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"Hey, Dad?" Levi heard his eight-year-old son call out to him. Ben and Isabel entered the living room.

"What do you want?" Levi looked up at them from behind his newspaper.

"We wanna make a cake for mommy's birthday." Isabel said.

"And we need help with the oven." Ben added.

"Shit..." Levi cursed to himself. He had completely forgotten that Petra's birthday was tomorrow, and he didn't even buy her a gift. He looked up from his newspaper again and saw two pairs of pleading amber-colored eyes looking up at him.

Curse that woman for blessing his children with such beautiful eyes.

"Fine." Levi sighed as he stood up and headed into the kitchen, both of his children following closely behind. Levi grabbed a recipe book from the shelf and flipped through the pages, finding a recipe for a simple vanilla cake.

When it came to the simplicity of cooking, Levi was shit at it. He couldn't even make a sandwich without Petra's help. But hey, his son was pretty smart for his age and his daughter was good at decorations, so he was all set for baking this cake for his wife.

Levi grabbed the pots and pans, and Ben took some flour and eggs. Isabel pushed a chair into the pantry and climbed up on it, reaching for the icing and sprinkles.

While carefully following the recipe, Levi started putting the eggs into a clear bowl.

"This is going well." Levi thought to himself.

He opened the bag of flour and added a bit into a measuring cup, when suddenly his son accidentally bumped into him, causing Levi to drop the bag of flour.

"Uh-oh." Isabel said quietly.

Levi flinched at the mess, then turned around. The flour spilled all over the kitchen floor, and some particles of it still roamed in the air. Even worse, his children were covered in it as well. Blotches of flour covered parts of their skin, their face, and their black hair.

"Sorry Dad, it was my fault..." Ben said before coughing flour out of his nose. He backed away from Levi out of shame and fear of whatever punishment was to come.

Levi sighed, trying to hold back in his anger. He exited the kitchen to get his cleaning supplies. While he was gone, the front door opened.

"WHAT HAPPENED?!"

Levi heard Petra shriek. He ran back to the kitchen and found the furious-looking woman that was his wife. She placed her grocery bags on the ground and crossed her arms over her chest, staring at her flour-covered children.

"We were trying to make you a cake for your birthday..." Ben explained, looking down at the mess.

"We're sorry, mommy." Isabel added.

Levi felt guilt rise up in his chest. His kids were taking the blame for something that was his fault. He was about to speak up when Petra's face broke out into an affectionate smile.

"Oh, how can I stay mad at you!" Petra said, kneeling down to pull her children into a hug, ignoring the mess they were in. One thing Levi loved about his wife was that she was very forgiving.

"So, Levi, where's my present?" Petra asked, smiling up at him. Levi rubbed the back of his undercut.

"Daddy forgot to buy you a gift."

"Tattletale..." Levi whispered to himself.

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