Maya Meets World

Epilogue

"Maya! We have to go!" Josh yelled from the front door as he glanced down at his watch.

Maya walked out of the back bedroom, her eyes wide as she gave Josh a look.

Josh shrugged, "Well we do..."

"Would you like to get our two and a half year old ready?" Maya asked, her hands finding their way to her hips as her head tilted to the side.

"Would you like me to get our two and a half year old ready?" Josh asked back.

Maya rolled her eyes playfully, "Go start the car, we'll be down in ten minutes," she said waving her hand in the air.

Josh picked up the overnight bags that were by the door, "Ten minutes!" he called as Maya walked to their daughter's room.

"Load the car!" Maya called back at him.

Josh laughed and did exactly that, taking the overnight bags to the car, then coming back up to get the bags of gifts for the family they were taking with them.

"No!" Josh heard the sound of his daughter screaming as he made his way into the apartment ready to get the girls out of the house and into the car.

"Cambria Jean!" Maya scolded.

"No!" Cami yelled as she ran into the living room. "Daddy!" she screamed running to him.

Josh bent down and scooped up the blonde toddler, "What are you screaming about?"

"Mommy no!" Cami asserted pointing toward the room Maya was in.

"Cami, it's cold outside, you have to wear a coat," Maya's voice was exhausted already.

"You don't want to wear a coat?" Josh asked looking at his daughter in his arms.

Cami shook her head violently, "No!"

Maya walked toward Josh, Cami's coat in her hands, "She didn't want to wear leggings or a shirt or let me comb her hair,"

"Cami," Josh tilted his head looking at her.

Cami pushed her lips out, her eyes blinking rapidly as she looked up at her dad.

"Aw, not sweet Cambria Jean," Josh directed his comment at Maya; their daughter having him wrapped completely around her finger.

"Josh," Maya warned.

"You know Santa is watching," Josh reminded Cami.

Cami leaned back in Josh's arms, her head practically upside down.

Maya grabbed her little face between her hands, placing kisses all over her face, "Put your coat on, Cami," she said in between kisses.

Cami immediately began laughing as Maya kissed her, forgetting what she was fighting with her about. She held her arms in the air and Maya swiftly slid her coat over her arms.

"Alright, Cami, you ready to see Grandma and Grandpa?"

"Yay!" Cami clapped.

"And Aunt Riley and Uncle Huckleberry,"

"Uncle Huck!" Cami smiled.

Maya smiled proudly that the nickname she had given to Lucas in grade school had taken hold with the next generation.

"Hey Cam," Josh said glancing at his daughter through the rear-view mirror, "what are you going to say when we get there?"

"Ho ho ho!" Cami beamed from her car seat.

"Atta girl," Josh winked.

"What about Merry Christmas?" Maya asked, turning her head looking into the back seat.