Chapter 25- Post-Wedding
The photographer took pictures of the group and the couple before they headed back to the resort.
Liv and Elliot walked hand in hand as everyone followed behind them.
Everyone went back to their rooms and changes into more comfortable clothes that were still somewhat dressy.
Liv changed into a flowing chiffon cream knee length dress that hugged her just above her baby bump. She put on a pair of cream-colored flats that matched.
Lola quickly changed all the girls into matching white floral print dress with a cream design. The tier silhouette and complementing ruffles made all three little girls look beautiful. They wore cream-colored sandals to match.
Grandma Bernie dressed Eli and Elliot in little cargo shorts and short-sleeved cream-colored button down shirts.
All the women dressed in cream and white colored dresses and the men dressed in cargo shorts and cream-colored short-sleeved shirts to take pictures.
Everyone met up at the dining hall to have a three-course meal. After the meal everyone was going to take a couple more pictures then return to their rooms to pack up and head for the airport where they would return home, leaving Elliot and Liv for some alone time in the Bahamas. Bernie was going to stay with Lola to help take care of the kids while Liv and Elliot were away and everyone promised to stop by and take over babysitting duty for a couple hours.
After eating a delicious meal of Spinach and Arugula Salad, Salmon with Risotto, and Pastel de Tres Leches, they took a couple more group shots around the scenic resort and then everyone went back to pack up their rooms.
Liv was not sure how Eli was going to do without her, the older kids had been in school and daycare and had been away from her for hours at a time so she didn't worry about them but she had not left Eli since he was born to even to go to the store.
Everyone changed into travel clothes and brought their suitcases to the entrance of the resort. Right before they left at 5 to go to the airport, Liv took Eli into her room to breastfeed him.
She held him as he suckled roughly at her breast, she brushed his thin blonde hair out of his little face, his blue eyes stared up at her as his little hand rested upon her chest.
Liv: Eli, you have to be a good boy for Grandma and Lola this weekend, mama will be back on Monday.
She kissed the tiny human on his milk-stained cheeks and placed him on her shoulder to burp.
Before sending Eli out to meet Lola and the kids to leave, she quickly attached the breast pump to her sore nipples. She pumped 6 ounces of milk that would be able to last Eli until he got home where there was frozen breast milk in the freezer she had pumped in case of emergencies.
She knew they would have a hard time getting him to take the bottle even though it was breast milk but he would have to begin weaning anyway.
She walked out of the room and reluctantly handed the baby over to Lola who was waiting for him, everyone climbed into the shuttle. Liv and Elliot were hand in hand as they watched everyone drive away.