Beautiful Disaster

Chapter: 27

Pairing: Robert & Holly Scorpio

Rating: PG

Scorpio Residence, July 4th 1995

Holly carefully made her way overtop of scattered toys and into the kitchen to finish the preparations for their fourth of July celebration. "Mummy." a little voice called out as soon as she walked into the kitchen.

"What's the matter, Xavier?" Holly asked as she stepped back into the livingroom.

"Mummy, Mummy." Xavier called out as he made his way out of the den and into the livingroom. "I no find my twruck."

"Mom?" Robin called out as she made her way down the stairs. "Have you seen my sunglasses?"

"Mama." the baby squealed from the playpen.

Holly closed her eyes and took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. "Xavier, your truck is in the kitchen and Robin your sunglasses are on the diningroom table." She opened the kitchen door to go back inside and Xavier came charging out.

"Can you pease get da baby out?" Xavier asked with his truck in hand. "I wanna pway wif her."

"Are you going to play nicely?" Holly asked.

"Yes, Mummy."

"Okay." she said as she walked over to the playpen and lifted her ten month old daughter into her arms. Holly tried to smooth down Holiday's dark, unruly curls. "You have to play nicely."she told him again. "She's a lot smaller than you."

"I know." he sighed. "Pud her on da fwoor."

Holly placed the baby down on the floor next to Xavier. She watched for a few minutes as they played. Xavier was very sweet to his little sister. He shared his toys, talked to her and showered her with kisses whilst Mummy was still in the room. Holly wasn't in the kitchen two minutes before she heard the baby start to cry.

"Xavier?" she called out as she entered the livingroom. "What's wrong?"

"She no pway fair, Mummy!" he said.

Holly walked over and picked her crying daughter up. "She's little, she doesn't know how to play fair." she told her son. "You have to teach her."

"I no like her when she cries." he said bluntly. "Howiday needs a dummy." Holly took her daughter's dummy out of the playpen and popped it in Holiday's mouth. The baby calmed down immediately. "I towld ya." he sighed.

"You're so much like your Father." Holly said to herself more than to Xavier.

"Hello, luv!" Robert said as he came through the kitchen door. "I got everything you asked for at the store."

"Everything on the list?" she asked.

"Everything." he said as he leaned in and kissed her lips.

"Eww." Xavier said as he made a face. "Yucky!"

"You say that now my boy." Robert laughed as he watched his son head into the den. "I'm all ready to fire up the grill and throw on the hamburger and hotdogs."

"I think you should wait on Sean." she suggested.

"You don't think I can cookout without Sean?" he asked taking Holiday out her arms. "I'm an excellent chef. Isn't that right, Holiday?" Robert asked as he removed the baby's dummy and began tickling her. She giggled in delight. "See, Holiday thinks so too."

"I just don't want you to burn anything." Holly told him. "If you and Sean cook together the chances of the grill going up in flames decreases."

Robert laughed. "That's what you think." he replied. "Besides when Tiffany comes waddling in here she's going to want to eat right away."

"Poor Tiffany." Holly sighed. "It's so difficult to be pregnant in the summer."

"All the more reason to have the food ready and waiting." Robert said.

"Mom?" Robin called out. "Hey Dad, you're back."

"Yes." he said slowly. "Did you need something?"

"Um." Robin sighed. "Jason's here and we want to hang out up in my room until everyone gets here."

"Hello Mrs. Scorpio." Jason said as he entered the room. "Mr. Scorpio."

"Hello Jason." Holly smiled.

"Jason, son, how are the Quartermaine's?" Robert asked as he put his arm around Jason making the young man uncomfortable.

"Good." he answered.

Robert smiled. "Instead of going upstairs, why don't the two of you stay down here and watch the children whilst Holly and I get everything ready." he handed Holiday over to Jason. "Be careful, don't break her, she's the only one we have."

Jason gently cradled the child in his arms. "Yes, sir."

Holly tried to conceal her laughter. "Xavier is playing in the den." she said as she headed for the kitchen with Robert only a few steps behind her. "If you were trying to be smooth about that, darling, I'm afraid you failed."

"I just wanted to get the point across." he said as he wrapped his arms tightly around her waist. "Besides you're not ready to be a Grandmother yet are you?"

"No." she answered. "I feel old just thinking about it."

"Let's have another baby." he suggested.

Holly's eyes grew wide with shock. "Where did that come from?" she asked. "How did we get from Grandchildren to another baby?"

"I don't know." he sighed.

"We have two babies." she pointed out.

"Yes but they're going to grow up." Robert told her. "Besides Sean and Tiffany are going to beat us."

"We're having a race with Sean and Tiffany?" she asked. "Just because they feel the need to reproduce like rabbits doesn't mean that we have to." she laughed. "Caitlin and Jennifer and this new baby are so close together in age. I thought Xavier and Holiday were difficult over a year and a half apart. I can't imagine adding another child in there."

"Well, I guess we'll be tied at three." he sighed. "But if they go for a fourth one then you and I will have this conversation again."

"You're absolutely insane." Holly laughed as she leaned forward and kissed him. "And I'm madly in love with you."

Robert silenced her with a long, passionate kiss. "I love you, Mrs. Scorpio."

The End!