A/N: This is a little oneshot with my favorite pairing Goldie and Spring Bonnie with my OC Hailey. Enjoy! XD
"Thank goodness. What a day." Spring said with a happy sigh of content as he plopped down onto the couch after a long day working. His boyfriend, Goldie, chuckled and sat beside him. "I can't remember the last time we had a break from working 10 hours straight." he sighed. He had just put Hailey to bed, who seemed equally tired from all the fun she had that day. Goldie leaned against Spring and held his hand. It had been years since the pair actually performed for children and today was the first time in a long time.
Even though it was tiring, they loved it so much, making kids smile and entertaining again. "I missed this." Spring said softly in reminiscence. Goldie nodded in agreement. He did as well but...there was a small part of him that was still afraid that he would do it again. Closing his black eyes, he shook his head of thoughts and managed a smile at Spring.
"Me too." He said softly and pecked his cheek. Spring blushed in surprise. "G-Goldie!" he stuttered a little. "What? I can't kiss my boyfriend?" Goldie teased with a smirk, making the bunny huff with a frown. "N-N-No, what if Hailey sees us-" "She's asleep. I already put her to bed. Relax." the bear said slowly and kissed Spring's cheek again, who relaxed a little and sighed. They hung out for a while, chatting until their down time was interrupted by a cry from down the hall. Both Spring and Goldie froze from their spots on the couch in the backstage area. Without a second's hesitation, Spring was the one that got up and started running down the hall. However, Goldie remained locked in place on the couch which surprised Spring and made him skid to a stop.
He hurried back to him and grabbed his hand. "Goldie, come on." He said with a frown. trying to get him up but Goldie didn't move. It wasn't until then that Spring noticed how scared his eyes seemed, staring off into space. Something clicked in Spring's mind and he realized Goldie was having a bad memory resurface. He knew what memory... Hailey's cries got louder and the yellow bunny frowned deeper. He bit his lip and let go of Goldie as he sped off to Hailey's room, where she was crying a lot. Gently picking her up out of her bed, Spring rocked and shushed her.
The little girl was shaking a leaf, clutching her stuffed elephant. Spring slowly smoothed her hair down and hummed. But she was still unable to calm down. "Hey...hey...its alright..papa's here." he said softly. She only whimpered. He sighed, walking back to Goldie who was trying to stop memory flashes from overwhelming him. He had tears streaming down his face. Spring's eyes widened, cupping Goldie's cheek with his one hand. "Goldie? Goldie! Hey, it's ok..." he said reassuringly. The bear jerked, the horrible images from the past fading for now and looked up at Spring in front of him.
"I'm sorry...I'm sorry! I'm sorry..." Goldie whispered and suddenly hugged him. Spring almost stumbled back in surprise. Shifting Hailey on his hip, he hugged him back tightly. "Shh..." he whispered. "Daddeee cry." Hailey said in a small voice and Spring nodded. "Daddy's scared, Hails, just like you. He was having a bad dream too." He told her while rubbing Goldie's back. The little girl had her fingers in her mouth and was watching Goldie, who sniffled and calmed down.
There was silence between the three of them and Goldie refused to let go of Spring. The yellow bunny sighed, not minding at all while continuing to calm him. Then, Hailey, who was holding her stuffed elephant Colonel, held it out to her dad. He stared at it, wiping away tears in surprise before looking at her. "No." She said with a scrunched up face. Hailey was at the stage where she was only able to say very few words due to her autism and because of how young she was. She didn't want Goldie to cry and kept holding out Colonel to him. He then realized she was trying to make him feel better with Colonel since Colonel always calmed her down.
"O-Oh baby, I don't w-want to take-" he started but then stopped when he looked at her expression. Goldie couldn't bear to turn her down like that. So, he gently took Colonel and managed a faint smile. "O-ok. Thank you, Hailey." He said quietly as he held Colonel. Spring smiled. "That was very nice of you, Hailey." He said and Hailey flapped her hands leaning against Spring's shoulder. Goldie sighed shakily as he looked at Spring, who smiled a little. He'd talk to him later about what happened. Not now...not with Hailey here...
"S-So baby, you had a bad dream?" Goldie asked Hailey and she didn't reply until a few minutes later. She nodded. "What was it about?" "No! No no no!" Hailey said suddenly, refusing to say. "Ok ok! You don't have to say. Just know daddy and I are here to protect you ok?" Spring assured her as he sat beside Goldie on the couch. Hailey nodded the slightest bit, curling up in between her dads for some form of comfort. They gently held her close and Goldie and Spring exchanged a look at one another silently.
'You're going to talk to me about it later.' Spring mouthed to him and Goldie nodded in reply. In the meantime, the trio just sat there for the longest time. "Just know that I'm here for you and Hailey." Spring said quietly as he held Goldie's hand.
"Forever?" Goldie asked.
"Forever." Spring smiled.