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Happy Birthday, Mom

Friday, February 7th
"Come on, let's go." I whispered. Noah opened the door and we walked inside.
"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear Mommy, happy birthday to you!" I carried the tray with the pancakes and she blew them out.
"Thanks, guys!" She gave us all a kiss and she started to eat her pancakes.
"Who made these?" My siblings pointed to me and I blushed.
"These are perfect, I taste the cinnamon. These are lovely Bella. You're going to be a great cook."
"Thanks, Mom."
"What're you doing today?"
"I'm going to work. You guys are going to school, so get ready, please. Leia, let's go brush teeth. Bella, you're already dressed so you can relax."
"Well, I wanted to talk to you?"
"What's up? Nervous for your first day back?"
"Not at all. You know what, I'll text you about it at school. Get Leia ready."
"Okay, Bella. I'll be looking forward to that text. During break time."
"Of course!"
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My Birthday Celebration (Olivia's Perspective)
I blew out the candles and Leia gave me a big kiss.
"It's your happy birthday kiss!"
"Thank you Leia boo!" I cut the cake and gave the first piece to her, much to her delight.
"I like it, but it'd be better if it was pink." She calmly stated.
"Happy, Happy birthday Livy Love." We shared a quick kiss much to Bella's dismay and then we laughed hysterically afterward.
"You people are so gross." She joked.
"Love you too sweetie." We all sat in the living room. Talking and eating. The kids were serving themselves rounds of food and it was just amazing. Eli gets along with my kids, my kids get along with Eli. The kids love Elliot as well. We just, well, we were like a family. One big, crazy, unique family.
"Mommy, I can stay up a bit later?"
"Just a little bit. Then you have to go to bed."
"Mom?"
"Yes, Bella?"
"I was wondering when I could start taking the subway to school?"
"I was thinking next year, but with some friends."
"Cool."
"Mom, are we doing something over the summer?"
"I'm not sure, you tell me."
"Can we go back to the Bahama?" Leia asked cutely.
"I'll think about it. I promise you that." I gave her a short hug and then watched as she held her American girl doll in her hands.
"Tomorrow, Elliot and I are going out for dinner-"
"As a date?"
"Yes Bella, as a date."
"And Eli is going to be watching you guys. You guys don't take advantage of Eli, and I want all of you to be respectful to each other."
"If there's an emergency you can call Liv and I. However, it seems that you three will most likely be coming together to watch this one." She ran into Elliot's lap and gave him a kiss. We all laughed and he gave her a hug.
"They're gonna treat me like a princess?"
"As long as you treat them like the princess and primes they are."
"Hm."
"Are you kids still hungry? Or should we start packing up the food?"
"Still hungry," Noah stated.
"I'm going to go clean my room and do my chores."
"Okay, Bella." Bella's been really, really good lately about doing all of her chores without me having to tell her. It definitely makes things a lot easier.
"Mommy, I want to go on the date with you?"
"Sweetheart, you can't go."
"Why?"
"Dates are for big boys and girls. It's not like the kind of dates I have with you or Noah and Bella."
"You're married?" Elliot chuckled and Noah and Eli did too.
"No baby, we're not married." Elliot stared at me as I answered her question, something he does a lot. However, it feels different this time around, and I couldn't quite just put my finger on it.
"Can I get married?"
"When you're a big girl." She squirmed in my lap a little bit and then with her tiny little hands she touched my cheek.
"You have a big cheek."
"No, you have a big cheek."
"Well, yours is like wide!" My daughter is a little bit too much. She's too hilarious, and that's what I love about her.
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Valentines Day (Bella's Perspective)
I went downstairs to the first floor and I got to the dining room and realized that we were having breakfast on the second floor.
"Good morning. Happy Valentine's Day Bella."
"Same to you El. You used the dumb waiter didn't you?"
"Yep. Want to help me decorate?"
"Sure thing." I help surround the tables with hearts and sweet photos.
"I'll wait for everyone else to come down so we can eat," I said.
"Speaking of that, I have oatmeal cooking downstairs. Can you turn off the stove and send it up for me? Put the oatmeal in the red bowl downstairs that I have set out."
"Okay."
"Thanks, sweetheart." I turned off the stove and poured it into the bowl, plopped some berries on top and sent it up via the dumb waiter. I got back upstairs to see Leia yawning and in her pj's. (She wasn't going to school because she was sick.)
"El, I still don't feel good." Leia coughed and he took her temperature.
"Still have a fever. Do you want to go back to bed and I'll bring you breakfast."
"Can I watch Dora?"
"Yes, I'll bring you down your breakfast. I watched her walk downstairs to the living room and Noah came downstairs in his uniform.
"Morning Noah."
"Morning everyone. This looks great." I smiled and fixed my skirt.
"Guys, I'm so sorry-" Mom stopped speaking and she smiled wide.
"You guys are too sweet. Happy Valentine's Day." She gave everyone in the room a kiss and then look around.
"Where's Leia boo?"
"In the living room resting."
"Poor baby. I'll bring her down her breakfast."
"Don't worry about it, I got it, babe." Elliot gave Mom a kiss and I started to eat my food. I was really hungry after waiting for Mom to come down.
"You guys, we're going to go to dinner later."
"That's nice."
"Mom, is Lucy getting me from school today?"
"Yes, she's going to be here today. I know you guys miss her these days. She's still going to be around, just not as often as we're used to. Elliot doesn't work every day and neither do I so things are definitely going to change around here. There's nothing wrong with a little bit of change."
"I agree," I said quietly.
"Did you guys make valentines for anyone?"
"I made some for my classmates."
"That's sweet. What about you Noah?"
"Same thing."
"Leia's fed," Elliot said while coming upstairs. I looked at the time on my phone and finished my breakfast.
Hannah: We're outside.
"I have to go guys. Have a good day."
"Your too sweetheart." I raced downstairs and out the door, just in time.
"Good morning. Happy Valentine's Day." Everyone said it back and I dug into my bag with treats. I handed one to everyone and I got some in return.
"Something tells me that you guys are going to get an awful lot of valentines today."
"Especially Bella." I blushed and covered my cheeks.
"Kylie.." She laughed and Mrs.Ashcroft smiled.
"Two boys that are our friends like Bella Mom. Who wouldn't? She's amazing?"
"You're too nice!"
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English
The day was almost over and I received tons of valentines. A good chunk of them came from boys that I talk to in my classes and the other came from my girlfriends. Maybe Kylie was right, boys do like me. It feels weird to say because I've never really studied that before. Sometimes I realize that some friends, like Carson and Greg, treat me differently than Axel and Pax.
"Bella, I'm going to IHOP with Jessica and Flynn. Wanna come?" Carson has never invited me anywhere before so this was interesting. I won't tell anyone about this.
"Sure, I'll ask my Mom!" The bell rung and started to walk towards the gym.
"Hey, Bella. What are you so happy about?"
"Nothing! Don't worry about it!" I stopped smiling and Hannah put her arm around me.
"Did you finally confess your love to-"
"No, stop it. Too young for that mess."
"Maybe. I'm not allowed to date until I'm 16."
"You're saying that as if you won't secretly date."
"You're right. But, what's up? Why do you look like you're high? Are you high on something?"
"No!" I laughed and put my stuff into my locker. She kept questioning me while I changed and I just kept laughing.
"You're honestly a weirdo."
"Thanks for telling me." I've been really good lately. No one has talked about the case, and Derick is in jail. Where he will stay for the rest of his life for what he did to me and those other girls.
"Let's play badminton!"
"Kylie and Jess are late as always."
"Not surprising." Hannah and I played for a bit and then took a water break.
"Bella, when we have the chance, can I tell you something?"
"Of course. You can tell me now if you want."
"Nah, I'd rather talk about it another time."
"Whoever you feel comfortable. I won't force you to speak if you don't want to. Trust me I know exactly how it feels."
"Sometimes, I feel like you know everything. How?!"
"Life," I said with a sad smile. We went back inside from our water breaks and some of the boys were doing push-ups.
"Someone got hit with a ball again. Nothing new in this place." Hannah laughed and we went to where our friends finally were.
"Alright, Bella and Hannah. Kylie and I. Let's see who wins."
"Obvious Hannah and I. We're the best ones here."
"Let's see about that."