Chapter 10: Goodbye Mommy
Aria's POV
After Leah and I stop for lunch at Jungle Joe's, how this little girl has enough energy to play on a jungle gym and then go on to play on huge inflatables I will never know, but we get to Bouncy World and Leah is off I don't see her for almost two hours after she meets another little girl, Brynn, and the two of them go hog wild playing together. I sit with Brynn's mom, Kate, I talk to her about the pregnancy of course not the whole story because that would take a while. It turns out that Kate's older son Bryce is our babysitter Amy's boyfriend, small world. The two of us trade phone numbers so that we can get another playdate together for Leah and Brynn.
Me and Leah leave, and stupid me promised Leah ice cream at lunch, and trust me she doesn't forget.
"Leah?" I say between a spoonful of my mint chocolate chip dish.
"Yeah momma?" Leah says with her mouth covered in vanilla sweetness.
"Do you want mommy to have another baby?" I ask her bracing myself.
"Um, yes?" She says kind of confused. "But, I want a little brother." Leah continues before going back to her vanilla cone.
I laugh, "And whys that?"
"Because I want to protect him. Daddy takes care of you, I want to take care of someone too." Leah says between licks.
Tears come to my eyes, sometimes I forget she's only four. I gather myself, "Well mommy has some good news and some bad news."
"What?" Leah asks.
"Mommy's going to have another baby, but it's a girl." I say with a smile.
"Yay!" Leah yells.
"But, you said you wanted a brother." I say laughing with tears in my eyes.
"But, mommy I'm still going to be a big sister! And I'm still going to love her very much!" Leah smiles and chuckles.
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That night Leah stays overnight playing games with me, Uncle Mike, Aunt Mona, and baby Noah who's just 3 weeks old and I haven't even met! Also, Papa and Nana M, the games consist of Sorry!, Chutes and Ladders, and Hide and Go Seek for Mike, Mona, Papa, and Leah. My mom and I stand back and watch the madness around Hide and Go Seek while watching over Noah.
The next morning.
Due to Leah having preschool I call Jason so that it doesn't pull Leah out of her routine.
Jason knocks on the door, "Leah, can you get that I think its daddy." I say to her as she jumps down from the table.
"Daddy!" Leah yells as she jumps into his arms.
"Hi, baby!" Jason says.
"Guess what daddy?" Leah says.
Uh oh.
"What?" Jason asks while smiling at her.
"I'm going to be a big sister! I want a brother but mommy says that it's a girl so I guess I'll just have to protect her." Leah says to him, Jason puts her down and gloom comes over his face.
"Leah why don't you go upstairs and grab your back pack." I says as I tap her on the shoulder.
"Okay momma." Leah says.
Leah runs up the stairs, knowing it's going to take her a while since her back pack is actually in the kitchen.
"So you told her." Jason says as he shoves his hands in his pockets and rocks back on his heels.
"I just figured she was going to start to notice and-"
Jason cuts me off, "Aria you don't have to explain yourself to me."
I nod, there awkward silence. "And it's a girl." Jason says.
"Yeah." I say.
"Well congratulations."
Jason tells me, taking me by shock, I just blurt out, "She's yours."
Jason shoots up his head solemnly, almost with hurt in his eyes.
Just then Leah shouts from upstairs, not taking my eyes from Jason's I say, "You know what baby, I think it's actually in the kitchen."
Leah stomps down the stairs, and I rip my gaze away from Jason.
"You ready to go Leah?" Jason asks her.
"Yes daddy." Leah says.
"Alright. Bye Aria." Jason says.
"Wait!" Leah yells. She runs to me, "Mommy? Can I come back?" She asks.
I almost break, "Yes baby, any time okay?" I say.
Jason pulls Leah off of my leg and lifts her into his arms.
"Goodbye mommy."
IM HOPING TO START WRITING AGAIN, IM TRYING MY BEST. BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS, IF YOU WERE IN ARIA'S POSITION WHAT WOULD YOU DO? WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE? LET ME KNOW WITH A REVIEW! xxPLLAftershocks