RIP ToothFairy

**** Tooth Fairy Spoilers ****

Last night I came home from work and the store I was shown a small white peice of canine in a big plastic baggie by Kyle. He was proud that he finally worked out a loose tooth that really should have been out months ago. So after taking care of the trash, dinner, my sick wife, feeding the dogs I managed to get in a bit of Halo 2 with my 10 year old son before putting him to bed. Feeling accomplished and since my wife wanted me to lie next to her since she wasn't feeling well I fell asleep listening the the Stephen Colbert report. Funny stuff. I wake up around 6am realizing that my son's tooth still sat in a bag under his pillow. I run downstairs and grab a large bill from my wallet. Large I guess cause I failed to do this the night before and it eased my guilt. As I crept into his room I am relieved that he is still asleep. My hand slowly slides along the bed until it goes under his pillow. Pop, his eyes open up. I was snagged. I try to cover but as I tell him I'm just pulling his covers up, his hand slowly and I mean slowly goes under his pillow and he pulls out his tooth bag. Damn. He tells me that's ok he's already kinda known. So I hand him the *I look down* $20 bill (damnx2) and hand it over. Karen asks "Was he asleep?" when I come back to our bedroom. "Yep, until I went to slip my hand under his pillow." She looks at me like I single handedly ruined his childhood. She might have said something too but she really didn't need too. I suspect that tomorrow he'll be a couple of inches taller and growing some stubble leafing through a Playboy talking about colleges.