Prompt 16 - You can't fix it now.

"You need to hide that Phil. You can't fix it now."

"What? I'm almost done."

"Daisy just pulled into the driveway. You know how the kids are. They'll be running in here as soon as she stops and parks the car. Now get that back upstairs into our room. I'll bring the tools."

"Yes ma'am."

Melinda opened the bedroom door just as she heard the steps on the stairs. Next, she heard the name called out, which made her grin widely as a flash of a small human flew into her arms.

"Gamma!"

"Hello my little Mellie." She hugged the little girl while laughing.

The girl pulled away and grinned up at her. "Mommy and Kyri and Jami are here too Gamma."

"So how is my girl huh?"

"I'm good Gamma. It's almost my birthday. Only two more days and I'm gonna be six."

"Oh I know baby. You're growing up way too fast." Melinda hugged her again as she heard heavier footsteps on the stairs. Turning to Mellie, she spoke. "You should go find your sisters and tell them that Pappy made chocolate chip cookies. You can each have two with some milk."

"Oh yay! Cookies!" She turned to go downstairs and saw her mother on the top step. "Mommy! Pappy made cookies for us."

Daisy grinned at her. "Well since Gamma said you could have some, go tell the girls and let Jami pour the milk, okay?"

"Okay mommy. Pap makes the bestest cookies."

"I know. You better save me some."

"I only gonna have two like Gamma said." And with that she ran back down the stairs.

"Hey."

"Hey yourself. You look tired Daisy."

"Yeah." Daisy sat down on the top step and Melinda joined her. "Being an incubator for a kid is hard work."

Melinda smiled as she ran her hand over Daisy's stomach. "Is he kicking yet."

"Like a champion soccer player. Keeps me up half the night, I swear." Daisy laid her head on Melinda's shoulder. Thanks for this. Having us all over and doing the party. I just had no energy to pull that off."

"You know we're glad to do it. When are Robbie and Luke coming?"

"Tomorrow. Robbie had a couple cars he had to finish, and Luke wanted to stay with him to help."

"Hopefully one of them can help Phil fix the gift he had made for Mellie."

"Which is?"

"A kid size car. Looks like Lola."

Daisy laughed. "That's such a grandpa thing to do."

"I know. But the car is really nice. Come see it." She led Daisy to their room where Phil was still working on the car.

Later that night, the kids were all in bed and Daisy was sitting with Phil and Melinda on the sofa. She took a sip of tea and looked around at the house she'd lived in up till three years ago when she and Robbie and the kids had moved to their own place in the nearest town, where Robbie had opened his own mechanic shop. That's when they'd also met Luke, who had broken into the shop to sleep one night. The homeless runaway teen had eventually joined their family. He was now almost sixteen. Mellie would soon be six and Jami was already twelve while Kyri was eleven.

"I miss it here. In the quiet countryside. I miss you guys."

"We miss you too Daisy. But we do see you at least once a week when you either come here for dinner or we come to your place."

"Yeah. But it's not quite the same."

"Are you okay? Is everything okay with you and Robbie?"

"Oh yeah. We're fine. It's nothing like that. I guess maybe I'm just a bit hormonal with the baby and all."

"When the baby comes, maybe you could stay here for a couple weeks. We could help you with the kids and baby."

"That'd be nice. Robbie said I should ask my mama to come stay with us to help out, but I think me staying here might be better. If you don't mind."

Melinda squeezed her shoulder. "We don't mind. We'd love it. You know that."

"Ah it's so nice to have a family. I love you guys so much." She took a cookie off the plate and bit into it. "Damn these are good."

The party for the six-year-old was a huge success. Mellie loved her kid size Lola, and she received a ton of gifts from her extended family. Jemma and Fitz had sent their gifts since they were unable to make it over from Scotland but promised to visit with the family over the Christmas holiday. Mack and Yoyo came too bringing their young twins, while Bobbi and Hunter also showed up. Gabe stopped by with his girlfriend giving his niece her very own Chromebook. It was a wonderful day for everyone.

Daisy tucked in Mellie as the girl clutched her new Panda bear that her Gamma had given her.

"She's so pretty Mommy. Don't you think so?"

"I do. Did you name her yet?"

"May. I calling her May for Gamma."

Daisy grinned. "That fits her. She looks like a May to me."

"That's what I thought too." The little girl grinned back at her mom. "I love all my presents."

"You got some really nice things. Everyone loves you very much."

"I love all them too. Pappy gave me a car that looks like his car. I love it." Her face grew pensive. "Mommy, I can take my new brother for a ride when he comes out of your belly."

Daisy laughed. "Yes when he's bigger. He's gonna be too small for a while."

"Gamma says I'm gonna be a good big sister. Like Jami and Kyri are to me."

"Yes you will. But now you need to go to sleep, it's very late and you had a busy day. So close your eyes, and sleep."

"Okay mommy. I love you"

"I love you baby girl. Sweet dreams." Daisy turned off the light and left the room. She moved into the other bedroom and smiled at her husband.

Robbie turned around and grinned. "You finally get her to calm down a little.?"

"Yeah she drifted off finally. All that sugar and excitement had her wound up"

"Your parents really went all out."

"Are you surprised? They always do this for the kids."

"Yeah. And you. But that car was something else." He walked over and put his arms around his wife. "Do you ever just get overwhelmed thinking about how happy you are. Cause I am so happy Dais. I love you so much, and the kids, and your parents and all this...I never thought I'd ever have all this. It's really all I ever wanted."

Daisy nodded. "I know. I dreamed about this kind of family when I was a kid. I mean not exactly this family, but you know a happy family. Now I have a mom and dad who love me, a husband I adore. Kids. An extended unorthodox family but that's the best kind isn't it? It's surreal sometimes for sure."

"And soon we will be adding to the family. He rubbed her extended belly. We really need to get this little one a name soon. Any more ideas?"

"Yeah. How about Coulson Gabriel Reyes?"

He smiled. "Yeah, that'll work. You know he'll cry right?"

"Which one?"

"Both of them. Then your mom will cry and then you will cry. It'll be a cry fest."

"Yeah It'll be great."

"You're such a sap."

"I get it from my sappy family." She laughed as he rolled his eyes and she hugged him again.