- Something heavy slammed into my chest, knocking the air out of my lungs, and I barely held back a reflexive blow in response, wrenching my eyes open.
The familiar ceiling allowed me to calm down, not even immediately shaking off the dream, and the familiar signature and the feeling of a small body finally calmed me down.
- Pa, get up! Get up, it's time to go for a walk! - The ringing voice of my daughter, who jumped up on me in confirmation of her call, only made me moan briefly, yawning widely.
- Honey, Daddy was up really late," because he was keeping Mommy awake, 'let me sleep a little,' I mumbled sleepily in response, scooping Tsumi up and pulling her close to me.
- Let go," the little girl grunted, shoving and kicking vigorously, trying to get out of his grip, "you promised we'd go for a walk today!
- So I don't mind, - I kissed her nose, smiling, - but nobody said it would be early in the morning!
- Grandma's already up and fed me, so it's not early in the morning! - The red-haired little girl pouted.
- What's all this early morning chatter? - sleepily sounded next to me and I found that our rustling woke up the other occupant of the bed, who was sleeping sweetly.
- Mommy, it's time to go out! - Tsumi wiggled, turning to the new pair of ears. - Daddy promised yesterday!
- If he promised, then let him get up, take you in his arms, and go for a walk," Lynley murmured faintly, turning over on her other side and wrapping herself in the blanket, "while Mommy takes a nap for a couple or three hours.
I only had to grin - my daughter had just recently gotten her own room and moved from our bed to her own, allowing her to spend much more time with her wife than she had before.
- Pa!
Looking into her wide-eyed, frowning face, I realized that the little clingy thing would fight to the bitter end to get me out of bed, so I resigned myself to the inevitable.
- Okay, okay, I'm getting up and after Daddy gets something to eat, we'll go for a walk," I sighed heavily, rubbing the chubby cheek of the shining little beauty.
Suddenly throwing her up under the ceiling, accompanied by a satisfied shriek, I jumped to my feet in one movement, throwing aside the blanket and rushed across the room, collecting and pulling on pants and T-shirt.
And Katsumi, who had started to fall, was carefully caught by the kage bunshin created on a single effort of will. Ten seconds and I'm relatively presentable and ready to start the day.
My daughter cocked her head toward the clone holding her, shifted her gaze to me, and nodded thoughtfully:
- It's good to have lots of dads!
- Tell me about it! - I hummed merrily, and winked at the clone.
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