Dina: let me do it.
Abby: why?
Dina: shut up and give me that
(takes cloth from Abby's hand and stars cleaning Abby's wound)
Abby: you don't have to you know
Dina: it's faster if I do it…
Abby: is that the only reason why you are helping me?
Dina: what else could it be?
a / n : purely self indulgent because i adore dinabby so much , enjoy !!
The car clicked shuddered into reverse, Abby’s large arm blocking Dina’s view of the road as they backed down the driveway— a slight hum coming from the radio.
“So, place your bets now. Talia has either given JJ chocolate or he hasn’t had a nap, my money is on nap.” Dina peered over at the blonde, fingers coming to toy with the buttons on the radio, flipping through stations of static to land on the only thing that wasn’t garbled— country— making her huff lightly as she settled back down into the passengers seat.
Abby clicked her tongue against her teeth, one hand holding the wheel while the other came down to settle on the girls thigh— rubbing small circles into the flesh exposed by her shorts. “I might have to agree with you this time,” she began, eyes focused on the quickly disappearing blacktop. “She seemed really excited to have him over, probably didn’t give him a moment of peace for a nap.”
The brunette snorted, a chortle of a laugh falling from her lips as she nodded. “You’re very right, she loves him so much it might be unhealthy.” She teased, moving a hand to brush her hair over her shoulder, leaning her head back to settle on the headrest. “I’m glad she offered to babysit today though, we needed a date night.”
“That we did,” Abby smiled, taking her eyes off the road for a second to peer over at Dina— watching as she rolled her eyes playfully. “I forgot how quiet our house gets when we’re not chasing a toddler around.” She paused for a moment, shaking her head slightly. “I did miss him though.”
Dina bit the inside of her cheek, nose scrunching as she gave a small nod. “I didn’t want to say it but I did too.” She breathed finally, her hand coming to rest on top of Abby’s speckled one, “I loved being alone with you but—,”
“—It felt like something was missing, I know, baby.” The woman turned her palm up, letting Dina’s fingers come to intertwine with her own— giving her hand a reassuring squeeze. “He’ll be home soon, don’t worry.”
Her tawny eyes softened, a warmth rising in her cheeks as she turned her head to look directly at Abby. From the way she was sitting, the setting sun had taken a backpedal to Abby’s beauty, making a small sigh fall from Dina’s mouth as she stared. The girls honey hair was weaved carefully into her braid, the strain of the day making tiny strands fall and frame her face, creating a halo as the haze of orange light filtered through— an angelic glow filling the gaps of sunkissed skin. Never had she ever had the pleasure of being loved so purely, so openly— the memories of the taut blonde holding a tiny JJ flooding her mind as if it was the first time.
“I love you.”
It was Abby’s turn to turn, her head snapping in the woman’s direction before the looked away— the familiar flush of pink filling her cheeks. “I-I love you too, but—,” she began, being cut off by Dina’s shushing.
“Don’t ask questions, Abigail.” She enunciated, squeezing her hand tightly as the road forked— sending them turning onto Jackson Road, Talia’s house coming into view as they trekked on— the large bushes of hydrangeas settled before her front porch unmistakeable. “Oh my goodness,” she breathed, squinting as Abby made a slight left into the woman’s driveway.
The blonde chuckled, shaking her head. “Looks like we were right.” She spoke, watching as JJ chased the older woman around— a foam sword in his hand and the tatters of a pirate costume adoring his tiny body. The sight was something she wished she could frame, her foot coming to ease on the break— causing the car to halt, her hand itching to grab her phone. The boy was growing so fast, before they’d even realize he was already four, running and smiling and laughing like his entire purpose was to be seen. Be heard. Be loved. “He’s going to crash once we get him buckled up.”
Dina was already halfway out of the car before it had stopped, her hand pulling from Abby’s as she let the car door slam behind her. “JJ!” She half-shouted, watching as the boy stopped in his step before spinning around on his heel to look for the voice he recognized as ‘mama’s.’ She held out her arms for him as she kneeled down by the side of the car, his little legs carrying him to her— sword discarded on the clover lawn.
Abby had taken to exiting the car, coming around behind to watch as the boy stumbled into his mama’s arms— her heart squeezing at the sight of his chubby hands balling in her flannel. “How was he today, a menace- I hope?” The girl joked, her eyes coming to land on Talia’s approaching figure, laughing slightly as the woman pulled off a much-too-small eyepatch.
“It is Dina’s son, what more could you expect?” She returned, nudging her sister gently with the tip of her converse. “I’ll run inside and get his bag, it’s supposed to storm so I don’t wanna keep you guys too long.”
Dina pulled back from the boy, noting the yawn that left his mouth as he tore his gaze from her to land on Abby.
“Bee!”
Before Abby could react, he’d already wriggled out of Dina’s hold— coming to latch himself to her leg. “Hey there, little man.” She smiled, bending down to pry him off, letting him come to rest on her hip as Dina pulled herself up from the gravel— sticking her tongue out at the toddler, erecting a fit of giggles to fall from his lips.
“Traitor.” She murmured playfully, navigating past Abby to open the back door, moving the toys around to clear his booster seat. “He’s walking the plank when we get home, just so you know.” She quipped alluding to the possibility of a bath, moving back to hold her arms out for him, the stickiness of his hands not going unnoticed as he settled into her grasp begrudgingly.
Talia was panting when she appeared again, dinosaur backpack in hand, holding it out for Abby to take as she doubled over. “Sorry,” she wheezed, taking a breath before continuing. “It was upstairs and I didn’t want to keep you both waiting— I know how,” she paused, sitting up straight as she gave the woman a nod. “—Dina, Dina is about storms.”
The blonde gave her a smile, holding the backpack close to her chest as she nodded. “Thank you, Tals, now get inside before you fall over dead.” She nodded up towards the house, watching as the girl took back steps.
“Love you all, and bring my baby back!” She shouted, turning on her heel to run back to the porch, disappearing back inside the house— this time for good as the door audibly slammed behind her. Whether she wanted to admit it or not, she came to share Dina’s storm phobia, making it all the more obvious as the curtains could be seen flying shut.
Dina snapped JJ’s seatbelt into place, tugging on it gently to make sure it was secure before giving him a tiny kiss on the forehead— clicking the car door shut behind her. She hesitated at her own door, peering up at the burly blonde, a hint of a smile pulling at her mauve lips. “I—,”
“I love you too.” Abby smiled, moving a hand to cup her face, her head dipping down to connect their lips in a gentle kiss— the taste of Dina’s honey chapstick making her sigh.
The brunette pulled back to rest her forehead on Abby’s, eyes coming to meet her slate ones. “New bet, how long will it take JJ to fall asleep? I think about ten minutes.”
I had one just like this except the buttons on the keyboard were soft! It was roughly 2011, and I could use the internet to scroll Facebook and thought I was the bomb dot com. I had that same phone for like three years. Nothing could compare to the satisfaction of sliding the keyboard shut after sending a very long message.
After i upgraded from a standard slide phone I thought i was hot shit with my tmobile sidekick, for those not in the know, here it is
(not my pic i don’t have a pic of mine rn) See that round thing on the right? thats a TRACKBALL, this think didn’t use buttons to move around, you rolled a ball in the direction you wanted, and the games made for this thing were FIRE, I used to read fanfiction on fanfiction.net on this, hell i WROTE some of my fanfiction on this thing
Christmas/Holiday Boars have always been a thing but it still blows my mind that people choose my Holiday Boar to celebrate. Thank you for all the love, Stay safe and Happy Holidays!
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