Dear Daddy,
Mommy came home after I went to bed last night. I stayed up as long as I could, even after Angel forced me to go to my bed. Eventually my eyes just wouldn't stay open anymore. Mommy didn't wake me up when she got home. I told her to, but she didn't. I woke up early this morning, even though it was Saturday. I could hear someone in the kitchen. I ran out of bed and found Angel sitting at the table and Mommy was making coffee. I stayed in the doorway and waited. Mommy wasn't wearing a ring, but I thought maybe it was because she took it off when she got home. Still, she didn't say anything. I looked over at Angel and she didn't say anything either. She didn't look overly excited or even extra happy. Neither did Mommy. She told me good morning and that was it. Didn't John ask her last night? Why wasn't she telling me anything?! I decided I would call John and find out what happened. I grabbed the cordless phone and shut the door to my room. I dialed John's number and waited for his answer. It rang SIX times before he picked up.
" 'ello?"
"John! Didn't you ask Mommy last night?"
"Chloe?"
"Duh!"
"Chloe, Sweetheart, it's 6:30 on a Saturday morning."
"John..."
"Yes, Chloe, I asked your mom."
"What'd she say?"
"Why don't you ask her?"
"She hasn't said anything about it. I stood in the kitchen forever and I got nothing but a good morning."
"Well, it's not my place to tell you."
"Yes, it is. John, you might be my new daddy. I deserve to know."
I had hoped that line would work on him. It did.
"Chloe..."
"Please, John. Pretty pretty please with a cherry on top?!"
John sighed really loudly.
"She said yes. But you don't know anything."
"Nothing at all!"
I squealed really quiet so Mommy wouldn't hear me.
"I'm really happy about this, John!"
"So'm I. Now can I go back to sleep?"
"Yeah. Good morning, John."
He chuckled light.
'"Mornin', Chloe-Girl."
He hung up the phone first. I heard it click off. I grinned really big and went back into the kitchen.
Mommy finally decided it was time to talk to me. It was 9:30 at night, almost time for me to go to bed. She'd really put it off. Lucky for me, I talked to John this morning or else I would have burst from excitement. Only Mommy would wait all day to tell me something as exciting and important as she was getting married. She called for me and Angel to come into the living room because she had to talk to us. I knew what she was going to say, but Angel was totally clueless. It was kind of funny. I curled up in the big arm chair and Angel sat on the couch. We were just waiting on Mommy to talk now. She was standing up, walking back and forth. It was like she was nervous or something. It wasn't anything to be nervous about. It was a happy thing. Mommy finally stopped in front of Angel.
"I have some news."
"Is it bad?" Angel asked that really fast. I guess Mommy was worrying her with all the nervousness. It's terrible that Angel automatically thought it was going to be bad news. I guess that's just all of our lives. Mommy shook her head.
"No. It's pretty good, actually. Last night, John proposed to me."
Angel raised her eyebrows like she didn't believe it.
"Mr. Uncommited Relationship wants to marry you."
Mommy nodded and she looked kind of uncomfortable.
"I think you've done what many women have failed to do." What did that mean? Angel didn't make any sense right now. But it made Mommy smile a little, even though she kept watching Angel really carefully. I wonder if it's because Angel and John don't like each other. I guess I wouldn't want Marina to have a boyfriend I didn't like. That wouldn't be fun. But maybe John and Angel will be friends now. I don't really know. Mommy kept talking.
"I told him I would marry him as long as Chloe approved."
Both Angel and Mommy turned to look at me. They just stared. It was making me blush. Mommy bent down next to me.
"Now, Sweetheart, John won't be trying to take your father's place. In fact, you don't even have to change the relationship you have with John now if you don't want to."
Adults were so clueless sometimes.
"Mommy, I think it's great! You and John totally belong together!"
I tried to make sure I sounded both excited and surprised. I was, kind of. I don't know why Mommy thought she had to check with me. I'm not the one getting married. Silly girl.
"We do?"
"Duh! I always thought that. At least, ever since I met John."
Mommy reached out and hugged me. I started to laugh. Both of them looked at me like I was weird, but I was just glad my plans had worked perfectly. Angel didn't seem nearly as excited as I did, but she did give Mommy a hug. I tugged on Mommy's sleeve.
"Can I see your ring?"
Mommy pulled it out of her pocket. That's where it was. I'd snuck into her bedroom and looked through her jewelry box and all of her drawers and hadn't found it. It was silver with a circle diamond in the center. John was right. It was pretty. I couldn't stop smiling. I was finally going to have two parents again!
Love,
Chloe Waters
Mommy came home after I went to bed last night. I stayed up as long as I could, even after Angel forced me to go to my bed. Eventually my eyes just wouldn't stay open anymore. Mommy didn't wake me up when she got home. I told her to, but she didn't. I woke up early this morning, even though it was Saturday. I could hear someone in the kitchen. I ran out of bed and found Angel sitting at the table and Mommy was making coffee. I stayed in the doorway and waited. Mommy wasn't wearing a ring, but I thought maybe it was because she took it off when she got home. Still, she didn't say anything. I looked over at Angel and she didn't say anything either. She didn't look overly excited or even extra happy. Neither did Mommy. She told me good morning and that was it. Didn't John ask her last night? Why wasn't she telling me anything?! I decided I would call John and find out what happened. I grabbed the cordless phone and shut the door to my room. I dialed John's number and waited for his answer. It rang SIX times before he picked up.
" 'ello?"
"John! Didn't you ask Mommy last night?"
"Chloe?"
"Duh!"
"Chloe, Sweetheart, it's 6:30 on a Saturday morning."
"John..."
"Yes, Chloe, I asked your mom."
"What'd she say?"
"Why don't you ask her?"
"She hasn't said anything about it. I stood in the kitchen forever and I got nothing but a good morning."
"Well, it's not my place to tell you."
"Yes, it is. John, you might be my new daddy. I deserve to know."
I had hoped that line would work on him. It did.
"Chloe..."
"Please, John. Pretty pretty please with a cherry on top?!"
John sighed really loudly.
"She said yes. But you don't know anything."
"Nothing at all!"
I squealed really quiet so Mommy wouldn't hear me.
"I'm really happy about this, John!"
"So'm I. Now can I go back to sleep?"
"Yeah. Good morning, John."
He chuckled light.
'"Mornin', Chloe-Girl."
He hung up the phone first. I heard it click off. I grinned really big and went back into the kitchen.
Mommy finally decided it was time to talk to me. It was 9:30 at night, almost time for me to go to bed. She'd really put it off. Lucky for me, I talked to John this morning or else I would have burst from excitement. Only Mommy would wait all day to tell me something as exciting and important as she was getting married. She called for me and Angel to come into the living room because she had to talk to us. I knew what she was going to say, but Angel was totally clueless. It was kind of funny. I curled up in the big arm chair and Angel sat on the couch. We were just waiting on Mommy to talk now. She was standing up, walking back and forth. It was like she was nervous or something. It wasn't anything to be nervous about. It was a happy thing. Mommy finally stopped in front of Angel.
"I have some news."
"Is it bad?" Angel asked that really fast. I guess Mommy was worrying her with all the nervousness. It's terrible that Angel automatically thought it was going to be bad news. I guess that's just all of our lives. Mommy shook her head.
"No. It's pretty good, actually. Last night, John proposed to me."
Angel raised her eyebrows like she didn't believe it.
"Mr. Uncommited Relationship wants to marry you."
Mommy nodded and she looked kind of uncomfortable.
"I think you've done what many women have failed to do." What did that mean? Angel didn't make any sense right now. But it made Mommy smile a little, even though she kept watching Angel really carefully. I wonder if it's because Angel and John don't like each other. I guess I wouldn't want Marina to have a boyfriend I didn't like. That wouldn't be fun. But maybe John and Angel will be friends now. I don't really know. Mommy kept talking.
"I told him I would marry him as long as Chloe approved."
Both Angel and Mommy turned to look at me. They just stared. It was making me blush. Mommy bent down next to me.
"Now, Sweetheart, John won't be trying to take your father's place. In fact, you don't even have to change the relationship you have with John now if you don't want to."
Adults were so clueless sometimes.
"Mommy, I think it's great! You and John totally belong together!"
I tried to make sure I sounded both excited and surprised. I was, kind of. I don't know why Mommy thought she had to check with me. I'm not the one getting married. Silly girl.
"We do?"
"Duh! I always thought that. At least, ever since I met John."
Mommy reached out and hugged me. I started to laugh. Both of them looked at me like I was weird, but I was just glad my plans had worked perfectly. Angel didn't seem nearly as excited as I did, but she did give Mommy a hug. I tugged on Mommy's sleeve.
"Can I see your ring?"
Mommy pulled it out of her pocket. That's where it was. I'd snuck into her bedroom and looked through her jewelry box and all of her drawers and hadn't found it. It was silver with a circle diamond in the center. John was right. It was pretty. I couldn't stop smiling. I was finally going to have two parents again!
Love,
Chloe Waters