Daddy's Love

Today is the day I have to go back to work and Ana is not too happy about it.

She has been acting up since morning, which she rarely does, causing trouble ever since she has woken up.

"Ana! Come down already! Why did you run up again?" I shout from downstairs. I just went in to get her fruits and she ran up the third time in the last five minutes.

I sigh.

"I stay alone!" she says running back down. She is sort of hyper active today.

"Absolutely not. You'll be going over to Uncle Jay's."

"No! No! No!" She stomps her foot.

"What Ana? You don't want to meet Uncle Jay and play with Carol?" I ask as I pick her up and place her on the high chair.

"No! Don't goooo!" She whines.

"I'll only be gone for a couple of hours and be back before you know it, I promise." I tell her gently.

"I be naughty!" She threatens.

I stare at her.

"By all means, go ahead and be naughty, Jay will toast your butt." I tell her.

"I will rub my eyes, run around and not take a nap."

I roll my eyes.

"Okay."

"Okay?" She asks me incredulously.

I nod and feed her little bites.

"I will also not eat the vegetables." She says, thinking hard about what else she can be naughty with.

"I will eat all the candies too!" She has a lot of chocolates in her secret stash under the bed in my room. "Then you will have a tummy ache and we will have to take you to Mr. G" I tell her and she makes a face.

We were at the park two days ago, where Mr. G was with his little, playing and all. Ana saw him and freaked out and ran back to me crying. She is petrified of the man. She had a hard time believing that Mr. G could have a little that he loves.

"I will climb the bookshelves.!"

"That is precisely why I am not leaving you alone here." I say dryly.

"I will climb uncle Jay's book shelf!"

"He doesn't have one." I roll my eyes again.

"Dontttt gggoo000000." She whines.

I kiss her. I have said and done everything since morning to reassure her that I will be gone only for a couple of hours and be back in the evening, but nothing seems to work.

After breakfast I take her up to change her diaper and into new clothes so that I can drop her to Jay's. I change first and quickly.

I place her on the changing table and she starts snake dancing, making it absolutely impossible for me to change her diapers.

I start laughing. "Ana, baby, stop."

She pouts but stops.

"Ana, I would have not gone, if it weren't important. I will be going to work less often okay? Just a couple of days every week. I'll try working from home. I promise. I couldn't stay away from you too." I kiss her.

She calms down a bit.

I quickly change her before she changes her mind and becomes cranky again.

"All ready to go have some fun? Huh?" I ask her as I pick her up and close the door behind me. Half her things are already at Jay's place. Staying so close and us being best friends helps. Five minutes later I ring Jay's doorbell.

"Hello princess, ready to have some fun?" Jay opens the door and smiles at us.

Ana just locks her arms around my neck, refusing to let go.

Jay gives me a look asking me what's wrong.

"She doesn't want me to go to work."

I tell him.

"Ana, can I speak to you privately for two minutes, Christian will be right outside in the living room and you can cling on back to him if you still don't want him to leave."

That piques Ana's interest. She looks at her uncle Jay.

"I promise he won't leave, until you want him to. You trust me?" He tells her again.

Ana makes grabby hands towards Jay and he carries her inside while I wait in the living room. Jay doesn't lie, so I knew I was meant to wait and not slip out once Jay takes Ana inside. They come out approximately forty seconds later, Ana running towards me and Jay following behind.

I kneel down and she hugs me.

"Have a nice first day back at work, daddy!" She kisses me. To say I am surprised is an understatement. "What did you do?" I ask Jay.

He just shrugs.

"Be good, okay? I'll be back before you know it." I kiss her and peck Jay before leaving for work.0000000000☐☐☐☐