Some of my stories will be finishing soon. I have some ideas for new stories in mind that I've been thinking of for months and then I am going to have a go at writing something a little bit different. My stories will still be about Lily but probably a different genre and plot :-)

Chapter Thirty Two

Lily watched as Ava sat across from her eating a beef burger from the children's menu. She smiled when she noticed how happy her little girl looked whilst spending quality time with her. She had a sip of her drink and continued to eat her own food, before asking her daughter how she was getting on at school.

"Good," Ava replied and took a huge bite out of her burger.

"What's your favourite lesson?" Lily asked.

"I like drawing," Ava said. "This is nice, mummy. Zack can't do this, can he? Because he's just a baby and very little."

"Exactly," Lily laughed. "Zack's time will come though and besides, he's having a nice day at home with daddy. Do you like being a big sister?" Ava nodded. "Mummy loves you. You know that, right?"

"I know," Ava said. "I think I've finished now."

"Yeah?" Lily asked. "Tell you what, how about we skip dessert and have a bit of a shop? Then we can stop at the Ice-Cream Parlour on our way home for a little treat. Does that sound good?"

"Very!" Ava squealed with excitement and nodded her head. "Very, very good."

"So I'll get the bill then," Lily said. "What shop would you like to look in first?"

"Disney!" Ava shouted and threw her arms up in the air. "What's your favourite Disney film, mummy?"

"Oh that's a hard decision," Lily said, as the waiter came and took their plates away. Lily stopped for a second and asked him for the bill, which he nodded at before walking away. "Favourite Disney film? I think...I'd have to say...The Lion King." She smiled and winked at her little girl. "I know what yours is."

"What?" Ava giggled and kicked her legs about.

"Frozen?" Lily asked.

"Yes!" She laughed. "And The Jungle Book and Finding Nemo! I like them all. Daddy said we might be getting a dog, I'd call it Baloo if we did. He's the big bear from The Jungle Book."

"We'll see about the dog," Lily said. "Daddy and I are still in the process of discussing it. It isn't something that we can just rush into and besides, you already have Dora the rabbit."

"Dora gets lonely though," Ava whispered and Lily decided to just end the conversation there.


"Okay so because you have been a very good girl recently..." Lily said as they entered the Disney store. "You can choose anything you like from here, okay?"

"Anything I like?" Ava asked and her eyes went wide.

Lily nodded. "Yes," she answered and crouched at her daughter's side. "You've been really good lately and you've helped with Zack as well. That's the kind of behaviour I like and that's the kind of behaviour that needs rewarding so go on, go and choose something."

Ava gave her a brief hug and Lily had a look round, making sure to keep an eye on her daughter. Ava soon returned with a cuddly Dory and a cuddly Peter Pan.

"I said one," Lily laughed.

"The Peter Pan is for Zack," Ava said quietly and held the toy out to Lily.

"Really?" Lily asked and slowly took the Peter Pan from Ava. "You want to get something for Zack?"

"Yes," Ava replied and gave her a nod.

"That's so sweet," Lily said and ruffled Ava's hair. "You are a good girl. Come on, let's go and pay for these shall we? Do you think Zack will like Peter Pan?" Ava nodded and clutched the colourful fish to her chest. "You're a very sweet sister."

They went in a few more shops and grabbed some ice-cream before heading home. As soon as they walked in the door, they were met by Cal and Matilda. Matilda squealed and raced to hug Ava and Ava immediately began questioning Lily on whether she could show Matilda her new things.

"Course you can," Lily agreed and the two girls ran upstairs to Ava's bedroom. "Hey Cal. What are you doing here?" Lily asked, slipping her jacket off and hanging it up.

"I just popped in to see my brother," Cal said and shrugged his shoulders. "I didn't realise that you'd taken Ava out today."

"I promised her," Lily said. "She'd been feeling a bit left out."

"Lily!" Ethan's voice sounded throughout the house. "Is that you?" And he came strolling through with Zack in his arms.

"Hey," Lily said and took Zack from his dad. "Hey baby boy, did you miss mummy? Yes...Um...Cal didn't hold him did he?"

"No," Cal said. "I haven't been here long and he was crying earlier."

"Good," Lily said. "I...I don't want you holding him when I'm not here."

"I'm sure Cal would have looked after him," Ethan chuckled. "We've had a good day though. He's been a good boy for daddy and we spent some time in the garden. It's been nice. How was your day?"

"Really lovely," Lily answered. "Um...Reach into that bag down there," she said and gestured to the bag at her feet. Ethan nodded and pulled out the Peter Pan, before handing it to Lily. "Look at what your sister chose for you," Lily said, showing Zack the Peter Pan doll. Immediately, Zack gurgled and reached for the doll with his small hand. "She wanted to get him something."

"That's cute," Ethan said. "Come through to the living room for a second. I wanted to talk to you."

"Is everything okay?" Lily asked. "Are you..."

"I'm fine," Ethan interrupted her and led her through to the living room. "It's just...Cal and I were talking."

"About what?" Lily asked and sat down on the sofa with Zack on her lap.

"This...Paternity test..." Ethan said. "We said we'd get one after the baby was born. Cal's pretty keen to find out if Ava belongs to him and so am I."

"Sshh," Lily quietened him. "Ava's upstairs."

"We can't keep putting it off though," Ethan told her. "I want to know, Lily."

Lily bounced Zack up and down on her lap and glanced towards Cal who gave her a small nod. She smiled at him and nodded back, before turning to Ethan. "Okay," she whispered. "We...We'll get a paternity test."