It was seven o'clock Sunday morning. Vicky walked into Gracie's room and
shook her gently.
"Gracie." She said quietly. Gracie rolled over in bed, refusing to wake up.
"Gracie." She said again, a little louder. Gracie just groaned, not wanting to get up. "C'mon, sweetie. You need to get up. You father will be here to pick you up in one hour."
Gracie got up and stood on her bed. "Daddy's coming today?"
"Uh huh."
"Yeah!" Gracie shouted excitedly. She started to jump up and down Vicky laughed and went over to look through Gracie's closet.
"What do you want to wear today, Grace?"
Gracie stopped jumping for a second to think. "I wanna wear my ninja pants!"
"Ninja pants?"
"The ones Auntie Sara and Uncle Ian gave me for my birthday."
"Why do you call them ninja pants?" Vicky asked curiously.
"Because they look like the pants Bethany wears to training."
"Oh. Wait, those are in the wash, Grace."
"Ah man!" Gracie said, very disappointed. "Then can I wear my DBZ jeans and shirt?"
"Sure." Vicky rumaged through Gracie's closet and picked out the jeans and shirt. She tossed them on the bed. "Don't take too long. He'll be here soon." Vicky said as she shut the door.
Five minutes later, Gracie came jumping down the stairs. She sat down and inhaled her Lucky Charms. Vicky thought it was good that she was so happy to be seeing her Dad.
It was one minute pass eight. Gracie paced the hall unhappily. "Daddy is late."
"Gracie, Daddy is always late. Why don't you sit in here with me till he comes?" Gracie came over and sat on her mom's lap. They watched half of DB GT when the door bell rang. Gracie jumped off her mom's lap and ran to the door. She opened the door and screamed happliy.
"Daddy!" She jumped up into Jake's arms.
"Hey, I missed you. How are you, baby?"
"I'm good. How are you? Did you catch bad guys this week?"
He laughed. "Yeah, yeah. Lots of them."
"Cool!" He put her down.
"You got your stuff?"
"I'll go get it." She said as she went into the living room to get her back pack. Vicky walked into the hall and nodded.
"Hey." She said.
"Hey."
"You need to get her home by eight-thirty." She said, hands folded across her chest. He nodded.
"Okay." Gracie ran back into the hall. "Alright, Gracie, let's go."
Gracie gave her mom a hug. Vicky kissed her on the forehead. "Be a good girl for Daddy."
"I will, Mommy."
"Bye, Gracie."
"Bye, bye!" She waved from inside Jake's car. Vicky watched them leave before she shut the door.
Inside the car, Gracie was bouncing excitedly in her seat. "Where are we going today?"
"We're gonna go to the movies."
"Yeah! Are we gonna go see the X-Men movie?"
"Didn't you already see that?"
"Yeah, but I want to see it again."
Jake shurgged and smiled. "Alright, we can go."
-Later-
It was lunch time now. Gracie was eating a slice of pizza and was getting it all over her face. Jake laughed as she noticed that she had pizza sause on her face. Her eyes crossed and she looked stunned. She wiped it off and frowned because he was laughing at her. She threw her napkin in his face. It hit him on top of the head and got stuck in his hair. Gracie burst out laughing and......
BOOM!
She fell out of her seat laughing. Jake got her to her feet and siting down again.
"You're so silly, Gracie."
"Mommy says that to me all the time. She said I got it from you."
"Probably."
"Daddy," Gracie asked seriously. "How come mommy didn't come with us?"
"Uh, because mommy had things to do, sweetie."
"Oh, did she go out with Joey today?" She asked before she sipped her soda. Jake eyed her with confusion.
"Who?"
Gracie shrank in her seat. "Oops, I wasn't suppose to tell."
"Tell what?"
"That Mommy has a boyfriend. His name is Joey." Gracie sat back up. She didn't like the look on her Dad's face. She began to get worried. "Joey is very nice. I like him alot. Please don't shoot him, Daddy."
He looked at her worried expression and smirked. "Don't worry, I won't. Now eat your pizza."
-Later-
It was eight thirty. Jake was driving a very tired Gracie home. She was asleep in the seat next to him. It was another ten minutes before he got to the house. Vicky was waiting on the porch for them.
Jake carried Gracie inside and put her on her bed.
"Daddy, where are we?" She murmured as he helped her get dressed for bed.
"We're at home."
"Oh, okay." He tucked her into bed. "Daddy?"
"Yes?"
"Can you come back tomorrow?"
"Now, Gracie, you know I can't."
"How come?"
"Because the law says so. But later I'll be able to see you more often. Will that be better?"
"Uh huh. Good night, Daddy."
"Good night, Grace." He shut the door to her room and walked down stairs. He nodded at Vicky.
"See ya."
"Remember, you have her....."
"Sunday after next. I know. Bye, Vicky."
"Bye, Jake." And he left.
Coming Attractions:
War Games
"Gracie." She said quietly. Gracie rolled over in bed, refusing to wake up.
"Gracie." She said again, a little louder. Gracie just groaned, not wanting to get up. "C'mon, sweetie. You need to get up. You father will be here to pick you up in one hour."
Gracie got up and stood on her bed. "Daddy's coming today?"
"Uh huh."
"Yeah!" Gracie shouted excitedly. She started to jump up and down Vicky laughed and went over to look through Gracie's closet.
"What do you want to wear today, Grace?"
Gracie stopped jumping for a second to think. "I wanna wear my ninja pants!"
"Ninja pants?"
"The ones Auntie Sara and Uncle Ian gave me for my birthday."
"Why do you call them ninja pants?" Vicky asked curiously.
"Because they look like the pants Bethany wears to training."
"Oh. Wait, those are in the wash, Grace."
"Ah man!" Gracie said, very disappointed. "Then can I wear my DBZ jeans and shirt?"
"Sure." Vicky rumaged through Gracie's closet and picked out the jeans and shirt. She tossed them on the bed. "Don't take too long. He'll be here soon." Vicky said as she shut the door.
Five minutes later, Gracie came jumping down the stairs. She sat down and inhaled her Lucky Charms. Vicky thought it was good that she was so happy to be seeing her Dad.
It was one minute pass eight. Gracie paced the hall unhappily. "Daddy is late."
"Gracie, Daddy is always late. Why don't you sit in here with me till he comes?" Gracie came over and sat on her mom's lap. They watched half of DB GT when the door bell rang. Gracie jumped off her mom's lap and ran to the door. She opened the door and screamed happliy.
"Daddy!" She jumped up into Jake's arms.
"Hey, I missed you. How are you, baby?"
"I'm good. How are you? Did you catch bad guys this week?"
He laughed. "Yeah, yeah. Lots of them."
"Cool!" He put her down.
"You got your stuff?"
"I'll go get it." She said as she went into the living room to get her back pack. Vicky walked into the hall and nodded.
"Hey." She said.
"Hey."
"You need to get her home by eight-thirty." She said, hands folded across her chest. He nodded.
"Okay." Gracie ran back into the hall. "Alright, Gracie, let's go."
Gracie gave her mom a hug. Vicky kissed her on the forehead. "Be a good girl for Daddy."
"I will, Mommy."
"Bye, Gracie."
"Bye, bye!" She waved from inside Jake's car. Vicky watched them leave before she shut the door.
Inside the car, Gracie was bouncing excitedly in her seat. "Where are we going today?"
"We're gonna go to the movies."
"Yeah! Are we gonna go see the X-Men movie?"
"Didn't you already see that?"
"Yeah, but I want to see it again."
Jake shurgged and smiled. "Alright, we can go."
-Later-
It was lunch time now. Gracie was eating a slice of pizza and was getting it all over her face. Jake laughed as she noticed that she had pizza sause on her face. Her eyes crossed and she looked stunned. She wiped it off and frowned because he was laughing at her. She threw her napkin in his face. It hit him on top of the head and got stuck in his hair. Gracie burst out laughing and......
BOOM!
She fell out of her seat laughing. Jake got her to her feet and siting down again.
"You're so silly, Gracie."
"Mommy says that to me all the time. She said I got it from you."
"Probably."
"Daddy," Gracie asked seriously. "How come mommy didn't come with us?"
"Uh, because mommy had things to do, sweetie."
"Oh, did she go out with Joey today?" She asked before she sipped her soda. Jake eyed her with confusion.
"Who?"
Gracie shrank in her seat. "Oops, I wasn't suppose to tell."
"Tell what?"
"That Mommy has a boyfriend. His name is Joey." Gracie sat back up. She didn't like the look on her Dad's face. She began to get worried. "Joey is very nice. I like him alot. Please don't shoot him, Daddy."
He looked at her worried expression and smirked. "Don't worry, I won't. Now eat your pizza."
-Later-
It was eight thirty. Jake was driving a very tired Gracie home. She was asleep in the seat next to him. It was another ten minutes before he got to the house. Vicky was waiting on the porch for them.
Jake carried Gracie inside and put her on her bed.
"Daddy, where are we?" She murmured as he helped her get dressed for bed.
"We're at home."
"Oh, okay." He tucked her into bed. "Daddy?"
"Yes?"
"Can you come back tomorrow?"
"Now, Gracie, you know I can't."
"How come?"
"Because the law says so. But later I'll be able to see you more often. Will that be better?"
"Uh huh. Good night, Daddy."
"Good night, Grace." He shut the door to her room and walked down stairs. He nodded at Vicky.
"See ya."
"Remember, you have her....."
"Sunday after next. I know. Bye, Vicky."
"Bye, Jake." And he left.
Coming Attractions:
War Games