A Book Started This Whole Thing (Lin-Manuel Miranda x Reader)

68 The Santa Melt Down

"Look Vicky, Santa's over there!" Came Lin's excited voice as they were in the mall.

Victoria did not seem so convinced as she shyly hid against (Y/n)'s hair, not wanting to be in the stroller at all and was clearly being clingy.

"Don't be like that princessa, he's great, and we'll be right here with you," Lin says noticing his daughter being apprehensive about everything.

"Lin it's okay, we really don't have to do this, I don't think it's going to end well," (Y/n) tries to explain.

"Nonsense, (Y/n/n) we're gonna do this, isn't that right Victoria?" Lin says, still determined even if Victoria wasn't reacting the way he had hoped, "it's a tradition!"

"I still have a bad feeling about this," (Y/n) says as they got in line, which thankfully wasn't too long. "We're still getting food after this right? I already did most of the Christmas shopping done... there are a few more gifts I have to get but otherwise, we're good,"

"Yeah, we're getting food, I was hoping we could go in and grab something from Red Robin if we don't want to stay," Lin says as they make their way up the line.

Though with each step closer Victoria seemed to be getting more distressed and hugging closer to (Y/n), the now eight-month-old far more aware of what was going on, and strangers were easily to scare her. But then again so were the central park ducks too, the poor thing would scream in terror when Lin had tried walking with her down to the pond.

As soon as they got up to Santa was when the tears started to flow and a cry came from the baby Lin getting a panicked look on his face as (Y/n) attempted to calm her down, to no avail.

Eventually, Lin took his daughter into his arms humming softly, which calmed her down long enough to get a quick photo, maybe not the best but it worked.

Sighing (Y/n) glances at him as she wiped snot and tears away from Victoria's face with wipes, "I told you this wouldn't work well, but you didn't believe me, Lin,"

"Okay, fair point...but it's tradition, tears or no tears we got the picture!"

"And we're not using it for Christmas cards, we're gonna use that other one we took, you know the one with the silly elves PJs you got and with Betsy?"

"Right...that one did turn out better, but we've got this for her baby book at least!"

"Yup, no more Santa for you my dear lapine," (Y/n) coos out having been calling her daughter bunny in French the past few months.

"Conejita" Lin corrects her making (Y/n) huff.

"No it's lapine in French, I'm teaching her some French too,"

"And Spanish...our baby is gonna be amazing, knowing three different languages!"

"It'll be fun for sure...but I'm sticking with Lapine, you can call her Conejito if you want to, but for me, I'll stick with the French word for Bunny,"

"Alright, alright, let's get food si?"

"Si mi Amor," (Y/n) responds cheekily earning a peck to her cheek.