Wag (short story)
Nick cradled Alex and Peter comfortably in his arm as he fed them their bottles. He fell into a content transe as he fed his sons. He admired their tranquility. How they could eat while they were in a half sleep state. Nick almost envied them. He lifts the bunny and fox over his shoulder to pat them on the back with a gentle paw. At the sound of two satisfied burps, he lowers the babies gently in their cribs.
Nick lays a gentle kiss upon both of their tiny heads before tiptoeing out of the nursery. As he closes the door, his ear perks at the sound of Judy chuckling from the living room. "Hey, Nick. Come here." Nick smiles and walks down the stairs to the living room. He leans over the couch and looks down to see Judy stretched across its entirety with her little kit Johanna nuzzled atop her bosom. The way her little body curled up to the warmth of her mother looked so comforting. Judy smiled up at Nick. "Watch this." She says and looks down at her sleeping baby.
"Who loves mommy?" She says in that traditional baby-talk voice. At the sound of the question, Johanna's long bunny tail began to happily wag. She had more fox tail genes than her bunny brother Alex, so she was capable of wagging her tail. Judy's smile widens at the sight of her little bushy tail swaying to and fro. She repeats the question with a bit more emphasis. "Who loves mommy?" Johanna's tail began to wag a little faster.
Nick chuckled at the sight of something so adorable. An idea passes his head. Nick leans closer to his kit and also talks in that baby accent. "Who loves daddy?" Suddenly, the tail stopped wagging. Nick felt his heart sink a little as her tail stopped, and Judy gave a small laugh as a result. Nick was persistent, and asks again, this time a bit more desperate. "Who loves daddy?" The tail continued to stay still.
Suddenly, another idea crossed his head, one that may prove his suggested theory. "Who loves mommy?" He asked. She hesitated, but Johanna's tail began to wag again. His daughter made his heart feel heavy just a bit, and Judy's accompanied laughs did not help him to feel better.
"Oh Nick." She said as she gently stroked her baby's back. "Who loves daddy?" She asked. Johanna hesitated again, but this time the tail kept wagging. Nick smiled again. He leaned his paw Dow to stroke her tiny head to the tips of her ears.
"See? I knew she loved daddy." Nick proudly stated. Judy rolled her eyes as she petted her kit. 'Such a needy fox,' she thought, 'right hun?' A smile stretched across her face as Johanna's tail continued to wag.