Hey guys! What's up? Hope you all are doing well. I'm going to my first ever party where people are going to be drinking tomorrow(well today when I post this), so I'm not sure how much I'll end up writing on Saturday, but I'ma try. I'm not even sure I'll drink. I never have(my parents have offered, but I haven't really wanted to I guess.) We'll see what happens. Let me know what you think, and send me your ideas
-Aislin
"Happy!" Toby called nervously from down the stairs. "I think we have a problem."
"Toby," She shouted downstairs, "What did I say about disturbing me when I'm trying to sleep?"
"That I shouldn't," He began, "Because you're tired only because you've got another being inside of you that is competing for resources, and you blame me for that. I'd like to note that you weren't complaining when that baby was conceived."
"Let me sleep!" She begged from upstairs. "What the hell happened to the late sleeper I married?"
"Oh, he's still very alive and desperate for sleep, but now we have a child who has managed to get her head stuck in between the stair banisters," Toby stated. Happy sprinted down the stairs. "I think she's getting too good at the whole crawling thing." Happy placed her hands on her hips and glared at him.
"Were you watching her?" She questioned angrily. Normally, Toby was an attentive father, and Happy loved watching him with their daughter. He adored her. Nessa didn't know it yet, but she had him wrapped around her finger. Sometimes though, Toby didn't seem to understand that, at one year and four months old, Nessa needed constant watching.
"Of course I was watching her," Toby scoffed. "She was with me in the kitchen, and I was making us pancakes because she wanted them. And then I turned around and her head was stuck."
"I have a couple notes," Happy warned him.
"Shoot," He replied.
"One, she didn't want pancakes. It's just one of the twenty words she knows," Happy corrected. "She doesn't use the word food. She just likes talking."
"Either way she enjoys eating pancakes," Toby argued.
"And, two, if you looked away from her, then you weren't watching her," Happy finished. She crossed her arms across her chest and gave him a hard look.
"Ok, ok, I get it," He chuckled. He placed his arms around her and hugged her close to him. "I'm nothing without you, Hap. Can you fix it?"
"Of course I can fix this," Happy laughed. "You get us a breakfast from Kovalsky's because you're burning our food right now, and when you come back I'll have this sorted out."
"Alright," He let her go, and grabbed his jacket. "I'll be back soon." He kissed her softly before quickly exiting the house. Happy turned to her daughter and smiled.
"You sure know how to get yourself into trouble, kid," She grinned. "You get that from your dad."
"Help," Nessa yelped.
"Well, with the amount of trouble I've seen you get into, It's probably a good thing you picked up on the meaning of that word."
Toby was surprised to see two familiar faces at Kovalsky's. "Walter? Ralph? What are you two doing here on a Sunday morning without Paige?" Walter gave Toby a pained look, and Ralph shrugged.
"Mom kicked us out," Ralph explained.
"Any reason in particular?" Toby chuckled.
"Not to my knowledge," Walter sighed. "I may not be the best at emotions, but I couldn't decipher a reason behind the screaming. The crying wasn't ideal either. Eventually she just guided us out the door and locked it."
"Women, am I right?" Toby placed a hand on Walter's shoulder. "I'm kidding. It's because of the pregnancy. Don't worry about it. She'll get over it soon, and then you'll be invited back into the comfort of your own. In the meantime, you can come hang out at Happy and my place if you want."
"Won't she be just as crazy?" Ralph questioned.
"Please, my wife is a well-balanced and peaceful individual," Toby grinned. "I'm just joking, but honestly she's good today. She didn't even yell at me when I let Nessa get her head trapped in the stair case. After she eats, she'll probably just go back to sleep."
"What do you think Ralph? Do we want to go with Toby?" Walter asked his step-side.
Ralph nodded quickly, "It beats staying here."
"Awesome, I'll just order and then we can drive over," Toby planned.
"Why did you get so much food?" Ralph inquired. He and Walter had walked to Kovalsky's so they were catching a ride with Toby, who promised to drop them off whenever Paige said they could come back.
"I ordered everything on the breakfast menu," Toby stated as if that explained everything.
"For what reason?" Walter pushed.
"Look, Happy is a very forceful human being, and if I don't bring back something that she wants to eat, she will actually kick me out the house while throwing wrenches at me. You two have no idea how good you have it. You're mom/wife just guides you to the door. Mine forces me out of it," Toby said very securely.
"Won't she be mad if she finds out how much you spent?" Ralph asked.
"Less mad than if she's hungry," Toby winced.
"And she's not going to be mad that you invited us without asking?" Walter continued.
"I asked her," Toby smiled. "I may be crazy, but I don't have a death wish."
"Happy, honey?" He called out from the doorway. "Did you get Nessa out? I brought food...and Walt and Ralph."
"Do possibly have more butter?" She shouted in response. Toby and the boys moved to the stairs where they assumed Happy was. Nessa was still stuck in them.
"I thought you said you could get her out?" Toby complained.
"Well I was pretty sure I could, but as it would turn out our daughter inherited your ability to get stuck in bad situations," Happy snapped.
"Hey, hey," He tried to calm her down. "There is butter in the kitchen. I will work on getting her out. You can go eat. How does that sound?"
"What did you get me?" She questioned.
"Your favorite of course," He laughed. "I'm just kidding I bought everything again." She nodded and exited into the dining room contently. Walter and Ralph stood completely awestruck watching as Toby began to remove the toddler from the bannister.
"Maybe we could learn a thing or two from him," Walter observed bitterly.