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It’s a nice Saturday morning, everyone in the monkey family house hold was home from work and school feeling happy with the time off they have until they go back.
Jimmy, Max, and Oxaya were all playing on their nintendo switch in the living room, while Hope sat on a nearby chair on her phone occasionally watching her brothers play.
Jeff was sitting on a similar chair opposite to Hope, he had a newspaper in hand and he flipped through the pages while calmly humming.
It was a beautiful day outside, birds were singing, flowers were blooming...
Meanwhile, Martha was in the kitchen preparing something, one of her favorite places in the house. She loved cooking and baking, especially for her family. She looked back at the living room to see how everyone was doing, she gave a sigh of relief and a soft smile as she saw her household devoid of any drama or ruckus. “I’m making a special treat for everyone!! I’m sure you’ll all love it..” Martha called out with a gleeful expression on her face, watching the three boys faces light up with excitement and eagerness.
Oxaya puts down his controller, stretching a bit with an adorable grunt. He looks over at his brothers and grins. "I'm gonna go see what mommy is cooking! I'll be right back!" He exclaimed. Max and Jimmy gave an understanding smile, Max replied politely. "Okay buddy! Tell me what she's making when you come back!" Oxaya nods at that and then he makes his way to the kitchen to greet his mother.
Martha, while mixing some cookie dough, feels a tap on her side and turns to see Oxaya smiling at her, his tail swaying with genuine excitement and interest. Martha smiled and crouched down a bit to talk to him eye to eye. “Oh! Hello sweetie! Did you come to see mommy baking?” Martha asks, cocking her head to the side slightly. "Yeah! Whatever you were making smells yummy!" Oxaya jumped up and down in a hyperactive jitter.
Martha dipped her finger into the cookie dough and let Oxaya taste a bit of it. Oxaya licked his lips. "Mmm! Mommy you're the best cook! Can I help! Can I help!" Martha smiled at his ethusiasm. She picked him up and let him sit on the counter so he could see. "Have you ever tried a mixer, sweetie?" Oxaya cocked his head. "Hm? Whuzzat?" Martha smiled and pulled out her electric mixer. "Usually I like to do this part with a whisk but since you're a little bean you can use this instead!"
Martha smiled and plugged it in, she handed him the mixer and started telling him how to use it. "Just hold the bowl steady and turn it on, It'll do the rest of the work." Oxaya was practically shaking with excitement. "I should become an awesome cook like you mommy! After I get older and I can start cooking on my own!"
Martha rolled her eyes. "It's not THAT good, buddy. But thank you for that..." Martha let him hold the bowl and she aimed the mixer for him. "If you're anything like your dad, you'll get the hang of it in no--" Oxaya turned the mixer on, it started going but he couldn't handle the vibration it was letting off, he lost control of it, spilling raw cookie dough everywhere, it covered the both of them, a comical amount getting on Oxaya's face. Martha and Oxaya both fell quiet. Oxaya, ran his finger across his cheek, picking up some of the cookie dough and eating it. "Mmm! Cookies!" He started licking his face in a rediculous display. Martha let out a heartfelt laugh, she pulled Oxaya in for a hug, while he was picking chunks off cookie dough out of her hair. She smiled. "I love you sweetie, never change..."
Hearing the commotion, Jeff came in and noticed the mess everywhere. "W-Woah, what happened here? Did the oven explode or something? Martha smiled, still holding Oxaya. She sauntered up to Jeff and they gave eachother a kiss. "Well Oxaya here wanted to try making cookies, and he had a little mishap with the mixer..." Jeff chuckled, he walked up to the two and rustled the fur on Oxaya's head a little bit. "Causing your mom some trouble, Champ? Just like your old man..." He chuckled again. Getting a bit of cookie dough on his hand." Oxaya looked proud of himself for some reason and closed his eyes with a confident smirk. "I'm gonna be a chef just like mommy, then you'll see who's causing trouble!" Jeff chuckled again. "Your mom isn't a chef Oxa-" Martha shushed him with her finger. "Shhh, It's a confidence boost..." Jeff rolled his eyes and smiled. "Whatever you say honey..." Oxaya reaced out and Jeff took him from Martha's arms. He started walking back to the living room. "I'll take the lil' guy off your hands, if you want, I can get Max to help ya clean!" Martha giggled. "No worries, I should have known he'd make a mess, I got it all covered in here!"
As the two of them left, Martha sighed, she started wiping up the mess, she cried a little. She loved her kids, every one of them they all mean so much to her. She was lost in thought, she thought of the future. "Maybe I should take them all out for a day of fun this weekend..." She wiped her eyes and finished cleaning.