Hey, guys! I'm sorry I haven't posted in awhile, I've been busy with school and my family, and everything but anyway I will just get into the story. Enjoy!
Dan's POV
I was in Ruby's room getting her dressed and ready for the video while Phil was in our room getting everything set up. We had everything planned out. It was going to be perfect. I walk in to see Phil wearing his blue plaid shirt. It had become his tradition to wear that shirt for important videos: the video where we revealed Phan is real, the video we announced our engagement, and others. Now he was wearing it to announce the arrival of Ruby. I couldn't help but think of everything that has happened over the past few years and how lucky I am to have found someone like Phil and a daughter like Ruby. I look down at Ruby and see the twinkle in her eye that reminds me of Phil, and I break out into a smile before telling Phil that Ruby was ready to start the video.
We started the video off as normally as we could with making jokes, drawing the whiskers on each other, etc. Then the time came. Our plan was to hold her up, and I would add in Lion King music in the background. She even had a lion onesie that Phil bought her. Phil picked up Ruby in his arms and held her up for the world to see. We started talking about Ruby and everything they need to know about her.
"This is our daughter Ruby. She is four months old, but we just got her last week" I said while cradling her in arms. Phil smiled wider when he said the next sentence: "Her full name is Ruby Louise Lester." "Sorry, we didn't share the news with you guys as soon as we got her but time just kinda disappeared." After talking about Ruby we finally had to put her down for her nap and tried to continue with the video but it just wasn't the same knowing that Ruby was sleeping on the other side of the room. We did the usual questions involving what sounds animals make and all the usual questions along with the questions about Phan which for the most part we were happy to answer. As soon as we were done, we woke Ruby up from her nap and decided to have some family fun.
Phil's POV
"Hey, little girl," I say as I pick Ruby up. "Did you like being a lion and hanging out with Daddy and Papa." She just gives me a goofy smile back. "How about we go have some more fun." Dan is in the kitchen making her Ruby's afternoon bottle is ready "Hey, I'm just getting her bottle ready but then we can do anything you want." "Why don't we just stay in and watch a movie." "As long as I get to pick the movie." I already knew what movie Dan was going to pick and set it so when he walked in with Ruby, it was ready to go. "How did you?". I just had a feeling you were going to want you to educate Ruby about your idol", I laugh as I hit play on The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. It was nice having the three of us there; Dan curled up against my chest and Ruby in my lap. And it was made all the better seeing Dan smile as widely as he was. It was the perfect moment.
Once the movie ended, I noticed Ruby had fallen asleep, so I lay her down and came back to find Dan making us tea. "Alright," he said. "We should probably get started on editing the video." "Since when are you so eager to edit a video". "Since I want the whole world to know that I have the perfect family" he responded. So we sat down again and started to edit the video. Finally, we had finished, and it was ready to post. When we finally posted the video we watched our fans react. The comments section was exploding with questions about Ruby. Seeing so many people be happy for us and care about Ruby made me insanely happy. I kissed Dan, and he kissed back and I just smiled at him saying "I love you, Dan Lester."
-A few weeks later-
Dan's POV
Phil and I had a been planning for weeks and Ruby's first Christmas is almost here. Today we are going shopping but not with Ruby. We left her with Louise instead so we could go shopping alone. The first stop was baby store for Ruby. As we were walking around Phil suddenly stopped, and when I turned around Phil was holding a onesie that had a baby dinosaur on it, and I couldn't help but laugh when Phil just looked at me and said: "She could be a danisour". We put it in the cart and kept looking through the store until we had a mountain of presents. As we walked out of the store and into the next, I couldn't help but think about Ruby and what she must be doing right now...
Louise's POV
"Hey there" I coo as a slowly pick up the crying Ruby from her crib. It was just a dirty diaper but after I changed her I just held her and thought about the first time I held her. It was the day Dan and Phil adopted her. They had been talking about adopting for a couple of months, and then one day they announced that they were going to pick up a little girl up in less than a week. It made me so happy to see them so excited. I hugged them and congratulated them before talking for what seemed an endless amount of time about what they needed to do to get ready and everything that I could help them with. When we went back to their flat, they showed me what used to be Dan's room. They had fully decorated the room to fit a princess. We all stood there smiling and thinking about what she would be like.
Then the day finally came, the day they would pick Ruby up. The plan was for me to come over while they were picking her up so I could make sure everything was ready for the baby. Before I knew it, they were walking in the flat holding a bundle in their arms. I quietly walked over to them not wanting to ruin the moment for them. We all sat down on the couch and just watched Ruby. Then they handed her over to me, and I couldn't help but smile even wider as I held her in my arms. Then I asked for her name and saw Dan and Phil just looking at each smiling before answering me "Ruby Louise Lester". My head shot up "WAIT WHAT? YOU NAMED HER AFTER ME?". "You have done so much of us, and we wanted to show you what you mean to us." "Aww are you guys gonna be those super cheesy parents?" "Of course we are" "Well I know you guys will be fantastic parents, cheesy or not". Then I just handed Ruby back to them and said "I'm gonna leave so you guys can be alone with her. But remember if you ever need a babysitter I am there". "Thanks we'll keep that in mind," Phil said before turning back to Ruby and rocking her in my arms. As I walked home, I couldn't stop smiling as I thought about Ruby Louise Lester.
Phil's POV
I always wake up earlier than Dan, but today I didn't want to. I didn't want to get up and leave Dan, so I just wrapped my arms around his waist and went back to sleep. When I woke up again, I kissed Dan on the shoulder and whisper "Merry Christmas" in his ear. His response was a sleepy "Merry Christmas" and a kiss before falling back to sleep.
Author's Note: Alright guys I hope you enjoyed. I tried to make it longer than last time, but I didn't want it to get too long, so I will finish Ruby's first Christmas next chapter. I will try to get the next chapter up soon (as in like next week or so soon). Anyway, I am sorry I didn't upload for like a month, but now everything is dying down again so I should be able to upload more often. Don't forget to follow me or the story if you want to be notified when I update. Please leave suggestions in a review or you can DM the joint owner of the account at her Instagram account "danpotatosackhowell".