Parent! Phan

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"Why don't we do something fun today Dan?" Phil asked quietly so that Aj wouldn't hear him.

Dan shrugged and glance over at his daughter. "Like what?" He asked.

Aj was sat on the floor, playing with a Pikachu plushy. Her strawberry blonde hair tied back in a braid, with her side fringe sticking out in the front. She wasn't paying  much attention to her fathers, her mind was occupied by her little game and Big Hero 6 playing on the TV.

"How about the London Zoo?" Dan suggested. They had never brought Aj there, as they had just adopted her about six months ago. For a three year old she was adapting really well to her new family.

Phil smiled and nodded in agreement. "Audrey." Phil called. She didn't turn her head. Her birth name was Audrey Jane, but they had gotten into a habit of calling her Aj. "Audrey." He tried again. She turned around this time and looked at Phil by flopping on her back and crossing her green/ blue eyes.

"Yeaa?" She asked giggling to her fathers who were sat on the couch, watching the movie with her.

"How would you like to go to the London Zoo today?" Dan asked trying to seem as electrified as possible.

"Why?" She asked still flopped over on the carpeted floor of the lounge.

"Because they have lots of animals there! They even have penguins!" Phil said. To be honest, Phil really wanted to go and see the lions.

Aj immediately shot up back into a sitting position and turned to face her dads. "Really? Do you think that I could actually meet a real Penguin?" She almost screamed. 

"Of course!" Dan said.

She stood up and started jumping with excitement, clapping her small hands together. Than she started to run and throw herself at her dads, both of them laughing at how excited she could get. She was now on Dan's lap. "Poppy, could we go right now?"

"Lunch first." He said, taking her in his arms the two giggling and Phil turned off the movie. Dan sat Audrey down at the table. "What would you like?"

"Shreddies!" She said contently.

"What's the magic word?" Phil asked.

"Abracadabra!" She yelled.

Phil smiled and started to pour her bowl. "You got it! I also would have accepted 'Please'"

Aj quickly ate her lunch so she could leave as soon as possible, she wanted to spend a day out with her dads. She knew that they were secretly containing their excitement, as they were also rushing to leave.

Phil picked her up and sat her on his shoulders. The family made their way to the underground and hopped on the tube. Aj never liked riding on the tube and all she could do was panic. Dan sat her on his lap and she buried her face in his black shirt as tears started to brim up in her eyes.

"Why does it have to make such a loud noise?" She asked through sobs. Dan rubbed her back and Phil tried to calm her down by distracting her with animal facts and bad jokes.

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The tube came to a stop at their destination. "See how brave you were!" Phil exclaimed once they had gotten off. She was still clutched onto Dan's neck, her face was still hidden in his chest.

"Hey look were almost at the Zoo." Dan said quietly into her ear.

"Can I walk?" She asked. Dan set her down and she grabbed onto either fathers hand. They approached the entrance of the Zoo and she squealed in excitement.

Once they had arrived two young girls, maybe about thirteen, each with long brown hair approached the family. "You're Dan and Phil!" One looked down at the little girl who was now hugging onto Phil's leg. "And you must be little Aj." She leaned over and gave Aj a smile.

Dan and Phil had been out on YouTube about being a couple for a while, but only just told their followers about Aj last month. Everyone was super supportive and absolutely adored her. She just kept hiding in Phil's legs. "Its alright Audrey." Phil said in a nurturing tone, picking her up. Aj just kept hiding in his shirt. "Why don't you say hello?"

Aj looked up shyly and whispered a quiet 'hello'. "Aw what a cutie!" The taller one said. The shorter one held out her hand to shake Aj's . Aj graciously accepted and shook her hand. I like your hair the shorter girl said.

Aj giggled and hid her face in Phil's chest once more. "She is still a bit shy with strangers." Dan explained.

The two girls nodded and started to head off. "Have a good day." Aj said, making the two girls in awe.

The rest of the day consisted of the three adventuring the zoo, finding new animals and Dan and Phil stealing kisses, Aj thought that kissing was all about cooties so they had to be subtle. But she liked it when they would kiss her cheeks.

They ran into a few more fans, Audrey getting better and better every time that they would bump into one, she still had a long way to go before she mastered it.

By the end of the day, the three were tuckered out and had a sleepy ride on the tube, which was good so Aj didn't panic as much.

"I love you." Dan whispered.

"Who are you talking to?" Phil asked.

"The two of you are just so cute, I love you both." Dan grabbed Phil's hand with Aj still sat in his lap.


xoxo


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