The Beauty & The Brains

37

1 Month later

Anastasia Salazar

"Aya!" I call out walking into her house.

"On the phone baby love, 2 seconds." She calls out. I plop myself onto the couch smiling to myself.

Eli and I haven't spoken much since we got the new home.

It's not that I don't love him anymore, trust me I do. He's my best friend but, he hurt me. He crushed my soul leaving.

"Ana!" Val comes in with a cookie.

"Hi little love."

"Hi!" She climbs onto my lap hugging me.

"Who gave you this giant cookie My Love?"

"My daddy" She smiles.

"I said you could have half Vali." He comes in breaking the cookie in half. Which is still insanely large for a child her size. He eats the cookie kissing her cheek.

"Hi Avey"

"I don't go by my middle name anymore." He tilts his head.

"Why? For a while I didn't even know your name wasn't Avery, now you don't even want to go by that?"

"I do but, well I can't tell you it's a surprise!" I smile looking at him with a smile.

"Oh do you want to see my tattoo!" I show him the Salazar tattoo I have on my upper arm.
"That's lovely, Why did you get that tattooed though? Aren't you keeping it?" I shake my head.

"You are now looking at Anastasia Florea-Kelley!" I smile.

"That's so cute. I love that name. Is Kelley, Ember's last name?"

"Yes!" I smile grabbing my phone. I take a bunch of pictures of my little Vali girl.

"You have crumbs on your chin baby love."

"Would you mind wiping them off my face?" I smile kissing her cheek. I wipe her face before giving her back to Spencer.

"Wait no, can I sit in your lap please? I won't get anymore crumbs on you." I smile grabbing her.

"I am sorry baby bean. I thought you would want to sit with your Dad." She hugs me.

"Someone missed me huh!" She nods excitedly.

"Why don't you come home with me and I keep you forever!" She gasps hugging me. Aya comes over pressing a kiss to my forehead.

"Hi Darling! I would love to join you but I have urgent matters to attend to. I am so sorry babe." She kisses the babies before kissing Spencer and leaving the house.

"How are you and Eli?"

"We're great"

"He says you haven't spoken to him all week and he doesn't sleep in the room with you. Are you two breaking up?"

"I spent too much on that damn wedding to break up with him. He just hurt my feelings really badly and I'm trying to cope with my Dad leaving. So I just need space."

"So everything is okay other than that?" I nod lying down.

"Okay just let me know." I cuddle up with Val holding her until she falls asleep. Until we fall asleep really.

2 hours later

"Ana?" Vali whisper

"Yea baby?"

"Eli is watching me." I open my eyes to see on the other side of the couch watching us. I flip my back towards him covering us in the blanket.

"Are you having a baby?"