They arrived at Bucks and Vicki glanced at Dally, "Really?" she asked in a joking matter.
"Funny, well, let's get you and the three kids inside and you and them all in bed, I'll have Buck help me bring the stuff in," Dally told her.
She nodded and climbed out of the truck. She took Annie out of her car seat and they slowly went to the front porch.
Dallas opened the back of the truck allowing the two dogs to jump out. They ran up to the porch and stood by Vicki.
"Well, let's go to the room," Dallas said as he opened the door.
Vicki sighed and followed him into the building, Star was on one side and Sugar was on the other of her.
They were keeping an eye out for anyone who'd want to hurt their master.
The five of them went to the room and Dallas opened the door and allowed Vicki, Sugar and Star to enter first.
"It's a nice room, Annie can have the couch for now," Vicki told Dallas with a smile as she laid the sleeping child on the couch.
"Yeah, knowing them two they'll stay close to the door with all the parting that goes on," Dallas said getting a sigh from Vicki, "Nothing will happen to you or Annie when I'm around. Oh just wondering, but, is Annie short for something?"
"Okay and yes, it's short for Annabelle," Vicki told him and he smiled, "Yes, after your mother."
"It's a pretty name Victoria," he told her and she chuckled.
"Thanks, Dallas," she told him and he chuckled.
"I'm going to go down and start unloading the truck, I'll get Buck to help and you can meet him when everything is up here, then, I'll talk to him about getting you a job as a waitress, tomorrow I start my job at the stables," Dallas spoke softly seeing his daughter on the couch asleep with Star and Sugar on the floor next to the couch.
"Okay, I'll be in here with the kids," Vicki replied.
He nodded and went downstairs and over to the bar, "hey Buck, can I get you to help me bring the boxes up to mine and Vicki's room?" Dallas asked.
"Yeah," Buck replied following Dallas out to the truck.
Dally opened the tailgate and the window of the topper and the two of them started to take the bags and boxes up to the room.
Dallas opened the door and smiled when he saw Vicki stretched out on the bed asleep.
"Let's just put them at the end of the bed since the dogs are still by Annie, after Vicki wakes up her and I will take care of the stuff," Dallas spoke getting a nod from Buck in return.
After they had the boxes down they went and finished unloading the truck.
Two hours alter they had all the boxes and bags out of the back of the truck.
"I have a small bed in the basement that used to by my kid sisters bed I could bring up for the kid," Buck told Dallas.
"Okay, thanks man, do you need help bringing it up?" Dallas asked.
"No, it's not that big," Buck replied and left to go get the bed.
"Hmm, Dally is that you?" Vicki asked with her eyes still shut.
"Yeah it is Vicki, Buck and I just brought up all the boxes and everything and he just went to get a bed for Annie," Dallas replied and Vicki slowly sat up with a yawn.
"Okay," she replied as she stretched.
A few moments later of silence there was a light knock on the door. Dallas went over and opened it, allowing Buck to enter with the wooden frame.
"The rest got ruined, but I'll help get you a mattress and all if needed," Buck replied, "Before you two ask if she needs a job she can be a waitress or a bar tender if she's good at it."
"She used to work at the Cray Eight's up in New York," Dallas replied.
"Really, that rowdy bar?" Buck asked getting a nod from Vicki.
"I was a bartender and a waitress both there," Vicki replied kinda scared of Buck.
"i won't hurt you or your daughter Vicki," Buck told her.
"Mama?" a small voice came from the couch.
Dallas went over, "good morning sleepy head," he greeted with a smile.
"Oh daddy," Annie replied giving her daddy a hug as he picked her up.
"So, when, when can I start sir?" Vicki asked shyly as Dallas sat on the bed next to her.
"Tonight if you'd like, I have a spare room downstairs that's used for just a couch that your daughter can play in, I have a small gate we can use so she won't go into the bar area," Buck told her.
"okay sounds good, Annie honey find your three favorite toys to take down and play," Vicki told her daughter.
"Okay mama,"Annie said softly as she climbed off her daddy's lap, "which boxie?"
"This one honey, daddy packed all your toys in here for you," Dallas said grabbing a bigger box and pulled it to her. He opened the box and Annie grabbed a big brown teddy bear, a small pink stuffed pig and a doll.
"Awe honey, I forgot you had this one, do you remember who gave it to you?" Vicki asked looking at the doll.
"Nana Winston?" Annie asked and Vicki nodded.
"My mom gave that to her?" Dallas asked.
"Yeah when she turned one she got it as a birthday gift," Vicki replied softly.
"It's a pretty doll, ready to go downstairs and play?" Dallas asked.
Annie nodded, "I'll do a quick change into something other than this skirt I've had on for a day and a half now," Vicki replied and went through the bag of clothes, grabbed a shorter black skirt and a tighter red tank top. She took them to the bathroom with her that was joined to the bedroom. She did a quick change and went back into the bedroom. Where she did her hair and make up, when she was done she slipped on her black heals.
"Well, let's go downstairs," Vicki spoke softly with a yawn, "Sugar, Star downstairs to watch Annie."
The dogs perked up and went to the door and waited, "good dogs," Buck replied and they all went downstairs, "here's where you'll be working, Dallas you can put her and the dogs in that room, that's the spare room, the gate is in the closet in there," Buck said to everyone.
"Okay," Dallas said and took Annie to the room.
Vicki followed and sat Annie down to talk to her, "Okay sweetie, Mommy is going to be working okay, if you need anything have Star bark twice, just say twice and she'll bark for mommy okay?" Vicki told her daughter.
"Okay mama, I be good in here, Uncie Buck, do you got munchy?" Annie asked.
"Uncie Buck, I like that, what would you like Annie?" Buck asked.
"Cookies?" Annie asked and Buck looked to Vicki who nodded.
"You know, I might just have some for you," Buck said and Annie jumped with glee, "I'll be right back."
"Okay," Annie said.
"Mommy will be right out there okay, Star will be in here of course and you know Sugar she'll follow mommy and stay behind the bar, but, you stay in here and be good girl okay?"
"Okay mama, love you," Annie said smiling.
"Love you too honey," Vicki replied as they hugged.
Annie let go and watched as her mommy and daddy kissed, "I'll stick around in here in case she needs something, I'm not in the mood to drink or anything tonight," Dallas told her.
"Okay thanks Dally, love you," Vicki told him.
"Love you too Vicki," Dallas said and Annie and Dallas watched as Vicki left to go to her first day of work.