Chapter Two- Family Reaction
I blinked my tears away as I heard my mom crying into my dad's shoulder. Rydel was crying with Rocky's arm around her shoulder.
"Tell us about her." I looked at Ross before leaning back into my seat. "What do you want to know?"
"What's her favourite colour?" I thought about it for a moment.
"I think it's green right now."
"You think?"
"She changes it like every other month says she likes to keep it fresh." Everyone laughed at that and even I smiled a little. I could remember the day she told me that. It was around Christmas…
"So what's your favourite colour?" Sophia's dad, Bill, asked Emily.
"Violet." I saw Sophia frown out of the corner of my eye.
"I thought it was yellow." She said, I thought for a moment. "I thought it was blue."
Emily frowned at us for a moment before saying. "Last month it was yellow mommy and last week it was blue daddy." Before putting her hand on her hip. "Gosh can't you guys keep up." She said sighing exasperatedly and shaking her head before grabbing another cookie from the tray on the coffee table. Sophia and I looked at each other.
"She is so your daughter." I said taking a drink of champagne from my glass. Sophia looked at me, "Excuse me I don't know what you're talking about." She said flipping her hair over her shoulder. I raised an eyebrow at her before bursting out laughing, Sophia joined me after a second. I turned to look at my daughter as she danced with Bill around the living room. I finished off the last of my drink and Sophia went to put it away in the kitchen. Emily ran up to me as the song on the radio finished. I picked her up and spun her around. She giggled sweetly before yawning and putting her head on my shoulder. "So Emily."
"Ya." She lifted her head from my shoulder and looked at me. "Why do you always change your favourite colour?"
"Because. I like to keep it fresh." She said as Sophia came back from the kitchen. "Come on baby time for a bath then bed."
"Aw why?" Emily whined. "Because the faster you go to sleep the faster Santa will come with presents." Emily's face lit up at the sound of presents and she ran to the bathroom Sophia gave me a peck on the cheek before going after Emily.
Rydel wiped her tears before asking, "How'd you meet? Like I know at the orphanage but like what was it like when you met her?"
"Well it was in May of 2011 and Sophia was going over to help out and I just kind of went along. Sophia introduced Emily and me…
"Emily this is Riker he's my boyfriend the little girl looked up from the picture book. She looked at me for a moment before giving me a shy little wave. "Is it alright if I leave you two alone for a bit so I can go make lunch for all you little munchkins?" Sophia said poking Emily's stomach making her giggle. I smiled hearing her giggle, she looked up at me again before looking at Soph. She nodded and Sophia hugged her before going back into the hallway and out of the little play room.
"Hey Emily my name is Riker I said sitting in one of the chairs that were spaced out around the table. Emily giggled seeing I was of course too tall for the chair.
"So Emily what are you reading?" She looked at the book before looking back at me. "I dunno something about pigs but I can't read yet so I just look at the pictures."
"Oh would you like me to read it for you?" She nodded excitedly before shoving the book in my hands and climbing into my lap or trying to I kinda helped her. She got comfy before I started reading.
"Once upon a time there were three little pigs… (He has read most of it because I'm pretty sure most of you don't need to read the Three Little Pigs.)… The wolf huffed and he puffed with all his might but could not blow the brick house down. The End." I said putting the book down onto the table. "Thank you for reading to me I really liked it would you read me another book?" She asked looking up at me with big brown eyes that I really couldn't say no to."
I looked up at my family. "I still can't." Rydel laughed
"Aw she really is a daddy's girl." I glared at Rydel. "You try saying no to those eyes seriously it's difficult."
I smiled "Sure" Emily ran to get another book and brought it back but before I could get a word out Sophia came back into the room and called out "LUNCH"
Emily's face fell. "Aw I really wanted you to read me another story." I looked at her for a moment. "How about I read to you after lunch if I can, alright." Emily brightened up immediately.
"Okay!" She said nodding excitedly before running out of the room. Sophia walked up to me and wrapped her arms around my waist. "So how was it?" She asked after kissing my lips.
"Good." Sophia smiled immediately, "and..."
"I'm on board." Sophia jumped up and down excitedly. "Yay."
"So ya that's how Emily and I met. Any other questions?" Everyone went silent for a moment which let me know that I would be answering more. I crossed my leg as Ross piped up. "What's her favourite Disney movie?"
"The Little Mermaid."
"Why?" I frowned looking at Ellington. "Why?" I repeated.
"Yes she has to have a reason."
"She's six." I stated. "She still must have a reason." I sighed leaning my head back thinking.
"I guess because, she likes swimming and mermaids. Which is totally true she loves water." Ellington thought for a moment. "Alright good enough."
"What is her favourite food?" My dad asked. I thought for a moment. "She really likes grilled cheese or mac and cheese."
"Crust on or off?" I looked at my mom. "Really?"
"Yes every kid likes it either on or off."
"Off she hates crust she freaks if it's still on." I said. "We actually got kicked out of a restaurant because they left the crust on the bread and she had a tantrum." I laughed at the memory.
"Okay so what would you like to eat?" The waitress, Kaitlynn asked putting our drinks on the table. "I'll take a Greek salad please." Sophia said as she handed the waitress our menus. "I'll take a BLT and the munchkin will take a grilled cheese."
"Alright I will be right back with your food.
~20 Minutes Later~
"Alright here's your salad, BLT and grilled cheese." Emily stared at it for a moment before glaring at the waitress. The waitress looked at Emily glaring before asking if everything was all right.
"Obviously it isn't all right."
"Well what's wrong?" Emily huffed, "Can you not tell." She said almost screaming at the poor lady.
"Emily!" Sophia said "Sit down."
"No. This dumb person didn't take the crust of my sandwich. I almost started laughing which Sophia could tell so she hit me lightly on the chest "It's not funny."
"It kinda is." Sophia shot me a glare. "Okay fine." I turned to Emily. "Princess why don't you sit down and Kaitlynn here can take it back to the kitchen and take the crust off."
"Are you serious? It's already ruined." Emily took the plate before smashing it to the ground. Kaitlynn turned to us. "I think it would be best if you leave." Sophia stood up and grabbed Emily's hand.
"Ya me to." She said before leaving with Emily. I picked up half of my sandwich, gave the waitress $50 before following in suit.
Everyone was laughing as I finished my story.
"Wait so you took the BLT with you?" Rocky asked.
"Yep, I was hungry." I said as if that explained everything.
My phone started ringing from my mom's pocket she took it out and looked at it before handing it to me I looked at the caller ID seeing it had Sophia's name on it. I swiped the answer button and put the phone to my ear. "I um am gonna go to the back. Hello?" I questioned because she normally doesn't call me twice in one night. "Riker, listen you need to come back to Colorado now please."
"Why what's wrong?" Sophia took a breath. "She had a seizure because there was blood in her brain or something I'm not completely sure just come home please." Sophia was begging me and I knew she never did that because she understood why I stayed doing shows but I realized that I needed to be there for my little girl and Sophia.
"Is she gonna be okay?" I asked needing to know if I got a chance to say goodbye to my little girl or not. Not that it was okay if she died but it's better to say goodbye. "I don't know they just took her into surgery." I took a breath before responding.
"I'll be there as soon as I can." I hung up after that. I took a deep breath trying to get the tears to stop. I didn't want to cry I had been trying so hard not to cry since it had happened but I guess my body didn't get the memo. I collapsed on chair in there and let the tears go. I cried silently as to not disturb my family I heard footsteps coming into the back room. I tried to wipe my tears but I wasn't fast enough.
"Riker?" I heard Rydel walk into the room. "Riker what happened?" Rydel said as she wrapped me in a hug. I swallowed a sob.
"Emily, um had a seizure and they took her into surgery but they aren't sure if she'll be okay." Rydel hugged me tighter.
"Riker I'm sure she'll be fine." Rydel said pulling away and wiping tears from her eyes. I did the same before standing.
"Come on I should tell the others."
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Sincerely, Charley.