"I want my mommy, and I want her now!"
"Lorelei baby, mommy can't be home right now, she's getting your little brother remember?"
"I don't want a little brother! I want a sister!" She shrieked at the top of her lungs, throwing herself on the ground in a ball of angry tears.
"Lorelei, we can't always get what we want, don't you want to be a good big sister?"
"I don't care! I don't want to share my mommy!"
Angela sighed, watching her granddaughter had proven harder then she thought. The little girl was just not happy at all, and she wanted her mommy. To bad Jane is at the hospital with Maura, but of course she would be, it was their baby. Looking over at Lorelei, Angela was pleased to realize that the little girl had fallen asleep, and a little guilty at how happy it made her. When I said that I wanted her to have a daughter just like herself… I didn't realize I would be babysitting. One look at that little girls face though, and it was enough to melt her heart all over again. She had strawberry blonde curls that reached just below her shoulders, and whenever she opened her eyes bright blue-green ones stared with such high intelligence it was scary. She was small for a five year old, but feisty enough to give her older cousin TJ, who was nine, a run for his money. Even though genetically she could have been Maura's twin, all the way down to the shade of her hair, Lorelei was just as much Jane's daughter in personality. She was feisty, loved a good fight with the boys at school, watched sports, could scream like a banshee, and ate food like she was starving. The intricate combination made her unique in so many ways, yet the same in others, and her level of intelligence scared both her mothers equally. Angela's phone rang then.
"Hello?"
"Hey Ma, how's it goin?"
"She's definitely your daughter Janie, there's no doubt about that."
"*chuckles* Yeah, she throw a fit again?"
"She says, with no doubt whatsoever, that she wants a baby sister and not a brother."
"Yeah well, she just doesn't want any competition."
"She doesn't want to share either, she made that clear, how's everything there?"
"They've just finished the C-Section, it's a boy alright."
"You could've told me that first."
"Well, I wanted to make sure you were still alive."
"Very funny, what's his name? How big is he? Is everything all right? How's Maura?"
"His name is Jackson Francesco Rizzoli-Isles. He's 22 inches and 8 pounds 14 ounces. Everything is perfectly fine. Maura is recovering, and taking a nap. Any other questions?"
"What does he look like?"
"He has brown curly hair, and so far, he's a screaming banshee like his sister."
"Janie!"
"He is, just like the rest of us Rizzoli's."
A whimper came from behind Angela. "Is that Mama? Or Mommy?"
"Jane, I have someone who would like to speak to you."
"Put her on."
…
"Mama?"
"Hi Baby, are you being good?"
"~Mumbles~"
"What did you say?"
"No, mama…"
"Lorelei, why aren't you being good for Nona?"
"I want you and mommy to come home, I don't want a brother anymore, and and… please come home!"
"Baby girl, you know we have to wait for mommy to be all better... Don't you want her to be better first?"
"Why can't she be better now?"
"Because she just had your brother, and that takes time. Remember, we talked about this before she went to the hospital."
"I don't want my brother."
"Now, don't say that, you know you will love your brother and be the best sister ever. You're going to make me and mommy proud right?"
"Yes mama…"
"Good. Now I have to go take care of mommy, but I will come get you in the morning so you can see mommy and your brother okay? I expect you to be on your best behavior."
"I'll be on my bestest behavior mama, I promise."
"I love you Baby girl. Good night sleep tight, have sweet dreams tonight."
"I love you too, momma. Good night."
"Give the phone back to Nona."
"Yes, mama."
…
"Well that was surprising."
"You just have to be firm with her. If you put her to bed now, she'll go to sleep quickly. Just say prayers with her, and make sure she has Mister Bear. I'll pick her up at eight in the morning."
"Alright, see you then Janie. I love you."
"Goodnight Ma, I love you too."
…
"Come on little lady, off to bed with you. Here's Mister Bear."
"Okay Nona… thank you."
After laying Lorelei down to sleep, Angela was surprised how quickly she went down and without so much as a fuss. She had even said her please and thank you, the difference in her attitude being monumental. Looking at the clock, Angela realized just how late it really was, and decided now would be a good time to go to sleep herself. After all, her granddaughter would be up by 7, and she would need to eat breakfast before going with Jane to the hospital to visit her new baby brother and her mom. Angela's only hope was that she would step up to be the big sister she could be, instead of the little banshee she had been that night.
