The Child in Me (Norminah)

💞Never-ending💞

***WARNING! If you haven't read last night's update, STOP AND GO BACK TO READ IT! Otherwise, you'll be a little confused by what's going on in this chapter***

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"There she is!"

"Hi my Prince Charming."

"Hey Chocolate Drop. How's my queen?"

"She's doing good. Missing you a lot. How's my king?"

"His kingdom isn't complete without you and our princesses. Good thing I'll be getting them back tomorrow though."

Normani giggled a little as she looked down. She was trying her hardest to hide the nervousness that was slowly creeping up on her. When she looked at Val's puppy like brown eyes, it seemed like all the anxiousness disappeared instantly.

"Well," she began, "the princesses will be back...but your queen won't be."

"What's goin' on babe?" Val asked attentively. "Everything alright?"

"Yeah," Normani replied with a small head nod. "It's just...Dinah doesn't want me to leave just yet. She's still dealing with Lenny's death a little and I just wanna be there for her ya know?"

"I do," Val responded with a small smile, "but what about the girls? They can't exactly just fly back to New York by themselves."

"I know. But that's where Quincy comes in."

"Q? I thought he was in Delaware?"

"He flew back to L.A. to spend some time with Dinah for a little bit before heading to New York for his next race. He said he could take the girls with him there and you guys could hang out. Kai will be with him too."

Val nodded his head in deep thought. Him and Quincy haven't had the chance to hang out like they meant to after Lenny passed. And there was alot for them to do with the kids in New York.

"That sounds good to me," he said, "but what about you? You're okay with traveling back home by yourself?"

"Dinah will be coming home with me actually," the ebony said with a bashful smile. "There's just...some stuff that we have to get through together. I promise I'll talk to you more about it when I get back okay?"

"Okay my love," he replied happily. "Just know that if you need to talk to me you can. I'm with you till the very end. Can't wait to see you. I love you so much."

Normani blushed as she brought some of her curly hair behind her ear.

"I love you more baby. See you soon."

And with that the couple hung up, Normani grinning from ear to ear as she descended down the stairs. It wasn't long before her girls bombarded her torso with tight hugs, bouncing with excitement as they looked up at her.

"My goodness," Normani giggled as she held onto them, "what's gotten you rugrats so excited?"

"Quincy's coming with us back home mommy," Nayeli exclaimed.

"So is Kai," Ailee continued, "and we're flying back on a jet!"

"Really now?" Normani asked with raised eyebrows, looking up at Quincy as he chuckled a little.

"It's not a problem really," he said. "It beats havin' to deal with public airlines. Plus there's way more to keep the kids occupied till we get to the east coast."

"Thanks Q," Normani said as she went to hug him.

Dinah came up to kiss him on the cheek, Kai hopping down from her back just to end up on Quincy's broad shoulders.