03-25-2021, 10:26 PM
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❝ Daddy, ❞ Charlotte clambered over, gasping for breaths as she recovered from running around, ❝ how does— how do— how… do I get him to do tricks? ❞ Eddie sucked in a slow breath. If he was honest, Eddie hadn’t even tested whether Chance even knew any tricks. His guess was as good as hers. ❝ Huh. Good question. ❞ Eddie mumbled, trudging over towards where Chance was wagging his tail, following Thomas around. ❝ Chance, c’mere. ❞ The dog hesitated, peering over at Eddie before eventually wandering over.
Charlotte stopped beside Eddie, leaning against the side of his leg as she peered over at the dog. Thomas soon joined curiously, looking up towards Eddie as Eddie then signed whilst saying, ❝ Lets see if the dog knows any tricks. ❞ Thomas hummed with an inquisitive gleam in his eyes, watching on nearby as Eddie then pointed a finger at Chance. ❝ Sit… Sit. ❞ The dog continued to stare up at Eddie blankly, wagging his tail before getting excited when Charlotte squealed into a fit of giggles. ❝ What’re you laughing at, Lottie, ‘ey? ❞ Eddie huffed through his nostrils, Charlotte only laughing more before Eddie swooped down to pick her up.
❝ What? ❞ He questioned, lips tugging into a hint of a smile as she squirmed with laughter. ❝ He’s a silly doggie. ❞ She pointed out matter-of-factly, Eddie nodding as he looked back down to Chance as Thomas skipped back over to pet the dog again. ❝ A very silly doggie, that’s right. ❞ Ed decided to confirm with a short nod of his head. This was his happy place, wherever his children were.
❝ Daddy, ❞ Charlotte clambered over, gasping for breaths as she recovered from running around, ❝ how does— how do— how… do I get him to do tricks? ❞ Eddie sucked in a slow breath. If he was honest, Eddie hadn’t even tested whether Chance even knew any tricks. His guess was as good as hers. ❝ Huh. Good question. ❞ Eddie mumbled, trudging over towards where Chance was wagging his tail, following Thomas around. ❝ Chance, c’mere. ❞ The dog hesitated, peering over at Eddie before eventually wandering over.
Charlotte stopped beside Eddie, leaning against the side of his leg as she peered over at the dog. Thomas soon joined curiously, looking up towards Eddie as Eddie then signed whilst saying, ❝ Lets see if the dog knows any tricks. ❞ Thomas hummed with an inquisitive gleam in his eyes, watching on nearby as Eddie then pointed a finger at Chance. ❝ Sit… Sit. ❞ The dog continued to stare up at Eddie blankly, wagging his tail before getting excited when Charlotte squealed into a fit of giggles. ❝ What’re you laughing at, Lottie, ‘ey? ❞ Eddie huffed through his nostrils, Charlotte only laughing more before Eddie swooped down to pick her up.
❝ What? ❞ He questioned, lips tugging into a hint of a smile as she squirmed with laughter. ❝ He’s a silly doggie. ❞ She pointed out matter-of-factly, Eddie nodding as he looked back down to Chance as Thomas skipped back over to pet the dog again. ❝ A very silly doggie, that’s right. ❞ Ed decided to confirm with a short nod of his head. This was his happy place, wherever his children were.
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