Happier With You

Vanity Fair

"Sebastian, oh my god. Yes! Really?" You leaped to his arms and let him swirl you around. "Yes, I want you to be there with me," he cleared your hairs from your face. "When is it?" You departed from the hug.

"The weekend before Christmas," he sheepishly said. "So in 3 months?" You chuckled and kissed him. "Yeah," he held onto your hand. "Anyways people will expect for us to go together since you announced we were dating a month ago," he kissed the tip of your nose.

You shyly smirked, "I mean we weren't that much of a secret." He held onto your hips and brought you close to his chest. The door opened to the twin boys entering the kitchen. "Mummy, James stole my hulk again," Angelo whined.

Sebastian went to Angelo and picked him up, "Who needs hulk anyways? I'll get you a Bucky figurine." Angelo giggled, "Bucky is a villain." Seb falsely gasped, "No he's not." He walked them out to where James was. You stayed behind, admiring how Sebastian handled these types of situations with the kids.

**

"Daddy! You're back," Angela ran to her father's arms. Ben instantly picked her up, "My baby girl. I missed you so much." Tears formed in his eyes. "I missed you too," her tender voice responded. "Where's your brother and mum?" He asked her. She pointed to the kitchen.

Ben walked in the direction without letting go of his daughter. Christopher was seated at the counter with baby food all over his belly and cheeks. Ben covered his mouth, attempting to keep the sobs in.

Heidi turned around and nearly fell with the lack of help from her buckling knees. "Mummy look, it's daddy," Angela hugged her dad from the neck. Ben strode to Heidi and held her tight.

She returned the firm embrace. There weren't any words exchanged, they weren't necessary. Heidi carried Chris with her other hand and held Ben with the other. Ben gradually let his tears seep out. He was finally back home.

**

"Ok now, this way. Yes, yes like that," the photographer kept repeating. You were doing weird poses you'd only recreate in front of a camera. "Great that's the end of this session," the photographer announced.

Someone from the staff members passed you a bottle of water. "We'll go to the warehouse in a couple of hours to get the sun just right," he told you. "Mummy what about us? When are we going to take pictures?" James chimed in.

"In a few hours sweetie," you responded going to your three boys. "Isn't your mommy pretty?" Sebastian asked the twins, they feverishly nodded their heads. You kissed Sebastian, "Thank you."

"I'm starving, who's up for some lunch?" You kneeled down to your kids. They were both famished as well. The four of you traveled to a nearby cafe and ordered a light meal.

As promised, a few hours later you were taking the other session of photoshoots at a warehouse. The staff was organizing the props and the things they would utilize for your magazine cover.

While waiting, the interviewer approached you and greeted your guests. "You've got a wonderful family," they commented. You gazed back to your boys looking at how the staff organized the lights, "I really do."

The interviewer started with a few icebreakers to set the mood on a lighter tone. He would then enter the more detailed answers you needed to provide. You answered the questions to the best of your ability.

"You're an extremely talented woman. Not only are you an actress but you're also a singer, painter, you play various musical instruments and now a model. Where did all this inspiration come from?" You chuckled, "Wow, that's a handful of things."

"Well, I guess it all started with my mum and dad. They always had this special keen interest in me playing at least one instrument through my kid years. It all started with the violin really. I then opted onto growing my options to widely, universal instruments such as the piano and guitar. That's where I also began to sing along with the music notes. I had a hidden talent."

"As for the painting, I just considered them awful doodles until a bully from school grabbed my journal and ripped a few pages and submitted them to the school paper. He thought it was my hidden secret or some crazy nonsense, little did he know it was my sketchbook. Apparently, the school really liked my drawings and I expanded on working to perfect them on my own account."

"Last but not least, acting. It's one of those things kids say when they're young. I remember my friends saying they wanted to be lawyers and doctors meanwhile I wanted to be an actress. Look at me now. I'm an actress and a model." You gave out your long response.

He kept asking questions and you kept giving lengthy responses until he finally asked the last one. Never did he make you uncomfortable, it was all about your work and private things that could come out to light. "Thank you so much for his," he shook your hand. "Thank you. Never in my career did I imagine I would become the cover of Vanity Fair," a smile was plastered on your face.

"Mummy, can we take pictures now?" Angelo sped walked to your place. His curls were slicked back and he had an adorable tuxedo just like his brother. "Wow, my boys are handsome. What do you think Seb?" You patted down Angelo's suit.

"Real ladies man," Sebastian winked. "Not yet," you chuckled. The photographer came beside you and needed you to go to your designated place. It would only be a few minutes by yourself then your twins would join you.

Sebastian always stayed behind the camera, observing how your body moved eloquently for the camera. After a few shots, James and Angelo went by your side.

The photographer had you sit down while he explained to the boys the pose they should do. They got the whole commotion in an instant, almost as if they were professionals. Once that was finished, you were done.

"Wonderful pictures for a beautiful family. You three did amazing," the photographer hugged each one. "Are we going to be in a magazine like the superhero ones?" James inquired. You and Sebastian chuckled, "Not exactly."