Authors note: I hope you enjoy the story. I wanted to write a story for the holiday.
Lindsay woke up to her daughter shaking her "Mama, wake up, Daddy's Day." She looked around the room, "Mommy where's Daddy?"
"Baby, five minutes."
"No, NOW MAMA" Lucy said while hopping on to the bed and shoving Lindsay up, "Daddy's missing we gotta find him mommy!" Lindsay looked up at her daughter and looked at the clock. "Six in the morning, Lucy, Mama's tired."
"Daddy's missing and it's his day"
"Lucy he had to work."
"Oh. Mommy can we make him a cake and hamburgers and fries and, and…"
"Yes, Lucy, now get back in bed."
"No up now if we're going to get him his special day"
"Did Daddy tell you to get me up"
"No"
"Well, then why do you want up?"
"To be able to suprise him."
"Fine I'll get up"
Lucy ran to the kitchen and grabbed a bowl and sat at the table when Lindsay walked in. "Cereal, Mommy the one with Dora on it. I like Dora."
"Okay, Milk or juice"
"Mommy, you're silly milk goes into the bowl with cereal not juice."
"Yup, well do you want juice or milk to drink"
"Apple juice" Lindsay walked over to the fridge and got the juice.
Lucy dragged Lindsay through the store "Mama he would love this" she said holding up a card with a football and a baseball on it. "Yes, Lucy he would, hey lets go buy him a baseball and football, and then buy his favorite ice cream"
"The chocolate one"
"Yes"
"Okay"
Lindsay stirred the ingredients in the bowl for cake. "Mommy why are there two batter thingys"
"I'm making marble cake with blue icing and sprinkles"
"Will you write 'Happy Daddy's Day' on it"
"Yes, Lucy just like that."
"In green Icing he likes green"
"Okay, hey will you go clean up your room some to surprise Daddy."
"Uh huh" and Lucy ran off to do that.
Danny walked into the house looked at the hand painted banners and the pictures made by Lucy and found a sleeping Lucy on the couch, with Dora playing on the TV. "Danny you wake her up you die. Happy Father's Day, I am so happy you are my husband."
"Thanks.. I… wow. I can't believe… how."
"Hey… complete… a…. sentence."
"Montana" Danny looked at Linday and she hugged him "Some days I love the looks you make. How'd you get off early."
"Mac"
"Fixes everything, and Danny, If you want to make our day stay out of the kitchen, in fact take a nap."
"What, oh"
Lindsay woke Lucy up "You wanna help Mommy"
"Yes"
"Help me put the stuff on the burgers."
"Okay" Lucy and Lindsay worked together to set up the burgers and make the table. "Lucy go wake Daddy up."
"Mommy, he's at work"
"He came home early, go get him" Lucy ran squealing. "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, wake up yummy food. I'm hungry, Mommy wants you in the kitchen. Happy Daddy Day. Food, Come on. Daddy don't roll over you'll fall asleep." Danny waited a second and jumped up and chased a squealing Lucy to the kitchen and picked her up and tickled her. "Daddy, Daddy look I painted and drewed."
"Lucy it's lovely. Let's go to the table your Mommy made her legendary hamburgers."
"Daddy how did you know."
"I smell them"
Danny sat on the couch and looked over all the work Lucy and Lindsay did. A tear rolled down his face as he smiled. They had worked so hard for him and they could never know how much joy they had brought him. Lucy ran into the living room and ran out. She ran to Lindsay. "Mommy, Daddy's crying"
Lindsay walked to the living room and saw Danny. "Lucy sometimes when someone is very, very happy they look like their crying but they're not really. You have made him very happy with all these things"
"Mommy you helped."
"Lucy lets get dessert and Daddy's presents"
"Okay"
Danny sat in the living room listening to his wife and daughter. "Hey, Danny here."
"Daddy here's this one." They each handed him presents. He opened them and smiled "A cute card, a football, a baseball, a glove, and a Giants mug."
"Check the other side."
"Forty-Niners on the other side."
"Yup, been saving it for a while had it custom made and I don't have a preference of baseball team so I didn't get the other mug made."
"I know you prefer football."
"Hey I love watching it with you"
"Mommy, Daddy ca… Dessert!"
"Yes lets eat Danny open the dessert box. "Happy Daddy Day" Danny read out loud, and looked at Lucy and Lindsay "Where'd you get it, it is amazing."
"Mommy made it."
"Master baker more like"
"Lucy bed time."
"Mommy my bath." Lindsay's phone rang "Messer… Oh, hi, Mac… yea, that's fine… no you have some at your house from Stella… yes… anytime… actually I thought I was being called in… no… okay bye." Lindsay looked at Lucy and smiled. "Get your bag for Mac's house."
"Mommy what clothes will I wear."
"Auntie Stella gave some to Mac. Well mailed them actually."
"Oh" They heard a knock. Lindsay answered the door. "Hey Lindsay I called in the lobby and elevator. I planned you'd say yes. Oh, Danny Happy Fathers Day."
"Mac, it's Daddy Day"
"Oh"
Lindsay looked at her sleeping husband they had their ups and downs but she was still glad they married. She smoothed his hair and fell asleep.