Hotel Transylvania - The Count

VI

I perk up and peer out of the bathroom as the room fills with three little knocks.

"Elysia, come outside." I freeze up before setting my toothbrush down and walking to the door. I open it and look up at Dracula clad in a satin pinkish purple sleep shirt. I smile as he frowns down at me.

"Look, you want to stay here right?"

I freeze up again and stare at the vampire wide eyed before slowly nodding, chuckling awkwardly as I go along with it.

"Totally..."

"Well then, we've got some work to do. Okay, so here's the plan."

He grabs my shoulder and leans in closer, I back my head away as he whispers.

"Maybe it's a good idea to take him to your hometown. But remember..."

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I stifle my excitement to see my family as Maven tells Dracula what Dennis usually eats.

"So it's sliced avocado, rolled oats with apricot, the Aveeno moisturizer after every bath."

I smother Dennis in kisses as he tries to pull away giggling.

"And then the shea butter on his tush before his PJs. And then 20 minutes of the nebulizer while I read his learning factory phonics book to him." Maven smiles at him and nods,

"I know it's a lot, dad. We could just take Dennis, I know it'd ease Elysia's anxiety a lot more if we–"

"What? Are you kidding me? And get him off his routine? No, no, no. You kids go to California and see if it's the right place to raise Denisovich."

Maven steps closer to me, placing a hand over mine while I hold Dennis.

"And you remember how to video call?" I ask, eyeing him as he chuckles.

"Yes, yes. With the phone and the buttons and the agony."

I chuckle at his exaggeration.

"Thanks for being so understanding dad. I know you'll keep him safe."

"Of course Mavey. Stake my heart and hope to die."

Maven sighs and looks at Dennis.

"I'm just gonna miss him so much." He presses a soft kiss to Dennis' nose and Dennis does the same back to him before smiling.

"I love you so much Dennis,"

"I love you, Daddy."

I smile fondly at them before setting him down on the ground and kissing his forehead,

"Mommy loves you honey, have fun with grandpa."

He giggles and nods.

"I'll tell him Mavey Wavey stories every night before bed." Dracula says with a smile, Maven looks at his dad and hugs him.

"You're the best. I love you dad."

They share a moment with each other, and you can just see Dracula melt with the love he had for Maven. They pull away and Maven places a hand on my back. Dracula pulls me in for a forced and quite frankly scary hug as he crouches his face to mine.

"Now, remember the plan. Just keep him distracted and happy. But not too happy, capisce?"

I nod and pull away from him, rubbing my arm where he squeezed.

"Got it."

Maven grabs my hand and opens the passenger side door for me to get in before getting in himself. Dracula and Dennis wave at us as we drive off.