"So you have Colonel, a change of clothes, snacks, her stim toy-" Goldie started to asked his husband as he looked at Spring Bonnie worriedly. Hailey sat on the couch in the living room staring at the television. Sesame Street was on, and she was listening to Julia play a triangle. The golden rabbit rolled his green eyes. Goldie was the occasional worry wart when leaving Hailey to go to work or something. "Yes, I do. Love, it's going to be fine ok?" He assured him as he held his hands to stop Goldie from pacing so much across the floor. Black eyes met green and Goldie sighed. "I'm sorry." he mumbled, planting his face into Spring's shoulder. "It's ok. You have the right worry but not too much. She'll be fine with me." He told him. "Besides, I'll call you if something happens."

Goldie chewed on the inside of his cheek, standing up straight and looking at Spring. Spring smiled softly. "I promise." He said as he kissed his cheek. "Now go, you're going to be late." he ordered. Goldie nodded and went over to Hailey. He gently hugged her goodbye, the little one leaning into the hug in response. He then pulled away and said goodbye to Spring before leaving to go to the pizzeria. Spring sighed as he turned to watch Hailey, glancing at the clock. She already had her breakfast and had gotten dressed. She still had another 10 minutes of TV time. So, he decided to just sit and watch it with her. Carefully sitting next to Hailey on the couch, he smiled. She didn't notice until a few seconds later as she looked up at him. "So, Sesame Street huh?" Spring asked with a smile, not expecting an answer from her. Hailey returned her attention back to the TV and rocked a little. She then nodded slowly. She seemed to be connecting with the newest addition to the cast which made Spring smile and watched it with her. That was good. Soon, her 10 minutes of watching television were up. So, he got up to get Hailey's school stuff that they worked on at home. Hailey watched as he turned the TV off and left the room. Spring came back a few minutes later and began working on her writing for a bit. She did okay for the most part! He made a note to work on her words more tomorrow. Then, they had a snack before working on more school work. Since Hailey did well in her work, Spring let her watch a little more TV. It was all going well until he turned the TV on and the volume accidentally turned on very loudly.

The next few seconds happened all too quickly. Hailey slapped her hands over her ears and screamed, kicking her feet against the floor. Spring's green eyes widened, hands fumbling to shut the television off. Once he did, his ears cringed at his daughter's screaming as his heart beat erratically. He sat across from her and said very gently "Hailey. Hey, honey. It's ok." But Hailey kept rocking and screaming. Spring bit his lip, waiting for her to perhaps calm down or maybe realize the TV was shut off. Yet, she didn't. Hesitantly, he reached a hand out and very carefully touched her arm. She went to hit him, but surprisingly he didn't pull away. She uncovered her ears and flapped at him. It was best to wait a few minutes so Hailey could deal with her meltdown. After a few minutes, Spring kept his hand where it was on her arm (in a non-threatening way) before holding his other hand out while Hailey slapped her hand against that hand, almost like a high-five. Then, she did it again and this time a little slower, making a noise like a whine.

Hailey seemed to be calming down because she grabbed Spring's hand and stared at it, not moving. Her screaming had stopped thankfully because Spring's ears were throbbing a little. He watched her. She seemed almost entranced by his hand, making Spring smiled faintly and moved a little closer to her. The little girl then started to trace the palm lines on his hand quietly before spreading her hand out against his. Spring slowly sat beside her as she stared at their hands. Her small hand was dwarfed compared to his larger hand. Silence surrounded the two of them, which sort of calmed them both in a way. Hailey kept staring. "My hand is big, isn't it?" Spring asked quietly to her with a small smile. "And yours is small. See?" he said, showing her. The little girl looked up at him and then at their hands, tracing his fingers.

Spring chuckled. His ears flopped to the side as he looked down at her, watching as she started biting her fingers. A frown appeared on his face. "Sweetie, no biting." he said, gently going to remove her fingers from her mouth. But Hailey squirmed away. "Ok ok. How about this then? You lean against me and I sing to you." Spring said. "Ready? Come stop your crying, it will be alright. Just take my hand and hold it tight. I will protect you from all around you. I will be here don't you cry." He sang softly. Then to his surprise while he sang, he felt Hailey lean against him silently and flapped her hands. He blinked. She never did this, being quiet, not really moving, being calm for once. It was a little unnatural. But Spring didn't stop singing. He wanted her to stay like this. "For one so small, you seem so strong. My arms will hold you keep you safe and warm. This bond between us can't be broken. I will be here don't you cry."

He gently held her small hand and nuzzled her head, to which she made a small noise like coo. "'Cause you'll be in my heart. Yes, you'll be in my heart, from this day on. Now and forever more..." All this time, Hailey's bluish-green eyes had started to close, as if hypnotized by her dad's soothing voice. Once he finished his lullaby, he looked down and his heart melted at the sight before him. Hailey was curled up against him in his lap clutching his hand asleep. The bunny chuckled softly with a smile. "Night, Goober. You're perfect just the way you are, you know." he whispered. He knew that he wouldn't be able to move but when he looked at the clock, he mentally groaned. It would be another 3 hours until Goldie came back home.

Three hours later...

Goldie sighed as he unlocked the front door and stepped inside the house once he got home from work. It had been a long day at the pizzeria. So, the only thing he wanted to do right now was just snuggle with Spring and see Hailey. Tossing his keys into the key bowl by the door and taking his shoes off, he looked around. "Spring? Hailey? I'm home." he called. But no one answered. Only silence met his ears. Goldie frowned and looked into the kitchen. No one there. He made his way to the living room and spotted Spring and Hailey sitting in the middle of the floor. "Hey, you two. Everything-" He stopped mid-sentence when he came around in front of them to see...

They were fast asleep, Spring gently holding Hailey in his lap.

Goldie couldn't help but smile and shake his head amused. "Well, it looks like you two had fun." he murmured as he grabbed a blanket from the couch and draped it over them. "I love you both very much..." he whispered to them before going to fall asleep on the couch behind them.