“Ari, let’s smile for daddy, shall we?” I tell Arabelle, and she nods. We smile, and after the count of three, Wayne clicks the camera.
“Woah! I feel so lucky to own these two beauties,” Wayne kisses his camera.
Laughing, I walk to meet him. “How did the picture come out?”
“Beautiful,” he bends down to my height so he can show me the picture.
“Wow, I love it.”
“Mommy, I want to see it,” Arabelle tugs my hand with her tiny fingers. I take the camera and show her the picture. “I love it too,” she adds in, and we all laugh happily.
We have agreed that we are going to the city today to celebrate our second anniversary. Our first anniversary was a blast, I’m sure this one is even going to be better.
We are ready; Arabelle and I are standing outside the cabin, waiting for Wayne.
“Okay, ready queens,” Wayne parks the truck and gestures at us to hop inside.
“Yessss!” Arabelle exclaims happily.
She loves it when we go to the city because she gets to see her uncle – Lucas.
“Arabelle, are you excited?” Wayne asks, pinching her cheek playfully.
“Yes, Daddy, I am excited!” she exclaims, throwing her small arms up in the air.
“Oh, that’s great…”
They continue discussing, and I watch and listen to them. Wayne loves Arabelle so much. I remember when we married. Wayne would always tell me that he wants our first child to be a girl. Wayne told me about how much he wanted a baby sister when he was younger.
“Mommy, what do you think?” Arabelle turns to face me.
“Oh, I think it’s great!” I stick my thumbs up at her.
I was not listening to their conversation. I was busy thinking about how lovely Wayne is. But luckily, my reply is the perfect one.
“Daddy, you promised to tell me what attracted you to Mom,” Arabelle says before pouting, my face breaks into a smile. I’m going to love this.
Arabelle is such a smart girl, and Wayne always says she took after me. Now, I agree.
“Hmph Hmph,” Wayne clears his throat before flashing me a small look.
“We are waiting!” I wiggle my eyebrows at him.
“Yes, we are waiting!” Arabelle supports me.
“Give Mummy a high five!” I raise my right palm, and she hits her tiny palm against mine.
“Oh, you girls,” Wayne laughs before shaking his head from left to right. “Well, it’s her beauty at first, and when I got to know her, I realized that she has all the qualities that I want in a woman.”
“Detailed explanation, please,” Arabelle plugs in, and I laugh as Wayne starts his story over again.
My family is a very interesting one. They make me happy.
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After shopping and visiting various restaurants, we drive to Lucas’ apartment. I had called Lucas earlier to tell him we were coming. Actually, he has been disturbing me with calls, asking if we will visit him, and here we are.
Arabelle runs into Lucas’ open arms. She likes her uncle’s company so much.
