Hello! I'm back. These are going to be one-shots about Amy/Laurie to fill in between books and chapters of the sequels. I just hate that May got so much hateful fan mail that she asked Louisa not to write about Amy in Little Men. So, here are a few quick scenes. They won't be necesarily in chronological order.

This first one happens during Chapter 11: Uncle Teddy. Basically, Laurie wants to give the Plumfield kids a museum and Amy sends an old aquarium cause she's tired of it.

"It goes."

"It stays."

"It goes."

"It stays."

"Laurie..." Amy said, a bit annoyed at her husband's reluctance to give up that old aquarium he brought one day, and also at the childish structure of their argument.

Ever since Laurie returned from Plumfield a couple of days ago, he couldn't stop talking about his new idea of creating a museum, the "Laurence Museum". Honestly, she was used to it. She laughed lightly at the word "museum". It sounded like such a grand thing when it was only an old carriage house. Nonetheless, it was a good idea, creating a space for Dan to study animals, plants, and other stuff he seemed to enjoy. Amy was glad they could help the boy. At first, she was a bit wary about him, like most people. With time, they could see he was a good boy who had a rough start in life. She'll admit, she developed a soft spot for him like everyone else.

Laurie went to the library looking for books that might be useful as well as other items. Amy didn't have to hear twice before she was nominating the aquarium to go.

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"Papa!" they saw a beautiful three years old running towards them. Laurie picked her up.

"Bess loves it!" he argued while Goldilocks played with his hair.

"Bess hasn't paid attention to it for quite some time. And, she'd want to share it with the boys at Plumfield. Won't you, darling?"

Laurie looked at the baby hoping she would protest. Much to his dismay, she didn't. Bess fussed until her father put her back down and she rushed toward the garden. "Fine, but your stuffed owl goes too."

"Ahh," Amy gasped. "My owl! Why?"

"Come on, my lady. That thing is creepy."

"What are you talking about? You don't even have to see it. It's in my studio."

"It wasn't the other night when you took it to our bedroom because you had to finish that sketch..."

"...wha..."

"I woke up and the first thing I saw was that thing," he said, causing Amy to laugh. "It scared the hell out of me."

"Don't curse. I was working on a present for Jo."

"Have you finished it?"

"Yes." She admitted, much to her dismay.

"Then it goes."

"Ow," Amy frowned. She should have lied.

"Give it up, before Bess finds it and plucks the feathers."

"I suppose we both could give up something. And the boys can learn from it a lot."

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Later that day, Amy arrived with Bess to have dinner and to see how the whole project had turned out.

"You know, that bird drove me crazy for years and I still miss it sometimes," Amy said, watching Polly. That bird was the last living thing that remained from Aunt March and now that was gone too. At least they still had their portraits, jewels and of course Plumfield.

"I know," Jo said with a melancholic air. "Thanks for your owl."

"Oh, no worries." She said, looking at Laurie who smiled at her. "It served its purpose. I hope your boys like it," turning the stuffed animal a bit to the right in a better position, ever the perfectionist.

"Of course they will. They'll love to write essays about it," Jo replied. "Hey, what about that vase you have, the one that 's all broken..."

"No!" Both Amy and Laurie exclaimed leaving Jo speechless.

"Ook," Jo said, making her way back to the house. Whatever that was, they were clearly too attached to it. The Laurence couple smiled at each other, kissed lightly, and followed Jo back inside. Everyone enjoyed a nice meal and Dan couldn't stop thanking Laurie for the museum. After a couple of hours, the Laurences returned to their home. Laurie reminded them that he will visit and couldn't wait to read all of their essays.

Notes:

The vase thing was my very subtle reference to my headcanon regarding Kintsugi. I wrote a chapter in my other fic A True Gentlewoman. Basically, I think Laurie and Amy's relationship follows that philosophy. Kintsugi is an ancient Japanese art form. They mend broken pottery with glue that contains gold! They believed there's still beauty in the imperfect, that scars tell stories and that not because something isn't perfect, it is useless or ugly. So Laurie is basically broken when he meets Amy in Europe and she is the gold that helps his heart mend. I know it sounds cheesy but it's true. He was spiraling and Amy helped him put his head straight.

Oh, and the stuffed owl comes from May.

So, did you enjoy it?

Would you like to read more of these quick stories? If you have any suggestions, please let me know. I have a few more ideas but I can't tell you exactly when will I publish them.