Rest

“Bedtime, Dylan”.

 “Some water? Just a moment”.

 “Right, what’s our story tonight? 

“Again? Don’t those bears deserve a days off?”.

“Once upon a time, three little… “.

 “Act it out? Baby, I’m so tired”

“Don’t pout… fine. I’ll do my best”.

Ring ring…

“Just a moment”.

“Right, where were we? You don’t remember? Were you even listening?”

“Start again? But we were almost finished.

“Don’t pout…fine. Once upon a time, three little bears……”.

Knock, knock.

“I put Mummy to bed, Daddy. She needed some rest”.

With Mummy sleeping on his bed, Dylan climbed in next to Daddy and fell asleep.