The older man rolled over in his bed and looked at his wife. She lay motionless as he watched her breath in an out her chest rising and falling. He heard a slight whimper from the next room.
"I got her" he whispered, even though she didn't move. He got up and walked into his daughter's room and stood in the doorway and watched her standing in her crib teething on the rim. She looked up at him and grinned "Daay"
"Come her baby." He said as he picked her up and held her close to his body
"Daay" she said again as she laughed, just like her daddy, she was quite the morning person
He held her close as he started to sing her a lullaby as he danced with her across the room, normal activity for five O'clock in the morning
"What do you say we go make mommy breakfast? Huh?" he said as he raised her above his head and then sat her on the floor and held onto her hands as he led her out the door. Once down the steps and to the kitchen he asked "Pancakes?"
A smile and a laugh from his little girl answered his question, he sat he in her playpen and got out his eggs, batter and water, he also grabbed the milk and poured her some which she took happily
An hour later his dark haired lady walked down the steps and stood in the doorway and watched as her husband leaned over their daughters playpen as he fed her small pieces of his freshly made pancakes; their favorite. She walked up behind him and tapped her daughter on the nose, he turned around "Morning" he said as he kissed her cheek "Pancakes?"
"You have to ask?" She said as she picked up her daughter and sat with her at the table
"No" he said as he sat down her plate, two pancakes covered in butter and syrup
"You do realize that your feeding me pancakes with syrup, at six in the morning, when we have to be at work in an hour and then I'm sure you'll bring me my morning Caf Pow then I'm sure McGee and Tony will bring me another or two before the end of the day so…" she said as she took a bite and looked up at him smiling
"I know." He said giving her his favorite smile
"I love you." She said as she returned his smile
"I know." He said as he got up and took the dishes to the sink, his daughter followed he picked her up "…and I love you too." He said as he kissed the back of her head as she laid her head on his shoulder.
"I know." Abby said as she kissed her head and the his cheek