Fake It 'Til You Make It - Hamliza

Chapter 26: "I Cannot Wait To Make Her My Wife"

Eliza let out a series of giggles as Alexander carried her bridal style into the house, Pip running upstairs to go play with his toys. “You’re going to make out with me, aren’t you?” She smirked. “Mhm.” He carried her upstairs to the bedroom and closed the door, throwing her gently on the bed.

Eliza laughed and hugged him gently as he laid with her. “Why are you being so lovey dovey all of a sudden?” she asked and kissed his cheek as he nibbled on her neck. “Well, I just want to show you, the woman I love, and our baby as much love as possible.” he explained and continued to kiss her neck, slowly starting to leave marks.

Eliza giggled and relaxed, knowing she was safe with the man that she loved. He climbed on top of her, resting himself on his forearms so he wouldn’t crush her. She pulled his head down so they could kiss, them slipping each other’s tongues in while Eliza flirtatiously grabbed Alexander’s butt and she felt him smirk, and he moved his hands to her breasts as they continued to make out like reckless teenagers.

Eliza suddenly pulled away, much to Alexander's dismay. "What's wrong?" He asked and moved off of her so she could sit up. "Something just… doesn't feel right…" she said quietly and panic flashed across Alexander's face. "Is it the baby? Did I do something wrong?" He rambled. Eliza shook her head and kissed his lips once more. "No… I'm fine, baby is fine… but Pip is being too quiet and I don't trust even the best toddlers to be left alone."

They heard a sneeze, coming from under the bed. They heard a little voice whisper, “oops.” Alexander smirked and got off the bed as Eliza giggled, and looked under the bed. “Hi there, Pip.” Before he could try to run, He pulled Pip out gently by the arms. “Were you trying to spy on us?”, he asked, tickling his tummy as they sat down on the bed.

"Nooo… I was looking for… dinosaur!" He said quickly and hugged his toy. Eliza laughed, her face red from embarrassment because their kissing could have led to more and they didn't know their son was under the bed. 
"What did I tell you about coming into mommy's room without knocking?" She asked Pip, getting a little bit stern with him which was rare but never Impossible.

“Um… she could be doing something in there that… she wouldn’t want me to see?”, she softly hit Alexander in the arm when she heard a laugh. “Exactly.” She booped his nose. “Mommy are you mad at me?”, Pip asked, hugging his dinosaur plushie.

"No! No honey of course not! I promise, I'm not mad. I just wanted to remind you about the rule so you don't forget again, ok?" She said softly. Pip nodded and hugged her, gently laying his head on her bump.
"Is baby sibling really in your tummy?" He asked. Eliza smiled and nodded, moving his hand so he could feel the baby moving like he had a couple times before.

“She gave me a high-five!”, Pip said. “She?”, Alexander asked. Pip shrugged. “I hope it’s a girl”, Pip said softly, as Eliza guided his hands. “Hehe! Baby’s moving around!” He got close to Eliza’s stomach, “hi, baby. It’s me, Pip. Your brother!” 

Eliza teared up and played with Pips hair a little. "I think she says hello back, Pippy. Feel that?" She said and held back her tears. Stupid hormones. Alexander noticed and held her close. "Shhh.. it's ok. Happy tears, right?" He asked, wanting to make sure she was 100% A-OK.

Eliza nodded, and Pip looked up at the two. “Can we invite Franny and Georges over for a play date? Pleassse? I’ll be good, I promise!” Eliza and Alexander looked at each other. “Of course.”

Alexander made the arrangements with John and Lafayette to bring their kids over around 2. He also specifically asked that Martha stayed home so that there was no chance of any rude comments towards Eliza and her beautiful body. 
At 2, both parties showed up around 5 minutes apart. John and Frances first, then Lafayette, Georges and Adrienne. “GEORGES!!! FRANCES!!!” Pip shouted and ran to the door to greet his friends. Frances didn’t know Georges so she kept her distance but still hugged Pip.

“Are those Barbies?”, Georges asked Frances. She smiled and nodded. “Yeah.” She was holding a mermaid Barbie, a princess Barbie, and an Astronaut Barbie. “I’m Georges”, he said softly, probably recognizing she is shy. “I’m Frances.” John bent down to Pip and Georges’ height. 

“Hi there, I’m Franny’s dad, John.” he said then whispered, “Please be nice to her. She is very shy.” Georges and Pip nodded. “Why don’t you tell us about yourself, Georges? I know Franny is anxious to know about you.” John continued and held Frances’s hand as she squeezed her Barbie’s tight.
“Well, my name is Georges [insert long middle names here] Lafayette and Philip and I are getting married at school after the weekend.” He said proudly and held Pips hand.

John smiled proudly. “Oh! That’s good news! How much do you love Philip?” Georges smiled. “I love him THIIIIIIIISSSSS much”, and stretched out his arms and hugged Pip. The adults aw’d as they hugged. “Wanna go upstairs? I have lots and lots of toys!”, Pip said. “Yeah!”, the two toddlers said. 

“Woah! This IS a lot of toys!” Frances gasped as they walked into Pip’s room. “How do you have so many??? I don’t have this many?” Pip shrugged. “Daddy buys me lots of toys because he and mommy are in a movie!” he explained and both Frances and Georges’s mouths dropped. 
“Your parents are in a movie??? Which one??? Zootopia???” Georges asked. Zootopia was his favorite movie. “No… not Zootopia. The movie isn’t for kids.”  Pip sighed.
“I wish my parents bought me all these toys.” Frances frowned. “I heard daddy say that your mommy spends the money that is supposed to be for toys on adult drinks.” Pip said honestly. Frances ran to her dad sobbing.

“Oh! Franny what’s wrong?”, John asked. “Pip is being mean!” Pip had a confused expression on his face as the adults looked at him sternly. “I-I wasn’t being mean! I wasn’t trying to! I’m sorry, Franny!” He looked like he had tears in his eyes too, and they knew that he wasn’t trying to be mean because he’d never do something like that. “I’m sorry”, he said again. 

“Can you tell us what happened, Pip?” Alexander asked since Frances was still crying and unable to explain. “Well, we were looking at my toys and she said that she wished her parents could buy her toys like the ones you buy me and I remembered what you told mommy after we got home from her house about how Frances’s mom spends all their money, obviously for toys, on adult drinks.” He said innocently. 

“Oh…” John looked down and held Frances in his lap. “I’m sorry”, Pip said for the third time. “Well, Pip. It’s alright. Franny, you know he wasn’t trying to be mean, right?” Frances tapped her chin. “Well… yeah…” she got off her fathers lap and gave Pip a hug. “I’m sorry I called you mean.”
“It’s okay!” Georges smiled. “Do you guys wanna play hide an’ seek?” Pip and Frances nodded eagerly, and ran upstairs. 
“Do any of you guys want a drink? I’m getting water from the kitchen”, said Eliza. “Hm I’ll have some white wine.”
“Are you trying to torture me, Alex?”, Eliza joked. She smiled and kissed his cheek before going into the kitchen.
“It seems you really ‘ove Eliza, huh.” Adrienne said.

“I do.. That’s why I have this…” Alexander pulled a small box out of his pocket. He had purchased the ring earlier that day and didn’t have time to hide it yet. Everyone (except Eliza and the children, of course) gasped and congratulated him, giving some nice compliments to the ring until Eliza came back. Alexander quickly hid the ring box back into his pocket and graciously took the glass of wine from her. 
“What were you all looking at?” she asked and sat with her boyfriend again. “Nothing at  all. Just.. pictures of the puppy Laf and Adrienne are getting.” he covered. It was a half truth since the Lafayette’s were going to get a puppy. They just didn’t have pictures.

“Oh! Can I see?” Alexander turned pale but Adrienne stepped in. “Um, my phone just died, and Gilbert left his at ‘ome”, she said, quickly turning off her phone so it wouldn’t light up at a notification. Eliza raised her brow. “Okay, then. I just have to go upstairs to get something. It’s a gift for Alex.” She ran upstairs. “I cannot wait to make her my wife”, Alex whispered.