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ꜱɪx

ᴛᴀʀᴀᴊɪ ʜᴇɴꜱᴏɴ
ᴊᴜɴᴇ 1, 2020
ᴅᴀʏ ᴏꜰꜰ...

fantasia, and i have become close over the past few days. on our days off, she just likes to cuddle, cook, play with laila, and cuddle again. she is the biggest baby there is. most people wouldnt believe it until they actually got to experience that side of her.

since laila wanted to bake cookies, fantasia made her guards go and get every ingredient there was to it. shes been keeping a smile on lailas face even without having to buy her things. her personality itself keeps a smile on my baby's face, so as long as she's happy, im happier.

"can i have chocolate chips, please?"

"yes, but you have to be careful with too much...?"

"sugar!"

"because the sugar fairy will do what?"

"take all of my cookies!"

"thats right. take one, princess."

i heard the door open and close. lailas face lit up, so i already know who it was.

"tabi!!!"

"hey cupcake!" tab said, picking up laila and hugging her.

tasia came over to me and pecked my lips, "i missed you guys." she pouted, laying her head on my shoulder.

"you were only away from us for ten minutes, tasia." i laughed.

"i know, but it was ten minutes too long, and stop laughing at me."

"okay, im sorry."

"i forgive you. i have a question, though."

"what's up?"

"is laila acting funny?"

"i dont think so. why do you ask?"

"she wasnt happy to see me."

"its probably because shes been around you more than shes been around tab. she means no harm, i promise."

she sighed, "okay"

"where did you go anyway? you never told me."

"just went to pay off something quick."

"oh ok."

"MOMMY THE COOKIES!"

"sh..." i ran and turned the oven off, fanning the smoke away.

"mommy you burned the cookies. the sugar fairy is gonna be disappointed."

"will you tell the sugar fairy mommy is sorry?"

"yes, and we'll even make more for her." tasia added.

"ill decorate them too." tab chimed in.

all of the suggestions made her smile, "sugar fairy says thank you."

"tell her it's our pleasure."

"okay!"

"come on, ms laila let's go learn animals and colors again. are you ready?"

"yes!" she wiggled her little legs. tab picked her up and headed up the stairs.

hearing the word animals took me back to when laila said something, "she told me i looked like a frog."

tasia laughed, "you're the cutest frog ive ever seen."

"thank you. you're the cutest person ive ever seen."

her smile faded, "yeah, i dont know about that. ill be back."

i grabbed her arm, pulling her back into me, "what do you mean you dont know about that?"

she looked off to the side, and i grabbed her chin, making her look at me.

"i dont feel that way, and hearing it only makes me think you're just saying that to say it."

i grabbed her hand and led her to the nearest bathroom i could find. i closed the door behind us and walked towards the mirror.

"look in the mirror."

"taraji, what are you doing?"

"turn around and face the mirror."

she slowly turned to it and blankly stared into it, "tell me who you see."

"myself."

"now, tell me what you see."

"myself."

"are we seeing two different people?"

"i guess?"

i grabbed her waist and turned her to face me.

"you're pretty. you're beautiful. you're stunning. you're gorgeous. the qualities that you dislike about yourself are what makes you unique, and i find them beautiful. you have a smile that can light up the darkest rooms. your beauty is like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day. you bring joy wherever you go. your face card alone is to die far, embrace that always. everything about you– your walk, smile, face, the way you talk, your personality, presence, everything is just beautiful and enchanting." i wiped the tears that managed to escape from her eyes.

"now, turn around and repeat after m– lift your head, beautiful and look in the mirror. are you ready?"

"y-yes."

"i am beautiful."

"i am b- ...." she paused, heavy tears streaming down her face, "i cant."

"aht you can. you got it, pretty lady. come on. i am beautiful."

"i am b-beautiful."

"i am breathtaking."

"i am breathingtaking."

"i am stunning."

"i am stunning."

"great, now look at yourself and repeat those three things."

she turned to the mirror, "i am..... beautiful, stunning, and breathtaking."

"now, anything other than those three words shouldn't be in your vocabulary. there are many more words to describe your beauty, but those are my favorite, and its all i see when i look at you. youre beautiful, fantasia, okay?"

"okay" she fell into me and wrapped her arms around my waist. i embraced her and gently rubbed her back.

after a few minutes, she pulled back.

"shouldnt we be baking laila's cookies?"

"i- wow, i completely forgot."

"ill have someone run to the store and get everything. we can all watch a movie until then."

"yeah, let's do that."

"great. im gonna go take a shower, and ill be back down."

"and i will get laila in the bath then myself, and we'll be ready."

"okay, come here. give me lips, please."

i smiled before leaning in to place kisses on her lips. i placed my hands on her waist, and she placed them lower. seconds later, she giggled and ran out of the bathroom. i couldn't help but smile.