08-01-2016, 10:22 PM
Just like fire burning out the
way, if I can light the world
up for just one day...
My turn, my turn, my tuuurn! Everybody gets to cuddle the baby before me, dammit. Auntie Ryss, who I guess that’s fair ‘cuz she’s the baby’s mom or whatever. And Tycho, who fine okay is her brother. And Uncle, and I would never begrudge Uncle his turn because hello. He’s my best uncle and most favorite person. And then Grandma too, though? Okay, so fine, she helped, whatever, I guess. I tried to help. And got nudged and herded away and made to wait outside the dumb tree branches like a pariah.
Long enough.
When Grams is on her way over to sniff at the baby and kiss her cheek or whatever I finally duck through my daddies’ guard and dash over and bounce bounce pounce! no wait baby, no pouncing. Okay, bounce bounce screeeech to a halt and snuggle, basically squishing her against her parents. “Roma! You’re finally here! I’ve been waiting forEVER. Ohhh you’re pretty! Uncle, she’s pretty! Good job! Though I’d still like you if you were gross and like, misshapen and squashy and weird but you’re not, you’re pretty!”
“Love.” Aw hell.
“Yes, Daddy?” I peer over my shoulder and blink innocently at him, and he griiins right back at me.
“You’re squishing your cousin.”
“Um, but she likes being squished maybe, huh? For cuddles? The best cuddles are the squishy kind. No? Aww.” I back away just a teensy bit, in case I was toooo squishing her, but not so far that I’m not still cuddling her, okay? Because that’s my Roma.
Except then Loony nudges me out of the way to say hello too, dammit. Fine. Ugh. “You and me later, girl. We are going to have some fun, ‘kay?” I blow her a kiss and scamper off to let the rest of the family say hello.
Long enough.
When Grams is on her way over to sniff at the baby and kiss her cheek or whatever I finally duck through my daddies’ guard and dash over and bounce bounce pounce! no wait baby, no pouncing. Okay, bounce bounce screeeech to a halt and snuggle, basically squishing her against her parents. “Roma! You’re finally here! I’ve been waiting forEVER. Ohhh you’re pretty! Uncle, she’s pretty! Good job! Though I’d still like you if you were gross and like, misshapen and squashy and weird but you’re not, you’re pretty!”
“Love.” Aw hell.
“Yes, Daddy?” I peer over my shoulder and blink innocently at him, and he griiins right back at me.
“You’re squishing your cousin.”
“Um, but she likes being squished maybe, huh? For cuddles? The best cuddles are the squishy kind. No? Aww.” I back away just a teensy bit, in case I was toooo squishing her, but not so far that I’m not still cuddling her, okay? Because that’s my Roma.
Except then Loony nudges me out of the way to say hello too, dammit. Fine. Ugh. “You and me later, girl. We are going to have some fun, ‘kay?” I blow her a kiss and scamper off to let the rest of the family say hello.
Halora