*Loosely based on the 2017 song 'River' by Eminem and Ed Sheeran*
After being with Marshall for a little over a year, Sophia found out she was pregnant in March of 2018. Thrilled with the prospect of being a mother, Soph can't wait to tell Marshall...
Today's the day that Soph gets to come home and Ava insisted that we decorate the house.
Between us, both myself and Sophia agreed that she'd stay at mine for a couple days so that I could help her and then herself and Ava would return to their apartment.
Soph booked herself in for the surgery but she can't get it until the 24th because they said they wanted to make sure that she was sufficiently healed before operating again.
I won't lie and say I ain't nervous about the idea of having a newborn to look after again eventually because I'm fucking petrified but I can't wait to finally build a proper family with Soph.
I finally manage to hang the first piece of the balloon banner that Ava picked out for her mom, just as all four of my babies come into the room.
I turn and smile at them, I've had 51 years of fuck ups but my daughters ain't one of 'em and I can only hope this new baby, when it arrives, takes after it's sisters.
I spot Alaina holding a large box and eye it suspiciously.
"What's that?" I ask her and nod towards the box as she places it down on the table.
"Soph's 'welcome home' cake dad." Stevie answers as she takes Ava's hands and starts dancing with her to the old school hip-hop blaring through the sound system.
"We asked Ava what colour banner she picked so we could match it." Hailie adds, helping Lainie lift the cake out the box.
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It's a fucking cake who gives a fuc-fudge what colour it is, I bet you won't when you're eatin' it." I somehow mange to stop myself from cussing a second time but realise it's too late as I turn to see Ava holding her hands out to me.
"You said a bad word and Hailie says if you say it, you pay it. She even bought you a swear jar daddy." I turn to glare a Hailie as she smiles and gives me a thumbs up, annoying me furthur.
I huff before reaching into my sweatpants pocket and pulling out a dollar bill, placing it in Ava's hand as she runs out of the room, I assume to find the swear jar.
"Anyway dad, it's the finer details, trust me Sophia will appreciate the colour coordination. You wouldn't understand anyway, old man." Alaina smirks at me as Hailie turns away to hide her smile and Stevie snorts as she tries to stifle a laugh.
"Ay, who you callin' old little miss 'my back hurts' when you've carried one little bag into the house."
"To be fair dad you are in your fifties now." Hailie cuts in.
"And you'll be lucky to see your thirties if you keep that attitude up. Do me a favour and go find Ava."
"Aw, who's a grumpy old man?" Stevie coos and pinches my cheek before running out of the room before I can grab her, leaving just myself and Alaina who's laughing at her siblings.
I turn to glare at her as she quickly raises her hands in surrender.
"I haven't said anything." She defends herself.
"You started the whole thing."
"Ok, valid point." She says and continues to prepare the decorations before abruptly stopping and facing me again. "Dad?"
"Mhm."
"Please don't mess this up with Sophia again. She's an amazing woman and she loves you and Ava more than anything. You both deserve happiness but after everything from the start of your relationship to now it's proven that you really don't deserve her. I love having her around and I want us to all be a family. Treat her right, that's all I ask, please dad."
"I will kid, I will. I'm not gonna fu- mess this up again. I mean like you said I'm an old man now, it's about time I settled down." She pulls me into a hug.
"As long as you're both happy then so am I." She whispers in my ear before pulling away and returning back to finishing the decorations.
"DADDY! YOU HAVE TO GO GET MOMMY NOW!" Ava yells as Hailie chases her into the room, quickly followed by Stevie.
"Aight, I'll go get her. You guys don't break anything and be safe, call me if you need me."
"We're adults dad." Hailie rolls her eyes at me.
"Not to me you're not." I say before leaving the room and heading to pick Sophia up...
A/N - 1 week of the Houdini video and I am still just as obsessed with it.
Also, who saw the Billboard article about the 5th of July release date? And if so, do you have any thoughts on it?
As always, any feedback or suggestions are welcome.
