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-A week later—
"Mommy! Daddy! Wake UP!" Our daughter cries out to us from behind our bedroom door.
She has been knocking for the past 30 seconds and I can bet that in…3…..2….1
The door opens and Amanda comes rushing in and jumps on the bed. Right on to Christian..
"Hey! That is no way to wake up your dad!" He teases her.
"Sorry Daddy but somebody has to take me to school today. We are doing a play for Thanksgiving! I am so excited. I get to be a pilgrim Daddy! Will you come see my play?" She asks.
"Of course sweetie. We wouldn't miss it for the world. I am taking the whole day off just so I can go there and then take you for ice cream after. Now go get ready and we will be down to take you to school." He kisses her cheeks and sets her down on the floor.
She runs out of the room practicing her lines. She is pilgrim number 12. She gets to say " Hello" and "Thank you." She is so excited that everyone is going to be there to see her. I had Jamie make her costume and it is very authentic looking.
Christian runs his hand through his hair and looks over at me with a crooked smile.
"I think I am more nervous about this play than she is." He admits.
"Babe, she has two lines. I think she will be ok. Come on..Let's go take our little actress to school. I have a surprise for you."
"Oh" He says as he pulls his leg over mine and he is now straddling me on the bed. "and what is this surprise you speak of?"
He leans down and plants dozens of kisses all over my face.
"Daddy! Mommy! Let's GO!" We hear Amanda call from her room.
"Saved by the 5-year old" I whisper as Christian reluctantly gets up to get ready.
"Heard that." He says and I giggle.
After Amanda is dropped off at school I took Christian up to the high school. Kids were heading to class so I parked in one of the farthest spots from the building. I was surprised when I realized that this was in fact where I parked when I went here. It seems like so long ago.
"What are we doing HERE Ana?" Christian asks while turning to face me. I turned to face him and took his hands in mine.
"Christian, this is where I should have told you about Amanda. Heck, there are many places that I should have told you about her. I brought you here because I was supposed to tell you at school the day after I found out. That was the plan. I lost my nerve then Christian, but I won't this time."
"What are you saying Ana?" He looked at me with concern but I could have sworn I saw excitement in the back of his eyes.
"I am pregnant again Christian! I found out a few weeks ago and was going to tell you on our honeymoon..but yeah.. I wanted it to be perfect so I….."
Christian put his lips to mine and gave me a quick peck but I pulled him in for a much longer kiss. We were having a full on make-out session in my car until we heard a knock on the window. The windows were all fogged up so I wiped it off with my sleeve. When I saw who was there, I burst out laughing.
Principal Adams was standing by the driver's side door. I rolled down the window and said hello.
"Anastasia? Christian? Well it's about time you guys got back together!" He announced quite frankly shocking me.
"Uh thank you sir. We are actually married now." I don't know what made me say this. I guess I was embarrassed by being caught again. I was trying to not get in trouble I guess. Christian stifled a chuckle.
"Congratulations guys!" Principal Adams exclaimed.
"Yeah we are having another baby too!" Christian beamed.
"Oh my..Congratulations again! And listen, I know I can't discipline you guys anymore but can you go celebrate somewhere else? I have some impressionable students who don't need a crash course in that.." He said with a smile.
"Sure Mr. Adams. We were just going." I rolled up my window and felt my face getting a darker shade of red by the second.
As we pulled away from the school Christian fell into a fit of laughter and I soon followed.
"Talk about old times, huh babe. Come on, let's go see our little girl on stage and then go tell her about her new baby brother or sister." He said as he took hold of my hand. I squeezed his in return and fell into comfortable silence.
When we arrived at Amanda's school, we were running a little late. I was dying for a milkshake so we had to stop at a drive-thru and of course the line was forever long. I wanted to just forget about it but Christian told me we had to because he wasn't there to satisfy my cravings with Amanda.
We found our seats in the back of the auditorium and I got out my camera while handing Christian the camcorder. A few minutes later the show started.
I recognized a few people from Amanda's class and I took some pictures of Lily as a pumpkin. When it was time for Amanda to come on stage I was beginning to feel nervous for my baby girl. She, however, looked so calm and graceful up on the stage.
I was surprised when I noticed that she wasn't wearing the dress that Jamie had made for her. She loved that dress. Instead, she was wearing a different pilgrim costume and another girl was wearing hers. I was shocked when I heard her say more than the two lines she had been practicing for a few weeks. She was reciting full paragraphs at a time. Christian looked over at me with a shocked expression and I imagine my face resembled his. Finally, I was completely thrown into tears when my little girl opened her mouth and began to sing. She had the most beautiful voice (which of course I knew that already) but she didn't like to sing in front of other people.
When she was done I stood up, as did Christian, and we gave our little girl a standing ovation. I saw my Aunt and Uncle out of the corner of my eye standing up and clapping as well. The rest of the crowd followed suit. I was so proud of my baby girl!
After the play, we waited outside her classroom for her to come out. They were having a 'cast' party and she was enjoying all the attention she was getting from her classmates. Parents were coming up to us and telling us what a talented daughter we had and wanting to know who she took after. I always said Christian. I couldn't sing at all. Aunt Heather and Uncle Jake came over to us and asked us to dinner tonight but Christian and I declined. Tonight would be all about Amanda. Our little star.
She finally came out and gave us both a big hug.
"Fooled you didn't I!" She beamed up at us.
"Why didn't you tell us sweetie?" I asked.
"I wanted to surprise you! Maggie was supposed to do it but she got sick so last week we switched parts." She explained.
"I thought you didn't like to sing in front of people?"
"I do now that I have daddy here to protect me from them if I make a mistake." She said shyly.
Christian knelt down and lifted her chin. I could feel tears coming to my eyes again. Ugh these hormones!
"I will protect you from anyone or anything that wants to hurt you baby girl. Always!" He promises.
I hold out my hand and say, "Come on Amanda, let's go get some ice cream! We have a surprise for you too!"
"Yay! Ice cream!" She grabs my hand and then Christian's as we walk out of the school to the car. Before we are able to reach the car, Amanda pulls us both to a stand-still.
"Did you guys like my surprise?" She asked. I only then realize that I have yet to tell my daughter how wonderful she did.
"Oh baby girl you were wonderful. You made me so proud! It was the best surprise ever!" I say as I sweep her up and spin her around in a circle. When I set her down, Christian picks her up.
"Amanda, I am so proud of you. You are the most amazing girl I have ever known. You must get it from your mommy. I am so lucky to be your daddy!" He says as he crushes her into his chest. "Now! Let's go get some ice cream!" He yells.
We head over to the ice cream parlor a few minutes away from her school and we buy her whatever she wants. She looks very thoughtfully at each option of flavor and she asks for many samples. When she finally decides, we go and find a table.
"Amanda, we have a surprise for you." I start.
"What is it? Am I getting a puppy?"
"No, not exactly. You see..umm…Amanda.. Mommy and Daddy are going to have another baby. You will have a little brother or sister. What do you think?" I blurt out.
"YAY! I always wanted a little brother or sister! Yay! I can teach it how to do things like I taught Penelope! This is the best surprise ever! When do I get to meet them?" She asks bouncing off her seat.
"Not for a while little one. The baby has to grow inside Mommy's tummy first and then you can meet it." Christian explains.
"OH!" She yells. Then she gets up and comes over to me. She places her head on my belly and listens for a minute. Then she kisses it and tells it that she loves it already. My heart melts.
What did you guys think? I thought you deserved a cute little fluff chapter for the holiday or Thursday to some.. Have a great rest of your night! Thank you for everything guys! Please keep reading and reviewing! xoxox
