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Malakai wobbled over to me, babbling something incoherant. "Did you just...." I paused, something lighting up in my eyes as he did it again, looking up at me as he babbled, saying it once more. "Da..."
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"Can you say--" "Dada!" Malakai interrupted, grinning the tiny toothed baby smile. -Yes! Please call me that, not 'monster', 'criminal', or 'murderer'.-
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Kayla grinned, letting them have their moment
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I picked him up, grinning as I pointed at Kayla, murmuring something. "Go you little menace, go!" I mused, Malakai darting over. "Mama?" He babbled, a knowing smirk on my face.
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Kayla smiled, picking him up. "Hey, sweetheart" She said softly, kissing his head
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"See, he's catching on fast." I mused, chuckling.
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"You're always gonna still be the favorite" She teased quietly
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"How can you even tell? He's four months old, he doesn't even know he's alive." I noted
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"Because you'll teach him everything he wants to know"
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