Second Week of March

"Guess who you get to play with tomorrow?" Logan asks Gracie when he was putting her to bed a week later.

"Uncle Finny?"

"Nope."

"Grandma?"

"No."

"Anutie Stephy and Vannah?"

"No."

"I no know." Gracie says tired of guessing.

"Grandpa is coming tomorrow. He said he's taking you somewhere special."

"I like playing wif grandpa."

"I know you do."

"Daddy where mommy?"

"Mommy had to work a little late tonight."

"Why?"

"Because something happened with one of the servers and all the work got lost."

"Want to say night night to mommy."

"We can call her sweetie." Logan says pulling out his phone.

"Hey is everything okay?" Rory asks answering her phone.

"Everything's fine Ace. Gracie wants to say goodnight."

"Mommy?"

"Hi baby."

"When you coming home?"

"I'll be there soon baby."

"Night night mommy."

"Goodnight baby. When I get home I'll go give you a kiss."

"K mommy. I love you." Gracie hands the phone back to Logan.

"When are you leaving?"

"Within the next fifteen minutes."

"Ok. I'll see you then. Did you eat?"

"Yes we ordered dinner."

"I love you."

"I love you too. I'll see you when I get home."

When he ends the call he tucks Gracie in and goes downstairs.

"Hey." Rory says when she walks in twenty minutes later.

"Hey I thought you were going to be longer." Logan says giving her a kiss.

"Whatever was going on with the server it restarted itself. And miraculously all of the work was there. I had everyone email their work to their personal emails and tomorrow we'll go through to make sure everything is there."

"I would have stayed." Logan says.

"It's fine. Is she sleeping?"

"I think so she's be quiet for a while now."

"Mommy." They hear Gracie calling.

"I guess that answers my question." Rory says standing. "I'll be back."

"Mommy." Gracie calls again.

"Hi baby." Rory says when she sees Gracie standing at the gate blocking the top of the stairs with her blanket.

"I missed you mommy." Gracie says holding up her arms.

"I missed you too baby." Rory lifts her up and gives her a kiss. "Why aren't you sleeping?"

"I want you." She says laying her head on Rory's shoulder.

"Okay we can cuddle downstairs." Downstairs Rory sits with Gracie.

"Night night mommy." Gracie says leaning up to give her a kiss.

"Goodnight angel."

Gracie straddles Rory's lap and rests her head on her chest.

"Did you tell her who she's going with tomorrow?"

"Yes she's excited."

"Where's he taking her?"

"The aquarium." Logan answers. "I reminded him he has to remember to take her to the bathroom."

"Perfect." Rory looks down at Gracie who has Rory's shirt bunched up in her hand. "Just give in sleepy baby." Rory says to Gracie who was struggling to keep her eyes open. Rory gently runs her hand down Gracie's face. With a content sigh Gracie closes her eyes and relaxes in Rory's arms letting sleep overtake her.

"He's going to bring her back after dinner."

"We need to leave a car seat for him."

"No he went out and brought one and a stroller."

"Are you serious?" Rory asks shocked.

"Very, he's excited for tomorrow. I've never seen him like this before."

"It's cute. I'm going to put her in bed and take a shower."

The next morning Rory and Logan are up getting ready for work. Gracie having just woke up made her way to her parents room and was laying in their bed having her milk.

When she finishes her milk Gracie slides from the bed and goes to the bathroom where Rory is doing her makeup.

"Hi mommy."

"Good morning honey." Rory smiles. "Grandpa will be here soon. You need to go pee pee and get dressed."

Gracie pulls off her pajama bottoms and pull-up. She sits on the potty they have for her in their bathroom. After going she wipes herself and with Rory's help washes her hands. Logan comes up and takes her to get dressed. He dresses her in the cute boho top, embroidered jeans, and her Mini Melissa Mary Janes that Rory laid out. Gracie sat while Rory put her hair in two pigtail braids.

"Breakfast is ready. I made bacon and eggs."

"I want oatmeal please daddy." Gracie says.

"What kind? We have apple cinnamon, blueberry, and strawberry."

"Apple." She tells him with a smile.

"Okay."

Gracie goes down with Logan while Rory finishes getting ready. By the time Gracie's oatmeal is ready and cooled down Rory is ready and they all eat breakfast together.

"You need to remember to go pee pee when you're with grandpa today." Logan reminds his daughter. Gracie has done really well with her potty training. They still have to remind her to go but sometimes she tells them when she has to go.

"Okay daddy." She says. "When grandpa coming?"

"He's on his way now baby." Rory tells her.

"What you and daddy do?"

"We have to go to work while you have fun with grandpa."

They finish their breakfast and Rory takes Gracie to clean her face and use the bathroom. Rory checks Gracie's bag to make sure there's enough underwear and clothes in case of any accidents. At seven-forty the doorbell rings.

"Hi dad." Logan says answering the door.

"Good morning son." Mitchum says entering the penthouse when Logan steps aside.

"Gracie'll be down in a minute she went to use the bathroom."

"Okay. What time does she normally take her nap?"

"Usually at 12:30 after she has lunch. She likes to have her milk when she's going to sleep and when she wakes up. She might not nap today since she's excited to be going with you. It's okay if she doesn't well just put her to bed early tonight."

"Granpa." Gracie says running to him.

"Good morning Gracie." He says lifting her up.

"I play wif you today "

"We're going to have lots of fun."

"I happy." Gracie says giving him a hug.

"Good morning Mitchum." Rory says when she makes it to the room.

"Good morning Rory."

"I put her bag is by the door. There's extra clothes, some snacks, her sippy cup, and milk. Her blanket that she likes to cuddle with is in there too. If she naps there's a pull-up in there for you to put on her."

"Go bye-bye." Gracie says ready to leave.

"In a minute sweetie." Mitchum tells Gracie. "Is she allergic to anything?

"No but she doesn't like peas." Logan says smirking.

"Smart girl." Mitchum says.

"There's a foldable toilet seat in her bag for when you take her while out." Rory tells Mitchum.

"Okay."

"Come try pee pee one more time baby." Logan says taking her from Mitchum.

"He's matured so much." Mitchum says to Rory she Logan walks away."

"I know. He's so good with her."

"It's nice to see him so happy."

Gracie comes running back into the room and heads straight for Mitchum.

"Bye-bye mommy." Gracie says waving.

"We'll walk out with you." Logan says.

At Mitchum's car Rory and Logan say their good byes to Gracie.

"Alright honey you be a good girl for grandpa and I'll see you tonight." Rory says giving her a hug and kiss.

"Bye baby have fun with grandpa. I'll see you tonight." Logan says giving her a kiss.

"Bye-bye. I love you." Gracie says.

"I love you too." Rory and Logan say together.

Logan buckles Gracie in and closes the door.

"We'll see you tonight dad."

"Bye Rory, Logan. Have a good day at work."

The young parents watch Mitchum and Gracie drive off before getting in the car themselves to go to work.

"Granpa where we going?"

"We're going to the aquarium to see the fish."

"Nemo?"

"Yes there's Nemo fish there and big whales and dolphins."

"Wow." Gracie says.

When the get to the aquarium Mitchum parks the car. He gets out the stroller. Once it is open he puts Gracie's bag on the bottom and takes her out.

"Granpa I walk." Gracie says when he tries to put her in the stroller.

"You can walk when we get inside but right now I need you to sit in your stroller."

"Okay."

Mitchum walks them to the entrance of the aquarium. He speaks with the lady at the window and is directed inside. He has a private tour set up, Gracie would get to get up close with some of the animals. Included in the tour Gracie will get to see the penguins and touch them as well as the dolphins.

"Granpa pee pee." Gracie tells him.

"Okay." Mitchum says looking around for a bathroom.

"There's a family bathroom just around this corner." The guide Jeremy tells Mitchum.

"Thank you."

Once Gracie uses the bathroom their tour starts. They are first shown the various tanks and told about the fish. Gracie really liked the Nemo tank.

"Granpa look." Gracie says pointing to one of the fish.

"I see." He says picking her up to get a better view. "Are you ready to see the penguins?"

"Yes." She says wiggling from his arms. She follows the guide to where the penguins are.

Inside Jeremy shows Gracie where to sit while the staff brings out a penguin. The trainer tells them a little about the penguin and then lets Gracie pet it. Mitchum takes pictures to send to Rory and Logan.

Next they go to the dolphin harbor. Gracie pets the dolphin and then gives it a kiss. Mitchum takes more pictures. Gracie also gets to feed the dolphins fish.

They get to watch the trainers with the killer whales. Due to safety reasons Gracie isn't allowed to get close to them.

At eleven they stop so Gracie can have a snack. They stay at the aquarium until 1:30. He takes Gracie out for lunch. He knew the chef at the restaurant so he made Gracie whatever she wanted. She asked for macaroni and cheese.

"Granpa I sleepy." Gracie says holding her arms out for him to hold her.

Mitchum takes her from the booster seat and places her on his lap.

"My blankie and milk." Gracie asks.

Mitchum gives Gracie her blanket and milk. She lays back in his arms and drinks it. When he sees she is going to sleep he takes her to the bathroom and puts her pull-up on.

Back at the table Gracie finishes the rest of her milk. When Shira found out Mitchum was spending the day with Gracie she demanded to have lunch with them. After checking with Logan he agreed to meet her.

"She's sleeping?" Shira asks when she is shown to the table.

"She skipped her nap and had a busy day. I wasn't going to force her to stay awake."

"I'm just saying I would have liked for her to be awake the first time I met her." Shira says looking at the sleeping toddler.

"Well you had the opportunity to meet her when we were invited to the wedding which you refused to attend and when I went to have dinner with them last week but again you refused."

"Because I don't approve of that gold digger." Shira snips.

"You need to watch your mouth. That is her mother you're talking about."

"That scandal isn't her mother and she doesn't belong in our world. I just hope Logan comes to his senses before they do have a child together."

"That is enough Shira. I will not let you continue to bad mouth her mother especially with her here. Rory sacrificed a lot to take care of her when Liv left Gracie. If you would take the time and remove the stick you would see just how much Rory loves and cares for Gracie." Mitchum looks down at Gracie when she lets out a whine.

"I just want what's best for him."

"Then you obviously don't know your son. It took me a while to realize this but Rory is the best thing that's happened to him. I've never seen him so happy. He's matured so much and is so responsible." Mitchum says.

"He can do so much better. She wants to work, she is working. He needs someone to take care of things in the house."

"No he needs someone to complement him and to challenge him. That's exactly what Rory does."

"I'm sure the Fallon girl would love to raise Gracie and be with Logan."

"That's enough Shira. You better not do anything to cause trouble for them." Mitchum says raising his voice slightly.

"Granpa." Gracie says after being woken by Mitchum.

"Hi sweetie. Sorry I woke you."

"Who that?" She asks looking at Shira.

"That's you grandma."

"That not grandma." Gracie says shaking her head. "Grandma has my hair." Gracie says referring to her brunette hair.

"You have two grandmas. This is your daddy's mommy." He tries to explain to the toddler. "Can you say hi?"

"No." Gracie says covering her face with the blanket.

"Whats wrong?"

"Her scary." Gracie says. "Mean eyes."

"Come here Gracie." Shira says her voice firm.

"No want." Gracie says. "Mommy I want mommy." Gracie cries.

"Look what you've done Shira." He says standing with Gracie. "We'll be back."

"I want mommy." Gracie cries.

"Do you want to call her on the phone?"

"No want to see mommy." Gracie cries.

"Okay, okay we'll go see her. We have to get your bag and then well go."

Mitchum walks them back to the table and gathers their things.

"Where are you going?" Shira demands.

"I'm taking her to see Rory."

"Why?"

"Because she's crying for her." He says while Gracie hides her face in Mitchum's neck. "I'll see you at home."

"I no like udder grandma." Gracie says when they are in the car.

"It's okay sweetie."

"Yay mommy!" Gracie says when she sees her parents office building.

He parks the car and carries Gracie up. Once inside Gracie wiggles from his arms and makes a beeline for Rory's office.

"Mommy." Gracie calls walking through the cracked door.

"Hi honey this is a nice surprise." She says picking her up. "Why were you crying baby?" Rory asks when she sees Gracie's red eyes.

"Udder grandma scary."

"It's okay baby." Rory says hugging Gracie. She knew they were meeting Shira for lunch and she was hoping it would go okay.

"Hi Rory." Mitchum says once he makes it to her office.

"Hi. Thanks for the pictures. It looked like she had a lot of fun."

"She did."

"How'd lunch go?"

"It was great until Shira got there. She got upset that she was sleeping. And when she did wake up she was afraid of her. She was crying for you so we stopped by for a visit."

"Did you have fun with grandpa?"

"Yes. I see lotta fishes." Gracie says spreading her arms out. "And big dophin." Gracie tells her. "I touch it."

"I know grandpa sent me pictures." Rory says giving her a kiss. "No pee pee in your pants?"

"No I use the tolet."

"She still has her diaper on from her nap. I forgot to take it off."

"Good job baby." Rory smiles. "Do you want to go see daddy?"

"Yes." Gracie wiggles out of Rory's arms and runs to Logan's office.

"She certainly knows her way around."

"Sometimes I think she knows how to get around better than me." Rory jokes following after Gracie.

"Daddy." They hear Gracie say. "I missed you." She tells him.

"Hey princess. What are you doing here?" He asks surprised.

"I missed mommy and you." She tells him.

"Did you have fun with grandpa?"

"Yes I see the fishes."

"Why were you crying?" He asks lightly running a finger under her puffy eyes.

"Acause the udder granma scary." She tells him and lays her head on his shoulder.

"Hey dad. How'd it go today?"

"We had fun. She's amazing."

"Thanks for the pictures." Logan tells him. "Did she nap?"

"Yes but it was only for twenty minutes."

"She'll sleep good tonight." Logan says. "Do you want a tour?"

"I would love one."

Logan and Rory show Mitchum around. They introduce him to the staff in the various departments.

"I'm proud of you Logan. You've done a good job."

"Thank you dad." He says. "Are you going to go back with grandpa honey?"

"No udder grandma?"

"No she went home." Mitchum assures.

"Okay." Gracie says nodding her head.

"What happened with her?"

"When your mother met with us for lunch Gracie had fallen asleep. Your mother was upset. We exchanged some words and Gracie was woken up. When she saw your mother she was scared and said she had mean eyes." Mitchum explains. "She wouldn't even say hi to her."

"Yeah she can get like that. She gets I guess you would call a vibe from certain people and won't talk to them or look at them. There's a few people here that she's like that with and she avoids them like the plague." Logan tells him.

"They do say kids and dogs are good judges of character."

"What are you two going to do for the rest of the day?"

"I'm not sure now. It looks like she's going to finish her nap."

"Why don't you go visit Honor? She called earlier wanting to see Gracie." Logan suggest knowing Mitchum had a soft spot for his little girl.

"See Auntie Honor." Gracie says.

Mitchum hangs around for a few more minutes and then he takes Gracie to Honors. Gracie ends up crawling on Honor's lap and going to sleep. They ended up staying for dinner before Mitchum took Gracie home.

So the next chapter is a really good one to the Huntzberger family. If I get lets say ten reviews I'll post that chapter today. It's ready and waiting to be posted. So let me know how much you want to read it. Enjoy.