Lily spun around. She was cradling the bowl in one arm, while continuing to stir the eggs with her opposite hand. “Good morning. Hope I didn't wake you up. I tried to be quiet.”
“Oh no, you didn't,” Wyatt said, reaching for a mug from the cabinet. “I'm always up early on the weekdays. I've got a meeting this morning that I need to prepare for anyway. I'll be at the office fairly late today, too. I have a lot of things to catch up on.”
“No problem,” Lily said. “I'm sure Maggie and I can find lots to do today to keep ourselves busy.”
“That reminds me,” Wyatt said. “She has dance class this morning at nine. I'm such an airhead sometimes. I totally forgot to tell you about that yesterday.”
“Dance class, huh? That sounds fun. I didn't know she did that.” Lily turned on the stove as she spoke.
“She just started, actually,” Wyatt said. “Today is her first day.”
“I'm happy to take her,” Lily said. “Can you help me move her car seat into my car?”
“No need for that.” Wyatt place a set of keys onto the counter. “Just take the SUV. I'll take the Lamborgini to work today.”
“You sure?” she asked.
“Yeah, of course,” he replied. “The SUV is great anyway, because you can put a movie on for her when you're driving. It keeps her occupied.”
“Alright, well, can you text me the address of the dance place?” she asked, as she poured the eggs into the pan.
“Yep, on it,” Wyatt said, pulling out his cell phone to send the text.
“You want breakfast?” Lily asked.
He shook his head. “No, I never eat breakfast. All I need is coffee in the morning and I'm good to go. I'm going to head upstairs and get ready for work. I'll say goodbye before I head out.”
Wyatt took a sip of his coffee and walked around the center island. He kissed Maggie on top of her head and then left the kitchen. Lily listened to the sound of his footsteps as he ascended the stairs.
“Are you excited for your dance class?” Lily asked Maggie.
She nodded, but didn't show much enthusiasm on her face. It was obviously still a little too early for her to be too excited about anything. Lily completely understood that feeling.
“Is there anything we need to remember to bring to it?” Lily pulled a couple of plates from the cabinet and dumped the scrambled eggs onto them. Then she placed one of the plates in front of Maggie, along with a fork and a small glass of orange juice.
“Um, let's see,” Maggie said thoughtfully, gazing up toward the ceiling. “Daddy bought me new dance shoes. I guess I need those.”
Lily smiled. “Yeah, you probably need those. Is there an outfit that you're supposed to wear?”
“A pink one!” Maggie said, now smiling.
It was far from enough information to help Lily figure out which pink outfit Maggie was referring to. Nearly every article of clothing that Maggie owned was some shade of pink.
“I should probably ask your dad, huh?” Lily said. “I don't want you to forget anything on your first day of class.”
Maggie had already begun to dig into the food. To Lily's relief, she ate it without complaint
. It turned out that she had been correct, in that there was no way she could screw up scrambled eggs.
“You eat up,” Lily said, as she turned off the stove and put the pan into the sink. “I'm going to run up and ask your dad what all you need for your dance class today.”
“Okay,” Maggie replied. She looked over toward Lily and a ray of sunlight poured across her face. It ignited her baby blue eyes and that cute little smile of hers. As always, Lily's heart melted in an instant.
“Be right back,” Lily said.
She turned and made her way upstairs.
Wyatt's bedroom door was open, so she poked her head inside.