“Lily, darling!” Alex called out and she came running out of the kitchen with a colour pen in her hand, “daddy, daddy.”
He scooped her up into his arm again and pecked her on her cheek. “Hey, Lily! Let’s play a game, okay?”
“Okay, Daddy,” she said, smiling innocently.
Then, he kept her standing on the couch and bent to meet her face. “Okay, so, mommy doesn’t really have to know that I came around today, okay darling?”
“Hmmm" she said, pouting her lips and folding her arms.
“Hey, Lily. It’s okay, don’t worry. It’ll be our little secret, honey, I promise.” She still didn’t look convinced enough, then he had to bribe her.
“I’ll get you candyyyyy,” he said, smiling and tickling her. She laughed out so loud and replied, “okay, Daddy. But promise you’ll be back soon,” she said, sticking
