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Chapter 14,
"Hon, I'm home, where are you?" Francine called out and she set down her briefcase by the door.
"Bathroom!" Paul called out and Francine walked to the bedroom and glanced in the master bathroom, but she didn't see Paul. She took off her jacket and she saw her dress and caboodle on the bed. She smiled at them and then she walked out of her room and walked to the other bathroom. There she saw Paul in gray sweatpants and a white short-sleeved shirt. Which was simple, but Francine did think Paul looked attractive. Especially since she watched Paul give Tommy a bath.
"Ok, soldier. Your next mission is to eliminate the soap in your hair. Now we need to take preventative measures. You must close your eyes, cover your eyes with your hands and close your mouth tight." Paul said in a fun commander voice. Tommy sucked in his lips and puffed out his cheeks before closing and covering his eyes.
"Bath time?" Francine asked and Paul glanced at her and picked up an Eskimo Joe's cup.
"Hey hon, how was work?" Paul asked as he filled the cup and poured it gently on Tommy's head.
"Oh fine. Mr. Pow left his cubicle to use the restroom, and Mrs. Night saw my client, her ex, Mr. Edward. Millie saw Mrs. Night walking towards Mr. Edward and tried to get her attention, but it didn't work." Francine said.
"Oh? What happened?" Paul said and Francine sighed heavily.
"Stupidest thing. Mrs. Night wanted to hurt Mr. Edward, but she ended up hurting Millie. Millie's shoulder is dislocated and has a black eye." Francine and Paul turned around so she paused.
"Millie being hurt is stupid?" Paul asked and Francine groaned.
"No, that was awful. Mrs. Night threw a punch at Mr. Edward, he ducked and Millie was right behind him. So she got hit, fell back and hit a desk and dislocated her shoulder. That was terrible and scary." Francine said.
"So what was stupid?" Paul asked.
"So Millie gets taken to the hospital Mrs. Night, and Mr. Edward both went to the hospital. They said that they wanted to know that she was ok, but when they left I heard 'oh she's gonna sue you', 'No she's gonna sue you'." Francine said crossing her arms over her arms over her chest.
"You're right that is stupid." Paul said and he went ahead and turned back Tommy.
"Oh, it gets stupider. I call Millie up to check up on her, and see if I can hear some people talking and giggling in the background, so I ask who is with her, and she says that it's Mrs. Night and Mr. Edward. They want to talk to me that they want to put their case on hold because they want to try and work it out." Francine and Paul shrugged.
"Well maybe they'll get back together. I mean isn't that why people say love conquers all." Paul said and Francine sighed.
"Listen, I would love it if they got back together and stayed together. But they have been fighting for years. And, you know, part of me thinks their kid will try to get emancipated when they get old enough." Francine said and Paul sighed.
"Well, I'm sorry hon. I know you try to help people, but it's hard to help someone who doesn't want your help." Paul said and Francine nodded.
"At least tomorrow is a new day." Francine said and Paul smiled at her.
"Ok, Tommy, now I need you to shake your head crazily through your hair." Paul said and Tommy whipped some water off of his face.
"Dash." Tommy said, and Francine rose an eyebrow at that.
"Right, Dash, ok, now go." Paul said and Tommy shook his entire body while he shook his hair, which made Paul and Francine laugh.
"Am I clean now?" Tommy asked and Paul nodded.
"Ok, yeah, you're clean, now we got to get you dry and dressed before Catherine gets here." Paul said as he unplugged the drain. Francine went ahead and grabbed Tommy's race car towel and put it around her son.
"I guess someone has been talking about their glory days." Francine said as Tommy ran past them and to his room.
"What, the Dash thing?" Paul asked and Francine smiled at him.
"Yeah, the Dash thing." Francine said and Paul sighed.
"Oh, I brought a football to play football with, and Tommy felt bad because he couldn't throw it very far. He wanted to be an instant star, but I told him that if he wanted to be great he would need to practice." Paul said.
"And that's why you called our son Dash?" Francine asked and Paul rolled his eyes.
"No, I just told him that having a nickname helped me to get out of my head and if he wanted, he could borrow mine until he got his own." Paul said as he put the toy away and stood up.
"Well, that's very sweet honey but I gotta tell you... I'm not sure this house is big enough for two Dash's." Francine said sweetly, putting a towel around Paul's shoulder's and wrapped arms around Paul's neck.
"Ah, he's just borrowing it." Paul neck.
"Still." Francine said and she kissed Paul.
"I better help Tommy with his PJ's. I don't need him running around naked when kitty gets here." Paul said.
"Ah, he's just a little kid." Francine said, trying to mimic Paul's tone from earlier.
"Still." Paul said with a smile and he gave Francine another kiss before pulling away and walking after Tommy.