New Family Member
For as long as I could remember, Violet was obsessed with cats; the night she was born J gave her the little stuffed kitty that I had given him back in Arkham. For a few weeks last year, she only wore shirts with pictures of cats. Now, she was four and pestering us for a kitten.
"Daddy, I want a kitty!" She told J over dinner.
"Meow." Ace yelled.
"That's right, cat's saw meow." I told him.
"No more animals Violet, I've already told you that." J told her.
"Please Daddy!" She whined.
"I said no. Don't make me send you to your room." He told her sternly.
"Listen to Daddy Violet, besides, you have Bud and Lou to play with." I added.
"I hate you Daddy!" She yelled, running upstairs.
J went to go after her but I stopped him.
"No Puddin. She needs to cool down. She doesn't hate you, she's just upset." I told him. "I am going to put the boys to bed. Why don't you go to your office and I'll meet you there?"
When I had the boys down, I went over to Violet's room to check on her.
"Violet, it's mommy." I said. "Can I come in Puddin Pop?"
"Ok." She replied.
She was lying in bed, playing on the IPad J had gotten her for her birthday. She'd taken off her dress and changed into mismatched pajamas. I could tell she had been crying.
"Princess, you said some mean things to Daddy at the table." I told her.
"Daddy's mean." She said with a pout.
"Just because he said no doesn't make him mean." I replied. "Do you really hate Daddy?"
She shook her head as tears started to roll down her cheeks. I held her in my arms until she fell asleep. When she was out for good, I went to J's office to find he was gone.
"He went out with Johnny, said he'd be back in a few." Rocco told me.
I woke up the next morning to the sound of Violet shrieking. I shot out of bed so fast that I tripped over a pair of shoes.
"Crap! Ouch!" I yelled.
"Easy there Pumpkin, Violet just found the present I got her." J told me as he helped me of the floor.
"Oh Pud, you didn't." I replied.
"Mommy, Mommy look at my kitten!" Violet yelled, running into room with a black fluff ball in her arms. "Thank you Daddy! Thank you, thank you!"
"Princess do you have anything else to say to Daddy?" I asked her.
"I'm sorry Daddy, I don't hate you. I really, really, really love you." She said to J.
"I know Princess." J said, kissing her forehead. "Do you know what you want to name her?"
Violet thought for a second before bursting out, "Fluffy!"
"That's a great name Violet." J told her.