(Alison POV)
It's been a week since she told me that she's leaving today.
We are getting ready for her to go. Everything is packed, ready to go.
The only thing that isn't ready, are my emotions. She's leaving. For 92 days. I don't even know how to survive.
"Are you ready?" I ask as she's standing by the door waiting.
"Not emotionally, but yeah." She says.
We get our eight month old twins dressed and ready.
I put Asher in his car seat and Emily puts Lily in hers and kisses her forehead. I smile.
I drive Emily tot he airport and Pam and Wayne are going to meet us there.
We arrive at the airport and Emily hurries to open my door for me.
"Thank you baby." I say and hug her, putting my head into the crook of her neck, smelling her scent. I'm really going to miss it. Miss her.
We pull away and I look into her eyes and give her a small sad smile.
We get the babies into their double stroller and put them in there.
I push the stroller into the airport and meet up with Pam and Wayne.
"Hey Emmy, hey Ali." Wayne says, hugging each of us.
"Hi guys." Pam says and hugs us too.
"Hey." Emily and I say in unison.
I help Emily get her things ready while Pam and Wayne play with the twins.
"Ali?" Emily says quietly.
"Yes em?" I say.
"I love you so much for letting me do this, thank you." She says.
"There's no need to thank me. I love you. And I love that you're going to be doing what you love, even though you're going to be gone, I'm just happy that I'm not going to be holding you back." I say.
"You'll never be holding me back. Even if I didn't go." She says.
"I love you." I say.
"I love you too. And we can video chat, All four of us." She says.
"Yeah, it's three months. We can do that." I say.
"We're strong. We can do anything." She says.
I bring her into a loving kiss.
"Flight to Iraq leaving in 25 minutes." The loudspeaker says.
"That's you." I say as we pull away and I look into her eyes, my hand over her heart.
Then I hear Lily's crying.
I turn to see Pam bringing her over to me.
"I think she misses her mommies." Pam says.
I smile and take Lily into my arms and kiss her forehead. She slowly calms down and gets cuddly. I hand her off to Emily, She she can get in a few last cuddles before she goes.
I walk over to Wayne.
"Hey, can I steal Asher back?" I say and hold out my hands for my son, who desperately reaches out for me too.
I smile and hug him closely and he buries his face in my neck.
"Mmm, I love you, my baby." I whisper to Asher and nuzzle my nose against his little head and kiss his cheek.
