*Benji meets with his paternal grandmother and paternal aunt for the very first time! Please send suggestions on what you wanna see! Love • Bree 🥳💙*
Today is a very special day for Benji!
Today, Benji is going to meet with his paternal grandmother, Whitney and his paternal aunt, Meghan. This is the first time Whitney and Meghan have not seen Benji since Benji was a few months old.
Benji has been really anxious about meeting with his dad's side of the family because his dad was extremely abusive to him when he was little, but Benji is ready to meet with his paternal grandmother and paternal aunt and hopes the meeting goes very well.
Will and RJ also really hope the meeting goes very well. Will and RJ both want what is best for very Benji and what is best for his mental health. Benji has struggled with PTSD his whole entire life and Will and RJ do not want Benji to have PTSD triggers again because of this.
Will and RJ have been cleaning up the house all morning long, making sure it looks good for when Whitney and Meghan arrive.
Benji is currently playing Fortnite with his friends online in his bedroom while Coralei, Theodore and Harlow are playing in the living room and are watching cartoons together.
"OHHHH! I WON! I WON! YES! YES!" Benji yells from his bedroom happily as he wins his Fortnite match.
"Oh lord, we should have never let him start playing Fortnite." Will says playfully to RJ as he chuckles.
"I know, but he is responsible with his electronics and he doesn't play it all of the time. Plus, playing Fortnite right now is helping him with stay calm about today." RJ says to Will.
"That's very true. Whitney just texted me and she and Whitney are on their way. I am getting really nervous now." Will says as he takes a deep breath and holds RJ's hands.
"Me too, babe. But we can do this. Benji needs both of us to be strong today." RJ says as he softly kisses Will's cheek.
"You are right, babe. We need to be strong for him." Will says as he hugs RJ tightly.
Coralei walks over to RJ and Will smiling at them both.
"Hey Papi! Hey Daddy! Can you put Secret Life of Pets on please?" Coralei asks RJ and Will.
"Sure! Does Theodore and Harlow wanna watch it too?" RJ asks Coralei.
"Yes!" Coralei says with a big cheeky grin.
"Okay! I'll put it on for you all." RJ says to Coralei as he puts the DVD in the DVD player.
- Twenty Minutes Later -
Whitney and Meghan have arrived at the Shepherd-Aguiar house!
Dobby runs over to the front door and happily begins to bark at Whitney and Meghan.
"DADDY! PAPI! Somebody is outside! Somebody is outside!" Theodore says as he jumps around with a big cheeky smile.
"Okay! I got the door, bud. Hey Teddy, why don't you go back and sit with Coralei and Harlow?" Will says to Theodore.
"Okay!" Theodore says to Will happily as he runs back over to the living room to sit with Coralei and Harlow.
"RJ, they are here." Will says softly to RJ.
"Okay, I'll tell Benji they are here and help him out. I'll be right back." RJ says to Will softly.
Will tenderly kisses RJ and then walks up to the front door.
Will takes a deep breath and opens up the front door, seeing Whitney and Meghan standing there.
"Hello! My name is Will and I am Benjamin's dad. It is very nice to meet you both today." Will says shaking both Whitney and Meghan's hands.
"Hello! My name is Whitney and this is my daughter Meghan! It is so nice to finally meet you, Will! I have been the one texting with you! Meghan and I have heard a lot of amazing things about you and your husband RJ." Whitney says to Will as she shakes his hand again.
"Aw, thank you so much! We heard a lot of great things about you two as well! Benjamin and my husband RJ will be downstairs in just a few minutes. Come on in, make yourselves at home! And oh, this is our German Shepherd, Dobby. Dobby absolutely loves attention so you can pet him as much as you want." Will says to Meghan and Whitney.
"Aww, I really love German Shepherds! We had three of them growing up!" Meghan says to Will.
"We sure did! They are the best dogs to have! What's his name again? I'm sorry I didn't hear what you said before." Whitney asks Will.
"His name is Dobby! He is named after the Harry Potter character." Will says to Whitney and Meghan.
"Oh my gosh! I really LOVE Harry Potter!" Meghan says with excitement.
"We do too! Benjamin has fallen in love with it as well." Will says to Meghan.
Will, Meghan and Whitney walk into the kitchen together and Will grabs Meghan and Whitney both a drink from the refrigerator.
"You and your husband have a beautiful home! So homey!" Whitney says to Will.
"Thank you! We moved here about a year ago and this will be our forever home." Will says to Whitney.
"I love all of the family pictures too." Meghan says to Will.
"We actually need an updated family picture! Our youngest was a newborn in that picture." Will says, looking at the family picture that is on the wall.
"Da da! Da da! Da da!" Harlow says as she crawls over to Will, Whitney and Meghan.
"Hi, Harlow! Hey, pretty girl!" Will says as he picks up Harlow and fixes her hair bow.
"Aww, she is beautiful! Is this Benjamin's little sister?" Whitney asks Will as she smiles at Harlow.
"Yes! This is Harlow! She is Benjamin's youngest sister! Do you wanna say hi, Harlow?" Will asks Harlow.
Harlow hides her face into Will's neck, making Meghan and Whitney both awe.
"Awe, she is so so cute!" Meghan says to Will with a cheeky grin.
"Thank you so much." Will says as he tenderly kisses Harlow's cheek.
"How old is Harlow?" Whitney asks Will.
"Harlow is nine months old now! She will turn one in September!" Will says happily to Whitney and Meghan.
"Aww, how fun!" Whitney says to Will.
Will, Meghan and Whitney all walk into the living room and they see Coralei, Theodore and Dobby all sitting together.
"And this is Theodore and Coralei! They are Benjamin's younger brother and younger sister! Theodore is two and Coralei is going to be four in October." Will says to Whitney and Meghan.
Theodore and Coralei both turn around and they look at Will, Harlow, Whitney and Meghan.
"Hi, guys! Do you two wanna say hi to Meghan and Whitney? This is Benji's grandma and auntie!" Will says to Coralei and Theodore.
*Coralei, Theodore and Harlow's outfits*
"Hi, there! I'm Coralei!" Coralei says, waving at Whitney and Meghan.
"Hiiii!" Theodore says to Whitney and Meghan.
"Hi, guys!" Meghan says to Theodore and Coralei.
"Hello!" Whitney says to Coralei and Theodore.
Whitney and Meghan then sit on the couch and watch Coralei, Theodore and Harlow all playing.
"Would you two like some of Benjamin's school pictures? We have a preschool picture, kindergarten, first grade and second grade! He will be in third grade next school year." Will asks Meghan and Whitney.
"Yes, I would love them!" Whitney says with a cheeky grin.
"I would like some photos as well! And third grade! My goodness! He is getting big!" Meghan says happily to Will.
"Tell me about it! He is a year ahead actually but he is very advanced! He is the youngest in his class because of his late birthday." Will says to Whitney and Meghan.
"Benjamin has the same birthday as Meghan." Whitney says with a smile.
"Aww, really? That's sweet." Will says as he hands Meghan and Whitney the school photos of Benji.
Meghan and Whitney look at all of the pictures of Benji through out the years.
"Benjamin is so handsome! Oh my goodness." Whitney says to Will.
"Look how perfect his teeth are! He didn't get that from our side of the family!" Meghan says making Whitney giggle.
"He gets complimented on his teeth a lot actually! His dentist thinks he probably won't need braces when he's older." Will says to Whitney and Meghan.
"He looks just like his mom, my goodness." Whitney says in a whisper.
"That's what Benji's mother's side of the family has said. RJ and I think Benji looks like his mom too." Will says to Whitney and Meghan.
"I see some of his dad in him too. Especially his ears. He definitely has Patrick's ears." Meghan says to Will and Whitney.
"He does have his ears. I loved Patrick's ears. I didn't bring any pictures of Patrick today because I didn't wanna upset Benjamin. But maybe I'll text you some later." Whitney says to Will.
"That would be good. Thank you for not bringing any. I appreciate it." Will says to Whitney and Meghan.
"Aww, I love this picture of Benjamin with his siblings." Meghan says as she sees at the picture.
"Benjamin plays hockey?" Whitney asks as she looks at Benji's hockey picture.
"Yes! He plays hockey and soccer!" Will says to Whitney happily.
"We love hockey! Patrick was obsessed with it." Meghan says to Will.
RJ and Benji walk down the steps together. Benji is very prepared and ready to meet his grandma and aunt.
RJ walks over to Whitney and Meghan first before Benji.
"Hello! My name is RJ and I am Benjamin's Papi! It is nice to meet you both! Will and I heard a lot of amazing things about you two!" RJ says to Whitney and Meghan.
"Hello, RJ! My name is Whitney! And this is my daughter Meghan." Whitney says, shaking RJ's hand.
"Hello!" Meghan says, also shaking RJ's hand.
"Benji, over here." Will says with a smile, so Benji knows it is okay.
Benji walks over shyly and stands next to Will.
"Benji, this is your auntie Meghan and grandma." Will says to Benji.
*Benji's outfit*
"Hi." Benji says softly to Whitney and Meghan.
"Hi, Benjamin!" Meghan says to Benji with a big smile.
"Hello, Benjamin. It is so nice to see you." Whitney says to Benji.
Benji hugs Whitney and then Meghan, making Will and RJ both smile.
"You are such a sweetheart." Whitney says to Benji making Benji smile.
"You are so tall, Benjamin! My gosh!" Meghan says as Benji laughs.
"I don't know why I'm so tall!" Benji says with a giggle.
"Because you are! God made you like that and you are perfect just the way you are!" Whitney says, making Benji smile.
"I love your glasses, Benjamin! They are so cool!" Meghan says to Benji.
"Thank you!" Benji says to Meghan with a grin.
"What are your favorite things, Benjamin?" Whitney asks Benji.
"I like Pokémon, Harry Potter, videos games, soccer, hockey and learning about science and social studies!" Benji says to Whitney and Meghan.
Benji hung out with Whitney and Meghan for a few hours. Benji had a wonderful meeting with his paternal grandma and paternal aunt! :)
Meghan posts a picture of herself and Benji. She writes the caption as: "My nephew, Benjamin! He is getting so big! So happy to see him after all of these years 🥰"
Will posts a picture of Benji with his paternal aunt and paternal grandma. He writes the caption as: "Benji with his grandma and aunt! Meeting went very well! 😍💙"
RJ posts a picture of Benji, Whitney and Meghan together. He writes the caption as: "Benji with his grandma and aunt! Very sweet people! ☺️"