"Patrick, Patrick, Patrick, Patrick" Louise garbled down the phone when he answered. Patrick smiled as he handed over the money for the coffee.
"Louise, Louise, Louise, Louise." He said excitedly into the phone and smiled at the shop assistant before leaving the store.
"Patrick, Lucy just walked!" Louise gushed down the phone. Patrick quickly swallowed some of his coffee and looked around.
"Seriously?" he asked her and she shrieked.
"She walked from the sofa to the armchair before deciding to fall down." Louise confirmed and she planted a kiss on the little girl's head. Patrick had never felt so much pride was through him. His little girl had learnt how to walk and was growing up already, but then he was disappointed that he could not be with her at this moment and have seen it for himself.
"You're such a clever girl aren't you? Yes you are" Louise said to the girl as she had the phone pressed to her ear. Patrick smirked as he heard his daughter laugh at her mother.
"When will you be home?" Louise asked him and he glanced at his watch.
"I have two appointments this afternoon so I will leave early. It may be around five or something" Patrick told her and Louise nodded.
"Okay" she said.
"I want to see her walk now" Patrick sighed into the phone.
"You will" his wife assured him and he agreed with her. After the two of them had said goodbye, Patrick went back to work and Louise went back to playing with Lucy. As Patrick walked to his next client he couldn't believe he had missed a historic monument in his daughter's life. He spent the rest of the day communicating with clients and their relatives from the other side. When he finally finished his days work he quickly went home, driving close to breaking the speed limit. When he pulled up in the driveway he quickly jumped from his car and unlocked the front door, walking into the living room where Louise was sat with Lucy on the floor, crawling around.
"Hi honey" Louise said and got up from the sofa and kissed her husband on the cheek. Patrick smiled at his wife before looking at the crawling Lucy. Patrick knelt on the floor and Lucy smacked her fists on the floor.
"Hello little Lucy...mummy said you can walk now. You're a big girl now" Patrick exclaimed and Lucy giggled happily at her father.
"She only walked a little Patrick before she fell, didn't you Lucy?" Louise said looking down onto her husband and daughter. Lucy laughed again and Patrick smiled at the sight of the happy child.
"Tea is ready...come on Lucy" Louise said when a ringing noise came from the kitchen. Louise reached down and picked Lucy up; Patrick stood also and followed the two of them into the kitchen. Louise put Lucy into her high chair and began to feed the child. Patrick leant against the worktop and peered over the highchair and saw Louise smiling as the plane went into Lucy's mouth.
"Good day?" Patrick asked Louise who tossed her hair back and looked at her husband.
"Same as usual. You?" she asked Patrick who smirked.
"Same old" he replied. Louise sighed and put the spoon down which she was holding. Patrick looked at her and raised a brow, sensing she had something to say.
"What is it Lucy?" Patrick asked her and she looked him in the eye.
"Mark is coming over for a few nights" Louise told him and Patrick smirked. Mark, his beloved brother in law.
"Fine" Patrick shrugged and Louise looked gobsmacked.
"Seriously? No arguments, moaning?" Louise checked and Patrick shook his head.
"No. It's fine. Really Louise it is no problem" Patrick told her and walked over to his wife. Patrick wrapped his arms around her and she laid her head on his shoulder.
"You and Lucy are all I need. Anything which makes you happy is all that I care for." Patrick told her and she smirked.
"I love you Patrick Jane" she smiled.