bathed in relief, I ran over to him, touching him all over.
“You’re okay? Babies are okay?”
He chuckled as he submitted to the pat-down. “We’re fine, Weirdo. What’s the matter? It’s just an extension cord.”
“Justan extension cord.”
“Wait, you thought…” He looked at that cord, then looked at the wall outlet, then back at the cord. “I gotta be careful with these things.”
“You think?”
He gave me a sheepish smile. “Sorry, Honey.”
“It’s okay, as long as all of you are okay.” I hugged him close, enjoying his scent, the feel of his small body against mine, and the movement of our children in his middle.
After a moment, I stepped away from him, still squeezing his shoulders. “Guess what? I figured it out.”
Bobby screeched. “You did?”
“I did. Wait just a second.” I went back to where I had dropped the bag with Bobby’s prize in it when I was panicking over the extension cord.
Bobby wriggled in excitement, his giant belly shaking a little like jello. It was so cute I wanted to eat him up.
“What is it? What is it, what is it?”
“Ready?” I presented him with…an empty San Pellegrino can. Bobby slapped his hands to his cheeks, Home Alone-style, and let out a huge gasp.
“No. You’re kidding.”
“This is it, right? This is what you’ve been craving.”
“Hand it over, Boss Lion.” Bobby grabbed it out of my hand and took a bite off the top. I winced, but I was laughing, too.
“How do you do that?”
He shrugged, totally focused on the can. “Just goat things.”
I made a “c’mon” motion with my hands. “So, tell me your alpha got it right. Tell me how well I know you.”
“You got it right, big alpha, you got it one-hundred-percent, on-the-nose, pin-the-tail-on-the-goat correct. You know me inside and out.” He winked. I preened, some long strands of my mane even growing out for me to show off what a big, strong, alpha lion I was.
Bobby took another bite of the can. “Ooh, it’s even my favorite flavor. You got any more?”
“I got a dozen, but we’re gonna limit the number of cans you consume in a day.”
“I can live with that. Let me have one more.” He followed me into my office and made grabby hands while I emptied another of the beverages into a glass for me to drink and handed him the can, resting a hip on my desk while I sat in my chair. “Nice and cold, too.” He took a huge bite and started chewing, the aluminum making a loud crinkling crunch between his teeth. After a few moments of chewing and making happy yummy noises, Bobby slowed down. His chin tilted forward and his eyelids drooped.
He was worn out now, and it made me smile. “Need to take a break?”
He shook his head. “Nuh uh.” Then his mouth opened in a wide yawn, revealing all his goat teeth, used to chew all the weird stuff he’d been craving. Now, he nodded. “Mm-hmm.”
I held open my arms and he came and perched on my lap. Even though he was heavily pregnant, he was still able to tuck his small body in against mine, comfortable, safe, and protected from any harm.
We sat there in silence for a moment, just breathing with each other, basking in the special moment.
Bobby nuzzled into my chest. “Thank you.”
