Free (Sequel to Trapped)

Ch. 162

Justin

Wednesday, 7:41 pm

"Daddy! There's fishies in the water!" Aviella yells, jumping up and down.

"Calm down, Princess. Where are they at?"

"They're swimming! Catch them!" She points at the water, looking at me like I'm gonna do something.

"Baby, we can't catch them. This is their home, and they have to stay with their family." 

"Ah, man. I want fishies."

"We'll get you a pet fish when we get home, if you really want one."

"Yay!" Aviella watches the fish in admiration while I stand Bella up on the sand, at the farthest point that the water comes up to.

Over the past few days we've been here, she's gotten used to the water on her feet, but she still hates bath time. I think she just likes the ocean water because it's only on her feet.

"Daddy, Tommy keeps my ring safe when I'm not wearing it. I put it on his little hand and he wears it until I get back."

"That's a great idea, babe. I hope Tommy never loses it."

"Me too! Then I would be mad at Tommy."

"I think we would all be mad at Tommy if he lost your ring." I laugh, picking Bella up.

"Can Belle sleep with me tonight? I promise I'll keep her safe." Aviella asks.

"We'll have to ask mommy about that. B wakes up sometimes to eat. She doesn't always sleep through the night."

"I know, daddy."

"Okay. I'm just saying you might have to wait until Bella's a little older for her to sleep with you."

"That's okay, daddy. Bella gets older really fast."

I chuckle, shaking my head. We stay at the beach for about thirty minutes until Bella gets fussy and Aviella is tired. It's about time for both of them to go to bed.

8:47 pm

We walk back to the hotel, Bella almost asleep on my chest and Aviella completely silent, for once. Once we get to our room, Aviella opens the door with the key that I give her and we walk inside.

Ariana is no longer asleep. She's laying in bed with her phone above her face.

"Mommy!" Aviella runs to her mom and hugs her.

"Hey, Princess. Did you have fun?"

"Yeah. I saw fishies but daddy wouldn't catch them. Then he said that I could get a pet fishy when we went home if I wanted one."

"Did he now?" Ariana turns to look at me and I laugh.

"Maybe." I shrug.

Ariana gets out of bed and comes to take Bella from me.

"Aviella, you need to take a bath before you go to bed, okay?" I walk into the bathroom while Aviella goes into her room.

I fill the bath tub with water and bubbles because I feel like she'll never take a bath without bubbles, especially when she's tired.

"I'm ready, daddy!" Aviella returns to the bathroom with everything she needs, and wants, for her bath.

I'm sure Ariana helped her with that.

"Justin?" Ariana walks into the bathroom while Aviella is taking her bath, feeding Bella a bottle.

"What's up, Queen?" I look up at her.

"I just realized that tomorrow is our last day here. We've been here for a week already."

"Oh wow. That is it. You are completely right."

"Well, of course I am. But don't we leave early Friday morning?"

"We do. I didn't even realize."

"I guess that's what happens when you're having fun. I'm gonna go start sadly packing my bag."

"You're gonna sadly pack your bag?"

"Yes. I'm gonna be sad while I pack my bag because I don't wanna leave."

Ariana exits the bathroom while Bella continues to play with her toys. Eventually she gets tired of that and starts washing herself and her hair.

When she's done, I take her out and wrap her in a towel. Once she's completely dry, she gets herself dressed and I brush her wet hair.

"Come on, let's go say goodnight to mommy and Bella." I hold her hand and we walk out of the bathroom.

Ariana is sitting in the floor, slowly folding her clothes and putting them into her bag even slower. Bella is laying on a blanket next to her, unsuccessfully holding on to a teething toy. Ariana has to keep putting it into her mouth because she can't hold it herself.

"Mommy, I'm going to bed." Aviella says.

Ariana turns around to look at us before standing up. She picks Bella up and walks over to us to kiss Aviella's head.

"Say good night to big sister, Bella." Aviella kisses Bella's cheek and hugs her gently.

"Good night, Belle." Aviella then runs into her room with me following her.

After I tuck her in, I close the door and walk back to the other room.

"I demand you to pack your stuff now."

"Well, you see, I'm not gonna do that because tomorrow I'm gonna stuff all my things into my bag and I'll be done."

"Whatever is best for you, because I'm not helping."

"You're so mean to me." I jump onto the bed and bury my face in the covers.

"I'm not and you're a liar."

"Nope. I don't think so."