A Wish I Never Knew I Needed

Big Girl

Charlie's POV:
I couldn't tell you how long I'd been finished for, but at some point the comfort I was feeling by Mommy's warm hold and her alternating back rubs, hair playing, and innocent pats on my bottom were rudely interrupted. And to make it worse it didn't even have good reasoning.

'Come on, lovely. Mama's right. It'll be more fun for you to sit with your cousins at the end of the table than for you to stay here listening to grown up talk.'Mommy tried to reason.

For some reason, they thought that socializing with people I just met would be 'fun' just because they're kids. A little secret. I don't like other kids. They're mean and scary and they call you names and sometimes they push you down and laugh. What's fun about that?

I whined at their argument trying to hide myself in Mommy's chest. Maybe if I was really good at it they'd forget about their little plan and let me stay with them.

'Ah Ah. No ma'am. Mommy and I are just asking you to try. Look, baby, they're coloring. It looks like they're having lots of fun. Why don't you give it a chance? You never know, maybe you'll enjoy it.', Mama said.

I shake my head. Why don't they understand that I just want them? I'm having fun.

'Please?' Mama says with a big pout and her best puppy dog eyes. That's not fair. She looks sad. I don't want her to be sad.

'No sad, Mama.' I tell her, kissing her lips. If it works on me, shouldn't it work on her. I pull away happy to see a small smile on her face.

'No sad, lovey. But it'll make mommy and I very happy if our little girl could give her cousins a chance. Hmm.' She pushes. I huff, defeated. I nod. Only because I like them being happy. They make me happy.

She beams at me and stands up taking me from Mommy.

'Give Mommy a kiss.' She says as she leans down with me. Mommy pouts her lips and I smile pecking them happily. She smiles at me as Mama stands up straight.

'Try to have fun, babygirl.' She tells me as we walk away.

'Hey, Aunt Scar.' I hear a girls voice, 'Hi, Charlie.'

I peek out of Mama's neck slightly giving her a small wave.

'Hi, Fenan. We saw that you guys were coloring down here and thought Charlie might have more fun with you guys than listing to all our grown up talk.' Mama says to the girl I now remember as Fenan.

'Oh, definitely. No offense, but you guys are so boring sometimes.' She responds, 'Charlie can sit by me. I think everyone else might scare her away.'

'You're probably right.' Mama laughs. I feel her set me down on a chair and whine as she tries to pull away. As she pulls my arms from her neck, I can't help the tears that start to form in my eyes.

'Hey, lovey, What happened? We were doing so good.' She cooed at me and she squatted down to match my eyesight. I wrapped my arms loosely around her neck, playing with her hair.

'No more.' I whispered.

'Baby, we haven't even tried. One chance. Show Mommy and I what a big girl we have.' She argues.

'Not a big girl.' I protested leaning into her.

'Not a big girl? Then what are you, lovey?' She asked.

'Mama and Mommy's baby.' I told her, 'I wittle.'

'Hmm. Well you can be a big girl too.' She said. I shook my head in disapproval.

'Yes, you can. You can be just a little baby who needs her mommies and a strong, brave big girl who can do anything she sets her mind too.' She explained.

Mommy walked over catching my attention, 'everything ok?'

Mama shook her head, 'Apparently we've got a little baby who needs her mommies and doesn't think she can be a big girl on our hands.'

'Is that right?' Mommy asks. I nod my head reaching up for her.

'Uh uh.' She grabs my arms holding my hands in hers as she leans down.' You're being so brave already. You're being so good, honey.'

I look at her sadly.

'How about we make a deal, baby?'she suggests.

I just continue look at her.

'Why don't you make mama and I a pretty picture and when you finish you can bring it to us and stay so long as you're not having any fun. Not even a little. But if you're having even just the slightest bit of fun you have to come back and continue coloring.' She suggests.

I think it over, 'just one?'

'Just one, my love. If you're not having fun.' She confirms.

'Pwomise?'I question.

'I promise.' She nods her head making me sigh.

'So, we have a deal?' She asks.

I start nodding my head but stop, 'wait.'

'For what?' She looks at me.

'Make it 'ficial?' I tell her.

'How do we make it official?' She asks.

I think it through,'kissies?'

'Oh right. How could we forget?' She shakes her head as she kisses my lips a couple times before kissing my head and standing up.

'Alright, big girl. You color Mama and I the best picture ever.' She says smiling. I nod my head.

Mama stands up too, kissing my head,'Have fun, lovey. You can come get us if you need anything. You're so brave. Fenan's got you.'

A/N: Ok, it's been a hot minute. As in months. But I hope you guys enjoy. Life has been crazy, and I have absolutely no time, however I feel bad for not updating anything so I thought id put it on the most requested and the only one I had time to write.
Anyways I hope you're all doing well. I deeply apologize for this long awaited update and hope you're not too mad at me. As always, please leave all suggestions/requests in the comments or private message me. And I guess I'll see you in the next one.
Love,
EJ <3