Page 34 of Daddy's Little Dreamer

“Good choice. I love how vibrant the colors are. These can go on the front porch if you’d like.”

“Mmm, let me think about it. Whatever is out back we’ll see more of.”

“True and now that it’s summer we’ll grill and eat outdoors more often.”

“Daddy.” He wiggled, beyond excited. “We are going to have so many bees.”

“Yes, sweet boy, we are. Now, let’s pay for all this and get it loaded up.”

By the time we got home and unloaded, both of us were wiped out. We showered, crawled into bed and into our normal sleeping positions. As soon as he started nursing I watched as his mind shut down and my sweet bee was out.

“Daddy! Daddy! Daddy! Wake up. It’s time to build our garden.”

I knew this was coming, but at the butt crack of dawn I was unprepared. Trevor was excited for manual labor though I wasn’t sure how long that would last once we dove in. Knowing that we were turning what was once merely a house into a home and our life together was everything.

“Dear boy, what is it with you waking before the sun? Come and cuddle daddy.”

“No, Daddy.”

I bobbed up and down as my silly boy bounced on the bed.

“I’m too excited. It’s like Christmas summer style.”

“Ha-ha, there’s no arguing that logic.” I took my time stretching and waking up. “You do realize you have to eat breakfast first, right?”

“Argh!” He plopped back on the bed. “Okay.” He tried to sulk off, but I pulled him back into bed and peppered his face with kisses until he was breathless. Then I hopped out of bed.

“Time to get up, Trevor. What are you still doing in bed?”

He jumped off the bed and ran after me.

Daddy – 1

Overly excited boy – 2

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“Daddy, hurry!” He was snapping my dungarees. It was so hard to stand still.

“Little Bee, with you dancing it takes twice as long. Now, hold still.”

“Sorry, Daddy.”

“No need to apologize. Why is it I’m repeating those words to you so often?”

“Some bad habits are bad to break.”

“More like some bad people from your past need to be broken.”

“Hee-hee, you love me, Daddy.”

“More than life itself, Sweet Bee.”

I leaned down and kissed Daddy.

“There, now we’re ready to roll. Oh wait.” Daddy ran into the bathroom and came back out with a tube of something. “Sunscreen. It may not be one hundred outside, but the sun is still brutal and I won’t risk your delicate skin.”

“Thoughtful Daddy.”

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