Dinah's POV
"Thank you so much Hailee." I said "You're welcome but really you and Lauren did all the hard work and heavy lifting. I just did a couple walk through and had you sign a few papers." She said. "Okay I have to get back the office. Get these to the Judge, filed and in the computer. I will talk to you guys later on tonight." Hailee said. "Haiz wait here take some food lunch with you." Lauren said walking to the kitchen and grabbed a plate of food. "Thank you." She said. She gave us a hug and went over and gave Normani a kiss on the cheek. "You be a good girl for your mommies." She said whispered softly and headed out. "Have a wonderful rest of you day ladies." Hailee said and left. Once I heard the door close, I grabbed Lauren by the waist and lifted her up on the counter. She squealed wrapping her arms around my neck and her legs around my waist. "They're our girls. Our baby girls finally have a forever home baby." I whispered against her lips. I felt her smile against my lips. I kissed her softly.
'Okay Dinah you can do this. She's gonna cry and you know it. But this is for the best.' I said to myself then took a deep breath. "Lauren baby.... I know you are still hurting and grieving the loss of Rio and I know today should have been his First Birthday." I said slowly. Her breathing began to pick up I rubbed her side "But, I think we should tell Normani he is her little brother. And I think she'll understand more than we're giving her credit for." Tears started to down Lauren's face. "It's okay baby...... Remember what Dr. Peters said it's okay to cry. It's okay to be angry. It's okay to be hurt. But it wasn't your fault, Lauren. It wasn't anyone's fault." Lauren was sobbing at this point. I rubbed her back. "I know baby. I know. Get it all out baby it's okay." I picked her up and cried into my neck. I brought her into the living room and set her on the couch. I handed her some tissues and kissed her cheek. She looks at me. "Okay." She said weakly. "Okay?" I asked "We can tell her about Rio." She whispered.
*An hour later*
Normani had woken up from her nap. The little family had some lunch. Dinah and Lauren brought Normani into the living room, "Okay baby girl so mami and I want to talk to you about something very important." I said. She nodded "You can ask mami and I anything you'd like. We will answer the best we can. Okay?" She nodded. Lauren took deep breath. "Baby you know that momma and I love you and Camila with all our hearts, right?" Lauren caressed her cheek. Normani nodded and climbed into Lauren's lap. "No sad mami. Cami ans I are otay." She said and laid on Lauren's chest. "I know baby. But you know how you asked mami about a boy named Rio?" She asked. "Yeah." She nodded. "Well sweet girl. Rio is mine and mama's son and today should have been his birthday." Lauren said.
"Waelly? Whewe he mami?" Normani asked excitedly. Lauren started to cry. I got up on the couch and moved close to them. I placed my hand on Lauren's leg and whispered in her ear. "It's okay baby... It's okay you're doing great." I said. Normani looked at the two of us confused. Lauren took a deep breath. "Sweetheart Rio is in heaven like your mommy and daddy are in heaven." Lauren said.
No One's POV
Normani looked her mom's in shock. Without any hesitation the young girl jumped off her mother's lap. Lauren and Dinah look at each other then watched as the toddler disappeared down the hallway. Normani hesitantly walked into her little brother's nursery. She looked around room walked over to crib. She climbed up the side of her brother's crib looking around the bed to find what she was looking for. Normani saw the thing she was looking for sitting in the corner of the crib. The teddy bear she saw her momma was talking too. She jumped off the crib and went back to the living room. She climbed between her mom's. The young girl set the bear in her lap then took off her necklace. Normani placed the necklace around the teddy bears neck and placed the bear on the coffee table. "Now baby Rio no awone. He wit my mommy an daddy. Happy birfday Rio." Normani said.
She turned to her moms and smiled. She climbed back up into Lauren's lap. "Mami it otay to be sad. I still sad when I fink bout my mommy an daddy. But, deir in heaven now. Togever." Normani said. The three cuddled with each other for a few hours. Until Lauren had to go back to the hospital to see Camila. "Mami? Cans momma an I go wit you? I wanna see baby Cami." Normani said. "You know baby. I would love for you and momma to come with. Maybe auntie Daya will be there with cousin Davis." Lauren said. Normani jumped up and down "YAAY! Tank you mami." Normani hugged her and went off to her room.
Lauren's POV
It's been an emotionally couple of hours. But for some reason I felt a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders. While Dinah went and got dressed and a diaper bag ready. I went and got dressed myself. After I got dressed, I went back to the living room. I sat back down on the couch in front of the teddy bear that had our sons' ashes in it. This was the first time in months that I've even looked at the bear. I took everything in me to not start balling. But instead, my hand started to reach out for the bear. I wanted to pull away so badly because for some reason it felt wrong. Once my hand touched the soft fur of the bear my emotions finally got the better of me. I was crying and smiling at the same time. I picked it up I looked at it and I caressed the fur softly. I pulled the bear closer to my chest. "Happy birthday my beautiful boy." I whispered to the bear.
Normani came running out of her room. "Mami cans we takes baby Rio wit us?"She asked. "Sure, baby girl we can take him with us." I said. Normani, she squealed happily. Dinah walked into the room and looked at us confused."What was that all about?" She asked with a smile and I chuckled."We ready to go babes?" Dinah asked. I nodded and smiled."Momma! Momma! Guess what!?" Normani said excitedly. "What babygirl?" "Mami said we cans bing baby Rio wit us!" Dinah looked at me in shock "Really? Laur.... I mean I'm most certainly not knocking the idea... but, babe are you sure you're ready this?" I stood up and walked over to her. "Yes, this is the most I've felt at peace with his passing since the day he died. I don't know what it is or what it was but finally seeing and holding what little I have left him. Though my heart is still aching. It hurts just a lot less now." Dinah grabbed me and lifted me upspinning us around
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