The flight was eventful. Both children had never been on a plane before so they were a little nervous. Jessica had tried to explain as best as she could to Emma how it would go during the flight.
The four year old seemed to understand it and was visibly calmer after the explanation. Christopher was like any other two year old who took their first flight. His ears hurt during take off. But after some time in the air he enjoyed the new experience. He was delighted when he found out they got food. And he couldn't stop looking our the window. But like any other small kid the excitement wore him down. So most of the flight he was asleep on Emily's lap.
When they landed in Georgia, Benji, Bumper, Jesse and the rest of the Treblemakers where there to welcome them home. During the years, the two a capella groups had remained good friends. They still celebrated every memorable events in their lives together.
They all had known Aubrey. When the Bellas had told them about her passing, they had held their own memorial service on the day of the funeral.
The men had come, because they were all excited to meet their new nephew and niece. They all had wanted to see Posen's spawn. But most of all because they were a family.
While the Bellas had been busy taking care of things they needed to at Aubrey's place, the men had worked very hard to decorated two bedrooms for the children. One at the Applebaums residence and one at the Jones' residence. It was their way to pay Aubrey their last respect. It was their way of showing that they would always be there for the kids.
"Welcome home sweetheart" Benji said as he kissed his fiancee.
Then his eyes fell on the little boy in her arms.
"Who do we have here?" he asked her.
Emily looked at the rest of the Bellas and smiled proudly.
" This is Aubrey's son Christopher Jacob. And that's Aubrey's daughter Emma Sophie" she said as she pointed to the little girl in Jessica's arms.
The men were shocked when they saw how much the little girl looked like her mom.
"It's like seeing a ghost" Donald said.
"I think it's best as we go home so we can talk about everything. Besides the kids are really tired and need to sleep" Emily said.
Luckily Bumper's car had kids seat so they could transport the children safely. When they arrived at the Applebaums residence they first put the two children to bed.
After they all had something to drink, the Bellas started to tell everything. Beginning with the call they had received. How their unexpected reunion had gone. How shocked they had been when they found out that Aubrey had kids. And the call two days later. They told about how bad Aubrey's condition had been. How they found out that Aubrey had been a widow. And about the loss of her parents.
They told them about the funeral and the things they had done with the children. The men weren't surprised to hear that Emma had been scared of Lilly, Fat Amy and Beca.
"And that's how we ended up taking care of our nephew" Emily said to Benji.
The magician had been delighted when Emily had called him and asked if he had problems if she brought the little boy back to their home. He adored children and had always dreamed of a big family. As expected he didn't have any problems with becoming a daddy before he was even married.
Christopher adapted quickly to his new surroundings. He absolutely adored Emily and Benji. Two months after Aubrey's dead, he started to call Emily mommy.
In the meantime things didn't ran as smoothly in the Jones' household. Raising Emma Sophie was a challenge. The little girl not only looked like a carbon copy of her mother, unfortunately she had inherited Aubrey's character too.
She still hadn't forgot her mommy. She was old enough to remember her life before living with Jessica and Ashley.
Despite Jessica's being low key and Ashley being spontaneous, the little girl didn't like surprises. She wanted to know everything beforehand. And when things didn't go as planned she had full blown panic attacks.
Jessica and Ashley soon found out that the little girl was smarter than most four year olds. Emma could already read and write fluently. Her constant need for new information was a challenge they hadn't be prepared for.
Twice a week they would go to Emily or Emily to them so the siblings still grew up around each other. But the contrast between the two children was huge.
Christopher was a happy and easy toddler. He made friends really easy and grown to love all his new aunts and uncles. He loved to play with Fat Amy's children.
Emma was far from social. She was a shy and insecure little girl. It was almost painful to see how much of Aubrey's features were in the little girl. She was still afraid of Lilly. She had come around and opened up a little to Beca and Fat Amy.
Jessica and Ashley however wouldn't trade the life they now lived as a family of three. Emma maybe wasn't the most sociable kid, at home she was different. She would always ask questions when she didn't understand something. Jessica with the patience of an angel, always took the time to explain things.
The two women discovered that their niece loved music. They would sing the little girl to sleep every night. In no time the girl memorised every song they had sung for her.
One day Ashley found the little girl behind the piano. She had been playing the same song that Jessica practiced all had been playing it far better than Jessica had done. They were surprised to see that she played it by ear. They realised the girl had an absolute ear.
With this new information the two women started to look for musical therapy that could help the little girl loosen up a little.
But the most important thing that Aubrey's death had brought them was that they were all closer then before.