noaai: "Hi! I would like a prompt about the first encounter of all the sisters. Bellie, Tenley and Brae meeting Adelaide for the first time. I'm really curious about how it will develop! I think we never have anything about it. Thank you!"

I can never say for sure, but I feel like the next few oneshots are only going to be in AU worlds. I've said this before this year…I have GREAT cannon-related ones but even going for a hopeful take on things feels sad, when I can just pop into an AU world which, sad or not…is completely different than cannon. I try to maintain LOVE for each other in every story I do and…I'm just very confused as to where Japril is. Not to get all analytical but there WAS love there in 11x18 and then…just WHAT? And the closer we get to knowing what the more confused I get I guess so Yay AU worlds….sorry for the ramble.

100 Encore, Day 54: "Would Be"

"OK daddy, we home now in our jammas."

"Washed hands, my dad!"

"Come on Tee! You remembers? We go on the couch and sit nice and we get to meet our baby sister Laidy!" Arabella ran into the living room, dragging her sister behind her. "You so happy you get to hold her youself right? Come an' sit nice and you will go firs' acause you da littleist," She turned to Jackson, "Where is mama fer takin' pictures and happy cryin' acause her babies holdin' her babies?" She put her hands on her hips.

Jackson just blinked at his oldest child. "Uh excuse me…how many people do you count in this room right now Bellie?"

"One, two three four," she said, pointing at everyone. "But Brae too little an' crazy fer holdin' my new baby sister."

"Bae, Bae," Braelyn chanted happily from Jackson's arms.

"No you not the baby anymore Brae! Shut you big stupid mouf!"

Brae immediately started crying into her dad's shoulder. She knew when her sisters were being mean. "Hey! She was saying her name! You watch your big stupid mouth or else you won't hold the baby tonight. Is that that you want?" Bellie suddenly didn't have anything to say. "That's what I thought. Go sit please."

Jackson sat Brae on the couch and kissed her cheek, trying to calm her down. "Shhh, shhh! I'm gonna go get mama and the baby and you're gonna hold the her first, Brae! Daddy's gonna help you!" He eyed Arabella to make sure she got the message.

"Sweetheart, the girls are home. They wanna do the pictures…you ready?" Jackson asked, opening the bedroom door without knocking. April turned away from him quickly, but he caught her wiping a stray tear. "Hey, you ok?"

"Yeah, yeah, she's up I just fed her. It was pretty rough, though. I just need a minute. Take her? I'll be right down, promise!" she held out Adelaide without making eye contact with either of them, standing up and busying herself with something on her dresser.

"Ok," Jackson stood with his day-old daughter in the middle of his bedroom for a second, flustered by the drama going on on both floors of his house right now. ""They're so excited to see you too, Bird. Bellie knows you have to be there to see your babies holding the baby!"

"I said I'll be down in a second Jackson! You need to get down there now though! Are you serious? There are three children under four downstairs alone right now!

"Whoa April! They are sitting nicely waiting for a chance to hold Laidy. I just came up for a second to get you. Relax."

"I'm relaxed Jackson, just go!" He leaned in for a quick kiss anyway but got her cheek.

"Where my mama?" Tenley asked when her dad re-entered the room with her new baby sister.

"She's coming…I think…Mom's gonna need extra resting time the next few weeks."

"We a-ready know that," Bellie mumbled, sighing. She wasn't being sassy. She was just used to helping her mom on sad days.

"What was that?" Jackson glared.

"Nothin' daddy." Sad days were a "Girls Only" and Bellie knew how important it was to her mom that they stayed that way. "Brae, I berry sorry I beed meana you." She kissed her sister's cheek. "Daddy pease I can take da pict-ure of Brae 'acause mama not here. You needa help Brae, I needa help you. I knows how ta use da I-Phone."

"Ok, diva, thanks for saying sorry to your sister. Remember, pretend daddy's not here for the picture. " He paced Adelaide Braelyn's lap and gave Arabella his phone with his free hand. She hopped off the couch, eager to be a good helper.

"I know to take a pic daddy! I take so many!"

"So many? OK then I'll be quiet."

Bellie nodded. "You jus' help Brae Brae say hi."

Jackson grinned. This was not Bellie's first rodeo. She definitely felt comfortable in her big sister role, that was obvious. But he had no idea just how fast she was actually growing up.

"Brae, this is your sister Adelaide Reese. Can you say hi, baby Adelaide?"

"Hi!"

"She can't say 'baby' daddy?"

"No she can't Bellie. You have to remember. Brae is a baby too. You all are still my babies, always!"

Bellie sighed and snapped a picture of her sisters. "Not always!"

"You're doing such a great job holding your baby sister Brae, you are such a good big sister!"

"Big!" Brae said, looking up at her father with a huge smile on her face.

"Good word Brae!"

"Daddy, I bretended you was there when she look at you!" Bellie boasted about her photography skills.

"My turn now?' Tenley practically whispered from her spot on the couch, where she waited patiently. But this was Braelyn's first time holding a baby and April wasn't down yet. Jackson was stalling.

"But firs' she have to gib a kiss." Bellie helped him out.

"Oh my…What's going on here?" April asked, yawning. "Is my cub holding a baby? Can I take a picture?" Arabella smiled and handed the phone right to her mom, eager to take her place on the couch again.

"Give your sister a kiss Brae! Say 'I love you,'"

"'Lobeebee….'Lobee…"

Arabella wrinkled her nose. "What she eben sayin'?"

"I dunno diva," April shrugged. "But she's giving it a good try."

"Love baby! Good job cub!" Jackson said casually. "Tenley's turn now, OK?" He lifted the baby off her lap and Brae immediately crawled off the couch and tackled her mama, attempting a hug.

"Hi mom! Hi!"

"Hi cub! I missed you." April laughed and fell to the floor with Brae. Labor was supposed to get easier after your first pregnancy. No matter that she was home and in a birthing tub…eight hours of it was hell.

Arabella knew that her turn wasn't next and she had been so worried about her mom, so she really couldn't help herself. She joined her mom and sister's hug on the floor out of impulse.

"Mama, it a happy day, right?" Bellie whispered in her mom's ear. She just had to make sure.

"The happiest Bellie girl!" April promised, tickling her daughter's tummy. She wanted it to be true. It should've been true. "Look…watch! Look at Tenley holding Laidy. She's such a good big sister, like you right?"

"Yeah but I will do the most holdin' an' helpin' acause I da biggest Abery girl!"

"That's right baby, you are the biggest little Avery!"

That made Jackson pause the mini photoshoot and turn around, smiling. "Happy?" he asked. He leaned in for a kiss and this time got lips.

"Happy," April promised, looking into her husband's beautiful green eyes. She would be.