lost little one

chapter 17

authors note:

lia will now be calling lizzie 'mom' so her biological mom now will be written as her name which is savannah. her father will be written with his name too which is alex.

lizzie's pov:
today, i planned to ask scarlett to find out rose and cosmo's favorite colors so i could paint their room at my house. the kids and scarlett were unaware of my plan, so i thought it would be a delightful surprise for all three of them.

since i had a day off tomorrow, i figured i could start the painting then and continue a little bit each day. lia had been curious lately, asking when we were going to start the painting, so i thought today would be the perfect time to ask about their favorite colors.

i had just arrived on set, and lia and i stepped out of the car, heading straight to scarlett's trailer since lia was aware of my plan. we reached scarlett's trailer and entered together.

"hey, scar," i greeted with a smile, taking a seat beside her.

"hey, lizzie," she smiled back.

"i've got something to ask," i told her.

"okay, what's up, lizzie?" she responded.

"what are rose's and cosmo's favorite colors?" i inquired.

"rose's favorite color is purple, and cosmo's favorite color is blue," she answered.

"okay, thank you," i smiled.

** time skip to the next day **

lia and i were getting ready to go out. we had just finished our breakfast, and we had both brushed our teeth, so we were now putting on our shoes and coats.

after getting into the car and fastening our seat belts, i started driving to the shop to get the paint. we arrived 20 minutes later.

as we got out of the car, we walked into the store. lia and i headed to the paint aisle, and i picked up one of each color. i figured i could always come back if i needed more.

upon returning home, i proposed to lia the idea of painting the bedroom together, and she eagerly agreed. ascending the stairs, we embarked on painting rose's side of the bedroom, with lia lending a hand throughout the process.

after about two hours of diligent work, we completed rose's section and decided to take a break downstairs for some nourishment while allowing the paint to dry. i resolved to tackle the remaining portion at a later time.

lia and i settled onto the couch, agreeing to enjoy a movie night together. what started as watching one film stretched into two, then three.

by 7:30pm, lia began to feel the fatigue setting in. i reassured her that she could retire to bed, promising to complete the bedroom painting and advising her to get me if she required assistance.

after bidding lia goodnight, i quietly left her room, gently closing the door behind me. proceeding to rose's and cosmo's room, i resumed the task of painting.

surprisingly, i completed cosmo's room within an hour, quicker than anticipated. after swiftly washing the traces of paint from my hands, i changed into my pajamas and retired to bed for the night.

eliana's pov:
upon awakening without a sense of the time, i rose from bed, flicked on the light, and retrieved one of my puzzles to occupy myself.

upon completing the first puzzle, which seemed to stretch on endlessly, i opted to embark on another, still not feeling the grasp of sleep. this time, i chose a finding dory puzzle.

as i neared the end of the finding dory puzzle, the sound of a door opening reached my ears. initially dismissing it as my mom's usual movements, i turned to find her standing in my doorway, catching me by surprise.