Memories Are Made of This

Chapter 9

"Daddy!" Yelled a little girl as she jumped onto the bed. I awoke immediately and looked over to see little Deana. I smiled at her. 

"Hey Deana baby." I whispered. She smiled. 

"Hi Sophie." She spoke quietly and smiled a toothless smile. She called me Sophie. Oh she was just darling! Dean still slept next to us. 

"Come on baby, let's leave your daddy alone to sleep." I whispered scooping her up into my arms. I was always good with children and I loved them to death. She smiled. 

"Now where are your brothers and sisters?" I asked. 

"The boys are in Dino's room and the girls are in Claudia's room." She spoke. 

"Alright, how about we go see your sisters first?" I asked. She smiled as nodded, chewing on her little fingers. 

"You have beautiful eyes Deana. Did you know that?" I asked knocking softly on Claudia's door. Deana shook her head. 

Claudia opened the door slowly to peer out and see who it was that was knocking on her door. 

"You must be Claudia." I spoke. She nodded. 

"Well, I'm Sophia, A friend of your daddy's. I already met Deana here, and I wanted to meet you all." I spoke. Claudia smiled slightly and nodded, opening the door. One other little girl stood before me. 

"And you must be Gail. Your daddy talks about you girls all the time." I said smiling at them, Deana still in my arms. 

"He does?" Asked Gail. 

"He does." I stated. "All the time, he just loves you all to pieces and is so proud of you." I said. The girls and I talked for a while and we got to know each other better. 

"Where is little Gina?" I asked.

"Well mother decided to keep her home, since she is only a few months old." Said Claudia. I nodded. 

"Are we going to see what the boys are up too?" I asked. The girls nodded with a smile. We walked to the boys room and knocked. 

"Craig, Dino, Ricci, this is Sophia. She is one of Dad's friends. And she is so great." Said Claudia. I smiled at her. 

"Thank you Claudia. You're pretty great yourself gorgeous." I said. These girls were so beautiful, and the boys, handsome, just like their daddy. 

We all sat on the floor of the boys room and talked and had fun. 

"Now what did I tell ya about bothering Sophia?" Said Dean from the doorway. 

"Dad!" The kids explained as they ran to their father. 

"Hey babies." He said smiling and hugging them. 

"Oh now Dean they weren't bothering me. If anything I was bothering them. Right?" I asked them. They agreed smiling. Dean smiled at us, and Deana and Dino Paul that were now sitting on my lap.