Hanging on a Moment Part II
Chapter 7
"Mama! Dada!" Piper squealed excitedly as she watched her parents walk up the drive through the front window.
"Hi my girl!" Hanna swooned as she scooped up her youngest. Caleb had both the older two girls in his arms.
"Did you guys have fun at Grandma and Grandpa's?" Caleb questioned his excited kids.
"Yes! Grandpa Ted took us fishing!" Parker exclaimed with wide smile.
"I touched a worm!" Paisley shouted, quite proud of herself.
"That's my girl!" Caleb grinned as he set the hyper girls down and gave Paisley a high five.
"Thank you guys so much for watching them!" Hanna stated appreciatively as Ted and Ashley beamed at how excited the girls were to tell them about all the fun they had at their grandparents.
"Guess what? Mommy and Daddy heard you were good girls so we brought you back presents!" Caleb mentioned digging through a sack. "Here is one for Piper, and one for Paisley and one for Parker." He stated handing each girl a stuffed dolphin, a tee shirt and a hula skirt.
"This is my favorite toy ever!" Paisley moaned cuddling her new toy up to her cheek.
"Thank you Mom and Dad." Parker smiled sweetly.
"How was Hawaii? How was the wedding?" Ashley prodded wanting to know more details.
"It was gorgeous! Emily and her wife were stunning. They had a huge pig roast luau after the ceremony." Hanna sighed pulling out her phone to show her mother some pictures.
"Yeah, It was amazing. So peaceful and relaxing." Caleb added as Hanna scrolled through her iphone.
"You got to kick back a little, got a nice tan. Hopefully recharged the batteries, huh?" Ted questioned looking over his wives shoulder.
"Yes! It was much needed; we wouldn't have been able to do it without you two. Thank you again!" Caleb added sincerely.
"Girls, can you tell Grandma and Grandpa thank you again and go grab your suitcases?" Hanna asked as the little River's ladies went running to their room to get their belongings. They had a lot of fun with their Grandparents but were ready to go home with their mom and dad.
"Bye, Grandma Ashley! I love you!" Parker stated throwing her skinny little arms around Ashley's shoulders.
"Gampa!" Piper squealed as he picked her up and gave her a hug.
Paisley gave a few goodbye kisses too before the Rivers family headed back to their home.
"Ok girlies, you all need a bath and then Daddy and I will show you some pictures." Hanna exhaled as she trailed behind her daughters prompting them into the huge Jacuzzi tub. "Park, you can take a shower in our bathroom, ok?"
About a half an hour later, Hanna and the three amigos came back down the stairs with wet heads and pajamas. Paisley had her dolphin tucked under her arm. Caleb had hooked up his camera to the flat screen so all the girls could see the photos of the trip.
"This is when we arrived to Hawaii. They welcome you with flowered necklaces called 'Lei's'."
Parker and Paisley started giggling at Toby wearing the pink flowers.
"Here is the Ocean." Caleb mentioned as he went through quite a few pictures of the water and beach.
"Mommy, I like your swimin' suit."
"Thanks Paisers." Hanna stated with a slight sting. "Caleb you were supposed to delete those."
Caleb winked back at his wife who sarcastically rolled her eyes.
"Here is auntie Spencer and Toby, and aunt Emily and her new wife Alesandra. That's whose wedding we went to."
"Here is aunt Aria and her baby, Tallen."
"Awwwwh." The girls squealed as Caleb flipped through a few more pictures of the chubby boy.
"He is so precious!" Parker exchanged covering her hand over her mouth.
"Baby!" Piper pointed up to the television screen.
"Aunt Emily looks like a princess!" Paisley commented as Caleb started going through the photo's of the wedding.
Hanna started laughing and looked up at Caleb. "Remind me to text her that later."
"Mommy and Daddy, you look so beautiful!" Parker cooed at the selfies the couple had taken at the reception.
"I look beautiful?" Caleb laughed holding his hand over his heart teasing his first born.
"I mean so handsome." She giggled blushing a little bit.
"Okay Paisers, I know you asked us for a dolphin and we told you they had to stay in the ocean but guess what?" Caleb questioned his blue eyed little lady.
"You brought me back a REAL dolphin?" she screeched as her eyes grew the size of saucers.
Hanna grabbed her forehead and started laughing.
"No, but we did see some close by the dock so I video tapped them." He stammered trying not to disappoint her too much as he played the video of the bottlenoses dipping in and out of the water.
"Coooooool!" Paisley smiled watching the video intently.
"Night, night!" Piper whined as Hanna picked her up. The blonde haired baby lay plastered against her chest barely keeping her eyes open.
"Ok lovies, go up to bed and we will come tuck you in." Hanna commanded and she ran her fingers loosely through Piper's curls.
"Can I watch A Dolphin Tale?" Paisley begged as she clung to the staircase banister.
"Tomorrow!" Caleb replied as he and Hanna followed them up to their rooms.
*****PLL*****
"I can't believe how easy that was!" Hanna mentioned as she stared lazily over at her husband who was scrolling through social media on his phone.
"I know. When was the last time all the girls were in their own beds before ten?"
Hanna glanced down trying to actually remember a time.
"Mom and Ted must have really worn them out. We are going to have to get them a really big thank you gift." She laughed snuggling in closer to Caleb.
"Maybe a REAL dolphin?!" Caleb mocked his daughter's reaction.
"Shut up!" Hanna giggled swatting Caleb's arm. "If you wake the kids you are taking care of them."
"Then we must be, very, very quiet." He whispered in a hushed tone as rolled on top of Hanna making a fake dolphin call.
*****PLL*****
"Hey, how are you doing? It has been a while." Aria greeted Megan with baby Tallen on her hip.
"Yes it has. Last time was when we were busting a move at Hanna and Caleb's wedding." Megan nodded filling her wine glass.
"You were teaching me how to Dougie." Aria laughed grabbing a cake pop off the counter.
"No, the last time you two saw each other was at the Fourth of July party at the Hastings cabin. You bitches were so drunk you probably don't remember though." Hanna reminded them.
"Han, you would have been just as drunk but you were pregnant." Spencer added defensively.
"You are right! I had just started dating Philip a few weeks before that." Aria recollected as she took a drink of her wine. "That was a fucking mistake."
"Hey, you got bubba T out of it so it wasn't a lost cause." Spencer smiled patting Aria's knee.
"Thanks for letting me stay here for a little bit until they get the renovations done at my new place in Philly. I couldn't imagine staying in that little apartment one second longer and I really did not want to have to move back in with my mom."
"Well, at least Toby can have a baby to swoon over for a few weeks."
"Spence, you just did the procedure! Keep your hopes up doll!" Megan said as Spencer uncomfortably sipped on her water bottle.
"Toby is a great dad and you are a great mom! I just have a feeling this will all work out!" Aria smiled encouragingly at Spencer.
"Do you know when you will be able to find out if it took?" Hanna questioned as she rubbed circles on baby Tallen's back.
"They said in three weeks. I don't know how I'm going to wait that long." She muttered under her breath.
"The kids are out of school now. Megan and I can drop off our kid's everyday for a week. You will be so tired, you will sleep the remaining two weeks!" Hanna spoke as the other girls laughed.
"So this is what you all do, every Wednesday?" Aria questioned as she had a sudden realization that she was having the most fun she has had in longer than she cared to admit.
"Yeah, it used to be just Hanna and I. We would get together and study and baby Parker and Emmett would play. Then Spencer came along and we haven't stopped since." Megan noted.
"It seems like so long ago that it was just Park and Em." Hanna sighed with a little sad face. "It has gone by so fast! My baby is turning two in a few weeks. I haven't had any time to start planning her party yet either!"
"Didn't you just hire a co-designer?" Megan scrunched up her eyebrows.
"Yes and two interns. Leo and I have been training them but they still need a few more weeks before I turn them loose on my business."
"That will be great; you can help out with summer league carpool." Spencer smirked.
"Count me in."
"Oh!" Aria ahhh-ed over her phone. "Em and Alesandra just posted their baby announcement. It say's she's having a boy!" the small girl stated holding up her phone to the others.
"Precious! Kind of almost makes me want another baby!" Hanna smiled coyly.
"Are you out of your freaking mind?" Megan snapped turning towards the blonde.
"Piper's been so much better since we took her to the specialist, but No!" Hanna laughed as a look of relief washed over the Spencer, Aria and Megan's faces.
"I might have considered a fourth, but I could not do that morning sickness bullshit again. Oh, and my husband got fixed. And four teenage girls might be the literal death of me."
"How would you know it would be a girl again?" Aria spoke without thinking. "Oh, yeah probably."
"For now, we will just enjoy baby Tallen for as long as the two of you stay here." Hanna replied sweetly rubbing the little boys head.
Authors Note: Hello Pretty Little Readers! New Chapter to celebrate Tuesday! I was so pleased with last week's episode; I have gone bat shitz crazy waiting for today's new episode. Why does this show do this to me? AH! Sorry, I haven't updated as much as I normally do but I have been a busy bee! I've had some interviews for new jobs and family came to stay with me for a few days too. This story has some low key drama in it but it is mostly fluff because I know all you Haleb lovers have your feelings about some good fluff! I don't know how much Aria and Emily I will include because they really aren't part of the California living of the Haleb journey. I have some new drama coming up to keep the story interesting, so stay tuned my friends. Happy Pretty Little Liars Day!-Brostow