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Happy Birthday, Looka (and Guy too)

Up until four years ago, Guy wouldn’t have considered himself lucky to have his birthday on Valentine’s Day. Now that he has a soulmate to share that day with, it really boosted the magic of the holiday.

“Morning, honey!”

Guy opened his eyes and saw his wife Michellee only inches in front of him.

“Happy birthday!”

“Thank you, babe!” He kisses her. They press their foreheads together for a long time, gravity pulling one of Michellee’s hair curlers out.

“Uh-oh!”

Guy chuckled. “It’s okay.”

“Anyhow, the kids and I have a whole lot planned for you today!”

“Really?”

“Oh yeah!” Then she pushes herself up. “Come on! Let’s go wake them up!”

The parents first entered Guy Jr.’s room and slightly shook him, whispering, “Wake up, son. It’s Daddy’s birthday.”

The boy just groaned slightly, unwilling to wake up. Michellee then began tickling him. “Mommy, stop!”, he said laughing.

“Good morning, Junior. There something you want to say to Daddy?”

The small one leapt up and hugged his father. “Happy birthday, Daddy!”

Guy smiled and returned the hug. “Thank you, Junior.”

“Sissy has to say it too!”

“You’re right. Let’s go wake her right now.”

——

Little did the others know, E.B. was already bright and early. As it so happened, today was her boyfriend Looka’s birthday too.

First thing she did: called him up.

“Happy birthday, Looka!”

“E.B.! Thank you!”

“So…what’s going on in Ookia?”

“The usual: nothing anymore.”

“Well, how’s Sonja?”

“She’s good too!”

“Got anything planned for your big day?”

“Just the same old thing. A giant dinner with Mom and Dad, although Aunt Rona and Sonja will be there too this year.”

E.B. nodded; although that was the first time she heard the Dookess be referred to by her first name. “Well, it’s my stepdad’s birthday today too, so I’ll be doing whatever with him.”

“Cool. Hope you have fun!”

Just as he said, Guy, Michellee and Junior burst into E.B.’s bedroom.

“Wake up, Sissy!” He made sure she was up by jumping on her bed.

“Junior! Don’t do that!” The boy just giggled.

“But it’s Daddy’s birthday! You gotta say something!”

“You’re right.” She gets up and walks over to Guy. “Happy birthday, Dad”, she says as she hugs him.

——

The first thing that happened: Michellee and E.B. helped make a large breakfast for Guy. Junior still wasn’t quite ready to help them out; the poor kid was upset when his mom told him he needed to wait just a little bit longer. Nonetheless, he eagerly waited while sitting on his dad’s lap.

“Daddy! I made you a card! I wanna show you now!”

“Sorry, son. You gotta wait a little longer. Then you’ll be able to do it with Mommy and E.B.”

“But I wanna be first!”

“You just gotta wait till breakfast, okay?”

“Ugh. First, Mommy says I can’t help, and now you’re saying I can’t show you my card!”

“Oh no, Junior! Mommy just wants you to be safe. There’s a bunch of things in the kitchen that you can’t mess with.”

“But Sissy-”

“Is much older than you.”

Junior slumped his back onto Guy’s stomach, arms folded in anger.

“Come on, son! Don’t be that way! Someday you’ll be able to do something in the kitchen. It takes a little patience.”

——

At the same time, E.B. had just taken up another phone call from Looka.

“Elanabeth!”

“Just a sec, Mom.”

“Don’t ’just a sec’ me, young lady.” She snatches E.B.’s phone out of her hand.

“Hey!”

Michellee presses the hang up button and places the phone face down.

“Come on, Mom! It’s Looka’s birthday too!”

“Be that as it may, it’s still your father’s birthday and you should still help make it a good one.”

“But Mom-”

“No buts. Looka can wait till after breakfast.”

E.B. sighed. At least it was only for the four of them; any more and breakfast would go on for an eternity…

——

Which, of course, it did.

Everyone else stopped by to wish Guy a happy birthday: Sam, Gluntz and Molly. Pam, Grinch and Jenny. Jack, James, Melanie, Terry and Mikaela.

With it also being Valentine’s Day, everyone else who had a significant other seemed to have been showing their holiday spirit as well. In the cases of Gluntz and Melanie, the blue they usually wear was replaced with something fuschia or purple; the former wearing a fuschia tee and the latter in a purple turtleneck.

After their personal celebrations of Valentine’s Day, they made sure to come see Guy on his big day.

As usual, the little ones hung out together under E.B.’s watchful eye. Since three of them could walk, it was a bit harder to keep them in order.

——

Meanwhile, in Ookia…

Looka walked out of his bedroom, head hung in sadness.

Sonja took notice of him and asked, “What’s wrong, Looka?”

“I just tried to call E.B. again and she hung up out of nowhere.”

Sonja looked down. “Well…maybe something came up? I’m sure she meant no harm. Come on; you got a birthday to celebrate!”

Looka was happily greeted by the royal faculty and his family. A very large banquet was laid out for his birthday.

Benicio and Zinnia seemed to have grown to like him. It may have seemed like a tall order to finally put their prejudice of Yooks aside after having it their entire lives, but they learned to. Now the former chauffeurs both royal children around if they please and the latter acts as both of their tutor.

——

While Glurfsburg was approaching sunset, it was still bright and sunny in Ookia. Everyone there was still having fun and making sure Guy had the best day ever.

As everyone’s visit was coming to a close, Guy said to them all: “I wanted to thank you all for coming. It really means a whole lot every time I see you. No matter how many times we do it, it feels so elevating to spend a day together. You’re all family as far as I’m concerned.”

There was collective agreement with everyone; all smiles and “aww”’s. Molly even jumped from her father’s lap and hugged Guy.

…

At his own banquet, Looka received gifts from everyone there. The whole thing was capped off with a toast from his father.

“I wish my beloved son a very happy birthday and many many more. For the past two years, I’ve always been proud of him for helping bridge Ookia back to its former glory and I love him for it. There are many other things I can thank him for, but above all, I thank him for being the best son anyone could wish for. Happy birthday, Looka!”

“Thanks, Dad!”

——

Everyone else was beginning to leave. It took some time to get Junior and Molly to stop hugging and more time to get them to stop crying.

That little display reminded E.B. of something. Now that the house was clear again and the celebrations seemed to be over, she prepared to call Looka back.

“E.B.!”

She groaned, but when she saw who called her name, she regretted it instantly.

“Sorry, Dad.”

“I know you want to talk to Looka, so I’ll try to be brief. I just wanted to let you know that I’m grateful that you’re my daughter. I love you no matter what.”

As they hugged, E.B. felt a twinge of guilt.

“I love you too, Dad.” A single tear fell down her cheek. “It’s just you and Looka have the same birthday and I want to make sure he’s doing well too.”

“That’s great that you are. It’s always important to make sure the ones you love are happy.”

“But I’m not gonna put him ahead of you again. I don’t want to repeat all that again.”

“Don’t worry. You won’t.”

——

After the banquet, Looka returned to his room just as his phone was ringing.

“E.B.?”

“Hi, Looka.”

“Oh! Mr. Am-I! How’s things?”

“They’re going good, kid. Happy birthday!”

“Thanks. How’d you know?”

“E.B. told me. Plus, it’s my birthday too.”

“Really? That’s awesome!”

“Yep. Well, anyhow, I just wanted to say happy birthday myself. I’ll let you talk to E.B. now.”

“Thank you, sir. Happy birthday to you too!” There was silence for a moment before E.B took the phone back. “E.B., is that you?”

“Yes! Did you have a good birthday?”

“I sure did!”

“Good. I’m happy for you. I love you!”

“I love you too!”

#green eggs and ham #fanfic #guy am i #looka #eb #michellee #guy jr #sam i am #pam i am #gluntz #the grinch #oc

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allthewritem0ves · 3 months

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Time Is All It Takes

Sam played on the living room floor with Molly. Peekaboo always made the little girl burst into peals of laughter.

“Oh! I love you, sweetie!”

Gluntz watched with a smile…on the surface. Admittedly, she did feel envious of the fact that her daughter seemed to enjoy being with Sam more than her.

…

On many occasions, she would try to play with Molly, but she seemed to instantaneously lose her energy when it was just the two of them.

“Come on, Molly Wolly! Play with Mommy!” She offered her each of her favorite toys: her princess doll, her teething ring and her mini piano. Molly took her doll, but then moved to the corner to play alone. “Uh!”, Gluntz grunted.

On another day, she tried to help her eat her dinner, which was a jar of mashed vegetables. Molly simply kept her lips closed and turned her head, going “Mm-mm”. Gluntz didn’t blow up, but she certainly didn’t appreciate her daughter’s little rebellious act.

“You gotta eat, Molly! Don’t you wanna grow up to be big and strong, like Mommy?”

Molly still had her head turned.

“Here. Let me”, Sam requested.

“Be my guest.”

Sam picks up the little spoon and scoops up some of the food. Molly actually opened up and ate the veggies.

“Yay! That’s my girl!”

Gluntz crossed her arms.

…

Now, today, she was starting to lose her patience.

“Oooh! I know Molly just loves you, Sam! Not like I had to go through the painful process of giving birth to her!”

“Gluntz? What are you talking about?”

“Of course she loves her daddy! I mean nothing to her apparently!”

“Seriously! What’s the problem?!”

“Like you don’t know…” Gluntz crosses her arms.

“No, I don’t.” He stands up, Molly sitting on his elbow.

Taking a breath, Gluntz then says, “It’s just… Why doesn’t Molly love me?”

Sam gasps. “Of course she loves you! Why wouldn’t she?”

“She never lets me do anything”, she said bitterly. “Look, see? She won’t even look at me! She’s hiding her face on your shoulder!”

“Maybe it’s because you’re scaring her”, Sam said in a low voice, trying to calm Molly’s nerves. “Don’t worry, baby. Mommy’ll be okay. Won’t she?” He aimed that last question at Gluntz.

“I don’t know.”

“You should know! I don’t know what’s gotten into you lately, Gluntz, but I think you should take some time to figure it out.”

The young woman was surprised. “What are you saying?”

“Maybe you need some time out of the house. Perhaps you can work things out by staying with your parents.”

“Are you…breaking up with me?”

“No. Just trying to help you.”

——

Gluntz packed a bag. She had at least two days worth of necessities in there.

Lianna had the car waiting outside. She watched as her daughter gave her baby a goodbye kiss before entering the car.

…

As the car pulled away, Molly reached her hands out, saying “Ma ma!”

Upon hearing this, Sam looked down at his daughter and kissed her head. “Don’t worry, Molly Wolly. Mommy’ll be back soon.

As the car continued to go down the road, Sam let a few tears flow. I love you, Gluntz, he said to himself.

Then he suggests to Molly, “Why don’t we go down the street to Grandma and Grandpa’s?”

…

The whole car ride, Gluntz was wiping her eyes.

“It’ll be okay, boobaloo”, Lianna tried assuring her daughter.

She didn’t reply. Just shut her eyes to hold back more tears.

They arrived at the house in Lower Yipville. Gerald was there to greet them at the door.

Gluntz gave her father a hug. “Are you okay, honey bunny?”, he asked in a soft tone.

“No”, she replied. “I don’t think Sam loves me anymore. And I don’t think I’ll be able to see Molly again.” Saying that out loud enraged Gluntz. She turned and threw her overnight bag away into the living room and ran upstairs, crying.

Lianna grabbed her husband’s hand. “I’ll take this one. She’ll probably need some mom advice.”

“Gotcha, hon.”

…

As Molly pet Max on the living room floor, the adults (Sam, Pam and Grinch) discussed matters.

“All for that?”, Grinch asked.

“Yep. Didn’t feel like Molly loved her, she said.”

“What gave her that impression?”

Sam stopped to think. He remembered helping Molly eat her baby food when Gluntz wasn’t able to. The little girl refused to open her mouth until she saw her daddy holding the spoon. He remembered how he’d use every free second of his day to play with her.

“Molly always wanted to be around me. She only let me feed her or she only liked to play with me.”

Pam asked, “Do you actively keep Molly close to you?”

“Well, no. She just lights up whenever I’m around. Unlike Gluntz, I don’t have a job, so I’m always in the house.”

“Then that’s it! Molly should have more time with her mom!”

The baby laughed when Max licked her cheek. Everyone else stopped their conversation to smile at her.

“But, one other thing. I’m afraid I might’ve angered Gluntz when I asked her to leave for a while. She’ll probably never forgive me.” He puts his head in his hands, shamefully.

Grinch puts his arms around his stepson. “You shouldn’t think about that negatively, Sam. You just have to show her that you’re sorry. Make her realize that you acknowledged that neither of you are perfect and there’s room to improve.”

…

Meanwhile…

Lianna was running her hand up and down on her daughter’s back as she cried into her pillow.

“Sam hates me now! He didn’t say it directly, but he wants to break up! What does he expect me to do, rip up all our wedding invitations?!” She takes off her own engagement ring and throws it against the wall.

“Don’t think that way, boobaloo! Of course he wouldn’t do that!” Her voice wasn’t angry, but excited to hopefully send a message of reassurance.

Then, Gluntz leaned up and embraced her mother.

“I did notice something: she’s a daddy’s girl. That’s one thing she got from you.”

“But at least she likes you too. Remember on Thanksgiving, how I told her to come to me, but she went to you instead?”

“Ah! You used to only give your daddy attention! He’d never let me have a turn with you!”

“He didn’t?”

Lianna lowered her voice. “Nope. You were his everything. Your dad would insist he loved you more than I did.”

The younger woman chuckles slightly.

“But I have to admit I did get a bit irritated when he wouldn’t let me see you. All that time and effort I put into having you, and he just acted like it was all him.”

“That’s what I said!”

“All in all, Gluntz, my point is that it’s not unfounded to feel this way, but my point is to not let it get under your skin. Molly may love her father currently, but she’ll learn to love you both equally. Besides, she’ll be able to understand you more, girl to girl, mommy to daughter. Just remember; we’ve done this song and dance before.”

Gluntz was hit with another wave of guilt. Even though she couldn’t fully remember those days, they had to have been real if her mom remembered them so clearly. One thing’s clear: she didn’t go crying to her mom.

But she made a commitment. She’d take two days, if she needed, of self reflection to learn to keep her envy in check.

——

Two days passed.

It was torture to not use the phone. Gluntz was afraid that if she called up Sam too early, then her apology wouldn’t be perceived as authentic.

Back in Glurfsberg, Molly had been restless at night. Sam and her got the spare bedroom; Molly was so used to sleeping in between her mom and dad, but the fact that her mom wasn’t there was frustratingly obvious. She’d shriek and cry and wouldn’t calm down for hours. Pam and Grinch had to shift between calming their granddaughter down and looking after their own baby.

Likewise, Sam wanted to call Gluntz to check on her and even try and get her to calm Molly down, but was nervous to do so. He was afraid to call her and be seen as a jokester for seemingly sending Gluntz off only to call her up for help.

On the morning of the second day, Sam lied on the couch and held Molly to his chest, trying to keep her relaxed.

“Mommy’ll be home soon, little peach. You promise to say hi when she gets back, okay?”

Then there was a knock on the door. Pam opened it.

“Hey, Gluntz.”

“Hi, Pam”, she replied calmly. “Can I see Sam and Molly?”

“Of course, you can, sweetie.”

Gluntz came in and noticed the two on the couch.

Sam gasped. Molly lit up.

“Ma-ma!”, the infant said.

“Yes, it’s momma, baby!” Gluntz picked her daughter up and hugged her, spinning where she stood. “Momma missed you!” Then she looks at Sam, saying, “And I missed you too!”

He stands up and kisses her. “I missed you too, babe!”

“Look, Sam—”

“Gluntz, I—”

“Oh, you first!”, they said simultaneously. “No, you! You!”

“Ok! I’ll go first!”, Sam said. “Gluntz, I’m sorry for making you leave for something so little that it could’ve been easily resolved at home.”

“And I’m sorry for being envious of my own child. She means everything to me and I need to remember to show my love at every opportunity.”

Sam kissed her again. “Now, let’s head back home. All of us.”

“Yes!”

They said goodbye to Pam, Grinch and Jenny before walking down the street.

…

That night, the couple put Molly to sleep together, both kissing her forehead before placing her in her spot on their bed.

But she was alone for this brief instance. Her mom and dad had to show forgiveness in their own way.

Now tired themselves, Sam and Gluntz took their spots in their bed, holding their hands together and holding Molly in place at the same time.

#green eggs and ham #fanfic #sam i am #pam i am #gluntz #the grinch #oc

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