Authors note: Thanks for the reviews! Sorry it's taken me so long to update this story but I hadn't had any new ideas until a few days ago and so here it is! Enjoy!
"Hello?" I say, putting my phone on speaker and balancing it on the console beside me.
"Hey babe," Eli's voice replies on the other end and my face breaks out into a grin.
"Hey you, what's up?" I say and Eli sighs. "Eli?"
"Your dad brought Thisbe 'round," he says and I frown.
"Ok, why? Also, I thought you didn't mind babysitting her?"
"He's had a break through with his book apparently and Heidi's away for the weekend." He replies. "And I don't mind babysitting her, but she somehow managed to figure out how to switch on the DVD player and put Frozen on while I was making her a snack." I chuckle but try to hide it as I hear Thisbe in the background, singing at the top of her voice.
"Oh Eli," I say sympathetically, still trying to contain my laughter. "I'll be home soon babe and I'll take over so you can go and take a break." I offer.
"Thanks Aud," he says. "I'll see you soon yeah?"
"Yep, I'm about 15 minutes away." I reply.
"Thisbe and I will be waiting." He says and I smile, I couldn't think of a better welcome home from being away at school for over a month, than to be greeted by my little sister and boyfriend. "Hey Aud?"
"Uh huh?"
"I love you." I smile to myself before replying, every time Eli says that to me, I still get butterflies in my stomach.
"Love you more." I reply before hanging up.
"Hello?" I call into Eli's apartment, as I let myself in with the spare key he'd given me. "Eli? Thisbe?" At this, I see a little figure bolt out of the living room and down the hallway, straight into my waiting arms. "Hi!" I exclaim, kneeling down and wrapping my arms tightly around my baby sister.
"Auden!" Thisbe squeals, wrapping her arms tightly around my neck. "I miss you!"
"I've missed you too!" I say, rocking her in my arms. I look up to find Eli stood leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed over his chest, grinning down at us. "Hi," I say, pushing myself up with Isby still in my arms.
"Hey," Eli replies, pushing himself off the doorframe and walking over to me, gathering us both up into his arms. "God, I missed you babe." He whispers in my ear, sending a shiver down my spine.
"Oh yeah?" I murmur and he nods into my neck. "I kinda missed you too."
"Only kinda?" He asks, pulling back slightly to look me in the eyes. I nod jokingly and place Isby down on the floor.
"Why don't you go and find something to play with and I'll be right in?" I ask her, gently pushing her towards the living room. She nods and rushes into the room. "Maybe I missed you more than that..." I say slowly, returning to Eli and I's conversation, wrapping my arms around his neck and burrowing my head in between his neck and his shoulder. "Maybe I missed you a lot." I whisper and he laughs.
"Auden!" Thisbe shouts from the living room. "Auden! I ready to play!" Eli and I both laugh and I press a kiss to his cheek.
"Sounds like I've been summoned." I joke, heading into the living room to Thisbe. "Hey Isby, whatcha got there?" I ask my sister, sitting down behind her with her in between my legs.
"Dollies!" She exclaims and passes a doll up to me.
"Hey, it's almost lunch time, do you want me to go down to Last Chance and get you something?" Eli calls from the doorway and I look up at him and grin, I had definitely missed Last Chance food.
"Yes please! That would be great. What do you say Isby?"
"Yes pwease Eli!" She exclaims and Eli nods.
"I'll be back soon then." He says before leaving the house. When he gets home we sit together on the floor and have lunch together.
"Is she asleep?" Eli asks as I slip back into the living room after putting Thisbe down for a nap. I nod and flop down on the sofa beside him, curling into his side.
"How about I take Isby to see the new Cinderella movie? So that you can try and regain your sanity from having to watch Frozen this morning? I'm sure it was terrible." I say, only slightly sarcastically. "You must have been looking after her for a while, it looks like she's really made herself at home." I say, motioning to the mess that was now Eli's living room.
"Yeah, since about six this morning." He replies casually, twirling some of my hair around his fingers.
"Six?!" I repeat, sitting up to look him in the eyes and Eli nods. "Oh Eli, honey, I'm so sorry."
"Why are you sorry Aud? It's not you're fault, you didn't drop her off."
"No but my idiot dad did. God I'm so angry, he can't just expect you to watch her whenever just cause you're my boyfriend." I fume as Eli rubs my back gently.
"Aud, sweetheart it's fine. Trust me. I really don't mind. But you know...if you could talk to him about maybe coming by at a more reasonable hour...that would be great." I take a deep breath and nod, curling back into his side.
"Mmm, something smells good!" I say to Thisbe as we enter the apartment after going to see the film. "Eli?" I call and giggle as Thisbe repeats me in her baby voice.
"Eli?"
"In the kitchen!" He calls back and I remove both Thisbe and I's shoes and pad through to the kitchen.
"What's for dinner Chef Eli?" I ask as I sit Thisbe in her booster seat at the table.
"Chicken nuggets and chips." He replies, setting down plates in front of us.
"Oh wow, you went all out babe. A real fancy meal for my welcome home dinner." I joke, cutting up Thisbe's food for her.
"Well what can I say, I know how to treat a girl right, especially with a gourmet 'welcome home' meal."
"That you do babe, that you do." I say, pressing a kiss to his cheek before digging in.
AN: So I might make this a two-shot, what do you think? :) please review!
