The Surprise.

 After breakfast this morning and when Eric had gone back to work there was just the three of us in the house. So when mum went off to tidy the sitting room I got dad and gave him the little felting kit that I bought yesterday. I have no real idea what it does beyond it being a craft thing so don't ask me.

Anyway, the other day when we were in town mum saw it and was coming and going about it but in the end didn't bother with it. I would have bought it then but had no money and wanted to surprise her with it so couldn't ask her for any money right then. Then I remembered later that it was Valentines day and it set me thinking, and you should know by now, that's fatal.

Dad is not the romantic kind so I had a good idea when I asked mum if she was expecting a big bunch of flowers from him for the special day.

She laughed and said, "If I get anything from him on Valentines day it will only a big pile of washing or similar." We had a little laugh about it and that was it. So I got to thinking he should give here a surprise now that he's a family man. Hence the felting kit.

He didn't know anything about it until I approached him with it all wrapped up in the paper with the hearts on from my special night. I didn't want to forewarn him.

"We are past all that sort of caper lass. You give it to her, it'll mean more from you." he said as I handed it to him

"No it won't," I said in a stern voice.

"Come on dad, you've got to do it or I'm going to be disappointed in you," Notice the emotional blackmail? I'm a fast learner.

I told him he had to also give her at least a hug if not a kiss. Bless him, he's very shy about this sort of thing. 

"Come on dad, it's nothing to be embarrassed about, besides it's only you and mum there, I'll stay here out of the way. Just do it - please!"

I more or less had to push him through the doorway. I don't know yet if mum got a hug or a kiss or what but I could hear by her tone that she was both surprised and pleased. She was probably less surprised when she found out both how he knew what to get, and how he got it. But she was happy and that's he main thing.

I reckon dad will be getting special favours tonight. I might be getting a brother or a sister even! Just kiddin'. Definitely don't need any company or competition around here thank you very much.