Team8s and Counting

154. Mom's Day Out, Dad's Day In

On a Friday afternoon, Pin picked up Thread, along with Bookmark, and brought them over to their house. The girls were excited to hang out with each other, but Pin and Needle had something else planned.

"Hey Coiny?" Pin said as soon as she got home.

Coiny turned around to face her. "Yeah, what is it?"

"So..." Pin crossed her arms in front of her "Needle and I may or may not be having lunch with Book and Price Tag."

Needle leaned into Coiny. "And you may or may not be in charge of the three of them plus the other four kids."

Coiny's eyes widened. "Wha-! You didn't tell me this!"

"Oopsises." Pin said, trying to laugh. "Must have forgotten."

"But don't worry." Needle gave him a pat on the shoulder. "You'll be fine!" Pin and Needle chuckled at each other, and Coiny started to get slightly irritated.

"And why wasn't I invited?" Coiny crossed his arms in front of him.

"Oh, you know." Needle said. "The moms just wanted a lunch out, you'd understand!"

Coiny's jaw dropped, "But Price Tag isn't even a-"

Pin put her hand over his mouth. "You get the point, Coiny. Now, go have fun!"

Coiny decided to chuckle back at them. "Alright, fine. I think I can handle all of the kiddos."

"Good." Needle said. "Because we're leaving now, have fun!" Needle and Pin giggled as they ran out the door and got into the car, making their way to the restaurant where they'd planed to meet Book and Price Tag.

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Once Pin and Needle made it to the restaurant, Book and Price Tag were right outside waiting for them.

Taggy greeted them with a warm smile. "Hey! You guys made it!"

Pin smiled back, holding Needle's hand. "Thank goodness, I think we all needed an hour away from the kids."

"Yeah." Needle agreed. "We love 'em, but you know how crazy our house is."

"I can't believe you managed to figure it all out everyday!" Book exclaimed. "One kid was enough for us, I can't imagine juggling 5 between the seven of you!"

Pin chuckled. "Well, we're still figuring some things out even now."

Price Tag tilted their head. "Like what?"

Book took a hold of Price Tag's string, "Let's just head inside, Taggy, after all, that's what this "Mom/Mi Mi lunch" was for, right?"

The four of them entered the restaurant, being greeted by a hostess who took them to a cozy booth in the back. The four of them placed their drink orders and started to settle in.

"So." Book said, "What were you saying about still figuring things out?"

Needle rolled her eye's, letting out a soft chuckle. "It's quite a lot of things actually. For starters, Barf Bag and Donut have been talking about upping their work hours again, due to a number of reasons, meaning that Pin, Coiny, and I would have to commit to one of us being home when the kids come home from school, since Saw and Gaty don't get back until after the kids are home."

"And that gets tricky sometimes." Pin added. "Especially when it's busy and it's almost impossible to keep things going smoothly without all three of us there."

"So..." Needle said. "We were thinking about hiring someone else to help Pin and I manage the bakery."

"That sounds like a good idea!" Price Tag interjected.