Ghost

Mother's Day

AN: This chapter I was so excited for. It is just pure fluff. The breakfast that Charlie and Ghost make for Madison is a typical Puerto Rican breakfast (at least how my family does it). Adobo is a Puerto Rican seasoning mix that we use heavily for foods. Platanos are NOT bananas but are similar. The platanos are the sweet ones. Anyway, I am so glad to showcase my heritage in this a little bit. 

What Charlie says in French is basically this: 'You should have seen her when I walked in with Ghost. She was still sleeping, you know. She was curled up in the blanket and looked so precious! Her curls were all over the place like a halo. And her skin just glowed from the sun streaming through the curtains. I swear I could just sit there and count each eyelash. God...It was the cutest thing....' Yeah...Charlie is REALLY oblivious to how he sounds completely head over heels. Also I want to thank ninabrm for being so gracious to translate things into French for me. 

The song that Charlie sings is one that I wrote. I am sorry for how crappy it sounds. I tried my best. And yeah now slowly their feelings develop more clearly. Enjoy!

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The first thing that Madison noticed when her brain woke up was the delicious smell of pancakes. The second was the sound of Ghost's little feet hitting the floor. "Happy Mother's Day," Charlie said loudly. She opened her eyes from where she was wrapped up in her blanket. Her eyes widened as she saw Charlie walking towards her bed with a tray full of food. "Good morning, Mads. Breakfast in bed for the special lady," he said proudly as he set the tray down on her lap.

She looked down to see he had made her a Puerto Rican style breakfast. She saw he cooked her sunny side up eggs with sprinkles of Adobo, three pancakes with real maple syrup and a dollop of butter on top, four slices of turkey bacon, six pieces of platano covered in garlic and vinegar, two pieces of buttered and toasted bread, and even a cup of fruit. To accompany it, he had a glass of milk and apple juice. She sat in awe. Ghost trotted to her side and completed the picture perfect meal with a her favorite flower, a daisy, that he set to the side on the tray.

"Wow, you made all this yourself," Madison asked in amazement. Charlie shrugged and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Well I did get some help from Ghost here." The dog barked in the affirmative.

Madison continued to stare down at the food that Charlie had painstakingly prepared. "B-but why?"

Charlie smiled warmly at her. "It's Mother Day, Mads. And you are Ghost's mother." Ghost barked as if to agree. Madison just stared at Charlie, blinking slowly. It took a bit to take in what he just said.

"O-okay."

Charlie gestured to the tray of food. "Eat up before it gets cold."

Madison picked up the knife and fork that had been set next to the plate of food. "I don't think I can finish this all by myself."

Charlie sat down in front of the tray while Ghost jumped up to lay by her side. "I mean I guess if you need the help."

Madison smiled as she cut into the fluffy pancakes first. "How'd you even know how to make the platanos and the dipping sauce," she asked as she held up some pancake and opened her mouth.

Charlie blushed as he fiddled with the blanket. "Uh...I...uh looked it up. Saw some videos on YouTube that a Puerto Rican lady did. I know we don't have one of those things to smash the garlic-".

"A pilón," Madison supplied.

"Yeah that. So I had to figure that part out. I got up early so I could make the batter for the pancakes."