This Kiss

Chapter 82

A/N: Sor sorry this took two weeks to get up. A lot going on with another promotion at work, training to be foster parents, rearranging the house to make room for a foster child, my wife's new position at her job, and the holiday's. I will try to get back on track with weekly updates but no promises. 

Chapter 82

After meeting Doris and Ashley for lunch and giving Remy their statements starting with the events that occurred back in January when they first got together and ending with last night's horror, the Spencer-Rivera family was back at the farmhouse. They arrived just in time to meet the furniture delivery truck with Emma's new bedroom set and were now in her room working to empty it of the old stuff so they could start assembling the new items.

"Hey mom, where are we going to put all of this? The barn is in the middle of being turned into my apartment." Ava asked.

"We're gonna store it up in the attic until we can take it to the loft."

"Oh. Okay. I think you should let me and Rafe do that. You can't be lifting all this stuff."

"It's okay Ava. I won't lift anything over twenty-five pounds."

"Emma is just gonna love this. I can't wait to see her face when we show her." Natalia commented.

"Yeah, she's gonna be so excited for a bigger bed and all the purple to go with her big purple dreams." Olivia said. "I can't believe how big she's getting."

"I know. It seems like just yesterday I walked into her seventh birthday party. She's grown so much."

"Our little girl isn't so little anymore, is she?" Olivia said, with tears in her eyes.

Natalia stepped closer to her lover and wrapped her in a hug. "No, she's not. But she'll always be our little girl." She assured, with a kiss to the side of her head. "No tears baby, this is a happy day."

"You're right. Okay, let's get this finished so we can get everything ready for Sam tomorrow."

The four worked quickly to get Emma's room set up perfectly for her. When it was done and all of the old furniture was stored in the attic, the four stood in the doorway and looked at their finished product.

There was a four-post full-size bed with a sheer purple awning over the top and a bright purple comforter with pink polka dots with several different shaped throw pillows in pink and purple. The bed itself, nightstand, desk, and dresser were white with dark purple trim. On the walls were bulletin boards painted purple and pink with pictures of Emma with her friends and family as well as a few kitty posters. There was a dark purple shag area rug and Olivia had her toy chest painted to match the rest of the furniture and a cushion attached to the top in material to match her bed spread so that as she grew it would become a hope chest.

Everyone looked at each other with huge smiles. "She is going to love this mom. You and Ma did a good job picking this out." Rafe said.

"Yes we did." Natalia replied. "Okay, how about I go start on dinner and you three can get the guest room all set up for Sam."

"There's not too much to do in there, just need to change the sheets. Why don't I help you with dinner and these two chuckle heads can make the bed? After dinner we can have hot coco and a movie." Olivia suggested.

"Yeah, that sounds good. Come on Rafe, lets finish this up so we can finally relax." Ava said with a small laugh.

The family had a nice dinner together and sat down to watch The Hangover. All of them feeling the need for a good laugh after the previous night and the stressful morning. Rafe and Ava stretched out on some blankets on the floor while Olivia and Natalia cuddled up on the couch. Natalia laying in front of Olivia with Olivia's arms wrapped around her.