(A/N - By far, this is going to be the sappiest story Iever wrote! But, you can't help but be sappy with Takari! It almost begs for sap!)
Hope, Light and Key Lime Pie: Chapter Three
"I just thought you wanted a little snack before you got out of bed this morning." TK replied innocently as he poured himself a cup of coffee.
"So you decided to set a key lime pie on my pillow when you know good and well I toss and turn in my sleep!" Kari screamed, now standing face to face with her husband. "I thought you said you weren't going to go overboard!"
Kari's scowling face was covered with a thick mask of meringue, with a slight green hue.
"I look like I've had a run in with a mad clown!" Kari cried!
"Well, it was the kids idea, actually." TK said, trying hard not to break into fits of convulsive laughter. "They wanted to put the pie somewhere where you would have no trouble finding it."
"So, instead of leaving it on the kitchen table or in the fridge, you three decide to leave it on my pillow!"
"Well, you found it, didn't you?" TK asked, still trying to hold back the fits of giggles that were growing in his stomach.
"Oh yeah, I found it all right, just like I found the sushi rolls around the bathtub, the crab dumplings that were sitting on the computer keyboard, the pot stickers on the car dashboard, and lets not forget the shrimp and vegetable tempura noodle soup in the laundry detergent incident!"
"Hey, you didn't get any complaints from me." TK said, straight faced. "The soy broth gave our clothes the kind of softness you just can't get from regular fabric softener."
I know the doctor said I had to put on weight, and I appreciate all what you and the kids are doing, but this is just ridiculous! I mean, there are better ways to put on five pounds."
"Well, we did have a plan that involved a blender, a funnel and a couple of restraints on the bed, but we decided against it." TK said, innocently.
Kari giggled, all traces of her anger dissolved. "I don't know what I'm going to do with you three." She sighed, shaking her head.
"Mommy? What's going—tee hee hee!"
Kari turned around to see Tamago and Karashi standing in their bedroom doorway, looking up at their mom. Like their daddy, they tried to hold back their giggle fits, but were unsuccessful, as both kids fell to the floor laughing.
"And what do you think you're laughing at, you little monkeys!" Kari said, growling playfully as she scooped some of the whipped cream off her face and rubbed it all over her kids' faces. "There! How you like that?"
TK started laughing hysterically. "Looks like mommy is on the warpath!" he chuckled, holding his sides.
"Oh, and how can I forget my darling husband?" Kari cooed, drifting over to where TK sat. "My dear sweet husband…."
Karashi giggled. "Kiss him mommy! Kiss him!" the young girl cheered.
"Yeah! Smooch him mommy!" Tamago said, licking the cream off his face.
"You little rats!' TK growled playfully as Kari grabbed both his cheeks, turned his head to face her and planted a very wet, very sweet kiss on the blonde.
The twins fell to the ground, laughing hysterically as TK started wiping the meringue out of his eyes. "Note to self:" he sighed, tasting the creamy meringue. "Add more limes."
Kari sat down next to TK, laughing. "That's what you get when you don't follow the reci—Ooh!"
"What's going on babe?" TK asked.
"Feels like we woke someone up with our little food fight.' Kari giggled, unbuttoning her pajamas revealing her bare belly. "Wanna feel your new brother or sister?"
"Sure!" the two kids cheered, running towards their mother with meringue covered hands.
"No! Please! Wash your hands first!" she cried, giggling, feeling forty cool, sticky, wiggling fingers on her stomach.
"I feel it mommy! I feel it!" Tamago said, grinning from ear to ear.
"Me too, mommy! Me too!" Karashi cheered, wiping the meringue all over her stomach. "Baby wants some pie too!"
"Well, I guess we're all just one big sticky mess." TK laughed, setting his hand on top of the mass of hands and whipped cream.
"Yeah, but we got to get cleaned up," Kari sighed as she began standing. "We can't leave the house like—Ooh!"
"You felt that mommy?" Tamago asked, showing his wide toothy grin.
"Yeah, well, guess we can stay sticky for a minute longer." Kari sighed, slumping back down in the chair. "Guess the baby likes the attention."
"That, or the pie."
"Oh, TK."
(A/N - Sorry it took so long to get back into the saddle, I was bummed that I didn't get a lot of reviews! But, since Paige34 has posted chapter two of her story, I may as well post chapter three and see the results! Keep on the lookout for number four, and please review!)