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Perfect Morning
Bella's footy pyjama covered feet lightly touched the floor. She hadn't seen daddy since early yesterday. She walked the short distance to her parents' room, grinning, standing in the doorway when she saw him laying there, her mommy's arms wrapped around him. She picked up her pace, running toward the bed.
"Daddy!" She said, her little hands grabbing the fabric of Ryan's t-shirt, trying to shake him, with no luck. "'Uggies!"
Daddy heard his little cherub, however.
"Hello, my sweetheart," he murmured, reaching out and lifting her into his arms Ryan inhaled the sweet scent of his child as she hugged into his chest. Glancing at the digital clock on the dresser he saw it was 7:35. Late for Bella. He didn't have to get to the lab again till ten. That meant breakfast with his girls and some play time with Bella before he got her dressed and took her to grandma's. Vanessa was going to take Bella to her toddler group today since Emily was on doctor's orders to rest. She didn't have to necessarily stay in bed but going to a mom and toddler group was out. Pregnancy did have Emily somewhat fatigued and made looking after an energetic toddler more difficult but she found herself bored when Bella wasn't around and her husband was working. Yes, she knew listening to the doctor was what she had to do for the sake of the baby she carried but that didn't make doing technically "nothing" easy. There wasn't any housework to do with a husband like Ryan.
Cooking?
That was something Emily did when it had to be done. Not something that was an enjoyable hobby. There was, however, her e-reader that had over hundred novels of different genres on it. She still enjoyed reading murder mysteries and true crime books despite her husband's line of work. There were romance novels as well. More than one person had told her if she were to write her and Ryan's story and send it to publishing companies, it would a best seller, "maybe even a movie," her sister said, Haley.
"Maybe in twenty years when the kids are grown," Emily replied. "Let the story play out a bit more."
That morning after kissing Ryan and Bella goodbye, Emily settled in and started reading one of a bunch of novels she had by Sheila Connelly. She was totally immersed in Rotten to the Core until the combination of the baby inside her kicking and having to go to the bathroom bought her out of the world of imagination. When she returned to the living room she flicked on the television. The late morning talk shows were on. Finding nothing interesting on the tube, she turned on her laptop to check her e-mail. Haley had set her some new photos of her new lawn furniture and riding mower, her cat sitting in the driver seat. Emily's cellphone rang when she replied to her sister's e-mail so fast. She told her sister she didn't know what to do with herself without Bella around, the novels were great but there was only so much reading she could do. Haley told her to try the crossword section in the newspaper.
"You know most stay-at-home moms would envy you right now?" Haley said. "When you two have that lil' guy, too, you'll think back at this morning and realize all the stuff you could've done!"
Vanessa adored her grandchild but she and a bunch of other toddlers were exhausting. Emily could only laugh at her mother's very animated description of the older woman's opinion of the morning. The three ate lunch together before Vanessa left. Mom and daughter played with Bella's zoo playset before Emily put her daughter down for a nap. Perhaps, she should learn to enjoy "me time," Emily thought, but she would have to work on it.