Only updating to get my friend to quit begging me to update. Lol so Jhan, you better love me :P
Hope you guys enjoy this chapter! Not very long, but it's cute :)
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Tori's POV
"Mommy!"
I turned around to see my now four-year-old daughter running to me. She jumped into my arms. She wrapped her arms around my neck and said, "Where the rest of my friends? I want presents!" Jadelynne was having a party at a gymnastics building with gymnastic equipment made for little kids. She was having about fifteen of her friends to come to the party and only a few had shown up so far. It was still early, so I knew they would start showing up soon.
I giggled. "They'll be here soon, okay?" I kissed her nose and then sat her back on the ground. "Now go play. You only turn four once."
"Being four means I'm a big girl, right?"
It was a struggle not to cry at her words. "Of course it does. You're a big girl now." I know parents say this all the time, but it honestly felt like just yesterday I gave birth to her. I still can't believe I didn't want her. I think about the fact that I almost killed her by those stupid pills almost every day and it hurts me to think about.
The party was a huge success. All of Jadelynne's friends came and so did my friends and family. Jadelynne got a lot of presents she loved, but especially an adorable little bear from Andre. When she opened it up, she gave it a hug and said, "Who gave me this?"
Andre raised a hand. "That would be me, darling,"
She squealed and then hugged him tightly. "Thank you, Andre,"
"No problem, cutie," he whispered and kissed the top of her head. It was so cute to see them together. I knew Andre wasn't lying when he said he loved Jadelynne. You could see it in his eyes.
After all the presents and cake-eating, things started to slow down a bit. The kids weren't running around as much anymore; you could tell they were getting a little tired. They had been running around like crazy for the past hour or so.
It seemed like I talked to everyone at the party except for Andre. Of course I wanted to talk to him, but I was always stuck talking with someone else. It was usually one of Jadelynne's friend's parents and we were just talking about parent stuff. I'd hugged and kissed Andre when he showed up, but we didn't just sit there and talk. There was so much stuff to do.
When I finished talking with one of my cousins, I started to clean up some of the ripped up wrapping paper; Jadelynne definitely tore into her presents. Just as I was picking up a plastic bag, someone put their hands over my eyes and said, "Guess who?"
I giggled. Andre was using a weird accent, but I could obviously tell it was him. "Well, this is just a wild guess, but…is it Andre?"
"Oh, you're good," he said and took his hands away.
I turned around and stood up at the same time. "Hey you," I said and quickly kissed him. "I feel like I've barely talked to you at this party."
"I know," he said. I could sense nervousness about him and I didn't know why. "I can't seem to get you alone."
"Well, I'm alone now." I said. "What's up?"
He took a deep breath. "Um…well…I'd like to ask you a question."
I looked at him odd. "Okay," I said with a smile.
He grabbed my hands. "Tori?"
I smiled. "Andre?"
While still gripping my hands, he got on one knee. My breath caught in my throat. He pulled a little black box out. He didn't open it, but I still knew what it was. I gasped and threw my hands to my mouth. Instantly, the whole room silenced. Everyone was looking at us. "Tori…I could make this long and drawn out. I could go on and on about how you're the love of my life and how you're the only girl for me. I could go on and on about how you make me feel complete and whole and maybe try to get you to understand just how much I truly love you. So instead of doing all that, I would just like to ask you a question…" He smiled and opened the box, revealing a gorgeous ring. "Will you marry me?"
My head was so much in a daze that I didn't answer for another moment. Finally, I slowly nodded. I nodded faster and then I smiled. "Yes," I said shakily.
Everyone started clapping and cheering, but I barely heard them. Andre rose up and placed the ring on my left hand, third finger. He gave me a sweet and gentle kiss. When we pulled apart, he smiled and said, "Where's Jadelynne?"
"Um…" I looked around and saw that Trina was holding her. She was still holding the bear Andre gave her. "Trina, will you tell Jadelynne to come here?" I asked.
She nodded and put Jadelynne on her feet. "Go over to Mommy." I heard her whisper.
She ran over to me and I held her in my arms. She wrapped her arms around my neck and rested her head against my shoulder. I kissed the top of her head and looked at Andre. He slightly smiled and said, "These are the only two girls that will ever have my heart. Unless of course…we have a daughter together."
I smiled. "I love you so much, Andre."