deep in thought

[bathory]

"Ok, I love you too." I had to smile as I closed my eyes. I kissed his chest before I started to focus on his breathing as I drifted back to sleep.

[The Misfit Spaz]

I wake up in the morning and go into the kitchen and start a pot of coffee, everyone is still asleep. I think about what happened the night before and my little visit to Brooklyn, I also think about the engagement ring that Bath has stored away in of her bags in my car and how i am going to use it. Lydia walks up the stairs and sneaked by me and goes into the bedroom to give Bath a wake up call.

[bathory]

I wake up as I feel something jump on the bed along with the screaming, "Wake up Bathory! I made my doll like you!"

I nearly jump out of my skin as I sit straight up see Lydia standing on the bed, holding her new dolls out with pride.

"Do you like it?"

"Of course I do. You did an awesome job kiddo."

She grabbed my arm and held it up to her doll's arm. "Just like you."

I heard a chuckle as I look to the doorway to see Blair with two cups of coffee.

"Daddy!" Lydia jumped off the bed, leaving her doll with me, as she ran up to him and hugged his leg.

"Please tell that second cup is for me."

[The Misfit Spaz]

"No this is my form of torture, their both for me." I tell her as Lydia releases her grip so i can hand Bath a cup.

"Dad did you see my Bathory doll?" The little one asks as i scoop her up in on arm and look at the doll.

"Simply stunning angel." I say with a smile and take a sip of my coffee.

"Dad are we going on a city trip today?" Lydia asks smiling at me, I promised to take her on a trip into Winnipeg.

"Of course sweetheart," I put her down and sit at the foot of the bed and kiss her on the forehead. "Go get dressed and i will make my world famous pancakes." Lydia let's out a small shriek and bolts out of the room with doll in hand. She doesn't know I already made breakfast.

"Are you hungry babe?"

[bathory]

I take a sip of my coffee as Lydia gets excited. I finally look back to Blair and smile. "Who could pass up pancakes that are known around the world?" I laugh as I sit the cup down and lean forward to give him a kiss. "Just let run out to your car and grab some clean clothes."

[The Misfit Spaz]

I smile at her as she talks about my pancakes, "Breakfast is already on the table. So whenever your ready come to the kitchen. Don't forget the ring." I look to the door and I see Lydia beaming about the ring being mentioned. How in the hell am I going to explain that i wasnt giving a ring to Bathory and it was her exes to a three year old.

[bathory]

"I was planning on grabbing it." I climbed out of bed and grabbed my coffee as Lydia hugged my leg quickly before running into Blair's arms. I stopped in the door way for a moment and looked at them. I just smiled as I made my way down stairs and out to his car.

First thing I noticed... he did have blood on it. I let my smile go into a frown as I sat my coffee on the hood and opened the passenger door to grab my bag.

I unzipped it quickly to make sure the ring was still there... and it was, right where I had left it the last time he gave it to me at a coffee shop.

"It needs to be done.." or at least that's what I tell myself as I go back inside to change.

I walk out to the kitchen to see Lydia, face covered with Syrup and pancake crumbs. I laugh a little as I take a seat next to Blair.

[The Misfit Spaz]

She sits down beside me and i take her hand and look at my messy little girl, Lydia looks at us beaming with Joy, "are you and my dad getting married?" She asks Bathory with a tone in her voice that is full of joy.

"Sweetie that ring is a toy ring and not what you think it is." I am not ready for that step in this relationship and i know Bathory isn't either. I sip at my coffee and look at Bathory who is trying really hard not to laugh.

[bathory]

"It's for a skit your dad's doing later today." I didn't go into a lot of detail, I didn't know how much of this world Lydia knew and I wasn't going to be the one to say anything.

I look at Blair as I take a couple of the pancakes. "Well if Lydia loves them, I'm sure I will too."

[The Misfit Spaz]

"It's better than lilths cooking, I can assure you that much." I smile at Bath and look at Lydia, " Maybe you should go wash up before we leave Lyd. I need to go make room in the car." I need to wash the blood off of the hood before she sees it. Lydia nods and runs to the bathroom.

I look over at Bathory who is still clutching the ring, "Are you sure you want to do this?"

[bathory]

"We dont have any other options." I slip him the ring as I start to clear the table.

"Go clean off your car, Lydia can't see that."

[The Misfit Spaz]

She's right, Lydia can't see the blood on the hood of the car. She may think the worse that her dear old dad got hurt. I give Bath a kiss and go outside to clean Brooklyns blood off the hood of my car.

After the clean I hope in the car and start it up and sit in the car patiently for Lydia and Bathory. I pull the ring out of my pocket and think about i am going to do with it.

[bathory]

I finish my coffee as Lydia comes running into the kitchen.

"All ready?" I ask her as I get up.

"Bathory if you love my daddy why isn't the ring for you?" I look down at her and smile. She was way to smart for a three year old.

"We're taking things slow." I say as I pick her up.

"Oh." She hugs me as I carry her outside to see Blair waiting in the car. "Are you coming too Bathory?" She sounded so excited, I looked down at her.

"Of course, I wouldn't miss a road trip with you and your dad." I opened the car and got Lydia all strapped in before I took my seat and threw my seat belt on.