Blessed Moments (book 4)

Chapter 20: blessed life

   Everyone is crowded around the table and there are multiple bright camera flashes as Yugi sets a plate of cake before both children. Atemu digs right into his birthday cake while Heba inspects it closely with a note of suspicion. I chuckle as I ruffle both of their full heads of hair. Now there is no question that they are a member of our family they both have hair that is larger than all life and I love every strand of it.
   "It won't hurt you Heba." Yugi says reassuringly. "Just try a little bit. Yeah?" Heba stubbornly turns her head away from the cake with pursed lips. "She is obviously your daughter." Yugi says turning towards me with an exasperated expression. I smile with an amused gleam in my eyes.
   "Here Yugi," Joey says with a confident smile. "Let me give it a try. I can probably get her to eat some."
   "By all means, give it a shot." Yugi says stepping aside for Joey. He takes a seat before Heba who looks upon him curiously.
   "Hey there pretty girl." Joey says with a broad smile. I smile brightly and lean back against the wall. Oh this is going to be real good. All that's left now is for me to sit back and wait for the shit to hit the fan. "Want some cake?"
   "Joey what are you doing?" Kaiba asks with a skeptical expression.
   "I'm trying to get Heba to enjoy her first birthday."
   "Enjoy it how?"
   "Getting her to eat her cake." Kaiba glances at me in silent question. I merely shake my head and Kaiba merely drops his gaze.
   "I see nothing." He says dropping his gaze back down to his phone.
   "Whatever." Joey snaps as he cuts himself a slice of cake. "Here Heba try it like this." Joey says with a smile as he uses his hands to grab a handful of cake. He shovels it into his mouth. "Mm really good."
   Oh man this is getting really good. Heba puts her hands into the cake and pulls out large chunks of cake.
   "Yeah Heba just like that." Joey says with a bright smile. "Now put it in your mouth like this." He pantomimes the action and pretends to chew on something. Heba looks at the cake in her hands and lifts it up. "Yeah good job!" Joey says with a note of excitement and an ecstatic expression. Which quickly vanishes as all of the cake that was in Heba's hands collude with his face. Seth and I both burst into laughter at the sight of Joey with pink frosting and vanilla cake slipping down the planes of his face.
   "I tried to warn you." Kaiba says with a laugh. "It's not my fault you didn't listen."
   "Just shut up." He snaps. "I don't want to hear another word."
   "Here you go Joey." Yugi says with an apologetic smile as he hands him a damp towel. "Heba is a difficult one just like her father."
   "And I couldn't be more proud." I add with a smirk.
   "This is what I have to deal with everyday." Yugi says with a false tone of sadness an despair.
   "And you love every second of it."
   "That's true, I do." Yugi admits with a wry smile. "I love every miserable second of it."
   "Wow," I mumble as I wrap my arm around his neck and pull him up against me. "Make me sound like husband of the year why don't you."
   "I already knew you were a terrible husband." Seth said when he deemed us worthy enough to talk to after prying his eyes away from his phone. "I mean just look at your face. That's a face only a mother could love."
   "Are you sure you want to discuss ugly faces with me right now Seth?" I challenge, tilting my head up in a haughty manner. "I am certain that you will not enjoy the direction where that conversation will lead you."
   "Well I'd be insulting you so I'd find that to be rather pleasurable." He answers with a smirk.
   "Why you little-"
   "Hey Seto please don't do this."
   "He started it." Kaiba protests, "him and his big ego."
   "Hello pot, names kettle have we met?" I ask coyly. Kaiba and I glare at one another but we can't even hope to conceal the broad smiles glowing on our faces. Yugi merely chuckles at our childish actions and easily slips free from my grasp.
   "If you two you are going to act like children I don't wish to be a shield." I meet Kaiba's eyes and he smirks from ear to ear. It would appear that he and I are in agreement.
   "Oh Yugi." I call sweetly.
   "Joey my love."
   Both boys look at one another with a look of fear, but by the time that they look back at us it is already too late. Kaiba and I have grabbed both of them are carrying them around like prizes, swinging them around like they weigh nothing. Joey is screaming to be released while Yugi has simply accepted it and is enjoying the ride.  I truly am blessed. I have wonderful friends, a wonderful home, a wonderful family and a wonderful life.
   A wonderful life built solely by the compilation of several moments that will forever live in my memory. It is these blessed moments that make my life worth living