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18 - amaze me

kiara - thursday morning

  the bacon sizzled in the pan as i poked it around with a fork, a dark red taking over the once pink strip of meat. i set the fork down replacing it with a spatula as i move over just a little to flip the first chocolate chip pancake. then i flip the second one.

  within fifteen minutes there is a stack of ten pancakes and a pile of bacon on a plate.

  i set the food on the breakfast bar and grab a stack of ceramic plates, setting them before the food. i grab three cups out and then a bottle of milk for bailey, filling the other three cups with orange juice.

  i step back and wipe the back of my hand over my forehead before placing each hand on either of my hips. a pair of arms around my waist startles me and i swing around just in time for my lips to be met with grayson's.

  he hums into the kiss and i patiently wait for him to pull away to say those two words, but he never does.

  abruptly, i break the kiss and quickly make a plate for him. and before he can question my sudden actions, i shove a piece of bacon in my mouth.

  "mmm, this is so good," i dramatically say to hide the disappointment that plants itself in my head.

  he takes his plate from my hand, a look of confusion crossing over his face.

  "where's bailey?" i ask between bites and he jerks his thumb back towards his bedroom, his eyebrows still scrunched together.

  i skip away before i can be bombarded.

  bailey is curled up on her side, her hands up in her face, thumb between her lips. she rolls over, her eyelids fluttering open slowly.

  "well, good morning, baby," i whisper softly, bending over and picking her up in my arms.

  i cradle her as i walk back to the kitchen where grayson has finished eating and a yawing ethan is entering the room.

i walk over to the bar where the food is and grab a small pancake, pooling the syrup on and around it. grayson walks towards me and kisses bailey's forehead, then my lips.

"i'm gonna go shower," he says, walking towards the hallway, but before he can disappear fully he turns back around. "i'm taking you out today."

i try to hide the smile that makes it's way onto my face. maybe he didn't forget.

  "happy birthday, kiara," ethan says eyeing me from his place at the breakfast bar.

  "thank you, e," i reply, cutting a piece off my pancake and taking a bite.

  he finishes off his pancakes and bacon, holding his arms out for me to give him bailey.

  "let me have my niece," he whines.

  i giggle and hand her over, finally able to finish off my breakfast.

  he kisses both of her cheeks and tickles her stomach with the tips of his fingers.

  "you got her for a minute?" i ask a distracted ethan.

  he looks up at me and nods his head. i quietly thank him before walking towards grayson's bedroom. the door creaks as i slowly open it, turning around to shut it.

the bathroom door opens and i jump, startled. grayson chuckles coming out in a towel. he kisses my cheek, his wet hair dripping onto my face.

"go get ready. we'll leave in about an hour," he says, shooing me off towards the bathroom.