"Handsome get in here now", yelled Calleigh. "What is it love"? "Look...look where those dogs peed". As Horatio looked at the bear skin rug, near the fireplace, he sighed. "Come on Ernie, and Bert, back outside you go". "But daddy, at not air, I ant Ernie seep wit me night". "He will Emer, but for now, he can go outside with Bert".
While Calleigh was finishing the laundry, and "H" was bathing Horatio Jr, Emer went to the back, opened the door, and let ernie and Bert back in. "Shh!! no tell, daddy, et mad". Turning their heads, to the side, Emer said..."ay down now, be ood". "Emer...bath time". "Oming daddy".
Running upstairs, for her bath, Emer forgot about Ernie and Bert, who decided they'd help themselves to the left over ice cream, Horatio Jr, had spilled on the floor. Licking every lost drop, Bert seen some on Calleigh's slipper, heading over to investigate, he began licking it, as Ernie ran over and tried to steal it.
"Grrrrwl...grrrrwl....could be heard, as Ernie and faught over the slipper, pulling, tugging, until they tore it apart. Coming upstairs, with the clean laundry, Calleigh heard the noise, opening the door, she seen her slipper torn apart. "Horatiooooooooooo....get down here now".
"Hold on love, I'm just drying off Emer". "Daddy...mommy ounds mad". "I know love, did you let Ernie and Bert in"? "No daddy, Oreo did". "Sweetheart, how could Horatio let them in, when he was up here with me"? "I not know daddy, maybe he ent when ou ern't ooking". Trying desperately not to laugh, Horatio headed downstairs.
"What is it sweetheart"? "See this, this is one of my slipper's the pup ate, what do you think of that"? "I'm sorry love, I don't know how they got in". "Listen....starting tonight, we are going to put the pups in their pen, understand"? "Yes love". Heading upstairs, Calleigh tucked Emer in and kissed her daughter.
"Mommy...I's orry, I et Ernie and Ert in, I not mean to, I's ust ove em, and I no ike em out ide". "I know that Emer, but they will never learn to behave, if you keep letting them back in". "I's oory mommy, night, ove ou". "I love you to Emer, now sleep sweet love".
After Calleigh left, Emer headed back downstairs, and seen Ernie and Bert in their pen. Opening the door, Emer told the pups, to come. "Ome on ...ome on". Following her upstairs, Bert headed into Horatio's room, while Bert followed Emer, and flopped down on her bed. "Eep now, and be ood".
Heading up to bed, Horatio and Calleigh noticed the pups were gone. "Not again", sighed Calleigh. When they got upstairs, Calleigh seen Bert sound asleep on Emer's bed. "Well..I'll say one thing good about them, they really protect the children. Kissing his wife, they headed into bed.
TBC...