We'll Look After You, We Promise

Chapter 22

Although they had made major progress once again with the girl, the last thing they couldn't seem to break was her vigorous exercising. They thought they had made a breakthrough by having Maya join the workout at the station but it hadn't worked evidently. Right now, the women were sitting on the couch sipping their own respective coffees waiting for the brunette to get back from her run. Isabella on the other hand was taking advantage of the snow covered park, the air made her lungs feel frozen and icy just the way she liked. She had been running for almost two hours, her legs burning and nearing the feeling of jello as she ran up the walkway to their shared home. She walked in through the garage, silently praying they weren't awake but she should've known better. It seemed every time she left the bed, they were up instantly upon her walking out of the house. They always allowed her the time to go but whenever she got back, she was instantly being lectured on it. Even though it was cold outside for snow, she was still drenched in sweat from running so hard. She beelined for her bedroom, peeling off her sweaty clothes with her headphones still blasting her music wanting to drown out the disapproval she would soon meet from the caregivers. She had to take them out as she entered her connected bathroom, taking a quick shower as the muscles relaxed from the steaming water hitting her. She had managed to get dressed quickly before the pair knocked on her bedroom door and let themselves in to come sit on her bed. She smirked as she popped her head through the opening, "I could've been butt naked you guys, it's not a free show." The women chuckled before their demeanor turned serious. Carina patted the spot in between them, beaconing the girl to come sit with them. "Bambina, we have this talk once a month I feel.. you can NOT keep running yourself into the group. Physically, emotionally or mentally, it isn't safe." Carina stated, watching the girl's facial features change. Little Isabella was timid and submissive but big Isabella was a feisty, opinionated young woman who was blunt. Total opposites but the women loved every part of her. They had learned that big Isabella loved joking around, teasing them whenever she got the chance and for the most part she was funny. However, during these serious talks she masked her anger with humor and it never helped anyone. She just came off having an attitude and normally, it was intended with attitude. It was like having an angry teenager.

She flopped down dramatically on the bed, shoving her face into the comforter. "Momma, I can do what I want. I don't need you guys controlling everything I do!" The brunette whined, huffing when she felt the blonde rub her back softly. She was being a brat and they were still offering comfort. She thought once she finished the majority of her school work, she would be less stressed. Carina and Maya had customized scrubs for her first day interning with approval from Bailey which was granted immediately. Bailey was excited to have a new intern, one that she knew would be receptive to learning and a quick learner at that. She had interacted with little Isabella before and adored her, she couldn't wait to see big Isabella's personality too. Carina couldn't help the small smile tugging on her lips at hearing "Momma", she would never get tired of hearing the name coming from her Bambina's mouth. She squinted her eyes at Maya, always having to be the stricter one of the two. Maya held her hands up defensively before taking her turn to talk, "We aren't trying to be controlling Bella. We want you safe, healthy and happy. I've already offered to come work out with you and you were for a while but you stopped." The girl groaned, already tired of being interrogated and wanting the conversation to be over. She got up, walking into her closet to change into her scrubs to go practice with Bailey while Carina had a surgery later. Carina raised her eyebrow with her stern Mom face already on display, "Fine, we can do this the hard way. No practicing anything medical and no surgeries for you until you listen to us." They watched in amusement as the grown woman did her famous toddler tantrum, stomping her feet with her arms crossed and a pout on her face. She couldn't believe her Momma would say such a thing to her! She threw herself on the bed with a groan when Carina threatened a trip to the corner if she didn't calm herself down, shoving a pillow over her head to block out their voices. Maya excused herself to make the girl a sandwich, figuring she needed to eat and take a nap with how grumpy she was acting. They had picked up on some signs when the girl was hungry and tired, becoming more bratty when she was big but refused to tell them things.