🌟She's Special🌟

Our Blessing

"I'm planning on proposing to your Mother. But before I did that, I wanted you guy's blessing. I would never go out of my way to make you guys feel uncomfortable so I thought it'd be best to ask about your feelings on the matter." I smiled big and wide because I knew that was his plan all along, and I didn't tell Noah that I knew that was the plan for today. However, I predicted this months ago! Told ya so Noah.
"You have my blessing! You make Mom really happy. I don't think I've ever seen her as happy as she is with you and I'm glad that you want to really be with her forever."
"Same. You make Mom happy and we support whoever makes her happy."
"Thank you guys, it means so much to me that you support this. This is usually really hard on kids, going from having a single-parent household to having a household with two authority figures. I didn't want to disrupt anything."
"You're not. I promise." I said. I was truly happy for Mom. I never really felt uncomfortable with Elliot after we sat down and talked about things. He's a really cool guy and he always helps me out. Why not? We shared a group hug and I was so ready to tell my friends the good news.
"So, how do you plan on doing it. When?"
"Now, that's a secret. You'll see when the time comes,"
"You should have your wedding in Hawaii."
"Bella we're not there yet!" Noah said with a smirk.
"Sorry, I'm just a sucker for cute things like this! Mom's gonna be so happy!"
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Mommy's Room (Leia's Perspective)
Elliot was back from the trip so he could tell me the secret. I was really excited! It was a good secret, not a bad one. So it was supposed to make me happy.
"Leia sweetheart, remember that talk we had about adults and boyfriends and girlfriends."
"Yeah. You're Mommy's boyfriend. And after boyfriend, you get married and become Mommy and Daddies."
"That's right sweetheart. And the news that I wanted to tell you is that I'm going to ask your Mommy if she wants to be married."
"Really? I like that! I promise I will not tell her! This is going to be good for you and Mommy!" I have Elliot a hug and went to go tell my sister Bella.
"Bella? Is it true that Elliot wants to be married to Mommy?"
"Yes, who told you Leia boo?" She whispered.
"He did," I whispered back.
"Okay, well you gotta keep it a secret. Mommy can not know about the plan. Okay?"
"I promise to not tell. It's a secret in my chest. You need a special key to unlock it."
"Good girl baby Lei. Want to do a craft?"
"Yes, I wanna make something for my Mommy! Elliot, when will Mommy come home from work?"
"I'm not sure sweetheart."
"Well give her my craft okay? I want it to be special for her." He smiled and I went into Bella's room to get the glitter.
"Bella, come so we can do it together. I can't reach it help!"
"Okay, let's go do it in the spare room we can't make a mess in here."
"Okay! But we have to make it a secret."
"Okay, Leia."
"You're too loud!"
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Saturday, July 24th (Olivia's Perspective)
Ever since Bella, Noah, and Elliot came back from PA things have been interesting. The kids have been laughing and joking about this "secret." It makes me very suspicious.
"Well duh, Bella that's how they work."
"That's how what works?"
"Nothing!"
"And then they're gonna kiss on the lips like this!" Leia made a kissy face and the three of them giggled.
"Who's gonna kiss?"
"Nobody!" My near five-year-old said with a laugh.
"I'm going to my room to draw about....AHAHAHA!" She laughed all the way downstairs and Bella's face got really red.
"I'm going upstairs this is too funny." Noah left the scene leaving me with a dying Bella.
"Sweetheart, what is so funny?" She has tears coming out of her eyes.
"Nothing Mom."
"Nothing?!" It has to be something of she's laughing this hard. I wonder what this little secret is.
"If it's nothing why is Leia talking about kissing."
"I don't know she has a mind of her own. I don't control her." She said while laughing again.
"Bella, calm down and drink some water, please. You're making me concerned."
"How?"
"Because you keep laughing like a manic."
"Am not! You're just mad that you don't get it, Mom. It's a kids thing."
"Oh really?"
"Definitely. But the kissing is so funny."
"What kissing? I don't think it's appropriate for an 11-year-old to be talking about it like that." I looked my daughter in the eyes and tried to understand exactly what it was.
"Anyways Mom, I'm happy to be home."
"I'm happy you're home as well honest but that disregard what I just said to you."
"I get it. Don't worry it's just a little joke."
"Alright. It better stay that way though. If I hear absolutely anything about either of you two kissing someone I'm not going to be happy.."
"Who said that was going to happen? Eww. Gross."
"Let's not be immature about honey. Attraction is okay, certain actions just aren't age-appropriate. Understand?"
"Yeah. I won't be doing any of that.." She smiled again. Although I love seeing her smile, is love to know why she was smiling so much.
"Mommy, I kissed Kitty!"
"You did?"
"Yes, I kiss her because I love her."
"What's so funny you two?" These children. I love them so much.
"I just love kitty so much, Mommy."
"Just as much as you love me?"
"No, we're getting married!" She sashayed away and Bella was rapidly texting on her phone to Kylie about it.
"What was that?"
"She wants to get married Mom. Just let her." We both laughed and then I gave my daughter a kiss before going upstairs to rest.
"She's adorable! You all are!"
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Central Park (Bella's Perspective)
"He's going to propose to her?!"
"Yeah, and he wanted to ask us if we were okay with us because we're the older ones and stuff. I'm super happy for mom!"
"That's literally so adorable!" We had just gotten out of dance class and we were allowed to come home a bit late. Besides, it was only a bit after lunch.
"I hope she says yes the wedding would be so adorable. We could be bridesmaids."
"Really?"
"Yeah, and Leia would be the flower girl! She's really just so adorable with her cute little dimples."
"I know! We were keeping it a secret from Mom as were supposed to and Leia was like she's getting married to her stuffed kitty."
"Awww! How cute!"
"I know they had a whole tea party wedding reception it was really cute."

Mom: I want you home by 1:45. Your Chipotle is going to go cold honey.

She bought me chipotle! Yay! It's one of my favorite fast foods, but I think Leia likes it more. She loves Mexican food. I love it when my sister squeals over it makes me feel bubbly inside.
"Mom says she has food waiting on me. I'm going to head back home."
"I'm actually going to go to the ice cream shop. I'll see you later."
"Alright! Text me when you get there! I need to know!"
"I will. I didn't know you were a cop too Bells." She joked and I skipped home happily. I live quite close to the park so getting home wasn't really much of a problem.
"Hi, Mom!"
"Someone's happy after dance class. How did it go?"
"Great. We all laughed and had fun and then we talked about some things. Nothing major though."
"Whenever you say that it's something major. I'm onto you, Bella Benson."
"Sure. You'll never find out." I bit my burrito and Leia came grumpily to the table.
"I'm sad."
"Why are you sad?"
"Because there's no more chipotle for me. Bella needs to share her food because of that." She said.
"Bella, hold on. Leia, that is absolutely not the way we go about it. It's okay to ask for a bite of someone's food but the way you said it was extremely selfish. That isn't nice at all. Hey, no tears. There's no reason to cry."
"I want chipotle." Sometimes you have to remember that Leia is only 5 and that 5-year-olds don't know how to say things properly. Poor baby Lei.