"Mommy you cut your hair" said Joy as she looked at her mother and she finally noticed that her mother's hair was shorter, she had not noticed before over all the video calls, but now she could see that her mother's long hair was now above her neck by an inch or two.
"Yes I did my baby" said Natasha as she smiled and Joy reached out to touch her mother's short hair.
"Why did you cut your hair mommy?" asked Joy as she looked at her mother with her big doe eyes.
"Well my baby, I decided that I needed a haircut" said Natasha as she laughed.
"Why do you ask? Don't you like it?" asked Natasha as she smiled.
"No, I like it mommy, you look very pretty" said Joy as she giggled.
"Why thank you my baby, I am glad that you like it" said Natasha as she smiled and she pinched Joy's nose as Joy giggled.
"Mommy, can you cut my hair as well?" asked Joy as Natasha was caught by surprise.
"Well…" said Natasha as she did not know what to say.
"Daddy, Mommy looks very pretty with short hair, can I cut my hair short too?" asked Joy as she turned to look to the front as her Father was driving.
"Princess, I'm not sure if you can, why don't you ask your mommy?" asked Dom as he smiled but he kept his eyes on the road.
"Mommy, can I?" asked Joy as she turned to look at her mother.
"Well my baby, I don't see why not, if you want to cut your hair, then you can" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Yayyy, thank you Mommy" said Joy as she giggled.
"You are welcome my baby" said Natasha as she smiled, now that was another thing that she had to add to her list, she had to take Joy to the hair salon.
"Mommy, I had so much fun staying with Grandpappy" said Joy as she smiled and Natasha smiled.
"Oh is that so my baby?" asked Natasha as she smiled and Joy nodded her head, Natasha had observed that her little baby had become quite chatty, which meant that she had a lot to say.
"Grandpappy, Granny, and Grandpa took me out for ice cream, and then Alfred and Granny made me a cake, and Aunt Lulu showed me how to braid hair, she let me style her hair for her" said Joy as she laughed.
"Oh my baby that sounds wonderful" said Natasha as she smiled, she loved that her baby was happy.
"Yes Mommy, so can I style your hair?" asked Joy as she seemed very confident.
"Of course you can my baby, next time I am going out, I will let you style my hair" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Yayyyy" said Joy as she giggled.
"After I style your hair mommy, I will style daddy's hair" said Joy as she giggled and Natasha could not help but snicker.
"Hey, hey, slow down Princess, I don't think that my hair needs any styling" said Dom as he laughed.
"No, no Daddy, your hair is always messy, Aunt Lulu says that you need to let me style your hair so you can look pretty" said Joy as Natasha laughed, she could just imagine Dom's hair in pigtails.
"Of course, Lulu" said Dom to himself as he sighed, his sister was filling his innocent daughter's head with nonsense.
"Princess, guys don't style their hair, or at least not in the way you are thinking of" said Dom as he smiled.
"But can I still style your hair daddy?" asked Joy with her big doe eyes.
"*Sigh*, Of course you can princess" said Dom as he sighed, he could not say no to her, not with that little cute voice of hers, he would just have to get back at Lulu the next time he saw her.
"Yayyyy" said Joy as she giggled in happiness and Natasha could not help but hold back her laughter, her baby was really enthusiastic about becoming a hair stylist now.
"Mommy, Aunt Lulu told me about how it feels like to live alone" said Joy as she turned back to look at her mother.
"Oh is that so my baby?" asked Natasha as she smiled.
"Yes Mommy" said Joy as she nodded her head.
"Do you want to tell me?" asked Natasha as Joy nodded her head.
"I'm all ears my baby" said Natasha as she smiled and Joy giggled.
…
"Sweet dreams my baby" said Natasha as she smiled and she whispered in Joy's ear as she gave her a light kiss on her forehead.
"She's finally asleep" said Dom as he looked in the rear view mirror as Joy was sound asleep, after all her talking, he thought that she would never fall asleep.
"Mhmm" replied Natasha as she was smiling while she ran her fingers through her precious baby's hair, her little angel, she slept so peacefully.
The car went quiet, nothing could be heard except for the sound of the car moving on the road outside as Dom drove, at this point they would reach home by evening.
Natasha had her full attention on Joy and Joy alone… Dom wanted to say something, but he did not know what to say.
"*Ahem*" said Dom as he cleared his throat.
"So what are we going to do for Joy's Birthday?" asked Dom as he looked at Natasha through the rear view mirror.
"We?" asked Natasha in confusion as her eyes never left Joy.
"Yes we, I mean, we did both miss her Birthday" said Dom as they both knew the reason why that was so.
"I see" said Natasha as truly it had skipped her mind that she had actually missed her baby's birthday, she just had so much on her mind.
"I was thinking that maybe we should go out for dinner to celebrate" said Dom.
"No, I don't feel like going out, and besides I am sure that Joy won't like to be in such a formal setting" said Natasha as her tone was soft, she was still looking at her baby.
"I see, I guess you are right" said Dom.
"So what do you suggest?" asked Dom.
"We should just get her a make up cake, and celebrate with her at home" said Natasha as her baby sniffed.
"Alright then, I will order the cake when we get home" said Dom.
"Hmm" replied Natasha as she poked her baby's nose and she smiled once more before she turned to look out the window and she brought out her phone.
Dom wanted to say more, but he did not know what to say, he was sure that Natasha only sounded soft with him because her full attention was on Joy, or else, she would have behaved coldly towards him like she always did.
Dom just decided to stay quiet, he needed to talk with her, but not right now, not when Joy was here and she was still sleeping.
…
Dom pulled into their driveway, the sky had become blue as the stars began to come out all one by one, and the moon would soon follow.
Dom removed his key from the ignition as he turned to look at the back and he saw his little princess still sleeping, she must have been very tired for her to sleep for so long.
Natasha smiled as she turned to look at Joy and she unbuckled the seatbelt of the car seat as she gently carried her sleeping angel and she opened the car door as she stepped out and Dom did the same.
"I will take her to her room" said Dom as he smiled.
"Alright" said Natasha as she handed Joy over to Dom as he carried her in his arms gently as he turned and he walked to the front door as he opened it and Natasha smiled as she walked to the front seat and she opened the door as she brought out the chocolate cake that Margaret had made for them as she walked into the house.
Dom smiled as he opened the door to Joy's room, he did not want to wake her up, so he placed her on her bed and he gently removed her shoes as he placed them in her closet and he gave her a kiss on the forehead as he tucked her in.
"Goodnight Princess, sweet dreams" he said as he smiled and he walked out of her room as he closed the door gently behind him.
"Ahhh, Madam, you have returned, welcome back" said Amalia as she was caught off guard as Natasha walked into the kitchen.
"Hello Amalia, thank you" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Please put this in the fridge" said Natasha as she smiled and she placed the cake on the table.
"Alright Madam, I will do so" said Amalia as she nodded her head.
"Madam, I have done making dinner, would you like to eat now?" asked Amalia as she smiled, Alfred had called her earlier that the Madam and the Young Master would return, so she got started on dinner.
"No Amalia, I am not hungry" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Alright Madam" said Amalia as she nodded her head.
"I will see you later Amalia" said Natasha as she smiled.
"Alright Madam, take care" said Amalia as she smiled and Natasha walked out of the kitchen.