Teddy

Chapter Thirty Five: Wren is Two / A Christmas Wish

Every year now, when Christmas rolls around, I think of Wrens entry into the world and how joy and peace came with her and filled our holiday season with a deeper meaning.

Christmas was now new beginnings, and Christmas wishes, It was celebrating our family's existence and remembering a time that Harper was brave, and like a warrior, as all women are, she brought life into the world, for her, for me, for us all.

Wren being two was quite unbelievable in a way, where had those years gone, our little baby was quite grown up. Her legs were getting long, her arms were too, and her chub was mostly gone. Wrens strawberry blonde hair was down just past her shoulders now, and her big icy blue eyes, they sucked you right in until she got what she wanted.

Wrens birthday this year would be spent in our first little house together, it was a buyers market right now, and so I just went ahead and bought something. We didn't plan to buy anything yet, but I figured we could rent it out, when we eventually found something more ideal, and who could pass up living right next door to Willa?!

We didn't tell them we had bought the house next door, not until we packed the U-Haul up with all of our belongings. We told them we would show them the house when we got there, we backed out of the drive and turned into the cul-de-sac.

Willa's brows knit together "you turned the wrong way" she observes.

We tried not to give ourselves away with laughter before pulling into the drive next door.

Willa and Allie turned to us wide eyed, and then with excitement they leapt out of the van and pulled us into their arms, as we stepped out too.

"No way" Allie squealed "my baby's next door" and she ran to the boundary line and jumped over it "home" she called, then she jumped back to our side "my baby's home" she called again with delight.

We let Wren back out of the van, and she ran across to Allie who threw her up in the air excitedly "my little Wren right next to her gaga where she should be"

Willa places her arms around our shoulders as we all look on, to our new home "I'm so proud of you" she whispers.

I look to her and smile "thanks Wills" and I take Harpers hand beside me  "come on then my beautiful wife... let me carry you over the threshold" I say picking Harper up as she begins to laugh.

I carry her across the lawn, her arms wrapped around my neck, her cute denim overalls making me reminisce to a time she wore them all the time, and as we approach the door, I juggle her a little with the key.

"Teddy you're going to drop me" she squeals.

I tighten my grip as I place the key in the lock and kick the door open with my sneaker "I would never drop you Harps" and I walk her into the house, straight across to the kitchen counter and drop her down on top "welcome home baby"

She takes my cheeks, firmly in her hands, and kisses my lips "God, I love you Theodora".

"It's the mirror image of ours" Willa observes.

I turn, and release Harper as I do, she slips down from the counter to look around with Allie "it is" I confirm.

Willa and I do a walk through "The wood is far too dark. I need to lighten it up a bit, we need to paint all the way through. These people loved the colour purple, but other than that, it's in good condition, and the kitchen and bathrooms are all new"

"Three beds or four?" Willa asks.

I point up the stair case "Four... two en-suite"

"Perfect" she returns.