This morning, I woke up early, despite my late night. Everyone was still asleep, but I couldn't lay around. So I decided to go for a walk.
Actually, I was sort of on a mission. I know Merida would want to know Allie was safe, so I was going to rummage around and try to find her. It was the least I could do for my poor friend. =[
I searched through all the drawers that Tangled Fan tended to shove doll stuff into, and finally, around eight, I found her. I knew I'd better ask Tangled Fan about what we could do, so Allie didn't end up at Goodwill, so I just made sure she was safe and then headed back home, taking a quick pitstop to tell Merida via lip reading that I'd found Allie.
"Will you adopt her?" Merida mouthed.
I shrugged. "We'll see."
"Please...even if it's Rose or Rayne or Lacey..just please keep track of her."
"I will," I said, and she grinned thankfully.
When I was nearing our shelving unit, I saw Flynn making his way to the floor.
As soon as he saw me, he came running.
What had happened? Were the girls okay? What about the others?
I jogged towards him, my fear growing with each step. As soon as I got within earshot of him, I stopped and called, "What's wrong? Are the girls okay?"
He didn't answer, he just sprinted the last two feet and then grabbed me into the world's tightest hug, lifting me off of the ground and burying his face in my shoulder.
"Flynn, what's wrong? You're scaring me," I said. I could hear how my voice was high pitched, from fear.
He drew in a deep breath, and I saw how pale his face was, as soon as he set me back down on my feet. He put his hands on my shoulders and stared into my eyes.
"Flynn, you're -"
"I woke up, and you weren't there, and you weren't on any of the shelves, and I-I just...panicked. Especially with Tangled Fan's recent track record." He said.
I could tell he had been worked up, because his hands were clammy and his chest was still heaving with heavy breaths.
"Sorry," I said. I felt awful. I should've told him, but he'd been asleep. "Everyone was asleep, so I didn't wanna wake anyone up...but I wanted to go search for Allie. I did find her, though."
"I don't often get flat-out scared, but don't you ever do that," he said, giving my shoulders a tight-gripped shake. He sounded choked up, and that only served to make me feel worse. "I love you, baby...so, so much."
My eyes filled with tears as he said all of that, but I didn't have time to answer, because he bent and grabbed me into a passionate kiss.
When he finally came up for air, he pulled me close into a hug, and then his shoulders started to heave.
"I thought for sure you were gone," he mumbled, and I finally realized how horrified he must've felt.
I tried not to cry after I realized it, but a sharp sob ripped through me, and he held me tighter. If at all possible.
"I'm so sorry...I should've told you, but I didn't want to wake you...I'm sorry," I repeated, swallowing the lump in my throat.
"It's ok...maybe I just overreacted, but oh, gosh, that's not a good feeling to get in the pit of your stomach."
"I'm s-" I repeated, but he broke me off by pulling me into another kiss.
"Don't," he whispered after he pulled away. "I love you."
The sarcastic side in me suddenly wanted to remind him that he'd already told me that about five seconds ago, but I knew it wasn't the time for that, so I just reached to put my hand on his cheek when I told him the same.
He took the hand from his cheek and kissed it as well, staring into my eyes, even though he had released me from his arms. I met his gaze and a tingle shot up my spine, right before I realized I wanted to be back in his arms. Amazing how one event can make you appreciate and realize how much you need someone.
"W-we should probably get back. Were the girls up?" I asked, tearing my eyes away from his affectionate stare.
He shook his head. "Everyone was still asleep when I left, except for Rose, so I told her to keep an eye on the kids."
"Ahh," I said. "I suppose we should head back."
Nodding, he sighed. I could see the color starting to flow back into his face, and I realized how long it had taken him to calm down. I wanted to hug him and be in his arms, but I didn't necessarily know how to ask and not seem weird. So we just walked back to the chair side-by-side. After a few strides, however, he pulled me close to his side, his arm around my shoulders. I smiled up at him, to which he gave a pleased little grin, before I tucked my own arm around his waist.
When we got up there, Rose promptly hauled me into a relieved hug, for which Flynn stepped away from me.
"Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, thank goodness! I was so worried! Flynn told me about what happened to Merida...I feel soo horrible...maybe we could try to get her out once in awhile just so she could visit us, but let her go back before Tangled Fan ever noticed? But wow....thank goodness you're back!" She exclaimed, finally letting go of me. "Oh, and the girls are still asleep."
"Okay. Thank you," Flynn told her, and when she nodded with a relieved smile, he came over and pulled me close to him once more. I can't say I minded, though.
The girls got up shortly after. Jase hurried over to Flynn and I and flung her arms out at him.
Chuckling, he let go of me to scoop her up.
"Good morning, short stuff," he grinned at her.
"Don't you call me short!" She pretended to be mad, but I saw the dimples appearing on her cheeks. And then she turned to me. "Momma, did you find Merida?"
What? How had she known? "How did you - oh. Right. You probably overheard me talking to Daddy, right?" She nodded, and I continued. "She, ah....well...you know how her legs gave her trouble? Yes? Okay, well, Tangled Fan ended up putting her back in her box and setting her up on our old bookshelf."
She thought that over, and then she surprised me. "I suppose that was the best thing to do. I'll really miss her though, Momma...can we visit her sometime?"
Not letting on to the fact that Merida couldn't hear us, I glanced up at Flynn and then said, "We'll have to see."
"Okay." She nodded, and then flung her arms around Flynn's neck, hugging him tight. I smiled at that adorable scene, and then I went over to scoop Hallie up before she started crying.
Alexis came over as well, and said she'd heard about Merida.
"Why can't she stay like she always was? Sitting down?" She asked, and I could see her eyes were teary.
Wow. This was unexpected.
I knelt beside her, Hallie in one arm, and pulled her into a hug with the other arm. "A doll can't live her life sitting down, honey. But what's done is done, and we can't change Tangled Fan's decisions, unfortunately. Maybe we'll be able to visit her some, it just depends on some things." I offered.
She nodded. "I suppose so...and I suppose her legs were getting worse, so it might have been a good thing. But why do I feel so bad about it?"
"You're not the only one, sweetie. It'll fade away eventually," I told her, hugging her tight.
I had to go through the spiel of what happened and where she was to Lacey, Blondie, and Rayne all as they got up. By the end of the day, I was emotionally drained. Plus, the added worry of being sold on eBay lingered. I didn't tell anyone else about Addison; I suppose I'll have to sometime. But that sometime was not today - I didn't want everyone worrying.
I hadn't been able to get ahold of Tangled Fan when she had blown in and out of the room today, so Allie's fate was still undecided, which did nothing for my already raw nerves. Maybe tomorrow I'd be able to get her attention.
And of course, tonight was the night that Hallie was going to be a finicky baby.
I tromped back and forth - as well as I could, anyway, with everyone else laying down asleep - and whistled quietly to her, rocking her back and forth and urging her to go to sleep.
Flynn kept close behind me. One time, I turned around and he wasn't paying attention, and I bumped into him. He grabbed my arm to steady me. Luckily, Hallie hadn't gotten the brunt of that.
"Honey. Go to bed," I told him, and he shrugged.
"My earlier offer still stands. I can take her, and you can go to bed," he countered.
"I'll take care of her," I said, pressing my mouth up against my shoulder to suppress a yawn.
I pushed past, and he resumed his puppy-dog-esque following.
Finally, Hallie's little eyelids drifted shut, and she stayed asleep, so I laid her down, covering her up. I stroked her arm a few times before I turned around to go to bed. After she'd first gone to sleep in my arms, Flynn had gone to bed. Finally.
It was chilly, so I got one of the hankerchiefs and started spreading it out for the both of us, after I made sure the two older girls were warm enough.
Flynn was still awake.
"She stay asleep?" he whispered to my back, as I sat and reached to spread the hankerchief over his legs.
"Yup," I whispered with a nod.
He was silent for a few minutes, until I'd gotten the hankerchief just how I wanted it. Before I could turn to lay down, he said, "Tell you a secret."
Yeah, right. I glanced over my shoulder at him, made sure he saw my eye-roll through the darkness, and said, "Yeah, sure."
"Well, c'mere," he laughed through his nose at me, and I shook my head. I tossed one corner of the hankerchief at him. Wrong move.
His arm snaked out and he snagged the same wrist that had aided in the hankerchief-tossing, pulling me down onto my side and close to him.
I gasped. "Don't do that!" I exclaimed quietly, my eyes wide with surprise.
He chuckled and slung an arm around me, so I put an arm across his stomach and propped myself up with the other arm, so I could see his face.
"Well?" I asked, trying to keep my sarcasm down.
He gestured, and so I leaned closer, turning my ear towards his mouth. He found my hand, and clasped it gently.
"You're gorgeous, and I love you so much it hurts," he whispered in my ear before he kissed my cheek.
"Oh, I think you're biased," I said, glad that it was getting dark enough he couldn't see my red face.
"I might be, but from the bottom of my heart, it's true." He winked, and I couldn't decide whether to be annoyed or like him just a little bit more.
When he hugged me tight and didn't let go, I decided to choose that last option.
But then I turned onto my side. He made a noise of disappointment and gave me a questioning look before he turned to face me.
"What's up?"
I shrugged, and he put a hand on my waist. "So how mad were you, because I didn't tell you I was going to look for Allie?" I asked, half-jokingly.
"Mad isn't the word, more like heart-attack-scared," he said, giving a quiet chuckle. "And don't you dare say you're sorry."
I let the word die on my lips, which I'd started to say as he said that last part, and then I grinned. "Whoops."
He chuckled, and leaned in to bump his forehead up against mine, pulling me towards him as he did so. I gave him a grin, told him goodnight, and then I went to sleep.
So...we'll see what tomorrow brings.
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Friday, September 27, 2013
Merida
First off...I am SO sorry I haven't posted anything since the fifteenth! It's been chaotic. And here is why:
Thursday, we ended up being moved back to our old shelving unit.
I loved our little shelf dearly, but now I'm with Rose, Rayne, Blondie, and Lacey. Which, actually, is a really tight squeeze. Especially for time to go to sleep. So much for privacy.. =\
Thursday, around eight, I realized I hadn't seen Merida or even heard her at all, since we'd been moved earlier.
So I went over to Flynn, who was sitting with Jase in his lap, chatting with her, and knelt beside them.
"Hey, I'm gonna go look for Merida, okay? I'll be back."
"I'll-" I broke him off.
"No, you stay with the kiddos. I'll probably be back late, given the current time. Night, Jase, sweetie," I added, giving her a hug.
"I really don't like you going by yourself," he gave me a concerned look, which I brushed aside.
"I'll be fine, hon. Night," I told him, reaching to give him a quick hug as well.
I told Lexi and Hallie good night as well, and then went on my way.
It took me forever to find her. She wasn't on the empty shelf beside us, and she wasn't anywhere to be found on the dresser - the AG dolls were back on the dresser.
Finally, I found her on top of the old bookshelf.
"Merida!" I squealed, excited to finally have found my friend.
But she never answered me. When I reached to give her an excited hug, I was hit with plastic.
Oh no.
No, no no, that can't be right!
"Merida?" I asked, pounding on the plastic.
She gave me a horrified, yet desperate and sad, gaze, shaking her head.
"Why are you in there?!" I asked.
She shook her head, pointing to her ears, so I assumed she couldn't hear me.
I tried ripping the box apart, but it wouldn't budge. I fought and fought with it, with Merida trying as hard as she could from the inside, but we eventually gave up, defeated.
I spoke slowly, so Merida could read my lips. "What did Tangled Fan do with Allie?"
That struck her right in the heart. She struggled for composure as she shrugged, shaking her head.
"Why did she do this?"
Poined to her faulty legs, which had recently been giving her a lot more problems lately.
I sobbed, promising her I would get her out of that box. She simply shook her head and formed the word 'no' on her lips. Finally, she added, "Go home."
I sobbed, backing away. I went too far, and tripped over the edge of the bookshelf, and fell. Luckily, there were some boxes that I landed on, and I was able to scramble down to the floor before I meandered back home, worried for both my friend and Allie, as well as saddened. My heart felt like it was tearing to shreds.
This only got worse as, when I was starting back to the shelving unit, I heard muffled cries.
Punzie. She was only a shelf down from us, and I had to go right past her in order to get to our shelf.
"What's wrong?" I asked her, blinking in the light from the alarm clock.
"Addison..she's gone. Tangled Fan's selling her on eBay and she tossed her in a box." She whimpered.
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry," I gasped, horrified once more.
Why did Tangled Fan find it amusing to mess with our lives?! Ruin them? Ruin friendships?
I suddenly felt a strong urge to be with my husband and girls. I told her I was sorry once more, to which she nodded, biting her lip, and then I fled for my family.
Everyone was asleep - no wonder, it was eleven, after all. I made sure the girls were tucked in nice and warm, careful to not wake anyone, but then I went over to the other shelf, the empty one adjacent to ours, and sat up against the opposite side, because I didn't want to wake anyone up by crying.
I sobbed, burying my face in my hands and curling into a ball. Why? Merida's legs HAD been gradually getting worse, but why?! And why was Addison being sold on eBay? And how was I to tell Jase and Alexis? They had both been quite fond of Merida...how-
"Sweetheart? What's wrong?" I heard Flynn.
Wait, hadn't he been asleep?
I gasped, surprised at his sudden appearance, and looked up. In a couple of strides, he was in front of me.
"I-I didn't wake-"
He held his hands out to me, and I took them, but made no move to stand.
"No, you didn't...why're you over here, and why're you crying? You look absolutely heartbroken..." he trailed off and sank to his knees, down to my level. "Merida?"
I nodded, sobbing before I threw myself towards him, desperately needing to know he was there. He sat, took me into his arms, and allowed me to cry into his shoulder. Didn't ask any more questions, didn't say a word, just held me.
Finally, I took a shuddery breath in and pulled my head up to look at him. He brushed the hair from my face and let his hand linger on my cheek, until I finally spoke up.
"She's...on the bookshelf. In her box. She can't hear me, but she read my lips and from what I could make out, Tangled Fan put her in there because of her legs. She doesn't know what became of Allie. And on my way back, I found Punzie, totally torn apart because Tangled Fan's selling Addison on eBay. What's going to happen next? Why did she do all this? What if you get sold on eBay, or the girls, or..."
He tightened his embrace, and sighed. I could tell he was tired, and shocked, but he was still taking the time to talk this out with me. "Oh, man...I can't believe that. But don't worry too much about it, okay? There's nothing you can do about it anyway. But Tangled Fan told you that she'd never separate a couple, so she wouldn't sell us or the girls, I don't think."
"What if she sells us both as a pair, and the girls are left behind?" I pointed out.
"Well...like I said - don't worry, because you can't do anything about it."
"I have to try to get Merida out of there...we both tried for at least an hour, but the plastic wouldn't budge...Tangled Fan must have it taped shut pretty well...And-"
"You know she'll just put her back in the box. I know you want to help her, but it's no use. And maybe being in that box will help her with her legs. You know yourself that she almost fell down Monday, because her legs gave out on her. I know it's really awful to say, but maybe it's for the best. I don't want to think that and I know you don't, but maybe it is. And please don't get mad at me for pointing that out," he added, quickly adding that last sentence.
"I won't," I said. "You do have a point, I guess..but why does it have to be so hard?"
"She's been around since you came here, and you two were really good friends," he said, pulling me a tad closer.
I sniffled, nodding and rubbing at my nose. Flynn pulled my chin up and tipped his head down, pulling me into a wonderful, gentle kiss. But as soon as our lips met, I realized how late it must be, and pulled away.
He gave me a questioning look, with his hand still on my chin, and I said, "You need to get to bed. It's probably really late."
"I'm staying up with you until you feel like going to bed, dear girl." he told me. "Quite frankly, I wouldn't be able to sleep if I wanted to. I don't know about you, though."
"Same..." I sighed, and he rubbed my back comfortingly.
"It'll be okay, hon. Don't worry."
"How can I not, though?"
"By not worrying. Worrying will only make things worse." he said, pulling me in to resume the kiss I'd broken off.
I returned it, and then he tried to situate himself into a more comfortable spot, still holding onto me.
Despite myself, I chuckled quietly. "You know, I won't break down in tears or break into a zillion pieces if you let go of me long enough to situate yourself."
"I know..." he said, finally leaning up against the side of the bookshelf beside me, unfurling his long legs, and pulling me back into his lap. "But I just..I dunno."
"Velcro Flynn? Cause I'm feeling the same way. I guess that these kinds of things let you re-evaluate how much you appreciate those in your life."
"Yup," he said, and I leaned my head on his shoulder.
"I'm sure gonna miss her, though. And what do I tell the kids? Oh, Jase-" I pulled my head back up off of his shoulder as I thought about that.
"We'll figure it out later." he said, wrapping his arm around me even tighter.
I sighed, emotionally drained, and plunked my head back onto his shoulder. He put his other hand palm-up on my thigh and held it out, so I accepted it and held it tightly, allowing my eyes to shut.
Thursday, we ended up being moved back to our old shelving unit.
I loved our little shelf dearly, but now I'm with Rose, Rayne, Blondie, and Lacey. Which, actually, is a really tight squeeze. Especially for time to go to sleep. So much for privacy.. =\
Thursday, around eight, I realized I hadn't seen Merida or even heard her at all, since we'd been moved earlier.
So I went over to Flynn, who was sitting with Jase in his lap, chatting with her, and knelt beside them.
"Hey, I'm gonna go look for Merida, okay? I'll be back."
"I'll-" I broke him off.
"No, you stay with the kiddos. I'll probably be back late, given the current time. Night, Jase, sweetie," I added, giving her a hug.
"I really don't like you going by yourself," he gave me a concerned look, which I brushed aside.
"I'll be fine, hon. Night," I told him, reaching to give him a quick hug as well.
I told Lexi and Hallie good night as well, and then went on my way.
It took me forever to find her. She wasn't on the empty shelf beside us, and she wasn't anywhere to be found on the dresser - the AG dolls were back on the dresser.
Finally, I found her on top of the old bookshelf.
"Merida!" I squealed, excited to finally have found my friend.
But she never answered me. When I reached to give her an excited hug, I was hit with plastic.
Oh no.
No, no no, that can't be right!
"Merida?" I asked, pounding on the plastic.
She gave me a horrified, yet desperate and sad, gaze, shaking her head.
"Why are you in there?!" I asked.
She shook her head, pointing to her ears, so I assumed she couldn't hear me.
I tried ripping the box apart, but it wouldn't budge. I fought and fought with it, with Merida trying as hard as she could from the inside, but we eventually gave up, defeated.
I spoke slowly, so Merida could read my lips. "What did Tangled Fan do with Allie?"
That struck her right in the heart. She struggled for composure as she shrugged, shaking her head.
"Why did she do this?"
Poined to her faulty legs, which had recently been giving her a lot more problems lately.
I sobbed, promising her I would get her out of that box. She simply shook her head and formed the word 'no' on her lips. Finally, she added, "Go home."
I sobbed, backing away. I went too far, and tripped over the edge of the bookshelf, and fell. Luckily, there were some boxes that I landed on, and I was able to scramble down to the floor before I meandered back home, worried for both my friend and Allie, as well as saddened. My heart felt like it was tearing to shreds.
This only got worse as, when I was starting back to the shelving unit, I heard muffled cries.
Punzie. She was only a shelf down from us, and I had to go right past her in order to get to our shelf.
"What's wrong?" I asked her, blinking in the light from the alarm clock.
"Addison..she's gone. Tangled Fan's selling her on eBay and she tossed her in a box." She whimpered.
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry," I gasped, horrified once more.
Why did Tangled Fan find it amusing to mess with our lives?! Ruin them? Ruin friendships?
I suddenly felt a strong urge to be with my husband and girls. I told her I was sorry once more, to which she nodded, biting her lip, and then I fled for my family.
Everyone was asleep - no wonder, it was eleven, after all. I made sure the girls were tucked in nice and warm, careful to not wake anyone, but then I went over to the other shelf, the empty one adjacent to ours, and sat up against the opposite side, because I didn't want to wake anyone up by crying.
I sobbed, burying my face in my hands and curling into a ball. Why? Merida's legs HAD been gradually getting worse, but why?! And why was Addison being sold on eBay? And how was I to tell Jase and Alexis? They had both been quite fond of Merida...how-
"Sweetheart? What's wrong?" I heard Flynn.
Wait, hadn't he been asleep?
I gasped, surprised at his sudden appearance, and looked up. In a couple of strides, he was in front of me.
"I-I didn't wake-"
He held his hands out to me, and I took them, but made no move to stand.
"No, you didn't...why're you over here, and why're you crying? You look absolutely heartbroken..." he trailed off and sank to his knees, down to my level. "Merida?"
I nodded, sobbing before I threw myself towards him, desperately needing to know he was there. He sat, took me into his arms, and allowed me to cry into his shoulder. Didn't ask any more questions, didn't say a word, just held me.
Finally, I took a shuddery breath in and pulled my head up to look at him. He brushed the hair from my face and let his hand linger on my cheek, until I finally spoke up.
"She's...on the bookshelf. In her box. She can't hear me, but she read my lips and from what I could make out, Tangled Fan put her in there because of her legs. She doesn't know what became of Allie. And on my way back, I found Punzie, totally torn apart because Tangled Fan's selling Addison on eBay. What's going to happen next? Why did she do all this? What if you get sold on eBay, or the girls, or..."
He tightened his embrace, and sighed. I could tell he was tired, and shocked, but he was still taking the time to talk this out with me. "Oh, man...I can't believe that. But don't worry too much about it, okay? There's nothing you can do about it anyway. But Tangled Fan told you that she'd never separate a couple, so she wouldn't sell us or the girls, I don't think."
"What if she sells us both as a pair, and the girls are left behind?" I pointed out.
"Well...like I said - don't worry, because you can't do anything about it."
"I have to try to get Merida out of there...we both tried for at least an hour, but the plastic wouldn't budge...Tangled Fan must have it taped shut pretty well...And-"
"You know she'll just put her back in the box. I know you want to help her, but it's no use. And maybe being in that box will help her with her legs. You know yourself that she almost fell down Monday, because her legs gave out on her. I know it's really awful to say, but maybe it's for the best. I don't want to think that and I know you don't, but maybe it is. And please don't get mad at me for pointing that out," he added, quickly adding that last sentence.
"I won't," I said. "You do have a point, I guess..but why does it have to be so hard?"
"She's been around since you came here, and you two were really good friends," he said, pulling me a tad closer.
I sniffled, nodding and rubbing at my nose. Flynn pulled my chin up and tipped his head down, pulling me into a wonderful, gentle kiss. But as soon as our lips met, I realized how late it must be, and pulled away.
He gave me a questioning look, with his hand still on my chin, and I said, "You need to get to bed. It's probably really late."
"I'm staying up with you until you feel like going to bed, dear girl." he told me. "Quite frankly, I wouldn't be able to sleep if I wanted to. I don't know about you, though."
"Same..." I sighed, and he rubbed my back comfortingly.
"It'll be okay, hon. Don't worry."
"How can I not, though?"
"By not worrying. Worrying will only make things worse." he said, pulling me in to resume the kiss I'd broken off.
I returned it, and then he tried to situate himself into a more comfortable spot, still holding onto me.
Despite myself, I chuckled quietly. "You know, I won't break down in tears or break into a zillion pieces if you let go of me long enough to situate yourself."
"I know..." he said, finally leaning up against the side of the bookshelf beside me, unfurling his long legs, and pulling me back into his lap. "But I just..I dunno."
"Velcro Flynn? Cause I'm feeling the same way. I guess that these kinds of things let you re-evaluate how much you appreciate those in your life."
"Yup," he said, and I leaned my head on his shoulder.
"I'm sure gonna miss her, though. And what do I tell the kids? Oh, Jase-" I pulled my head back up off of his shoulder as I thought about that.
"We'll figure it out later." he said, wrapping his arm around me even tighter.
I sighed, emotionally drained, and plunked my head back onto his shoulder. He put his other hand palm-up on my thigh and held it out, so I accepted it and held it tightly, allowing my eyes to shut.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Girl's weekend out
Hey everyone!
So last night, Rose came up with the idea that, starting Saturday, we'd have a 'girl's weekend out'.
"We'd explore all over the place, and watch movies or something, and ride Maximus, and maybe Merida could teach us how to shoot her bow, if she wants, and Rapunzel could show us the world of blogging...and we'll just get to know each other! We'd be back Sunday night." Rose explained.
"All of us? You, Rayne, me, Merida, Blondie, and Lacey?" I asked, quirking my brow.
"Yeah! It'll be fun!"
Merida glanced at me - she knew what I was thinking. "What about the kiddos?"
"Well..Flynn could watch them," Blondie said. "I think it's an awesome idea!"
Flynn walked over. "What are you girls scheming? Or do I want to know?" He joked, and I gave him a playful punch on the arm before I took him by the hand.
"A girl's weekend out!" Rose told him excitedly. "Wait..you could watch the kids, couldn't you?"
Flynn shrugged. "How long is the weekend out?"
"Tomorrow morning, bright and early, until Sunday night."
I looked up at Flynn. I wasn't sure I wanted to be away from my girls or my hubby for that long. I mean, yeah, it's not that long, but still. "I'll stay here and help with the kids - the rest of you can go!" I offered.
Please say yes, please say yes, please say-
"If I'm goin', yer goin', too." Merida informed me.
"I can watch the girls, that's no problem," Flynn said. "They're not that bad - but I probably just jinxed myself, there."
Everyone chuckled, and then I heaved a sigh. "Maybe ALL of us could go. Like literally all of us."
"Then it wouldn't be a girl's weekend out." Lacey pointed out.
"It's not a problem for me to watch the girls. It'll give me some good father/daughter time with Lexi and Jase." My hubby said.
I wasn't going to get out of this...was I.
"Then it's all set!" Rose clapped excitedly. "We'll get up at six tomorrow!"
What was it with Rose and getting up at six? She ALWAYS did...I don't know how the girl does it, but she does.
Murmers of 'okay' scattered through our little group, and we parted ways to get ready for bed.
After the girls were asleep, Flynn and I headed to bed.
I didn't lay down, though. I sat and pulled my knees to my chest, biting my lip. I admit that I was really nervous about our weekend out thing. What if something happened? What if Flynn ended up with a migraine, didn't tell anyone, and it got really bad, and he had to keep the girls? What if...what if...what if.
"Hey...what's wrong?" Flynn had lain down and shut his eyes, but when he realized I wasn't beside him, he scooted over to me and sat up, putting an arm round my shoulders.
"Just me being weird and paranoid," I shrugged, not wanting to admit my concerns.
"Spit it out, dearest girl," he peered down at my face, a concerned look on his.
"Just...I have my reservations about going with the girls. I don't really want to stay away from you or the girls for that long. And what if you end up with a bad migraine? What if something happens to US? I mean, seriously. We're just twelve inch hunks of plastic. Anything could happen. And-"
He took my chin in his hand and pulled me into a gentle kiss. I put my arms around him and returned it. When I pulled away, I leaned my head on his shoulder and stared up at him, not taking my arms from him. He drew in a deep breath before pulling me onto his lap. For once, I didn't grumble about it.
"You can't worry about that. And you can't just be a stick-in-the-mud. So take risks, take chances...go have fun with life. And don't worry about me, baby. Worrying is silly. If it makes you feel better, I'll be a nervous wreck, too."
"Then I won't go!" I exclaimed, pulling my head up from his shoulder and leaning back to look at him. "If you're nervous, too, I just won't go! Problem solved!"
"By that, I meant that you're not weird or paranoid. I didn't mean to give you an out," he said with a chuckle.
I sighed and rolled my eyes. "I suppose they won't let me stay back."
"Probably not. Merida's pretty convincing, and Rose is dead-set, to be frank." Flynn told me. I nodded, and he pulled me close again. "It'll be fine. Now, you need to go to sleep - early start for you, by the sounds of things. I get to sleep in until the girls get up!"
I shook my head, giggling to myself. "You're mean."
He chuckled and kissed my forehead. "But it made you giggle, and that's what matters!"
I gave him one last squeeze, and then laid down to go to sleep.
Six A.M. came wayyyy too early. When everyone else started moving around, I woke up as well.
Flynn was still fast asleep, and I smiled at his peaceful face. Wishing I could wait until him and the girls were up, so I could tell them bye, I sighed. I carefully set the handkerchief over him and then crawled out from under the bench.
"Oh, good! You're up. Here, help me carry this, and this, oh-and this, and these rubber bands. Oh, and-" Rose promptly started handing things at me.
"I can't carry anything else," I broke her off.
"There isn't anything else. I was going to ask if you were ready."
"Oh, sorry! Um...yeah, I'm ready," I cast a glance over my girls and then nodded.
"They'll be fine - I'm sure Flynn will take excellent care of them." Lacey said.
"I know," I smiled, and then we left.
First things first - where were we going to sleep? Rose didn't want to go back to the dresser to sleep, so we had to scout out a safe location to sleep at.
Merida led the way, and pretty soon, we'd found a pretty good spot to sleep at. We left all the stuff there, and then we all turned to Rose.
"What're we going to do first?"
"Well...hmm. We could watch movies?"
"Let's save that for when we're tired," Merida suggested. "Let's go see the 18 inchers."
"18...inchers?" Rose asked, quirking a brow.
"Yeah. Dolls. They're pretty cool!" Merida explained, and I nodded in agreement.
Merida, Rose, and I led the way, while Blondie, Rayne, and Lacey lagged behind.
We made quick work of climbing up the shelving unit, and then we went from shelf to shelf, talking with everyone.
As always, Kailey was snooty towards us.
When I tried to include her in a conversation, she didn't even look at me.
Finally, since Hailey was on the same shelf as Kailey, I walked over and whispered in her ear.
"What's the deal with Kailey?"
"Oh..." Hailey glanced towards her, and then whispered in my ear. "She's shy because she's afraid you won't like her. She's got hearing disabilities, so you have to speak up a bit around her, or let her read your lips. And she doesn't like to talk because of it, too."
I felt horrible. Absolutely horrible. "Oh my gosh...I-"
"It's fine. Just keep that in mind," Hailey told me, and I nodded.
"Thanks for...for informing me on that," I told her.
I wanted to hug Kailey, or do something, but I knew it would only upset her, so I didn't.
Pretty soon, we left that shelf, and moved onto the next, which was right beside the other one.
We talked with them for a good long while, but finally, Rose got antsy and we left.
Next, I suggested we ride Maximus, and then blog.
We rode for quite a while, and Maximus was VERY well behaved.
Rose fell in absolute, positive love with Max, and Lacey even showed some reserved affection towards him, which he was very pleased to recieve (:
Rayne, knowing of Max's shenanigans, was very concerned about riding him.
"What if he bucks me off? I do NOT want to get this dress-"
"He's fine. I promise...if he would've been planning on acting up, he would have done so already." I told her.
"But I've never ridden before!"
"Everyone's gotta start somewhere. But if you don't want to..." Merida trailed off.
"Oh, fine..." she grumbled, accepting Merida's help up into the saddle.
When she got off of him half an hour later, her eyes were shining.
"I must admit that this is very fun! Thanks, Maximus, for being a good boy!" she leaned down to give him a hug around the neck before she reluctantly dismounted.
Blondie went next, and then we headed off to blog.
By the time we were done with that, night was falling and Rose was dead-set on creating a blog with Lacey.
Lacey had her reservations, as she usually did, but I'm pretty sure that Rose will figure out how to talk her into it one way or another ;)
We got back to our 'camping' spot, and we all brushed out our hair and went to bed. (Well, except for Rayne and Merida - they're the lucky ones to not have tons of hair to brush out!)
I tossed and turned a LOT. I wasn't used to the unfamiliar surroundings, and for the first time in over 2 months, my hubby wasn't right there beside me. I wondered how he'd fared with the four girls. He was probably having a blast with Jase, and Lexi was probably going along with whatever Jase told her to do...and hopefully, the babies were being good.
Either that, or Flynn was a nervous wreck, Jase and Lexi were fighting over something, and the babies were screaming their heads off.
I curled up in a ball on my side, sighed, and FINALLY went to sleep.
The next morning, we got up at nine. Thank goodness - Rose had been tuckered out enough not to get us all up at six AM! I was groggy from my un-restful night, and it seemed like everyone else was pretty foggy as well. Merida stood up too quickly, and stumbled into me. Laughing, I grabbed her arm and held her upright.
"I did NOT sleep well," she moaned, rubbing at her eyes.
"Me neither."
"I miss my baby girl, too," she added in a whisper.
"I miss my kids AND Flynn," I agreed. "But we'll see them tonight!"
"I can't wait," she said, and then we were off.
First thing's first - we went to visit Punzie and her friend Addison.
"Oh, Rapunzel! How's Jase doing?" Punzie immediately asked me, a bright smile on her face.
"Hi, Punzie! Jase is doing great. How are you?"
"I've been good," she nodded. "Who are your friends? I recognize Merida, but.."
"Rose, Lacey, Rayne, and Blondie," I pointed each of them out.
'Nice to meet yous' murmered throughout our group, and then we sat down for a good long chat.
It was probably around eleven before we finally got away. Punzie was quite the talkative one!
"Now...let the games begin. Why don't we shoot?" Merida asked.
"Oh, great!" Rose exclaimed. "I can't wait!"
Merida, being the awesome archery teacher she is, demonstrated for everyone how to do it.
Blondie sat out on this one, because of her arms, which lacked articulation....and, she added, she wanted to stay out of harm's way. I can't say I blame her. :P
Rose was surprisingly really good at shooting. Lacey and Rayne...not so much. And you all know me...I'm horrible.
We got several good laughs over our combined lack of shooting capabilities...and we all marveled at Rose and Merida's obvious talent.
"I didn't know you were a world-class archer, Rose! I knew Merida was, but.." I joked.
"Oh, well thank you, milady!" Rose giggled, curtsying.
I laughed, and Lacey slung an arm around her sister's shoulders. "So, little sis...what'cha say? Why don't you rub some of your awesome-ness onto me?"
We all laughed harder, and I grinned, excited to see Lacey was starting to get along better with Rose. Maybe this girls' weekend out had been just the thing for the two of them. I really hoped so!
After that, we showed Lacey and Rose around the room. After we'd explored every nook and cranny, we sprawled out on the windowsill for awhile, enjoying the sunshine.
"This view is amazing," Rose exclaimed, peering out the window.
"Isn't it? This is probably my favorite place to sit at," I said, and she grinned.
"I can see why!"
"The sun is hitting just perfectly on this window right now...it's nice and warm, but not so warm that it will make our plastic all squishy." Rayne said, closing her eyes and tipping her head up towards the sunlight.
We all stuck around for awhile, and then in the afternoon, we got Tangled, Tangled Ever After, and Brave and watched it on Tangled Fan's laptop.
Rose and Lacey had never seen Tangled; none of us had seen Tangled Ever After, and Brave was new to all of us.
At the lantern scene in Tangled, I think just about all of us burst forth in song, except for Blondie and Merida xD Lacey has a very clear and high singing voice, and her and Rose singing together? They're beautiful! Rayne's not too shabby either...and then there's me :P And at the end, I think even Merida had to sniffle back a few tears. Then came Tangled Ever After...we all laughed sooo hard! It's only, like, six minutes long, but it's packed full of hilariousness! :D At the end, I couldn't help but have a little 'squee' moment, thinking back to my own marriage. Which made me want to get back to the kiddos and Flynn even more so.. =] And then we watched Brave.
It had quite a few funny scenes, but it has a more dark theme than Tangled does. Mor'du actually scared me the first time they showed him...I jumped all over and almost fell backwards. And then everyone laughed at me :P We were all getting pretty sniffly at the end, when Merida's trying to 'mend the bond torn by pride' with her mother...rather, Mum-Bear. Merida's chin was wobbling, and Rose made me burst out laughing by whispering in my ear.
"I'm not gonna cry. I'm not gonna cry. Are you gonna cry? I'm not gonna cry."
When I laughed, everyone else turned to give me a 'what-on-earth?' expression.
"Sorry...Rose started it," I giggled, and Rose gave me a playful shove.
After the movies, it was growing dark, so we finally went back to our 'campsite' to gather our stuff, and we went back to the dresser.
It was ten before we got back, and I was the very last one to fumble up onto the dresser in the dark.
All was quiet, the kiddos were sleeping, and it seems to me that as soon as everyone had crawled up onto the dresser, they'd promptly gone to bed. I heard Merida, who was in line in front of me, flop down with a thud and a loud, tired yawn.
I grinned to myself, but then I saw a silhouette staring at me, watching my every movement. I gasped, putting a hand over my heart in immediate fear, but then as I peered through the darkness, I saw a certain grin on a certain somebody's face.
I'd thought he had been asleep! As soon as I realized it was my hubby, my heart fluttered and I hurried over towards him before launching myself into his waiting arms. He chuckled to himself and lifted me off the ground, swung me in a quick circle, and then left my feet go back onto the floor. I looked up at his face, a broad smile across my face as I was finally able to somewhat see one of the faces I'd missed so much this weekend...sappy, I know. :D He gave me the same kind of smile, and I buried my face into his shoulder, tightening my arms around him; and then he nuzzled my hair for a few seconds before he left go of me. I reluctantly did the same, but then his hand slid down my arm to find my hand, and he grasped it tightly before leading me over to bed.
I flopped down to face him, and he did the same, and I smiled.
Brushing my hair from my face with a gentle hand before he set it on my waist, he whispered, "So, how was your weekend?"
"Interesting. Tiring"-I said as I stifled a yawn-"and funny. We got archery lessons from Merida, rode, talked with the 18 inchers and Punzie...watched Tangled, Tangled Ever After, and Brave - you HAVE to watch Tangled Ever After with me. It's so adorable and funny! You should've heard Rayne, Rose, and Lacey sing during I See the Light. Oh my goodness, their voices are gorgeous...and then there's me, warbling along and ruining everything, but singing it because I love it so much! And we showed Lacey and Rose around the room. Oh, and I introduced everyone to the Blogiverse."
He chuckled. "Well...I bet the archery lessons were really funny. You'll have to tell me about them tomorrow! It seems like you had a good time..I'm glad. And I'd be pleased to watch it with you, anytime you want to, just let me know! But wait. You introduced ROSE to the Blogiverse?"
"She says she's always wanted one," I said.
"Those poor people if she begins a blog. Her posts would be so long that the readers' eyes would fall out before they even got halfway through!"
I stifled a giggle. "Yeah...probably."
He thought for a moment, and then spoke again. "And what's this about you 'warbling along and ruining everything'? Your voice is fine."
"Oh, but you've never heard Rose sing. She's positively stunning! And her sister isn't bad, either. They sound just as good as Mandy Moore! I'm sorry you ended up with the single Rapunzel doll ever manufactured, who cannot sing her own songs to save her life...the girl who can't sing, yet likes to, to some extent."
Pulling me close, he whispered in my ear, "But I wouldn't trade her for the world. You're just fine. In fact...I think you're perfect. And I love you...and I missed you this weekend!"
I teared up at that. Maybe it was because I was so tired, I was having a hard time keeping my eyes open. Or maybe it was because I'm a complete and utter, sappy freak. But regardless. I buried my face into his chest and he held me until I got my teary eyes under control and then I pulled away from him. He found my hand and held it loosely, and my heart squeezed.
"I missed you, too. Love you bunches," I gave him a smile and then quickly pulled my hand away to cover my mouth, yawning.
He grinned, and then stroked my cheek with the back of his hand. "Why don't we go for a walk tomorrow, and we can catch up then, okay? Much as I'd like to stay up and talk, you're tired and you need to shut those gorgeous eyes of yours before too much longer."
"Sounds like a great plan," I trailed off, and I heard him start to say something, but I was out before he was done.
So last night, Rose came up with the idea that, starting Saturday, we'd have a 'girl's weekend out'.
"We'd explore all over the place, and watch movies or something, and ride Maximus, and maybe Merida could teach us how to shoot her bow, if she wants, and Rapunzel could show us the world of blogging...and we'll just get to know each other! We'd be back Sunday night." Rose explained.
"All of us? You, Rayne, me, Merida, Blondie, and Lacey?" I asked, quirking my brow.
"Yeah! It'll be fun!"
Merida glanced at me - she knew what I was thinking. "What about the kiddos?"
"Well..Flynn could watch them," Blondie said. "I think it's an awesome idea!"
Flynn walked over. "What are you girls scheming? Or do I want to know?" He joked, and I gave him a playful punch on the arm before I took him by the hand.
"A girl's weekend out!" Rose told him excitedly. "Wait..you could watch the kids, couldn't you?"
Flynn shrugged. "How long is the weekend out?"
"Tomorrow morning, bright and early, until Sunday night."
I looked up at Flynn. I wasn't sure I wanted to be away from my girls or my hubby for that long. I mean, yeah, it's not that long, but still. "I'll stay here and help with the kids - the rest of you can go!" I offered.
Please say yes, please say yes, please say-
"If I'm goin', yer goin', too." Merida informed me.
"I can watch the girls, that's no problem," Flynn said. "They're not that bad - but I probably just jinxed myself, there."
Everyone chuckled, and then I heaved a sigh. "Maybe ALL of us could go. Like literally all of us."
"Then it wouldn't be a girl's weekend out." Lacey pointed out.
"It's not a problem for me to watch the girls. It'll give me some good father/daughter time with Lexi and Jase." My hubby said.
I wasn't going to get out of this...was I.
"Then it's all set!" Rose clapped excitedly. "We'll get up at six tomorrow!"
What was it with Rose and getting up at six? She ALWAYS did...I don't know how the girl does it, but she does.
Murmers of 'okay' scattered through our little group, and we parted ways to get ready for bed.
After the girls were asleep, Flynn and I headed to bed.
I didn't lay down, though. I sat and pulled my knees to my chest, biting my lip. I admit that I was really nervous about our weekend out thing. What if something happened? What if Flynn ended up with a migraine, didn't tell anyone, and it got really bad, and he had to keep the girls? What if...what if...what if.
"Hey...what's wrong?" Flynn had lain down and shut his eyes, but when he realized I wasn't beside him, he scooted over to me and sat up, putting an arm round my shoulders.
"Just me being weird and paranoid," I shrugged, not wanting to admit my concerns.
"Spit it out, dearest girl," he peered down at my face, a concerned look on his.
"Just...I have my reservations about going with the girls. I don't really want to stay away from you or the girls for that long. And what if you end up with a bad migraine? What if something happens to US? I mean, seriously. We're just twelve inch hunks of plastic. Anything could happen. And-"
He took my chin in his hand and pulled me into a gentle kiss. I put my arms around him and returned it. When I pulled away, I leaned my head on his shoulder and stared up at him, not taking my arms from him. He drew in a deep breath before pulling me onto his lap. For once, I didn't grumble about it.
"You can't worry about that. And you can't just be a stick-in-the-mud. So take risks, take chances...go have fun with life. And don't worry about me, baby. Worrying is silly. If it makes you feel better, I'll be a nervous wreck, too."
"Then I won't go!" I exclaimed, pulling my head up from his shoulder and leaning back to look at him. "If you're nervous, too, I just won't go! Problem solved!"
"By that, I meant that you're not weird or paranoid. I didn't mean to give you an out," he said with a chuckle.
I sighed and rolled my eyes. "I suppose they won't let me stay back."
"Probably not. Merida's pretty convincing, and Rose is dead-set, to be frank." Flynn told me. I nodded, and he pulled me close again. "It'll be fine. Now, you need to go to sleep - early start for you, by the sounds of things. I get to sleep in until the girls get up!"
I shook my head, giggling to myself. "You're mean."
He chuckled and kissed my forehead. "But it made you giggle, and that's what matters!"
I gave him one last squeeze, and then laid down to go to sleep.
Six A.M. came wayyyy too early. When everyone else started moving around, I woke up as well.
Flynn was still fast asleep, and I smiled at his peaceful face. Wishing I could wait until him and the girls were up, so I could tell them bye, I sighed. I carefully set the handkerchief over him and then crawled out from under the bench.
"Oh, good! You're up. Here, help me carry this, and this, oh-and this, and these rubber bands. Oh, and-" Rose promptly started handing things at me.
"I can't carry anything else," I broke her off.
"There isn't anything else. I was going to ask if you were ready."
"Oh, sorry! Um...yeah, I'm ready," I cast a glance over my girls and then nodded.
"They'll be fine - I'm sure Flynn will take excellent care of them." Lacey said.
"I know," I smiled, and then we left.
First things first - where were we going to sleep? Rose didn't want to go back to the dresser to sleep, so we had to scout out a safe location to sleep at.
Merida led the way, and pretty soon, we'd found a pretty good spot to sleep at. We left all the stuff there, and then we all turned to Rose.
"What're we going to do first?"
"Well...hmm. We could watch movies?"
"Let's save that for when we're tired," Merida suggested. "Let's go see the 18 inchers."
"18...inchers?" Rose asked, quirking a brow.
"Yeah. Dolls. They're pretty cool!" Merida explained, and I nodded in agreement.
Merida, Rose, and I led the way, while Blondie, Rayne, and Lacey lagged behind.
We made quick work of climbing up the shelving unit, and then we went from shelf to shelf, talking with everyone.
As always, Kailey was snooty towards us.
When I tried to include her in a conversation, she didn't even look at me.
Finally, since Hailey was on the same shelf as Kailey, I walked over and whispered in her ear.
"What's the deal with Kailey?"
"Oh..." Hailey glanced towards her, and then whispered in my ear. "She's shy because she's afraid you won't like her. She's got hearing disabilities, so you have to speak up a bit around her, or let her read your lips. And she doesn't like to talk because of it, too."
I felt horrible. Absolutely horrible. "Oh my gosh...I-"
"It's fine. Just keep that in mind," Hailey told me, and I nodded.
"Thanks for...for informing me on that," I told her.
I wanted to hug Kailey, or do something, but I knew it would only upset her, so I didn't.
Pretty soon, we left that shelf, and moved onto the next, which was right beside the other one.
We talked with them for a good long while, but finally, Rose got antsy and we left.
Next, I suggested we ride Maximus, and then blog.
We rode for quite a while, and Maximus was VERY well behaved.
Rose fell in absolute, positive love with Max, and Lacey even showed some reserved affection towards him, which he was very pleased to recieve (:
Rayne, knowing of Max's shenanigans, was very concerned about riding him.
"What if he bucks me off? I do NOT want to get this dress-"
"He's fine. I promise...if he would've been planning on acting up, he would have done so already." I told her.
"But I've never ridden before!"
"Everyone's gotta start somewhere. But if you don't want to..." Merida trailed off.
"Oh, fine..." she grumbled, accepting Merida's help up into the saddle.
When she got off of him half an hour later, her eyes were shining.
"I must admit that this is very fun! Thanks, Maximus, for being a good boy!" she leaned down to give him a hug around the neck before she reluctantly dismounted.
Blondie went next, and then we headed off to blog.
By the time we were done with that, night was falling and Rose was dead-set on creating a blog with Lacey.
Lacey had her reservations, as she usually did, but I'm pretty sure that Rose will figure out how to talk her into it one way or another ;)
We got back to our 'camping' spot, and we all brushed out our hair and went to bed. (Well, except for Rayne and Merida - they're the lucky ones to not have tons of hair to brush out!)
I tossed and turned a LOT. I wasn't used to the unfamiliar surroundings, and for the first time in over 2 months, my hubby wasn't right there beside me. I wondered how he'd fared with the four girls. He was probably having a blast with Jase, and Lexi was probably going along with whatever Jase told her to do...and hopefully, the babies were being good.
Either that, or Flynn was a nervous wreck, Jase and Lexi were fighting over something, and the babies were screaming their heads off.
I curled up in a ball on my side, sighed, and FINALLY went to sleep.
The next morning, we got up at nine. Thank goodness - Rose had been tuckered out enough not to get us all up at six AM! I was groggy from my un-restful night, and it seemed like everyone else was pretty foggy as well. Merida stood up too quickly, and stumbled into me. Laughing, I grabbed her arm and held her upright.
"I did NOT sleep well," she moaned, rubbing at her eyes.
"Me neither."
"I miss my baby girl, too," she added in a whisper.
"I miss my kids AND Flynn," I agreed. "But we'll see them tonight!"
"I can't wait," she said, and then we were off.
First thing's first - we went to visit Punzie and her friend Addison.
"Oh, Rapunzel! How's Jase doing?" Punzie immediately asked me, a bright smile on her face.
"Hi, Punzie! Jase is doing great. How are you?"
"I've been good," she nodded. "Who are your friends? I recognize Merida, but.."
"Rose, Lacey, Rayne, and Blondie," I pointed each of them out.
'Nice to meet yous' murmered throughout our group, and then we sat down for a good long chat.
It was probably around eleven before we finally got away. Punzie was quite the talkative one!
"Now...let the games begin. Why don't we shoot?" Merida asked.
"Oh, great!" Rose exclaimed. "I can't wait!"
Merida, being the awesome archery teacher she is, demonstrated for everyone how to do it.
Blondie sat out on this one, because of her arms, which lacked articulation....and, she added, she wanted to stay out of harm's way. I can't say I blame her. :P
Rose was surprisingly really good at shooting. Lacey and Rayne...not so much. And you all know me...I'm horrible.
We got several good laughs over our combined lack of shooting capabilities...and we all marveled at Rose and Merida's obvious talent.
"I didn't know you were a world-class archer, Rose! I knew Merida was, but.." I joked.
"Oh, well thank you, milady!" Rose giggled, curtsying.
I laughed, and Lacey slung an arm around her sister's shoulders. "So, little sis...what'cha say? Why don't you rub some of your awesome-ness onto me?"
We all laughed harder, and I grinned, excited to see Lacey was starting to get along better with Rose. Maybe this girls' weekend out had been just the thing for the two of them. I really hoped so!
After that, we showed Lacey and Rose around the room. After we'd explored every nook and cranny, we sprawled out on the windowsill for awhile, enjoying the sunshine.
"This view is amazing," Rose exclaimed, peering out the window.
"Isn't it? This is probably my favorite place to sit at," I said, and she grinned.
"I can see why!"
"The sun is hitting just perfectly on this window right now...it's nice and warm, but not so warm that it will make our plastic all squishy." Rayne said, closing her eyes and tipping her head up towards the sunlight.
We all stuck around for awhile, and then in the afternoon, we got Tangled, Tangled Ever After, and Brave and watched it on Tangled Fan's laptop.
Rose and Lacey had never seen Tangled; none of us had seen Tangled Ever After, and Brave was new to all of us.
At the lantern scene in Tangled, I think just about all of us burst forth in song, except for Blondie and Merida xD Lacey has a very clear and high singing voice, and her and Rose singing together? They're beautiful! Rayne's not too shabby either...and then there's me :P And at the end, I think even Merida had to sniffle back a few tears. Then came Tangled Ever After...we all laughed sooo hard! It's only, like, six minutes long, but it's packed full of hilariousness! :D At the end, I couldn't help but have a little 'squee' moment, thinking back to my own marriage. Which made me want to get back to the kiddos and Flynn even more so.. =] And then we watched Brave.
It had quite a few funny scenes, but it has a more dark theme than Tangled does. Mor'du actually scared me the first time they showed him...I jumped all over and almost fell backwards. And then everyone laughed at me :P We were all getting pretty sniffly at the end, when Merida's trying to 'mend the bond torn by pride' with her mother...rather, Mum-Bear. Merida's chin was wobbling, and Rose made me burst out laughing by whispering in my ear.
"I'm not gonna cry. I'm not gonna cry. Are you gonna cry? I'm not gonna cry."
When I laughed, everyone else turned to give me a 'what-on-earth?' expression.
"Sorry...Rose started it," I giggled, and Rose gave me a playful shove.
After the movies, it was growing dark, so we finally went back to our 'campsite' to gather our stuff, and we went back to the dresser.
It was ten before we got back, and I was the very last one to fumble up onto the dresser in the dark.
All was quiet, the kiddos were sleeping, and it seems to me that as soon as everyone had crawled up onto the dresser, they'd promptly gone to bed. I heard Merida, who was in line in front of me, flop down with a thud and a loud, tired yawn.
I grinned to myself, but then I saw a silhouette staring at me, watching my every movement. I gasped, putting a hand over my heart in immediate fear, but then as I peered through the darkness, I saw a certain grin on a certain somebody's face.
I'd thought he had been asleep! As soon as I realized it was my hubby, my heart fluttered and I hurried over towards him before launching myself into his waiting arms. He chuckled to himself and lifted me off the ground, swung me in a quick circle, and then left my feet go back onto the floor. I looked up at his face, a broad smile across my face as I was finally able to somewhat see one of the faces I'd missed so much this weekend...sappy, I know. :D He gave me the same kind of smile, and I buried my face into his shoulder, tightening my arms around him; and then he nuzzled my hair for a few seconds before he left go of me. I reluctantly did the same, but then his hand slid down my arm to find my hand, and he grasped it tightly before leading me over to bed.
I flopped down to face him, and he did the same, and I smiled.
Brushing my hair from my face with a gentle hand before he set it on my waist, he whispered, "So, how was your weekend?"
"Interesting. Tiring"-I said as I stifled a yawn-"and funny. We got archery lessons from Merida, rode, talked with the 18 inchers and Punzie...watched Tangled, Tangled Ever After, and Brave - you HAVE to watch Tangled Ever After with me. It's so adorable and funny! You should've heard Rayne, Rose, and Lacey sing during I See the Light. Oh my goodness, their voices are gorgeous...and then there's me, warbling along and ruining everything, but singing it because I love it so much! And we showed Lacey and Rose around the room. Oh, and I introduced everyone to the Blogiverse."
He chuckled. "Well...I bet the archery lessons were really funny. You'll have to tell me about them tomorrow! It seems like you had a good time..I'm glad. And I'd be pleased to watch it with you, anytime you want to, just let me know! But wait. You introduced ROSE to the Blogiverse?"
"She says she's always wanted one," I said.
"Those poor people if she begins a blog. Her posts would be so long that the readers' eyes would fall out before they even got halfway through!"
I stifled a giggle. "Yeah...probably."
He thought for a moment, and then spoke again. "And what's this about you 'warbling along and ruining everything'? Your voice is fine."
"Oh, but you've never heard Rose sing. She's positively stunning! And her sister isn't bad, either. They sound just as good as Mandy Moore! I'm sorry you ended up with the single Rapunzel doll ever manufactured, who cannot sing her own songs to save her life...the girl who can't sing, yet likes to, to some extent."
Pulling me close, he whispered in my ear, "But I wouldn't trade her for the world. You're just fine. In fact...I think you're perfect. And I love you...and I missed you this weekend!"
I teared up at that. Maybe it was because I was so tired, I was having a hard time keeping my eyes open. Or maybe it was because I'm a complete and utter, sappy freak. But regardless. I buried my face into his chest and he held me until I got my teary eyes under control and then I pulled away from him. He found my hand and held it loosely, and my heart squeezed.
"I missed you, too. Love you bunches," I gave him a smile and then quickly pulled my hand away to cover my mouth, yawning.
He grinned, and then stroked my cheek with the back of his hand. "Why don't we go for a walk tomorrow, and we can catch up then, okay? Much as I'd like to stay up and talk, you're tired and you need to shut those gorgeous eyes of yours before too much longer."
"Sounds like a great plan," I trailed off, and I heard him start to say something, but I was out before he was done.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Tangled and Duck Dynasty.... :D
The next morning, I woke up around four in the morning. I tried to just go back to sleep, but I couldn't...and by the sounds of things, Flynn was up too.
My face mashed into the top of the dresser, I sighed and drearily lifted my head up to look at Flynn through the dimness.
"Did I wake you up, hon?" he asked immediately, situating himself on his side.
"I guess not...why are you up anyway?"
"I got one of Tangled Fan's shirts out of the dresser drawer to use as a blanket. I was even starting to get chilly, so I figured you definitely would be cold. She forgot to shut the window last night. Oh, and I checked up on the girls. They're still warm. And I was kind of marveling at the fact that you were sleeping in the position you were, faceplanted into the dresser, without being uncomfortable." he whispered.
I suddenly became aware of the fact that there was, indeed, a shirt spread over me. I nodded and laughed through my nose. "I dunno..I was pretty comfy..until I woke up and realized I couldn't breathe." I joked.
He gave me a grin and then kissed my forehead, pulling me close to him. I wiggled down into the makeshift blanket and enjoyed the warmth from both the shirt and his gentle arm around me.
When I woke up again around eight thirty....(not even the vibrating phone woke me!) I smiled to myself and turned to look at Flynn. Only...he wasn't there.
Wait a minute. Where was he?
I jumped up, narrowly missing the bench before I remembered to duck, and then I scrambled out from under it.
Rayne was the only one up.
"Do you know where Flynn is?" I asked her, wide-eyed.
She shrugged. "I thought he was with you?"
"He..." Panic gripped my heart, knotted my stomach, and I trailed off, covering my mouth with my hand. "What do you think happened to...do you think Tangled Fan..."
I cast a quick, careless glance around the room, but couldn't see him.
"The girls are still asleep, so I'm going to go look for him. If they wake up, do you mind watching them until I come back?" I asked.
"Yeah, that's fine. Go," Rayne said, eyebrows furrowed with concern.
I wheeled around to begin my search...and he was just climbing up onto the dresser.
I gasped and dove for him, grabbing him into a relieved hug.
He caught me (luckily. If he hadn't, I would've gone over the edge of the dresser! Why am I so accident prone?? Disney princesses just aren't that accident prone in the movies...) Anyway. He caught me and held me close for a moment, chuckling.
I pulled away from him. "Where on earth were you?! You scared the tar out of me!"
"I went and asked Tangled Fan if we could have the laptop back here. She said she'd bring it back in a few minutes...And then I invited the 18 inchers to come to Tangled Fan's bed and we'd all watch Tangled, and some Duck Dynasty. Why were you scared?"
"Oh, okay. You could've told me..but oh well. That sounds like a lot of fun! I was just scared because I woke up..and you weren't there, and then I couldn't see you anywhere...and I just sort of freaked out, I guess." I laughed at myself thinking about it now.
He nodded. "I'm sorry...I was going to tell you, but I looked at you and you were sleeping so peacefully...so I figured I'd be back before you were up. Sorry," he repeated.
"It's fine. I'm just overreactive," I chuckled, and he pulled me close into another hug.
After a couple seconds, though, the door burst open and Tangled Fan came in, plugged the computer on, and set the Tangled DVD into the dvd port.
"It's all set up for you guys, Flynn. Enjoy," she said, and before anyone could answer, she was gone.
After awhile, once everyone else was up, we made our way onto the bed.
Here's our decently-sized crowd! :P I laid on my stomach with Hallie, to make sure that little Julie could see... :D
Sometime during the scene where Eugene cuts Rapunzel's hair off and then he dies in her arms, my Flynn started stroking my hair. I turned to look at him, about to tease him and ask if he was thinking about cutting my hair..and then I saw he was teary eyed. Ohhh boy. Even HE was going to cry about his character dying? I dunno. Regardless, I gave him a small smile and turned back to the movie in time to cry my eyes out to Rapunzel crying out the rest of the healing incantation song.
After that, and everyone had left, Eugene--whoops. My FLYNN*...I'm going to have problems not calling my husband Eugene now, because in the movie, his name *technically* was Eugene Fitzherbert..or however you spell that last name... :D Anyway...my FLYNN and I decided that we definitely really needed to work on the month in review posts now...how long has it been since we posted them, seriously?? We're hoping to get at least 1 or two done today...but we'll see!
My face mashed into the top of the dresser, I sighed and drearily lifted my head up to look at Flynn through the dimness.
"Did I wake you up, hon?" he asked immediately, situating himself on his side.
"I guess not...why are you up anyway?"
"I got one of Tangled Fan's shirts out of the dresser drawer to use as a blanket. I was even starting to get chilly, so I figured you definitely would be cold. She forgot to shut the window last night. Oh, and I checked up on the girls. They're still warm. And I was kind of marveling at the fact that you were sleeping in the position you were, faceplanted into the dresser, without being uncomfortable." he whispered.
I suddenly became aware of the fact that there was, indeed, a shirt spread over me. I nodded and laughed through my nose. "I dunno..I was pretty comfy..until I woke up and realized I couldn't breathe." I joked.
He gave me a grin and then kissed my forehead, pulling me close to him. I wiggled down into the makeshift blanket and enjoyed the warmth from both the shirt and his gentle arm around me.
When I woke up again around eight thirty....(not even the vibrating phone woke me!) I smiled to myself and turned to look at Flynn. Only...he wasn't there.
Wait a minute. Where was he?
I jumped up, narrowly missing the bench before I remembered to duck, and then I scrambled out from under it.
Rayne was the only one up.
"Do you know where Flynn is?" I asked her, wide-eyed.
She shrugged. "I thought he was with you?"
"He..." Panic gripped my heart, knotted my stomach, and I trailed off, covering my mouth with my hand. "What do you think happened to...do you think Tangled Fan..."
I cast a quick, careless glance around the room, but couldn't see him.
"The girls are still asleep, so I'm going to go look for him. If they wake up, do you mind watching them until I come back?" I asked.
"Yeah, that's fine. Go," Rayne said, eyebrows furrowed with concern.
I wheeled around to begin my search...and he was just climbing up onto the dresser.
I gasped and dove for him, grabbing him into a relieved hug.
He caught me (luckily. If he hadn't, I would've gone over the edge of the dresser! Why am I so accident prone?? Disney princesses just aren't that accident prone in the movies...) Anyway. He caught me and held me close for a moment, chuckling.
I pulled away from him. "Where on earth were you?! You scared the tar out of me!"
"I went and asked Tangled Fan if we could have the laptop back here. She said she'd bring it back in a few minutes...And then I invited the 18 inchers to come to Tangled Fan's bed and we'd all watch Tangled, and some Duck Dynasty. Why were you scared?"
"Oh, okay. You could've told me..but oh well. That sounds like a lot of fun! I was just scared because I woke up..and you weren't there, and then I couldn't see you anywhere...and I just sort of freaked out, I guess." I laughed at myself thinking about it now.
He nodded. "I'm sorry...I was going to tell you, but I looked at you and you were sleeping so peacefully...so I figured I'd be back before you were up. Sorry," he repeated.
"It's fine. I'm just overreactive," I chuckled, and he pulled me close into another hug.
After a couple seconds, though, the door burst open and Tangled Fan came in, plugged the computer on, and set the Tangled DVD into the dvd port.
"It's all set up for you guys, Flynn. Enjoy," she said, and before anyone could answer, she was gone.
After awhile, once everyone else was up, we made our way onto the bed.
Elizabeth, Hailey, Julie, and Christy were already sitting there, waiting for us to start the movie. Even Punzie was there! I smiled and while I waited for everyone else to get settled, I talked with them.
Here's our decently-sized crowd! :P I laid on my stomach with Hallie, to make sure that little Julie could see... :D
The movie was awesome! I guess I'm just about as indecisive as the movie character. We all got several good laughs out of it. At one point, I laughed so hard I cried! And during the lantern scene, I almost accidentally started warbling along with "I See the Light". I'm not the greatest singer...not the worst, but I'm not as good as Mandy Moore, who voiced Rapunzel in the movie, let's just put it that way! :D Flynn started up too...he's not too bad a singer! Merida just laughed at us. Hey, at least we didn't make the babies cry or break anything from our singing.
Oh, and then there was the scene where Mother Gothel kills Eugene in the movie. Rayne was crying, Hailey and Elizabeth were crying, Blondie sniffled a bit...and then I was bawling like a baby...and Merida just rolled her eyes and muttered something about 'us Rapunzels being overreactive'. She may be right. :D I was a little concerned that Jase would get scared at the end of the movie, but she seemed fine.
Oh, and then there was the scene where Mother Gothel kills Eugene in the movie. Rayne was crying, Hailey and Elizabeth were crying, Blondie sniffled a bit...and then I was bawling like a baby...and Merida just rolled her eyes and muttered something about 'us Rapunzels being overreactive'. She may be right. :D I was a little concerned that Jase would get scared at the end of the movie, but she seemed fine.
Sometime during the scene where Eugene cuts Rapunzel's hair off and then he dies in her arms, my Flynn started stroking my hair. I turned to look at him, about to tease him and ask if he was thinking about cutting my hair..and then I saw he was teary eyed. Ohhh boy. Even HE was going to cry about his character dying? I dunno. Regardless, I gave him a small smile and turned back to the movie in time to cry my eyes out to Rapunzel crying out the rest of the healing incantation song.
Whew. I'm glad we watched the movie before we watched Duck Dynasty...at least we could get light-hearted again after watching that movie! I liked it, but the end is so sad...I mean, until Eugene's healed and everything. :D
We watched about an hour of Duck Dynasty. EVERYONE got a kick out of it! I laughed...Our Jase was beyond excited to see the person who shares the same nickname as she does.
We watched about an hour of Duck Dynasty. EVERYONE got a kick out of it! I laughed...Our Jase was beyond excited to see the person who shares the same nickname as she does.
After that, and everyone had left, Eugene--whoops. My FLYNN*...I'm going to have problems not calling my husband Eugene now, because in the movie, his name *technically* was Eugene Fitzherbert..or however you spell that last name... :D Anyway...my FLYNN and I decided that we definitely really needed to work on the month in review posts now...how long has it been since we posted them, seriously?? We're hoping to get at least 1 or two done today...but we'll see!
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Happy Birthday Barbie...Ugh!
This morning, I woke to the familiar sound of a baby crying.
I woke Flynn up, and he rolled over to give me a kiss.
"Do you hear that?" I asked him.
"Wh-" he started to ask 'what', but I put a finger to his lips to silence him. "I hear...a baby crying? No, two. Why do they sound familiar?"
"Allie and Hallie familiar?" I asked, not noticing that my finger was still to his lips, until he kissed it and nodded. I pulled my hand away and got up. "I'm going to check stuff out. It sounds like they're up somewhere on this shelf."
He sat. "Well, be careful. I'll stay here, I guess."
I nodded, and slowly got up. After I braided my hair, Jase ran over to me. "Where're you goin', Momma?"
"Just gonna look around," I said, hefting her up onto my hip.
"Can I come?"
I hesitated, afraid she'd get hurt or something. But then I nodded. I told Flynn I was taking Jase with me, and then I turned to go.
Merida was standing on the alarm clock. "You going to check that out?" She gestured towards the direction the sound was coming from.
"Yes. Come with?" I asked.
She nodded, hefting her bow up across her shoulder.
We started to climb upwards. Merida helped me carry Jase up across the shelving unit, and we had quickly found the source of the crying.
We met a Barbie doll face-to-face when we popped up on top of the shelving unit. She was like any other Barbie doll - made up to the hilt, pretty blond hairdo, blue eyes, long eyelashes and a huge, poufy dress. I sucked in a breath when I realized Allie and Hallie had been adopted by her.
"H-hi," I stammered.
Merida slowly brought her bow down and held it in her hands, as if she might have to use it. That didn't help anything!
I came to stand beside Merida, and Jase buried her face in my shoulder when the doll turned towards us.
"Who are you?" she asked. Those blue eyes were icy and piercing.
"I'm Merida, this is Rapunzel and her daughter, Jase."
"Oh really. I've never met any of you. You look pretty weird to be one of us, though."
"We're Disney." Merida bristled, and I did, too.
"Who are YOU?" I threw her question back.
"I am the Happy Birthday Barbie. You can call me HB. Or Barbie." She looked at her fingernails.
The babies still wailed during all of this.
I almost said how original when she said to call her Barbie, but I held my tongue.
"Hey, over here!" I heard a jovial voice boom out.
I turned to see a HUGE version of me, a porcelain doll with - I sucked in another breath - NO ARMS, and another doll. The huge version of me waved and motioned me over.
I slowly wandered over with Jase.
"I can watch this cutie for you!" the huge Rapunzel smiled. She looked so beautiful and sweet.
Jase smiled at her and scrambled to get out of my arms. I let her go and she ran over to the huge Rapunzel.
She looked soooo teensy beside her that I was hesitant leaving her with them, even for just a few minutes.
"I'm Rapunzel, by the way." she smiled.
"Me too!" I laughed, shaking off my concern.
"Everyone calls me Punzie, though. Oh, and this is Saige and Tinkerbelle."
I smiled in hello and then the babies started screaming louder, if at all possible!
"You'd better go tend to those poor things. HB doesn't care for them hardly at all, and I have no clue as to why she was even allowed to adopt them!" Punzie shook her head before continuing. "I'll take care of this little one!"
I smiled politely again, before I marched over, stepped over HB, and scooped Allie and Hallie up. I handed Allie to Merida.
Merida's face dawned a huge smile when I handed Allie over. Allie almost immediately quieted. I bounced Hallie in my arms to try to get her to calm down.
"You need to take care of Allie and Hallie, you know," I said, trying to calm the hot fury that was growing in my stomach and throat.
"I do. I make sure they have a home and that's the most important. They're fine by themselves. By the way, I don't really like you just marching in and grabbing them up like you did. You'll scare them." When she looked up, she gave me a cold look.
I snapped. "You'll scare them! I know these two babies. I fostered them! They were fine for me. If you just hold them, they're fine. See?"
"I might ruin my dress, and I can't. My boyfriend will just die if I ruin it!"
"You're not even married?" I asked. Tangled Fan would never adopt out to someone who wasn't married, right?
"No. But see, I said we were married. She never pays any attention to what I do; just what you Disney princesses to! So she didn't even notice anything was amiss."
My mouth was hanging open, and Merida's face was as red as her hair.
"Y-you..." I trailed off. "You shouldn't even be allowed to adopt." I finally spat it out, and Merida sided with me.
"You don't know me." She rolled her eyes.
I raised my eyebrows, and started to lose my temper on her. But before I could loose a single insult, Merida stepped forward and reamed her out.
As she was - calmly! How did she do that?? - throwing insults at her, Flynn suddenly came up.
"Everything okay?" He glanced around, saw Jase was with Punzie, and took Hallie from my arms.
He smiled down at Hallie with such a goofy look on his face, Hallie immediately smiled at him.
And then HB noticed Flynn.
She looked up with a sly smile on her face.
"Who are you? I haven't seen you around. You're really good with kids, aren't you?"
Was she seriously flirting with my hubby? I raised my eyebrows and sidled closer to Flynn.
He was completely stone-faced and didn't get what she was doing. He put an arm around my shoulder.
"I'm Flynn, and this is my gorgeous wife Rapunzel - but you've met already, right?"
"Yeah. And that's too bad...I guess love is blind." She said.
I glanced up at Flynn's face. He was staring at me with love in his eyes - probably because he'd just gotten to introduce me to someone as his wife.
I gave him a quick smile and turned back towards HB, an idea forming in my mind.
"We could...you know, babysit them whenever you have, like, a date?" I half asked, half offered.
"I leave them up here all the time - they're okay."
My eyes widened. Didn't she know that either one of them could fall from the shelf?!
"But they'd be happier if they had.." Merida trailed off as HB held her hand up.
"Just leave, please." She said.
Flynn reluctantly put Hallie down, and Merida handed Allie over to him so he could lay her down, too.
As soon as the three of us walked away - I ran over to grab Jase and thank Punzie, making a mental note to come visit her again - anyway, as soon as we left, the babies started wailing again.
Jase looked shaken up. "HB's mean, Momma. You have to get Allie and Hallie away from her."
"How do you know that, sweetie-pie?" I asked, touching my forehead with hers.
She clammed up.
I tried to act normally, but I was concerned. We went back to our shelves, and Flynn took Jase.
"Why don't you try to talk to her, honey? She seems like she's hiding something that includes HB." I said quietly.
He rubbed a thumb over my forehead, and nodded. "Don't worry. Why don't you go talk to Rayne and Blondie? I'm sure you and Merida are about ready to start a riot." He added jokingly.
I rolled my eyes at him and thanked him before turning to gather up my friends.
We all decided to go to the chair, sit, and talk.
Merida and I narrated what happened with HB, and meanwhile, Rayne and Blondie were sitting in front of us, listening with growing anger.
When we finished, both Rayne and Blondie shared their opinions.
"I'm so mad, I don't want to call myself a Mattel doll! I don't want to be made by the same brand as what SHE was made by!" She yelled. Although it was kind of confusing, I took it as that she was really mad.
Rayne, on the other hand, was more serene - as always.
"Why don't we talk to Tangled Fan about the problem? I'm sure she'll take them away or something."
"We should talk to her now!" Merida turned towards me. Rayne stood.
"Let's raise a ruckus to get her attention! We'll get her in the room now!" Blondie said.
"Where's a plastic bag? If someone rattles it, those guinea pigs will start squealing really loud - I bet she'll come then!" Merida exclaimed, and she almost bounded off to do so, Blondie hot on her heels, but I grabbed her wrist.
"No! Just...wait, guys. Let's think this through for a second." I said quickly, and Rayne nodded.
Rayne slung her arm around my shoulders. "If we talk to her, I'm sure we'll be able to adopt them, even though she's got that 'married couples only' rule."
Merida followed suit, slung her arm around my shoulders as well, and stood on the other side. "But Rayne, I still think we should raise a ruckus so we can talk to her NOW!"
Blondie came in beside Rayne and nodded in eager agreement.
"She'll be in soon enough, I'm sure. If she isn't in by 11:30 PM, we'll raise a ruckus then." Rayne said.
"But that's FOREVER to have to wait!" Blondie wailed.
"Hey, it's just that much longer to think up what we'll do to HB!" Merida said with a mock-evil laugh.
"Okay, you're starting to scare ME!" I giggled, and Merida gave me a pretend-insulted-shove. It knocked me into Rayne, and then Rayne into Blondie, and all four of us ended up toppling over onto each other into a big mound of laughter and rustling skirts.
Once we'd gotten back up, our laughter subsided, and we continued talking about what to do. Finally, I said I should probably go back up. It was starting to draw towards night, anyway.
We all left to our respective shelves, Merida promising she'd make a ruckus if necessary. :P
When I came back, Jase had fallen asleep, obviously played out - seeing as she was sprawled all across Flynn's lap.
I smiled to myself when I realized that Flynn had nodded off as well. Must've been a tiring day, because it was only around 8PM!
I silently scooped Jase up, kissed her forehead, and laid her down behind the alarm clock. She didn't even twitch, and was soon snoring quietly - sort of quietly, anyway! ;)
When I turned back towards Flynn, I brushed the hair from his face and wondered how he could possibly sleep sitting up, without leaning against anything.
I plopped down in the wicker chair, and started thinking about today.
How lucky was I, to have a husband who wasn't distracted from his own wife, by a Barbie that was nearly perfect on the outside? I felt a sudden pang of guilt. I knew I wasn't the prettiest, and I didn't have a perfect complexion, I didn't wear makeup, and I didn't even have an extra dress! Meanwhile, most Barbies have whole wardrobes, perfect complexions, and are made to be 'drop dead gorgeous'. I chewed on my lip and wondered if Flynn minded about any of those things.
I was so lost in thought that I didn't even see Flynn wake up. I jumped when he leaned over the back of the chair to kiss my hair.
"What're you thinking about? I'm sure Tangled Fan will take care of getting the babies away from HB, so don't you worry about that."
I shook my head and smiled. "Nothing," I faltered, though. I felt kind of guilty and embarrassed to admit my other concern.
"Come on, I know that look." He gave me his crooked, cute little grin.
"It's..nothing, so don't worry about it," I said quietly.
"Then why are you worrying about it?" he asked me.
Ooh. Should've known he would do that.
I shrugged, and he took me by the hand, led me over to behind the lamp - so we weren't right beside Jase and talking - and sat down.
He patted his lap, but I sat beside him so I could look him in the eye.
"Tell me."
"I..." I trailed off, unsure of how to explain it. "It's just that..never mind. It doesn't matter, and it's dumb." I turned my face away from him.
He pulled my chin back around until I faced him again. "No matter how dumb, I promise I won't laugh and will consider your concern in all seriousness."
I sighed. "Fine. I just..after seeing HB, I feel kind of ugly. I mean, I feel bad that you're stuck with me, and not someone prettier or someone who can actually change her appearance once in awhile! And just...I dunno."
Flynn stared at me with such concern, yet love was pouring from his eyes. "Honey, don't you dare ever think you're not beautiful! You're gorgeous! And I'm not concerned with outward beauty - more like inward beauty. And HB...she wasn't even really that stunningly gorgeous! More like a catty 'mean girl', to me. And besides-"
I grabbed him up into a kiss before he could finish. When I finally pulled away, I said, "Have I told you how much I love you lately? Good grief, most guys would probably be drooling over HB and having misgivings about being married to whoever they were married to! And all you did was stare at me lovingly when we were up there. And even while she was flat-out flirting with you! Or at least, trying to flirt with you."
He gave me a teasing smile and said, "I only have eyes for you, gorgeous." I rolled my eyes and jokingly punched his arm. "Ow!" he said, playfully snagging the hand I'd punched him with.
"That did not hurt." I laughed quietly at him, trying to wrestle my hand from him.
He took my other hand in his other one and pulled me in for a kiss. I kept wrestling with him in an attempt to free my hands, and when he took his lips from mine, he finally loosened his grip and I slipped my hands away, giving him a shove.
"One... of these days, I'm gonna... grab your hands... first." I said between gales of giggles, and he shook his head.
"You're funny." He gave me a teasing, wet kiss on the cheek before putting his arm up and silently inviting me to sit beside him.
Even though it was unbearably hot this evening, I still cuddled up against him and put my head on his chest. "I'm so glad you're back to yourself." I whispered, and he said the same to me.
I'll keep you guys posted on the situation with Allie and Hallie...and with our weird antics :P But for now, it's awful hot and I need to get off the computer so Flynn can type his post =D
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