“You didn’t give permission for her to ride?” His voice was raspy, but the anger could be clearly heard through his discomfort. It was one thing if Eric approved, but if he didn’t - there would be hell for someone to pay. “Just remember, Gracie, you need to be really careful on the ponies, okay?” Once more, his smile returned, trying to express to the child that all was well.
in aaron’s current state , bringing up the fact that gracie had been plopped on top of a horse without parental permission may not have been wise , but eric would admit that his reaction was appreciated . it wasn’t often that it felt like he && his partner were on the same team , so any little glimpse of the way things had been in the past was very much welcome even if the timing was spectacularly shitty .
❝ i didn’t , wasn’t around when it was happening BUT , judith was having fun and it would have been a whole t h i n g if they’d made gracie wait for me to show up . ❞ as grace scrambled off of aaron’s lap && onto the bed beside him , it gave eric a chance to lean forward , a kiss p r e s s e d to aaron’s lips with no threat of smooshing their daughter . ❝ rosita was there , she wouldn’t have let gracie ride if it wasn’t safe . ❞
as small feet began to roughly kick their way under the blankets , grace gave an ( almost annoyed ) nod to her fathers words . the concept of BEING CAREFUL around the ponies was one that gracie mostly understood . she knew that walking behind them would get her yelled at , she knew that you have to be n i c e when petting them , && she knew enough to keep her hand open while feeding them if she wanted to keep all of her fingers in place ! she knew ALL OF THAT , but wasn’t at the point yet where discussing any of it was of interest . in truth , she would most likely never be at that point . still practically a baby , but it was already plain to see that her teenage years would consist of little more than rolling eyes && slamming doors .
at some point during her wild f l a i l i n g , eric had stepped in to act as a shield between gracie’s legs && aaron’s injury , only stepping down once she had settled into place , snuggled down on aaron’s pillow , blonde hair forming a messy nest atop fabric . ❝ 𝑑𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑦 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑏𝑒𝑑 ! ❞
❝ it’s not his new bed gracie , daddy just needed somewhere to rest until we could bring him h- ❞
❝ 𝑔𝑜 𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡-𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 ! ❞
❝ okay , fine . goodnight , grace . ❞
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