Ten years later …

"Mummy!"

Sian dropped her bag by the door to the house, kneeling down in the hallway as her daughter ran towards her and enveloped her in an enthusiastic hug.

"Easy there princess, you just knocked the wind out of me." chuckled Sian as she stood up, scooping her little girl in to her arms as they walked towards the kitchen just as Sophie came in to view in the door frame.

"Amelie, be gentle with you're mum, she's had a long day at work." said Sophie, as her daughter just grinned back at her.

"Hi baby." Sian stepped in to the kitchen, giving Sophie a quick kiss.

"Good day at work?" asked Sophie, walking with Sian in to the kitchen.

Sian reached in to the fridge with her free arm, taking out a bottle of water before turning back to her wife. "Yeah, was alright. The sucker I'm up against is going downer than down."

Sophie shook her head, smirking. "You are pretty merciless in the court room."

Sian looked around the kitchen, poking her head down the hall. "And where is the rest of the Webster clan?"

Sian had just gotten her words out when the door opened and closed, two boys walking in. The younger boy seemed far more enthusiastic, catching sight of Sian and quickly running down towards her, wrapping her legs in a hug, squealing for his mother.

"Jesus, I'm feeling the love today aren't I?" chuckled Sian before catching sight of Matthew skulking in to the kitchen. "Maatttt." sang Sian teasingly, stretching out her arm as an invitation for a hug.

Matthew rolled his eyes and scoffed. "Please Sian, I don't think so, you're not getting a hug out of me."

Sian shook her head, grinning at him. "You used to love a good cuddle with me young man and you're never too old for one."

"I was easier to manipulate with toys and cartoons when I was younger." stated Matthew giving Sian a standard Webster grin that he'd truly mastered over the years. Sometimes he could look so much like Sophie it scared her.

"How was school?" asked Sophie, sitting herself down at the kitchen table.

"Boring." answered Matthew.

"Well I'm glad they're expanding your vocabulary at that school, you really know how to keep up a conversation." replied Sophie dryly.

Sian scooped up her son in her other free arm, joking with her children as she pretended to struggle to carry them both to the table, huffing and puffing as they giggled.

"What did you learn today?" asked Sian as she sat down, a child on each knee.

"That my R.E teacher's a bitch."

"Matthew! Language!" warned Sophie earning her another grin from her nephew in response. "Why is she a …. not very nice lady?"

Sian giggled at her wife's well chosen words as Amelie hopped off her knee and started dancing around the kitchen tiles, clearly bored with the conversation.

"Because she thinks she knows everything. We just started the school year, it was my second class and she accused me of lying." answered Matthew.

Sophie and Sian both frowned. "What do you mean she accused you of lying?" asked the blonde.

Matthew sighed, "We had to talk about our families, and she asked about my parents. I said they had died. And she said that wasn't true because she knew you were my parents. Like she thought I was just lying about my parents being dead because I was ashamed of having two mums or something."

Sophie's frown grew, leaning over and covering her son's ears who was still sat on Sian's knee. "You're right kiddo, she's a bitch."

Matthew's facial expression changed instantly, a beaming smile spreading across his face.

Sian turned to her wife, shaking her head at her behaviour before turning to where her daughter was stood. "Amelie Rosie Webster step away from that food this instance! You'll ruin your tea."

Amelie turned to face her mother, a sheepish smile on her face as she moved away from the kitchen counter. Sophie's heart always swelled when her daughter smiled, she looked just like a tiny version of Sian, long golden hair and bright blue eyes along with a beautiful smile that could melt anyone's heart. She was her and Sian's first child together and Sophie had loved her from the very second she was born, she'll never forget that day.

Flashback …

"Baby you can do this, come on, one more push." encouraged Sophie, trying to ignore the pain in her hand as her wife squeezed it so hard she felt it would break any second.

Sian's face was dripping with sweat and she looked truly exhausted, just as the midwife was getting ready to tell her to push again, Sian turned to Sophie. "I am not pushing another fucking kid out." she prodded Sophie in the chest angrily. "You're having the next one."

Sophie grinned at her wife, leaning in and kissing her on the forehead. "It's a deal."

"Okay Sian, I'm gonna need you to push again for ten seconds at the next contraction okay? Ready?"

Sian nodded at the midwife's question although her face didn't look very convincing.

"Okay, come on Sian, push!"

Sian squeezed on to Sophie's hand, she felt in agony and wasn't even sure she had the strength to push anymore.

"Come on Sian, she's almost here, just a few more seconds." encouraged the midwife.

And just like that, everything stopped and nothing else mattered anymore. Sian and Sophie pricked their ears up as they heard the sound of a baby crying. Sian couldn't feel the pain anymore and she didn't care that she was so tired she felt she could pass out. Sophie couldn't help the tears that prickled her eyes as she turned to see their daughter. She watched as the doctors took her away to clean her and Sophie wrapped her arms around her wife, kissing her on the top of her head. "I'm so proud of you baby."

They broke apart as the midwife approached them, their daughter wrapped in a blanket in her arms. "Would you like to meet your daughter?"

Both women nodded enthusiastically as the midwife moved closer, placing the baby in Sian's arms, the blonde lighting up instantly as she laid eyes on the little girl in her arms.

Sophie placed herself on the side of Sian's bed, wrapping her arm around her wife and holding her close as they both looking down dotingly at the latest addition to their family. "She's beautiful just like her mum." whispered Sophie, kissing the side of Sian's head.

Flashback ends …

It was only a year after Amelie was born that Sophie started trying to get pregnant for their next child but it took much longer than it had with Sian. For months they tried and tried and had multiple doctor's appointments to make sure everything was okay but there appeared to be no problems. The doctor told them they just had to be patient and keep trying. It had taken Sian only a month to get pregnant which Sophie had to admit, was remarkably fast and she knew it probably wasn't going to be that easy for her. But almost a year after they started trying, she still wasn't pregnant. She started to lose all hope that they ever would but didn't want to give up just yet.

Flashback …

Sophie slammed the pregnancy test down on the side of the bath after she read that it was negative.

"Babe, it's going to be okay." reassured Sian, watching as her wife broke down in to tears.

"What if it never happens." sobbed Sophie, "What if I never get pregnant and can never have a child with you."

"You did have a child with me." reminded Sian, raising her eyebrows at Sophie.

Sophie frowned, "You know what I mean. I wanted to have one, I wanted to be able to have your baby just like you did for me."

"You don't have to Soph, if you're just doing it because I told you that you had to, it was the pain speaking. I would love to have another one of our children."

"No. No that's not what I want." Sophie stood up from where she was perched on the end of the bath. "I don't want you to just have another baby because it's the easiest option. I want to do this Sian. I want to get pregnant and I want to give birth to our next child."

"Okay, Okay baby." Sian stood up facing Sophie and wrapped her arms around her, pulling her in to the embrace and stroking her fingers through her dark hair. "We'll try again okay? We'll keep trying."

Flashback ends …

The next time she took a pregnancy test after that, it read positive. She'd felt so happy she could have exploded and she felt on a permanent high for the rest of the week, no one could wipe the smile from her face. Then, nine months later she gave birth to their son Joshua and Sophie felt her heart bursting with love once again. She'd never forget holding him in the hospital, surrounded by her family, her mum and dad with Matthew and Sian holding on the Amelie as they introduced everyone to their son for the first time. Sophie looked around that hospital room with an uncontrollable sense of pride, seeing her beautiful wife holding on to their daughter, her nephew Matthew that was growing in to an amazing young man and now their baby son. Everything felt perfect in her life and if she could stop time at that moment and just keep everything the way it was right then, she would have. She had the perfect family and the pride that was swelling in her heart was something she hasn't lost since that very moment. Sat in the kitchen now, watching her wife sit with Joshua on her knee, talking to Matthew about his day whilst Amelie danced around the room she knew that this was the life for her and she had everything she could ever want.

She snapped back to reality when she heard Sian and Matthew laughing uncontrollably. "What's so funny."

Sian sniggered a little more before pointing to the corner of her own lip. "Babe, you've got … A little …"

Matthew's laughter got even louder as he watched Sophie dab at her mouth to get rid of the saliva that had escaped.

"Alright mister, pipe down. If I had a penny for every time I've had to wipe your mouth we'd live in a bloody mansion." shot Sophie, watching as he blushed.

"What were you thinking about?" chuckled Sian as Sophie turned her attention back to her.

"You." winked Sophie, getting up and giving her wife a kiss before making her way over to the cupboards, opening and shutting them, her frown growing with every cupboard she looked in. She let out a long sigh before dropping to her knee in front of Amelie who was watching her closely. "What do you want for tea princess?"

"TAKE AWAY!" screamed Amelie, jumping around the living room.

Sophie laughed, shaking her head and turning to Sian. "You can tell she's your daughter like."

"Hey you, you're the take out junkie not me. You just dragged me down with you when you asked me to move in with you fifteen years ago." answered Sian before turning to her son. "Mummy didn't always have a fat belly like this you know."

"Don't be daft, you're still as gorgeous as the day I met you." laughed Sophie, unable to believe the words that were coming out of Sian's mouth.

"Eww Sophie. Too much info." Matthew pulled a grossed out face as Sophie and Sian just laughed at him.

"Hands in the air if you want a take away." stated Sophie, watching as four hands shot straight up in the air. "Coming right up!"

Sophie walked in to the living room, picking up the phone and dialling the number of their local take away to order their usual before placing the phone back down. As she put the phone down her eyes fell on the photograph that was framed beside it, picking it up she felt a large smile forming on her face. The photograph was of their first family holiday two years ago. Sian and Sophie had been saving up for a while and surprised the kids with tickets to Disneyland for the week. Matthew was thirteen at the time and had tried to play it cool but much like Sophie, he struggled to hide his true emotions and almost cried with excitement when they first arrived at the hotel.

Flashback …

Sophie approached the counter, Joshua in her arms with Sian, Amelie and Matthew not far behind.

"Hello there, welcome to the Disneyland resort, how can I help you?" asked the woman from behind the counter as Sophie stopped in front of it.

"Yeah hi, we'd like to check in please." answered Sophie, bobbing Joshua in her arms as he looked around the hotel, giggling in amusement at anything and everything.

"Can I ask the name please?" asked the woman.

"Webster."

The woman nodded, typing away on her computer for a few moments before smiling and turning back to Sophie. "Okay Mrs Webster your room is ready for you and your family, you're situated on the first floor, room 105. Would you like someone to help you with your bags."

Sophie turned back to her wife her shook her head. "No I think we'll be alright thank you."

The woman nodded in response and smiled, "Okay well here are your room keys, we hope you have a wonderful stay here."

Sophie and Sian both thanked the woman before picking up a suitcase each, Matthew clutching on to another one and making their way towards their room. They were stopped in their tracks however when Amelie released a shrill scream.

"Mummy! It's Mickey!" Amelie clapped her hands together excitedly, jumping up and down on the spot. "Please please please can we go say hello?"

Sian and Sophie turned to each other, both of their smiles as wide as each other before turning back to Amelie and nodding causing her to let out a squeal of excitement.

"Give me your hand sweetheart, we'll all go together." Sophie stretched out the hand that wasn't holding Joshua and walked with her daughter.

Sian wrapped her arm around Matthew squeezing him tightly, "Come on Matt, don't you wanna meet Mickey Mouse!" she teased, dragging him along to follow Sophie."

Amelie practically sprinted over to Mickey despite Sophie's efforts of shouting her back.

"Amelie Webster remember your manners and wait your turn!" shouted Sian, raising her eyebrows sternly at her daughter who nodded in response, waiting behind the children that were already there.

Sian took out her camera as Amelie finally got to the front of the queue and she pushed Sophie and Matthew towards Mickey, "Come on, get a family photo." she encouraged as they walked over to join Amelie.

"Excuse me." interrupted an older woman. "Would you like me to take the photo?"

"Thankyou, that would be brilliant." answered Sian, handing the camera to the woman before going over to join her family.

"Say cheese!" encouraged the woman as she pressed the shutter and took the photograph. Sian stayed with Amelie so she could speak to Mickey as Sophie made her way over to the woman who was looking at the photo.

"You have a beautiful family." stated the woman, handing the camera over to Sophie who looked at the picture, feeling that familiar sense of pride creeping back in.

"Yeah …" she said turning back to watch Sian, Amelie and Matthew. "Yeah it's pretty perfect."

Flashback ends …

That holiday was up there with her wedding and the birth of her and Sian's children as one of the best times of her life and she'd treasure the memory of it forever. In a sense it made her wish that the children in the next room didn't have to grow up, that they could always be so content and could be made to feel overjoyed by someone in a mouse costume. She didn't want them to get older and have to face problems, heartbreak or hurt. She wanted to protect them forever and shield them from all the bad things in the world. But she knew that children had to grow up and she also knew that she'd always be there for them no matter how old they got or what the world threw at them.

"You sure do like getting lost in your thoughts today don't you babe?" chuckled Sian, bringing Sophie back to the present.

"They're good thoughts though." stated Sophie, moving over to the blonde and snaking her arms around her waist as Sian draped hers over Sophie's shoulders, joining her hands together behind her head. Sophie leant forward, resting their foreheads together and let out a hum of contentment.

"You okay Soph?" asked Sian, threading her finger's through her wife's hair.

"More than okay. I'm happy. That's what I've been thinking about, all the amazing things we've achieved together and everything we have. I can't imagine a more perfect life." answered Sophie, rubbing her nose against Sian's who let out a little giggle at the gesture.

"I'm glad I'm not the only one. Marrying you was the best decision I ever made." stated Sian, smiling at the brunette who returned it instantly.

"Snap. I love you just as much as I did the day I married you." Sophie kissed Sian lightly who chuckled a little.

Sian returned the kiss, leaning back from Sophie slightly. "I love you too you soppy mare."