Drabble: How Many Stars? [Alphabet Challenge - H]
Author: Emily
Rating: G
Category: CG sap
Catherine stands behind the screen door, watching as Gil lifts their three-year-old daughter onto his shoulders. She smiles when Emma squeals as her daddy spins her around before they collapse on the grass. There's a moment of silence, filled with the soft hum of the distant city and the chirping song of the crickets.
"Daddy, how many stars are there?"
"Hmm," says Gil, leaning up on his elbows to look down at his little blonde-haired angel. "How many do you think there are?"
Emma thinks for a moment, her face wrinkling into a thoughtful frown. After a short time, she states, "Twenty-seven."
Gil nods and smiles wisely. "You think that's all?"
"Well, that's as high as I can count," Emma replies, her face a picture of seriousness.
Catherine can't wipe the contented grin from her face as Gil scoops their daughter into his arms. She couldn't care less if there were twenty-six, or ten trillion stars out there. She has all the stars she needs right here. Her family.
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Author: Emily
Rating: G
Category: CG sap
Catherine stands behind the screen door, watching as Gil lifts their three-year-old daughter onto his shoulders. She smiles when Emma squeals as her daddy spins her around before they collapse on the grass. There's a moment of silence, filled with the soft hum of the distant city and the chirping song of the crickets.
"Daddy, how many stars are there?"
"Hmm," says Gil, leaning up on his elbows to look down at his little blonde-haired angel. "How many do you think there are?"
Emma thinks for a moment, her face wrinkling into a thoughtful frown. After a short time, she states, "Twenty-seven."
Gil nods and smiles wisely. "You think that's all?"
"Well, that's as high as I can count," Emma replies, her face a picture of seriousness.
Catherine can't wipe the contented grin from her face as Gil scoops their daughter into his arms. She couldn't care less if there were twenty-six, or ten trillion stars out there. She has all the stars she needs right here. Her family.
END