Worthy (Part 3)

Boys and Movies

I've never been a chauffeur for two little girls on their first date.

Do i talk?

Play music?

Just drive quietly?

What do little girls and boys even talk about?

Math?

Ella hates math.

Charley wrapped her arms around one of mine and looked up at me pulling me from my thoughts

Charley: Calm Down.

I looked down at her

Me: What do i do? Do i talk? Do i play the grumpy mean dad or the cool chill dad? Babe, what if I want to drop kick one of them.

She chuckled and squeezed my arm tighter

Charley: Keep the talk to a minimum, then you don't have to be bad cop or good cop, and don't drop kick them. Either one of them.

I huffed just as the girls came flying around the corner giggling

Nope.

I squinted at ellas face, she blushed.

She knew we were about to rumble.

Me: No.

Ella: Daaaaad

I shrugged

Me: No.

Ella: Whats the point of having make up if you don't ever let me wear it?

Me: I dont know. Go wash off it off.

Charley: babe, it's not even that noticeable. It's subtle.

She turned her attention to Ella

Charley: you did a great job sweetheart.

I glared at Charley and Ella.

Always fucking outvoted.

This is bullshit.

Danny tugged my hand

Danny: come on we're gonna be laaaate.

I scrunched my face

Me: Lesson one. Always leave them waiting.

Charley laughed and kissed my cheek

Charley: be good.

Then looked at the girls

Charley: Have fun! I love you!

We all shouted our goodbyes and hopped in the car.

Ella: dad, promise you won't be embarrassing.

I scoffed, Danny giggled

Ella: Daaaaad

Me: I'll have you know, at one point in time, you thought i was the bees knees. I was your best friend. I would even go down far to say i was your hero.

Her little eyebrows went up and scrunched, Danny was laughing her little ass off. It made me smile.

Me: Oh, lets let them pick out the music to listen to on the way, i can judge them better that way.

Ella and Danny both giggled and yelled in unison

I laughed just as we pulled up to the kids house.

The girls unbuckled their seat belts

Me: If they don't introduce you to the parents, turns your little butts around, we're leaving.

They just stared at me.

Me: Good boys will introduce you to their parents. Just sayin. We don't settle in this family.

They both rolled their eyes and hopped out of the car.

I watched them walk up to the door and my heart felt heavy.

My little babies were on their first date.

They'd have their first love, their first heartbreak, first kiss...

Fuck.

One kids dad smiled and waved at me. He looked like a Steve, or Arther. Fuckin nerd.

The girls started walking toward the car with two boys in tow.

One must've been Steve's son. He was nerdy. Glasses, shaggy hair, he was smiling ear to ear though and it was a little contagious.

The other one.... he was wearing vans, black jeans with holes in them, and a band T-shirt. His hair was black and in his eyes.

How did these boys know each other?

They got in the car and nerdboy reached between the seats with his hand out

Nerdboy: Hi Mr. Green, I'm Sam. Thanks for letting us hang out tonight.

Okay sam. I see you. Alright.

Me: No problem Sam.

Short and sweet. Keep the talking to a minimum. Check.

I glanced back to the little Emo shit.

Me: And your name?

Fuckboy: Trav.

Fuckin Trav

Little shits too lazy to even say his whole name?

I nodded once and turned back around to head to the movies.

I listened in to the bit of conversation happening in the backseat.

It seems Trav was Ellas date, and Sammyboy was Dannys.

I wasnt all that surprised. Ella baby was my wild child

We pulled up and everyone funneled out but Sam stuck his head back in

Sam: I googled it. The movie is two hours long.

I smiled a little and nodded

He shut the door and they all walked into the movie theater.

I parked and pulled out my phone To text charley

Me: Whys my kid with the fuckboy and yours is with fuckin Ned Flanders?

Charley: Stop 😂

Me: I'm so serious. Yours is two games away from getting his seventh participation trophy in bowling and mine looks like he just rolled out of a casket.

Charley: Wait. Why are you texting? Aren't you on your way back?

Me: CHARLEY HE LOOKS LIKE HE PLAYS EITH OIJI BOARDS! I'm staying close in case they need me.

Charley: So you're just going to sit there for the entire length of the movie.

Me: You could entertain me while I'm sitting here 😉 send me a picture of your booty 🤤

Charley: You could be inside my booty if you came home.

Well shit.