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The girls scamper away into the living room and Terri turns to Emma with a bow.

“I’ll accept my applause now, thank you,” she says, with a wink.

Emma nods.

“Yes, it was very impressive, sweetheart,” she agrees. “And I’m really not sure I could’ve sat through another viewing of Beauty and the Beast,” she adds with a sheepish grin.

“Me neither,” Terri says, wrapping her arms around Emma’s waist as Emma pours the rich, milky mixture into mugs set out on a tray.

Footsteps behind them make them both turn around, Terri’s arms still loosely around Emma’s waist. It’s Olivia. She’s standing in the middle of the kitchen, holding the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ dvd and looking around.

“Sweetie,” Emma begins. “Did you and your sister pick a movie?”

“Yep,” Livvy says, still glancing around the kitchen. “We picked Lilo and Stitch, cuz she likes the singing and dancing and I like Stitch.”

Finally her eyes land on a low drawer and she opens it and slips the DVD inside.

“Livvy,” Terri says. “What are you doing?”

The little blonde looks up with a smile.

“Jus’ hidin’ Belle’s DVD so we don’t have to watch it for a while,” she says, innocently. “You know, like how you hided Mommy’s one with the big boat in my toybox.”

She flashes her parents a smile before heading back through to the living room, yelling to her sister that the food is coming. Emma turns to face Terri, her mouth open in shock.

“Terri Del Monaco-Pillsbury…I cannot believe you did that!” she says, jabbing Terri in the chest. “You told me you’d loaned it to someone at work!”

Terri holds her hands up in surrender.

“I did loan it to someone! Then they gave it back to me and I…just thought a little bit of a longer break from it wouldn’t be a bad thing,” she explains, feebly.

Emma huffs indignantly and turns her back to Terri, picking up the tray with the hot chocolates and walking to the living room, scowling over her shoulder. Terri sighs and picks up the popcorn, trailing behind her.

*

The food and drink are long finished and the movie’s almost over. They’re all piled together on the couch. Belle’s seated between Terri‘s legs, Terri’s running her fingers through her hair as they watch. Livvy is asleep in Emma’s arms, cradled against her chest, her thumb in her mouth in a throwback to an early habit that she had long since stopped while awake. Emma’s head is nestled on Terri’s shoulder, although it’s taken longer to settle there this week than it normally does.

When the credits roll, Belle yawns and stretches. She turns around and plants a kiss on Terri’s lips.

“Night mama,” she says, before stretching her neck up to kiss Emma. “Night mommy.”

“Night sweetie,” Emma says. “Your jammies are all laid out on your bed.”

“Sleep tight, honey. Remember your teeth,” Terri calls after her, stretching her own cramped muscles as best she can.

Emma lifts her head up and looks down at the bundle in her arms.

“I think she’s out for the night,” she murmurs.

Terri nods and pushes herself up.

“Here, gimme her, I’ll take her to bed,” she says.

She leans down and gently takes the sleeping child from Emma. Emma brushes Olivia’s hair out of her eyes and places a kiss on her forehead.

“Night baby,” she whispers.

Terri stands up, hoisting Olivia with her. She heads in the direction of the hallway but Emma’s voice stops her.

“Terri?”

She turns.

“What, honey?”

“You do know which movie we’re watching tonight, right?” Emma says, an eyebrow raised, daring Terri to challenge her. “You can pick it up when you’re in Livvy’s room.”

Terri sighs.

“Yes, honey.”

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