Take This to Your Store ... And Your Room (Trohley)

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This is a long one, I'm so sorry! But, I hope you all still like it c:

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"Joe," Andy sighed, putting his hands on his hips once again. "are you ready yet? Felicity and I are getting impatient."

Currently, Andy was standing by the front door waiting for his husband, who was taking longer than need be to get ready. He was also watching their four year old daughter, Felicity, play in the snow outside. The front door was wide open, Andy standing right in the doorway, trying to keep an eye on Fee, and torn between going down the hall and kicking the crap out of his husband. They were already running late, and it was all because Joe woke up an hour late.

"I'm sorry," Joe said, running down the hallway and grabbing his jacket from the foyer.

Andy just rolled his eyes at Joe, giving him a little peck on the lips, which elicited a loud "ew, daddy!" from Felicity, who was falling over into the snow to make yet another snow angel. Andy chuckled at her, then ran to her and scooped her up in his arms, bringing her to the vehicle and getting her situated in the back.

Soon after, Joe and Andy hopped in the front seats, then they took off towards town. As much as Andy dreaded going Christmas shopping, he had to admit, Joe and Fee always made it a good time. Put those two together and it's definitely a sight to see, Andy would always say. Pete and Patrick even agreed. Joe and Felicity were adorable together; one of the best father/daughter relationships Andy's ever seen.

"Okay, and here we are," Andy said as he parked in the parking lot to a big-chain retail store.

Joe got Felicity out of the back, then put her down and took her small hand in his big hand. Andy came over and took Fee's other hand in his, then Joe and him swung her back and forth, eliciting giggles from the small one between them. It made Joe and Andy laugh, and even a few bystanders smile at them as they walked past.

As the three of them walked into the store, Joe lifted Felicity up and put her in the cart. She'd always argue with him about how she was too big to sit in the cart, but when Andy and Joe had shopping like this to do, it was just easier to have her sit down, rather than wandering off somewhere and giving her fathers a heart attack. Its happened - more than once.

"Okay, who are we starting with?" Joe asked, pushing the cart into the store and turning to Andy, who was digging a list out of his pocket.

"Um, I was thinking we'd start with your parents, then mine, just to get it out of the way first," Andy chuckled.

"Grandma and Grandpa!" Fee smiled from the cart.

"Yes, my dear," Joe laughed at her. "and you'll get to see them this weekend when we go up there to have a Christmas party with them."

"Do I get to see Uncle Patrick and Uncle Pete? Oh, and Bronx and Saint? And Aunt Meagan?" she asked, being the curious, question-filled four year old that she is. Andy and Joe always thought it was cute how Fee referred to Meagan as her aunt, even though she was just a very good friend of Pete's. Nevertheless, Meagan and Felicity had a bond like they've never seen before.

"Yes, baby girl," Andy said. "We'll be spending Christmas day with all of them at their place."

"I'm excited!" Felicity said, giggling.

Joe and Andy laughed at her, then they made their way to different parts of the store, finding things here and there to get for their parents. They soon left that store and went to a music store in a local strip mall. They picked up things for Pete and Patrick, which mostly included picks, strings for their bass or guitar, because they've each been snapping their strings on their instruments a lot lately, and a strap for each of them to hold their instruments up.

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