TOYLB: Growing Pains - Season 6-15

Twins: [once they were home, was already rushing to help Vince out: Dominik went to ready the bath n Emily went to get him fresh clothes]

Vincent; 8brought him to the bathroom8

Salvador: [was still a little reluctant to let go]

Vincent; Sweetie, I need you to let go for a bit

Salvador: [shook his head a bit]

Vincent; Wouldn't you like a hot bath?

Salvador: [sees the bath prepared n slowly lets go]

Vincent; 8smiled gently

Dominik: [turned off the tap] Water's ready~

Salvador: [raised his hands up to be undressed]

Vincent; 8helped him8

Dominik: [left the bathroom to give them some privacy]

Salvador: [waits for Vincent's nxt move]

Vincent; 8motioned to the tub8

Salvador: [enters the tub slowly before sitting dwn in it, submerging himself in the nice warm water]

Vincent; 8smiled softly8

Salvador: [played with the squirt toys in the tub]

Vincent; 8lathered up some soap n started washing Sal8

Salvador: [doesn't react much other than wincing wen the water hits his eyes, continued to play with the squirt toys]

Vincent; 8started washing his hair, making sure he was completely clean8

[there was quite a build up of dirt frm long neglect]

Salvador: [whimpered a bit at the tangles]

Vincent; Easy sweetie 8continued to work8

Salvador: [a long quiet pause later before he looked up at Vincent] Mutti...

Vincent; Hmm?

Salvador: [leans in close against his arm, nuzzling him a little] ....Love u, Mutti...

Vincent; 8kissed his forehead8 Love you to sweetie

Salvador: [doesn't say anymore as he let Vincent manhandle him]

Vincent; 8soon finished then dried him off8

Salvador: [stayed close to him as he followed Vincent to his bedroom where his clothes were ready]

Emily: [gestured proudly at the clothes] Tadaa~!

Vincent; Thank you sweetie

Salvador: [nodded in thanks]

Emily: [smiled as she too left to give them privacy]

Vincent; 8helped him into the warm clean clothes8

Salvador: [takes a deep breath to inhale the scent, a small habit of his everytime he gets dressed]

Vincent; Come now, you must be hungry

Salvador: [nodded as he took Vincent's hand]

Vincent; 8brought him to the kitchen8

Twins: [were sitting nxt to the playpen entertaining Pearl in the living room] Is it dinner time, Mutti?

Vincent; Yes, what would you like/

Twins: Mac n cheese~!

Salvador: [nodded in agreement, hungry enough to eat something heavy n flavorful]

Vincent; 8smiled n went to start cooking8

Salvador: [sat with the twins to play with Pearl]

Vincent; 8added a bit of parsley n sun-dried tomatoes to the mix as he cooked8

[the kids can smell the yummy mac n cheese wafting thru the house n licked their lips, well, except Salvador, tho he looked pretty content]

Vincent; Dinner's ready

Twins: [happily took Salvador's hand n made their way to the dining table]

Salvador: [looked eagerly at the food being served]

Vincent; 8served the food with small salads8

Twins: [took their share n dug in]

Salvador: [wolfed dwn his food]

Vincent; Easy Sal

Twins: [giggled a bit at the cheese moustache he made from gobbling his food]

Salvador: [still kept at it, only stopping to wash dwn the food with drink]

Vincent; 8slowly ate his8

Salvador: [finished his food quick n asked for seconds]

Vincent; 8gave him another portion8 Slowly now or you'll get a stomachache

Salvador: [nodded n ate slowly this time]

Twins: We want seconds too, Mutti~

Vincent; What do we say kids/

Twins: Pls and thank u, Mutti~

Salvador: [repeats it with them quietly]

Vincent; 8nods, giving the twins a second helping8

[the family enjoyed their dinner, with the momentary break to feed Pearl, but other than that everything was nice n quiet]

Salvador: [was starting to nod off at the dining table]

Vincent; 8brought the kids to bed8

Twins: Aww, but we want dessert~

Vincent; Your brother's had a rough day n you all are starting to fall asleep

Twins: [yawned] No we're not~

Salvador: [has already dozed off in Vincent's arms]

Vincent; 8tucks them all in n kissed their foreheads8

Twins: We're not... [big yawn] ...sleepy... Zzz....

Salvador: Zzz...

Vincent; 8let them be n tucks Pearl into her crib8