Alexander smiled softly at Sunny’s awkward acceptance of his compliment, turning his gaze away from her blushing face to give her some semblance of privacy. He took the time to thoroughly check on his daughter; the little girl was still squatting down, playing with some of the crunchy leaves that were on the gazebo, his daughter mumbling to herself as she picked up the leaves, squished them, broke them up, and tossed them around. Alexander smiled gently at her, before returning his attention to Sunny when she began speaking once more.
Smiling, Alexander chuckled lightly. “When my mother or sister-in-law take Juliette, I have no idea what to do with myself.” The little girl also went to day-care a couple of days a week – Alexander didn’t want her to be completely unsocialised when she started school – but those were the days he tended to do housework, or a big shopping trip; they were planned around, and he kept himself busy for the four or five hours before picking his daughter back up. When his mother-in-law or sister-in-law took her, that was less planned out and he tended to find himself twiddling his thumbs and counting down the time until he could collect her again.
Alexander’s eyes sparkled with mirth as he shook his head. “Chocolate is a weakness of mine, but I’m not overly fond of sweets most of the time.” He paused for a moment, before quietly sharing, “My partner was rather obsessed with healthy eating, and it has kind of stuck.” He smiled again, the expression small and reserved, as he glanced back at Juliette to check on her. She wasn’t where she had been and he felt a moment of heart frozen terror before he spotted her three feet to the left of where she had been, pulling leaves out from under a seat. He breathed a soft sigh and moved quietly to set himself down on the bench not far from where Sunny was seated.
“What do you do while your little brother is in school?” He asked, looping back to the original subject. “Don’t you have time to yourself then?”
Smiling, Alexander chuckled lightly. “When my mother or sister-in-law take Juliette, I have no idea what to do with myself.” The little girl also went to day-care a couple of days a week – Alexander didn’t want her to be completely unsocialised when she started school – but those were the days he tended to do housework, or a big shopping trip; they were planned around, and he kept himself busy for the four or five hours before picking his daughter back up. When his mother-in-law or sister-in-law took her, that was less planned out and he tended to find himself twiddling his thumbs and counting down the time until he could collect her again.
Alexander’s eyes sparkled with mirth as he shook his head. “Chocolate is a weakness of mine, but I’m not overly fond of sweets most of the time.” He paused for a moment, before quietly sharing, “My partner was rather obsessed with healthy eating, and it has kind of stuck.” He smiled again, the expression small and reserved, as he glanced back at Juliette to check on her. She wasn’t where she had been and he felt a moment of heart frozen terror before he spotted her three feet to the left of where she had been, pulling leaves out from under a seat. He breathed a soft sigh and moved quietly to set himself down on the bench not far from where Sunny was seated.
“What do you do while your little brother is in school?” He asked, looping back to the original subject. “Don’t you have time to yourself then?”
