My eyes slowly opened as I noticed the lamp was on. I looked around to see I had fallen asleep in Sarah's arms on the couch.
"We'll talk about it in the morning." Dad said over the phone as we yawned.
"Alright. Goodnight." he said as we slowly sat up.
"Hey." we greeted him as he threw down his keys before waving a hand.
"Scoot." he told us as we did so.
"Fun day at work, huh?" Sarah asked as we noticed how he sat back and rubbed his eye.
He gave us a brief look before putting his elbow on the arm of the couch, resting his head on his hand.
"What are you two still doing up? It's late." he said as Sarah and I looked at each other, panicked.
"Oh crud. What time is it?" I asked as we put a a hand on the couch and looked up at the big clock.
"It's way past your bedtimes." Dad told us as we grinned.
"But it's still today." Sarah said as we got off of the couch and went to the corner of it.
"Girls, please not right now. I do not have the energy for this." Dad said, exhausted.
Sarah grabbed the small box as she handed it to him.
"Here. It's from Lilly and I." she said as he took it.
"What's this?" he asked as we plopped back down on the couch.
"Your birthday." we said as we waited in anticipation.
He slowly opened it as he stared at it for a moment.
"You kept complaining about your broken watch... So we figured, you know." Sarah said as I nodded while Dad put his new watch on.
"You like it?" I asked as Sarah and I both looked at Dad, eagerly waiting for his response.
"Girls, this is..." he said as he started tapping it and putting his wrist up to his ear.
"What?" I asked as we were getting concerned.
"It's nice, but I-...I think it's stuck. It's not..." he told us as we bent over towards him.
"What? No, no, no, no." Sarah said as we spotted the watch was working just fine.
"Oh, ha, ha." she said as she laid back down.
"Very funny, Daddy." I added as I laid down next to Sarah while we watched T.V.
"Where did you two get the money for this?" he asked as Sarah winked at me.
"Drugs. We sell hardcore drugs." she said as I giggled.
"Oh, good." Dad said as he picked up the remote.
"You can start helping out with the mortgage then." he told us as Sarah scoffed.
"Stsh - yeah, you wish." she said as I was confused.
"What's a mortgage?" I asked as Sarah laughed.
"Don't worry about it, Lilly." she said as we continued to watch T.V until I found myself dozing off again.
I was half-way asleep when I felt someone move Sarah. My eyes opened slightly as I saw Dad had picked her up and put her on one of his shoulders.
"Daddy?" I asked sleepily as I rubbed my eyes.
"C'mon, sweetheart." he told me as he picked me up and put me on his other shoulder.
He carried upstairs and into the room Sarah and I shared as he gently laid us down on the bed before moving a piece of Sarah's hair out of her face.
"Goodnight, baby girl." he said, calling her by the nickname he gave her.
He looked at me, patting my head.
"Goodnight, Lil bit." he told me as I smiled.
"Goodnight, Daddy." I told him as he left the room and I fell asleep once again.