Mrs. Dilaurentis as a Grandma
Emily was the first to wake up that morning, just like every morning. No matter how late she went to bed, or what activities her wife had her up to till all hours of the night, she was always the first one to wake up. Rubbing the sleep from her eyes, she turned over to look down upon her sleeping wife. Stealing a glance at the clock on her nightstand, it told her that it was half past 7am. The girls would, no doubt, be barging in any minute.
Emily slowly shifted and leaned up on her elbow, once again glancing down at the angelic blonde, her hair splayed out everywhere and in one of Emily's old t-shirts. No matter how many times a day she saw her wife, Alison always had a way of stealing Emily's breath away everyday when she first saw her in the morning.
She slowly reached over and moved the hair from out of Alison's face. Alison, of course, didn't stir. Emily moved to press small, soft kisses along Alison's now open neck. When she reached, Alison's lips, she felt lips pressing back against hers.
"Good morning," Emily said, as she felt Alison smile against her lips.
"Mmmmm, 5 more minutes babe, please," Alison begged, as she wrapped her arm around Emily's waist and pulled her closer.
"Believe me, I wish we could, but we have a lot to do before everyone gets here later," Emily leveled. But, of course, when she looked down to see Alison's small pout, she melted. Like always.
"Okay, 5 more minutes. But we have to be quiet," Emily said, as she laid back down.
They stayed like this for a few more minutes, sharing small kisses between them. But their eyes never left each other.
"Why do you keep staring at me?" Alison asked, a small laugh escaping her lips.
"Cause you're so beautiful in the morning," Emily said, a small smile pulling at the edges of her mouth.
"So you've been telling me for years," Alison laughed again, as she pulled Emily closer.
"We really should get up, the girls are gonna come barging in any minute." And the second Emily finished the sentence, they heard little feet stomping their way towards their bedroom.
"I swear you're psychic," Alison said. And in seconds, the two small brunettes barged in and made a b-line for the bed, jumping up and down.
"It's our birthday! It's our birthday!" They yelled.
Emily and Alison quickly made a dive for their daughters and pulled them close, sharing in one big hug.
"Happy birthday, my babies," Alison said, pressing tons of kisses to each of their cheeks.
"And you know what birthdays mean," Emily said, a sly smile gracing her face.
"BIRTHDAY TICKLES!" Emily and Alison yelled, in unison, grabbing hold of their already laughing daughters and tickling them till they were all breathless and laughing.
"Mommy?" Grace asked when she finally caught her breath, "How long till our party?"
"Everyone will start coming when the big hand is on the 12," Alison repeated, for the millionth time it seemed.
"That's so far!" Lily complained, dramatically flopping herself across Emily's lap.
"It'll be here before you both know it," Alison laughed.
"But until then," Emily spoke up, "There's still one more birthday tradition we can cross off our list!"
Grace and Lily immediately perked up, they looked at each other and yelled, "Mama's Birthday Pancakes!"
"I'll go get Wayne and meet you downstairs," Alison said as she pressed a quick kiss to Emily's lips.
Emily stood up and crossed over to her wife's side of the bed, waiting for the girls to stand up. When they did, she grabbed them both and flung them over both of her shoulders, "Let's go!"
Alison quickly got up and crossed into the nursery, where her son Wayne was already standing up in his crib, reaching for Alison the second he set eyes on her, "Hi big boy! Do you wanna go get some pancakes too?"
Moments later, the 5 were all downstairs, sat at the kitchen table sharing in Emily's very special banana chocolate chip pancakes with sprinkles that she only made on birthdays. Alison and Emily caught each other's eye, and they both knew they were thinking the same thing. This little family right here, was all their dreams come true.
And a few hours later, their house was filled with tons of people. A bunch of Grace and Lily's friends from preschool, and all their parents of course. As well as all of Emily and Ali's friends and family, with people filing into their home every couple of minutes.
Just as Emily was crossing into the kitchen to get chip refills, she heard the doorbell ring, "I got it!"
She opened the door to find her in-laws standing there, huge smiles on their faces and tons of presents in their arms. They did love to spoil their grandchildren.
"Hey!" Emily said, arms open to greet Kenneth and Jessica.
"Hi sweetie!" Jessica said, pressing a swift kiss to Emily's cheek.
"Where are the grandkids?" Kenneth asked, as he hung up his coat on the coat rack by the door.
"They're in the living room," Emily said, lending a hand with the abundance of packages.
"Hi Mom, hi Dad," Emily heard come from behind her as her wife came up to greet her parents.
"Hi honey," Kenneth said, giving a quick hug to his daughter before crossing into the living room.
"Hi darling, how are you?" Jessica said, reaching for her daughter. Emily watched fondly as they hung on to each other for a little longer than most would. Ever since Alison had the girls, her and her mom had gotten much closer. All of the history had been forgotten between them, they moved on, and the new relationship that they built together was stronger than ever.
"I'm good! I'm glad you and dad could fly in. Come on, the girls have been asking about you all day."
"I can't wait to see those little angels. And Wayne, of course. Has he been sleeping through the night?" Ali and her mom crossed into the living room, carrying their conversation. Emily watched fondly and smiled when she heard the eruption from the girls when they saw Jessica.
A few hours later, Emily found her wife watching fondly as her mom played with the girls, all the new toys they had gotten today in every corner of the living room. Little Wayne sat in her lap nursing a bottle. Most of the girls' friends had left, so it was just a quiet gathering of the family and of course, Aria, Spencer, and Hanna, and of course the boys, who were helping write up the list for the thank you cards in the dining room.
Ali quickly stepped into Emily's welcoming arms, both of them looking at the life they'd built together.
"Ali, can you believe our little girls are turned 5 today?" Emily broke the silence.
"It seems just like yesterday we found out there were gonna be two of them," Ali laughed.
"Oh my god, I felt like I was gonna throw up all day, and you were the one with the morning sickness."
"Mama," Emily heard Lily's voice from across the room, "Can Nanny read us our bedtime story tonight?"
"Of course, she can," Emily said, bending down to pick up Grace from the floor, "Come on girls, it's time for bed."
"But you promised we could stay up late," Gracie said, practically falling asleep on Emily's shoulder.
"And we did," Alison said, "Bedtime was an hour ago."
Jessica put Wayne in Alison's arms and reached down for Lily's already extended arms, "I'll make you girls a deal, I'll help mommy put Wayne to bed and then I'll read you two bedtime stories, how does that sound?"
Grace and Lily both nodded sleepily. They quickly said goodnight to the remaining guests who were leaving. Ali, Emily and Jessica, each with a child in their arms, made their way upstairs, glancing at the sleeping Kenneth on the couch. Emily took the girls to get changed and brush their teeth, so Jessica crossed into the light grey room that was Wayne's nursery, there she found Ali attempting to wriggle Wayne into a fresh onesie.
"Here, honey, let me. You've been running around all day, go sit."
Ali was grateful for the orders. She watched as her mom expertly had Wayne changed in a matter of minutes, Jessica softly humming to keep him calm. She'd become such a different person since Alison was a kid. Having her grandkids around really brought out the best in her.
"Good night, sweet boy," Jessica said as she softly lowered an already asleep Wayne into his crib.
"Thank you," Alison whispered as they left the room, making way to the twins' room.
"Anytime, sweetie, you know that. I love those kids."
"And they love you, you should really come around more often. We'd all love it," Alison said.
"Your dad and I have actually been talking about that, we want to move closer. With you and Emily here with the kids, and Jason moving up to New York, it really just makes sense for us to be closer."
"I'd love that," Ali said, giving her mom a quick hug.
"Me too."
They quickly entered into the twins' room to find both girls, already in bed, books on their laps.
"Hi girls," Jessica said, immediately sitting on the big rocking chair in the middle of the room, "Did you each pick out a book like I said?"
The girls nodded and held up their books, "Ooo good choices, girls. Let's start with this one, it was always my favorite."
Ali and Emily stood in the door way as they watched the girls listen intently to Jessica read, not daring to even close their eyes for a minute.
"Nanny," Lily said as Jessica finished the second book and moved to turn off the light, "Will you be here tomorrow with Grandpa when we wake up?"
"Yes sweetie, I will. And then you, me, Gracie, Wayne, your moms, and Grandpa are gonna all meet up with Grandma Pam for another little birthday celebration."
"Good," Gracie said, "We like when everyone's here."
"Me too. Good night girls," Jessica said as she pressed a kiss to each of their foreheads, not forgetting to kiss both Emily and Alison on the cheek to say goodnight.
Emily and Ali stood there for a little longer, looking fondly at their two little princesses fast asleep in their beds, turning to check on Wayne who was fast asleep in his crib before heading back to their room, hand in hand.
"Thank you for giving me the most beautiful family," Emily said when she kissed Alison good night.
"Thank you for loving me enough to trust me to give you one."
They kissed once more, but it was hardly for a good night.