Chapter 3

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The day after, the three of them were up before Scarlett was. They were sitting at the dinner table when they heard noises coming from their guest bedroom. Ben stood up to check it out. He opened the door to find Scarlett in the middle of the room. She had unpacked her bag to look for her clothes. She had already put them on but had neglected the mess she had made.
"Goodmorning," Ben said. Scarlett quickly turned around.
"Morning."
"What a beautiful mess you made," Ben said while motioning to the floor. Scarlett giggled.
"Let's clean it up before we go eat breakfast, okay?" Ben asked. Scarlett dropped herself to her knees and started picking up stuff immediately. Ben got down on the floor to help her. Within a few minutes, everything was cleaned up. 

Gwil looked up when Ben walked back in. Ben had Scarlett attached to his hip. One of his arms was tightly wrapped around her back. Gwil brought his hand to his mouth. He took a deep breath before getting up.
"Who is hungry?' He asked. Ben jumped up and down with his hand pushed in the air. 
"Me, me, me," Ben said. Scarlett was laughing hysterically. Joe had turned himself around and was smiling at them. Gwil quickly disappeared into the kitchen to make them some eggs. Ben sat down opposite Joe. He put Scarlett on his lap.
"Did you sleep well?" Joe asked while looking at Scarlett. She nodded enthusiastically. 
"I'm glad to hear. I was thinking about going to the playground today. What do you say?" Joe asked. Scarlett's eyes widened.
"Yes, please!" Joe chuckled.
"Well, I guess that is settled."

Later that day Gwil and Joe were on their way to the playground. A happy Scarlett ran in front of them. Ben wished he could come, but he had to run lines for the upcoming week. 
"Scarlett, wait for us before you cross the road," Joe said. They were almost at the playground and Scarlett wanted to run down the street to be there sooner. Scarlett already held out her hand before Joe reached her. He grabbed her hand in his own before looking down either side of the street before crossing it. 

Joe and Gwil sat down on a bench from which they could easily overview the entire playground.
"Have fun," Gwil said while placing a kiss on Scarlett's forehead. Before they could say anything else, she was off. They watched her for a while in silence.
"I don't know how, but she really is a lot like Rami," Joe said after a while.
"I also see some resemblance of Lucy in her," Gwil said. 
"You're probably right. That kid is going to be the most amazing person when she grows up"

"Dad is almost here to pick you up," Joe said. Scarlett was cuddled up against his side while they watch tv. Scarlett pouted.
"I want to stay here," She said. Joe's lip corners curled up.
"You are always welcome to come back here. Next time mom and dad have something planned, you can stay here again, okay?" Joe asked. Scarlett nodded excitedly. 
"But I had a lot of fun with you here," Joe said.
"Me too," Scarlett said while throwing her hands in the air. Joe could only chuckle. Ben was standing in the doorway of the living room, staring at the two on the couch. 

When there was a knock on the door, Joe crouched before the couch so Scarlett could climb on his back. Scarlett immediately wrapped her legs around his waist. Her arms were securely fastened around his neck. Joe walked over to the door with Scarlett giggling loudly. Rami already had a big smile on his face as soon as he heard her giggles coming through the door. His smile became possibly even wider when Joe opened the door. 
"Hi, sweetheart," Rami said while looking at Scarlett. Joe turned his back to Rami so Rami could lift Scarlett off.
"Sounded like you have had lots of fun this weekend," Rami said. Scarlett nodded excitedly. 
"We went to the playground and watched a thousand movies," She said. Rami widened his eyes.
"Oh did you now?" Rami asked, playing a long. Scarlett nodded.
"That sounds like an amazing weekend," Rami said while playing a kiss on the side of her head. He put her down again.
"Can you go and find your bag?" Rami asked. Scarlett immediately ran off to the guest room.

"She was not too much trouble, I hope?" Rami asked. Joe immediately shook his head.
"Absolutely not. Don't ever worry about that. We always enjoy her company. Give us a call if you ever need a babysitter," Joe said. 
"I will. She really likes being her. She was very excited when we told her she could stay with you three," Rami said. He smiled when both Scarlett and Gwil walked down the hallway. Gwil gave Rami a quick hug. 
"Are you ready to go home?" Rami asked Scarlett. The latter nodded. She walked over to Gwil to give him a hug. Gwil lifted her in the air before running off.
"I think we are kidnapping you," He said. Scarlett giggled loudly. Ben stuck his head around the office door to see what all the noise was about. 
"Oh, is it five already?" Ben asked. Before he could set a step towards Rami, Scarlett was wrapped around his legs. She let him go soon after and gave Joe the biggest hug of all.
"Bye!" She said while waving at them.
"Bye, sweetie," Joe said.  

They were really sad that Rami picked her up again. They wouldn't have minded taking care of her for a few more days.  When Rami and Scarlett were gone, Gwil sat down at the dinner table and looked expectantly at Joe and Ben. 
"I don't know if it has been on your minds this weekend, but it has definitely been on mine. Have you two been thinking about getting kids?" Gwil asked. He drummed his fingers on the table while he looked between Ben and Joe.

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