Susan ducked out of the way as Chuck guided the video camera around the room. "Come on Suze…" he laughed. "It's for Sarah!"
"It's so we can get Sarah growing up and embarrass her on her 21st birthday with pictures of her running around naked!" Susan shrieked as Chuck chased her around the apartment, little Sarah giggling at them from her position on the floor.
"Okay, here you take it," he passed the camera over to Susan and sat with Sarah on the floor. Susan smiled as she captured them on film. Chuck picked Sarah up and danced her across the floor, and then Sarah gurgled happily as he held her high in the air. Susan put the camera down and made her way over to them.
"Does daddy make you laugh baby?" she asked the little girl as Chuck handed Sarah to her. "He makes me laugh." Susan leaned over and lightly kissed Chuck. He pulled a face and Susan burst into giggles, Sarah looking at her for a second before gurgling also.
"I think your mummy is crazy," Chuck told her as he made his way over to the kitchen. "I also think we need to go get some lunch and then do some grocery shopping, we seem to have seriously neglected our domestic duties." He called out to Susan.
"There is no way I'm going grocery shopping with you Chuck, you refuse to by adult food."
"I buy adult food." Chuck protested as Susan made her way to the kitchen with Sarah in her arms.
"Really?" she raised her eyebrows in his direction and Chuck turned towards her, his hand in the Coco Puffs box he was holding.
He swallowed the mouthful of chocolate cereal before answering her "I only buy it for the toy."
"You're impossible Chuck," Susan muttered as she shook her head. "Your daddy is impossible," she told Sarah.
"Yeah, impossibly cute and funny, and such a gentleman, you can't believe how lucky you were to get a catch like me!" he called after Susan as she made her way from the kitchen to the bedroom to find her shoes.
"You just keep telling yourself that honey!" she yelled back, before pulling a face at Sarah. "Your daddy is so silly, but we love him anyway, don't we baby."
"This adult enough for you?" Chuck asked as he placed the vegetables in the cart.
"Well at least they counter out the sugared cereal and the little boxes of fruit juice."
"Hey, those little juice boxes are so easy to take to work!" Chuck teased her.
Susan sighed as she left him in the aisle and stopped the cart in front of the baby food.
"What do you want today Sarah?" she asked the child sleeping in the cart.
"Mushed carrots it is…" Susan continued speaking to herself.
"Ready to go babe?" Chuck asked as he came up behind her, piling potato chips and dip into the cart.
"Do we really need all that?"
"Yes."
Susan stared at him.
"Hey, if you wanted Camembert and crackers you should of married Carter."
"Ahhh…just imagine it…" Susan said dreamily.
"Hey!" Chuck replied defensively. "What does a guy with a mansion have that I don't?"
"I don't know…maybe a mansion?" Susan laughed at him as Chuck shoved her playfully, taking her hand before she fell back.
"Just you wait Suze, I'll get you back."
"Oh I'm so frightened!" Susan laughed again as they made there way to the checkout.
Susan pulled the blanket over Sarah and left the room, shutting the door over quietly.
"Chuck." She whispered as she turned around to look for him. "Chuck?" she stepped further into the living area.
"Got you!"
Susan half screamed as he picked her up and spun her around.
"What are you doing?" she said slightly out of breath.
"Getting you back" Chuck grinned.
"Scaring me half to death and maybe waking Sarah in the process." Susan tried to look stern, but it all soon crumbled as he still grinned at her. "What?"
"Nothing." Chuck replied innocently as he sat them both on the sofa.
"What?" she asked again.
"You're just beautiful that's all."
"You're just deluded," she smiled back at him. "Quiet afternoon to ourselves, what will we do?" she asked him mischievously.
"I'm sure we'll think of something." He winked at her before kissing her softly.
"You read my mind."