Isadora-Tnn

8. 'Happy' ever after

( sorry this took forever to post :))

Charlotte was spending the morning cleaning the house in preparation for her children coming home from their dads. A knock at the door interrupted the brunette, she quickly turned around and almost ran to the door. Charlotte had only been away from her girls a few days. And every night she calls them before bedtime. Yet she still wanted to be with them everyday, they were her everything.

The woman opens the door with a smile, expecting to see her girls.
"Hi- Mia?!" The red head smirks,
"Hello sweetheart"
"What are you doing here? You weren't supposed to be back until Thursday"
"Well I thought I'd surprise you sweetheart" she smirks,
"Come in" the brunette opens the door wider and steps out of the way for Mia to come in.

Despite the entry way being a decent side, the two couldn't be closer. Mia rests her hands on Charlotte's hips and kisses her like she'd never been kissed before.
"I've missed you" Charlotte smiles and Mia pulls her as close as possible,
"I've missed you"

They connect their lips again, Mia slightly pushing Charlotte back against the wall as she traced her kisses down her neck.
"The girls will be home any minute" the brunette mumbles
"Well then" the red head looks up at her, "we'll continue this later?"
"Definitely" Charlotte leans in once more to kiss the red head before pulling her into the living room.

It wasn't long before the door opened again and the couple stood from the sofa just as the girls run into the room,
"Mia!" The youngest girl squeals in excitement,
"Hiya girls, how are you?" The woman kneels down to embrace the two,
"Good! We missed you!"
"I missed you too! And I've got gifts" she smiles,
"Really?!" The girls jump and Mia stands again. Charlotte looks at her with a curious expression as Mia never mentioned these gifts before. The red head winks at her,
"They're in my car"

Mia walked into the kitchen with two gift boxes and hands them to the girls at the table. They open them revealing two art sets, a bunny and bear teddy, and sweets.
"Your mum told me how much you love painting with her, I thought you could do them together"
"Yay! And with you too!"
"Of course sweethearts" Charlotte walks over to the red head who snakes her arm around her waist,
"Thank you" she whispers,
"Your gift will come later" she whispers back causing Charlotte to go bright red.

The brunette clears her throat and Mia hides her laugh, she lived how easy it was to make the woman all hot and flustered.
"Okay girls, go wash your hands for dinner!"
"Okay mummy!"

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Autumn rests against the door frame while she watches her husband rocking their baby in his arms. She couldn't help the little smile as she realised this is everything she ever wanted. Everything she needed.

She watches as Winter leans down and gently lays the baby in her crib. He stands to his usual hight as Autumn quietly walks over to him and they watch the baby sleep.

"I never thought anything could be so perfect" Autumn speaks up barely above a whisper,
"She is perfect. Our perfect little girl" the man replies with a smile. 
"She is everything" Winter wraps his arm around Autumn's waist as she lays her head on his shoulder.

They stood in silence for a few moments before they heard purring at Autumn's feet. She crouched down to pick up the black cat and held her close. Winter gently kissed his wife's long brunette hair and stroked the cat in her arms.

Neither of them could believe that this was their life. After everything they had been through to get to this point, it still didn't feel like reality.

Autumn had always thought that emotions were useless. Especially happiness. Because if you are happy, you have something to lose. She felt that loss every time. As a child when her mother left, as a teen when she lost her brother and friend. Every time she was happy it wasn't long before it was stripped away from her. Right up until she laid in that hospital bed three weeks too early as the doctors told her that her baby wouldn't make it.