I disappeared, but I'm back. I'm going to disappear again, until maybe Halloween. The next chapter will probably be out on November 1st, which will be my 23rd birthday, and I'm excited for that.
But this is the next chapter.
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Dinah groaned as she felt someone body slams hers. She opened her eyes to see Camila on her. She grinned, seeing her middle child staring down at her. "What are you doing Monkey?"
"You old Mommy."
"Yes I am, but Mama is older," Dinah responded, watching as her daughter curled up at her side.
Camila giggled. "I love you Mommy."
"I love you too Camila."
Camila placed her head on her mother's chest and fell asleep. Dinah fell asleep not long after.
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Lauren offered Dinah a small cupcake, but the little girl looked like she wanted to eat it.
"It would make me really happy if you had it," Dinah told the small girl, who grinned. She turned to the little girl, who clapped her hands. She grabbed the cupcake back and tried to shove the whole thing into her mouth, wrapper and all. Ally pulled it away and took the wrapper off. She split it in half and placed them in front of the little girl. Ally grabbed a sippy cup filled with milk, ready to give to Lauren if she needed it.
"Lauren, no one is going to take it from you," Ally whispered, staring at the girl, who looked up at Ally with her wide eyes.
Lauren puffed out her cheeks.
"Mommy, fow you," Camila said, handing Dinah a shoe box.
The birthday woman grabbed it and opened the box. She let out a laugh, when she saw what was inside. She reached inside and took out a single sock. "Does this go with my other sock?"
Camila nodded her head. "Yes."
Dinah shook her head, but placed the box in the table. She reached over and placed Camila on her lap. "Thank you, I love it."
Camila grinned, as she kissed her mother's cheek.
Lauren reached for the sippy cup and started to drink from it.
Normani walked to Dinah and placed a piece of paper on her lap. The older woman grabbed it and looked at it, a grin on her face.
"This is amazing," she told the little girl who perked up, "I love the use of color. I can feel the happiness and love."
Normani raised her arms and when placed on her Mommy's lap, curled up. "That's us."
Dinah wrapped an arm around her. "It is. It's our perfect family."
Normani turned to the picture. "Perfect. We're perfect."
"Yes we are. I love you."
"I love you Mommy."
"'ove Mommy," Lauren whispered, looking for more muffins.
Dinah and Ally looked at each other with grins on their faces. Ally pulled Lauren into a hug. "Lo, you learned a new word!"
Lauren nodded her head, pouting at the fact that the vanilla muffins were gone.
"We'll get you a new one."
Lauren nodded her head, as she leaned back.
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"Lauren and Camila are down for their naps. Normani is watching The Princess and the Frog. We have at least an hour," Ally said, staring at Dinah, who had her hands on her wife's waist.
"It's more than I need," Dinah told the other woman.
Ally raised an eyebrow and took a step back. "All you need?"
Dinah blinked a few times. "Well, yeah."
Ally smirked. She took a step between Dinah's legs and pressed her hand on her chest. She leaned forward and whispered in her ear. "I'm in charge."
Dinah grinned. "Sí Mamí."
Ally pressed her lips against Dinah. "Get naked babe, I'm going to show you a great time."
Dinah never undressed so quickly.
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Normani knocked on the door. She could hear Lauren's whimpers. Camila was with her, keeping her company.
She reached up and turned the doorknob. The door opened and she walked inside.
"Mama, Lauren needs you," Normani said, walking into the room. She looked up at the two on the bed.
Dinah glared at Ally, who was blushing. She kept the blanket against her bare chest.
"Does Lauren need to be cleaned?"
Normani shook her head. "She's having a bad dream."
Ally quickly dressed under the comforter and rushed out of the room.
Normani turned to Dinah. "Can I sleep naked too? It gets hot at night."
Dinah just stared at her eldest daughter. "I-I'm not sleeping."
Normani frowned. "What are you doing?"
"I was celebrating my birthday?"
Normani blinked in confusion. "Okay."
Dinah let out a breath. "How about you go check on Lauren, I'll be there soon."
Normani nodded and ran out. She found Lauren in Ally's lap, leaning against her. "Boo Boo Bear okay?"
"Lauren is okay. How about we all go to a restaurant to celebrate your mommy's birthday?"
Normani nodded. She kissed Lauren's cheek, before running off.
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"Two adults and three kids," Dinah said, smiling at the waitress. They were lead to a table. After placing Camila and Lauren on booster seats, they looked through the menus.
Normani, Lauren, and Camila all colored on their menus. When the server came around, Ally ordered chicken tenders for Camila, macaroni and cheese for Lauren, a kid's size burger for Normani, and a steak for herself. Dinah got a chicken meal.
"Did you have a good birthday Mommy?" Normani asked, her voice laced with innocence.
Dinah smiled at Ally. "It was perfect." She leaned over and kissed Ally's cheek.
"We're perfect," Normani said, nodding her head.
"And I'm wearing both socks," Dinah whispered, watching as Camila looked up.
"Weally?" Camila asked, her eyes wide.
Dinah nodded her head. "They are really comfortable. They are my favorite socks."
Camila went back to coloring, a smile on her face.
"Macaroni for the cutie pie," a new voice interjected. Lauren looked up to see the waitress looking down at her. Lauren let out a whine, as she looked for an escape.
"Mama," Lauren whispered, trying to get off the booster chair.
Ally gave the woman a small smile. "She panics around new people."
Dinah reach over to calm the girl down. Lauren relaxed when she felt Dinah's hand on her back.
The waitress nodded. "It's okay." She placed the plate in front of Lauren. She grabbed the chicken nugget plate. "Who got the dinosaurs?"
Camila raised her hand. "Me, p'ease and t'ank you"
The waitress placed the plate in front of her and smiled. She grabbed the kid's hamburger. "And this must belong to the beautiful girl."
Normani blushed.
The waitress gave the adults their respective plates before walking away.
Camila quickly started to eat her food. Normani grabbed her burger and took a bite. Lauren rubbed her eyes. She grabbed a spoon and started to eat her macaronis.
Dinah smiled at Ally, as she ate her food.
"Mommy," Lauren called out, holding her spoon. When she got Dinah's attention, Lauren ate the macaroni.
Dinah just smiled fondly.
"You're too cute for your own good," Dinah said, kissing the girl's cheek.
Lauren giggled as she ate her dinner.
"I love my family."
"And we love you," Ally responded.
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"So, when do I get to return the favor? Dinah asked, looking at Ally. Both women were in bed, just staring at each other. They exchanged kisses, nothing else.
"Whenever we get alone time," Ally whispered, pressing her lips against Dinah's.
"We can ask someone to babysit."
Ally pulled away. "Anyone but your mother."
"Good point. I'll call Patricia. And maybe we can start planning Lauren's birthday."
"I can't wait for her birthday. But we do have to look for triggers. Maybe they celebrated her birthday," Ally said, turning so she was staring at the ceiling.
"I wish we could hurt them. Make them pay for what they did to our girls."
"As long as Lauren and Normani are loved and happy, we are making them pay."
Dinah pulled Ally so she was holding her. "Thank you for being my wife."
Ally smiled. "It's a struggle, but I've made it this far."
Dinah huffed. Ally leaned up and kissed her. "I love you."
"I love you too Ally. Even if you are mean to me."
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Three more chapters before we get to the next book.
It's Lauren's big day next. Then Ally's. Then the final one.
My next shoot is Sunday, at 6:30 PM (it'll end at 4:30 AM). Then I go back Monday night, (after I have a few meetings) and finish Tuesday morning. Then we have the last day on Tuesday night, and finish Wednesday morning.
And then my thesis film starts Thursday night. And the last shoot day is Sunday night. All the days are from 7 PM to 5 AM.
It's going to be a busy week.
So, I'll be back to writing after Monday. (I'll be catching up on sleep Monday.)