Family

Family Walk

Emily's pov

"Ali stop" I giggle as I am woken up by a light wetness of my cheek

"Alison stop it" I laugh, still half asleep "stop"

"Stop what, Em?"

"Stop licking me" I laugh.

As the words roll off my tongue I realise the abnormality of my sentence and my eyes immediately open. I find that it's Snow licking my face and not Alison

"Why hello Snow. How are you gorgeous?" I ask my dog, delicately patting her

She barks and wags her tail with pleasure as Ali begins to scratch her stomach

"Why did you think I would lick you?" Alison laughs

"It wouldn't be the first time" I joke

"Well it would be for licking your face, but for other things" Alison immaturely laughs as a smile creeps over her face, at the same time wiggling her eyebrows and climbing out of bed

"Shut up" I blush

"Come on Snow lets go for a...a..." Snow quickly wags her tail and runs round in circles

"For a walk" I say with a high pitched and excited tone

She barks and jumps up and down, running off my bed and toward the front door

"Emily wait. We can go a walk together, I'll go get the girls up. Make the most of our last day before we go back to work" Alison sweetly smiles at me

"Princesses" I hear Ali sing in Lily and Graces room

"We are going for a walk with Snow. Get up, Mom is making breakfast"

"Am I?" I scoff

"Yes you are because you make the best breakfasts" Alison smiles, gently tapping my cheek

"What would you like your majesty?" I giggle while giving Alison a curtsy

"I would like pancakes with bacon and then a boiled egg on toast with a slither of salmon over it and some caviar on the side. Thanks"

"You'll get a bowl of cereal and maybe a slice of toast if you are good. Lily, Grace do you want lucky charms or fruit loops?"

"Lucky charms" they shout in unison

"Honey, would you like a cup of coffee?"

"I'd love one" Alison says, kissing my cheek before laying on the floor to play tug of war with Snow

"You are getting stronger Frosty feet" Ali says to Snow

"Mom how many times her name isn't Frosty feet it's Snow" Lily giggles with a hint of frustration in her voice

"Are you sure?" Ali jokes, purposely trying to annoy Lily and Grace

"Yes we are sure. Her name is Snow" Grace tells Ali

"Snow like her fur" Lily says, picking her up and cradling our puppy in her arms like a baby

Ali's pov

I step out the house dressed as an eskimo and the cold air hits my face, causing my breath to form little clouds

"It's a nice day, not a cloud in the sky. Except from the fact it's fucking freezing" I shiver, tightening my grip of Snows leash

"Snow if you don't walk nice we are going home" I shout as I drag her off the road, onto the sidewalk

We arrive at Rosewood Community Park and I let Snow off the lead. Lily and Grace chase after her as our puppy bounces around the park. Emily has a glazed look over her eyes and I glance over to a rotten sign saying 'S UTH IE D    PLAY RO  D'