"Daddy you didn't have any bad dreams when you were sleeping this time." I told my Daddy when we were walking into the house.
"Go get ready for bed Buddy you still have school tomorrow."
"But Daddy I only go to school from Mommy's house not from your house."
"Usually that is true Parker but Daddy made a deal with your Mommy so that I could take you to New York today but you still need to go to school tomorrow."
"But what about the park? You said after where you take me you said we could go to the park and I was good so I want to go to the park." I said getting mad.
"I am going to pick you up from school tomorrow and we can go to the park before I bring you back to your Mommy's." I suppose his answer was okay. I ran into my room and changed into my jammy pants then I went back out to the living room where Daddy and Dr Bones were sitting on the couch talking. I walked slow to the couch so that I could hear what they were talking about but they heard me and stopped talking anyway.
"Dr Bones will you tuck me into bed tonight?" I asked. Daddy always tucks me in but today was different and tonight I wanted Dr Bones to tuck me in. I wanted to ask her a special question, one that I didn't know if Daddy had the guts to ask her.
"Sure Buddy." She said getting up and taking my hand. Daddy just sat on the couch with a silly grin instead of coming with us.
I crawled into bed and Dr Bones sat down next to me. "Dr Bones do you love my Daddy?" I asked her.
I could see her thinking about my question, she tilted her head to its side and studying me. "Yes Parker I do love your Daddy." She said sighing and leaning against the wall.
"Are you going to go to the park with us tomorrow?" I asked. I wanted to ask if she was going to be my step-mommy but something in my tummy said that it would totally freak her out if I asked.
"Well I have work tomorrow with your Dad but if I'm not too busy I will go with you guys." She answered.
"Dr Bones will you stay here tonight and make sure my Daddy doesn't have any bad dreams again tonight?"
"Parker that is up to your Daddy. I will stay if he asks me to but if he doesn't ask then I will go home to my house."
"But what if you go home and he has bad dreams again?" I asked worried about my Daddy.
"Parker you know what. I am going to write down my phone number and you can call me anytime you need anything. If he has a bad dream tonight, or if you need something a month from now okay buddy?" She asked me as she took out a crayon from its box and wrote it on a scrap of paper on my table. Then she handed it to me. I looked at it and folded it up and put it under my pillow.
"Goodnight Dr Bones." I said laying down. She lifted my blanket and tucked it around me before kissing my forehead.
She stood up and turned on my nightlight and turned off the big light and walked to the doorway. "Goodnight Parker. Sweet dreams." She said as she walked out the door.
I laid in bed for a few minutes before getting up and sneaking out to spy on Daddy and Dr Bones. I found the perfect hiding spot under the kitchen table. I could see them sitting on the couch and most of all I could hear them talking.