I'm not quite sure how good it is, considering I wrote it a long time ago so please bear with me(:
"Charlie, it's time to come in." Molly called from the door leading out to the backyard.
"Not now, Mumma!" Charlie called back as he continued to play his game of 'Explorer'.
"It's time to eat, if it's still light out you can finish your game after dinner." Molly replied. Being the typical 5 year old that Charlie was, he didn't listen to his mum. "Why do you have to be so much like your father?" She added, more to herself then to Charlie as she walked outside and picked him up, setting him on her hip.
"I'm not like Daddy, Mumma." Charlie said as he wiped his dirty hands all over his face. Molly chuckled quietly to herself and kissed Charlie on the crown of his head,
"Let's get you cleaned up. We don't want a dirty 5 year old sitting with us, now do we?" Molly asked.
"I like being dirty though." Charlie said as he nuzzled his mum's chest.
"I know you do, honey." She said, "But you need to be clean for dinner."
"That isn't fair!" Charlie whined as he cuddled close to his mum.
"Yes it is, love." Molly said as she made her way inside and walked up the stairs to get a clean pair of clothes for Charlie, "You tired yourself out, didn't you?" She added as she noticed Charlie's eyes droop.
"I'm not tired." Charlie said as he nodded his head.
"Ok, if you say so." Molly replied as she set Charlie down in his room and went to get a fresh pair of clothes. Knowing that she had a very stubborn kid, Molly didn't want to argue with her second eldest son. Charlie took a seat on the floor as Molly rummaged through his drawers to find pajamas. "Ok time to take your clothes off, sweetheart." She said as she took a seat next to Charlie. Charlie reluctantly did as his mum told him and took his crocodile shirt off, setting it down next to him. "Ok, stand up." She added after pulling his pajama shirt over his head. Again, Charlie stood up reluctantly and took his pants off, setting it on top of his crocodile shirt. Molly put the pajama bottoms over Charlie's legs and stood him up so she could pull his pants up, "Ok, lets go wash your face and hands." She said once she got Charlie's pants on. Molly stood up and once again picked Charlie up, setting him on her hip. On the way to the bathroom, she stopped at the cupboard were she kept all the towels, pulled out a washcloth and walked to the bathroom. Once in the bathroom, she set Charlie down on the counter and let the warm water run,
"Mumma! That's a dragon!" Charlie said excitedly as he looked down at his pajama top.
"That is a dragon." Molly replied as she wrapped her arms around Charlie and hugged him, kissing the top of his head lightly. "Do you like dragons?" She added, already knowing the answer.
"I do mumma! They're big and they can knock things down!" Charlie said, the excitement still evident in his voice.
"Tell me once again, how big they are." Molly said as she pulled away from Charlie and smiled at him.
"They're this big!" Charlie replied as he spread his arms out as wide as he could. Molly chuckled as she put her hand under the running water, checking if it was warm yet. Feeling that it was, she took the washcloth, put it under the warm water and wiped Charlie's dirty face,
"Am I clean, mumma?" Charlie asked as she finished doing so.
"You are very clean." Molly said as she picked Charlie up, "Are you ready for dinner, love?" She added as he wrapped his legs around Molly's waist, getting a nod in response. Making her way out of the bathroom and down the stairs, Molly walked into the kitchen to find Bill and Percy already sitting at the table with their food served,
"Surprise!" She heard Arthur say as he walked over to her and kissed her on the lips. "Bill told me that you were cleaning Charlie up so I decided that I would get them their food."
"Thank you, love." Molly replied as she set Charlie down on his chair and made her way to the counter.
"Let me do that for you, Molly. You do it every night." Arthur said before Molly could put food on Charlie's plate. Molly would never admit it, but she was happy that Arthur was willing to help her that night so she turned around and wrapped her arms around his neck, giving him a quick peck on the lips.
"Thank you, Arthur." She said as she pulled away from their loving embrace.
"You're welcome, Molls." He replied, "Now go sit with your boys." Molly gave Arthur another quick kiss and walked back to the table, sitting in between Percy's high chair and Bill. Seconds after she sat down in her chair the one-year-old Percy started crying, so she stood back up and picked him up from his high chair.
"Let me take him while you eat, Molly." Arthur offered as he brought over both her's and Charlie's plate to the table.
"I got him." Molly replied as she bounced Percy up and down. Percy quieted down within minutes of her bouncing and cooing him but instead of putting him back into his high chair, Molly decided to sit him in her lap.
"Charlie, why aren't you eating?" She asked after she took a bit of her food.
"I wanna go play with my friend." Charlie replied as he continued to look at his untouched food.
"Who's your friend, Charlie?" Arthur asked as he gave Molly a quizzical look.
"His imaginary friend." Molly mouthed as she took another bite.
"His name is Elliot, he's my pet dragon." Charlie replied as he looked over to Arthur.
"Oh, can I meet him?" Arthur asked.
"No, Elliot is invisible. He doesn't like to be seen."
"Ok, you can go see Elliot after you finish your dinner, k?" Arthur promised. Charlie immediately smiled and picked up his fork, scooping food into his mouth. After everyone finished their dinner, Charlie immediately ran to the back door and opened it,
"Wait, Charlie. I'm going to clean the kitchen up and then we can go out." Molly said before Charlie could run out the door. Being darker outside then it was earlier; Molly didn't want Charlie to go out alone, especially now that there was a war going on.
"Can Daddy go out with me?" Charlie whined.
"Daddy's putting Percy to sleep. But if you help me, you will be able to go play with Elliot sooner." Within minutes both Molly and Charlie had the dishes cleaning themselves and the kitchen mess-less.
"Ok, lets go mumma!" Charlie said as he took Molly's hand and pulled her towards the door. Seeing that Charlie was tired, Molly scooped him up into her arms and tickled him,
"It's time for you to go to bed, love." Charlie rubbed his eyes slightly after he let out a little giggle and said,
"I'm not tired though mumma."
"You look tired, lets go say goodnight to Elliot and then I'll put you to bed."
"That's not fair!" Charlie whined.
"It's your bed time." Molly said as she walked outside. "Awe, come on Charlie. It's getting dark out here anyways." She added as Charlie crossed his arms across his chest.
"But I want to play with Elliot!" Charlie protested.
"You can play with him tomorrow, now it's time to say goodnight."
"I don't want to say goodnight to him." Charlie said bitterly.
"Why not?"
"Because he isn't here. He's mad at you for not letting me play with him."
"Tell him that you will play with him tomorrow." Knowing that he wouldn't win this argument, Charlie closed his eyes tightly and moved his lips like he was talking.
"Ok, I told him." Charlie said as he cuddled up close to his mum for heat. Molly smiled down at her sleepy five-year-old, kissed the top of his head and walked back into the house, making sure to lock the door behind her. As Molly made her way up the stairs, Charlie wrapped his arms around Molly's neck and rested his head on her shoulder,
"I love you, mumma." He said quietly as he closed his eyes.
"I love you too, sweetie." Molly replied as she made her way to the floor were Charlie's room was and walked towards it. Once inside, she walked over to Charlie's bed, pulled the covers back and laid him down, "Goodnight, Charlie." She added as she kissed the top of Charlie's head again. Being pulled away from the heat of Molly's body, Charlie started to whimper,
"Don't go!" He said as he patted the bed next to him, "I want you to sleep with me mumma."
"Ok, only for a few minutes." Molly replied as sat on the bed and scooted down under the blankets. Charlie cuddled up close to Molly's ample bosom and started to drift off to sleep. "I love you, Charlie." She added quietly as she kissed Charlie's head. Within minutes, both Molly and Charlie were sleeping.
As we all know, Charlie does stuff with dragons for a living so by playing 'Explorer' I was trying to make it seem like he's adventurous and I don't really need to explain the pet dragon lol. But I was also trying to make it seem like he's stubborn.