Page 110 of Daddy, Take Me Away
“I love it. It’s so magical!”
“So magical,” Tinsley agreed.
“Yes, the owners have it decorated perfectly, even down to making the place smell like sugar cookies,” I commented.
This time Hazel flushed and looked away. Her Daddy nudged her softly.
“I-I am the owner. D-Daddy and I own it,” she admitted reluctantly. What was up with these Little girls and being so shy about their accomplishments?
“We do own it, but Hazel makes all the choices regarding marketing. She is a very smart business Little,” Dawson praised, kissing her on top of her head, much like I had done with Tinsley.
“Business Little, I love that term.” I chuckled.
We finished our ice cream and decided to take the girls to the park in the middle of town.
They held hands and skipped ahead of us, each one looking back to make sure we were still behind them.
My phone chimed from my pocket and I pulled it out, reading the message from Tyler. It looked like I wasn’t the only one missing everyone. I worried about him being alone so much and I hoped to change that in the future.
“Work, Dada?” Tinsley asked, worry evident on her face.
“No, baby, just Uncle Tyler checking in.”
She nodded and went back to happily hopping with Hazel.
“We’re going to be here all week. We would love for you and Hazel to spend some time with us if my plan works out. Is your week busy?”
“Thank you, that’s very kind. We would love that if it works out. No, we’re both free after five tomorrow and Friday, and pretty free Saturday and Sunday.”
“Perfect!”
“Hazel will really love that, thanks for including us.”
“Little families need to stick together,” I said with a shrug. I acted like it was no big deal, but truthfully, I would be so lost without the support of our friend group. I hoped we’d be able to include Dawson and Hazel in the future. We’d make it work, no matter the distance.
Tinsley
I let Dada push me on the swing and giggled when Hazel’s Daddy pushed her super high.
“I’m gonna fly!” She giggled.
I was glad Daddy knew I didn’t wanna go that high.
“Work tomorrow?” I asked Hazel once she was swinging slower.
“Yeah, ‘til five.”
“Play after?” It was silly for me to make plans without asking Daddy first, but he probably didn’t mind.
“Yeah!” she agreed.
“Whatcha doing tomorrow?” she asked me.
I looked back at Daddy and he chuckled. “We’re going to hike to the waterfall.”
“Two waterfalls!” I squealed. I was so very excited to check this one off of my bucket list. Anna Ruby Falls was known for its beauty and also that it had two waterfalls that turned into one big one.
“Is so pretty. We goed last weekend!”
