Ghost

Father's Day

AN: Charlie gets to have a day for himself thanks to Madison. We also get to see a little more inside his head about things. And Ghost is his usual self, lol. Enjoy!

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Charlie was taken out of his slumber by someone, or rather someones, jumping on his bed. "Wake up Charlie," Madison shouted. He groaned and forced his eyes open to see his boy and Madison having the time of their life bouncing about on his bed. He groaned again when one of Ghost's paws barely missed his crotch.

"Okay okay. I'm awake," he mumbled, his voice laden with sleep. "What's with all this?" Madison stopped her jumping and dropped down onto the bed with Ghost by her side. "Today's Sunday. And you know what that means," Madison said with glee.

Charlie just stared at her with bleary eyes. Madison frowned at the lack of response. She sighed. "Happy Father's Day, cariño." Ghost barked as if to say the same thing. Charlie's eyes widened. Maybe it was because his body was still trying to get back on west coast time after their New York trip but....

"Wait, you want to celebrate?" It definitely sounded pretty dumb once it left his mouth. Madison's eyes were shining brightly as she nodded enthusiastically.

"Of course! You did all that stuff for me on Mother's Day and we are both Ghost's parents. You should have a day dedicated to you, too."

Charlie's heart sped up at hearing that. Madison was trying to give him a heart attack at 22. "O-oh. Thanks." His brain wasn't working yet.

"Come on," Madison said excitedly and pulled him out of bed by his hand. He stumbled along behind her as she brought him to the kitchen. She shoved him down into one of the bar stools and went over to the microwave. Charlie's lips twisted into a smile seeing what was on the plate. "Your Eggo Waffle sandwich, made by moi, and an egg and bacon breakfast muffin that Ghost helped with." Madison set down the plate and he admired the dedication. She had even put a toothpick in the "sandwich" to hold it together. "Oh one more thing." Madison stuck a candle in the muffin and lit it. "Cute, right?"

People called him extra but Madison might have him beat with this. "It is. Thank you for the breakfast. I love it." Madison beamed. Charlie couldn't stand how she lit up like the sun. It was too beautiful to ignore. He started eating while he saw Madison doing something out the corner of his eye. "What are you doing," he asked after swallowing some food.

Madison didn't say anything and instead set down a steaming cup of coffee. "A nice cup of Bustelo coffee to start your day. You Canadians have some awful brands. You need to get with the winning one."

Charlie smiled at her as he picked up the coffee. "I'll make sure to buy a can." He took a sip. It was made just how he liked it. That wasn't a surprise since he and Madison had been sharing coffee for the past two and a half months. "Taste's perfect." That got another beaming smile out of Madison. He was going to lose his eyesight if he kept staring directly into the sun the way he does.

"Finish up. Ghost get Daddy's card." Charlie's brows furrowed. A few minutes later, Ghost trotted over to him and put something in his lap. The dog waited there for him to open it. Charlie smiled down at his boy and rubbed his head. He picked up what Ghost gave him. Tears sprung to his eyes as he looked at it. It was a handmade card that Madison and Ghost did for him. He opened it and a watery laugh slipped out at the sight of all the orange stickers and other random things to represent him. His heart lurched at Madison putting her signature as 'Mommy' and seeing Ghost's paw print.

Charlie wiped the tears from his eyes. "This is beautiful, Mads. You two really put a lot of thought into this."

Madison tried act nonchalant about the whole thing. "Ghost really liked the stickers. It was hard to get him not to eat or tear them apart though. And he was excited to put his own "signature". He tried to put his nose on the ink pad too."