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Chapter Fifty-Four:
About two years later:
It is a typical summer morning in the Reigns' household. Isabella is two years old learning how to walk. She hasn't had the success they were hoping for. As discuss Emma, who is seven years old now, helps her parents take care of her. Since she is off for summer vacation, she spends time with her baby sister and puppy a lot more. When Lily returns to work, they figured that they can't work the same shifts. As agreed, Lily would works days while Roman works evenings; a simple eight hour shift. Seth agreed to those conditions with them having Isabella and Emma both at home. Seth also owes them for looking after his children when they went on their honeymoon. They chose those shifts, so they can at least sleep together as a couple or most likely as a family. Right now, Lily is getting ready for work as Emma is helping Isabella to walk. They want to have her walk by their vacation, next week, to Disneyland.
"Okay baby sister, let us try this again." She lightly holds her arms to help her balance on her feet. Isabella doesn't move being scared to fall again. "Isa-"Emma's nickname for her. "Are you ready?"
"No!" She says with authority. Every day she is picking up more words with either Lily or Roman reading a story to their daughters at bed time. Her first word came when Roman was giving her a bath about a year ago. They would take turns to give her a bath with some assistant from Emma. Lily was helping Emma with her homework as Roman bathe Isabella. They couldn't get a math problem, so they went to see if Roman can help them. When they entered, Isabella calls out 'Mama!' They were all proud and surprise with this unexpected event.
Emma picks up her sister. "Why not, Isa?" She is a bit concern that she will miss the vacation.
"I'm scared, Em." As Isabella began talking, she couldn't say her big sister's full name only the first part. This led to it being Emma's nickname to her.
"There is nothing to be scared of Isa. I am right here if you fall. We will take one cute baby step at a time." She gently shakes her feet.
Isabella giggles. "Okay, one more."
"That's my baby sister. We Reigns girls can conquer anything." She puts her back on her feet as she lifts one foot to take a step. However, she loses her balance and falls into her sister's arms.
"Sorry Em." She looks at her sister with a sympathetic look.
"You turn that frown upside down. You didn't disappoint me because you will never give up, right?"
"Right?" She smiles her toothless smile; not having all her teeth in yet.
"Come on let us see if daddy is done cooking." They walk into the kitchen where Roman is cooking breakfast.
"Daddy, daddy!" Isabella calls out.
"There are my two beautiful daughters." He adds the last of the bacon in the frying pan. "How did she make out?" He questions Emma on Isabella's walking.
"She got one foot up this time. I think she is waiting for a special moment to show us." She puts her sister in her high chair.
"That's good, maybe she can walk in time for us to go to Disneyland." He turns off the stove after putting the plate full of bacon on the and Roman both agreed that for this year's anniversary they would do a family honeymoon. Since both their daughters are Disney fans, they choose to go to Disneyland.
"I hope so. So, we are still going if she can't walk, right?" Emma wants to clarify thinking that they have to wait.
"Absolutely, we wouldn't disappoint you two like that. Now, can you call your mom to eat?" Roman tells her.
"I am right here. I heard that you were done, so I came down." She enters the kitchen to kiss her daughters on the head. "Mama. Mama!" Isabella calls out to be lifted into her arms. Afterwards, she pecks Roman before sitting down with Isabella on her lap.
"How do you know that he was officially down?" Emma questions.
"Well, your Uncle Dean gave me some tricks to increase my hearing." She explains to her eldest daughter.
"Oh right because he is a Respiratory Therapist, right?" She remembers when he overheard her and Renee's conversation before.
"Correct. Now, how is our small baby girl doing on her walking?'
"I pick up foot, mama." Isabella says with a smile.
"Wow, good for you. Is Emma teaching and helping you?"
"Yup, Em taught a lot."
"Good, next time you can walk." She gives a positive outcome to her daughter.
Roman sits beside Lily with Isabella sit on her lap. They tried to put her back in her high chair, but she refuses. She is really turning into a mommy's girl.
After breakfast, Lily is off to work after pecking her daughters and husband's lips goodbye.
"Bye mommy." Emma waves.
"Momma!" Isabella waves, who is in Emma's arms.
"So, what do you two want to do today?"
"Swing." Isabella calls out.
"Well, that settles that we are going to play in the backyard if big sister approves." They both look at Emma for the answer.
"I don't know." She ponders, but Isabella pouts at her like she does. She doesn't need to pout to get her way, but she taught her some tricks for when she gets older. "Isa, don't do that. I taught you so you can use it on daddy when you're older, not me." She is surprise already trying to persuade them to go her way.
"Hey! What else have you taught her to use against me?" Roman is a bit mad at her eldest daughter.
"Oh nothing, I probably told her to lie on your chest when you get upset. Or I don't know use her cuteness to help me get out of trouble." She replies innocently.
"Emma Reigns, we don't use your little sister to get out of trouble." He waves a finger at her.
"Stop!" Isabella yells out. She never likes conflict in front of her no matter who it is. They figured this out when the parents argued about the dress Lily was wearing was too short. Isabella was in her crib sleeping when she started to cry. She continued to cry when they fought over who would pick her up. The moment she stopped is when Lily picked her up with Roman kissing Lily's cheek; she could feel the love again.
"Sorry baby girl." He picks her up as she hugs Emma.
For the rest of the day, Roman would push Isabella on the swings while Emma played on the play structure attach to it. Whenever there is a special occasion at the house, Roman would bring out the trampoline with covers on the side for the children.
Around 3:30, Lily returns home from work.
"Emma, Isabella, I'm home. Mommy is home." She puts her jacket away as well as letting her hair down. "Roman, Emma, Isabella, mommy is home from work." There is no answer. She calls out upstairs, but again no answer. She heads to the kitchen to see, through the window, Emma pushing her little sister before pushing herself on the swing. Roman is behind them keeping Isabella swinging. "There is my family. I called, but no one replied back." She kisses Roman's cheek.
"Sorry, Isabella wanted to go on the swings. We have been out here all day, so they need baths later." Roman explains.
"Speaking of baths, you need one and changed for work mister." She gently pokes his chest.
"You will watch them." He questions already knowing the answer.
"Absolutely, now get inside before you are almost late again." She reminds him the time when Isabella didn't want him to leave. It is the day after she said her first word. She calls out 'Dada no' when he about to leave. They tried the best they can to calm her down, but she starts back up when he attempted to leave. With Roman almost late, he left Isabella crying feeling very mad at himself for doing it. It felt that he abandoned his daughter.
"That is not my fault." He tries to say, but knows it is. "I won't let that happen again."
"I know I love you and I know your daughters love you." She comforts him knowing that it still affects him a bit.
"Thanks. I will be back to kiss them goodbye." He starts to walk back to the house, but Emma catches his attention.
"Wait daddy, I am going to do it." She wants to jump off her swing like her friends. Every time she tries, she panics and doesn't jump.
"Are you sure?" He clarifies making sure this is the right moment.
"Yes daddy, I am going to do it for real." She swings and swings until she gets high enough to jump. She takes some deep breaths before she takes one last swing. As she swings forward she jumps and lands perfectly with her feet on the ground. "I did it." She is in shock of actually completing this task. "Daddy, I did it." She now jumps in excitement.
"You did it, sweetie. Now, how about you pick out the scrubs I will be wearing for work." He extends out his hand.
"I would love to." She takes his hand to go back into the house.
Lily and Isabella both watch their moment with smiles on their faces. Lily can't wait to have that with Isabella and hopeful a mommy's boy.
Next week:
This weekend, the Reigns' family are going to Disneyland for vacation. They are planning to stay there for a week. They are all pack to head to the airport. Isabella has taken a few steps now, but not by herself yet. Dean and Renee drop them to the airport with him tearing up to not see them for a week. Emma said they will take lots of pictures so it will seem he, along with Renee, was there with them.
At their hotel:
They arrive around the evening, so they could rest for a whole day at the Disney parks tomorrow. There is one bed with a portable crib they brought for Isabella to sleep in. They only use the portable crib if they go travelling. There is also a couch and a television just in case the weather is busy.
"Which park are we going to first?" Emma asks very excited to see all the Disney characters walking around.
"I know you want to see your favourite Disney characters, especially Belle, so we will go to Magic Kingdom Park after breakfast." Roman tells her.
"We are going to meet Belle."
"Maybe." Lily not giving her that much hopes just in case they don't meet Belle.
Later in the evening, Emma and Isabella have fallen asleep.
"So, do you want to try for a boy this time?" Roman requests kissing her neck.
"I would, but we don't have time right now." She eyes their two daughters.
"They are sleeping now is the perfect time." He begins to pull down the straps of her nightie.
"We can't do it on the bed, Emma is sleeping." She looks towards their eldest daughter beside them.
"How about the couch?" He suggests with her being small they can fit.
"What if they wake up before us?" After Roman put it in her mind about scaring their children, she never wants to have a chance to.
"Okay, there is only one more option." He grins not having had to result to this option.
"The bathroom? Doesn't it echo in there?" She is afraid that when she moan or scream that it will wake up their daughters or others.
"I guess you have to be quiet, can you do that?" He challenges her with a smirk.
"I can, but can you?" She challenges back.
"You know I can." She lifts her up gently to go to the bathroom.
Next day:
Roman is on his side looking at his wife, who is still sleeping. He is in his boxers just in case their daughter wakes up early. After a few minutes, Lily wakes up to see her husband's beautiful face.
"Morning." She smiles.
"Morning, did you have a good sleep?"He smiles back.
"Absolutely, I love sleeping after we make love. I feel so loose and stress free no matter what happened." She stretches to be fully awake.
"I'm glad I can make you feel that way." He wipes some of the hair covering her face.
"Are you ready for today?" She asks now on her side.
"It is going to be a long day, but as long as our daughters are happy it is worth it." He tells her.
Magic Kingdom:
Isabella is in Roman's arms with a folded stroller on his back in case he gets tired.
"Emma, do you want to find Belle now?" Lily questions.
"It is okay, I just want to walk and ride some rides. Are we going to let Isa walk a bit?" She feels that this is the place she will walk by herself.
"I don't think so there are too many people. If we pass a rest area that isn't too crowded we might." Roman tells his daughter.
"Okay, it is I just have a feeling that she will walk sometime today." Emma warns her parents so they can be prepared.
"You are having those feelings again. You haven't had them in awhile." Lily observes not knowing if this is a good or bad thing.
"I know, but this is a good feeling I have." She clarifies for Lily.
"Okay, let's go on some rides." She puts her hand out for her daughter to hold.
A few rides later, they walk to the main open area. They are just in time for some entertainment. During the first part, Emma, on her father's shoulders, sees Belle dancing with The Beast.
"Daddy, there is Belle; she looks so beautiful." She looks down to her father.
"Me see. Me see." Isabella calls out, now in Lily's arms. She puts her on her shoulder just enough for to see. "Em, you are right she is beautiful."
"Can we meet her?" She questions to her father.
"We will try at the end." He guides them to the end for the hope to meet her.
"Minnie Mouse." Isabella calls out as they walk. She loves Minnie with the love she gets from Mickey.
"Yes baby, Minnie Mouse." She smiles at her excitement.
"We meet too." She looks at Minnie who waves at her.
"We will see baby." She makes the promise that she did with Emma.
They get to the end where there is a line to see Bella and The Beast. Roman lets her down so they can wait in line.
"Daddy, let's go stand in line." She tries to drag him.
"Sweetie, we have to wait for mommy and your sister." He looks to see them a few steps away.
Emma impatiently waits which seems like an hour, but reality it is only for a couple of seconds.
"Sorry, Isabella was looking at Minnie; I couldn't walk that fast.
"It is okay, we will be in line to see Belle you two rest." He kisses their heads before taking her oldest daughter's hand. "Let's go."
As they are in line, the other half sit on a bench close by. She gives her daughter some water before taking a drink herself.
"Meet Minnie?" She questions her mother.
"After you big sister meets Belle." She tells her knowing it is more likely to see Minnie than Belle.
"Okay." She just snuggles into her chest.
After 10 minutes, Roman and Emma approach them with Emma all happy. She is looking at the picture Roman took of her and her favourite princess. "Look mommy."
"You both look beautiful. Now we have to look for Minnie Mouse for your sister." Emma looks around to see Mickey and Minnie Mouse. "Over there."
Lily stands up to feel her daughter becoming tired. "Oh our baby is sleepy. Isabella, do you still want to meet Minnie Mouse?" She rubs her hair as their daughter nods her head slowly.
They get to the Minnie Mouse line. When they are almost at the front of the line, Lily puts her on her feet. Isabella sees Minnie which some reason signals her to walk to her all happy. Emma, having the feeling as they wait in line, records the whole event. Roman takes two pictures with just her and Minnie.
"My baby's first steps by herself." She is so proud.
11 months later:
Lily is back in the hospital for their third child. Two months after their trip, Lily becomes sick. This scares Roman and Emma over thinking the situation. They went to the doctor who announces that she is pregnant again. Of course, April is still there OB, but this time they want it to be a surprise. After ten hours of labour, Lily gives birth to a baby boy. She now has a momma's boy, whose name is Matthew Reigns.
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