"Baaawwwww - BAD bawwww," Nia wailed and Charlie patted her back.
"She tripped over the bad ball," Charlie said, fending off Scruffy's excited bounds. "Down boy! Look, Nia, Scruffy is worried that you're crying. So's Uncle Seth."
"Ker Seff," Nia whimpered and twisted round to hold out her arms to him. Why restrict yourself to just one man when there's another available.
"Fickle!" Charlie said with a grin. "How are you then?"