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Year 1
”good morning Ava,” Ava looks up from the couch and watches Beatrice come from the kitchen. She was frowning, disgusted almost. “What’s wrong?”
”you called me by my government name.” Ava crosses her arms pouting at her girlfriend.
Beatrice smiles and towers over Ava who’s sitting on the couch. She holder her self over her with one arm. She runs her thumb over the furrowed brows. “I’m sorry love.” She smiles at her girlfriend and kisses her on the edge of her lips. She pulls back ready to turn to head back to the kitchen but was quickly pulled by the collar of her shirt, “whoa.”
Ava pulls her in for a kiss. “That’s better, stop with the half assed kisses” Ava pushes her by the chest and continues to watch tv. Beatrice retreats back to the kitchen to refill their coffees. She stood by the machine just holding the mugs. She watched as Ava smiled and laughed at what she was watching. She never thought she’d be in the position she was in right now. She struggled her whole life feeling like she’d never find anymore who would get to settle, yet here she was. Standing next to a coffee maker, staring at her pocket sized girlfriend who’s scary but loving.
“Baby?” Ava calls out, “you alright there? I can feel your eyes. “
”move in with me.” Beatrice blurts.
”I mean, would you like to move in with me, or I could move in with you?” Beatrice puts the mug down and starts walking back to Ava, “I shouldn’t assume that’s what you want or hell if you even want me all the time.” She puts her hand on the back of her nape feeling how warm it is, “or we can find a new place together, I could, I mean we could start somewhere new.” She was obviously nervous. “Ive been thinking about this for a while, us for a while and I love waking next to you. I love starting my day with you, it makes work easier, I just—“ Ava pulls her down to the couch.
”yes to all of it.” Ava rests her hand on Beatrice’s lap. “Yours, mine or ours.” It was simple for Ava. “Home is wherever we are.”
”okay.” Beatrice smiles. “A house?” She throws out. “Too soon?”
”Ask me to marry you first baby.” Ava kisses her girlfriend.
Beatrice sat frozen on the couch, “stop panicking, we’re gonna get there. Let’s go look for an apartment first.” Ava leans in to Beatrice’s side. The taller girl just takes a deep breath and kisses the top of Avas head.
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Year 2
“Beatrice,” Ava shifts in her seat. Beatrice was driving, one hand on the wheel one on Ava laps running her thumb over Avas thighs “is the blindfold necessary?”
”not really.” Beatrice says.
“then..” Ava tries to pull off the blindfold, she’s stopped by Beatrice’s long fingers.
“Keep it on.” Beatrice pulls Avas hand down to settle on her lap.
“you just said—“
”Ava”
”I hate the government name.”
Beatrice laughs, “how do you feel about Bradley?”
”your last name? I like it, it sounds good.” Ava shrugs, “Beatrice Bradley, BB, Ava Bradley. Ooo” Ava turns to Beatrice with her blind fold still on, “if we have a daughter, Ivy, Ivy Bradley..” Ava squeezes Beatrice’s hand. “Are you freaked out?”
”Ford.” Beatrice responds, “if we have a son, I want to name him Ford.”
”Ford Bradley.” Ava repeats. “Like the car?”
”well no, I was thinking presidential.”
”High expectations for our son Baby.” Ava teases.
Beatrice’s slows down and puts the car in park. “ We’re here”. Beatrice un buckles her seat belt then Avas. “Keep it on” still stopping Ava from taking off her blindfold. Beatrice hops out the car and runs to the other side to guide Ava out of the car. “Careful ok. I got you”
she grabbed Ava by the arm and leads her down a walk way. “Should I be scared?” Ava says.
”No, but I am.” Beatrice jokes. Ava feels Beatrice’s hand start to sweat. “Baby, your nervous or something”
Beatrice didn’t respond. She stops their walk and steps infront of Ava. She holds Avas hands with her sweaty one, “sorry.” She says as she tries to rub them dry on her pants.
Beatrice gets on one knee, with a box in her hand. “Love, you know how much I love you right?”
”you’d never fail to remind me” Ava says.
”You know I’ve found a home in you. Ive pictured our whole life with our kids. I uhm” Beatrice tugs on Avas hand, “love take off the blindfold.”
Avas eyes adjust to the light, she looked down first and sees Beatrice on her knee with a box opened. Inside the box was a small brown key. “ You told me to propose before we got a house, but I kinda did one thing first.”
Ava looks behind Beatrice to see a beautiful one story house. “I’ve know I wanted this with you the second I came home 3 years ago.” Ava was starting to tear up, “watching you advance in your field, try to cook, clean the apartment in your socks and underwear, I want it.” Beatrice was crying too, “I want all of it with you. Even the days you don’t want me to touch you because you’re cranky from your period” Ava laughs, “but if I’m too far away you’d get even more upset” they both giggle.
”Or even the days we have our worst fights because I left the toothpaste cap off or I didn’t fold laundry the right way..” Ava still unable to speak, “I want life with you Ava, it’s that easy. So..”
Beatrice readjust herself, “ I’m sorry, I didn’t get the diamond ring, I figured we’d find that later, the housing market is crazy and I saw this house last month and all I saw was our family, our Christmas. I saw it, and I had to.”
Ava still crying tries to fan her tears fry, “that doesn’t work darling,” Beatrice teases.
”Ava, love. will you do life with me? Will you have me as your wife? Will you—“
Ava bends down and kisses her. She rests her forehead on Beatrice, and says, “Call me Mrs. Bradley.”
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Year 3
Beatrice laid in bed with a towel on her head coughing so deep it was hurting her chest.
“if this last one more day, you’re going to the hospital” Ava says. She tucks the blanket under Beatrice’s chin and kisses her forehead. “You need to get better, we have lot of wedding planning to do. Oh, by the way, Richard’s called you. I didn’t get a chance to answer but she texts you.” Beatrice just nods.
“I’ll be back, I just need groceries”
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one month after
beatrice was coughing in the bathroom, “you can’t get rid of that cough huh baby?” Ava rubs Beatrice’s back.
“I’m fine, it goes in and out” Beatrice reassured her fiancé.
“Claudette called, and I answered” Ava leans on the counter, “ she was asking about the bachelorette party..”
”if she said strippers I never asked for any” Beatrice raises her hand coughing into her elbow.
”baby if you want a stripper all you gotta do is asks.” Ava steps into Beatrice’s space. “But also, I wouldn’t mind if you went and watched some.” Ava shrugs as she walks away.
“Really?” Beatrice was hesitant to agree.
”honestly, you can go for all I care. What are you gonna do?” Ava stares deeply into Beatrice’s eyes. “Exactly, nothing”
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3 months later
“Bea, wake up” Beatrice’s eyes were heavy. “Don’t forget you have that doctors appointment today..” Ava says in a whisper knowing her fiancé wasn’t feeling well. Beatrice just nods. “You sure you don’t want me to come with?”
”no no, Richard’s is coming with Me.”
“you know I still haven’t met her in person right? You’re not like cheating on me with her?”
Beatrice laughs, “that’s like saying I’m cheating on you with my own sister. That’s gross baby.”
”I’m just saying I’ve just talked to her on the phone.”
”she’s hardly ever in town and you’re always at work when I’m off. But I promise. You’ll meet her before we get married.” She pulls Ava for a quick kiss.
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“Baby, you’ll come with me right?” Ava was on FaceTime with her wife.
“Ofcourse, like every other time Ava, I’ll be there for you.” Her wife reassures her.
“the kids love going and remember Cams and Lilith wanna go to.”
”okay, just making sure you’re ok.”
”aslong as I have you, I’ll always be ok.” Her wife gave her a sincere smile, “it’s ok to feel Ava, I don’t expect you to not.”
”okay Baby. I’ll see you next week.”