If Only We All Could Love Like G

So Gabriel is a lover. He is one that will randomly come over to you, hug you, kiss you, and say, "You look pretty" (even if you are a boy). He is a little boy that gets into trouble as well though. That brings me to this story.

Once upon a time there was a bedroom with safety handles that a certain mother and father put on the inside so their lovely child would know that at bedtime he may as well go to sleep because he is not escaping. As the child grew up, however, he figured out how to remove said safety handles and therefor became fully capable of opening his door ever so slightly, and peeking out. On certain occasions, if he thought the coast was clear, he would, as quietly as possible, tip-toe his way down the hall to peek into the living room. When spotted he would race back into his room and climb into bed and act as if nothing had happened. At some point, every night, mom and dad would get tired of the charade and begin to get frustrated. "What should we do?" they would ask each other. They couldn't put him in time out when caught because he would then be out of his room which was the whole plan in the first place. Then dad came up with a plan. The next time dad heard the door open ever so slightly he said, "Gabriel (that was obviously the boy's name), the next time you open your door, Curious George will get a time out." You see; dad knew that his son had a soft spot for his stuffed Curious George doll. Mom and dad thought this had done the trick, for many minutes passed by without a sound from his room. But then, ever so softly, and ever so slowly, the click of the door's latch crept down the hall and into the ears of mom and dad. Determined to follow through, dad walked down the hall, picked up his son, and put him into bed. He then picked up Curious George and said with the drama of a Broadway star, "Curious George, I'm so sorry, but you have to have a time out because Gabriel couldn't listen to mom and dad. I'm very sorry." He then took the doll and placed him on the highest shelf in the room facing the wall and exited the room, pulling the door behind him. For the next two minutes, Gabriel sobbed. So genuinely he cried. He mumbled through his tears things like, "I need Curious George. May I please have Curious George. Please no time out Curious George." When the ding of the kitchen timer went off marking the two minute time Dad went to release Curious George from his bondage. Gabriel took Curious George into his arms and hugged him close and said, "I'm Sorry Curious George" through short breaths marking the end of his grief. Mom and Dad didn't hear from him the rest of the night. The mere mention of a Curious George time out is now all it takes for mom and dad to once again enjoy their evenings together without interruption. And they lived happily ever after...for now.

The End