Family
Chapter 1: New Day
Roy sat in his bed flipping through the channels trying to find something interesting to watch. He had to at least see something before he went to work.
Riiiing!!!!
"Yes?" He said as he picked up the phone.
"Hey, Roy.. I'm coming back home."
It was Riza, his wife. "So how was the funeral?" He said a little bit hoarsely from waking up.
"It was great—I mean…"
Roy smiled a bit. " Oh sure… It must've been fun seeing them burying you're grandpa in some hole. I sure missed a lot.." He said sarcastically.
"Shut up!"
Roy couldn't help but laugh.
"Anyway, Roy, how was it when I left?"
"It was great… especially spending time with this 'lovely lady' next to me.." He looked down next to him on the other side of the bed seeing a little girl stirring a bit in her sleep. Her name was Gabriella, Roy and Riza's 4-year old daughter. He smiled. Gosh, she looked almost like her mother.
"Can I speak to her?"
"Uhm.. she's still sleep…" He glanced at his clock. "… in 6 in the morning.."
"……"
Roy then felt a light tap on his arm. He turned and found out that Gabriella was awake. "Can I talk to mommy?" She croaked rubbing her eyes.
"Uhm.. ya… listen.. she just woke up now…… okay…. Here she is.." Roy handed Gabriella the phone, which was almost as bigger than her head. "Mommy?" She said rubbing her short, black, and messy hair.
Roy headed towards the bedroom's bathroom and began to fix his hair. "Oh great.." He pulled out a strand of white hair. "Someday, Roy… Someday.." He sighed. He then began to listen to Gabriella's phone conversation.
"Ya. We had fun! Daddy and me went to the movies and let me watch Troy!!" Gabriella said a little more excitingly.
"Traitor…" He yelled back from the restroom. He quickly changes into his uniform pants and walked out and sat on a chair next to Gabriella's side of the bed. He began to put on his black boots.
"Daddy…mommy said that when she gets home, she's going to kill you…" Gabriella said in a tattle-tell voice.
Roy smiled. "Tell her that she won't get near me in a thousand miles."
Gabriella put the phone back in her little ear. "Dad said that you won't get near him in a thousand miles…."
Roy chuckled and began to put on his uniform jacket. "Mommy said, 'You'll just see about that'" Gabriella said.
Roy straightened his jacket and sighed. "Hand me the phone Gabe.." Gabriella obediently handed the phone to her father. He put the phone on his shoulder to his ear so he could tie his boots. "Look, Riza, I'm the one who kicks butt around here, so there's no way you can get near me."
Gabriella could here her mom's voice on the phone a yard a way. Roy laughed again. "Gabriella, who would you think would win in a fight; me or you're slow, helpless, mom?"
"Hey! That's cheating!" Riza pouted over the phone.
"Hmmm…" Gabe pondered for a moment. "You daddy!! You can shoot fire out of you're gloves!!" She pointed out.
"See? I told you!" Roy said triumphantly. "Gabe, say that to mommy." He put the phone on Gabe's ear.
"I think daddy would win cause he shoots fire out of his gloves!!!"
"Ya, honny, but did you ever know that the fire goes over his head?"
Roy snatched the phone back to his ear. "Okay, listen Riza.. I gotta go to work so I'll meet you there okay? …………… Ya, love you… bye.." He hung up and began to head out the door.
"Daddy! Can I go to work with you today!? I want to see you fight the bad guys!" Gabriella said pleadingly.
Roy stopped right when he was going to put his foot out the door. "Hmmm…." He said scratching his chin with a smirk on his face.
"Pleeeaaasseee???" Gabriella said. "I've gotten good grades at school and I fed the dog each day and I always kept my room clean and—"
"Okay, okay.." Roy said. "But if you want to go to work with me today, you gotta do something for me.."
"What is it, daddy?" She cocked her head sideways.
Roy pointed to his cheek. "You gotta give me a kiss on the cheek, 'kay?"
Gabriella giggled and gave a light kiss on Roy's cheek. They then went into the kitchen.
"Gabe, I don't have time to make breakfast so you're going to have to eat a pop tart and a granola bar okay?" He said while searching through the cupboards. He then turned to Gabriella and raised a brow. "Uhm…"
Roy took down the Pop Tarts and Granola box. "Why are you wearing my tennis shoes?"
"Because…" She said trying to ignore the subject.
"Because?"
"Because I lost my shoes…" Gabriella said sheepishly.
"Did you check everywhere?"
"Yes.."
"Even the closet?"
"Yes.."
Roy dug into his pocket. "I wonder why this is in here…" He took out Gabriella's small pair of shoes. He smirked.
"Daddy!!!" Gabriella took off her dad's tennis shoes and put on her small little pair of shoes.
"Ready?" Roy handed her a granola bar and a pop tart. "Yup!" Gabriella chirped.
Roy nodded and they both headed out the door.
AN: Isnt that cute in a way? Yeah… Roy and Riza's personality was off course so please.. don't flame me!!! OO
