Neal tried not to chuckle at the pout on little Trace's face, since that was probably the most adorable thing he had ever seen. "Daddy said no, Trace." he answered, his voice a little bit stern and he was taking that from all the times Peter had scolded him, which had been way too many to count. When the kid said how it was going to be, the con man rose a brow and shook his head "No Trace. Trace has to do what Daddy says, because Daddy is the boss." he said softly, not wanting to scold the little boy but he knew he had to.
"Daddy needs to go home now, because June wants me to walk the dogs. Would you like to come with Daddy? We can go to the park." he said softly, thinking that if Trace wanted to play here, then he wouldn't have much to do. "And Daddy will bring you back here tomorrow, and we'll play together, and annoy Peter." he grinned and kissed the child's forehead. "How does that sound, kiddo?"
Alec huffed and shook his head, "Nooo! Uncle we gotta go now and get lots and lots of toys!!!" he answered, the kid's voice raising quite rapidly. "We gotta, gotta buy free hundred!" he said, trying to emulate the stern tone that Peter used. Seeing Trace kick up a fuss about staying and looking around, automatically made the kid forget about the toys and want to immediately copy.
"I don't wanna go eiver!" Alec said, squirming on Peter's hip. "Not saying bye! Not going!" he frowned and began kicking Peter in an attempt to get down. The kid also had a violent streak in him. "I'll bite you! You'll be bited!!!"
__________________
If you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
|