It was a warm Sunday afternoon, and the air was starting to have that particular smell that invades the streets when Spring is about to arrive, along with the odor of fresh cut grass. The light was soft and the whole atmosphere was imbibed with some sort of positive energy.

Miranda Priestly was sitting at her desk reviewing the electronic version of the Book, which was being sent to her every weekend. Her assistants had stopped coming on Sundays as soon as Andrea had moved in with them: the young brunette had put her foot down on this subject and Miranda had agreed, not willing to jeopardize the blossoming relationship. The editor hadn't been too pleased when she realized that not receiving the Book on the weekend would mean extra work during the week, but her lover had anticipated once again her needs: she had worked with Emily to organize a digital edition of the mock-up and this way the fashion maven could always be connected to her staff.

They all fear that I'm going to ask them to start sending me the Book during the week too, she chucked, but they haven't realized yet that I prefer the hard copy. I need to see how the images look on paper, how the light reflects of them, how a reader might perceive what I publish. No computer will ever be able to give me that sensation. Miranda was also unwilling to admit that Andrea's influence had softened her: the idea that her Andrea could have once been the one spending the weekend doing errands didn't sit well with the editor. She had decided than unless an emergency occurred her assistants would have Saturday afternoon and the whole of Sunday off. I now know what it means to cherish every second you have with the person you love.

Thinking about her young spouse put a smile on her face, and she decided to save the comments she had written so far and go and see what the rest of her family was doing. Caroline was out with a friend, but the editor had left her journalist with Cassidy in the den a few hours later. However when she reached the room she couldn't hear any voices and after peeking into it found it empty. A perfectly plucked eyebrow raised and she was thinking about which part of the townhouse she should check next when a delighted squeal followed by Andrea's enthusiastic whoop reached her ears. Miranda realized that they were in the backyard and proceeded to join them.

Nonetheless she was definitely not prepared for what greeted her when she stepped onto the patio: Cassidy was kneeling on the grass while Andrea was slowly crawling alongside eleven-months old Thomas, who was currently holding onto Patricia and taking his first steps.

Miranda felt her heart do a double thump, while her feet were rooted to the ground and her vision began to blur. Suddenly Andrea turned and saw her wife, and flashed her a million-watt smile.

"Mira, oh my god," she said breathlessly, "I was going to call you any moment now!" The brunette was clearly excited but she never lowered her hands which were hovering close to Thomas' sides. "Patricia was here lounging with us, and then she kind of nudged him with her nose and he grabbed her fur and…" Andrea was babbling, her happiness showing through her words and her eyes, which were opened wide and twinkling. Thomas had so far gotten his first teeth – And boy, what an experience that was – but he had yet to utter any kind of word and, so far, walk. Seems like this will change now, the brunette thought.

Miranda managed to gather her bearings and walked to where the small group was concentrated, but she could literally feel the love and joy of the moment inundating her. Cassidy was eyeing her baby brother and encouraging him, grinning madly, "Mom it's awesome, this is so incredible. I never knew I could get so excited from seeing someone walk!"

This got them all to laugh out loud and Thomas turned around at the sound, wobbling unsteadily at the movement, but gracing them with a wide smile to show his growing teeth. He giggled and then turned around and grabbed Patricia's fur tighter. The three women were amazed by the gentleness the St Bernard was showing and the patience it had for the younger Priestly: Miranda knew that her dog was one of a kind, but the idea that she would be one to help her son take his first steps had never crossed her mind. She then watched eagerly as he extended his tiny left foot forward and, with Patricia's aid, followed through the movement.

None of the women realized that they were all sporting matching full-fledged smiles while they looked at the only man of the family. Thomas was a truly beautiful toddler, with black curly hair and dark blue eyes. Andrea was sure he would be a heart-breaker and was looking forward to the hustle that he would put her wife through, seeing that Miranda was already putty in his chubby hands.

Thomas took another step, and then another but as he was taking his third he lost his balance and slipped, crying out loud. Panic seized the three onlookers and they all darted forward, but Miranda was the first to wrap her hands around her son. Rubbing his back she was taken back when Patricia nudged the editor with her nose and gently lowered her snout to Thomas' forehead, and then proceeded to give him a tiny lick on his cheek. Thomas, who had been quietly sobbing, stopped immediately and then whilst giggling pushed himself up to hold onto his loyal four-legged friend. He then took another step as if nothing had happened.

Cassidy, Andrea and Miranda were jack-slacked by what they had just witnessed and looked incredulously at each other: then, as a few minutes earlier, burst all out laughing.

Andrea wiped some tears away from her eyes and said, "Well Miranda, not only our son is as stubborn as you are, he's just given us proof he has yet another member of this house under his spell." Miranda simply raised an eyebrow and huffed, but they all knew she was mock-pouting; she was very proud of her son's behavior and couldn't wait to see how he would grow up. I'm going to spend the rest of my life with them: my twin girls, Thomas and Andrea. I don't think I could ask any more.

Suddenly Cassidy jumped up and darted into the house, leaving her perplexed mothers behind.

"What got into her?" Andrea asked.

"I don't have the faintest idea, my darling, but I'm sure we'll hear soon enough" was the answer, and the editor was proved right when a few minutes later Cassidy emerged with her camera from the house.

"Do you know how pissed Caroline will be when she realizes that she's missed Tommy's first steps?" she said, adjusting the strap around her neck and the lens. Miranda had actually been wondering if her other daughter would be back soon enough to see her brother walking, and therefore accepted her words as an explanation. Andrea nodded her consent, smiling at the thought of the more explosive twin.

Cassidy had by then reached the small procession and started snapping pictures of the four(three humans and one huge St. Bernard)people: close-ups of Thomas and Patricia, individual ones with each of her subjects and then the whole scene. She even managed to snag in an auto-shot, before taking a small video recording of Thomas' progress.

That evening when Caroline finally came back home she grouched for a while, saying that it was not fair that Tommy had chosen the afternoon she was out of the house to take his first steps but was immediately pacified when he gave her a repeat performance of what the other had seen that afternoon. He was so adorable, with a tiny frown of concentration between his eyebrows that his sister just couldn't resist from swooping down and hugging him tightly amidst the general laughter. Cassidy kept her camera on her throughout the evening with the intention of making an album with all of the snaps she had captured during Thomas' first year of life.

What the red-head didn't know was that a few of the pictures she took that afternoon and evening would be printed and framed the following week and grace the Priestly-Sachs' household for many years to come, always a reminder of the love that bound them together.

Hiya all! Im sorry I left you without Mirandy for two weeks but I've been enjoying being internet-free..

I hope you do enjoy this chapter, I'll try to post another one between Friday and Saturday.

And if you feel so inclined please leave a review or a suggestion for any more situations our lovely ladies might find themselves involved in!