Carlos opened the door.
“Oh wow – so many of you guys!” Carlos said, smiling widely. He was wearing a stormy grey suit with a concrete-colored shirt and a charcoal tartan tie. He has his hair gelled up wildly, making it appear bigger than it ever had been before. He held out a bowl of candy toward the children. “Take a handful – I’ve got a lot of it. You guys look amazing – how has your Halloween been so far?”
He spotted Angela and grinned. “Mijita, you’re so cute! I love the coat and the flannel!”
Angela grinned back up at her father. The girl had her hair pulled back into a ponytail and dinosaur studs in her ears. She was currently wearing a lab coat over a pair of denim jeans and a mustard colored shirt. Obviously, she was dressed up as her favorite scientist for the holiday.
“Hi Papa!” she greeted excitedly as she took candy from the offered bowl before stepping out of the Office to give him a hug. “Halloween is fun! Mama’s taking us around to her friends and then we’re gonna go to a town she knows and trick or treat there!”
Carlos knelt down, still holding the bowl out
for the other children, and gave her a one-armed hug. “That sounds amazing,” he
said to her, grinning widely. He turned to press a kiss to the side of her
head. “Make sure your mom knows how much you appreciate her taking you all out.”
The Perfect Scientist 