We finally got Mickey loose from Maggie's grip, he looked kinda pissed when we left the Deli
We went on a few more rides. by now both the baby and i were dead tired but John wanted to keep going
"Can we go please?" I whined
"No we still have lots to see" John said
"John, Maggie is way over due for a nap and frankly so am I, what's left?" I asked
"Cinderella's castle.." John said mysteriously
"You're acting weird..something's up " I said suspicously
"Nothing's up..geez" John said defensively
"Somehow i don't believe you" I narrowed my eyes
"Believe it baby" John said then took me by the hand
We walked around and found ourselves in front of Cinderella's castle
"We're here..what's up?" I said dying of curiousity
"Hold on" John said then whipped out a blindfold
"What the?" I said as he put the blindfold on me
"Shut up for a second, will ya?" John said
"Bitch" I said irritated
"Yes but i'm your bitch" John said,"now shut up and move"
"Gee, what's up with the new attitiude, so forceful so strong..i kinda like it" I said flirting
"Later..for now..just hold on.." John said pushing me forward
"Ok.." I said confused at his sudden change in attitiude
Suddenly I was being led up a flight of stairs..
"John?" I asked
"No, my name's Nina" a voice said
"Where's my husband?" I demanded
"Getting ready.." the voice replied
"Getting ready for what?" I asked
"Oops..I've said too much" the voice sounded apologic
"Where's my child?" I said panicking
"Boy..your full of questions..aren't you? she's being taken care of..don't worry" The voice now sounded annoyed
Suddenly the blindfold was taken off me and i realized i was in a room
"Where am I?" I asked again
"the fitting room" Nina said
"the fitting room?" I said
"Yes, don't you know what a fitting room is?' Nina said irratied
"Sweetheart, i live in New York City . of course i know what a fitting room is..what i want to know is WHY am I in a dressing room?" I said
"I'm sorry but i can't share with you that information" Nina said, "Now M'am, please your husband has instructed me to give you this bag and to make sure your in front of the castle by six o'clock"
I was still completely confused but went along with it and opened the bag,
inside the bag was the most gorgous white and light blue ball gown, it was strapless with tiny beads and pearls all around the base, there was white gloves and hunging from the top of the dress was a diamond tiara..this dress would make Vera Wang cry.
"We must do something about this hair" a shrill voice said i turned around and saw a guy who resembled Carson from Queer eye for the straight Guy
"What's wrong with my hair?" I said instantly put my hand ontop of my short brown hair
"that hairstyle is SO 1984..we're going to jazz it up a bit" Carson-wannabe said
Carson blow dried my hair out then wrapped into a bun then placed the tiara ontop of my head and jammed bobby-pins into my skull to keep the tiara in place
"Ow!" I yelled for the fifth time
"Oh hush, Pain equals beauty" Carson said pushing a pin into my scalp
"Ow!..damn..." I said trying not to scream
"Hold still.." Carson said through clenched teeth
He finally finished torturing me and i was able to put my dress on, a smurf came up the stairs and did my make-up
"Did my husband happen to give you a pair of i don't know..heels?" I said Nina and the smurf once i was done getting dressed
"Yes but he only gave us one shoe.." Nina said
"One shoe? What am I? a one legged woman in an ass-kicking contest" I said
Nina kind of smirked and handed me a box, I opened it and found a glass heel
"I don't know the game he's playing but this is getting weird.." I said \
"Oh we gotta go..it's five minutes before Six" the smurf said pushing me out the door and down the stairs
Just as i got to the bottom of the stairs, a pumpkin chauffuered limo pulled up.(.if you think i'd make up something like this..you are the ones out of your minds)
"I'm looking for Cinderella?" the driver said
"Uh ..." I was speechless
"Do you have the glass slipper?" the driver asked
"Yeah" I said
"Then hop in, Cinderella" The driver said opening the door
I got into the back of this giant pumpkin and was driven to a platform
"Why am I here?" I asked
"To Meet Prince Charming of course" The Driver opened the door
"Of course" I repeated
I stepped out and out of nowhere John appeared ..in a tuxedo!
"Hello Cinderella" He said
"What is going on?" I asked
"You'll see.." He said taking my hand and leading me up the platform
We walked up to the stage and i realized we were standing in front of about a million people.
"John.." I said starting to blush
He pulled out a microphone," This woman has always wanted a Cinderella type wedding and well, because of circumstances, we weren't able to have the wedding she always dreamed about but now in front of everyone and our families, We're able to have that wedding right now, so i'm asking you, Cinderella, will you marry me?"
I was so overcome with emotion and the tears just started pouring down my face
"Yes, I will marry you!" I said
Everyone cheered
"Are you surprised?" he whispered in my ear
"Yes, i can't believe this..how long have you be arranging this?" I said still crying
"Oh months and months.." he said
"You invited our families too?" I said spotting my mother and John's mother in the crowd
"Of course.." John said,"So let's get married!"
"Okey, but can i ask you one thing?"I said
"Sure" John said
"Why did you do this?" I asked
"Because i knew you always wanted a Cinderella wedding and was disappointed that you weren't able to have it because you were pregnant " John said
"I loved our wedding last year but i think this is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me and i just completely fell in love with you more" I said crying harder
He took my hand and led me up to where Mickey Mouse was standing next to a minister..
"Wait!" I said
"Don't tell me your getting cold feet" John said
"No we need Maggie " I said
"Ma!" John yelled, "Get me Maggie!"
John's mom and my mom came up on Stage and handed us the baby
"Alright..you may started " I said
"Dearly Beloved..." The priest began
Five months later
It was Maggie's first birthday and we were going all out, huge cake tons of baloons all our friends and family, it was going to be a great party because Maggie, as well as John and I had surivived her first year, with the exception of our little accident last year and that unbelievable trip to Orlando, now it was time to celebrate, and wehad so much to celebrate, not only was it Maggie's first birthday but we were also having another baby, yes it's true.. i was pregnant.. again.. the baby was due in early April, I knew we were having a boy but i wanted to surprise John so when it came time for the ultrasound, i refused to let him come with me.
Because Maggie was born the day before Christmas eve, we decided to have her party a week before christmas, because it wouldn't make sense to give her a party then give her more gifts on christmas.. plus we'd go broke every year buying both birthday and christmas gifts.
Maggie's first birthday party theme was the Care Bears, we bought Care Bear everything, the cake, plates cups, streamers, huge stuffed bears, everything it looked like a care bear convention exploded in our apartment.
I woke up early the morning of the party and started setting up the food in the kitchen
"Nik, where are you?" I heard John call
"In the Kitchen" I said making a veggie tray
"I'm heading out for a bit" John said swiping a carrot
"Where are you going? The party starts at 1" I said turning around
"I'll be back in an hour, don't worry" he said kissing me on the lips
"Alright but if your not back by 12:30..i'm going hurt you" I threatned him
"Hormone express..right on schedule" John said then kissed my belly bump
"Haha, go.." I said hitting him with my dish towel
"Ow hey" He said then kissed me one last time and left
I finished the veggie tray, made some dip, baked some cookies and then started to blow up balloons, when Maggie started to cry
"Hey Babe.." I said walking into her room,"Do you know what today is?"
She still kept crying
"It's your birthday party" I said picking her up, "We're gonna have cake, and presents and everyone is going to hug and kiss you"
She stopped crying but was still sniffling
"Ok, we're gonna get you a bottle and maybe read a story before everyone comes" I said bringing Maggie into the living room and putting her on the couch
BEEP! BEEP!..the oven timer was screaming
"Oh Damn, my cookies" I said running into the kitchen, which was filling up with Smoke
I started coughing and choking while reaching into the oven and pulling out the cookie sheet which still had a little fire going, i ran over to the sink and threw water on it but it didn't make a difference, the apartment was filled with smoke, it was everywhere and i just collapsed in the kitchen and cried
"What the hell?" I heard John come in
"My cookies burnt" I whimpered
"Your burnt cookies and what? then decided to set the building on fire?" John said opening the windows and turning on the fans then came into the kitchen
At this point, i was still sitting on kitchen floor, crying
"I ruined Maggie's party and and!" I wailed
"And?" John said opening the fridge and got Maggie a bottle
"I'm fat!" I cried harder
"What?" John stopped and just looked at me like was crazy
"I'm huge and fat and disgusting and your not disagreeing with me so it must be true!" Now i was angry
"Whoa, A, your not fat, your having a baby, B i would never answer that question because you'd cut my balls off without thinking twice and third, you didn't ruin the party, you burnt some cookies ...that's all don't worry..now i'm going to go down to the bakery and pick up some cookies, why don't you go change?" John said helping me off the floor
"What's wrong with my outfit?" I said suddenly becoming worried
"Nothing..it's uh perfect but it's kinda cold for jeans and a tank top right? maybe you should put on a turtleneck and maybe that mini skirt" John said
"Not the mini skirt" I said shaking my head
"Why not?" He asked
"Cuz i can't fit in the mini skirt!" I started crying again
"Alright Alright, just go pick out something and I'm gonna take Maggie with me to the Bakery" John said then scooped up Maggie from the couch
"Don't Forget the Care Bear Cookies, the Elmos and the Elephant ones too " I said walking into the bedroom
"I won't" John said then SLAM! they were gone
I stood in front of the closet, trying to decide what would look good at a one year old's birthday party, i finally decided to put on a black skirt, with a white tank and put John's dress shirt over it and tied it at the bottom, I debated between my Jimmy choos or my Manlos but i figured i would be more comfortable in my sandels
"HELLO?" a voice yelled startling me
"HEY!" i yelled back realizing it was Annie
"Where the hell are you?" Annie said
"In the Bedroom..i'll be right out" I said looking for my favorite bracelet and finally spotting it on our wedding picture frame
I walked out and found Annie standing in the living with a huge package
"What the hell is that thing?" I said pointing to the huge package sitting in front of the couch
"It's a present for my little niece" Annie replied," and no i'm not going to tell you what it is until she opens it"
"The box is bigger than her!" I exclaimed
"Shut up!" Annie said
"Hello Hello" Gina said sticking her head in the Doorway
"G, come in come in!" I said going over and hugging her
"Where's the birthday girl?" Gina asked sitting on the couch
"At the Bakery with her Daddy" I said
"Can we do anything to help?" Annie asked
"Yeah..blow up balloons" I said tossing Gina the package
I went back back into the kitchen and started to make a salad
"Hey Hey" I heard John come in
"Hi!" Both Annie and Gina exclaimed
"Hi Sweetie" I said as John walked into the kitchen with Maggie and a huge bag
"Hi Baby" John said putting the bag on the kitchen table and putting Maggie on the floor
"Oh John, get her off the floor and go change her will you?" I said
"Her Diaper or the whole outfit?"John asked
"Both, go put on that multi-colored dress on her" I said chopping an onion
"Wait.your serving cake and punch right?" John said picking Maggie off the floor
"So?" I said sensing an argument coming
"Unless you like doing laundry, she's gonna spill everywhere" John said walking into the living room
"Fine, John, then put her in jeans and a t-shirt" I said rolling my eyes
"Uh is everything alright?" Gina asked
"Oh yeah..typical argument" I said finishing with the onion
"That sounded kinda rough.." Gina said gently picking up an apple
"Nah..it ain't nothing til one of us pulls out a butcher's knife" I said looking down and chopped a tomato but moving my eyes forward to catch Gina's reaction
Her eyes just BUGGED out of her head
"G..I'm kidding" I said laughing
"Oh you are such a BITCH!" Gina said tossing the apple at me
"Thank you thank you very much!" I said laughing
"HEY..WHERE THE HELL IS EVERYONE?" A voice yelled
"CATIE!" Annie shrieked
After Catie came, it's seemed like everyone came in one giant group.
By 2, everyone we'd invited had come and was chatting with each other.
My cousin was holding Magie annd My mom was in the middle of critizing the way i heated the chicken wings up
"Nik..I'm telling you..you left them in the oven way too long" She said
"Ma, Fine then don't eat them " I said annoyed
"Well..when i used to throw parties like this , i never overcooked anything" My mother said
I was so frustrated, I walked over to where John and Vinnie were standing
"Nik, great party "Vin said then kissed me on the head
"Glad someone appreciates me.." I mumbled
"Why? what happened?" John said putting his arms around me
"My mother..apparently when she used to throw parties..nothing ever went wrong in her mind but as i recall..something ALWAYS went wrong" I said
"I honestly will never understand the relanship you have with your mother" John said rolling his eyes
"You and Me both" I said
"Well at least now that your pregnant again, John's mom and yours won't fight over Maggie" Vin said
"True" I rolled my eyes
About two hours later, it was time to cut the cake and open the presents
"Stace, come help me in the kitchen" I said to my cousin who was playing with Maggie and Ali in the living room
"Sure" Stacey got up from the floor and followed me into the kitchen, John followed us
"John, why don't you put Maggie in her high chair and we'll bring out the cake" Stacey said
"Oh and Tell Andy to fire up the video recorder and tell Stevanne to get my camera and take pictures " I said
"Ok" John said turning around and headed back into the living room
I took the cake out of the fridge..it was a beautiful cake, shaped like a pink carebear with a party hat..it was almost too cute to cut into
"Nikk..this is a beautiful cake ..where did you get it?" Stacey asked opening the candles
"The Bakery on Lexington and 118th street" I said looking for a lighter,"Oh damn, no matches, LOUIS!"
"What?" my cousin Louis came in
"You got any matches" I asked
"Sure.." He said reaching into his pocket and pulled out the matchbox, threw them at me and walked back into the living room
"Whatta guy" I said
"Alright let's fire this sucker up!" Stacey said rubbing her hands together
"Ok but it's gonna take two of us to carry it" I said, "ready ..1..2..3"
"Oh shit..this thing IS heavy" She said her face turning red
"You'd think I'd lie about this?" I saidnearly dropping my side of the cake
"Everyone..ATTENTION please..It's time to sing Happy birthday to Maggie" Dina called
"Newman..hit the lights" I called
Newman hit the lights and we walked to the center of the room
"Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Ha
Happy birthday Dear Maggie..Happy Birthday to you" Everyone sang
"Maggie..we're gonna blow out the candles ..ready one two..three" Both John and I leaned foward and helped her blow out the candles
"YAHHH!" everyone cheered
"Let's cut this sucker!" John said
"So eloquently put" I said handing him the knife
I couldn't bear to watch him hack into the cake, so i turned and went into the kitchen to get the cookies. Everyone had some cake and it was time to open gifts
the first big gift was from Annie and it was a giant stuff cat..
From my parents and John's parents, clothes
From Stacey,Andy and Ali, little sneakers and a care bear lamp
From Vin, a mini drum set
From Catie, a hello kitty boombox
From Stevanne, a photo album
From Michelle, a blanket
From Gina, books and a stuffed bear
From Newman, a gift certificute to Baby gap
From my aunts,cousin Louis and his girlfriend, money in cards
My gift to her was a beautiful blanket made with the photos we took from the last year..it took me a month to sew but it came out great
"This is so amazing..thank you so much" I said
"Wait .. I have one final gift for the birthday day girl" John said then disapeared into the spare room
"Do you know what it is?" Gina asked
"Nope.." I said confused
"Here we go!" John said carrying a big box
"Are you ready Maggie,Let's open Daddy's gift" I said
I helped her tear off the wrapping paper and inside a large brown box was a Care Bear convertible porsche..something that was made for a five year old not a one year old
"Oh my god.." I said positively stunned
"Hey..way to go Dad" Vin slapped John on the back
After we finished the presents, I started putting food away..trying to get the house back in form
"Auntie" Ali said tugging on my skirt
"Yes Honey?" I said stopping what i was doing
"Can I play with Maggie?" Ali asked
"Sure but be careful ok?" I said
She nodded and ran off
"Do you need some help?" Annie asked
"Yeah..grab the cake and the dip and come into the kitchen" I said then went in the kitchen
"I can't believe John bought that car for Maggie"Catie said
"You and Me both.." I said putting the dishes in the sink
"Did you know he was buying it?" Gina asked
"No i figured the blanket would be from both of us" I said turning on the dishwasher
"Mommy! Auntie!" Ali yelled
"Ali! Honey what's wrong?" Stacey called from the kitchen
"Come quick!" Ali sounded so frantic everyone went running into the Nursery
I pushed past Newman and Vin to get into the Baby's room
"What is it, Ali?" I asked kneeling down beside her and Maggie
"Watch.." Ali said
She stood Maggie up and then held onto her hands
"Ready Maggie?" Ali asked
Maggie gurgled and smiled
Ali stood up, then took her hands away from Maggie's and stepped back
Maggie didn't tumble down to the floor like she usually does..instead she took a few steps, looked around then took a few more steps
"Oh my god! My baby can walk!" I said starting to cry
"Maggie..come to Daddy" John said
She took a few more unsturdy steps towards John but lost her balance and fell
"Oops..try again" Catie said encouragingly
I tried to help her stand back up but she wasn't letting me help her
"Not like that Auntie..like this" Ali said taking Maggie's hands and standing her up then when Maggie was upright..Ali slowly took her hand's out of Maggie's and stepped back
Maggie took her cues from Ali and took a few steps forward toward John
"Keep going Baby..keep going" John coached her
She stopped, looked back at me then at John, Put her fingers in her mouth, kind of jumped up and down and walked a little more towards John
"My baby can walk yayy!" I cheered
"Good Job Honey" John said
I walked over to where John was and picked up Maggie
"This certainly has been a big day..your first birthday party and now you can walk!!" I said kissing her on the head,"But enough excitement, i think it's time for Miss Maggie to go to bed"
Everyone cleared out of the Nursery while I put Maggie into her pj's and rocked her ..it didn't take long for her to go to sleep in my arms
"Hey" a voice whispered,"is she alseep?"
I looked up and realized it was John,"I think so but i'm just going to sit here for a few more minutes and make sure"
John came over and kneeled beside the rocking chair and started to stroke Maggie's hair, which over the last few months had turned a deep shade of brown
"Can you believe she's one?" John said in awe
"I know..it's seems like only yesterday we were waiting for her to come and now she's a year old and walking, time has just flown by" I said playing with Maggie's little fist
"It's been an incredible year, and just think in a few months, we'll get to do it all over again" John said smiling
"John, I'm scared" I blurted out
"Of?" He asked looking worried
"How are we going to handle two babies?" I said starting to cry, which i seemed to be doing alot these days
"It won't be easy but i think we can handle it" John said soothingly
"How can you be be so sure?" I asked
"It's a gift besides, we got really lucky with Maggie and we'll be even luckier with the new baby" John said getting up from the floor
"I love you, you know that?" I said wiping my eyes
"Yes I do and I love you too" John said kissing the top of my head and walking back into the living room
I put the baby in her crib and just stood over it watching her sleep, amazed that this little person changed our whole lives and made it actually better, i was so happy and thrilled, i almost cried again.
I went back into the living where everyone was still sitting around talking, I went over to the couch and sat on John's lap
"Oomp" John grunted
"Sorry am I crushing you?" I asked nervously
"Oh no i'm fine" John said
"then why is your face beat red" Annie asked
"Shut up" I said sticking out my tongue
"Can you guys explain to me something?" Gina asked changing the subject
"Sure" I said curiously
"This afternoon, you guys were ready to tear each other's eyes out, now your all lovey dovey..what the hell's changed" Gina asked sipping her soda
"We just have a great connection" I said
"Yeah and the sex ain't half bad either" John said laughing
"JOHN!" i blushed
