We'll Look After You, We Promise

Chapter 13

Isabella's first full day back had been uneventful but exhausting. Her body ached, her head was hurting slightly and her stomach was empty. She had absolutely no time to go visit Carina or Amelia at the hospital today and everyone on scene to be too needy so she didn't really get to talk to Maya a lot. It was fine, they all had jobs to do and they were all good at their jobs but she missed her Mamas. She kicked her shoes off by the front door, hanging her duty belt up on the hook seemingly to be the first home before Maya and Carina. She opted to take a long shower, feeling her muscles loosen in the extremely hot water as she washed herself thoroughly. She had to chase multiple people today on different calls, luckily not getting hurt and she had to preform CPR on someone who had drowned in a pool, deciding there was no time to wait for the firefighters or ambulance to get there to intervene. She saved the person, luckily but she was shaken up from it. Maya had seen how shaken up the brunette seemed but as she was rushing over to check on her girl, someone whisked her away not being competent enough to answer their own question. Before Maya could go check on the girl after, Isabella was already pulling off to another call. Carina had been waiting for the girl for hours at the hospital, a packed lunch ready for her but she had gotten a text late telling her she would just have to eat while driving because it was so busy. Realistically, she knew the girl wasn't going to drive around eating because Isabella couldn't keep her clothes clean for the life of her. Big or little, the girl was always dropping food on her clothes which made the Italian chuckle thinking of how easily frustrated she would get every time she did it. She was worried though. Although they had successfully gotten the girl to sleep more, they were still working on a healthy relationship with food for her and it made her nervous to not be able to see the girl eating. As Isabella was drying herself off, wrapping a towel around her hair and getting dressed into pajamas; she heard the garage door opening. She could hear both cars entering as she hurriedly got dressed, excited to see her Mamas after a long day. She wrapped her hair into a tight bun, not wanting to deal with drying it fully knowing Carina would do it for her once they all settled down. She ran out to the hallway, meeting them at the side door as she jumped onto Carina first.

"Hi Bambina! We missed you, did you have a good day?" Carina smiled brightly at the girl, kissing her head as she properly picked her up before giving her a tight hug. Maya set their work bags down by the door, kissing her baby on the head before excusing herself to shower so she didn't get anyone dirty with all the soot she had on her from fires today. Carina carried Isabella into their room, drying the girl's hair properly and brushing it before braiding it. Isabella nodded, sitting still for her Mommy to finish before replying, "had a good day Mommy! No boo-boos! was safe allll day" she grinned at Carina as she spoke animatedly about her day. Carina changed into some pajamas herself before guiding them to the kitchen, heating some rice and meat up before setting the girl up at the table as she hungrily dug into her dinner. Carina raised her eyebrow at how fast the girl was eating, she knew instantly she hadn't ate all day. Isabella wasn't paying any attention to this, she didn't realize how starved she was until she smelled Carina's cooking being reheated. Maya walked out, sitting at the table as Carina served her some dinner too as she ate carefully to not burn her mouth on the extra hot food. "Slow down sweet girl, you're going to choke" Maya reminded softly, confused on why the girl was practically inhaling the food before setting her fork down abruptly. "You didn't have breakfast OR lunch today, did you Isabella Montgomery?" Maya questioned sternly making the girl duck her head to hide her face from the two women waiting for her response. She shook her head slightly, swallowing the food in her mouth, "didn't have time" the girl whined out as Carina wiped her mouth and hands clean. "Tomorrow, and forever, you'll be making time or I will track you down and force feed you in front of every criminal and squad member you have. Do I make myself clear, little girl?" Maya continued to be stern, she didn't like Isabella not eating knowing how dangerous it can be to work such a physical job without any nutrients in her body. Isabella whimpered as she nodded, she didn't mean to upset the women. It genuinely slipped her mind, she fully intended on eating but the calls kept coming back to back. "We just want to make sure you're ok Bambina, Mama isn't mad and neither am I. Your body isn't safe if it hasn't got any food in it, si Bambina?" Carina added gently, kicking her wife's foot to get her to reassure their baby with her. Maya nodded as she finished swallowing her own dinner, encouraging the smaller brunette to come to her arms as she eagerly did. She wanted her Mama's approval and comfort, she never was scolded so when it happened, she was always a little emotional afterwards. She breathed a deep sigh of relief at her Mama's perfume and shampoo entering her nose as she let herself be comforted in her Mama's hold. She gripped Maya's shirt as the blonde rocked them, allowing Carina to finish her dinner. She patted the girl's bottom, reminding her gently to not fall asleep yet as Carina snorted, informing her it was probably not a good idea to pat the girl if she didn't want her asleep yet. Isabella stared at her Mama in adoration, although she had just scolded the girl, she couldn't help put feel an overwhelming love for both of them. They were beautiful, smart, strong and caring. She had waited so long for these kind of people to enter her life and they finally had.

Carina finished her dinner and brought all the dishes into the kitchen to be dealt with after putting the little one to bed. She walked into the living room to the girl having what seemed to be her first mini tantrum as she watched her cutely stomp her feet with her arms crossed staring directly at Maya. Maya was no help either in the situation, as she smirked amused with the girl who looked adorable throwing her little fit. They both knew the brunette had to be exhausted but Isabella was adamant that she was not in fact tired and could stay up with her Mama's. Maya must've suggested a story and bedtime, Carina thought as she walked in further to help de-escalate the heightened emotions as she watched Isabella's face grow pink from anger. "What's going on my Bella? What's got Mommy's girl so upset, hm?" Carina asked, spooking the girl from her tantrum as she crumbled upon seeing Carina, holding her hands up letting a few tears escape. "Are we listening to Mama, Bella?" Carina continued to question gently, patting the girl's bottom to soothe her as she rocked Isabella in her arms. Isabella whimpered tiredly, she just wanted to spend some time with the women before bed. She didn't like the schedule of only seeing them for a short dinner then being put to bed. She had missed them all day. "want mommy and mama, please" Isabella whimpered out, her fingers sneaking into her mouth as Carina clicked her tongue softly as Maya replaced the girl's fingers with a pacifier. The family sat on the couch, not wanting to trigger another emotional tantrum as they clicked the tv on to a movie the wives were watching every time the girl went to bed. Maya quietly got up to retrieve a bottle for the girl to have during the movie, in replacement of a book for just tonight. She brought it back to Carina, watching as the girl eagerly latched onto it, basically draining it. She made a mental note of packing a lunch for the girl and a special water bottle to take to work, realizing if she didn't have time to eat that she probably wasn't drinking anything either. Although a movie was on, they couldn't help but watch their baby lovingly as she drank her milk; her eyes drooping closed slowly as she fought to stay awake. Maya chuckled as she ran her fingers over the brunette's face, tracing her features which quickly put the girl to sleep. They brought her into their room, making quick work of putting the girl in a pull up as Carina teased Maya for being the first to deal with a tantrum from their sweet baby. As they settled into bed, completely forgetting about their movie, they watched as the girl adjusted her position to curling her knees under herself as she put her bottom in the air. She suckled hard on her pacifier as she gripped her soft blanket between her first as she let out a sigh of relief to being in her Mamas bed. The women made sure to set their alarms to wake up when Isabella did to ensure the girl had breakfast and a lunch packed with her water so they wouldn't have a repeat of today. They kissed each other goodnight then placed a soft kiss on Isabella's temple as they laid down, following suit in going to sleep.