It had been late when Maria arrived home with the girls. It was a Sunday which meant the day was spent with the family and she had lost track of time which had gotten them home at eleven that night. Lilly had fallen asleep in the car and she was able to get her inside and to bed with ease. Emma, however, had woken up when they were five minutes from home and was wide awake now, able to hold onto Maria's pocket as she walked inside. There was a delivery package for some clothes Maria had ordered online and she found herself in her bedroom with said package and a very wide awake little girl.
"I wanna call daddy!" the little girl exclaimed and Maria had to shush her. "Please," she said in an exaggerated whisper.
Maria handed over her cell phone. "Get up on the bed and no moving while you're talking to him, ok? And remember, he might be at work still and not answer so remember what I taught you and leave a message." The girls were brilliant with technology for being only four. Emma was able to turn the smartphone on and find the contact for Jon which was an icon with a picture of him and the girls. She clicked the button and even put it on speaker phone.
Maria heard the phone ringing as she opened the shipping bag that had been left on their doorstep and started to look at the clothes she had ordered, deciding the try them on. A loud noise came from the phone and Jon's voice even louder saying to hold on for a moment. "Hey, sorry, had to find a quiet place. What's up?"
"Hi daddy!" Emma yelled again to which Maria shot her another look to keep it down.
Jon laughed. "Hello princess. Why are you up so late?"
"I'm not sleepy and mommy is putting on a fashion show," she explained. Without Maria noticing, the little girl activated the video chat option on the phone and Jon watched as an interesting imagine filled his screen. Maria was peeling her shirt off, leaving her in her bra as she worked on her jeans and then broke open a few plastic bags to pull out the new clothes she purchased.
"A fashion show, huh?" he asked. "Kinda late for a fashion show. Are you sure you're not sleepy?" This would be a much better fashion show to watch without his daughter there, to be honest.
"No daddy, I'm not sleepy at all. I'm gonna stay up all night just like the adults do." She went on to tell him all about the day they had at grandma and grandpa's house, but Jon could only half pay attention. His eyes were glued to the little screen as Maria tried on clothes. Pulling garments over her head and then off again, making a pile of things she wanted to keep and putting the things to be returned back in the bag. He was biting his lip as she tried on a shirt with no pants, looking at herself in the mirror in front of her. "Daddy? Daddy! Helllooooo," came Emma's voice and he somewhat snapped out of it, seeing Maria's attention back on the little girl and coming over to take the phone away.
"What are you… did you turn the camera on? Emma! That's it. You're going to bed." The phone was tossed onto the bed and Jon just shook his head as he listened to the struggle that was being had with the four-year-old who had burst into full on sobs. He waited for a bit but was about to hang up when he heard a door close and soon Maria's face filled the screen. "Enjoy the show?" she asked with a smirk which made him laugh.
"Hey, your daughter turned the camera on. I wasn't about to tell her to shut it off."
"Your daughter is four and doesn't fully understand technology yet," she fired back.
"She knows how to use that phone better than I do," Jon told her.
Maria contemplated that for a moment before smirking again. "You know, you're right. She does. You should take a lesson from her some time."
"Name the time and place and I'm there," Jon smiled.
Maria could only laugh as she shook her head. "Goodnight Jon," she told him, giving him a little wave.
"Goodnight Maria," he smiled his cheeky grin at her until the screen turned black and a little 'call ended' notification popped up.
