"are you excited?" asked vinnie smiling at atlas sitting his down in front of the camera in front of the four of them, elise sitting on sophie's lap. "lets see what we all got."
"you first." said atlas excited to see what snack he got under his napkin.
"okay okay, dad's first." said sophie trying to contain her laughter.
"i got one. it looks good. what about you A?" he said to atlas, trying to not laugh too. it was two cookies under the napkin.
"two? oh my gosh, atty, you got so lucky." said sophie, lightly laughing. "im so excited, i want one too. lets see...oh i didn't get one."
vinnie and sophie exchanged looks waiting for his reaction, where he looked up with sad eyes. he turned around to vinnie, looking angry. "wheres mommys cookie?"
sophie covered her mouth to contain her laughter.
"uh, why are you mad at me?" said vinnie defensively.
"here you go mommy." he said giving sophie a cookie. "be nice." he said to vinnie. "mommy gets a cookie."
vinnie was just there shocked and sophie laughing. "thank you baby." she said to atlas.
***
"aww are you sad?" laughed vinnie having elise on his lap. she was puckering her lip at him, as she was going to cry. "oh no what do we do?"
"babe." sophie sighed, coming into the living room looking stressed.
"are you sad too?" he joked, looking at her and she actually looked upset. "whats wrong baby?"
"i dont know how to tell you this." she was fidgeting.
he got up to console her, having elise in his arm. "none of that. what—did you crash my car?" he asked immediately concerned.
"no. fuck." she exhaled.
"just talk to me. everything is okay." he said, her leaning in to put her head on his shoulder. "babe are you crying-"
"i cant afford the mortgage this month." she said, trying to not laugh.
"sophia dont piss me off are you serious?" he sighed. "that's not funny."
"im sorry." she said laughing. "i was bored."
"we dont have a mortgage. you couldve said property tax at least."
***
"atlas, my love, no." said sophie, grabbing the toy out of atlas hand. "we cleaning up. not playing."
atlas didn't pay attention, and kept giggling and taking out his toys.
"baby. no." said sophie taking the toy again, and exhaling. no one told her to be pregnant with a toddler—barely a one year old. "can you please do me that favor? lets put everything away."
"no." he laughed.
sophie looked up to see vinnie in the door way. "atlas." he didnt shout but definitely startled atlas. "put the toys where they go."
