Daddy, What's Jahvie?

Chapter 4

*Lexi’s POV*

“Stop it, Tyler!” I screamed and giggled. Tyler was poking me in the tummy and it tickled a lot. He wouldn’t stop so I tried to run away, but he chased me around the house. We’re both nine now and we’ve probably hung out almost every day since we met.

“The tickle monster is gonna get you, Lexi!” I squealed and ran into the kitchen. Daddy and Uncle Jayy were sitting at the little island drinking coffee. Uncle Jayy had glasses on and it made me want to giggle.

I ran up to Daddy and jumped up on his lap. He held me away from Tyler (who started pouting) and I laughed at him. “Tickle monsters don’t pout, silly! The go ‘RAWR’ and tickle people!”

He smiled and ducked under the island. I couldn’t see him anymore, but I felt him start tickling my feet. I screamed and wiggled, but Daddy wouldn’t let me go. Tyler kept tickling me and I started kicking my legs. I kicked the bottom of the counter a few times and my foot started to really hurt so I tried to stop kicking. Eventually, Daddy set me on the ground and I ran away into the living room. Tyler was right behind me so I jumped up onto the couch and he stayed on the ground. I laughed at him and he smiled at me. I sat down on the couch and slid off. Before he could do anything, I screamed “RAWR” really loud and he ran in circles.

“Tickle monsters can’t tickle other tickle monsters! Tickle monsters can only tickle humans!” Tyler said, still running in circles.

I grabbed his arm to stop him and I whispered. “Then let’s go tickle my Daddy and Uncle Jayy.” He nodded and we tip-toed into the kitchen. They didn’t hear or see us so we stood behind them. I counted on my fingers. 1 . . . 2 . . . 3. . .

We both screamed really loud and started tickling Daddy’s and Uncle Jayy’s sides. They both started laughing and they turned around. Daddy grabbed me and started making fart noises on my tummy with his mouth. It really tickled so I screamed and giggled. Uncle Jayy grabbed Tyler and was dangling him upside down by his ankles. He was laughing and waving his arms at me.

We all laughed and screamed as they brought me and Tyler into the living room and set us down on the couch. Daddy and Uncle Jayy stepped back to look at us and they both smiled. “You guys want to watch a movie?” Uncle Jayy asked us and we both nodded.

He walked over to the big TV set and picked a movie out for us. He put it in the DVD player and Daddy threw a blanket over us. Tyler and I giggled and got comfy to watch the movie. Daddy and Uncle Jayy walked back into the kitchen and Tyler and I sat and watched Finding Nemo on the couch.

I yawned and Tyler yawned, too. I was really sleepy, and I’ve seen this movie like a bajillion times, so I started to fall asleep. I think Tyler fell asleep before me so I took a nap with my head on his shoulder.

*Jayy’s POV*

Dahvie and I finally finished going through today’s fan mail. Most of the letters were really sweet, but some of them were downright creepy. One of them had a lock of brown hair taped to the paper and the chick said she has been to every show around her and she met us almost every time. I really think she’s stalking us, but I mean, what do you do with that? We can’t really get a restraining order or anything.

We replied to as many letters as we could because the extremely sweet ones explained how we “saved their lives with our music” and they’ve “been a devoted member of the SGTC since *insert dare here*. I absolutely love the fans like this. They’re usually really shy when they meet us and it’s just really heartwarming knowing that what I do is helping people.

So, anyways, Dahvie and I walked into the living room where we found the credits of Finding Nemo rolling on the screen and Lexi and Tyler sleeping on the couch. Lexi had her head on Tyler’s shoulder and Tyler was resting his head on top of Lexi’s head. They’re really stinking cute sometimes.

I smiled at Dahvie and he smiled back and there was a knock at the door. The kids adjusted themselves a bit at the sound, but stayed asleep. Dahvie went over to answer the door while I turned off the movie. He let Thalia (Tyler’s sister) inside and led her to where the kids were sleeping.

She laughed quietly and Dahvie helped her get Tyler out from under the blanket without waking him or Lexi. She held Tyler and was talking to Dahvie as I watched Lexi slowly fall face first into the couch cushions. Her little butt was in the air and I had to keep myself from laughing so I didn’t wake her. Dahvie and Thalia saw and both of them ran outside and I heard them shut Tyler in the car and start laughing really loudly.

I smiled and walked over to Lexi on the couch and shook her lightly. “Lexi, sweetie. Come on, let’s get you up to bed.” She sat up and rubber her eyes a little. She looked at me and held her arms up. I sighed and picked her up and she cuddled into my neck. I carried her up the stairs and into her bedroom.

Once I set her down, I changed her into her pajamas and put her under the covers. She was out like a light in a few seconds and I smiled and kissed her forehead. I heard Dahvie walking up the stairs and come into Lexi’s room. He stood next to me after kissing Lexi goodnight.

We watched her sleep for a few minutes before Dahvie grabbed my hand. We walked down the hall into his room and sat on the bed. I squeezed his hand and he squeezed mine back. He looked at me and leaned in slowly. I closed the distance between us and we stayed like that for a while. Hand-in-hand. Lips-to-lips. We left the lights off and it was just a really sweet moment. This is why I love him with my life. He knows when to be sweet, but he knows how to be rough too.

I heard a small shuffling and my mind came back to me. We left the door open. We left the fucking door open. I quickly pulled away from Dahvie, who hadn’t seemed to hear anything. He looked at me confused and I looked towards the door.

Lexi was standing there with her head tilted to the side. Teddy was dangling from her hand and her blankie was wrapped around her shoulders like a cape. “Daddy? Uncle Jayy? I had a bad dream.”

Dahvie got up and let go of my hand to walk over to her. I watched him pick her up and carry her into her room. I sighed and walked into my room to think. How much did Lexi see? Did she understand now? Would we have to explain this to her?

I lay in my bed and stared at the ceiling for a while. Eventually, I heard Dahvie walk in. He stood by my bed and talked in a hushed voice. “Lexi couldn’t see much since we left the lights off. She thinks it was a dream . . . I think.” I heard him sigh and start walking out of the room. “Goodnight, Jayy.”

I looked at his silhouette and whispered back. “Goodnight, Dahvie.” He blew me a kiss and walked into his room. I left my door open and so did he.

We spent most of the night staring at each other across the hall.

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Sorry it took forever! But I finally found the time to update! From now on, I will have a bunch of flash-forwards, so be ready. Also, sorry for not being able to think of a better title. I'm running short on time here. Hope you like it!

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