10 Years Later
Adonis
"We're so late," she groans looking at her watch, legs bouncing up and down.
All these years and she still acts the same, "We'll be fine, she'll understand."
At my words her eyes roll and she takes a break from fixing her lipstick to glare at me.
"What?" I ask failing to hide the small smile on my face.
"How is she going to understand that I'm late because he father wanted to have a not so quick quicky."
"I was just going to tell her that we ran into traffic, but if you want to tell her how you teased me all morning thinking you wouldn't pay, be my guess."
A dramatic gasps comes out of her, "Tease you? Moi?"
"You really want to go there my love?" I lean over to whisper in her hair. "I gave you countless of time to stop it, and not once did the safe word leave that pretty mouth of yours."
"Traffic it is," She sighs pulling out her phone to call Zosia. laugh at her fluttered state and bring my attention to the road, giving her a break.
I had enough for today, no need to torture her more.
"Momma P, where are you guys?" Zosia whines through the speaker phone.
My heart warms at the name Zosia's name for Psyche, I remember the first time she called her that. Zo was seven years old, it was three years into our relationship, both Psyche and I cried.
We were worried that Kayla would be mad at that nickname but she didn't mind at all.
"We're five minutes away sweetheart, there's heavy traffic so sorry."
"That means you're fifteen minutes away," Zo sighs. "Just be here before she walks."
"Aye aye captain." I answer.
For a fourteen year old, Zosia sure is bossy. With her, Psyche, and Sarah all I do in the house is listen and hand over my debit cards.
Not that I'm complaining but being overpowered in my house is not always pretty.
We're heading to Sarah's, Psyche's cousin and our adopted daughter, graduation. I remember when I first saw Sarah, it was during Psyche's family reunion. She was fourteen years old, and carrying multiple plates with no help from the so called men in her family.
She ran away from home and came to our doorstep at sixteen when he parents was trying to marry her off to someone she didn't want. Her parent's didn't care when Psyche and I took her in, a small part of me thinks her mom is happy that Sarah got the opportunity she didn't have.
I treat Sarah like my own, my heart breaks every time I think of the things she went through. Zo is fourteen now, and I can't even begin to image treating her the way Sarah was treated.
Both Zosia and Sarah formed a bond, they're basically inseparable. Even when Sarah went to college, the girls always made time for each other. Zo was the more outgoing of the two and she is ready to fight anyone, and I mean anyone that makes her sister cry.
"Are you crying?"
"Just thinking about our girls,"
Psyche wipes away my tears and hum in understanding, holding my hand in hers sending electricity through my body. We've been together for ten years, and her touch never change.
I thank the universe every time I wake up and see her next to me. All these years, and she chose to stay with me. She could have loved anyone in the world, and yet she chose to love me.
"Our girls really are growing up,"
"What are we going to do when they're gone?"
"I don't think they're going to leave anytime soon, they adore you," She says, before moving my hand on her stomach giving me a soft smile. "Plus, we have another one coming soon."
"You mean?"
She nods, "I went to the doctors last week to confirmed."
I pull into the parking before leaning over and kissing her. Since we already had two kids we didn't start trying for another until last year, when we both felt that we were ready to take a break from our careers, or at least slow down for a bit.
It's not like we were desperate, but nevertheless this was the best news ever.
"Let's keep it a secret for now okay, I don't want to ruin Sarah's moment."
A knock on the car window interrupts us before Psyche could answer. I look up to see an angry Zosia glaring at us.
"Stop kissing and get a move on,"
I laugh and give Psyche another quick kiss just to make Zo made, she tries to be so intimidating but her baby face is not helping her.
"Loving the hair,"
"I don't even want to ask how much it was?" I groan looking at the new braids on Zo's hair, she just had a different hair two nights ago before she went to sleep over at Sarah's so she can help with her graduation preparations.
"It was actually free, Sarah's friend did it for me last night actually,"
"But..." There's always a but.
"I tipped her $200 and bought a new outfit."
Eh, not too bad. It could've been worse.
"You spend money worst than your dad, we literally went shopping before you left." Psyche fake scowls.
"Momma, you're not even wearing the outfit that we got you," Zo points out making me laugh.
"As long as you donate an equal amount of what you purchase, you can keep spending our money." I remind Zo.
"See, I don't have a shopping addiction, I'm helping my community, the more I spend the more I donate."
This girl.
We make our way to the building, sitting on our seats and waiting for the ceremony to begin. Safe to say, it ended with both Psyche and I crying with joy and embarrassing Sarah.
-v-
"Congratulation Sweetheart, or should I say Doctor?"
"Thank you Princess," Sarah points at me and Psyche who still had tears in our eyes. "Please take control of your brother and sister in law, they won't stop crying."
"My girl becomes a doctor at twenty four and you expect me to just not cry with joy,"
"I'm just happy that you're about to make your own money," I joke with teary eyes, earning a small punch from Psyche.
Sarah rolls her eyes and hugs Psyche, "Like you would ever let me spend my own money before I spend yours."
She's right.
"Who told you that?"
"Oh Adonis shush, you love spoiling people, I have to literally fight you so you can stop spoiling my kids." Princess points out and I roll my eyes.
"I will spoil my nephews slash god-kids, whether you like it or not."
"Speaking of, where are my nephews?" Psyche asks looking around for Princess's kids.
"They're with their father, probably planning something to get on my last nerve."
Princess and my best friend Lucas got together just a year after Psyche and I. I've always figured that they were attracted to each other, just from their bickering days. Funny enough, they got married within three months of their relationship and are still happily married with three boys, and one little girl on the way.
I couldn't think of anyone other than Lucas to be with my little sister, even if the thought of them procreating makes me throw up in my mouth a little.
"These girls are attached to the hip, how is Zosia reacting to the news that Sarah will be doing residency in another state?" Princess asks once Sarah walked away.
We look at Zosia and Sarah were currently sitting at the table, eating a gossiping. With Zosia's height, both she and Sarah looks the same age but when you pay attention to Zo's baby face, and outfits, you can tell who's younger.
"Surprisingly well, as long as Sarah keeps her promise to talk to her at least once a week, she has no problem. Plus she says that this means she can visit her and have a brand new shopping environment to explore."
"You guys did a damn well good job raising these kids, are you planning on having more?"
Both Psyche and I look at each other smiling, Psyche pats her stomach discreetly and wink at Princess, "We'll see."
-v-
Be honest? Do we like this ending?
I like it because it's not the stereotypical, couples wedding scene ending. Once I'm free from the shackles of going to a PWI, I will be editing this book and all of my others.
Thank you for putting up with me guys.
Drink some water. And remember,
You are loved :)
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