She's My Girl

four

Dear babygirl,

Diego and I went to get breakfast and will be back soon. We left around 6:30 and are going to Granny's. See ya in a bit.

XOXOXX
Emma and Diego

"I ready?" Diego asks me.

"We gotta get your coat on first and your shoes."

"Mis chanclas."

"No those are your in the house shoes."

"Okay papi." It gonna throw me off for a bit when he calls me that.

-Granny's-

"What does mommy get?" I ask Diego. He's hiding his face in my neck. "Look at the menu little man and tell me what mommy gets." He peeks at the menu and then the rest of the dinner.

"She get dis one." He point and hides his face again. "Rambled wit cheese. No piggy. Mommy don't eat piggy."

"Okay thank you, little man. You did really good. What do you want?"

"I eat mamá food."

"Do you want your own today?"

"No."

"Okay. You can have some of mine too."

"Okay." I walk up to the counter and order two big breakfasts with scrambled eggs. Two large ice teas. The food is ready in twenty minutes. I get a text from Regina.

REGINA: Good morning. I got your note. Thank you for getting breakfast.
ME: GM to you too. We're on our way back.
REGINA: Okay. I'm gonna hop in the shower now.
ME: Diego says hi.
REGINA: Ooh tell him I said buenos días and that I love him.

"Diego mommy says buenas días and that she loves you."

"I love you mommy." Diego says into my phone.

"I'm not on the phone little man,"  I chuckle.

"Den how you know she say dat?"

"She texted me. Look I'll text her what you said."

ME: Diego says he loves you too.

"Say it again, I love you mommy." I hold the record button on keyboard and hold the phone to his face.

"I luv you mommy." He repeats with a smile.

"And send. She's in the shower now, so she won't answer right away. Come on let's go. I gotta put you down so I can carry the food and drinks." I put him down slowly. "Thank you little man. Can you hold this drink for me?" He ends up dropping it as soon as we get out the dinner because it's slippery and cold.

"I sowwy Emmy. I don't mean to." He starts crying. I set the food on the car and kneel down. "I sowwy Emmy. Pwease don't be mad."

"It's okay little man. It was an accident. We'll get a new one okay." I wipe his tears. "You don't have to cry."

"O-okay." He takes deep breaths to calm down. I put the food and a other drink in the car. I grab the cup that he dropped.