The Beauty & The Brains

25

I stand rocking Val back and forth. 

"Tia!"

"Si?"

"Can you sign this?"

"Of course what is it?"

"One is the form for joining Model United Nations and the next one is the application for National Honor Society."

"Oh mia bella." I coo. She smiles as the door opens. 

"Can you get me a pen off my desk?"

"Spencer is that you?" I call out. 

"No, it's us." Alex says coming around the corner. 

"Shhhh." I whisper going over to him. 

"Oh my god, you- Lovee." Shock takes over his face as he looks down at the girl. 

"Would you like to hold her?" He rushes to the sink and begins washing his hands. 

"Alex?" 

"Shh, My Love come look." He smiles drying his hands off. I lay the baby in his arms. 

"She's perfect." He whispers 

"Who's perfect? Ana?" She asks turning the corner. I run over hugging her. I haven't had a decent hug from her in months. 

"I missed you." I whisper, she hugs back tightly.

"I was only gone for 3 days."

"Where's your bump. Why can we actually hug right now?" She pushes me away, examining my body.

"Look" Alex whispers. 

"Meet My Heart girl." I pull her towards him. 

"Lovey, she's so beautiful." 

"She's so perfect."

"Mommaaa" Ana yells running over to us. 

"Hi beautiful, did you miss me?" She giggles pulling her into her arms. 

"Did you meet Val?" She asks softly. 

"Your Dad has."

"Dadddyyyy" she squeals hugging him.

"Hi love." He kisses her head. 

"How was Texas."

"Very busy, your Mom had a million and a half people to meet." I grab Val and hold her to my chest.

"Valentine meet your Tia, she's my favorite person ever. Well besides Tio Seb and your Dad."

"Why are you saying my name?" Seb asks coming down the stairs. 

"Im talking to my daughter."

"You mean my lovely niece?"

"She is lovely isn't she?" He hugs me pressing a kiss to my temple. 

"Can I hold her?" I smile passing her the small baby. 

"Tia dad signed the forms." I smile hugging Seb. I missed hugs so much. I also missed laying on my stomach. Spencer My lovely husband has been staying up with our beautiful daughter so I have been getting amazing sleep.  

"You sleep okay? I heard Val wake up a few more times then usual."

"Yea, Spencer My amazing husband was with her all night but tonight I am going to stay up with her." 

"I am up till 12 if you need anything."

"Okay, thank you." I smile snuggling myself into his chest. We stand there until I drift off to sleep.

Sebs POV

"Seb"

"Yes?"

"She's asleep." 

"I am going to take Val tonight. I'm sorry if she keeps you up Ana." 

"It's okay Harper still gets fussy at night, so nothing new." I lift Aya up carry her to her bed. 

"Seb you're officially the only Salazar without a kid." Amoura jokes.
"I want to wait a while." She smiles. 

"You're so responsible it's adorable. I want 2 more babies. Especially if they're like my beautiful Ana." She kisses the girls head. 

"Momma I have homework, I am sorry." She smiles 

"Don't be sorry, you go. Call me if you need anything." She nods and smiles before turning away and going up the stairs. 

"Sebby can we go to Mommy's grave?"

"Right now?" She nods. 

"Okay, let me go get Aya up." I smile and go to the room.

"Isabella." I mumble 

"Yea?"

"We're going to Momma's grave."

"Can I go?" I chuckle helping her sit up. 

"Yea let's go." She gets up and grabs her shoes. 

"Where's Spence?"

"I don't know he was supposed to be back a while ago." She picks up the phone and calls him. 

"He declined my call." She looks up at me. 

"Is his phone dead?"

"No I made him charge it before he left. I wanted to make sure he was safe. Why would he decline it?" She slumps back into the bed and goes through her phone. Her phone goes off and she answers. 

"Hi My love."

"You declined my call." Her voice wobbles. 

"I am sorry, I was using the bathroom. Did you need anything?"

"I wanted to see when you were coming back?"

"Oh I am on my way beautiful. I ended up stopping by my sisters house to see Jada."

"How is she?" 

"Oh she's beautiful. She looks just like Hotch." I smile 

"Tonight you can sleep, I will stay with Val."

"No, you need your sleep. I can stay up, you will sleep."

"No, I can take her you haven't slept in a while."

"I don't care." They go back and forth then the door opens. 

"You're going to sleep and there's no debate." Spencer says going over to her. He presses a kiss on her forehead giving her a bouquet of flowers. 

"Hi beautiful." He smiles. She giggles hugging him. 

"When are we leaving?"

"I am going to go put my shoes on and check on Avery then we'll leave." She nods softly. I do as I told her i would before meeting them in the car.
"Val needs to meet her Grandmother." I smile starting the car, we listen to her favorite songs on the way there. I often listen to this playlist. I was the youngest when she died and I can only remember the music she listened to.