"Mommy, whats you doin?" Kookie asked, sitting up from his position on the floor. He had been coloring in his new coloring book all morning on his stomach.

"I was just asking your uncles something." I answered.

"Mommy, can we build a fort?" he asked, climbing up to straddle me.

"You mean like we do when you spend the night at Jiminie's?" I replied, letting him cuddle into me.

"Yeah!! I wants to cuddle in the fort with you." he grinned.

"Alright, baby, let's do that!" I replied, ruffling his hair. We cleared away his crayons and coloring books and started rearranging furniture. I wanted it small and cozy, since he wanted to cuddle. By time we were done stringing the newly aquired fairy lights, Kookie was staring at it in awe.

"Mommy, it so pretty!" he smiled, starting to crawl inside.

"Wait right here, it's missing something." I smiled.

"Okay!" he grinned, cuddling into the blankets. and pillows. I grinned and snuck upstairs, getting his bunny out of the closet. I hid it behind me as I snuck by him and to the kitchen. I grabbed a juice box and kept the bunny hidden as I scooted under the fort and propped on my side next to him.

"Here is a juice box for you, my prince." I said, handing it to him.

"Mmm thank you!" he smiled, sighing and looking up at me from laying on his back.

"What do you want to watch, Kookie?" I asked, already knowing full well I would put on a cartoon; his first since his punishment over a week ago.

"I dunno. Mommy, you pick." He shrugged. I picked up the remote and pretended to look for something, humming to myself. He had been mentioning something about how cute Thumper was in Bambi recently, and how he makes him laugh. When I selected it, his eyes got big and he looked at me with hopeful eyes, gasping.

"Mommy, I gets to watch Bambi?" he almost whispered.

"Yes, I think it's time you get you cartoons back." I smiled, ruffling his hair. He wrapped his arms around me and hugged me, giggling.

"Mommy is the bestest!" he replied, letting go and looking up at me.

"Mmmmmm, something is still missing." I said, rubbing my chin like I was deep in thought.

"What is it?" he asked, cocking his head slightly, making me internally squeal at his cuteness. I shimmied my arm behind me non-chalantly until I got a hand on his his bunny and brought it around from behind my back. He audibly gasped again and grabbed it, holding it close to his chest.

"I gets bunny!!!!!!! I miss him so much!" he exclaimed, nearly in tears.

"Awww, don't cry. I think he missed you too." I replied as he looked up at me with watery eyes. I leaned forward and cupped his cheek with my hand, placing a soft kiss on his plump lips. His chin wobbled as tears rolled out of his eyes and beside his eyes.

"I miss Mommy's kissies so so much." he whimpered. I peppered his face with kisses, hoping that would put a smile back on his face. Unfortunately I think he was so overwhelmed with emotion, that it just made him sob slightly.

"Oh, my sweet baby boy, please don't cry. I didn't mean to upset you. I missed giving you kisses too." I said, wiping the tears off of his face. I scooted up flush against him and cupped his cheek, leaning over him slightly. His tears dried up quickly as he searched my eyes, biting his lip.

"I love you sooooooooooo much." he said softly, giving me the sweetest smile.

"I love you too, baby. Now let's cuddle and watch your movie." I said, giving him one more kiss. He snuggled up against me even more as the movie started, him clutching his bunny to his chest. He giggled and smiled at all the little silly parts, but it wasn't until close to the middle of the movie, I remembered what happens to Bambi's mother. Shit. As it got close to that part, his breathing got heavy and he clutched his bunny so tight to his chest that his knuckles were turning white.

"Mommy, I no like this part." he whimpered, turning away from the tv and up onto his side, burying his face in my chest.

"It's alright baby boy. You don't have to watch." I replied, wrapping my arm around his back. He started to whimper and cry as he heard Bambi calling for his mother over and over again.

"His mommy leaved him." He cried, clinging to me tightly.

"Awww baby, shhhhh. It's ok." I said quietly in his ear.

"Mommy don't ever leave me!!!" He whimpered, letting out a small sob after. I leaned back slightly and grabbed hold of one of his hands, locking my pinky with his.

"Sweetie, do you know what this means?" I asked kissing our entwined pinky fingers.

"You pinky promise?" He asked, sniffing.

"Yes, my prince. I pinky promise that I will never ever leave you." I smiled. He let out a shuddering little sigh of relief as he leaned his head back into my chest. He was quiet for a minute, before looking up at me.

"Is it safe now?" he asked, his voice soft.

"Completely safe." I answered, kissing his forehead.

"Ok bunny, it safe now." He said softly to his stuffie as he turned to face the t.v. again. He layed back against me as I ran my fingers through his hair slowly. As we layed there, I couldn't help but sit there and observe him. He was focused fully on the t.v, and I could do nothing but smile. His messy hair was sticking up a bit, his oversized shirt hanging off of his shoulder. My God it was impossible not to fall head over heels for this boy in every way possible. I caught myself just looking at him through the rest of the movie, and when it was finished, he rolled over and wrapped his arms around my waist.

"Are you happy, my prince?" I asked, kissing on top of his head.

"Mommy you maked me so happy. Are you happy? I know I maked you sad." he said, looking at me with his beautifully large eyes.

"You make me the happiest I have ever been. Here, listen to how happy you make my heart."I said softly. I put my hand on the back of his head and shifted closer to rest his head against my chest. He closed his eyes and laid there for a second until a little giggle came out of him.

"Mommy, I feeled it too!" He smiled, looking up at me, his hand now resting on my chest.

"You make my heart beat like that, Kookie. I love you so very much and I am glad you are mine." I said, giving him a gentle kiss on the lips. He snuggled into me, and let out a contented sigh, closing his eyes with his ear against my chest again. It wasn't long before the comfort of each other, the coziness of our little blanket oasis allowed us to fall into a peaceful sleep.

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