Castle Ficlet: Trampling the Marigolds 1/1
Johanna hears them before she sees them (not that that’s surprising, given that her grandchildren sound like a thundering herd on the pavers) and wipes dirt from her palms before standing up straighter.
She feigns surprise when they run around the corner, pressing her hand to her chest and offering a gasp.
“Oh my, who is that?” she calls, stepping over the barrier to the flower bed so her more-than-eager babies won’t trip over the brick or trample over the marigolds.
“Nana, s'us!” Izzy insists mid-run. “S'Izzy an Jon!”
Upon hearing his name, little Jon’s head pops out from behind his sister. “Hi Nana!”
Johanna grins, kneeling carefully, extending her arms for both children. Isabelle is first to crash into her, but she manages to stay upright to accept the hug Jonathan offers as well.
“Well hi, my babies. I’ve missed you. How are you?” She dots kisses to their heads, giving them the chance to bounce in her arms before she gets to her feet and attempts to haul them up.
“Careful, monsters,” Rick calls. “Breaking Nana in the first five minutes isn’t a good plan.”
Johanna laughs, shaking her head in her son-in-law’s direction. “They’re fine, Rick. Aren’t you guys?” she adds, dropping kisses on their noses.
Rick concedes, joining them a minute later and dipping to kiss her cheek. “Hi, Johanna. Miss us?”
She chuckles. “So much. How’s Katie?”
Joy lights his eyes. “Ready to get the newest troublemaker into the world.”
Johanna squeezes the kids, swaying a little as they start talking over one another, telling her all about Mommy going to the hospital to have ‘their’ baby.
“Well, tell her not to worry about these two; we will be just fine.” She hefts the children higher on her hips.
Her son-in-law smiles, pressing a kiss to her cheek. “Thanks. I’ll call as soon as I can.”
Johanna nods, watching him kiss his children and dart around to the front of the house again with a spring in his step.
This is in the same AU universe as these (and maybe another that I can’t find at the moment) ficlets. Ficlet 1, Ficlet 2
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