Rumor Going ‘Round by Lind Samantha

Author:Lind, Samantha
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: samanthalind.com
Published: 2020-11-18T16:00:00+00:00

Tucker: Drive safe, babe. See you when you get here.

Knowing that she’s safe and on her way, I tuck my phone away and go to find my daughter. Today is all about her, after all.

* * *

“Did you have fun today?” Lindsay asks Paisley as she sits in the middle of the living room, surrounded by all her new presents. She’s got so many new toys, games, clothes. It looks like the entire girls' section of Target puked in my living room.

“I did!” she exclaims. “It was so much fun.”

“It was. Now, I’ve got one more present for you, but before we can go get it, we have to pick up your other presents. Think we can do that?” I ask Paisley.

“Another present?!” She perks up at that and looks at me.

“Yep, so let's get things put away, or at least picked up, so the living room floor isn’t covered, and then we can go,” I tell her, looking at the clock. I made arrangements with the foster family for us to come over at six for Paisley to meet Buckley.

“If you’d like, I can help you,” Lindsay offers as she moves down to sit on the floor.

“Thanks!” Paisley tells her as she starts to pick things up.

“Maybe pile things up that you want to take to your mom's house over here,” Lindsay says, pointing to a spot under the front window.

“That’s a good idea,” Paisley agrees with her and does just that. I sit back, watching my daughter and girlfriend interact like they’ve been doing this forever, and I can see it. I can see more moments just like this, the three of us hanging out, Christmas mornings, birthdays and other holidays, and maybe, one day, another kid or two in the mix.

“How’s that look, Daddy?” Paisley asks, drawing me out of my daydream. I look around and see that they’ve cleaned up everything. She’s got a pile of the things she wants to take to Lilly’s, and everything else is gone. I’m assuming she put them away in her room.

“Looks perfect. How’d you do that so fast?” I ask.

“Lindsay helped me!” she says, wrapping her little arms around Lindsay’s neck.

“Thanks for that,” I say to Lindsay.

“Of course. It was pretty easy once she decided what was staying and what was going with her tomorrow.”

“So, how about we get loaded up in the truck and go find out what your last present is?” I ask.

“Yes!” Paisley exclaims and takes off for the front door, only slowing down long enough to put her shoes on and grab a light jacket from the hook.

“Thanks for all your help today.” I snag Lindsay, wrapping my arms around her as I pull her into a hug before she can escape to put her shoes on, as well.

“Of course,” she says, kissing me quickly before pulling away. “We’d better not keep her waiting.” She chuckles as we hear Paisley call out to us from outside, asking when we’re coming.

I can’t help but laugh at my daughter's antics and the fact that we’re being controlled by a five-year-old.

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