Fatherhood
Disclaimer: I own nothing(except Tyler). Everything else belongs to it's original owners.
Nick was at home with Tyler. Who was four years old now. The past three years had been great.
As Tyler got older he took interests in sports. He loved the Cowboys for football and the Rangers for baseball. He was now enrolled in preschool and he started tomorrow.
He loved his 'aunts' and 'uncles'. Nick took him to the lab a lot and Tyler loved seeing the team. They all adored Tyler and treated them as their actual nephew.
Nick's brother came in for a visit not long ago and Tyler got along well with his cousin.
Nick and Tyler were a team. Nick loved Tyler more than life itself. Tyler adored Nick more than anyone in the world. Right now they were playing in the backyard.
Tyler was playing on his power wheels jeep. It was his favorite toy. He drove the jeep around the inside of the fence.
"You can go faster Ty" Nick said.
"No I can't daddy. It's gonna waste gas and gas is expensive" Tyler said.
Nick couldn't help but laugh.
"Buddy, that doesn't take gas like my Tahoe. That runs on batteries" he said.
"Oh. When can I get a car like yours?" Tyler asked.
"When you're sixteen" Nick said.
"Is that a long time?" Tyler asked.
"Yeah" Nick said.
"Aw man" Tyler said.
"Wanna go play in the playroom buddy? It's hot out here" Nick said.
"Sure" Tyler said.
He got out of the jeep and followed Nick inside to the playroom.
"Can we play candy land daddy?" Tyler asked.
"Sure bud. Get it out and we'll set it up" Nick said.
Tyler got the game out and sat on the floor. Nick helped him set it up. They started playing. They played two games and Tyler won both.
"Ok buddy, clean it up and I'll go make dinner" Nick said.
"Can we go out to eat?" Tyler asked.
"Where do you wanna go?" Nick asked.
"The steakhouse place" Tyler said.
"Ok. We can go. Clean up and get ready" Nick said.
Tyler cleaned the game up and put it away. He went to the living room and put his shoes on.
"Can I take my game daddy?" Tyler asked.
"Yeah it's in the car" Nick said.
They went out to the car. Nick buckled Tyler into his booster seat.
"Where's my game daddy?" Tyler asked.
"Hold on buddy" Nick said
He reached into the seat pocket and pulled out Tyler's handheld video game. He handed it to Tyler. It was a educational, yet fun game for kids Tyler's age. The games had characters from TV shows and they taught kids letters, numbers, shapes, and other things. Tyler loved it so for Nick it was a good investment.
Nick shut the door and got into the driver's seat. He started driving. Tyler quietly played a game in the backseat.
"Daddy, what's five plus five?" he asked suddenly.
The games taught math so sometime Tyler needed help.
"Ten buddy" Nick said.
"Thanks daddy" Tyler said.
When they got to the restraunt they went inside. A waitress led them to their table.
Another waitress took their drink orders.
"You ready for preschool tomorrow Ty?" Nick asked as he looked over the menu.
"No" Tyler said.
"Why not?" Nick asked.
"Cause I won't be at home with you" Tyler said.
"Buddy, it's only for half a day. It ends at lunch time. So you'll come and eat lunch" Nick said.
"But I still won't be at home" Tyler said.
"You'll have fun buddy. You'll make some friends" Nick said.
"I don't need friends daddy" Tyler said.
"Preschool will be fun buddy, I promise" Nick said.
He found the kids menu.
"What do you want bud? Chicken, a cheeseburger, grilled cheese, macaroni and cheese, or a steak?" Nick asked.
"Does the steak come with fries?" Tyler asked.
"Yeah. You can get two sides" Nick said.
"Ok. I want the steak" Tyler said.
The waitress came over with their drinks. Then she took their food orders.
"I'll have a steak with fries and he'll take the kids cheeseburger with fries and…what other side do you want Tyler?" Nick asked.
"Fruit" Tyler said with out taking his eyes off the game he was playing.
"Fries and fruit for sides" Nick said.
"Ok. I'll put those right in" the waitress said.
She walked away.
"Are you going to work tonight daddy?" Tyler asked.
"Nope. It's my night off. But after that Ms. Lily is gonna come over here to watch you. You'll already be in bed and you'll see me in the morning" Nick said.
"Daddy, can I ask you something?" Tyler asked.
"Of course buddy. You can ask me anything" Nick said.
"What happened to my mommy?" Tyler asked.
Nick froze in place. He didn't know how to explain this to Tyler.
Note: there's the first chapter of the new story. I know the second one isn't finished yet but I decided to get this one up.