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Hey guys, happy valentine's day!

I feel really bad for not updating in a while, but the good thing is that my exams are over, which means that I can go back to my weekly updates:)

Riley's POV

"And here's my little princess, doesn't she look adorable?"

"Lucas, do you have to be carry round that video camera everywhere? It's kinda getting annoying"

He switches it off and scowls at me before picking Aubrey up.

"You just ruined that footage Riley. And you know that Aubrey could start walking any day, there's no way I'm not capturing it on camera"

I roll my eyes and take Aubrey from him. She giggles as I gently blow raspberry kisses on her neck.

"You can start walking whenever you want sweetie, don't let daddy intimidate you" I tease

"Seriously though Riley, I read that she should've of started walking from nine months. She's turning one next week, I'm starting to get worried" Lucas threads a hand through his hair and I laugh softly

"Luke, calm down. With Maya's genes we should've known she wasn't going to be eager to learn"

He sighs and turn on his video camera again.

"Come on Aubs, will you at least try and walk for daddy?"

Sometimes I swear it's like I'm talking to myself.

I feel Lucas violently shaking me and I immediately wake up. I'm about to yell at him until I see the petrified look on his face.

"Riley, I can't find Aubrey! I swear she was on the floor next to me but I fell asleep, and now I can't find her!"

My heart stops and I begin to frantically look for her. Five minutes pass and we still can't find her, by now I'm terrified of what could've happened to her.

"Did you check everywhere Lucas?"

"Yes I did, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have fallen asleep, she was my responsibility" Tears brim his eyes and I wrap him in a hug, it kills me to see him like this.

"It's okay Luke, we'll find her. We both fell asleep, so don't put all the blame on yourself" I say soothingly.

Just as I pull away from his embrace we here a loud crash from the study.

"Maybe she's in the study, I don't think I checked there" he says with a hopefulness to his voice.

I follow him to be study and there we find Aubrey, I'm so ecstatic that I nearly miss the fact that she's walking!

"She's walking! I can't believe this" Lucas shouts in disbelief

"What are you doing standing there, go get your camera!"

He comes back a few minutes later with his video camera in his hand and films Aubrey. My heart is filled with a warmth that I'm pretty sure is pride. I just can't believe my baby is walking!

After a few moments she loses her balance and falls to the ground, I pick her up and spin her around before squeezing her in a tight hug.

"Well done Aubrey! I'm so proud of you"

"I'm proud of you too" Lucas says from behind us. He envelopes us both in a hug and kisses our foreheads lightly.

"I love you guys so much" he whispers softly.

"We love you too Luke"

In the that moment I know that I wouldn't change a thing.

I toss around in bed unable to sleep. The silence makes me uneasy and my guilty conscience is making it worse.

I turn to look at Lucas who has Aubrey securely wrapped in his arms, but for some reason it just makes me feel even worse.

I can't help but feel like Maya should have been here to see her daughter walk for the first time, instead of me. It reminds me of how I felt the day we got Aubrey, like I wasn't good enough for her. Maybe I never will be, Lucas is twice the parent I am, and everyone knows that.

My eyes land on the box filled with letters from Maya , maybe I should open one? hopefully it won't make me feel worse than I already do.

I open the box besides my worries and sift through the letters. I'm about to give up until I find one that might help me.

When you feel like you're not good enough.

I hold my breath and take out the letter from the envelope.

Dear Riley

I don't want you ever to feel as if you need to read this, because honestly you're the best person I know. But if you feel like you're not good enough, I'm here to reassure you that you'll always be good enough for me, no matter what anyone says.

All my life I've felt like this, but I've learned to move past it. You are who you are and it's almost impossible to change that. 99% of the time it's you that puts yourself down, making yourself seem like less than you really are. You can come up with lists of what you hate about yourself, and only one thing that you like about yourself, it's human nature. But there is always one person who can give you lists of what they love about you, and have an empty list on what they hate about you. For me that person is you. And I'd like to be the same for you.

What I love about you,

You're an amazing friend and sister

You remind me of what it's like to be part of a family

You make everyone feel more amazing than they really are

You bright up a room just by walking into it (cheesy but true)

You taught me what hope is

The list could go on but I want you to add to it. Don't under estimate yourself Riley, you're a beautiful person inside and out

Love Maya x

My heart melts at Maya words. How could I have been so lucky as to have a friend like her? I just hope she knew how amazing she was too.

I allow the tears to flow down my face, as I think of my best friend. I feel Lucas shift next to me but ignore it, hoping he won't wake up.

"Hey, what's the matter Riles?"

I don't respond, my heart aching with pain. He removes Aubrey from his arms and moves her to her crib. He pulls me from my sitting position and into his arms . We lay there for what seems like forever as I cry into his shoulder.

"Don't worry Riles, I've got you"

I hope this was worth the wait x Thank you guys for all your support.

Until next time,

hintofmint x