More Than a Soldier

Chapter 12 - Mummy would be proud

Y/n's POV:

I am so excited to get time to read my personal emails tonight. It's been a long couple of weeks since I've gotten back, and I've barely had any time to myself. When I have, I've tried to call Scarlett and Ava, missing their voices so much. But tonight, we're finally back on camp and I have a whole evening with nothing to do. I decide to treat myself to a pizza and then head back to my pod to spend the evening in bed, seeing all the fun my two girls have been getting up to.

I set my laptop up on my lap, my pizza box to my side and a fresh, ice cold, diet coke on my bedside table. This is the most exciting that my evenings can get here, and I'm loving it! I get even happier when I see that I have six emails waiting for me. Four from Scarlett, one from mum and dad and one from Tom. Feeling a little tired, I grab my glasses, and I click on the first email.

I had already seen the one that Scarlett sent to let me know that they had arrived, but since then I've not had any time to check my emails. I see how long the first email is and I smile, knowing that this is likely a monologue from Ava. I also see a lot of photos attached which I quickly open up, too excited to see what they've been doing.

The first picture is of the two of them by a pool. They're both laughing and look so happy. They're even in matching swimming costumes and they look so adorable. There's a couple of photos from the beach and Ava searching for shells and stones. Then a few from their trip to the amusement park.

The email starts off from Scarlett who is very smug with how easily she managed to get the sun cream on Ava. It makes me laugh out loud with how much pride she writes about her success. She also gives me an update on how Ava is doing and that she's worried that her email is going to make me feel sad and left out. But she then goes on to explain how she comforted her and assured her that wasn't true.

Don't get me wrong, I'm gutted I'm not with them. I hate that I'm so far away, but I can't describe how happy it makes me to know they are having this quality time together. Their relationship has grown so much over the last few months. Scarlett has really come into her own and is such an incredible mother to Ava now. I know she's already got the title, but I can't wait for her to official adopt her.

The email then definitely turns into a transcript of Ava's ramblings of their day. It was very detailed, even down to what it was like eating candy floss. My smile grows the more I read it and I put some of the pictures together so I can imagine what it was like for them. Ava definitely seems like she's going to be an adrenaline junkie. She loves doing the bigger rides. When I think back to Legoland and how worried she was about going on the rollercoaster there but overcame it to absolutely love it. I can see how her confidence is growing. I can't wait to go to Disneyland with her. She's going to love it. I think we all will. Well, maybe not Scarlett when I force her to the Avengers Campus...

I pout a little when the email ends, I loved reading the ramblings of my seven year old. But I know I've still got three more to go. The next email is more photos with a short bit of text telling me that there were too many photos for one email so this one contained the rest. This brought my mood back up again and I re-read the first email so I could put the pictures with the relevant ramblings.

The next emails are about their day at a waterpark. Which definitely took me by surprise because I'm sure Scarlett was saying that they wanted to have a more chilled day after the excitement of the amusement park. I can see the puppy dog eyes that Ava would have given Scarlett to convince her to go to the waterpark.

The final email is to tell me about their dinner at the aquarium. The pictures show that they had a table next to one of the tanks and they have lots of fish swimming behind them. Ava's in a cute little summer dress which again, matches Scarlett's. Ava's is blue with green detail whilst Scarlett's is the alternative. I take a moment and look at the picture and wonder how I got so lucky. Scarlett is the most beautiful woman I've ever met, both inside and out. Then Ava is the best kid anyone could ask for. She's caring and sweet. Incredibly funny. I don't know what I've done in my life to deserve them. But I will do everything in my power to spend the rest of my life showing them how grateful I am.