"you sure Annie will be alright?" Ironhide asks, hesitantly. Will nods.

"yes Hide, of course. you're holoform got an update, its not like you changed your look or anything." Will assures gently.

"this will be the first time she's been around since I got the breathing and heartbeat update. this will be the first time she's felt it breathe, seen it eat, do anything human Will." Ironhide frowns. Will smiles at his lovers worry.

"relax. she'll never even notice." Will chuckles. Ironhide nods a little.

"I'm surprised Sarah is allowing us to see her again." Ironhide comments. Will snorts.

"yeah. after the incident where Annie accidently called you 'papa Hide' in front of her, I thought for sure she'd try to fight me on this, but she hasn't." Will mutters. Ironhide smirks a little. he'd proudly wear the title given to him by the little girl. they hadn't seen since the little girl had called him that for the first time. "I was ready to take her to court and she sudden;y called and ask if I wanted her. of course I wasn't gonna turn it down." Will murmurs.

"of course we want her." Ironhide huffs. he frowns a moment, thinking. "must have a new boyfriend or something again," Ironhide grumbles. Will smiles, glancing over at his bondmates holoform. Ironhide is unusually tense.

"hey, I know you're nervous about her seeing the holoform with its new update, but relax alright? no need to be so tense." Will teases. Ironhide grunts, huffing.

"they're hear." he murmurs, looking up. Will looks over at the door.

"stay in the garage Ironhide." Will warns, patting his hand gently. he walks over and opens the door, silently waving Ironhide out of sight.

"daddy!" Annabelle squeals, running full speed towards him. Will crouches down happily, accepting the arm full of girl when she jumps at him.

"hey! baby girl!" Will grins, hugging her as tight as he dares. he stands and looks at Sarah. "Sarah." he nods.

"I'll pick her up next week." Sarah mutters, tossing a suit case and backpack at him. Will grabs the items from the ground, Annabelle still hugging his neck as tight as she can.

"I miss you daddy." Annabelle whimpers, burying her face in his neck. Will squeezes her gently.

"I missed you too baby." Will murmurs gently, shutting the door. he sets her stuff on the ground and smiles at her.

"sorry to crash the party." Ironhide smirks, walking up behind Will. Annabelle lights up immediately.

"papa HIde!" she squeals, jumping from Will to Ironhide excitedly.

"well fuck me then I guess." Will snorts. the little girl latches onto the holoform hugging him as tight as she can. Ironhide holds her. he's careful, but hugs her back almost as tight.

"I miss you." Annabelle pouts. Ironhide smiles at her.

"I missed you too little one." he assures gently.

"Hide play!" Annabelle grins.

"play? play what?" Ironhide frowns. the last time she wanted to play, his holoform ended up with little plastic fake finger nails glued to his nails.

"tea party! mommy buy new toys!" Annabelle giggles. Ironhide puts her down, letting her run to her back pack. Will adn Ironhide watch her open it and pull out a tea party play set. "Hide play with Annie?" the three year old asks.

"play with her while I make lunch Hide." Will murmurs.

"alright, alright, I'll play, but if you try to put nails on me again, I'm gonna glue you to the ceiling." Ironhide warns. Annabelle giggles and nods.

"be nice Ironhide." Will chuckles. he shakes his head, walking into the kitchen. Ironhide grumbles and takes Annabelle upstairs to her room.

its only quiet for 30 minutes.

"Will!" Ironhide calls.

"yeah, whats up?" Will calls.

"do we have Acetone?" Ironhide ask.

"excuse me?" Will ask. he walks out of the kitchen to look up the stairs at Annabelles door.

"oh, nevermind! Annie has some!" Ironhide shouts. Will immediately rushes up the stairs to Annabelles room, pushing the door open quickly. he pauses.

Ironhide looks up from the tiny hand on his knee. he's sitting in one of the little girls tea party chairs, looking utterly uncomfortable. Ironhide glances up at Will.

"what the hell are you doing?" Will ask.

"your exwife painted her nails. she doesn't like it, says its ugly. I'm taking it off." Ironhide shrugs. he turns back to her hand.

"thats why you needed Acetone?" Will asks.

"yes. nail polish remover. the internet says its useful." Ironhide says.

"Primus Hide! don't do that to me!" Will glares, smacking his shoulder. he turns and heads back downstairs.

"daddy grumpy." Annabelle giggles. Ironhide chuckles softly.

"a little yes." he murmurs. he smiles at her.

Will shakes his head and smiles at the food. its nothing special, just Annies favorites. dinosaur nuggets, corn, and smiley face mash potatoes. he smiles to himself and shakes his head, making the two up stairs plates, before making his own.

"alright you two! lunch!" Will calls up the stairs. he hears Annabelle squeal and come running down the stairs. Ironhide follows a few moments later. "oh... um..." Will trails, looking at his lover. he's not sure what he can say that won't get him killed.

"shut it." Ironhide growls, adjusting the tiara on his head. Will breaks into a grin.

"awwww Ironhide, you look cute." Will says. Ironhide glares at him.

"daddy! daddy! papa Hide king of killing scary things!" Annabelle squeals. Will looks at Ironhide confused.

"I squished a spider that was in her tea set and she threw this thing on my head. started calling me 'king papa Hide'." Ironhide grumbles.

"and... and the bow?" Will asks, motioning to the small bow attached to the tiara.

"papa Hide not have enough hair. so I fix!" Annabelle giggles. Will looks more confused.

"it wouldn't stay on my head so she used a bow with a clip to clip it into my hair, to keep it from falling off again." Ironhide grumbles.

"well.... isn't that just sweet?" Will chuckles, patting Annabells head. "come on sweetie, we'll go eat in the living room and watch tv." Will smiles, grabbing her plate and his own. Ironhide stares him down.

"come on papa HIde!" Annabell giggles, running off.

"yeah, c'mon papa Hide." Will teases.

"thats king papa Hide to you." Ironhide scoffs, grabbing his plate and following them.

"oh yeah, I'm not calling you that, 'your majesty'." Will snorts. Ironhide rolls his eyes.

"bet I could make you." he smirks.

"there is a child in the room." Will warns.

"eh, I'll make you later then." he smirks.

"not in a million years. if those fraggin' words ever came out of my mouth, I'd tell Ratchet to cut my head open because something is clearly wrong." Will huffs. Ironhide chuckles, sitting on the couch. the let Annabelle sit between them. "and you know there will be no 'later', Annie almost never sleeps in her own bed." Will snorts. Ironhide nods.

"thats alright. rather have her here anyway. we don't get to see her often enough." Ironhide murmurs.

the three eat, but don't get up when they're done. Annabelle snuggles between them. her whining that she can't cuddle them both when they're so far apart, has them scooting closer until the three year old sits happily on Wills lap while her dad is cuddled up to his bonded. they watch what ever child friendly movie they can find quietly for a bit, before Will shifts.

"so Annie, what do you want to do tomorrow?" Will ask.

"go base! see friends!" Annabelle squeals. Will glances at Ironhide. the mans got his head dropped back, over the back of the couch. one arm is on the arm rest, the other is around Will. he looks almost asleep, but immediately lifts his head at Annabelles words.

"the base? why would you want to go there?" Ironhide grumbles.

"see Bee! and Sam! see Jazz! see Epps! see Omnimis!" Annabelle squeals. Will frowns at Ironhide, shaking his head.

"how about something else?" Ironhide ask.

"no, want see everyone." Annabelle pouts.

"how about we go to the beach and invite everyone to come with us?" Ironhide ask. Will looks at him shocked. Annabelle squeals excitedly.

"yes!! yes!" she giggles.

"alright I'll com Prime." Ironhide mutters. Will chuckles softly, leaning against him.

"so thats all it takes to get you to go to the beach?" Will grins. Ironhide glares at him, sitting up a little when Annabelle gets up and stands in his lap.

"what are you doing?" Ironhide frowns.

"papa Hide lose crown!" Annabelle says, reaching up to adjust it gently.

"be gentle Annie, don't pull his hair." Will murmurs.

"I am." Annabelle giggles. Ironhide frowns a little tilting his head forward some so Annabelle can adjust the tiara gently. "there!" Annabelle squeals, sitting on his lap happily. Will smiles at them, before grinning and pulling his phone out.

"what are you doing?" Ironhide frowns, when Will leans against him holding his phone up.

"just smile. I don't have any pictures of you with Annie." Will murmurs. Annabelle stands back up immediately, grabbing hold of Ironhides face to squeeze it, squishing the mans frown. the man immediately chuckles, smiling at Annabelle. Will grins and immediately snaps the picture. he pulls his phone back. all three are perfectly visible. Annabelle's laughing, Ironhides laughing, Wills grinning. "oh yeah, thats a keeper." Will murmurs, getting up. he puts the phone in his back pocket, before grabbing everyones plates. he carries them off to the kitchen.

"hey, Prime wants to know if you want to go a head and meet today." Ironhide calls.

"uh, yeah sure. totally. if you guys are down, lets just go a head to the beach today." Will calls back.

"yes! go! go!" Annabelle squeals.

"alright." Ironhide snorts, getting up. "you two go get ready, I'll grab the beach stuff." Ironhide murmurs, putting the little girl down gently.

"go get your swim suit Annie, I'll be up in a minute to help you into it alright?" Will ask.

"okay daddy!" Annabelle squeals, running upstairs. Ironhide walks up behind him, wrapping his arms gently around his waist.

"you go upstairs and grab your trunks." Ironhide murmurs.

"you sure you want to pack everything up yourself?" Will ask.

"the beach stuff is still in the tote in the garage, all I need to do is grab the tarp and pack a cooler." Ironhide murmurs. Will chuckles. he turns around and smiles at him, letting the bigger man kiss his head, before he walks off.

"alright." Will murmurs, heading upstairs. he helps Annebell into her swimsuit, then changes into his trunks. he grabs extra clothes for both of them and towels, then heads down stairs. Ironhide is parked in the driveway, loading things into the bed of his alt. Annabelle follows down the stairs.

"lets go daddy! go!" Annabelle squeals. Will chuckles and crouches down.

"okay, we're going. alright? when we get there, you make sure you run over to Ironhide, put on your cutest little face okay? and you say 'papa Hide, please come in the water with me'. alright?" Will grins.

"okay daddy!" Annabelle giggles. Will smiles, scooping her up and heading outside.

"need help with anything Hide?" Will asks, walking over.

"nope I've got it all." Ironhide nods, closing the tailgate. "ready?" Ironhide ask.

"we are if you are." Will smiles. Ironhide nods and the passenger door and back door open for them. Will smiles and loads Annabelle in. the door closes as soon as he steps away. the holoform wastes no time, grabbing him and pulling him close. he pins the smaller to the side of his alt, kissing him gently before smiling. he lets him go and heads around to the driverside. Will chuckles, patting the side of his alt and hopping into the passenger seat.

they pull up to the beach and Annabelle jumps out as fast as she can, running over to the bright yellow Camaro.

"Bumblebee!!!" she squeals.

"Annie." Bumblebee chuckles, activating his holoform to hug the girl tightly.

"I miss you!" Annabelle squeals.

"I missed you too." Bumblebee assures, sitting the little girl on his hood gently. Will and Ironhide get out and grab their gear heading over.

"well well, hey Sunny, doesn't Ironhide look sooo good?" Sideswipe grins. Sunstreaker snorts. Ironhide's holoform gives a confused look and Will coughs lowly to catch his attention. Ironhide turns to look at him and Will motions to his head. Ironhide looks confused reaching up.

"oh damn it, Annabell!" Ironhide huffs, pulling the tiara and bow from his hair. he tosses them into his cab with a huff. Will chuckles.

"what happened to the proud spider king?" Will grins. Ironhide turns and glares at him. the man chuckles. "you two leave him alone. Annie doesn't know the difference between a tiara and a crown. Ironhide killed a spider for her so she was calling him the 'kind of killing spiders'." Will chuckles.

"Hide kill spiders!" Annabelle squeals.

"honey, put on your water wings before you get in the water!" Will shouts. Annabelle looks up from where Bumblebee has sat her next to the edge of the water.

"okay!" Annabelle says, running over to them. Will pops open the beach tote and pulls out the little blow up wings, blowing them up. he slips them on the little girls arms and smiles.

"go, have fun." Will murmurs. Annabelle runs off, but pauses, turning to look at Ironhide. she reaches her hand towards the holoform.

"Hide! please come in the water with me?" Annabelle pouts. Ironhide pulls his hand back quickly.

"no. not happening." Ironhide frowns.

"pleaseeeeeeee?" Annabelle whines, poking her bottom lip out.

"oh, don't look at me like that." Ironhide frowns. Annabelle whimpers. "no." Ironhide frowns.

"papa Hide! please?" Annabelle pouts. Ironhide glares at Will, hearing him snicker.

"you're the friggin' devil." Ironhide grumbles at Will. "fine. I will go in the water with you." Ironhide mutters, taking her hand and letting her pull him into the water. Ironhide grumbles quietly.

they're at the beach until it gets dark and only when Annabelle whines about getting tired, do they head home,ready to have more adventures in the morning. after all, they had Annabelle for a week this time.