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*March*

Slamming her hand down on the alarm clock to silence it, Skye groans as she rolls over onto her back, turning her head to look at her husband lying asleep next to her.

She reaches out and nudges his shoulder, "Babe."

"Hmm."

"Time to wake up. We have a lot of stuff to do today to get ready for Jess' party this afternoon."

Grant opens his eyes and smiles at her, "Good morning."

She smiles back, "Good morning." She moves her head forward to give him a quick kiss, "Now get up. You need to get started on breakfast while I wake up the birthday girl."

"Yeah, okay." Grant takes a deep breath in and then sits up in the bed, stretching his arms above his head. Then he stands from the bed and makes his way out of the bedroom and down the hallway into the kitchen.

Skye takes a deep breath as she stretches and then sits up in the bed, throwing the covers off of her body. She swings her legs around and stands from the bed, grabbing one of Grant's t-shirts to slip on over top of her sports bra, and then makes her way out of the room and across the hall to Jessica's room.

Pushing open the bedroom door, she stops in the doorway and smiles at the sight of her baby girl lying asleep in her bed. Her blanket is pulled all the way up to her neck and Bug is squished up against her side.

Skye steps inside the room and walks over to the small bed, kneeling down next to it. She reaches out and brushes some of Jessica's dark hair back out of her face and presses a kiss to the little girls' cheek.

"Jessie," she whispers. "Wake up, baby girl."

Jessica stirs in her sleep and then slowly opens her eyes, looking at her mother. "¿Mamá?"

Skye smiles, "Happy birthday, angel."

Jessica smiles sleepily and then lets out a yawn.

"Are you ready to get up?" Skye asks her daughter. "Daddy's making us breakfast."

"¿Panqueques?" Jessica asks.

Skye lets out a small laugh and nods, "I'm sure that's exactly what he's making. So should we get you out of bed and get the day started? Your birthday party is later today, everyone's coming over. Even Aunt Bobbi, Uncle Lance, and Uncle Mack."

"¿De verdad?" Jessica asks.

Skye nods, "Mm-hmm. They called me yesterday to tell me that they're definitely coming to your party today."

Jessica smiles, "Los amo."

Skye smiles, "I know you do, baby girl. And they love you too. Now come on, let's go see how daddy's doing with breakfast." She reaches out and lifts her daughter out of the bed as she stands up, settling the girl on her hip and then reaching down to pick up her stuffed ladybug doll. She presses a kiss to Jessica's cheek before turning around and making her way out of the room and down to the kitchen.

"Hola papá," Jessica says when she sees Grant standing in front of the stove.

Grant turns around and smiles when he sees his wife and daughter walking towards him. "There's the birthday girl," he steps forward and plants a kiss to Jessica's cheek. "Happy birthday, angel."

"Gracias," Jessica smiles. "¿Estás haciendo panqueques?" she asks her dad, leaning her head on Skye's shoulder, reaching behind her mom to gently grab a piece of hair in her hand.

Grant smiles and nods, "I am. And because you are the special birthday girl you can have all the pancakes you want to eat for breakfast this morning."

"But actually not," Skye says, looking up at her husband. "Do you really want her to get sick on her birthday? Because I can guarantee that is what will happen if you let her eat as many pancakes as she wants." She sets her daughter down on one of the chairs at the kitchen table, "At some point you will have to cut her off."

"Why does it have to be me?" he asks.

Skye smiles and walks up to him, "Because you just told her that she can have all the pancakes she wants." She leans up to press a quick kiss to his lips, "I'm going to get dressed so I can go out and run a few last minute errands before the party." She turns around and makes her way out of the kitchen back towards the bedroom.

Grant sighs and turns back to the stove, just in time to flip the pancakes already on the griddle.

"Daddy. Tengo hambre."

"Yo sé, ángel. The pancakes are almost done and then you can eat."

"Bug quiere comer también," Jessica tells him, holding her ladybug doll in the air.

"Oh she does, does she?" Grant smiles over his shoulder.

Jessica nods, "Sí."

"Well then I guess I'll have to make an extra pancake for Bug."

"Gracias, papá."

"De nada, Jessie," Grant smiles.

"Alright," Skye walks back into the room a few minutes later, sliding her phone into her back pocket, "I shouldn't be gone too long, just have to pick up a few last minute things." She walks up to Grant, "As soon as she's done eating, get her dressed, please. Bobbi, Hunter, and Mack might be stopping by early too, so it's possible they might get here before I get back." She leans up to give him a quick kiss and then walks over to Jessica, dropping a kiss to the top of her head.

"Adiós mama," Jessica smiles up at her.

Skye smiles back, "Bye, baby girl. See you in a little bit."

She turns around and makes her way over to the front door, stepping outside and pulling it closed behind her.

"Grant, can you get the door, please?" Skye calls out into the backyard from the kitchen.

"I'll get it," Bobbi steps up into the house. "Your husband is working the grill right now."

"Great, thanks," Skye smiles.

"No problem," Bobbi smiles back, making her way towards the front door. Pulling it open, she smiles when she sees Ben and Kara standing on the front porch, "Hey guys. Come on in." She opens the door wider, allowing the two to step inside. "How are you?" Bobbi asks them.

"Good," Kara answers. "You?"

"Pretty okay," Bobbi nods.

"Auntie Kara!"

Kara turns her head to see Jessica running through the house towards her, a wide smile on the little girls face. Kara smiles back and stoops down to take Jessica into her arms. She plants a kiss to her cheek, "Happy birthday, ladybug."

"Gracias," Jessica smiles, wrapping her arms around Kara's neck in a hug. She smiles at the man standing behind Kara, "Hi, Uncle Ben."

Ben smiles at her, "Hey Jessie. Happy birthday."

"Hey you two," Skye smiles as she makes her way into the living room from the kitchen.

"Hey Skye," Kara smiles at the other woman. "How was your drive over?"

Skye shrugs, "Like it always is. I'm just happy to be home for a little while. Things were starting to get pretty crazy."

Kara laughs quietly, "I can imagine."

Skye takes a deep breath, "Enough of that though. Today is all about my beautiful little angel," she steps forward and takes her daughter from Kara, pressing a kiss to her cheek.

Jessica giggles and pushes at her mom's face, "Mamá, stop."

"Alright, alright," Skye relents, opting to give her a daughter a hug before settling her on her hip. She looks down at her daughter, "Shall we take Uncle Ben and Auntie Kara outside so they can see what we did in the backyard for your party?"

Jessica smiles and nods, "Yeah. I wanna do it." She slides down out of Skye's arms and goes over to Kara and Ben, grabbing one of each of their hands and begins dragging them towards the back door.

Skye just laughs as she watches Ben and Kara trip over their own feet as they get pulled towards the back of the house. She turns her head to look at Bobbi, "I think they'll be entertained for a little while. Want to help me in the kitchen with a few things?"

"Sure," Bobbi smiles. "Lead the way."

Skye smiles back and then turns towards the kitchen, Bobbi following behind her.

...

"Skye."

Turning her head, Skye sees Grant motioning to the inside of the house and giving her a look.

She raises an eyebrow in question and he nods his head in response with a small smile.

Skye nods once and then turns back to the small group of children running around the backyard. "Jessica," she calls out to her daughter, getting the young girls' attention. "Come here, baby girl." Jessica runs through the grass over to her mom and smiles up at her. Skye smiles back and then leans down to pick her daughter up and settle her on her hip. "Happy birthday, my beautiful baby girl," she smiles and presses a kiss to her cheek. "And because it's your birthday, daddy and I have a very special surprise for you." She turns towards the back of the house, "You can come on out now."

Jessica smiles wide when she sees Mulan stepping out of the back door of the house and down into the backyard. "Mulan!" she shouts.

Skye laughs quietly when Jessica wriggles against her body, trying to get free and down to the ground. "Okay, baby," she says, bending down to set her on the grass, "go see Mulan." She watches as Jessica darts over to Mulan and wraps her arms tightly around the woman's legs in a hug.

Mulan smiles and laughs, hugging Jessica back, "Hello, little one."

"You got Mulan for the party?"

Skye turns around to see Bobbi approaching her, a small smile on her face, with Mack right behind her.

Skye nods, "Yeah. Jess absolutely loves watching Mulan and is always singing and dancing along to the songs whenever we watch the movie. We even have the soundtrack and she listens to it constantly. And she was Mulan for Halloween last year. She's completely crazy for Mulan."

Bobbi raises an eyebrow, "Out of all the Disney princesses her favorite is the one who kicks butt throughout the entire movie and ends up saving the guy as well as being the hero of the movie?" She lets out a small laugh, "She's definitely yours and Grant's daughter."

Skye laughs back, "Yeah, I guess it's a little funny."

"It's sweet, though," Bobbi smiles.

"How did you even find someone to hire?" Mack asks Skye.

"It was actually Grant who found the company that does these things," Skye explains. "I guess he asked around about it and someone referred him. So I think we got some kind of discount, which is always nice."

"I can't believe you actually got Mulan here," Hunter comments with a smile as he makes his way over to the two women and Mack, a cold soda in his hand. "She's the coolest Disney princess out there, in my honest opinion. I mean, the way she takes Shawn Yu's dagger at the end with just her fan and then sticks him to the roof with it and then lets Mushu go at him with that huge firework; that was just incredible."

Bobbi furrows her brows at him, "How on earth...?"

"The little squirt had me watch it with her the last time we were here. And obviously it got stuck in my head. Not that I mind all too much; it's good for little girls to have women in movies, even animated, that they can look up to. Everything you see these days on TV is definitely not okay for young minds to be exposed to."

Skye just blinks, "Wow. That was just...I don't even know."

"I have my moments," Hunter comments, taking a drink from his soda can.

Skye lets out a small laugh and shakes her head. "Well, anyways, are you three enjoying yourselves?"

"As much as an adult can at a three year old's birthday party," Bobbi smiles. "But it's a really great party."

"Really great," Hunter agrees.

"Thanks," Skye smiles. She looks across the yard to where her daughter is talking animatedly with Mulan, her smile growing even wider.

"Can you believe she's already three?" Skye asks Grant as they stand in the doorway to Jessica's bedroom, watching their daughter sleep peacefully in her bed, Bug tucked tightly up against her body and Buddy curled up at her feet.

Grant shakes his head, "Not even for a minute. Every time I look at her I'm still going to see that tiny little baby I held in my arms for the first time at the hospital."

"I know what you mean," Skye nods. "I carried her for nine months and then had to push her fat little self out into this crazy world."

"We've done a great job with her so far," Grant tells his wife.

Skye looks up at him, "You've done most of it because I come and go so much."

"Hey, it's okay. Even though we didn't tell her directly what you do, she knows your job is really important."

She sighs, "I know. I just wish I could be here more."

"And you will be. Once you take care of everything you need to. Plus, I'm sure when you have the next one you'll be around for every single moment," he smiles down at her.

Skye bites her lip, "Yeah, about that."

Grant's eyes go wide, "Wait, are you...?"

Skye shakes her head, "No, no I'm not pregnant. But all of this has me thinking about that and I really want another baby with you."

"And I want one with you too," he smiles. "But we already talked about all of this. We said we'd wait and see what happens."

"I know," Skye nods. "But I don't think I want to wait too much longer."

"So what are you saying?" he asks.

"I'm saying that I think we should actually start trying for another baby."

"You really mean it?"

Skye smiles and nods, "Yeah, I do."

Grant grins and pulls her in for a kiss, wrapping his arms tightly around her. He pulls back and rests his forehead against hers, "Why don't we go into our room right now and start trying to make that baby we both want so bad?"

Skye nods, "I think that sounds like a solid plan." She pulls away from him and grabs his hand in hers, pulling him down the hallway to their bedroom, her lips attaching to his once more as they step into the room and close the door behind them.

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