Her Father's House (2003)
““Hansel pushed the witch into the stove so she wouldn't eat him and Gretel. Did you know that?” she demanded.
Rick scoffed, “Dope! Everybody knows that baby stuff.”
Now that he was only a few months away from the fifth grade while Laura, already in first grade, was no longer a cute baby, he had lost his sweet, amused protectiveness of her.
The parents were enjoying themselves. These weekend lunches were the only ones at which the four were together at the table.
“I'm going to Jessica's house to... play,” Laura said, looking straight at her father.
“You haven't asked me whether you may,” he responded.
“Can I? I want to. I finished my milk, so can I?”
“If you mean ‘may I,' the answer is yes, you may. And have fun, honey.”
Kate gave instructions to Rick. “Since you're going that way, too, take Laura. I don't want her walking alone on the road. There's that curve where drivers can't see very well.”
“Come on, dope,” Rick said, and the two went out, he in the rear holding Laura by her collar.MoreLess
Rick scoffed, “Dope! Everybody knows that baby stuff.”
Now that he was only a few months away from the fifth grade while Laura, already in first grade, was no longer a cute baby, he had lost his sweet, amused protectiveness of her.
The parents were enjoying themselves. These weekend lunches were the only ones at which the four were together at the table.
“I'm going to Jessica's house to... play,” Laura said, looking straight at her father.
“You haven't asked me whether you may,” he responded.
“Can I? I want to. I finished my milk, so can I?”
“If you mean ‘may I,' the answer is yes, you may. And have fun, honey.”
Kate gave instructions to Rick. “Since you're going that way, too, take Laura. I don't want her walking alone on the road. There's that curve where drivers can't see very well.”
“Come on, dope,” Rick said, and the two went out, he in the rear holding Laura by her collar.MoreLess
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