Fatal wounds

27

Valentina

"Valentina!" Brian bursts through the front door carrying a few chocolate bunnies. I perk up and send him a smile, "Brian!" He puts the bunnies down and gives me a tight hug.

"Jesus." Theo mutters, "don't suffocate her."

"Never." He grins pulling away. Brooke shakes her head, amused, as she enters behind him.

She sends me a small subtle nod when I send her a questioning look. I beam at her and can't help but throw my arms around her. "Congratulations." I whisper in her ear.

"Thank you." She mumbles, "he's nervous, but you're right, over the moon."

Over her shoulder I send Theo a little nod. I see the happy relief take over his expression.

Soon after Brooke and Brian arrive Crystal, her husband, and Anna arrive.

They all help me decorate the table outside with the Easter cover Theo and I got and a few decorations for the back patio.

"Gimme the baby." I squeal when she opens her eyes from where she was sleeping in her bouncer.

I notice Brian watching her curiously as I pick her up. His eyes flicker to Brooke's stomach and he smiles widely.

"Hi Anna." I coo, "I bought you a present." I place a little kiss on her head and tell everyone I'll be right back.

I take her with me to my room and shut the door behind me. I had already told Crystal about it and she was one hundred percent okay with it.

I bought Anna an adorable Easter outfit that I'm going to change her into. I was torn between two cute dresses and ultimately went with the pink and white one that had small brown bunnies on it. It even came with a headband that had pink bunny ears.

I personally thought it was adorable.

"Aren't you the cutest little thing?" I laugh, booping her nose. She shows me her cute little smile that only consists of one tooth. "Adorable." I scrunch my nose and pick her up back into my arms. "Let's go show your mama and dada."

At the mention of her parents she excitedly kicks her feet.

Crystal already has her camera open and ready for when Anna comes crawling out of my room. Theo and I mopped extra good today just for her.

"Aw, my babygirl." John reaches down to grab her as she stops by their legs. "My little bunny." He grins. "Cutest bunny ever." Crystal smiles pressing her lips to Anna's cheek.

Brian watches them with astonishment. "That's gonna be us." His whisper to Brooke is barely audible since I'm standing closer to them than anyone else.

"Yeah." Brooke nods her fingers slightly skimming her shirt.

Theo pulls me by that waist till I'm crashing to his side. "Hey amor." He grins.

"Hi Theo." I laugh, looking up at him. "What's up?"

"I felt lonely." He says making me laugh, "I'm right here."

"I know." He hums, "now you're here." He motions to his side that's pressed against me.

"Now I'm here." I agree. I wrap my arms around his waist and lean up on my tippy toes to give him a kiss. "I love it here."

"I love you here." He says quietly. My heart nearly fell to the ground, that almost sounded like... I press another kiss to his lips before pulling away. "Me too."

The doorbell rings and Theo offers to get it when he comes back my dad is trialing behind with a small basket of Easter eggs. "I heard there was going to be a baby, so the Easter bunny had to deliver." He holds up the small wrapped Easter basket and hands it over to Crystal and John.