Adorable Dally at the end.
Johnny knocked on Ginger's door
"Ginger, honey, its daddy, can I talk to you for a minute?" asked Johnny, careful not to sound angry. Ginger opened the door
"Yeah daddy?" she asked.
"Can I come in please?" asked Johnny, Ginger shrugged and let him in, he sat on her bed and motioned for her to sit next next to him.
"What's up?" asked Ginger
"Sweetie, why did you get so mad at your sister?" Johnny asked
"Oh, that" said Ginger suddenly looking upset
"Yes sweetheart, I know she broke your toy but it was an accident and she apologized" said Johnny
"But it was my toy and it was brand new, she always wants to play with what I have" said Ginger bitterly. Johnny sighed
"Ginger, she's your sister, I know you two are different in your own ways but have you ever thought that maybe she wants to be a little more like you?" asked Johnny
"But we're already identical, in what ways could she possibly want to be more like me?" asked Ginger
"Well, you're a lot more self confident and outgoing than she is, I think she wants to be able to be like that, and maybe she thinks that playing with the stuff you like might make her feel more like you." said Johnny, brushing Ginger's hair behind her ear with his hand
"I guess, but she still broke my toy and grammy just got it for me" said Ginger bitterly
"Can I see it?" asked Johnny gently. Pony was normally in charge of comforting the upset child while Johnny dealt with discipline and talking to the girls when they needed to understand something because he had the most patience. Ginger pulled out her new Etch-a Sketch, one of the knobs had come off and the corner had chipped,
"I'm sure I can fix this sweet heart, but you need to apologize to your sister because she thinks you hate her, I'm sure you don't hate your sister right?" asked Johnny
"No" said Ginger sadly
"Why don't you go out there and apologize to Josie, but you do know that there need to be consequences for yelling at her and making her cry, she's going to also get a punishment for breaking your toy. I'm going to talk with Dad about a suitable consequence for both of you" said Johnny
"Ok daddy" said Ginger, hugging him and going outside to apologize to her sister. Pony and Johnny went into the kitchen to talk while the girls apologized to each other
" It was just a small spat, do they really need a consequence" asked Pony
"They both need to learn it's not ok to break each other's things and make each other cry, all I'm thinking is having Josie help with the dishes for the day tomorrow and Ginger can write 20 lines saying 'I shouldn't make my sister cry'" said Johnny
"That sounds reasonable" agreed Pony. Later that night they tucked the girls into bed, letting them know what was expected of them tomorrow. This time they switched who dealt with each kid, Johnny did Josie's goodnight and Pony did Ginger's. Dally and Abilene had gone to bed.
"Babe you still have some eye shadow left" giggled Abilene, Dally wiped his eyes
"Did I get it?" he asked
"No" giggled Abilene
"Eh, I'll wash it off in the morning" said Dally
"So what should we do for the week, it just being the three of us and all" asked Abby
"Well Molly is finally old enough to ride the roller coasters in Toddler World, you know,the kiddie amusement park on the west coast up here? Pony and Johnny were taking Josie and Ginger there all the time from the girls third to sixths birthdays. I figure now that Molly is the right age for it we can spend an afternoon there once we get off work" said Dally
"Sounds like a plan, but one condition" said Abby
"What?" asked Dally
"You take her on the rides, its adorable to watch her laughing while sitting in your lap" said Abby, Dally smiled and kissed her.
"I wonder if Molly will ever fight with her sister?" wondered Abby
"But we don't have another… ARE YOU SERIOUS!" exclaimed Dally
"I found out earlier today, twins, one little boy and one little girl" giggled Abilene. Dally kissed her long and hard.
"We need to think of names" said Dally
"I want our son named Austin, ya know to keep with the Texas city naming trend" said Abilene with a giggle
"Austin Cameron Winston, I like it" said Dally
"You pick our Girl's name" said Abby
"How about Victoria Madison Winston" said Dally
"Let me guess, because you want to nickname her Vicky" said Abby
"You understand me so well" said Dally, he honestly couldn't stop smiling.
"And this means I get to be a stay home mom, so i can take care of the three kids all day" said Abby
"So that means I can come home after a long day at work to you instead of with you" said Dally
"Six kids under one roof, with Pony and Johnny talking about adopting another one, is going to be quite the challenge" said Abby
"Well since you'll be home all day now why don't we get our own place" suggested Dally
"Maybe but I know Molly really enjoys playing with her cousins all day" said Abby
"Then we buy the house next door" said Dally.
"That would make moving easier and the kids would be able to play with their cousins all day, we can combine the back yards" said Abby happily
"Then it's settled, tomorrow we buy the house next door and move in" said Dally, drawing his wife into a warm embrace.
"I love you so much" said Dally burying his face into his wife's shoulder.