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Thanks you all for asking for a new chapter. Sorry for the long waiting, but, hope it's worthy. There's a time jump, and, they will be another in the next chapter, hope it's clear okay!
Chapter 88 - Remember the time
*** Blair's narrative (voice-over) ***
Do you remember when you were single, and, your biggest worry was, like, if you'd score tonight? Well...
(Sounds of baby crying)
Blair's baby talk. - « Ssssshhhh, it's gonna be okay, sweetie, let's just change your diapers... »
The brunette doctor was changing the diapers like a pro, and, someone else was just watching, in the distance, amused with such view...
Blair looks over her shoulder, and, says, - « You're not gonna help me ? »
Spencer shakes her head, and, smirks. - «No, you've it under control... »
Blair chuckles, her eyes get back to the baby girl who's between her arms. It's funny how much you can love someone who can barely babble. And, to be honest, this little girl is not the only one who will receive Blair's attention...
(Phone rings)
Spencer signs. - « It's time... »
Blair looks at her wife, and, says. - « Are you having second thoughts about this ? »
Spencer looks at the young doctor, and, says. - « And, you ? Are you sure about this ? »
Blair nods
Spencer mumbles. - «Melissa named her Veronica, as our mom... » (sighs) « I know that I promised Melissa to look after her little girl while she was in jail, but... »
Blair. - « But, no one thought that Melissa would die giving birth to her kid... »
Spencer sighs sadly, it's sad that Melissa couldn't even see her baby girl. No matter how many bad things she did in the past, Spencer never wished an end like this one to her own sister...
Blair. - «All the paperwork has been done, Spence, we can finally bring little Veronica to live with us... »
Spencer. - « And, how we're supposed to raise her ? I mean, should we tell her about their real parents ? Does she really have to live with the burden of what their parents did ? I mean, AD & Melissa, they... »
Blair approaches, holding the baby Margot between her arms, when she says. - « Spence, for now, let's just focus on bringing her home... »
Spencer mumbles. - « Home... » (She looks at her little girl, and, says) « Hey, Margot, are you ready to meet Veronica... ? »
The little baby girl yawls, half asleep, and, both moms just chuckle with such tender response...
Spencer. - «Can we really deal with 2 little girls... ? »
Blair teases. - « I'm up for even 4 if you want... ? »
Spencer says in shock. - « What ?! » (She shakes her head, and, says while she walks away) «2 are more than enough... »
Blair chuckles, she looks at the baby girl and, softly kisses her little head and takes a deep breath. - «We can do this, right ? » (gulps) « I can do this, right ? »
Spencer says from the outfront. - « Are you ready... ? We should go, now... »
Blair takes a deep breath, she's scared of this new step because, like any parent, she really doesn't want to mess it up...
(At the hospital)
Since the moment she came to this world, it has been hospitals & institutions. Many people around, but even then, it felt cold. Doctors, nurses, social workers. At her short age, little Veronica has met lots of people, but, till now, no one has really met her.
People watch her, they check on her, but, no one hugs her, no one really talks to her, no one looks at her more than 10 Mississippi, and, it's sad, it makes her sad. Is it'll gonna always be like this ? Cold and indifferent ? The little Veronica wonders if the world is like this, and, she's already sad to live in this cold world...
Someone approaches, someone looks at the sad little baby girl who's looking at the emptiness of the room, and, it's in this moment when little Veronica realizes that this world is not cold at all...
Blair's baby talk. - «To whom is this little foot ? » (She pretends to eat the little foot of the baby, and, says) « Yummy, yummy... »
The little Veronica giggles, amused. This is the first time that someone makes her laugh, and, she likes it, she likes it a lot...
Blair smiles. - « You're not scary at all... » (Big smile) « I can do this... we can do this... »
The little Veronica has no idea of what the young doctor is talking, but, when Blair holds her between her arms, and, softly kisses her little head, the world doesn't look cold and indifferent anymore...
Blair says to the baby. - «You'll be my Vero-bear... » (She rubs her nose against Veronica's face, and, says) « Oh, yeah, Vero-bear, I'll hug you ! I'll kiss you ! I'll love you ! So, so much ! »
Little Veronica smiles, she chuckles, and, from all the people she has met, this young doctor had become her favorite one, already...
*** Blair's narrative (voice-over) ***
I remember the time when it was just me, and, I don't miss it at all. We begin life with few obligations, but, as we get older we take vows, we make promises, commitments that we learn to love & cherish. And, sometimes, you find the obligation you dread the most isn't worth being scared at all...
(At the DiLaurentis-Fields home)
Alison on the phone. - «Blair, so, you are bringing the baby home, today ? Oh, I see... » (she asks) «So, are you gonna raise Melissa's daughter as your own? » (she mumbles) « She's AD's child... » (she shakes her head, and, says) « Yes, you're right. What her biological father did, it's not her fault... I'm happy for you... »
And, Alison was really happy for her friends, especially for Blair. The young doctor sounded really happy on the phone, and, it's nice that at least someone around it's happy these days. The call ends, and, Alison stays in awkward silence for a brief moment.
The air feels heavy inside the house ; things between Emily & her, they are not great. And, the saddest part, it's that Alison doesn't know how to make it better... but, thankfully, someone else has an idea...
Little Wayne runs towards her, he runs so fast, that he almost falls...
Alison catches him in the air, and, says. - «Wayne, do not run so fast inside the house. You can get hurt. Not running inside the house, remember ?»
Wayne nods, but, running and catch her attention was just part of the plan. The little boy holds the hand of his mom, and, pulls forward...
Alison frowns. - «What is it, Wayne ? You wanna me to play with you... ? »
It wasn't exactly a game what Wayne has in mind. He pulls harder...
Alison. - «Fine, fine, you don't need to pull me, I'm coming... »
Wayne smiles, he holds his mom's hand, and, guides her to the backyard. The blonde follows her little kid, not sure of what is in motion till she sees the beautiful picnic that is settled...
Alison chuckles. - « What is this ? »
Pillows, lots of candles, a basket of fruits, cheese, wine, a beautiful scene was settled by...
Emily asks. - «Do you like it... ?»
Alison nods, not sure of what else to say...
The blonde walks over Emily, and, she smiles when her other kids : Enzo & Oliver, they give her a beautiful rose...
Alison looks at Emily, and, raises an eyebrow. - « You put them into this... ? »
Emily chuckles. - « They are my little helpers... »
Alison chuckles, she softly kisses the cheeks of her kids like a thank you, and, the kids smile, and then, they rush inside the house, because their work is done ; now, it's on Emily.
Brown meets blue, they are looking at each other, and even if the gap between them is tiny, it feels like they were an ocean apart...
*** Emily's narrative (voice-over) ***
Nobody's memory is perfect or complete. We jumble things up. We lose track of time. We are in one place and another. And it all feels like one long, inescapable moment. Yes, memory is tricky, we forget what we had once. We forget what it's like to live with a thing not that we need, but that we want till we are forced to remember the real version of the facts... till we remember what it feels to live without certain things for long enough to remember how much we need them... how much I need you...
Emily clears her throat and says with a shy voice. - "Ali. I've spent the last couple of days trying to wrap my head around a plan to fix us..."
Alison sighs deeply
Emily. - "Imagining a worst-case scenerio, we get a divorce..."
Both girl gulp hard, divorce shouldn't be an option, right?
Emily takes a step forwards, and, says. - "But, looking at you, right now. Talking to you. Remembering what we have survived till now, I... I realize that I don't know how to fix things between us, and, that scary me a lot... I'm afraid that I don't know how to fix what I broke..."
Alison sadly sighs, she looks down...
Emily. - "I don't know how to repair your trust in me. But, what I know is that I don't want anything to hurt you..."
The blonde looks up, their eyes meet again when a tiny smile appears on Alison's lips, and, that's enough hope for Emily to keep going...
Emily. - "Not hurting you... that feels tangible. And, all my fears, everything that scares me, suddenly feels irrelevant... » (deep breath) « I was wrong. I've been so wrong. And, I know that sorry is not enough, but, I'm really sorry for everything I put you through, Ali. You, you're everything. I love you, and, even if you're mad at me, even if you can't trust me, I'm not gonna stop loving you. And, I'm gonna do everything in my power to prove you I'm still worthy of your love..."
Alison smiles with watery eyes, with this gesture, the brunette is touching a soft spot inside Alison's heart...
The brunette stretches her hand, and, says...
Emily. - "What I'm trying to say, in a very clumsy way, it's that I'll do my best on never hurting you ever again, in every way I possible can..." (watery eyes when she pleads) «So, please don't give up on me, okay?"
Emily streches her hand, she let it hang for a long moment, hoping that Alison will find her half away, and, for Emily's good look, Alison does it. The blonde steps forwards too, closing the gap between them, and, taking Emily's hand.
Alison caresses Emily's cheek with her other free hand, and, says. - «I can live without you. But I don't want to. I don't ever want to... »
Emily smiles, big time, she's able to hold Alison's hand once again, and, she kisses Alison's hands, promising to herself, to them, that this time, she will do her best on cherishing what they have... what they are...
*** Emily's narrative (voice-over) ***
We forget things, we forget what it matters till we don't. That's why it's so important for us to remind ourselves, for us to remember that we would be nothing without love... I would be nothing without you...
(At the Hastings' house, the next day)
Blair. - "So, you're okay, again...?"
Alison. - "Not so fast, she needs to work for it..."
Blair. - "Ali..."
Alison shrugs. - "What? Don't look at me like that! There's nothing wrong with getting hard to get..."
Blair chuckles, and, she keeps cleaning the house. The blonde drinks the coffee that her friend offered, and, she stares, she sees how Blair is moving everything from one place to another, so, she asks...
Alison. - "What are you doing...?"
Blair. - "What does it look like I'm doing? I'm cleaning..."
Alison. - "And, did you get Spencer's authorization to move all of her stuff...?"
Blair. - "Authorization? What are you talking about?"
Alison points out to a lamp and says. - "Blair! That lamp doesn't go over that table! Spencer always puts it over there..."
Blair moves the lamp, and, says. - "Relax, Ali. I'm gonna put everything back..."
Alison looks around, and, says. - "You're not putting it exactly where you found it, and, that lamp was the example!"
Blair. - "Don't freak out. Why you're freaking out?"
Alison. - "And, why you're not freaking out?! OMG, Blair! Spencer doesn't like people touching, moving her stuffs!"
Blair. - "Today is her 1st day back to work after her maternity leave. I'm planning to surprise her with a cleaned house, I don't think she will care if I don't put everything in the same stupid place..."
Alison. - "Did you just meet, Spencer?! Blair! We're talking about the girl who spent an entire day re-organizing your movie's collection, just because we didn't put them in the correct way when you moved in..."
Blair mumbles. - "Well, she had a point, it's better to put them by genre than in alphabetical order..."
Alison groans, frustrated...
Blair. - "Look Ali, it's gonna be okay. Spence will recognize that I did a nice thing for her and, she's gonna appreciate it..."
Alison. - "Huh... you really think so...?"
Blair nods, and, Alison makes a call...
Blair. - "What are you doing...?"
Alison. - "Opening your eyes..."
The phone starts to ring, Alison puts it on speaker...
Spencer groans angrily. - "What do you want Ali?!"
Blair gulps hard, Spencer is mad, she can tell...
Alison smirks. - "Always so nice to speak with you, sweetie..."
Spencer huffs angrily
Alison. - "You don't sound good, it's everything all right?"
Spencer. - "This office is a complete mess! My assistant had the brilliant idea of re-organizing my office..."
Alison looks at Blair, and, says. - "Oh, such a nice gesture, don't you think?"
Spencer yells. - "Nice gesture?! NICE GESTURE?! No one should dare to move my things!"
Blair gulps hard, already sweating...
Spencer. - "I can't find my files, I can't even sit in my chair since she changed the position of my desk and, now the solar rays hit me directly in my face..." (groans) "I really think that I'm gonna kill someone tonight..."
Alison. - "Well, in that case, I let you dealing with your mess, bye..."
Spencer was going to ask why Alison called her in the 1st place, but, the blonde finished the call before she could say a word. Now, Alison looks at her dear friend, and, says when she looks around, at the mess that Blair did in the house...
Alison. - "Yeah, she's gonna kill you..." (She grabs her bag, and, says) "Bye... it was nice to meet you..."
The blonde was leaving, but, the doctor stops her...
Blair. - "Wh-what... wait! You can't leave! You need to help me!" (She looks at her watch and says) "We don't have time, Spence will be back in 5 hours, we need to put everything back into its original place!"
Alison. - "And, how we're supposed to do that when we don't remember it?"
Blair panics. - "I don't know!" (She cups her cheeks and, says) "God, what did I do?!"
Alison doesn't like to re-orgnize, that's more Emily's area, that's why...
(At Rosewood school)
The principal. - "So nice to have you back, Emily..."
Emily. - "I'm happy to be back..."
The principal. - "When do you think you can start again... today...?"
Emily was going to say 'yes', but, when she sees the SOS that her wife sent her, she leaves so fast the school, that she left without saying when she would be back.
(Back at the Hastings' home)
The mermaid almost tears apart the door, desperate to know the reason of the SOS till...
Emily. - "Really, Ali?! You got me out of work because of this?!"
Alison pouts. - "Well, you said that you want to win points with me, so..."
Emily rolls her eyes, when she said that she wanted Alison to trust her with things, she wasn't talking about this kind of things...
Blair pleads. - "Emily, please, I moved everything from its place, and, Spencer is gonna kill me if I don't put it exactly where it should be!"
The brunette remembers the time that Spencer freaked out in school, just because Hanna moved the order of the books in the library, so, she decides to help. And, she gets an idea of how they can fix this...
Emily. - "The photo album, we go through it, and, match everything to the pictures..."
Blair smiles. - "You're a genius! I could kiss you right now!"
Alison pouts with jealousy. - "Hey!"
Blair. - "But, I'll let Ali take care of that part!"
Emily chuckles
Blair. - "Okay, let's do this!"
They spend the day re-organizing everything according with the pictures, but, when Spencer comes back home...
Spencer frowns. - "Why everything looks different...?"
Blair. - "Hmmmm..."
Alison grabs Emily by the arm, and, says. - "And, that's our clue to leave..."
The couple leaves so fast, and now, Blair is on her own, looking like a scared kid...
Spencer. - "Blair...?"
Blair stammers. - "I... I-I-I don't see anything different, other than the fact that the house got so much brighter when you came into it..."
The doctor gives her biggest smile, but, that will not do... tonight...
Spencer. - "Stop with the smooth talk, what's happening here?!"
Blair mumbles. - "Nothing..."
Spencer. - "The TV's table is 10cm to the left, the order of the pillows in the sofa should be: white, black withe; and, not: white, white, black..." (she points out towards the kitchen, and, says) "And, don't even get me started on the refrigerator magnets..."
Blair takes a deep breath, trying to be brave, she says. - "Well, fine, I..." (She pleads) "Don't get mad, but..." (Deep breath) "I... I... I wanted to do something nice for you, so, I cleaned the house, so, I moved everything around and then I forgot where it was, and, I'm sorry, I'm very sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
Spencer's attitude changes when she sees how scared Blair looks, the young Hastings asks...
Spencer. - "Blair, are you scared of me?"
Blair mumbles. - "Do you wanna me to be scared of you?"
Spencer. - "What?! Of course not! Oh, my gosh, Blair..." (She approaches, she hugs her wife and, says) "Blair, what you did it was a wonderful gesture, and, I really appreciate it..."
Blair smiles. - "Really?"
Spencer kisses her, and, says. - "Yes..."
Blair. - "So, you're not mad..."
Spencer. - "No, I'm not mad..."
Blair sighs with relief, she feels better now...
Spencer. - "I know that I want everything to be perfect, in its perfect place, but, you don't need to worry about it..." (She caresses Blair's cheek, and, says) "I love you, so, stop worrying about this kind of things, okay...?"
Blair smiles. - "Okay... so, can we love each other in our room, now...?"
Spencer blushes, she chuckles, and, making love would be a great idea, but...
Spencer. - "That sounds lovely, but, 1st things first, we will put everything in its place..."
And, yes, Spencer didn't get mad, but, she also couldn't go to bed without putting everything back, the way she liked it...
(At the DiLaurentis House)
Alison puts the boys to bed, and, Emily took care of the twins. The brunette comes back to her room, and, she gasps surprised when she sees Alison, getting under the sheets...
Alison. - "Something wrong?"
Emily. - "You're sleeping here?"
Alison. - "This is my bed, if I remember well..."
Emily. - "Of course, of course..." (She hesitates on getting closer) "So, you want me to sleep in the guest room, now, then?"
Alison pats the empty place that's on her side, and, says. - "I want you right here..."
Emily smiles, this is a big event for her, and, she quickly gets into bed, and, her smile gets bigger when Alison hugs her, and, uses her as a pillow...
Alison smiles. - "Thank you for coming, and, help us..."
Emily snuggles into Alison's embrace, and, says. - "Always..."
Alison mumbles with a pout. - "You're still grounded with no sex, okay...?"
Emily hugs Alison, she softly kisses the head of the blonde, and, says. - "It's okay, it's okay, whatever you want it's okay..."
Remembering the time when she couldn't even be in the same room than the blonde, Emily doesn't care if she can't get lucky tonight, after all, Alison is back into her arms, and, that's all the luck that Emily needs right now...
(At the Hastings' house)
Blair comes back from putting the baby girls to bed, and, says. - "You and I, we make an amazing team, right... ?" (not reply, she turns her head, and, chuckles when she sees Spencer, sleeping on the sofa, snoring) « Well, looks like I've to put another baby to bed... »
The young doctor carries Spencer to bed, and, the next day, when Spencer opens her eyes, she realises she's in bed, but, alone...
Spencer mumbles. - "Did she get a call from the hospital... ? »
Walking towards the room of the baby girls, Spencer is happily surprised to find her wife, changing diapers...
Spencer leans over the frame door, and, says. - «Shouldn't you be at work ? »
Blair smirks. - « I'm doing my favorite work, and, that's: taking care of these beauties... » (baby talk) « Yes, you're beautiful, yes, you're... »
Both girls giggle
Spencer. - «How can you handle the two of them, at the same time... ?»
Blair shrugs. - « What I can say ? It feels natural... »
Spencer hums
Blair. - « You're free to jump in, if you want... »
Spencer mumbles. - « I need coffee, first... »
Blair chuckles. - « I know, that's why there is fresh coffee on the kitchen... »
Spencer can already smell it, and, a big smile appears on her face. She turns around, ready to go and get a nice cup of coffee, but, before leaving...
Blair feels lips on her cheek, and, asks. - « Why is that for ? »
Spencer smiles. - « Just for being you... »
Blair blushes, she smiles, and, she was sure that her smile was going to last forever, and, she wasn't wrong...
A few years later...
Blair opens the door of the house, and, she smiles when two little princesses welcome her home...
Blair. - "Awww, what do we have here...?"
Margot smiles. - "I'm a princess!"
Veronica smiles. - "Me, too!"
Blair hugs them, and, says. - "Yes, you're the most beautiful princesses in the world!"
Spencer approaches, and, says. - "Don't put ideas on their head..."
Blair pouts. - "But, they're my little princesses..."
Spencer rolls her eyes, she kisses her wife, and, says. - "You're late..."
Blair. - "Sorry, my last surgery took longer than what I was expecting..." (She looks up & down at her wife and, says) "Wow, isn't you the hottest Queen Elizabeth I...?"
The girls say loudly. - "Mommy is a Queen!"
Blair teases. - "Yes, she's..." (She tries to kiss her wife, but, she sadly pouts when Spencer doesn't let her) "Why...?"
Spencer. - "Because this Queen doesn't like to be late, so..." (She spanks Blair's ass, and, says) "So, go to change, and, get ready if you really want to kiss this Queen..."
The brunette doctor chuckles, she changes into the costome that Spencer chose for her...
Blair re-emerges in her costume and, says. - "And, who I'm supposed to be? This is just a very tight leather outfit"
Spencer bits her bottom lips, she grabs hard the whip that's on the belt of the costume, and, whispers on Blair's ear. - "You're a hot, really hot girl who will put in a good use that whip..." (She bites Blair's ear, and, says in a sexy voice) "Later..."
Blair gulps hard, just imagining already what Spencer has in mind, she just says. - "I love this costume already!"
Spencer smirks. - "Good..." (She kisses her wife, and, says) "Now, let's go..."
They leave the house, they weren't too far because the Halloween party that they were planning to assist was just in the next door house...
A brunette Pocahontas opens the door of her house, and, she smiles when she hears 'trick or treat'
Emily. - "Wow, we got more princesses at this party..."
Spencer. - "And, you're Pocahontas... again?"
Emily was going to say something, but her wife replies on her behalf...
Alison spanks Emily's ass, and, says. - "She'll be a hot Pocahontas, all the times I want..."
Emily blushes, and, Spencer just rolls her eyes...
Blair asks. - "So, Emily is Pocahontas, and, you...?"
Alison. - "Lady Gaga. And, you...?"
Blair smirks. - "A sexy girl who will get lucky tonight..." (Spencer punches her arm, and, she whines) "Hey! Don't hurt me, it's just the truth..."
Alison chuckles, and, welcomes them inside the house. As soon as they get in, the little girls rush to the other group of little princesses that were playing in the living room: Hayley, the kid of Hanna & Caleb, she was a little Aurora, Ava, the little girl of Aria & Noel was a little Snow white, and, the twins, they were dressed like the sisters of frozen...
Spencer. - "Another year of princesses...?"
Alison sighs. - "I know, and, the worst part, it's that they really act like little princesses..."
Emily. - "Ali, they are just kids..."
Alison rolls her eyes, and, the group of friends was finally complete when Spencer & Blair arrived. Enzo, Wayne, and, Oliver put on the best superhero pose, and, say...
Wayne. - "I'm Batman!"
Enzo. - "I'm Thor!"
Oliver. - "I'm Superman!"
Noel. - "You can't mix DC & Marvel comics..."
Alison. - "of course we can!" (She looks at her boys, and, says) "Because they look adorable..."
Blair. - "Well, love their costumes..." (She looks at Aria, and, says) "And, your costume is...?"
Aria looks down, at her big belly, and, says. - "Pregnant woman?"
Everyone chuckles. A little too loud, so, the last addition of the Rivers family, he wakes up...
Caleb holds him, and, says. - "Landon, you're awake...?"
The little kid, disguised as Robin, he stretches his arms, and, the 1st thing he does, it's looking for food...
Spencer smirks. - "He's really your son, Hann..."
Hanna smirks. - "I know, he eats as much as me, already!"
Everyone chuckles, and, the party starts. The girls play around, and, while they run from one place to another, the little Hayley trips over her own dress, she almost falls, but, before she could hurt herself, a hero saves her...
Enzo catches Hayley, the handsome Thor rescues the princess, and this moment it was all that Hayley needed to create her own fairy tale...
Emily was serving more chips when she hears her son, looking for her...
Enzo whines. - "Mom!"
Emily. - "What is wrong honey?"
Enzo. - "She's glued to me!"
Hayley hugs him tight and, mumbles. - "My prince..."
Enzo whines. - "Mom! Do something!"
Emily chuckles...
Alison. - "Aww, what we have here?"
Emily. - "Someone is in love..."
Alison. - "They are kids, Em... they don't know anything about being in love..."
Emily looks at her wife, and, says. - "I knew I was in love with you since I was in brownies..."
Alison smiles, she holds Emily's hand, and, guides her upstairs...
Enzo. - "Moms!"
Alison - "Don't fight it, son! Just embrace it!"
Enzo rolls his eyes, and, he does his best to get away from Hayley, but, since that day, the little Rivers girl will follow him forever because after all, nothing is more stubborn than the heart...
Next: Chapter 90 - Stubborn love
