I was helping mother with dinner. Shem, father, and Japheth had taken the girls on a hike, and I being pregnant had been left behind.
"Here Ila cut these." Mother told me, handing me some potatoes.
"Of course mother." I said taking them.
"Do you think they will be home soon?" I asked her a few moments later, "They have been gone a while and the girls should be hungry and tired by now."
"You worry too much daughter, I am sure they will be back soon." Mother replied.
Mother and I continued cooking and I was resting my eyes when I heard a noise. I looked up to see Evi running towards me. To tell the girls apart, Shem and I had decided to braid Evi's hair into two braids and to keep Adah's down since she didn't like it braided. Once she got to me she jumped into my arms, which was difficult because of my stomach, yet she managed. Once she was in my arms she nestled her head into my neck.
"Mama." She sighed.
"Where are papa and Adah?" I asked her.
Without moving, she pointed in the direction she came from and I looked to see Shem coming with Adah in his arms. From what I could tell she was asleep. I gave Evi to mother and went to go see Shem.
"I missed you." I told him, kissing him.
"I missed you too." He said, kissing me back, "Where's Evi?"
"Mother has her." I said, "How was it?"
"It was peaceful and the girls enjoyed themselves." He told me.
"I can see that." I responded while stroking Adah's hair.
"How was she today?" I asked him.
"Scared. I had to carry her most of the time. Evi tried to get her to run around but she was too frightened." I replied.
I went back to help mother finish dinner while Shem went and put Adah in her and Evi's bed. When he came back we all sat down to eat.
"Japheth how was your day?" Mother asked Japheth a little while into dinner.
"It was wonderful mother." Japheth replied.
"Japheth almost out ran Shem earlier." Father informed mother and I.
"Did he? Shem must be getting old." I joked.
Shem leaned over and kissed me, "If I am getting old than that means you are too Ila."
"Alright that is enough you two." Father told us, "She is already with child Shem."
Shem and I broke apart laughing and we all continued eating. Once dinner was over Shem and I went back to our hut. I lied down on our mattress while Shem bathed himself. After he was down he lied down next to me and pulled me close and we kissed for a while.
"You know." Shem said a little while later, "I let Japheth almost beat me."
"Of course you did Shem." I replied.