Alex walked back into the house, Riley carrying the pack of seeds in her hands. They'd been out at the store, getting the seeds, some little gardening shovels and a watering can, because they couldn't find the ones they used to have and neither of them were keen gardeners to remember where they were once they found out they weren't in the garden shed. "Mummy." Riley handed the flowers up to her.
"You go give them to Mumma." Alex told her, Riley staring up at her for a moment longer before walking through the house into the living room, Alex following close behind her.
Maggie was sitting on the couch, watching some show on the TV about police car chases. "God, are you still watching that crap?" Alex teased.
"Hey, watch your mouth," Maggie glanced up at her wife. Riley was picking up more words and she didn't want her 15-month-old saying crap anytime soon. "And it's interesting to me." Alex rolled her eyes in response.
"Mumma," Riley stood in front of Maggie, holding the seeds up for her. "Mumma." Riley said again, Maggie giving her a smile as she took them into her hand, reading that Alex had bought some tulip seeds.
"Tulips?" Maggie said as she looked up to her wife.
"Yeah," Alex answered. "I dunno, tulips are pretty," Alex shrugged and Maggie gave her a smile. "You want to plant them now?" Alex questioned and Maggie gave a little nod.
"Mumma," Riley pulled on Maggie's hand, wanting to see the seed packet again. "See…..flowers." Riley pointed her little finger at the picture of the tulips on the packet.
"Ah yeah," Maggie smiled at her daughter. "That's what is going to grow. You want to help Mumma plant them?" Maggie asked.
"Flowers," Riley said again, looking rather excited. "Mummy?" Riley looked up to Alex.
"Yeah baby girl we are going to go plant them, huh?" Alex questioned, holding her hand out. Riley ran over to her excitedly, before looking around to Maggie, who was standing up from the couch.
"Mumma." Riley screeched.
"I'm coming," Maggie laughed at her little girl's enthusiasm. She probably didn't even know what was going on. They all walked through the house and out the back door, into the garden, over the back where there was a big flower bed, currently sitting with no flowers in it, but just soil and a few weeds that had grown. Alex put the bag down and pulled the weeds out, throwing them down to the side for now. Maggie took one of the little shovels from the bag and knelt down, starting to make holes in the soil. Alex reached into the bag and took out the watering can.
"I'll go get some water." Alex said, Maggie giving a little nod as she continued to make some holes in the soil for the seeds to go in.
"Oh." Riley pointed to the soil as she got down on her knee's next to her mother. She reached forward and put her hands on the soil and grabbed two handfuls, squeezing the soil tightly. Maggie looked at her and gave a little laugh. She was so thankful for the joy that Riley brought her.
"You going to help Mumma?" Maggie questioned. Riley looked up at her, a grin on her face before she brought her hand up and tried to put the soil in her mouth. "No, no no," Maggie dropped her shovel and batted Riley's hand away from her mouth, prying them open and removing the soil. "We don't eat soil," Maggie told her. "It's yucky," Maggie pulled a face of disgust and Riley giggled before reaching for more soil and dropping it over her clothes. "Ah so you are going to throw it on yourself now, are you?" Maggie couldn't help but laugh at her. Riley gave a cheeky giggle, Maggie laughing harder at hearing her infectious little laugh. She picked her shovel up again, continuing to make holes in the soil for the seeds to go in as Riley continued to grab handfuls of it, sometimes throwing it away and sometimes covering herself in it.
"Oh my God, Riley," Alex returned with the watering can full of water. "What a mess you are making little one," Alex said as Riley looked up at her with a grin before she grabbed some more soil into her hands and threw it away. "You know she has a kiddie shovel in the bag." Alex said as she reached down and took out the little pink and purple plastic Peppa Pig kiddie shovel, handing it down to Riley. Riley stared at it for a moment before she rejected the offer and stuck her hands back into the soil.
"I think she is having more fun without it," Maggie laughed as she looked up to her wife. "You should have seen her when she tried to eat the soil." Maggie said, Alex widening her eyes as she watched Riley enjoying herself as she played with the soil.
"Crazy baby." Alex knelt down next to her wife and child, lightly rubbing Riley's back as she continued playing with chunks of soil. Maggie picked up the seed packet and opened it up, spreading them out into the holes that she formed.
"Are we even planting these at the right time of year?" Maggie questioned as she started filling the holes back up with the soil she'd removed.
"I dunno," Alex shrugged. "They'll bloom when they are supposed to."
"Ah no shit Sherlock." Maggie responded.
"Now who has to watch their language," Alex nudged Maggie's side before they both looked to Riley who was too interested in playing in the soil to have heard and attempt to repeat the explicit. "You ready for the water?" Alex questioned and Maggie nodded. "Move her out the way." Alex told her wife, not wanting to picture the mess Riley playing with wet soil could make, given how much of a mess she'd gotten herself in with the dry stuff.
Maggie reached across and lifted Riley up and sat her on her knee. Alex watered the soil till there was none left in the watering can before placing it down, and turning to face Maggie, wrapping an arm around her as Maggie rested her head against Alex's shoulder. Riley moaned, pointing to the flowerbed, like she was wanting to go play in it, but Maggie took a tighter grip of her, Riley frowning but staying in her arms. "Thanks for this." Maggie spoke quietly, continuing to rest against her wife.
"It's okay," Alex softly kissed her temple. "We can do anything that will help you get through this." Alex told her, rubbing her arm as she continued to hold her. She wanted nothing more than for Maggie's guilt and hurt and sadness and feelings of emptiness to go away.
"I'm trying." Maggie replied, because she was. She didn't like feeling like she did. She wanted to go back to being happy.
"I know you are," Alex said, kissing her temple once again. "And I guess we can't rush this," Alex said. "We just need to let the process take its course." Maggie had more moments these days where she was happy, but when she did get sad, she got really sad.
"Yeah," Maggie murmured. "Thanks. You're the best, Al." Maggie told her, her tone sounding appreciative as she snuggled more into her wife, the three on them sitting in the embrace for a little longer.
Kara and Lena were at the park, having a picnic. It was a rare day that Lena would take time off work, but today was their 12 week anniversary so Kara was insistent on spending the whole day with Lena. Kara opened the picnic basket and took out the sandwiches, cakes, pretzels, strawberries, and of course, the potstickers. "Jesus Kara there are only two of us here," Lena noted, seeing all the food Kara had prepared or brought.
"I am here honey, so don't worry, it'll get eaten." Kara stifled a laugh as she reached into the picnic basket again.
"Please do not produce a 12 week gift," Lena suddenly sounded worried. "I have not got you anything." Lena informed her.
"I won't," Kara laughed as she took out some wine and two glasses. "Well, your gift is me." Kara gave her a cheeky grin before she leaned forward and placed a kiss on Lena's lips.
"Mmm," Lena pulled back. "What a nice gift." Lena gave her a smile, looking deep into those mesmerising blue eyes. Kara gave her a goofy smile before she opened the wine and poured two glasses, handing one to Lena.
"Thanks for taking today off work," Kara gave her girlfriend an appreciative glance. "I know we could have just done something tonight, so I appreciate that you put up with my stupid ideas."
"A romantic picnic in the park is hardly a stupid idea," Lena told her. "Besides if someone had the choice of going to work or spending the day with the most gorgeous girl on this planet, how many do you think would actually go to work?" Lena questioned, staring at the beauty of her girlfriend. She felt so lucky that she had got someone like Kara to agree to go on a date with her, never mind that 3 months later they were a loved-up couple.
"Well as long as you are here with me I don't care about anyone else," Kara told her, smiling as she looked into Lena's big, green eyes. She became captivated by her beauty, just staring at her for a moment, not saying anything. She brought her hand up and lightly cupped her cheek. "These last three months with you, Lena, have been the best of my life. I…I just keep wanting to have days and moments and….everything, with you," Kara told her, her heart beginning to beat a little faster as she felt her hands getting a little sweaty, an indication that she'd become nervous. "I love you, Lena." Kara told her with a nervous smile, but the nervousness dropped when she saw the look on Lena's face. When she saw her lips curl into the biggest, open mouthed grin.
Lena felt her heart fluttering at hearing that Kara loved her. She had to admit she was a little bummed because she'd planned on saying it today and hoped to get in their first, but at the end of the day, it didn't really matter who said it first as long as they both felt it. "I love you, Kara." Lena responded before she met her girlfriend in a kiss.
Kara pulled back and rested her forehead against Lena's. "Happy 12 weeks, hun." Kara couldn't quite believe it had been twelve weeks already, but she couldn't wait for the next 12, to see their relationship grow. She pulled away and lifted up her wine glass, putting it out in front of her.
Lena chuckled. "Happy 12 weeks," Lena said as she clinked her glass against Kara's, wondering if their next milestone was going to be at 16 weeks, or perhaps 20 weeks, or maybe Kara would go crazy and not want to celebrate again till they'd been together 6 months. She gave another chuckle, amused at her girlfriends need to celebrate random timelines of their relationship, but it was a quirk of Kara's she found sweet and she figured there was something actually nice about wanting to celebrate being with girlfriend so often. "So, what's good to eat?" Lena said, looking down to the selection Kara had put out. "Potstickers? Really?" Lena rolled her eyes at her girlfriends love for the food.
"Of course there's Potstickers," Kara raised her voice, slightly confused that Lena would even need to question this. "Do you know me at all?"
"Potstickers are your favourite, most best, yummy food from all the planets." Lena once again rolled her eyes and Kara chuckled.
"Yes, you do know me," Kara gave a grin. "Which I guess is a good thing since you just declared your love for me." Kara said before she kissed her girlfriend again.
"I do love you," Lena smiled, as she rubbed Kara's cheek. "Hey, I have a question for you though. I'm at one end of the city, falling to my death from the top of a building and all the Potstickers in the world at the other end of the city, also falling to their demise," Lena smirked, one eyebrow cocking. "You are in the middle of the city. You do you save?" Lena smirk grew larger.
"Ah well," Kara rubbed the back of her head. "Of course I'd save you, hun," Kara told her. "But you are aware I have super speed so I'd be able to get to the Potstickers too, I am sure," Kara grinned and Lena gave a little laugh. "And if not, I'd just move us to another world so we could – or more so, I could – eat Potstickers till my little hearts content."
"What are you like?" Lena had to laugh again. Her girlfriends love for Potstickers really was something else.
"I'm totally crazy," Kara answered. "But you love me for it." Kara grinned, not able to get over the fact that Lena had said it back to her. She was worried about saying it because she wasn't sure if it was too soon or if Lena would feel that way yet, but hearing those three little words fall from Lena's lips felt so amazing.
"I sure do." Lena smiled before once again sharing a kiss with her girlfriend.
Alex and Maggie had gone out for a walk. Alex was pushing the buggy, but Riley was walking for a little bit as they made their way through the park to the playground. They both had the day off work and after a morning of chilling out at home and planting the flowers for the baby, they decided to get out of the house for a while and knew Riley would have fun at the playground. "Kaka," Riley pointed out as she spotted her Auntie sitting on the grass. "Kaka….Kaka…." Riley shouted and Kara looked up and spotted her sisters and niece, and gave a wave as Riley ran over to her and Lena.
"Hey, petal." Kara gave her niece a hug, Riley keeping a big grin on her face, looking happy to see her.
"Hey, sorry to interrupt your little romantic picnic." Maggie said as she and Alex reached them, looking around the scene and noticing the wine, the flower petals on the blanket.
"It's okay," Lena answered, watching as Riley reached for a strawberry and started biting on it. "How are you guys doing today?" Lena questioned, looking from Maggie to Alex and back. It was only the night before she'd made the mistake of joking about Alex being sexually frustrated because she was pulling the label of her beer bottle, so she'd hoped she hadn't caused them to argue once they'd got home, knowing Maggie probably knew they'd been speaking about it when she left to get more drinks.
"Yeah fine," Alex answered. "Just enjoying having a day off together," Alex said. "Seems you two are doing the same." Alex noted, given the picnic and the goofy smiles on both of their faces.
"It's our 12 week anniversary," Kara informed her sister, a beaming smile on her face as she was watching Riley, who was pulling at her wine glass. "No, no, no," Kara moved the glass far out of reach from her niece. "Wine isn't for babies little petal." Kara informed her and Riley scowled as she gave a moan, still trying to reach for the glass.
"Do you want your water?" Maggie opened up the bag that was hanging over the buggy and took out Riley's sippy cup and took off the lid before throwing it to Kara. Kara tried to hand it to Riley but she looked very disinterested, batting it away as she continued to try to get the wine.
"Hey, Riley, how about you have this?" Lena said, handing her the Potsticker. Riley widened her eyes as she grabbed it from Lena.
"Ta Nena." Riley said before bringing it up to her mouth.
"She is allowed that, right?" Lena suddenly wondered if someone of Riley's age could actually eat a Potsticker as she looked up to her parents.
"It's fine by us but I'm not sure Kara is okay with it." Alex laughed as she pointed to her sister, Kara giving Lena the most annoyed looking glare as Riley was looking like she was very much enjoying the treat.
"You gave her my last Potsticker," Kara pouted sadly. "I mean, Riley is my favourite and all but…." Kara pouted again, Lena just laughing at her. "It was the last one."
Maggie rolled her eyes. "We'll buy you more Potstickers."
"I'll hold you to that, sis," Kara said as she looked up at Maggie, a little threateningly. "But it has to be a large box."
"What else." Maggie mumbled, shaking her head in amusement.
"Ducks." Riley said as she pointed one hand out in front of her, her other keeping a firm grip of the chewed on Potsticker.
"Can you see duckies?" Kara questioned, trying herself to see the animal.
"We've just been to see them," Alex said, Kara giving a little nod of understanding. There was a lake that went through part of the park, where ducks and swans could be found. Riley always loving going to see them when she was at the park. "So, anyways, we'll let you get back to your romantic little picnic to celebrate 12 weeks together," Alex tried her best not to roll her eyes at her sister wanting to mark the occasion. Kara was happy and would usually get overly excited about things and she must admit she did actually find it a little sweet. "See you later."
"C'mon sweet pea," Maggie said, holding her hand out so Riley would come over to her. "You going to say bye-bye to Kara and Lena?"
Riley stood to her feet from being on Kara's knee and turned around. "Bye Kaka." Riley leaned forward and kissed her cheek.
"Aww bye-bye petal." Kara gave her niece a hug, before Riley broke free and looked to Lena.
"Nena," Riley took a few steps so she was standing closer to her and leaned up and kissed her cheek. "Bye Nena."
"Aww bye Riley." Lena said and Riley gave her a grin, showing off her teeth before she ran over to Maggie, taking her hand as she put the Potsticker back to her mouth. Maggie waved her other hand to say bye as they started to walk away.
"Bye guys," Kara and Lena spoke in unison as they watched them leave. "They look okay, don't they?" Lena questioned, Kara giving a nod of her head.
"Yeah," Kara turned to face Lena. "Why wouldn't they be?" Kara sounded a little confused.
"Because of what I said last night to Alex," Lena exhaled. "I was worried that I'd cause them to go argue and make things worse." Lena did feel bad about the comment, even though it was only meant as a joke, because she could see it did have an effect on Maggie and Alex.
"They look pretty fine to me," Kara said, looking back to them as they were walking off in the distance, Alex in that exact moment linking her arm through Maggie's. "Don't be worried. Alex and Maggie are solid." Kara told her, Lena giving a smile.
"Yeah," Lena cleared her throat before she picked up her wine glass and finished of what was left in it. "So my love, are you going to pour me another glass?" Lena questioned, giving Kara a cheeky grin as she held her empty glass in front of her, shaking it a little indicating she wanted more.
"You gave away my last Potsticker," Kara exhaled. "You can get your own wine." Kara teased and Lena laughed before reaching for the bottle herself, very glad she'd taken the day off work to spent it with her amazing girlfriend.
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