Spending Time

"Is it about the pants, Ajay? I told you that you have to wear them." Ellie said.

"Noooo. Okay, well...Mommy, you are the bestest, prettiest and most funnest Mommy ever." Ajay said.

"And we love you a lot." Maddie added on.

"Mhmmmm?"

"We want to know if we can have a puppy." Ajay said.

"A puppy huh?" Ellie asked.

"Yeah!" Maddie said. "We wanna name it Tigger. And if we can get it, then we promise to take care of it."

"All the time." Ajay said.

"Mhm." she said as she thought. "And Daddy said he's okay with this?"

"Yep! He said to ask you." Maddie nodded.

"Well...I mean, you guys have been good and since you promised to help...then yes. We can get a puppy."

"Yay!" they both grinned.

"Sweet." He chuckled. "We're gonna pick it out after we finish eating, unless you wanted to come with?"

"It's fine." she said. "I know today is Daddy day and I'm not wanted." she chuckled. "Just pick a cute one."

"Daddy day!" Ajay cheered.

He chuckled. "Get ready." he said as he said his goodbyes and hung up. "So, you guys want dessert or just go get Tigger?"

"We just want Tigger." Maddie nodded.

"Yeah, let's go get him."

"Aw man, I was looking forward to the brownies." He joked and called for the check.

"We can buy some later." Ajay giggled.

"But I might not want them later." he smirked as he paid the bill. "Alright, you little monsters, out."

"To get Tigger!" Ajay cheered as he got off of his seat and waited for Madison and Colt.

"I'm excited and then Tigger can scare all those mean people at school." Madison said.

"Tigger can't be cute and scary, Maddie." he chuckled as he grabbed their hands and walked out with them.

"Not even a little bit?"

"Nope." He shook his head. "Well.. you're cute.. but you're scary in the morning." he teased her.

"Am not!"

"Ha!" Ajay laughed. "That was a good one, Daddy."

"Are too." He chuckled and spoke in a gravelly voice, "Don't talk to me 'til I've had my cerealllll. That's you."

Maddie giggled. "Because I am super hungry in the morning and I'm all cranky."

"She's...hanky." Ajay giggled.

"Super hanky." he smirked as they got to the car and he opened the door for them. "You know the drill."

"Yes sir." Maddie saluted as she went into the car and sat in her car seat, buckling herself up. Ajay did the same.

Scott made sure they were buckled in tight enough before closing the door and getting into the drivers seat, starting up the car. "Do you know what color Tigger's gonna be?"

"Maybeeee, white and brown."

"Or white and black." Ajay said.

"Is he gonna be little?"

"Yeah, we can't have a big dog." Maddie giggled.

"We'd be scared of it."

"So a little white and black or brown and black doggy." he said as he pulled up to the pet store. "That sounds doable. And then Mommy can cuddle it too."

"Yeah! Like when you go to work, maybe it can sleep with her in the bed too."

"Or it can save her from the scary monsters." Ajay said.

"It can save her from the monsters but I don't know if I want my sheets to smell like puppy." he chuckled as he parked.

"We wash them before you come backkkk, duhhh." Maddie said.

"We don't leave them dirty." Ajay chuckled.