He walked into the door of 'some things looming' in his heavy winter coat, laptop strapped across his body, a bone weariness etched on his face. Poking his head into the Gallery, he called out a greeting to me and my father then made his way down the long narrow hallway to the back office.
A few minutes later, she came skipping down the stairs from the third floor. Guessing it was Jeremy who had arrived, Hannah called out several times down the two flights. "Daddy! DADDY! DADDY!" She ran down the hall and into the office to find Jeremy who had sat down into one of the small formal chairs reserved for our visitors. Vibrating with suppressed energy, she threw herself into his arms. "I MISSED YOU DADDY!" Hannah said, as if it had been days and weeks instead of mere hours since breakfast.
"I missed you too." Jeremy said.
They were almost eye to eye with her standing and him seated, so she said, "I wanna give you a KISS!" Too bad he was too tired to notice the ornery glint in her eye.
Leaning to the side so she could have better access to his cheek, she moved forward as if to kiss him. At the very last minute, Hannah licked her finger, and touched the inside of his ear before anyone could blink.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!" yelped Jeremy as he shuddered and reached to grab her.
Nimble and quick, Hannah dodged Jeremy's seeking arms, and bolted down the hallway. After she reached a safe distance she hollered back triumphantly, "SCORE! HANNAH: 1 Daddy? Zeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrooooooooooooooo."
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