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And thanks Sofi for correcting this. And for teaming with me while playing Pictionary, even though you didn't guess the word gag and made us play Twister. There's a little surprise for you in this chapter...

Vale

Chapter 10: Ava and Fifi go to pre-school

July 16, 2017

Ava's POV

Mommy and Daddy are at the hospital. Mommy's tummy hurts because my little bro Robert will be born today.

"Congratulations Ava!" Uncle Christian walks in the game room, where Teddy, Fifi and I are playing. "You are an older sisi! Rob has been born minutes ago. After dinner, we will go to visit him. Then, we'll come back here and you'll have a slumber party with your cousins."

Rob is as little as my dolls, but Daddy says he is more fragile. I want to hold him, so Daddy takes a sit and puts me in his lap. Then he takes Rob from Auntie Ana and cuddles him in my chest. Daddy tells me to try to make him hold my index finger with his little hand, and I do. Awesome! He's very strong.

Mommy told me the baby will need lots of attention, but that I'll always be her number one princess.

August 21, 2017

CPOV

Fifi has turned three years old about two weeks ago and today she begins pre-school. I know Teddy was a year younger than her when he began pre-school, but last year the waiting list for entering this school was longer. I could have made a couple of calls and get Fifi and Ava in pre-school last year, but I wasn't ready to let my princess go. Anyway, being three years old when starting pre-school is normal and more than enough. And it's not as though she will be behind her classmates: she can already read and write.

This will turn out horribly, whether she throws a fit because she doesn't want to go in or she walks in eagerly, and abandoning me, rejecting me.

When we arrive to pre-school, we decide to drop Teddy first as it will be faster. Just like last year, Teddy only has one teacher: Sophie. Funny enough, that's Taylor's daughter's name. Teddy and Fifi adore Sophie Taylor and Teddy has loved every one of his teachers. I know Miss Sophie won't be the exception. After kissing the three of us goodbye, Teddy runs into the classroom to greet Rick and Joanne, who are already here. Like every year, Ana brought the camera. She takes a picture in the exact instant Teddy kisses his girlfriend Joanne in the cheek. "This one will be shown in a video during their wedding" Ana says making us laugh.

Then, we walk Phoebe to her classroom. Once again, we get greeted by Reyna.

"Hello, Reyna." Ana greets her and she looks surprised. Ana laughs. "We are Teddy Grey's parents."

"Oh, yes. Is this princess' second year at pre-school, too?" She asks.

"No, it's her first year" I answer.

Reyna looks at Fifi, who is in my arms. She is stretching, trying to look inside the classroom. She's probably trying to see if Ava is already here. "What's your name, dear?" Reyna asks.

"My name's Phoebe, but people call me Fifi." She says, offering her teacher her hand to shake it. Phoebe has very good manners, which makes Reyna look impressed. Then she laughs and says "Yes, definitely Teddy's sister."

"Fifi!" We hear Ava scream. She comes running towards us, with Elliot, Kate and Rob, who is in his stroller, behind her. Phoebe waves at her cousin and asks me to leave her on the floor. Then, as customary, they run towards each other and hug. We greet Elliot and Kate and they introduce themselves to Reyna.

The teacher greets them kindly and points to Giselle, her co-worker. Then, she kneels in front of the girls and asks them "Are you ready to meet your classmates? Why don't you kiss your family goodbye and go in?" Fifi nods way too eagerly and turns around. She kisses me and Ana, waves her uncle and aunt goodbye and runs into the classroom.

"It's not fair! Won't any of our kids miss us?"

Ana laughs at me. "She has wanted to go to school for two years. We knew this was going to happen." I pout, resigned, and then notice Ava is still standing there, frozen, with her eyes wide open.

"Wanna exchange daughters?" Elliot says and Kate smacks the back of his head. I shake my head, laughing.

"Won't you get in with Fifi?" Ana asks, taking pity on them. Inside, Fifi has already made herself two friends. She notices I'm staring, so looks at me, smiles and waves her hand. I wave back and point Ava. She looks at her cousin, excuses herself with her friends, and walks back to us.

"Come on, Ava!" She says. "Meet Alice and Annabeth." Ava nods, but still looks unsure. Elliot kisses one of her cheeks and Kate kisses the other. Then, Fifi grabs her hand and pulls her in against her will.

"Ana, your daughter's an angel" Elliot says.

"Hey, she's my daughter, too." I complain.

"Yes, but the angelical parent here is Ana, not you. Fifi is an angel thanks to her."

"Yeah," Kate agrees "and when she turns into Hulk it's thanks to you." We all laugh at it.

I turn to Reyna. "It was a pleasure to see you again. And... if Fifi gets too mad, she will turn into Hulk."

"Really?"

I nod. Reyna looks surprised. I know Fifi resembles an angel and she can be very sweet –like a couple of seconds ago, when she made her cousin and best friend walk in the classroom-, but she can be very scary, too.

"What should we do?" Elliot asks to Reyna. "Leave or stay?"

"I think it would be better if one of you stayed at the hall for about an hour, away from Ava's eyes." Kate agrees to stay, as she is in maternity leave, and Elliot departs.

APOV

At 11:30 I tell Hanna I'm off for the day and walk upstairs to the helipad. A minute later, Christian arrives. Sawyer and I get in Charlie Tango and head home to take a car and look for the kids. Usually, security drives Teddy home after pre-school and we meet at our home to have lunch together. Then, Christian drives us back to our offices with the helicopter. Sometime between 3:20 to 3:50 p.m. my husband looks for me at Grey Publishing and we head back home.

Today, as it's the first day of pre-school, we are waiting for them in front of the institution. As usual, Liam and Amber Faraday are here. We usually see each other at charity dinners and we've also invited them and Joanne home a couple of times through the summer. I think Teddy and Jo are very cute together. I have thousands of pictures of them. Amber and I like to joke about displaying them in their wedding day.

Joanne finally got what she wanted and in two months she's going to have a baby sister. The Faradays are still undecided about the name. After saying our hellos, she tells me they are between Isabella, Angelica, Jasna- the J is pronounced /ɪ/-, Danika, Guinevere –pronounced as Frenchs do it-, Eponine and Titania. I think they are very unusual names, and I advise her to choose a name that allows a nickname.

Exactly when the bell rings, Kate and Elliot show up with a sleeping Rob in Elliot's arms. Kate tells me her presence at pre-school turned out to be unnecessary and left an hour after we did.

Several minutes later, the younger kids walk out with their teachers. Fifi should have been there last years, but she didn't make it further than the waiting list. I know Christian could have gotten her in class if he wanted to, but he was so scared of his little baby princess going to pre-school, that I let him go with it. But just for one year.

Then, Reyna and Giselle appear by the door, followed by the kids. Ava and Fifi are the first ones in the line. They come running together. Fifi hugs me first, much to Christian's annoyance.

"Hey, Princess Fifi! Where's my hug?" She laughs and hugs him. He kisses her forehead and picks her up. "I take it you had a good day." She nods, smiling.

"How about you, darling?" Elliot asks Ava, who is in Kate's arms. "Was it that bad?" She laughs, shaking her head.

"Did you girls play together?"

"Yes!" Fifi answers. "We made lots of friends: Annabeth, Alice, Lydia, Wanda, Jev, Brazil and Draco."

"Hey! Are those boys?" Elliot says, with fake –and real- panic. "I thought I told you to stay away from boys because they have cooties!"

The girls laugh. "That's not true, Uncle Lelliot! Teddy doesn't have cooties!"

"He doesn't, Daddy. Nor do Jev, Brazil and Draco!"

Just then, Teddy and Jo come running from the building. They greet all of us with a general wave and Fifi fidgets in Christian's arms. He lets her on the floor and she hugs Teddy and Joanne.

"Did you have a good day, Teddy?" I ask him.

"Yes! It was awesome! There was a new kid today! He's name is Jason and he spent the day with Joanne, Rick, Luna, Matt and me!"

"That's great" I agree.

"Will I go to my first piano lesson this afternoon?"

"No, sweetheart, your lessons will be on Wednesdays. That's the day after tomorrow." Teddy is very good at playing the piano. He will be like his Daddy sometime. Only that, unlike Christian up until a couple of years ago, he only plays cheerful songs.

After the kids say their goodbyes and we bid farewell to Kate, Elliot, Amber and Liam, we leave to have lunch and spent the afternoon with our kids.

Next chapter will be situated in February. It will be about a situation that has been in my mind for months now and is very special for me. I hope you like it.

Until my next update,

Vale.

P.S.: Any similarities to book characters', author's and actor's names are NOT merely coincidence...

Virgin Wanted – Faraday.

The boy who sneaks in my bedroom window- Liam and Amber.

Percy Jackson and the Gods of Olympus/ The Heroes of Olympus – Rick (Riordan), Annabeth, Reyna and Jason.

Harry Potter – Joanne (Rowling), Luna and Draco.

Twilight – Alice.

The Host – Wanda.

Hush Hush- Jev (Patch).

Pride and Prejudice – Lydia.

Beautiful Disaster/ Walking Disaster – Brazil.

Matt Boomer.