Yeah, I know this is super short and I kinda just jumped right in there. I was seriously slap-happy when I wrote this. I tried to write more for the beginning and the end, but every time I did I ended up deleting it. It just didn't fit right. Anyway, for now I'm posting what I've got and I'll leave the explanation of how they got into this situation up to you. XD If I manage to write more, I'll update it. Hope you enjoy my nonsense anyway! XD
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"Look De-spaa-ro, I made a race cawr for you. Do you wike it?"
Aiden held up yellow piece of construction paper, clearly depicting what a car would look like as colorful spaghetti roadkill. Despereaux took it gingerly, a smile frozen on his face. Shawn was fighting back laughter, nearly choking on his drink in the process. Juliet shot Despereaux a glare that clearly started, 'if you hurt my son's feelings I will personally ruin your life forever.'
"It's . . . a masterpiece." Despereaux coughed, looking away.
"Reawly?" Aiden grinned, looking just like his father. Despereaux suspected that he wouldn't be able to speak again without spontaneously combusting due to guilt - or worse, exploding with the outright truth - so he just gave a weak smile and a half nod. Seemingly satisfied, Aiden lit up like a Christmas tree.
"You can have it!" he said, shoving the paper into Despereaux's arms. "My daddy says that you reawly wike art, and you would do anyfing for a masterpiece, and I reawly wike the cawr but I wike you more so you keep it."
"Thank you," Despereaux said, surprised that he was actually sincere this time. He folded it up carefully and put it in his coat pocket, just barely catching the faintest of smiles from Juliet out of the corner of his eye.
I bet you're exhausted after all that reading, right? XD Lol, still really sorry about how short it is. This was just what I had, and I was like, "I'm making one-shots, they don't have to be perfect, it's just fun." *shrugs* Review if you want to read more of this, I guess?