Chapter Fourteen
There is a soft knock on the door a few hours later and I walk to the door with a towel on my head after a long, heated shower with Paul, a pair of cutoff jean shorts, and Paul's black t-shirt. I open the door to see Sam and Emily holding my baby girl and big smiles on their faces. I squeal and grab my little girl to hold her close. Paul races out of the bathroom when hears my squeal, but stops with a smile when he sees me holding Lina. I pepper Lina's chubby cheeks with kisses as I tell her how much I missed her and how much I love her. Lina squirms against me and she begins to pout a little. Paul walks over to kiss Lina's head and tell her hello. He is smiling widely as he plays with her little fist and tells her how pretty she looks in her little summer dress.
"She had a good day and she loved being able to shopping with me," Emily says. I smile at her like a proud mommy and hold my girl close to me. "Everyone is waiting for you two downstairs."
"Okay, we will be down in a minute," Paul says. Sam and Emily leave us and Paul begins to get dressed. I sit down to feed Lina and she is eager to eat.
"Did miss mommy that much, baby girl?" I ask with a big smile. Lina latches on quickly and she begins to eat like she has not eaten in hours. "You are just like your daddy when it comes to eating."
"Hey, I am not much of a pig and neither is my little girl," Paul chuckles. He sits on the bed with me and gives me a sweet kiss. "Did I ever say thank you for loving me like you do and for giving me such a beautiful little girl?"
"No, but I do appreciate that," I giggle. Paul touches one of Lina's curls and she pretends not to notice.
"I hope she keeps her curls, it makes my ladies look very beautiful," Paul says.
"Cheeseball," I giggle. Lina pushes away to let me know she ready for the other breast. She nuzzles my other breast and grunts when Paul cups the top of her head to kiss her forehead. "You are interrupting her eat time, daddy."
"But, I want to give my princess a kiss," Paul pouts. Lina curls and uncurls her fingers with content as she eats and listens to our voices. "She is a beautiful little girl and I still cannot believe she is my little girl."
"She is our angel," I say. We sit in silence for another minute or so to let Lina enjoy your food and then get ready to come downstairs. Rachel and Kim smile when they see us come out of our room.
"We thought you two would never leave after getting Lina back," Rachel giggles. Kim takes my hand after I hand Lina to him and she pulls me down the stairs. We get to the bottom of the stairs to see that everything is decorated pink and white. Everyone one both sides of the family shout congratulations and applaud for us. I turn to Paul and see that he is in as much shock as I am at everything in the house. Renee is the first to come over to give us a hug and hands us a picture frame. In the frame is a picture of Paul, Lina, and I sleeping on our bed in Vancouver a few days before we came up here.
"We had someone snap a photo when we found you three asleep together and it was too precious not to have," Renee says. I smile and give my mother a big hug for everything she has done for me. She hugs me back and kisses my temple sweetly. Seth runs over for a photo of Paul and I holding Lina. Paul protests at first, but I grasp his chin to kiss him and Seth snaps the photo the moment after we pull away from the kiss. We are then pulled to the living room to see there are so many presents for all three of us. I laugh at the little stroller for Lina to ride in when I go out for my runs. There is even a regular use stroller for her to sit in as she gets bigger. Paul puts Lina in her new bouncer from Sam and Emily and we all awe at hoe cute she looks. I open a few presents from the girls to find there are many pairs of lingerie and I have to hide my face each time I open them. Paul looks away when I hold each one up when the guys hoot out with laughter. Charlie and Renee give Paul a new camera set and then a few scrapbooks for me to put them in. I receive a stethoscope from Rachel and Billy for work and Lina gets a ton of clothes, even a dress for tomorrow. Bella and Edward give us keys to yet another truck for Paul to drive around happily, he thanks them happily to get rid of the junker he has been driving since high school. I stop at the last box and stare at what is inside it in surprise with everyone waiting patiently for me to pull it out.
"We figured you might like to have it," Renee says with a big smile. Paul leans over to look and he stiffens a little. I close the box, put it on the floor, and then rush out the front door. "Oh go, she is..."
"Liliana!" Paul exclaims, as he runs after me. I run out to the woods and bite my lip trying not to break down into a sob. In seconds, I phase letting out a howl as I run as far as I can into the woods. How could I receive that thing on a day like this? The day before I am to get married? I let my legs take me somewhere I know I will be safe, the place Paul took me and said we would build our house.