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Reece
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I watched as my Little Bunny leapt out of her chair and raced toward her family that had just arrived. Trevor was with them of course, and so was Valerian's wife Daciana. These were people that we were so busy that we couldn't visit them for over a year now.
The last time that we saw either of them in person was when Gloriana gave birth to their son, Torben, almost a year and a half ago. Trevor was holding Torben who looked just like him. Daciana and Valerian were holding their children as well. They had twin girls who they named Lily and Rose that were almost two years old. The twin girls looked just like Valerian, blue coloring for the hair and eyes.
It was great to see them all, but it was a shock as well. None of us had expected them to just show up like this.
"Athair mòr, Aunt Glory, what are you doing here?" My Little Bunny asked them as she hugged them and took the baby from Valerian's arms. "Come here Lily. You're such a cutie.
"Trin Trin!" Lily squealed, prompting Rose to do the same.
"Trin Trin! Hold me, Trin Trin!" Despite the fact that we hadn't seen them in a while, we still had regular conversations via the mirror in our room. Our three children and these three children were well acquainted despite our busy schedules.
"I'll hold you too, Rosie. Come here." Trinity took the little girl in her arms and hugged them both.
"Eh! Eh! Tin! Me!" Torben was reaching for Trinity as well. Being younger, I think he was having trouble saying Trin like the other two were doing.
"Oh, little buddy, I will hold you too." Trinity, in a feat of amazingness that only a mom could do, took Torben in her arms as well. She was holding all three of the toddlers now, something that would be difficult for most people.
"Mom, you're quite strong, aren't you?" Rika remarked as she watched her mother holding the babies.
"I think this is perfectly easy, this has nothing to do with strength, sweetheart."
"Whatever you say." Rika smiled as she stood next to me.
"What are all of you doing here?" Reagan, being a little more interested in what was going on, got to his feet and walked over to our guests.
"Well, tomorrow is the first of July, right." Trevor ruffled Reagan's hair as he leaned forward and smiled at him. I hadn't noticed until just now how tall Reagan was getting. I see him every day, but when he was put next to someone like Trevor who was even taller than I am, that was when I could truly see how tall he was now. Trevor, who was over six and half feet tall, still towered over Reagan, but not as much as I would have thought given the fact that Reagan was only seven and a half. He was going to be a tall one, just like me.
"What does the beginning of July have to do with anything?" Rika asked as she finally walked up to Trevor as well.
"Well, the fourth is your father's birthday. And then, not long after that, is Talia's birthday, right? We wanted to come for a visit because it's been so long."
"You came for my birthday?" Talia's eyes lit up as she heard the words they had to say. She was a quiet one by nature, so she didn't speak up all that often. She knew Trevor though, so she was a little more at ease than usual. I was happy to see that.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world, pumpkin." Trevor scooped her up into his arms as she ran over to him. Her giggle told me that she was not afraid at all.
"Thank you, Uncle Trevor. I'm happy you'll be here." Talia, soft voice and articulate as always, thanked the man who was now hugging her.
All of a sudden, Trinity seemed to remember something. Her eyes popped open, and she gasped.
"I have to go." She was saying as she handed the children back to their parents. Gloriana took Torben while Valerian took Lily and Rose.
"What's wrong, Trinity? Where do you have to go?" I couldn't believe that she was about to leave now of all times.
"I have a meeting. I barely had time for lunch. I'm sorry everyone, but I have to go." She was already rushing to say her goodbyes.
"You don't have to leave." Valerian smiled at her.
"That's right." Daciana giggled.
"We knew you would be busy." Gloriana chimed in.
"Yeah, that's why we made an appointment. We're the ones you're supposed to meet next." Trevor rounded them out.
"Really?" The light that shone from my Little Bunny's eyes then made my heart feel warm. She was so happy to be seeing these people, to be having this visit. I was glad that she didn't need to cut it short.
"Yes, really, now sit down and do your job. We have a meeting to attend to." Trevor joked with her and pulled her into his arms. "Give me a hug now, Goddess Queen. I haven't seen any of you in person in a long time. Come on, you too Alpha King."
"Can we get a hug too?" Rika asked him, a smile on her face. She usually tried to act more 'cool' than that.
"Come on, all of you. I want hugs."
Trevor had apparently turned into that really loving, hug giving uncle that most families seemed to have. Well, at least the families that I knew had one. I was glad to see that becoming a father had mellowed him out somewhat. Not that he wasn't mellow or a good guy before, because he was awesome. Still, he had changed a lot since finding his mate and becoming a father. That made me happy to see.
All of us sat around the sitting room after we finished our lunch, which was now kind of cold. We talked about what had changed over the last year and a half since we had seen each other, even though we had those regular calls and stayed in touch. The kids were all playing together, Talia was happy not being the youngest anymore and was really enjoying spending time with the other kids. Reagan and Rika were a little too old to 'play' the same games with the little kids, but they were there, nonetheless. They helped the other kids and didn't make them feel like they had to do what the older kids wanted to. They were being good cousins and making the younger ones feel loved. It was a nice sight to see.
The talks continued until we got to the part about this visit. There was no need to worry about where they would all be staying, since Valerian, Trevor, and Daciana all had places in the noble towers, so they had their own homes to go to. We did offer them a place in the royal tower though, but they refused.
"We will be fine. It's not that far of a walk. There is no need to trouble yourself." Daciana, always on the shy side, just like Talia, smiled at us while she explained why they didn't need to stay at our place.
"If you insist." Trinity smiled at her. "I am just glad that we're going to spend some time together. I wish I had more free time, though. I am always so busy now."
"You have plenty of time, Queen Trinity." Roisin stepped up with Gabriel.
"She is right. We have been setting things up so that you can take the entire month off. There is no need to worry." Gabriel smiled softly.
"That is right, we knew you needed a break. And when we found out that Queen Gloriana, King Trevor, Prince Valerian, and Princess Daciana were planning to come for a visit, we wanted to help you."
"Thank you. Thank you so much, Roisin and you as well Gabriel. This means so much to me."
"It is our pleasure, Queen Trinity." Roisin blushed at the praise she had just received.
"You know that I would do anything for you, my Queen. I am always here to serve you." Gabriel bowed his head and smiled happily.
"Thank you." I thanked them this time. I wanted them to know just how much I appreciated that they were doing this for us.
"Oh, Trinity, there is one last surprise I have for you." Gloriana was smiling at my Little Bunny in a way that told me she was exceedingly happy.
"Oh, and what might that be?" My Little Bunny practically vibrated in her seat as her happiness and curiosity were thrumming inside of her.
"We're adding to our family." The words were almost a whisper, but we all heard them.
"What? Oh my Goddess, that is so exciting." My Little Bunny leapt to her feet and pulled Gloriana into another hug. "I can't wait to meet my new little cousin."
"She isn't the only one." Valerian smiled. "Daci and I are expecting again as well. We wanted to wait to tell you until we saw you, though. Daci is due a month before Glory is."
"What? Why did you hide it from me?" My Little Bunny moved over to Valerian and Daciana now, hugging them tightly.
"We wanted to have this reaction in person." Daciana grinned. "We can't hug through a mirror."
This was already a good start to their visit in my opinion. I was starting to get excited about the coming month now.. Well, more excited that is.
