Hailey Alexia Winchester felt so happy that her daddy was coming to get her. She didn't know what to do with her joy. Hailey loved her mommy that was true. But, she missed seeing her daddy all the time. She secretly missed when her parents were still married to each other. Hailey was only five, but she remembered a time when Mommy and Daddy lived in the same house and loved each other. Devin, her baby brother, wasn't so lucky. The divorce became final a year ago, and Devin was two and a half years old. Every other weekend, Hailey and Devin went to their daddy's new house. Mommy had remarried a guy named Dave and they had Hailey's newborn sister Alice. She loved Alice, but sometimes Hailey got a little sad that she didn't see her daddy as much as Alice saw hers.
"Hailey Winchester, your daddy's going to be here soon!" Mommy yelled up the stairs. Hailey grabbed her already packed purple bag, and ran down the stairs. "Sorry, Mommy," She replied apologetically.
Hailey's hazel eyes looked up into her mother's bright blue ones. Mommy smiled, and kissed the top of Hailey's brunette head. Devin walked over to Hailey. "Hey, Hailey…you wanna play before Daddy gets here?" Hailey nodded, grabbing her toys that they always played with.
After a while, Uncle Dean's black Impala pulled into the driveway and out came Daddy. His face broke out into a wide, dimpled grin and he held out his arms for Hailey and Devin to run into. Hailey let her brother go first, and then ran in.
"I missed y'all," her daddy mumbled into her hair. "I missed you more, Daddy," Hailey replied. Uncle Dean was in the driver's seat, and then got out to greet his niece and nephew.
"My God, Hailey! You've inherited your father's legs," he joked warmly, as she hugged her uncle tightly. Mommy came outside, holding both Devin and Hailey's bags and balancing Alice in her free hand. "Hey kids? You missin' something?" she said, smiling slyly. Hailey ran back, kissed Mommy and Alice, and grabbed their bags. Daddy briefly waved at Mommy as he helped Devin into his booster seat in the back of the Impala.
Uncle Dean grimaced to Daddy as they pulled away. A grimace that said a number of things to Hailey Winchester. Uncle Dean was in pain, and he was still mad at Mommy for leaving Daddy. She honestly couldn't blame him, she was secretly mad at Mommy for leaving Daddy for Dave too.
Hailey Alexia Winchester might be only five, but even she wasn't stupid.