You're Not In This Alone

After we drag ourselves off the couch we slowly redress and as I pull my dress back on Ryan steps up behind me and zips it back up before wrapping his arms around my waist and pressing a soft kiss to the back of my neck. "I love you" he says softly and I turn around in his arms and smile as I say "I love you too" before kissing him softly. When we pull apart I walk over to look out the window, seeing that it's started to rain and Ryan comes over to stand behind me, his hands gripping my hips as he rests his chin on my shoulder and we watch the rain roll down the panels of glass and all the people rushing on the street below, most without umbrellas so they are running to try and get out of the rain. After a minute Ryan tilts his head and presses a soft kiss to the side of my neck and I let my eyes slip closed as I smile and he kisses me again before nuzzling his face into my neck and I reopen my eyes, turning around in his grip and wrapping my arms around his neck, my head resting on his shoulder. "So we're really doing this?" He asks softly and I nod as I say "Yeah we're doing this."

After I leave the studio, Ryan coming with me, we head towards the gallery and by the time we get there the rain has started again and we are soaked. I reach out to open the door when Ryan wraps his arm around my waist and pulls me back, crushing me to his chest as he kisses me passionately before letting me go and we rush inside, both shivering and dripping small amounts of water on the floor. We start to head across to pa's office when we hear a small squeal and giggle followed by a deeper chuckle coming from behind another door in the hallway so I slowly open it, finding pa sitting with Sophie in his lap, a large canvas set up on an easel in front of them and paint everywhere. I watch as pa guides Sophie's hand back into the paint before pressing it to the canvas and Sophie giggles again at the feeling of the paint squishing between her fingers and when he lets her go she claps her hands together, spreading the left over paint and Ryan and I stand in the doorway smiling wide as we watch her have the time of her life. "Our baby is so adorable" he whispers in my ear and I smile wider as he acknowledges that Sophie is his. We stand for another minute and watch pa hand Sophie a brush, guiding her to dip it in the paint before guiding it to the canvas and I quickly pull out my phone, filming them as pa helps Sophie paint and when they go back for more paint she drops the brush and slams her hand into the puddle of paint, splattering pa and herself with it as she giggles again and I can't help but laugh, stopping the recording as pa spins around to see who's behind him and when he sees us he smiles and lets out a small laugh. "That looks messy" I joke and Pa laughs again before saying "Yeah but fun." "Ba ba ba" Sophie shouts out as she squirms in pa's lap, holding her hands out to me and I smile as I walk closer and lean down to her level, leaning in to press a kiss to her lips and she makes a soft "mwah" noise as I pull away, her hand coming up to tangle in my wet hair and I laugh as I gently untangle it and say "Mommy really wanted paint in her hair, thank you." "Why are you all wet?" Pa asks and I tell him about it raining outside and he nods and tells me he can probably find me a towel.

After I've dried off a bit I change Sophie in pa's office before putting her in her pram and Ryan wheels her out into the lobby as Pa and I linger in his office, a questioning look on his face. "Can we do dinner tonight or something, Ryan and I need to talk to you and dad." Pa's face changes from questioning to upset and he says "Is everything alright?" "Don't worry pa, you'll know tonight, I really wanna tell you and dad together." He reluctantly agrees and I tell him to meet me and Ryan at the diner near their place at 7 before turning and leaving the office, Ryan and I leaving the gallery hand in hand and I smile wide as I feel confident in my decision.

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