Maddie says "Jerk"

Today Ace and I had lunch  to discuss some things about our relationship. This was a short lunch because he to pick his sister Madison up from school, and invited me along surprisingly. 

Madison like one of my sisters goes to a charter school. So there are special procedures in picking them which includes lining up with other parents an guardians to pick up the kids outside.

It was as Ace said like lining up at Auschwitz  and it really was. Just a long line of people standing in a weird orderly like way, which led to a chaotic room at the end of a long hallway(seriously the gym was crazy loud with kids) 

So I'm looking for this kid (who I've only seen in a couple of photos) and suddenly this tiny girl with wide eyes gets up and walks over to Ace and I and immediately grabs his leg and death stares me and the TA. 

What happened next I loved, she freined  shyness and refused to say goodbye to her teacher and immediately wanted to leave when walking out she preceded to bite Ace's hand attempt to saw his fingers off with her tiny hands. She the. Referred to him as "Jerk" as if she were saying a name.

I fell in love with this kid at that moment, she was a no nonsense kind of child a rare breed at a young age(5).

Afterwards the three of us then proceeded to walk to the grocery store(to get food for dinner that night) along the way we got more acquainted and soon she warmed up to me and wanted to hold my hand over Ace's (which greatly annoyed him and brought me great pleasure). 

In the store was a real relationship test, I wanted to pick her up and carry around and talk to her about her day, while Ace was more focused on figuring out what she wanted to eat and getting out of the store. 

So it lead to stern looks and a bit of disagreements and annoyance but in the end both of us working together me focusing and Ace pressing the issue we found out what she wanted for dinner(apples and oranges with a sandwich that has ham with a LOT of mustard). 

It was interesting to see how we worked on that, and on line while Ace payed for the food Psy's Gangnam Style came on the speaker in the store. I immediately started singing and dancing with Ace's sister and she was awe the cashier just kept looking  at us with bright eyes and smiling( apparently she thought we were a family) it was the most fun I've had with a child not related to me. They walked me to the train station and I said goodbye and was able to get a hug from her and a kiss from Ace. 

Then I said "goodbye Madison!" 

That is how a I met Maddie and she set a future course for Ace and I.