#whatdowecallit

#whatdowecallit Part 12

Waverly- Yes love. I'm sure. She says warmly. It's only going to take you a few minutes to change and me a few minutes to check in on them in the kitchen. Now go! She says gently pushing Nicole's abdomen causing her to shift back on her heels. Nicole mirrors Waverly's smile but surges forward for a quick kiss before turning and heading up the stairs.

Wynonna has found the kids in the twins room. Alice is unsuccessfully trying to teach Forest & Fauna to play Uno. Alice only learned to play this week & the twins, at 5; are a bit too young to really understand the rules.

Wynonna doesn't mind interrupting her daughter's very patient instructions to instead teach the kids "Slap Jack". She explains that in this game it gets wild and crazy and you get to "slap" the "jack" they will be using the "skip" card as the jack so they will call it "Slap Skip" instead. The kids all get very excited about this idea.

Forest is listening very intently to his Aunt. Forest with his long dark hair and blues eyes looks like he could be Wynonna's son. He refuses to cut his hair because as he tells his moms "He is going to be a biker or a caveman some day and he just needs long hair." Waverly isn't sure where he got this from but she is almost certain Nicole let him watch Ghost Rider even though she told them it wasn't appropriate for a 4 year old. At least that's where she believes the biker part comes from. Now a year later and he still hasn't had a proper hair cut. He will allow Waverly & only Waverly to trim it & even that is a struggle. He has to have Fauna there to ensure mommy isn't cutting too much off.

Forest- Excuse me. Auntie Nona? I want to play but I need to pee. I will be right back! He says standing quickly and heading towards the door.

Wynonna- Wait! I gotta pee too! Me first... I'm bigger. Chasing him down the hall.

In the master bedroom at the far end of the hall Nicole shakes her head as she hears her sister in law racing a kindergartner down 100 year old farmhouse hallways. This is her family. This is bliss.

Wynonna- Hey! C'mon let me go first. She says dancing on her toes. She really does have to pee.

Forest- You lost. He says shrugging. Mama says "Fair is fair." Nodding assuredly and shutting the door.

Wynonna- Wow... okay. I see how it is. I thought I was your favorite? She says smiling into the wooden door. She hears him giggle on the other end.

She decides she might as well grab herself a beer and use the downstairs hall bath on the way. Making her way down the stairs she smiles as she notices the gallery wall. She of course sees it every time she goes up these stairs but it's the trip down the stairs that gets her. Every. Single. Time. Her sister displayed so many of their life events in such a way that as you walked down the stairs in Nicole & Waverly's home it's as if the pictures told a chronological story of their lives. And just like every other time; she reaches out to touch the framed picture of Dolls on her way down.

Her leisurely pace down the stairs certainly didn't help the ache in her bladder. She skips the last 3 steps jumping down and rushing to the get into the bathroom. As soon as she closes the door and turns around her eyes go wide.

Wynonna- Arms folded looking down at the vanity. Well well well. What do we have here?