We'll Look After You, We Promise

Chapter 18

To say the women were relieved was an understatement after last night's events. After speaking to Amelia, with a promise for her to never do that again, they comforted the girl with the information. Isabella couldn't help but feel guilty. If she hadn't acted that way, she wouldn't have gotten popped. She was just being a brat. Her mothers chuckled at her terminology for herself and assured her that sometimes when we get grumpy, we act a little bit bratty. She still kept apologizing for her tantrum, explaining how everything felt for her as the wives nodded, finally understanding what all was happening with their baby. They discussed telling the caregivers next time and trying to swaddle the girl to calm her body down to avoid a timeout like last night. The girl cuddled into her Mommy, gripping Mama's shirt as they all rested on the couch watching some Halloween kid movie but no one was actually paying attention. The girl seemed well rested after sleeping in this morning then having a nap shortly after breakfast. They decided to take her to the zoo, knowing it would be most empty during the middle of the week since everyone was working as they packed up the diaper bag. Carina dressed the girl in some overalls and a plain black t-shirt with a firetruck on it. The girl was ecstatic to show her Mama, proud to wear one as she squirmed out of Carina's hold, running to show Maya her shirt. Isabella smiled proudly, squealing for Maya's attention as Maya finished loading the car up. Maya returned her proud smile, praising her for her outfit choice as she twirled the girl around. Isabella laid sloppy kisses all over Maya's face, like her Mommy and Mama normally did frequently throughout the day. She loved the affection they gave her, having grown up not shown any. Her love language became physical touch after moving in with the women and the women were definitely proud of this accomplishment.

Carina walked out with Isabella's sippy cup full of juice, buckling the girl into her car seat as she grinned happily. She was so excited to go somewhere other than the park or work. Someone was always sick or hurt, so this was a nice change of pace. The car ride was quite a drive, the girl whining after thirty minutes ready to be out of her seat and free to walk. Carina reached back, placing her hand on the brunette's knee as she rubbed it softly. They pulled in soon after, happy to avoid a meltdown. Isabella waited somewhat patiently for someone to get her out of the car. She carefully climbed out of the car with her Mommy behind her, guarding her from falling on her bottom. They noticed when Isabella was in the toddler headspace, the girl was extremely clumsy. They both held her hand as they brought her up to the ticket booth to get into the zoo. As they entered the zoo, Carina pulled them to the side, slipping her finger into the back of Isabella's pull up to check if she needed a change first. The toddler began stomping her feet, whining at the intrusion in public. Her cheeks burned pink as she hid her face in Maya's chest. "Oh I know, tell Mommy not nice, sweet girl" Maya murmured, distracting Isabella from her pull up being checked. They went to a family restroom, Carina laying their changing mat on the floor as she got everything out to change the girl quickly. Carina smirked as Isabella whined impatiently, "I know Bambina, Mommy isn't nice keeping your bottom clean am I? Do we want a pull up or a diaper for Mommy's baby?" Isabella's head went fuzzier every time Mommy spoke to her like that. Noticing the cloud 9 expression on the girl's face, they laid her down deciding to put the girl in a diaper. As Carina sprinkled baby powder and rubbed it in, Maya stroked her head waiting for the Italian to finish up. Once the girl's pants were tugged up, she began crawling off the mat babbling to herself totally entering her smaller headspace. Maya instantly scooped her up, taking her off the germ infested floor as she set the smaller girl on her hip. They couldn't wait for Carina's milk to actually come in, the nutrients from it would help the girl add more weight. The weight she was at couldn't be healthy and they knew she would like the milk more than food so it was a win/win. Carina packed everything up, discarding the wet pull up as she washed her hands. Walking out of the family restroom, the small family grabbed a map to figure out which animal they wanted to see first. They showed the girl the map trying to give her options but she seemed to care less. She was just happy to be with her Mamas. Maya excitedly pointed out the penguins as Carina teased her asking which one was more little right now. Maya rolled her eyes, smirking as their baby nodded along with her Mama.

After more than an hour of looking at animals, snapping pictures of the girl staring at them with wide happy eyes, they decided to stop for lunch. The women ordered some burgers, opting to get the girl some tenders and fries. The family sat down, helping the girl eat first and finally eating theirs quickly once she was situated. Isabella finished eating first, looking around at all the animals in nearby proximity before turning back to her mothers. She fiddled with a loose piece of string on her overalls, "thank you for taking me here and spending time with me. m sorry m not nice sometimes" the girl murmured out, confusing both women at her last sentence. Carina snatched the girl up first, holding her closely to her chest as she rocked them. "You're perfect for us Bambina, even when you're a grumpy little girl" she teased while kissing the girl all over her face. Maya nodded, "We couldn't have asked for a better sweet girl than you, you are such a nice good girl. Mommy and I wouldn't know what to do without you." Happy tears came to Isabella's eyes as she cuddled into Carina, accepting what they said even if she still felt a little guilty. They treated her so well, she didn't deserve them. The family ended up going home after lunch, deciding everyone would benefit from a late afternoon nap. They loaded Isabella up into her car seat with a new lion stuffie in tow since they didn't have the heart to ever tell the girl no. She relaxed against her car seat with her stuffie, babbling to herself as they started the drive home.

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Shorter chapter, sorry! I am running out of ideas lol. Please help :')