"Happy Father's Day!" The girls yelled.
Marc, Mike and Mal smiled. "Thank you!"
"Daddy, are you surprised?" Mickey climbed in Mal's lap.
Mal smiled. "Yes, I am."
Riley climbed on the other side. "Dada!"
"What's going on?"
She kissed his chest.
"Thank you!"
"Thank you!" She could say some words very clearly.
"No. You say, "You're welcome!"."
"Thank you!"
Marc and Mike snickered as Mal's face went flat.
"We made you breakfast." Mally told his father.
"You did?" Mal rubbed his head.
Mally nodded. "Uh huh. Mommy let us put the ers in."
"What the hell is an "er"?" Marc whispered.
Laura smacked his shoulder.
"It's got mushyrooms and lotsa cheese." Mally went on.
"What has mushrooms and cheese?" Mal was unsure if he should be scared.
"It's an omelette; stop trippin." Marcy set the plate in front of him.
He took a stable breath. "Hey, this is French toast."
"And a French omelette. You also have bacon and a hash casserole. And some nasty orange slices."
"I feel like you resent making this."
"Your kids are worrisome."
The older trio pouted.
He kissed their cheeks. "Don't talk about my kids!"
"I'll talk about you." She didn't care.
"Today is my day!"
"I can wait 24 hours."
His face dropped.
Mercedes and Quinn giggled.
"Marcy." Laura chided.
"You're lucky I love you." Marcy rolled her eyes. "Now eat up so we can show you your presents."
"Don't you mean open?" Mal raised a brow.
"Is that what I said?"
He looked at his four and one year olds. "What did you do to Mommy?"
W.W.W.
"Go first." Laura handed Marc an envelope.
He was suspicious but opened it. "It's a putting green."
"Yes." She grinned happily.
"We already belong to a country club."
"Huh?" She realized she didn't explain anything. "That's a prototype for the backyard. You're going to have your own putting green."
Marc was so excited. "Babe!"
Laura beamed as he hugged her.
"Okay, Mikey." Mercedes handed Mike an envelope.
The dancer opened it. "It's a fishing boat. Wait a minute! Did you buy me a fishing boat?!"
Mercedes and Quinn nodded excitedly. "Uh huh!"
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The Way We Were
ChickLitMarcy Jones is twelve when she gets pregnant by her very best friend, Mal Chang. Their parents force them to marry but it's a dream come true for the very much in love duo. Follow their journey as they become one with their children and figure out l...
