"Mommy! Save me!" A very sweaty Brynn giggled as she ran towards her mother, jumping onto her lap.
Beck was chasing close behind her, his back hunched and his arms out in front of him like a zombie.
"Beck, leave the kid alone." Jade snapped.
"He's going to get me mommy!"
"Oh no." Jade said, there was no hiding her disinterest in their little game.
Beck reached for their daughter, moaning like a zombie as he did so. Brynn squealed, grabbing her mothers arm and pulling herself closer to Jade.
"Brynn, you stink! Like a sweaty kid that's been outside all day!" Jade yelled as she lifted her daughter off of her lap, placing her on the floor.
"Mommy, now is not the time!" Brynn screeched, jumping in place as she watched her father turn her way.
"Yeah, yeah. Go outside or something."
Brynn quickly spun around on her heels, racing towards the back door. Beck slowly made followed her out the door as Jade rolled her eyes.
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Brynn made her way into the house, walking as quietly as she could towards the television. She knew that the instant her mother saw her, she would be sentenced to bath time, which was something that she wasn't willing to do at this point.
She quietly sat on the floor in front of the TV, slowly looking around to make sure her parents weren't around. When she knew the coast was clear, she hit the power button and cringed as the sound of Doc McStuffins came blaring through the speakers.
Brynn dashed for the volume button, turning it down just as fast as she could. She let out a tiny sigh of relief, thinking she was in the clear. As she began to relax, the sound of footsteps on the stairs echoed through the house. Brynn quickly jumped up, running to her favorite hiding spot behind the couch.
"Brynn?" Jade called as she entered the room.
Seeing that there was no one in the room, Jade started to become suspicious. She took a few steps towards the couch, craning her neck to look behind it. When she spotted the top of her daughters head, she smirked and stepped back.
"Hmm, I guess this TV just turned on all by itself."
"It did!" A small voice said from behind the couch.
"Oh, and the couch learned how to talk! How great is this!" Jade exclaimed as she clapped her hands together.
Brynn could be heard clearing her throat, realizing that she needed to change her voice in order to trick her mom.
"Yes, I did learn how to talk!" She said in a deep voice.
"Well tell me, Mr. Couch. Have you seen my daughter?"
"Nope!" Brynn answered, maybe a little too quickly.
"Oh, really? Well I guess we'll just have to rent her room out to a hobo, since she won't be here to use it anymore."
"No, mommy wait!" Brynn yelled as she jumped out from behind the couch.
"Oh, there you are! Now go find your daddy and tell him its bath time."
"No!" Brynn screamed as she ran from the room.
"I'm so tired of this." Jade sighed.
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Splash!
"Daddy, watch out! It's the evil Captain Hook!" Brynn screamed as she navigated her toy pirate ship through the soapy water.
Beck smiled as he watched his daughter play, laughing at her little game.
"Have you seen Peter Pan? I put him down here but he's not there no mores.."
"That's because he's hiding from Hook." Beck said, playing into his daughter's game.
"Did he go back to the tree?"
"Maybe, but I think he might've gone to get that crazy crocodile to scare Hook."
"Do you two ever stop playing games?" Jade interrupted as she walked into the bathroom.
"Never!" Brynn smiled at her mother.
"Well if you'll hurry up, we can watch a movie before bed."
"Dumbo! We have to watch Dumbo!"
There was a simultaneous sigh from both Beck and Jade, as their daughter stared at them with eager eyes.
"Are you sure you can't watch any movie other than Dumbo?" Beck asked.
Dumbo had been Brynn's favorite movie for two weeks now, and she watched it every day, five times a day.
"No, daddy. Dumbo!" Brynn huffed as she crossed her arms.
"Brynn we aren't watching Dumbo."
"Mommy!" Brynn said through gritted teeth, making one of her angry faces at Jade.
"Brynn, not tonight."
"Dumbo." Brynn pouted as she looked down, her arms still crossed.
"Fine, Dumbo it is!"
"Ugh, I'm going to kill myself." Jade said.
"Why would you do that, mommy?"
"She didn't really mean it, B." Beck said as he gave Jade a look.
Brynn continued to play with her toys as her parents struggled to bathe her. The smell of grape scented soap filled the bathroom.
"Daddy, why do I always have grape soap?" Brynn asked as she popped a bubble that was resting on the side of the tub.
"Well, there's actually a whole story behind that. You should ask mommy about it."
Jade glared at Beck, she hated this story.
"Tell me, mommy!" Brynn squealed.
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
Brynn made the biggest puppy dog eyes that her already huge eyes could manage, sticking her bottom lip out as she did so.
"Ugh, fine!" Jade snapped.
Brynn perked up, clapping her hands together as she smiled.
"Well, when you were still in my tummy, I thought you were the size of a grape."
"What?" Brynn asked as she cocked her head to the side, crinkling her nose in confusion.
"You know, babies come from their mommy's tummy."
"I know, but I was not a grape!"
"No, but mommy thought you were the size of a grape when you first moved into her tummy." Beck jumped in, trying to help his daughter understand.
"That's silly!" Brynn giggled.
"Yeah well, from then on, you were our little grape. Daddy thinks it's funny to buy you grape soap because of that."
"Well this little grape is ready for movie time!" Brynn smiled as she stood up.
"Not yet, Sassy. We still have to rinse the soap out of your hair."
"Well, hurry up! And that's Grape to you, mister!"
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"Casey Junior's coming down the track, coming down the track, with a smoky stack!" Brynn sang as she ran down the hall in her pajamas, her long hair flying out behind her.
"We haven't even started the movie yet, and she's already singing."
Beck laughed, catching his daughter as she ran past him and spinning her in a circle.
"Casey Junior is the best song in Dumbo, mommy! I love him!"
"Yeah, I bet you do."
The small family settled into Beck and Jade's bed as the movie started, the bright scenes flashing across the screen.
Brynn snuggled into her mother's side, reaching up to play with her hair as she watched the movie. Jade smiled at her daughter's actions, taking in the overwhelming scent of grape.
Sorry it took me so long to post, I've been super busy lately. I was really hesitant to upload this one – I know it's not my best work, but I felt like I owed you all something! Thanks everyone for the reviews!
xoxo
Cassidy
