Califuckinfornia

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Califuckinfornia

Vanity

With Dad's offer sitting on my shoulders on the last few days, it really was a nice offer. To be able to go elsewhere without the worry of money over my head right off the bat, I was seriously considering it. Sitting on the toilet with the seat cover down, I was watching Chaniyah enjoy herself in the bathtub. Playing with all her new duckies we picked up at the store last night, her smile was everything to me and as long as she kept it on her face I knew I was doing my job as a mother correctly.

"Mommy, I want food." She said when she looked up at me with a big chunk of suds clung under her chin. I grabbed the pink and purple polka dot towel off the edge of the counter and opened it up for her to roll into. I squeezed the extra water out of her hair over the tub and sent her on her way out of the room just as I reached into the water to drain the tub. "It's cold!" She squealed from our room making me laugh as I made my way there, finding her standing there shivering.

"We're going to get you nice and warm. Put on your underwear." I said picking up and tossing her a pair.I want to say she's been potty trained but every once in a while she slips up but right now we're on a twelve day streak of no accidents, the longest so far and I was more than proud of her. Grabbing her pj's next, they were her favorite cheetah print ones and I was going to gladly let her put them on herself as well. "Start with the pants while I try to dry your hair." I instructed to her and she nodded, starting with her left foot and I used the towel to dry her wet curls as much as possible. "Guess who is coming over."

"Daddy?" She questioned with a cough to follow as she was still getting over her cold but at least her nose wasn't runny anymore. That was a mess trying to keep her from rubbing her nose on everything when I wasn't looking.

"Nope. Not Daddy but Trellis."

"Ooh, to play?"

"For a little bit till you have to go to bed. Your birthday is coming up soon." I said to her and I saw the big smile on her face. "You're going to be three, that's a big number." I continued to say to her as she was now going to put on her shirt. While she was doing that I hung to towel up on top of the door and motioned for her to follow me out as I heard knocking on the front door. I'd say for her to answer but I don't want her learning to open the front door on her own and escaping like she's learned in her room at CJ's.

"Hey you." I said when I answered the door to see Trellis and I was pulled into a warm hug. "Come in." I stepped aside and Chaniyah instantly ran to hide behind the couch, her giggles giving her away and the fact her butt was hanging out made me shake my head.

"Hey and I wonder where Chaniyah went?" He questioned as he was making his way to the couch. "I don't think she's behind the couch, do you?" He asked me and I shrugged my shoulders. "But wait, what's this?" He reached behind and snatched her up, giving her just as big of a hug as me. "Caught you this time. Last time you got away."

"Hi." She said wrapping her arms around his neck before squirming around to be freed. "Mommy, food pwease."

"I didn't forget." Locking the door behind me, I made my way to the kitchen and heard her go racing back down the hall. "I'm glad you're here, I had some things I wanted to talk to you about." I said to him as I reached for a box of mac and cheese in the cupboard. I'm too tired to do something over the top, mac and cheese along with some grapes and the mixed veggies from yesterday that we still had.

"Really? Well start talking." He said as he took a seat at the table. "Do you want me to help you?"

"Oh no, I got it. It's simple but I was presented with an offer from my Dad the other day and wanted your opinion on it." I was going to talk to CJ about it but he's been too busy with her new female friend and of course I'm fed up talking to him because nothing I say is important to him anyways.