Chapter 7
Ivy POV
I stand at my dresser getting changed and I feel arms go around me. I smile and lean my head back and she kisses my neck. “Well hello to you to baby.” I smile and turn around to see her.
“Can we have a night to ourselves tomorrow? Maybe have Vin stay with Selina for the night?” Harley asks, her hands lingering around my waist.
“Call her tomorrow and maybe I’ll plan something special for the two of us” I say lowering my voice and whispering in her ear.
“Come on Red don’t do this to me when we can’t do anything about it.” She whines quietly hanging onto me.
“How about you save that feeling and tomorrow I’ll make it up to you.” I smile and kiss her neck before laying down on the bed.
I smile and kiss her and put my arms around Vin. I kiss Vin’s forehead and lay down, closing my eyes. She stirs slightly in her sleep and moves closer to me. Harley moves closer to us and wraps us up and she falls asleep. I not far behind when I fall asleep.
The next morning I feel two small hands shaking me awake. “Mommy, I’m hungry.”
I groan slightly and open my eyes. Her deep blues eyes looking into mine. “Alright, how about we go out to breakfast and then maybe you can spend today with Selina.” She smiles and jumps out of the bed excited.
I get out of bed and follow her to the closet where her clothes are. She goes through and pulls out a black shirt and a pair of skinny jeans. I help her get dressed and then we go to wake up Harley. She was much more resistant to waking up. Vin sits on her and jumps on her. “Wake up Mama. Mama get up!”
I stand back and chuckle watching Harley trying not to get up. She finally opens her eyes and looks at Vin smiling. Vin moves off of her and waits for Harley to get up. I get dressed and then Harley does. She sits patiently on the bed waiting for us.
A few minutes later we are all ready and heading to a nearby diner for breakfast. We walk because it was less than a block away. Vin holds onto both Harley's and my hand. We swing her and she giggles. Harley and I smile at each other as we get to the diner. We sit at our usual U-shaped booth in the back.
Vin sits in between us as we wait for our usual waitress to come cater to us. She hands us two menus and a kids menu. "Who's this little one?" She asks smiling at Vin
"This is Vin. Vin meet Charlotte our normal waitress here." Harley answers and Vin hides in my side. "She's kinda shy."
"That's alright sweetie. I'll give you a few minutes to order." Charlotte smiles and walks back over to the counter.
I smile down at Vin. "What do you want for breakfast baby girl?" I have an arm around her.
"Can I have eggs and bacon? With milk." She asks barely audible.
"Of course." I smile and kiss the top of her head.
We order breakfast and we all color on Vin's kids menu. Harley colors in some picture of the logo and Vin and I play tic tac toe. I had to teach her how to play but after the first game she was really good at it. When the food arrives she hides in my side again at the sight of someone she didn't know.
I hold her until the waitress leaves. "Not everyone is going to hurt you sweetheart. And I promise I will always protect you from anyone or anything that might hurt you."
She hugs me. "You really promise Mommy?" She asks quietly looking up at me.
"Yes I really promise." I smile and hug her back.
At this point Harley was already done with half of her meal. Vin picks up her for and begins to eat, as do I. By the time we were all done eating and planning the day it was about 9:30. We decided to go to the park and then Vin was going to go see Selina at 3 and spend the night with her.
I had called Selina as we left the diner. "Hey Selina."
"What do you need Ivy?" She answers.
"Me and Harley were wondering if you could take Vin for the night." I say hoping she would agree.
There was a brief silence. "I'd be happy to drop her off anytime this afternoon."
"Thanks. I really owe you one." I smile and hang up the phone. "It's all set. Vin you're spending the night with Selina and me and Mama are gonna have a night to ourselves."
Vin looks up at me. "Is this because you don't want me anymore?" She says it plainly but there was sadness in her eyes.
I feel my heart break slightly. "No sweetie. Of course we want you." I kneel down to her level. "Sometimes me and Mama want to have a night with just adults. How about we pick you up real early tomorrow morning and we can go out to breakfast again. But this time you can pick where we go." She nods and clings to me.
I pick her up and carry her. We walk to the park and she won't let me put her down. Harley looks at me knowingly. Vin was crying slightly and I could feel her tears hitting my back.
Harley walks behind me and looks at her. "Hey kiddo. I noticed you forgot something when we left the apartment this morning." Harley smiles and pulls the dragon from her coat pocket. Vin smiles and holds onto it tightly. Harley kisses her forehead. "You feel a little bit better now?" She asks smiling.
Vin nods and kisses Harley's cheek. "Thank you."
We walk through the park and Vin everything out and asks about everything. We take turns answering questions and telling her fun facts or stories. By the time we made it back to the apartment it was about 2 in the afternoon. We packed up an outfit and pajamas for Vin in a bag and made sure she was okay with staying the night. And after explaining we would be there to pick her up in the morning she was ready to go.
We arrived at Selina's around 3 and Harley knocked on the door. Selina smiles as she answers. "Well hello there." She smiles and takes Vin from my arms. Vin giggles and hugs her.
"She has some clothes in this bag. You have my number if you need anything." I say handing Selina the bag of clothes.
Harley looks and makes sure Vin has the dragon stuffed animal. If she didn't have it all hell would break loose. Thankfully she did.
I kiss Vin in the forehead and smile. "I'll be back real soon okay. I love you baby girl."
"I love you too Mommy." She says and hugs me.
Harley smiles. "Hey kiddo I love ya. I promise it won't feel like we're gone long." She kisses her and Vin hugs her too.
"Bye." We both say and shut the door behind us.