Fic: So this is Love-More Eppes Family Love
A/N: Jordan's is LPT's gal for Charlie. Just another silly fluffy piece cause for some reason we all love Don as a daddy. Sorry not beta'd. She's got RL issues so you just got to deal.
“Mommy no cwust!” whined three year old DJ.
Elisabeth handed a knife to her husband and said, “Here cut the crusts off of your son’s sandwich.”
Don smirked back at her, “My son?”
“Oh yeah definitely yours.” She smiled as she took their one-month-old infant son, Grier into the living room.
He grinned to himself as he cut the crusts off the sandwich. “There you go little buddy.”
“Tank you, Daddy.’
“You’re welcome.” Don kissed his son on his forehead as he got up from the table.
Seven-year old Maggie Eppes asked, “Daddy can I please have more milk?”
He turned to his daughter, “You sure can.”
After taking the cup from Don she asked, “Daddy? Can we watch a video?”
“Yup as soon as you finish your lunch.”
DJ piped in, “Video!”
Laughing at his son’s exuberance he said, “Yes, video.” He watched both his children finish eating their lunches.
After lunch Don asked, “Alright Ms. Maggie. What video do you want to watch?”
“Cinderella.”
Elisabeth who was seated in the recliner feeding the baby looked up, “Maggie you’ve watched that movie at least five times already. Don’t you want to watch something else?”
“No, Mommy. I want to watch Cinderella. It’s my favorite.”
DJ scrambled up to sit on the couch yelled, “Gus Gus!”
Don said perplexed, “Gus Gus?”
Maggie giggled, “Daddy’s he’s one of the mice in the movie.”
“Oh.”
Elisabeth added, “The mice are Cinderella’s friends they help make’s her dress for the ball.”
“Yup!” Maggie giggled.
Don smiled at his daughter, “Alright than Cinderella it is.” After putting the movie on Don stopped next to Elisabeth and leaned down to kiss her on the forehead. He gently touched the head of his youngest son who was lustily feeding. Don smiled, "He’s eating ok?"
Elisabeth squeezed Don's hand, "Yes he is and he really hates it when I make him stop so I can burp him," She then used her finger to unlatched the baby from her nipple. As if on cue the infant started to make protesting cries as she lifted him up to her shoulder to burp. She whispered soothingly, "Shhh, it's okay baby." And continued to pat him on the back.
Don asked, "You want me to burp him?"
"Sure." She allowed Don to scoop the baby out of her arms. Don walked back and forth patting the baby on the back till he let out a loud burp.
DJ looked up from starting at the movie and giggled, "Bwuep."
Elisabeth answered, "Yes DJ, burp. Babies have to be burped."
Don let out a soft laugh, "There you go my boy," He handed the baby back to Elisabeth. He gave her one last kiss on the cheek and sat on the couch with Maggie on one side and DJ on the other.
Half way through the movie Don found himself sitting on the floor playing blocks with DJ as Maggie watched the movie. Don smiled as he made a new building for DJ to knock over with one of his toys cars.
He squealed to Don, “Smash!”
Don watched Maggie who sat transfixed starring at the movie mouthing the lyrics to the song. ‘So this is love.’ Shaking his head he looked over at his wife who had fallen asleep with baby Grier nestled against her chest. He thought to himself, “Yes, this is love.”
As if she read his thoughts Maggie asked, “Daddy what's love?”
Don turned to Maggie, “I’m sorry what sweetheart?”
Maggie got off the couch and sat down on the floor next to Don, “I want to know what love is.”
“Oh. Wow. Okay. You want to know what love is?” He pulled her onto her lap and said, “That’s a tough one but let’s see if I can explain.” He looked over at his wife again, “Well love is the most special thing in the world. It’s the thing that when you think of someone you love it makes you feel all warm and happy inside.” He lapsed into silence for a second, “Love’s a special bond you have with other people. Like the one I have with you, DJ and mommy and now Grier.”
Puzzled she asked, “What’s a bond?”
“A bond is a special feeling you have with the people you love it makes you do nice things for them. Like when mommy plays dress up with you and when I read you a bedtime story. Or when you play with your brother even when you don’t want too.”
She crinkled her nose at that thought. “He’s such a pest.”
“I know sweetheart but he’s still your brother and you should look out for him.”
She sighed dramatically, “Okay, I will but what else is love Daddy?” She looked at him like he was a prince among men and knew everything.
“Love is when Pop Pop tells you stories about Nana and Uncle Charlie makes faces at you to make you giggle.”
“Yeah’s he funny.”
DJ looked up from his blocks and said, “Funny!”
Don grinned, “Yeah Uncle Charlie’s is a real hoot.”
DJ yelled, “Hoot!”
Don trying not to laugh at DJ mimicking everything he said, “Shh DJ. Mommy and Grier are sleeping.”
With wide eyes DJ said quieter, “Hoot!”
Maggie rolled her eyes at her brother, “So love is like when you watch the game with Uncle Charlie.”
‘Yup.”
“And when Aunt Jordan braids my hair and let's me help with the baby?”
”Yes those are all good examples.”
“Do you and mommy have a bond?”
He cast a glance at Elisabeth, “Yes we do and having the three of you makes it even stronger cause it shows much we love each other.”
“Okay Daddy I think I understand.” She paused for a second before asking her next question. “But Daddy if you and Uncle Charlie have a bond too how come you make him mad and call him Chuck?"
“Mommy no cwust!” whined three year old DJ.
Elisabeth handed a knife to her husband and said, “Here cut the crusts off of your son’s sandwich.”
Don smirked back at her, “My son?”
“Oh yeah definitely yours.” She smiled as she took their one-month-old infant son, Grier into the living room.
He grinned to himself as he cut the crusts off the sandwich. “There you go little buddy.”
“Tank you, Daddy.’
“You’re welcome.” Don kissed his son on his forehead as he got up from the table.
Seven-year old Maggie Eppes asked, “Daddy can I please have more milk?”
He turned to his daughter, “You sure can.”
After taking the cup from Don she asked, “Daddy? Can we watch a video?”
“Yup as soon as you finish your lunch.”
DJ piped in, “Video!”
Laughing at his son’s exuberance he said, “Yes, video.” He watched both his children finish eating their lunches.
After lunch Don asked, “Alright Ms. Maggie. What video do you want to watch?”
“Cinderella.”
Elisabeth who was seated in the recliner feeding the baby looked up, “Maggie you’ve watched that movie at least five times already. Don’t you want to watch something else?”
“No, Mommy. I want to watch Cinderella. It’s my favorite.”
DJ scrambled up to sit on the couch yelled, “Gus Gus!”
Don said perplexed, “Gus Gus?”
Maggie giggled, “Daddy’s he’s one of the mice in the movie.”
“Oh.”
Elisabeth added, “The mice are Cinderella’s friends they help make’s her dress for the ball.”
“Yup!” Maggie giggled.
Don smiled at his daughter, “Alright than Cinderella it is.” After putting the movie on Don stopped next to Elisabeth and leaned down to kiss her on the forehead. He gently touched the head of his youngest son who was lustily feeding. Don smiled, "He’s eating ok?"
Elisabeth squeezed Don's hand, "Yes he is and he really hates it when I make him stop so I can burp him," She then used her finger to unlatched the baby from her nipple. As if on cue the infant started to make protesting cries as she lifted him up to her shoulder to burp. She whispered soothingly, "Shhh, it's okay baby." And continued to pat him on the back.
Don asked, "You want me to burp him?"
"Sure." She allowed Don to scoop the baby out of her arms. Don walked back and forth patting the baby on the back till he let out a loud burp.
DJ looked up from starting at the movie and giggled, "Bwuep."
Elisabeth answered, "Yes DJ, burp. Babies have to be burped."
Don let out a soft laugh, "There you go my boy," He handed the baby back to Elisabeth. He gave her one last kiss on the cheek and sat on the couch with Maggie on one side and DJ on the other.
Half way through the movie Don found himself sitting on the floor playing blocks with DJ as Maggie watched the movie. Don smiled as he made a new building for DJ to knock over with one of his toys cars.
He squealed to Don, “Smash!”
Don watched Maggie who sat transfixed starring at the movie mouthing the lyrics to the song. ‘So this is love.’ Shaking his head he looked over at his wife who had fallen asleep with baby Grier nestled against her chest. He thought to himself, “Yes, this is love.”
As if she read his thoughts Maggie asked, “Daddy what's love?”
Don turned to Maggie, “I’m sorry what sweetheart?”
Maggie got off the couch and sat down on the floor next to Don, “I want to know what love is.”
“Oh. Wow. Okay. You want to know what love is?” He pulled her onto her lap and said, “That’s a tough one but let’s see if I can explain.” He looked over at his wife again, “Well love is the most special thing in the world. It’s the thing that when you think of someone you love it makes you feel all warm and happy inside.” He lapsed into silence for a second, “Love’s a special bond you have with other people. Like the one I have with you, DJ and mommy and now Grier.”
Puzzled she asked, “What’s a bond?”
“A bond is a special feeling you have with the people you love it makes you do nice things for them. Like when mommy plays dress up with you and when I read you a bedtime story. Or when you play with your brother even when you don’t want too.”
She crinkled her nose at that thought. “He’s such a pest.”
“I know sweetheart but he’s still your brother and you should look out for him.”
She sighed dramatically, “Okay, I will but what else is love Daddy?” She looked at him like he was a prince among men and knew everything.
“Love is when Pop Pop tells you stories about Nana and Uncle Charlie makes faces at you to make you giggle.”
“Yeah’s he funny.”
DJ looked up from his blocks and said, “Funny!”
Don grinned, “Yeah Uncle Charlie’s is a real hoot.”
DJ yelled, “Hoot!”
Don trying not to laugh at DJ mimicking everything he said, “Shh DJ. Mommy and Grier are sleeping.”
With wide eyes DJ said quieter, “Hoot!”
Maggie rolled her eyes at her brother, “So love is like when you watch the game with Uncle Charlie.”
‘Yup.”
“And when Aunt Jordan braids my hair and let's me help with the baby?”
”Yes those are all good examples.”
“Do you and mommy have a bond?”
He cast a glance at Elisabeth, “Yes we do and having the three of you makes it even stronger cause it shows much we love each other.”
“Okay Daddy I think I understand.” She paused for a second before asking her next question. “But Daddy if you and Uncle Charlie have a bond too how come you make him mad and call him Chuck?"