Young Love

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Ariana places her son down on his own two feet when they reach the homely building where they have lived for the past three years.

The young brunette pushes the door open and a whoosh of warm air blasts the group's faces as they enter the modern apartment block.

Justin looks around at the newly decorated lobby, intrigued by the intricate designs and the classy glass elevators. He can't help but feel jealous that Ariana could afford a place this nice.

The petite mother smiles at the sandy-haired father, who still has Bella trapped in his strong arms. She too is looking around with wide eyes, definitely wanting to explore the place.

"Daddy can I go down?" The little girl asks desperately and manages to jump to the carpeted ground with the help of her father's protective grip.

Liam is grinning at the prospect of showing his new friend everything he owns and runs to the elevator, already knowing which buttons to press. Ariana is always commanded by her son to leave the buttons alone so he can tend to them.

Bella toddles after the little boy, not far behind, and begins to scream loudly, the noise echoing around the quiet space.

"Be quiet little missy!" Justin covers his ears with a muffled laugh, trying to hush her. The small girl's caramel eyes glisten and a cheeky grin overpowers her features.

The only thing Justin's hushing has encouraged is even more deafening screeches.

The girl's father can clearly see that she is now purely doing it to annoy him,
so he jogs to catch up with her and flings her over his broad shoulder, tickling her tiny belly with no mercy.

Bella giggles hysterically, tears of laughter filling her eyes as she pommels his muscled back with her little fists.

"Ahh! LiLi help!" She screams, her chubby cheeks turning bright red the longer she's upside down.

Liam looks utterly confused, not sure whether his new friend is just joking around or actually needs help.

The boy runs back out of the elevator and towards Justin, commanding him to release his daughter.

Ariana is laughing so hard she thinks she's gonna pee herself. This scene is undoubtedly the best and most hilarious thing she's ever witnessed.

She soon realises, however, that a) her son legitimately thinks his friend is being attacked and b) she hardly even knows the man her son is trying to attack with his fists.

With a playful 'grr' sound, Ariana whisks her little boy away from Justin and cradled him like a baby, blowing raspberries at him to make him squeal.

Justin eventually situates his giggling daughter back on the lobby floor and the group finally enter the elevator.

Liam prods his finger against the right button a million times before his mother tells him to stop or it'll break. They ride the lift to the very top floor where the Grande apartment is located.

The brunette woman scrambles around to find the key at the bottom of her handbag and pulls it out, unlocking the door to flat number 42A.

As soon as she swings the door open, letting the two kids inside, they immediately disappear into Liam's bedroom and shut the door.

Justin wanders in, shutting the door behind him with a heavy clunk. Like before, he admires the neat decor and clear walls. His own home is covered in greasy fingerprints and stains, so he doesn't understand how this woman's is so clean.

If you came in and never knew a thing about Ariana, you'd never in a million years guess she has a young son. The young mother is a bit of a neat freak and hates when things are messy.