Chapter Five: Family time
Amelia's been home for a week now, and she has her daddy already wrapped around her little finger. It's amazing for me to watch Aiden with her, the way he carefully holds her and shows her how much he loves her fill my heart with joy. "Hi gorgeous" he kisses me softly, "Hi, how's she doing?" I ask even though I know the answer, "she's enjoying my pain- he smiles and changes his voice for Amelia- because I was just telling her she won't date until she's forty, you will always be daddy's little girl right?" I laugh, my poor baby, with such an overprotective father… and uncles around her I don't think she will date until at least college! "Don't be ridiculous Aiden, she's a week old" "Yeah, but look how beautiful she already is" I hug him "we still have time, now give her to me" he kisses my forehead.
"Ems" I can hear Aiden's voice, but it's nap time and I refuse to wake up. "Emily, sweetie wake up… Jack called" I immediately open my eyes, "Simone's coming?" He nods "Margaux's been having back pain the whole morning but she refused to go to the hospital, until her water broke an hour ago" I smile, Margaux is so stubborn. "I want to go the hospital, she was there for us" "I know, Pascal is on his way right now, he and Carl will take care of Amy" I don't want to leave her but at the same time I want to be there for my friend and I know she's safe with Pascal, "and what about him?" "He'll take both of them later to meet Simone". In 20 minutes, our doorbell rings, Pascal has a huge smile on his face and Carl doesn't stop talking about his little sister "Emy! Moon will be here soon!" he says excited, "Simone-I correct him sweetly- yes, she'll be here soon" Ever since Jack told him his little sister's name, we've been helping him with it but he decided it was easier to call her moon. I quickly explain where everything is to Pascal "I… thank you for doing this Pascal, we'll see you at the hospital" "Don't worry about it Emily, we'll be fine, just call me if anything happens" "Of course".
We leave our place in a hurry, and we're in the hospital as soon as we can but the press decided to delay us, "Mrs. Mathis? Is it true, is Miss LeMarchal here?" I roll my eyes but stay quiet, "Are you here to support your friends?" Aiden decides to answer, "Yes, we're here to support our friends but if you don't let us walk inside we will never be able to do so" "Mr. Mathis, what is she having? Is it just one baby?" I am so close to hit that damn reporter, but gladly Aiden drags me inside before I can do something. "Ugh, I hate the press" I complain and Aiden raises an eyebrow "she's the head of Voulez, what were you expecting?" "I don't know… guess I thought they would wait for her statement or something" yes, I was being naïve, I blame motherhood for it.
"Hi guys" Margaux says cheerfully "How come you're so happy?" Aiden asks curious, "Oh, apparently I'm one of those woman that takes as long as they need before anything happens and it seems like Simone doesn't want to come out yet so I'm still perfectly fine- she smiles- but daddy on the other hand…" she points at Jack, he's pacing back and forth, Aiden stands by his side trying to calm him down. "How's Amelia?" Margaux asks me, "She's great; I still can't believe she's here…" I say happily, and her smile gets even bigger "Dad was really excited to stay with her, he said something about the large amount of stories he has to pass to his grandchildren…" "And Carl is already in love with his 'moon', the first thing he told me today was Emy, moon will be here soon! It's so sweet" "well I still don't know how soon, but yes, finally!" we laugh, I take her hand and she gets serious "have you spoken with Annie?" I look down, "no, we sent her a picture of Amelia and some of the ones you took for the magazine and she hasn't replied yet… I don't think she will" She nods, "well I hope she gets to make her dreams true, maybe I can give her a hand or something".
Six hours go by before Simone Pascal decides it's time for her grand entrance, one by one we go inside the room to meet her, Nolan has Amelia on his arms and Pascal has Carl, Charlotte promised she would take as many pictures as she could. "She looks just like your mother" a tearful Pascal says to his daughter, "congratulations" he hugs Jack and kisses Margaux's head. "Mommy can I see her?" Margaux lets Carl sits beside her, and he carefully takes Simone's hand, he's amazed with this "Mommy! Look! Moon likes me" Charlotte and I have tears pooling in our eyes, "Baby of course she likes you! You're her big brother" Margaux explains Carl and his eyes light up, he looks at Jack and then he kisses Simone's head. "Emily, Aiden… come here please" Jack call us, I look at Aiden but he looks as curious as I am. "Aiden, I …I know we didn't have the best start but I trust you now and well we're family" Aiden is touched, he hugs Jack and says something to him but I can't hear it, now Jack turns to me "Ems, you're the best friend someone can asks for, you have been with me through hell and back" we don't need words, I understand "I'm losing my point here, anyway… we want you to be Simone's godparents". Later, Aiden and I lay together in bed, this time with our daughter between us "what's that smile for?" he caught me, "just thinking about us and our little princess" he runs his fingers through my hair, and I get a little bit closer to him "We're a family" I kiss him deeply, like I haven't in a few days "We were always one" He holds me tighter and I kiss Amelia's forehead. "I love you both so much".
Three weeks later, Charlotte, Amelia and I join Margaux for lunch in her place. Seeing her taking care of her children is amazing, she manages to pay attention to every single movement Carl makes and keeps an eye on Moon at the same time. "And to think I have my hands full with this little one" I say pointing Amelia, who's sleeping peacefully on her stroller, Margaux shrugs "the first couple of days were chaotic but, you get used to it" Charlotte smiles sadly, probably remembering her own pregnancy, I take her hand to tell her a silent 'someday' and when her eyes light up again I know she understood my message. "Mommy, look what Charlie give me" "Charlotte you have to stop spoiling my kids" Margaux says laughing while Carl shows her his new action figure, I raise my eyebrows "Batman? Seriously?" "Of course" Charlotte says serious, but then we all burst out laughing.
Later that day, Nolan decides to pay a visit to his niece "don't let mommy here tell you otherwise, I'll give you everything you want" he speaks with her and smiles when she responds with an 'oooh' sound, "See? She already loves me" he says proud. I shake my head "you won't turn her into a spoiled brat" "I never said that!" he quickly replies and adds "besides I'm pretty sure daddy has that base covered" "don't let him hear you say that" I say smirking.
I wake up to an empty bed, "Aiden?" I say whispering and I barely hear his answer "In here" he calls from Amy's room, "I couldn't sleep...can you believe it's been a moth?" he says sweetly and I can see a mixture of emotions in his eyes, "not really, she's getting so big… the other day she sort of had a conversation with Nolan" I say smiling, "care to explain?" he asks amused "Oh he did all the talking but every once in while she interrupted him with 'oohs' and 'ahhs' and you know him…" "Bet he was over the moon" He wraps his arms around me, we spend an hour like that, looking our little miracle. I lay down again thinking about my parents, did they ever feel like this? How would have him reacted to Victoria's pregnancy? But I quickly stop my train of thought, to think about all the what if's or would've been isn't worth it, life it's what it is… and looking at the bright side, yes Charlotte and I didn't grow up together and she doesn't know that we are related but she considers me her sister now and that's enough for me, I won't add more pain to her life.
It turns out to be a very busy month for me and the girls but we managed to prepare the girls christening in time, even though we opted for a simple ceremony (family only) it was impossible to keep the press away, but like on every big event in our crazy family, Voulez has all the privileges. Nolan and Charlotte stand side by side with not-so-little Amelia in her godmother's arms and I proudly hold Simone, Aiden keeps playing with her hands and she surprises all of us with a little laugh. "As Amelia's godmother I have to say that I'm so happy to see her grow and that I will fulfill my role and spoil her as much as I can, I love you baby girl" "and we love you Charlotte" Aiden tells her, now it's my turn "well, I believe Charlotte took the words out of my mouth, but I love Simone just like I love my daughter and I'll be by her side every day of her life, I love you Moon" Jack smiles, "what about me Emy?" Carl asks me and I melt "I love you too buddy" he looks satisfied with my answer. Aiden and Jack are in a corner, Jack seems nervous and it seems like Aiden is trying to encourage him… I'm not really sure but it must be good because his smile keeps getting bigger and bigger, "stop staring baby" he says in a very sexy voice later, "what are you two up to?" "You'll see" he winks at me…
"I need everyone's attention please" Jack yells, and we all look at him curious, "Margaux, come here" she comes closer and he takes her hand "I don't think I can properly express how I feel about you, I love you is not enough… Margaux LeMarchal, will you please make me even happier and marry me?" we're all in shock, Margaux seems unable to speak and after what I'm sure felt like hours for Jack she nods furiously "Yes! Yes! Of course I'll marry you" she jumps into his arms; we let them enjoy the moment for a while before getting closer and congratulate them, "About time!" I can hear Aiden, and I can't help but agree with him.
~A&E~
Finally! I wasn't sure about it at first but it's like the story it's writing itself so… can't argue with it right? I don't have too many plans for this story, taking it one chapter at the time but I'll let you know when the end is near :) for now, enjoy the ride…
I'm not sure if I said something but I just love the dynamics between them, and I adore writing little Carl, I definitely want to write about him growing up and going all protective over his Moon
Again, thank you all for your kind words, they make me so happy! I'll update as soon as I can…
Kisses, Cami