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“There is apple juice for the little one in the door, decaf tea for Tanya in the back, and beer for you in the wine cooler.”
I don’t know what I would do without Lisa.
I smile at her and open the pizza.
“Are you going to join us? You are more than welcome to.”
She gives me a motherly smile and pats me on the arm.
“Not tonight. You enjoy your first night officially together in the apartment before the baby comes.”
She gathers her things and says goodbye to the girls before heading out for the night. I bring the pizza into the living room, and Sophia is already searching for something for us to watch while we eat. Tanya smiles at me as I take a seat on the floor in front of where she’s reclined on the couch and reaches over to run her fingers through my hair. She looks so beautiful right now. I watch as she rubs her stomach and talks Sophia through how to find certain movie, and even though she looks tired, I can’t keep my eyes off of her.
Sophia finally gets the movie she wants started and comes over to sit in my lap while we all eat out pizza and watch the movie. I’m exhausted and need a shower, but this has been one of the best days for me.
All my favorite times have been with these two doing the most mundane, simple tasks. I almost want to let Sophia stay up as late as she wants tonight, but by the third yawn I know that’s not going to happen. She snuggles further into my chest, and I see her eyes start to droop. I rub her back until she falls asleep and then look over to Tanya, whispering so I don’t wake Soph.
“Is it always going to be like this?”
“What?”
I pointed look down at Sophia.
“Is the love that I feel for her always going to be this consuming?”
She smiles at me and rubs a wide circle around her stomach.
“Just wait till this one gets here. It’s going to be twice as bad.”
We both laugh quietly, and I turn back to stare down at my daughter, sleeping peacefully in my arms. It’s still a wonder to me that I have a daughter. She’s a perfect mix of her mother and me, and every day I see how she’s becoming more and more her own little person. I have so much fear and excitement for the years to come with both her and the baby.
I have so much I want to teach them both, and I just pray that I can do as good a job as my parents did. I hear a clicking sound and turn to see Tanya holding her phone out to take a picture of us.
She snorts at the fact that she got caught.
“Send it to me.”
She nods, and I feel my phone vibrate in my pocket.
“I think I should take her to bed.”
I don’t move, and she snickers.
“If you want to put her to bed, you will actually have to move.”
I shush her.
“I’m comfortable and I don’t want this to end.” Even I can hear the petulant tone to my voice, and when I turn to look at Tanya, she has her mouth covered, trying to hide her laughter.
I turn Sophia gently so that I can stand more easily, and once I’m on my feet and steady, I lean down so Tanya can kiss her head.
“Goodnight, baby girl.”
I stand back up and take her to her room, tucking her into her bed and watching as she turns to her side and snuggles into one of her many, many stuffies.
I still don’t know how this is my life. I don’t know what lead me here or why I got to have everything, but I’m never going to give this up. I smooth her hair from her face, kiss her temple and make my way back to her mother.
“Did she stay asleep?”
