• 𝑾𝑰𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑵𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻 • 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍 𝑺𝒂𝒈𝒂

CHAPTER VII - SOMEONE IS WATCHING ME

March 2014. 11:09. 1758 P St, Dupont Circle. Washington, DC.

Third Person POV.

After I basically just told Nick I was quitting my job once again, I tried to catch up to Steve but he was nowhere to be seen, so I decided to get back home. On my way, I got a call from Nat and she asked if we could have a girls night tonight given that it had been a little while since we last got together like that and to be honest this might be the best thing for me right now.

I agreed and just to kill some time, I started to clean my place and arrange the rooms, when my phone started ringing. Grabbing it, I smiled at the screen and picked up.

-Hello?.- I asked and on the other side of the line a giggle came through, making me smile instantly.

-Sophieee!.- The voice of the tiny human came through and my heart swelled with happiness.

-Hi baby, how are you?.- I asked with a small voice, the one I used only with Milo and Paulie.

-I'm good, how are you? Do you miss us? Paulie is here with me, he misses you too!.- Milo says on the other line and I stop walking around the kitchen, taking a hand to my mouth.

Explaining to the little humans back home (that Juliette and Laurie's kids) that I was leaving, was not the easiest thing to do and leaving them specially was way worse. They knew that I was leaving because I was going back home to work, and even though I knew I was going to visit them as much and soon as I could, that didn't stop me from feeling like I was once again missing everything in their lives.

I had been there when Milo was born, but I was not when Paulie came to the world. I was not around when Milo gave his first steps, but I was when he spoke his first words. I wasn't there when Paulie was able to stand up by himself, but I was when he turned one.

Even though I had managed to be there for certain things, I was not as much as I wanted to be and it broke my heart, mainly because I was scared that if I didn't go back often and they grew up without seeing me, they would forget about me. And I wouldn't be their auntie Sophie, or aunt Phie. And that is not something I want to do. That is not something I plan on doing. I intend to be in their lives as many times as I can. I intend to be there for them always, just like Juliette and Laurie have been there for me.

-Of course I miss you, honey, with all my heart, both of you.- I say, trying to swallow the lump that is starting to form in my throat.

-Sophie, guess what, guess what?.- Milo asked excitedly and I smiled. He was always this happy. Always. He turned five just a few weeks before I came to D.C and he was the chattiest, most charming five year old you could ever meet.

-What is it, Milo?.- I asked him just as excited as he was.

-Mommy said we could go on vacation soon! But she wouldn't tell me where when I asked, can you tell me where she is taking us?.- Milo asked, whispering through the speaker, but even though he was whispering, he knew Juliette was listening, given that it was her phone after all.

-Hmm, I have no idea. It is a mystery indeed because she hasn't told me either.- I said, feigning dementia.

Of course I knew where they were going. They were coming to D.C.

After I came here, I arranged with Laurie and Juliette that I'll have them fly over at least three times this year so they wouldn't be too far, so the kids could see new places and so that I'd get to be with my family a little more time.

It took a lot of convincing but they thankfully agreed. So, I planned their trip and hopefully they'd be arriving in May, which happened to coincide with Milo's summer break before his second kindergarten year.