Once Again
This is Real
I tapped a beat into the flooring with each passing second Gemma and Mom sat with their mouth's agape and eyes pried open. My head fell down in shame when my mother clucked her tongue.
"Harry Edwards Styles....did I not teach you to wrap it first?!" My shocked expression caused Gemma to burst into hysterics, newly dyed lavender hair falling into her face as she clutched the counter for support.
"S-so you aren't m-mad at me?" I stuttered, wringing my hands as they continued to guffaw.
"Dissapointed. Just a little. But I had my assumptions. I get to be a Grandma!!" Mom smiled, rushing over to embrace me. The smell of her perfume and hair immeadiately calmed me and I attached myself to two of my favorite ladies.
"Just promise me one thing..." Gemma began, tone suddenly becoming very serious.
"Yeah?"
"Swear that you won't pull a teenage deadbeet move and ditch Cassia with YOUR babies."
"I swear I won't! I love her. We would never leave each other..."
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Laila folded her hands in her lap, twiddling her thumbs and studying the notches in her boots. I tried my hardest not to let tears surface when she couldn't look up at me.
"What are you thinking about?" I whispered, enclosing her hands between mine. She brushed her hair over the side of her neck, looking at me through glassy eyes.
"I guess you don't need me anymore then." She mumbled, letting a few teardrops fall onto our hands.
"Laila no! Why would you say that baby??"
"Because now that Cassia is back, you can have your perfect family. The girl you loved and you guy's daughters." Her voice cracked and she inched away from me. I didn't let her get far before pulling her into my lap, shaking my head frantically.
"No Laila. THIS is my perfect family and YOU are the girl I love. The life I wanted with Cassia is gone. It's not gonna happen. But this..." I kissed the dainty diamond on her finger, wiping away her tears "This is real Laila. I love you."
She giggled, swatting my chest and wiping at her eyes.
"Gosh, you sound like a character in a romance novel. This is real Laila..."
She stood up and began to run as I chased her through the house, finally clasping my hands around her waist and tackling her into the couch.
"Girls! I need back-up!"
A second later two pairs of arms were around my neck, and I nearly buckled under the weight of the writhing bodies on my back. We all collapsed onto the floor, a bundled mess of tickling fingers and misshapen clothing.
As we rested on the rug, laughter subsiding, I pressed a kiss to each sweat-slick forehead.
"I love you guys," I whispered, locking eyes with Laila and grasping a hold of the Wren and Livi's hands.
And in that moment, I knew it would all be okay...
"Harry Edwards Styles....did I not teach you to wrap it first?!" My shocked expression caused Gemma to burst into hysterics, newly dyed lavender hair falling into her face as she clutched the counter for support.
"S-so you aren't m-mad at me?" I stuttered, wringing my hands as they continued to guffaw.
"Dissapointed. Just a little. But I had my assumptions. I get to be a Grandma!!" Mom smiled, rushing over to embrace me. The smell of her perfume and hair immeadiately calmed me and I attached myself to two of my favorite ladies.
"Just promise me one thing..." Gemma began, tone suddenly becoming very serious.
"Yeah?"
"Swear that you won't pull a teenage deadbeet move and ditch Cassia with YOUR babies."
"I swear I won't! I love her. We would never leave each other..."
***************************************************************
Laila folded her hands in her lap, twiddling her thumbs and studying the notches in her boots. I tried my hardest not to let tears surface when she couldn't look up at me.
"What are you thinking about?" I whispered, enclosing her hands between mine. She brushed her hair over the side of her neck, looking at me through glassy eyes.
"I guess you don't need me anymore then." She mumbled, letting a few teardrops fall onto our hands.
"Laila no! Why would you say that baby??"
"Because now that Cassia is back, you can have your perfect family. The girl you loved and you guy's daughters." Her voice cracked and she inched away from me. I didn't let her get far before pulling her into my lap, shaking my head frantically.
"No Laila. THIS is my perfect family and YOU are the girl I love. The life I wanted with Cassia is gone. It's not gonna happen. But this..." I kissed the dainty diamond on her finger, wiping away her tears "This is real Laila. I love you."
She giggled, swatting my chest and wiping at her eyes.
"Gosh, you sound like a character in a romance novel. This is real Laila..."
She stood up and began to run as I chased her through the house, finally clasping my hands around her waist and tackling her into the couch.
"Girls! I need back-up!"
A second later two pairs of arms were around my neck, and I nearly buckled under the weight of the writhing bodies on my back. We all collapsed onto the floor, a bundled mess of tickling fingers and misshapen clothing.
As we rested on the rug, laughter subsiding, I pressed a kiss to each sweat-slick forehead.
"I love you guys," I whispered, locking eyes with Laila and grasping a hold of the Wren and Livi's hands.
And in that moment, I knew it would all be okay...
Notes
Sorry it's so cheesy. Like I could grill it and call it a sandwich it's so bad (yeah yeah, jokes aren't my thing).Next Chapter SHIT GOES DOWN!! I am very excited. Keep the nice comments coming. I luhv um..
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5/18/16