Okay my lovely people, new chapter of Growth below! Something a little different this time with 3 different flashbacks to foetus Haleb before babies. I hope you enjoy.
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Not So Silent Night
"What are you thinking about?" Caleb broke Hanna's thoughts as she sat on their sofa staring down at Mila as she nursed. It was 10am on a Saturday morning and Hanna wanted nothing more than to snuggle with her babies all day before heading to the Fields' annual Christmas party later that evening.
Hanna smiled down at the baby and stroked her cheek gently, "The Fields' Christmas party," She answered honestly. "I was thinking about the first one we went to in College and all I wanted to do was have sex because I'd missed you like crazy."
2012
"Hanna, you are going to a Christmas party, not a club in Tribeca," Ashley Marin said as Hanna waltzed into the kitchen in a red bodycon dress. "I hope you're not wearing that why I think you're wearing it," She added as Hanna checked her make up in the mirror. Their eyes connected as Ashley walked over to fluff her hair. Hanna shot her an innocent look like she had no idea what she was talking about, but Ashley knew. "I know Caleb's coming to Rosewood tonight and I agreed that he could stay with us over Christmas on one condition."
Hanna rolled her eyes as she braced herself for the ensuing lecture. "Mom, I don't need to hear this again."
"No funny business," Ashley began, ignoring Hanna completely. "I know you're in your first year of college and I know you live together in New York but when you're staying under my roof, my rules apply,"
"Mom, I get it, no sex alright?"
"Then go and change outta that dress before Pam has a heart attack and questions why she was ever friends with us," Ashley instructed, watching with a small smile as Hanna flounced back up the stairs to change into a more appropriate Christmas party outfit.
She loved having Hanna back home. It had been difficult to see her only child head off to New York – empty nester she now was – and although Hanna sassed her like no end, having her home made it feel like, well home again. And as much as she ranted at Hanna about the no sex rule, having Caleb there with them would make Christmas feel complete, even if only for the fact that Hanna would have been a moping wreck if he weren't there instead.
"Much better," She agreed when Hanna reappeared in a more appropriate red dress. "Now we can go," She added, although Hanna was already halfway out the door and heading straight for the driveway.
"Mom, come on!" She yelled as she waited by the car door.
"Should it bother me that you want to leave our house as soon as you've got back?" Ashley asked as she unlocked the car.
Hanna rolled her eyes as she climbed in and strapped her seatbelt on, "Caleb's probably already there. He was spending time with Toby and I haven't seen him for like 3 days."
Ashley paused and turned to face Hanna who was staring out of the window impatiently. Sensing they weren't going anywhere soon, she turned to face her Mom and looked at her questioning. "Hanna," Ashley began, taking a breath, "I mean it."
"MOM!"
"No. sex."
Caleb laughed, "I'd missed you too."
"And then in our final year, I remember going and thinking how hard it was to be away from you for a few hours and that maybe that was a sign we'd made it," She sighed dreamily, rubbing Mila's tiny toes.
2014
Hanna had felt for a long time that Christmas wasn't really Christmas without the Fields' infamous party. Now that everyone had moved away for college and was spread all over the country, it also felt like one of the few times when they had no excuses but to come back to Rosewood and catch up. And Hanna loved it. She loved hearing about Aria in Savannah and the latest story she was working on; Spencer talking about Veronica's campaign with so much passion; Emily always spewing about the latest girl she seemed to be getting with and then there was her. And all Hanna wanted to talk about was New York and Caleb and their life together and how happy he made her. 2 and a bit years since they'd all left Rosewood and he was still the absolute rock in her life as she settled into the final year of college.
"Where even is Caleb?" Emily asked as they all sat around in her bedroom, hiding away from all the chaos downstairs as they caught up. "I thought you two were attached at the hip these days."
"Or the lips," Spencer sniggered.
"He said he had some urgent errand to run," Hanna scrunched up her face before checking her phone, "In fact he just got here," She said as she read his text message. "How hot do I look?" She asked, moving over to Emily's mirror, pulling at her white fitted shorts before readjusting her bra underneath her black sequined top to push her boobs up.
"I'm sorry how long have you guys been apart again?" Spencer asked, tilting her head to one side as she watched Hanna prime herself like a piece of meat about to be eaten.
"3 hours," Hanna pouted, just nudging one final piece of hair into place before she was satisfied. "And that is 3 hours too long," She added before flouncing out of the room and down the stairs to find her man. She spotted him chatting to Toby in the doorway, dressed in his delicious black and red plaid shirt that he knew she loved on him.
He looked up and immediately noticed her, opening his arms as she charged into them. And then he cupped her cheek and placed his lips on hers as his mind raced a million miles an hour thinking how much more Christmas meant to him with Hanna in his life. And when she pulled away, he looked down at her and smiled with the realisation that they were real, they'd made it through college and were at the Fields' Christmas party together for something ridiculous like the sixth time. It was in that moment that Caleb knew taking time out of his Christmas break to ask Tom Marin permission to marry his daughter was one of the best decisions he'd ever made.
"I always knew we were gonna make it," Caleb said, genuinely.
Hanna looked up at him knowingly, "Even when we didn't speak for two days because we argued over where to go travelling in the summer of sophomore year?"
Caleb scoffed, "The making up was worth it," He smirked, holding his hand out for a dinosaur that Logan wanted to give him, "Thank you," He said as the little boy ran off to grab another plastic toy. "And seriously, I knew I was gonna marry you when I was 17."
"I think I knew when I was 22."
"Hanna!"
"What?" She asked innocently.
"I proposed when you were 21!"
She laughed at his crestfallen face and reached a hand out to stroke his cheek, "Baby, I'd had our wedding planned out since I was 16."
Caleb moved closer to her and pressed a kiss against her lips, breaking apart when Logan grabbed his knees to hand him another toy. "What about when Toby proposed?" He asked, turning back to Hanna, "That was a pretty special Fields' party."
2017
"Where's your sparkle?" Spencer remarked as Hanna entered the Fields' kitchen in a black jumpsuit.
"Right here," Hanna smirked, holding her left hand up in the air to show off her diamond engagement ring and matching wedding band.
"I want one," Aria whined, grabbing Hanna's hand to look at the all to familiar pair of rings; ever since Hanna had become engaged and then married she'd felt no qualms about showing off the bands on her finger.
"I know, they're perfect," Hanna said smugly, admiring them herself before reaching for a glass of fizz as party guests mingled around them.
"Why don't you become just a little bit more smug?" Spencer suggested sarcastically, "We've only had to put up with it for the past 10 months."
"Don't worry Spence, I'm sure Toby's gonna put a ring on it soon," Hanna patted her arm in a condescending manner as Emily came to join the trio.
"Your husband's up to something," She said to Hanna, "I've just watched him take Toby outside."
Hanna sighed contently, "I'm sorry, my what?"
"Oh my god Hanna," Aria exclaimed, "I can't deal with your newlywed-ness," She said, "You've been married 10 months, has it not worn off yet?"
Hanna look at her innocently, "Aria," She said, placing her hands on her shoulders, "Your time will come."
"Okay, that's it," Spencer spat, "Caleb!" She called as she saw him come back through the front door with Toby.
"What's going on?" He asked as the two men walked over. Instinctively, he went over to Hanna and wrapped his arm around her, greeting her with a gentle kiss.
"Can you just take her away please?" Spencer asked, "She's being annoying."
"I have a better idea," Toby said as he wrapped an arm around his long-term girlfriend, "Let's go outside," He suggested, taking her by the hand and leading them away from the pair.
"I'm going to save Ezra from my parents," Aria added, following the two out of the kitchen.
"Great," Emily muttered as she was left with Hanna and Caleb who were currently deeply engrossed with each other.
Caleb nipped at Hanna's lip, squeezing her waist tightly before pulling away to grin down at her. She smiled back up at him, pecking him lightly on the lips before turning in his arms to face Emily, "Come on Em," She said, pulling Caleb toward the front door and indicating for Emily to follow. They stood on the front porch as snow fell lightly around them. At some point Aria and Ezra joined them and just as Emily was about to ask what the hell was going on and why they were stood in the cold when everyone else was inside getting drunk, Hanna let out a small squeal and brought her hands to her lips to try and contain her excitement.
"What? What is it?" Emily asked confused as Toby and Spencer came into view in front of them. "Oh my god," She gasped as they all watched Toby drop onto one knee.
Hanna grabbed Caleb's hand from her waist and twisted his wedding band as they watched Spencer nod her head yes and admire her ring as Toby slid it onto her finger. Woops and applause broke out from the 5 people on the porch as Toby picked Spencer up and spun her around. One by one… they were all marrying their soulmates.
"It was," She agreed, "But not as special as taking our little bunny to her first Fields' Christmas party," Hanna cooed down at the baby as she continued to eat hungrily. "You're gonna be so loved on tonight."
"Spoilt with attention," Caleb summarised in agreement, reaching for one of Logan's current favourite books on the side. "Logan," He called him over, snuggling the two-year-old who was still dressed in his reindeer pyjamas with binky in mouth once he pulled him onto his lap. "Shall we read a story?" He suggested. Having just spent his first full week back at work after Mila's birth, he was seriously missing being able to spend each and every day with his family.
Logan nodded and happily tucked himself against Caleb's chest, turning the pages on the book in Caleb's hands to look at the pretty pictures, "Santa!" He exclaimed, pointing at a drawing of the red-clothed man. Although he didn't fully get what Christmas was about, Hanna and Caleb had been mentioning and pointing out Santa Claus as many times as possible since Thanksgiving.
When they'd put their tree up, Logan had adorably been enraptured by all the shining decorations and ornaments and constantly talking about making it "pwetty for Santa." And despite Hanna and Caleb using that as ammunition to stop Logan wanting to pull the decorations off the tree, they were failing… miserably. Hanna couldn't count on one hand the amount of tantrums they'd had over Logan being told "No touching."
"Momma," Logan called, grabbing Hanna's attention, "Santa," He pointed at the picture as Caleb turned it to the front.
"You're right, that is Santa. Is he bringing you presents for being good?" She asked, stroking his hair.
Logan nodded, resting his hands on Caleb's arms as he began to read, "Far, far north, where the reindeer are, there is a snug little house with a bright red door," He began, "And in that house lives Santa Claus." He continued, letting Logan turn the pages. They finished the book and Logan looked like he was about to pass out – he had been up earlier than normal that morning and Hanna didn't mind if he took a nap; he'd probably be up later than usual that evening at the party.
Caleb whisked him upstairs and settled him for a nap. When he came back down, he returned to his place on the sofa. "You want her?" Hanna asked, looking down at their precious newborn who was wide-awake after her feed.
"Yeah," Caleb grinned, being careful to support Mila's head as she took her from Hanna and cradled her in his arms, staring down at her as she looked up at him. "Hi baby," He said, pulling her blanket back from her chin before stroking her cheek as she wrestled an arm free. For a baby who loved her sling, she sure hated her swaddle. "Was that a good breakfast?" He asked, grabbing her hand as he felt Hanna shift her weight and curl around his side, her own hands being unable to resist touching their baby girl.
Mila let out a small coo back, "That's right, it was good," Hanna smiled, stroking her tummy. "She was hungry."
"What does Mommy want for Christmas?" Caleb cooed at Mila, rocking her gently when she scrunched up her face slightly.
"Sleep would be nice," Hanna replied, separating herself from him to lie back on the sofa, "And she's supposed to be a good sleeper," She huffed offhandedly.
"If you want sleep then we might have to send her back," He said, grinning as Mila blinked up at him. He placed a hand on Hanna's legs as she stretched them across his lap, rubbing gently, "You sure you wanna send her back?" He asked, nuzzling that baby's tiny ear.
Hanna sighed as she watched them. Caleb was the most loving and giving Daddy to their babies. "I guess not," She agreed, sitting up again and smiling as Mila began to gurgle more. "Are you going to show us your smile?" She asked her, laughing with Caleb when Mila tried to talk back, "You are?"
"She's trying," Caleb laughed, "There it is," He cooed when Mila smiled up at them.
"Everyone is so excited to see her smile," Hanna said to Caleb, pouting. "I feel like the Fields' party is the exact opposite of Silent Night. Like we're never gonna get to hold her."
Caleb looked at her disbelievingly, "Mommy holds precedent over everyone." He disagreed, "Even Grammy."
"Try telling that to my Mom."
"Happily," Caleb said reassuringly, "Anything to keep my girls happy."
"One clean two-year-old delivered," Caleb said, breaking Hanna from her thoughts of what she was going to dress Logan in, as he appeared in the doorway with their toddler wrapped up in a towel in his arms.
Hanna smiled at him and pushed herself off the ground, walking over to the pair of them, wrapping an arm around Caleb's waist and rubbing Logan's back gently. "Logi, are you excited for the party?" She asked, the little boy nodding in response although not fully understanding the question.
"Is Mimi down for a nap?" Caleb asked, pushing the hood down on Logan's towel.
"Yeah," Hanna nodded.
"Why don't you go and get ready whilst she's asleep and I'll sort Lo out," He suggested, running a hand across her shoulders and squeezing reassuringly. He could tell she was slightly anxious about tonight, but he also knew his Hanna loved socializing and it would be great for her to get out of the house properly. Hanna nodded again against his shoulder, running a hand through Logan's hair. She was just about to leave when Caleb's phone rang, "It's my Mom," He said.
"Take it," She said, pulling Logan into her arms, "I can get my little baby ready."
"No baby," Logan squealed when Hanna began to tickle him.
"You're not a baby?" Hanna asked as Caleb disappeared. Logan shook his head as Hanna placed him on the floor.
"No Mommy," He laughed, giggling when she tickled his belly again.
"Not even Mommy's baby?" She pouted.
Logan shook his head again, squealing when Hanna knelt down and wrapped him up in her arms. "Mommeeee!"
"What?" She asked, wrapping his towel tightly around his front.
"Kissy," He pouted, copying exactly what Hanna did to him.
"You want a kissy but you're not Mommy's baby," She stated, moving over to his closet to pull out some jeans, a plain white t-shirt and his new navy knitted jumper with reindeers all over that he was absolutely obsessed with at the moment.
"Mommy baby," He said, reaching his hands up for Hanna as she came back over to him. She knelt down and picked his towel off the ground as he shook it off.
"Mommy's naked baby," She agreed, "Kissy," She pouted, squeezing him tight when he flung himself forward and kissed her on the lips.
"Ray-deer!" He exclaimed once he saw the jumper Hanna wanted him to wear.
"That's right," Hanna agreed, "It's a reindeer. Now lets get some pants on your tush. Mrs. Fields won't want to see any naked butts no matter how cute they are."
When Caleb came back into their bedroom after eventually convincing his Mom to hang up, Hanna was sat at her vanity in her skimpy silk robe applying her final layer of mascara, her hair short hair curled to perfection and tucked behind her ear on one side. He walked over to her and leant down to press a kiss against her exposed neck. "I'm a lucky guy," He murmured in her ear, their eyes connecting in the mirror as he ran his hands down her arms. She didn't say anything, just shot him a small smile before putting her mascara back in its pot as he went over to check their newborn who was still asleep. "We are gonna have some serious problems with guys when she gets older. I know exactly how they think around Marin women."
"She's a Rivers girl," Hanna disagreed, coming to stand behind him and wrap her arms around his middle, "And so am I," She reminded him as he placed his hands over hers.
"When she's as beautiful as her Mama, we're gonna have problems," He said definitively, turning in her arms to press a delicate kiss to her lips, careful not to smudge her blush pink lipstick.
"Go grab a shower whilst you can," She whispered against his lips, unable to resist pressing one final kiss against his them before pushing him towards their en suite and heading towards her closet to pull out the dress she'd picked out earlier in the week. Whilst Caleb was in the shower, she managed to feed Mila, pull her dress on, get the baby dressed in her adorable outfit before finding Logan in his room and walking him down the stairs to play until Caleb was ready. Hanna was seriously feeling like she could achieve anything if she managed to get two babies and herself ready before Caleb.
"Five minutes babe," He yelled from the top of the stairs.
"Okay," She yelled back, "I'm gonna get them in the car," She added, guiding Logan towards their front door, strapping him into his car seat first before moving round to the other side to strap in Mila's car seat.
"Mommy cold," Logan whined as Hanna jumped in the driver's seat of their Audi.
"You're cold?" She asked, turning the engine on and upping the heat.
"Daddy," He said, pressing his finger against the window as Caleb locked the door.
"That is Daddy," Hanna agreed without looking up, still fiddling with the temperature control.
"You're driving?" Caleb asked as he opened the passenger-side door.
"Is that a problem?" Hanna asked as Logan whined for Caleb's attention from the back.
"Hush Lo," Caleb tried to placate him, awkwardly sticking his arm through the middle to rub Logan's ankle reassuringly. "No," He said to Hanna, "No problem."
Hanna bit her lip and reached out to stroke his stubble with her thumb, "You're not a caveman," She laughed as he rolled his eyes before turning to Logan as he continued to whine unhappily about being stuck in his seat.
Caleb managed to keep him entertained until Hanna parked up outside the Fields' house. "Mommy out," Logan called.
"Okay, okay," She placated him, unstrapping him and pulling him out. He had some serious excess energy he needed to burn off. "Logan," She warned as he tried to run off, "Stop," She added, holding her hand out for him to take as she walked him round to the other side of the car.
"Han," Caleb said in disbelief as he observed their daughter in her car seat.
"She looks pretty cute right," Hanna laughed as Logan gripped onto her leg. Their 4-week-old daughter was dressed in a little reindeer onesie with a tiny matching hat with Rudolph's face on and antlers coming out of the top.
"And now there's no way she's not going to be passed around," He muttered as he led them up to the front door of Pam Fields' house.
Hanna stroked his cheek mockingly as Logan rapped on the door. "You're such an overprotective caveman tonight."
"You've never complained before," Caleb observed, "Looks pretty busy," He said, trying to change the subject.
It was Emily who finally opened the door, squealing with happiness at the sight of her friend before quickly pulling Hanna in for a tight hug. "I'm so glad you're here," She exclaimed, "My Mom said you were maybes but it wouldn't have been the same without you."
"Aunty Emmy!" Logan yelled, jumping up and down at her feet and holding his arms up for her.
"Hey handsome," She greeted, separating from Hanna to pick him up. "Look at you," She cooed as Hanna brushed down his reindeer jumper.
"Emily, are you going to invite our guests in or throw your own party on the porch?" Pam asked as she came to the door. "Hey sweetheart," She greeted Hanna, "You look so well," She complimented as she ushered everyone inside.
"I'm being looked after pretty great," Hanna replied, reaching her hand out for Caleb to take. Caveman or not, he was good at looking after his family. He followed her into the kitchen and placed the baby carrier on the counter as Pam served them drinks.
"You're here!" Ashley Marin exclaimed as she approached her daughter and son-in-law. "And so is precious," She cooed, watching as Hanna unstrapped her newborn daughter and gently brought her into her arms. Caleb ran a tender finger down Mila's cheek as her blue eyes took in the new surroundings. "Honey, she's put so much weight on," Ashley assured her, watching as the pair of them fussed over Mila. "When I don't see her everyday I can see how fast she's growing."
"Doc say's she's doing well," Caleb said, one hand coming to rest on Hanna's waist, the other on Mila's tummy as she made little cooing noises. "She's eating a lot too."
"Can I?" Ashley asked, placing her wine on the counter top and holding her arms out for the baby.
"Mom, careful with her head," Hanna worried as she handed Mila over.
"Han, I've held her a hundred times already," She reassured her daughter as Pam came over and handed Caleb a beer and Hanna a glass of white wine. They thanked her before she disappeared off to more hosting duties, watching Ashley as she rocked Mila in her arms gently. "She's so gorgeous."
Caleb grinned, perching on a bar stool before Hanna came to stand in between his legs and rest against his chest, "Yeah," He agreed, pressing a kiss against Hanna's exposed shoulder. "Don't you think she looks just like Han?"
Ashley stared down at the baby, "She's definitely got her eyes," She agreed, letting Mila grab onto her finger. "You do, you've got Mama's eyes," She cooed down at the four-week-old. "How's Lo doing?" Ashley asked, finally taking her eyes off her granddaughter to look back up at Hanna and Caleb.
"He's doing pretty good," Hanna replied, resting a hand on Caleb's thigh. "He likes spending time with her when she's awake and he loves to hold Christmas decorations up for her stare at."
"Yeah," Caleb agreed, "He's kind of got over his initial reaction of what is this screaming thing to oh she's actually a human who will make noises if I talk to her."
"He calls her 'bewful'," Hanna laughed, "This is them in bed yesterday," She added, showing Ashley a picture of the two of them lying in bed, cuddling together.
"Oh my gosh, she's here!" Spencer exclaimed as she charged straight over to Ashley and cooed down at the baby.
"Oh hi Spence," Caleb said sarcastically, wrapping an arm around Hanna's waist as she settled back against him.
"Can I hold her, please please pleeeeease."
"I'd like to apologise for my wife's behaviour," Toby said as he followed behind Spencer and greeted the pair of them as Ashley carefully handed Mila over.
Hanna snorted, "We're used to it," She said, taking a sip of her wine – it was the first time she'd drunk in almost a year and she was feeling very cautious about how quickly it would go to her head.
"Oh look at her," Spencer cooed holding Mila out in front of her. "Toby look," She said, opening her mouth as the baby copied her, jerking her arms above her head. "Are you going to smile for Aunty Spencer?"
"You doin' okay?" Caleb whispered in Hanna's ear as everyone became enraptured by their baby.
Hanna nodded and turned in his arms, placing her wine on the side. "I don't think I should drink," She said placing her arms on his shoulders.
"You want something else instead?" He asked her, pushing himself off the stool and leading her over to the kitchen table where beverages were laid out. "Water? Orange juice?" He suggested, a reassuring hand on her waist.
"Uhm, juice," She said, taking the glass he poured for her.
"Mommy," Logan called as he came running over to her, "Look," He said excitedly, shoving a candy cane up in the air for her to look at.
Hanna gasped to appease him, "Where did you get that from?" She asked, holding Caleb's beer for him as he picked him up.
"Aunty Emmy," He replied, shoving it into his mouth.
"You might wanna take the plastic off bubba," Caleb laughed, taking the candy cane from him and using his teeth to rip into the wrapper, pulling it down before giving it back to Logan.
"Did you say thank you?" Hanna asked, handing Caleb his beer back. Logan nodded as he licked the sugary treat. "Good job."
"Fo' Mimi?" They two year old asked, holding the now slobbery candy cane up in the air.
Caleb and Hanna laughed, "No baby, she's too little but that's very nice of you," Hanna said before they headed back over to Spencer and Toby who, having been joined by Aria and Emily, were still going gaga over Mila. Ashley stole Logan as soon as she saw him, wanting to take him to Ted and then show him off to some of her friends, whilst Mila began to whimper as Aria took her turn holding her.
"She's crying, what do I do?" Aria asked worriedly, unsure as to how to soothe her.
Caleb grinned a little, more than happy to take Mila off her, holding her against his chest as she settled slightly. Hanna grabbed her red fair isle blanket and wrapped it around her back as Caleb moved his hands on top of it, both of them fussing over the baby as she scrunched up her face unhappily. "Em, can we go and settle her upstairs?" Hanna asked.
"Sure, use my old room," She nodded before they disappeared out of sight.
Hanna watched as Caleb ran a soothing hand up and down Mila's back, the baby finally calming once she was away from all the attention downstairs. "She wants to sleep," Hanna said quietly, moving to cup the back of her head as she let out a yawn, her eyes blinking shut against Caleb's shoulder. "Are you okay to hold her? I don't really wanna leave her up here and there's nowhere for her to sleep,"
Yeah," He said, turning his head to press a kiss against Mila's hair. "Is she out?" He asked her, turning his body so that Hanna could see the baby.
Hanna smiled, "Yeah, she's out," She replied, taking one of his hands and leading him back downstairs.
Caleb headed back into the kitchen to find their friends whilst Logan spied Hanna and waved his fingers at her from Ashley's arms. "Are you having fun with Grammy?" She asked him as she approached them. Logan started to get upset, his eyes welling until Hanna pulled him into her arms. "What's wrong with you?" She muttered, cuddling him close. "Look Lo, we're underneath the mistletoe," Hanna said, encouraging him to look up. "Do you know what that means?" She asked, kissing his hair, "It means you have to give Mommy a kiss," She pouted.
Logan squealed wrapping his arms around her neck and giving Hanna a kiss. "Kissy," He grinned as Hanna continued to kiss him all over his face.
She carried him back to the kitchen and put him down once he seemed happy enough, keeping an eye on him as he began to enjoy himself again, completely loving the attention he was getting from everyone. Emily had somehow convinced Caleb to give her Mila who was alternating between snoozing and staring up at whoever was holding her. "Can you believe that we're here," Emily asked as she rocked her gently.
Spencer, Hanna and Aria all looked at each other and nodded decisively, answering, "Yes," At the same time.
Emily rolled her eyes, "Not here here," She said, "But here, with babies and marriage and engagement rings."
Hanna took Mila back into her arms, kissing her and holding her close, "I can believe it," She said, smiling down at Mila as she finally gave her a precious newborn smile. "Hi baby, hi," She cooed, "You're smiling, yes you are."
Aria rushed to be closer to Hanna's side, staring down at the baby with her mouth open, "She's smiling!"
Spencer wrapped an arm around Hanna's shoulder, squeezing her close, "I can believe we're here too."
I'm thinking I'll probably be posting another Christmas chapter before actual Christmas, there's still so much I want to write about with this little family enjoying precious time together... Please review my lovelies x
