authors note: hello there! So so so so so sorry it’s been so long since I’ve written about our flower family. Life has been crazy, writers block has played a special part and the start of writing for Top Gun (and I had covid) but I had to write this! Halloween is my favorite and this family is my favorite to write. I still have other one shots to write so near the end of this one won’t make sense right now but I promise it will soon!
Word count: 2.3k
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Feedback is always welcome! Happy Halloween!
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Since Lily’s birthday fell on a Thursday this year, it was only the Hemming’s family that celebrated the day of. After school, the five of them went to dinner at Lily’s favorite restaurant, went out for ice cream and then finished the night watching a movie while eating the cupcakes you made for her. Posy sang the loudest for Happy Birthday.
Lily wanted to have a big birthday party with her friends from school and ballet and with her whole family so it was decided between you and Luke to host it on Halloween weekend. You love Halloween so in the weeks leading up to it you were constantly running to the store for decorations and to get all of your costumes.
Luke helped you decorate the house and picked up the cupcakes for the party, Lily accompanied him. The party was set to start at four o’clock and you were just finishing up with Lily’s face paint. She wanted to go as a witch and since you love dressing up as a family, you asked if she’d be okay going as the Wicked Witch from The Wizard of Oz.
Oliver was already in his little lion costume sleeping in his crib for his nap, and Posy kept clicking her red shoes from her Dorothy costume all over the house. You could hear her talking to the stuffed dog Toto she carried around in her little wicker basket.
“I don’t have to be mean like the witch, do I mama?” Lily asks as you fan over the green paint on her face.
“No, it’s just a costume but you’re still you underneath it,” you smile. “Do you want to hold your flying monkey or have him wrapped around your waist?”
“My waist! I want to carry my broom!” she bounces on her feet and you grab the stuffed monkey animal. It’s the kind that has super long arms, she got it from the zoo at Posy’s birthday, and you wrap it around her waist. She grabs her broom.
“And the final touch…” you place her witch hat on top of her head and she smiles at you. “There! You’re the perfect witch!”
“You have to get dressed mama!” Posy announces, her ruby slippers clacking on the floor.
“I’m going, I’m going!” you say and they follow you into your room where Luke is changing into his scarecrow costume. He has the outfit on with tufts of hay sticking out of his pants and shirt and he’s staring at his reflection in your vanity mirror, a brush in his hand.
“I need help,” he spins around. “I can’t do the face paint.”
“Let me,” you smile taking the brush from his hand.
Lily and Posy stand on either side of you watching as you paint the face of the scarecrow on Luke.
“Do you think I could have some glitter on my lids?” he asks.
“I think I have some yellow glitter…” you shuffle through the Halloween makeup you bought and find the compact. “Close your eyes.”
He does as you say and you apply the shimmering glitter to his eyelids, it pairs well with the brown eyeliner you added.
“Woah…” Posy sighs when he opens his eyes.
“How does daddy look?” he asks her.
“Pretty!”
“You look just like him!” Lily exclaims with a bright smile.
“Okay, now I need to get dressed. People will be arriving soon,” you say and move to the closet where your Glinda dress and accessories are.
“I wanna help!” Posy skips in the closet behind you.
“Can you hold my wand for me?” you hand her the pretend wand, her eyes light up and she sits on the pouf you have in the closet.
You pull the dress out of the bag, it’s a pretty good mock-up of the original. It’s the same pink chiffon with lots of sparkles but the sleeves and skirt of the dress aren’t as bulky as the movie. You strip out of your clothes, put on the strapless bra and step into the dress. You’re aware of Luke and the girls watching you but ever since you had Lily, you’re not embarrassed to get undressed in front of them. Being a mom comes with no more privacy.
“Can you help me with the zipper?” you ask Luke.
He shuffles behind you and pulls the zipper all the way up to your back. You adjust yourself in the dress and slip on your shoes. Thankfully, you did your makeup earlier because you knew you’d be helping the rest of your family with their costumes. So all you had left to do for the costume was put on the crown and take your wand.
“Well,” you spin around and do a little pose, “what do you think?”
“You look like a princess!” Posy claps her hands. “Toto thinks so too!”
“You look incredible, lovie,” Luke shakes his head as his eyes take you in. “You should wear that all the time.”
“I don’t think so,” you scrunch your nose then hear the waking whimpers of Oliver. “Olly’s up–”
“I”ll get him. You relax, you’ve done enough for today,” Luke smiles.
“Lily, let’s make sure we have all your goodie bags ready.”
As you’re doing a final sweep through of the house and the backyard–there’s a large table decorated with pink pumpkins, a caramel apple station, games, and a bunch of other fun decorations–the doorbell rings.
“I’ll get it!” Posy sprints inside.
“Wait for your father! Luke!”
“I got her, lovie!”
Ashton and KayKay are the first to arrive dressed as Fred and Daphne from Scooby-Doo. KayKay has on an orange wig that Posy is absolutely obsessed with.
“Wow, y/n you look fantastic!” KayKay compliments when she sees you in the backyard.
“Thank you,” you smile and do a small twirl.
“Where’s our special birthday girl?” Ashton asks holding Posy in his arms. He searches the yard and then Lily jumps out from behind one of the bushes.
“Here I am!”
“No! You’re not Lily, last I checked she wasn’t green…” he peers at her speculatively and she giggles.
“It’s me Unca Ash! Mama painted my face!” she laughs.
“Oh! It is you!” he crouches down and pokes her nose. “Happy Birthday, darling.”
“Come see all the games!” Posy says tugging him along, Lily follows with her broom.
Calum and Rayna are next and they’re dressed as Mr. and Mrs. Incredible.
“You do look incredible in that outfit, Rayna,” you say. With her dancer’s body, the tightness of the suit really accentuates her curves and muscles.
“That’s what I told her,” Calum grins before kissing her sweetly.
“And your muscles look amazing in this,” she compliments him.
“Unca Cal!” Lily runs across the yard straight into Calum’s awaiting arms.
“Hiya Lils,” he smiles hugging her close. “I love your witch costume.”
“Thank you, I have a broom and my monkey,” she points out her props.
“I love your monkey, Lily,” Rayna says kneeling next to Calum.
“Thank you Miss Rayna,” Lily twirls in her dress.
Roman is the first to arrive of her friends from school and they immediately run off to play some of the games. Posy is their little shadow following them around. More and more little friends arrive. Luke is holding Olly while you make sure the kids are all right playing the games and decorating the caramel apples until you hear him crying.
“Go on, I can watch them,” Ashton appears next to you.
You lift up your skirt and jog to where Oliver and Luke are, they’re on the patio by some of the decorations you put up. One of them was a skeleton with red glowing eyes.
“I think the skeleton scared him,” Luke says bouncing Oliver in his arms. Tears are streaming underneath his glasses and upon seeing you, his arms are reaching for you.
“Oh, it’s okay honey, mama’s here,” you croon hugging him close. His arms are tight around you as he cries into your shoulder. You kiss the side of his head multiple times and he hiccups as he calms down.
“Sorry we’re late,” Crystal announces as you sway Oliver from side to side. “Chloe spit up on her costume and I had to clean it in the wash.”
“You guys look awesome!” Luke smiles at their costumes.
Crystal and Michael are dressed as Mary Poppins and Bert while Chloe and Maddox are in matching penguin costumes.
“Thanks,” Michael smiles then frowns when he sees Oliver is upset. “What’s wrong with my nephew?”
“The skeleton scared him,” you explain rubbing at Oliver’s back then you whisper in his ear, “your uncle Michael is here, baby. Do you want to say hello?”
Oliver lifts his head then smiles at Michael.
“Hi buddy! Let’s get away from the big scary skeleton,” Michael opens his arm and takes Oliver from you. “Let’s go show your cousin Maddox the apples over there.”
Michael shifts his arms so both boys are settled comfortably in them and walks away towards the other partygoers.
“y/n, this dress is to die for!” Crystal gasps at your outfit.
“Look at you! You look like you just came from the movie!” You laugh. “The twins are so adorable as penguins.”
“I thought so too,” Crystal smiles. “I’ll go find Lily and say hello.”
“Have fun.”
You and Luke watch everyone for awhile until the doorbell rings. The two of you go answer it together to find Cory, Ella and Violetta. Cory and Ella are dressed as Flynn Rider and Rapunzel and Violetta is Pascal.
“Oh my God, Violetta is the perfect Pascal!” you gush as she waves her arms at you in greeting.
“She has a little tail, too,” Ella smiles shifting her body so you can see the curled tail.
“That is the cutest thing,” you smile. “Come on in, everyone is in the back.”
Before dinner, you have all the kids play ‘pin the spider on the web’ game and Lily is the first one to go up. Luke spins her three times and she takes very careful steps towards the wall, Posy is trying to direct her from her spot on the floor. Lily places the spider way up above where the web is but when she took off her blindfold, she was still smiling.
At seven o’clock the parents’ of Lily’s friends arrived to pick up their kids so they could trick or treat in their neighborhoods. When they were all gone, Lily and Posy ran to get their pumpkins so you could all go trick or treating but before you did, you all took photos of your costumes.
Calum and Rayna volunteered to stay at the house so they could hand out candy and your big group were off in the subdivision to collect candy. Lily and Posy held hands as they walked up each driveway and Lily needed Luke or Cory to go with her a few times because the house was scary. By the fifth house, Chloe and Maddox were fast asleep and Oliver was asleep in your arms.
Back at the house you all sang to Lily and she opened her presents on the living room floor. Oliver and the twins were fast asleep in his room and you started to get uncomfortable in your dress.
“Are you okay?” Luke asks in concern. There’s chatter in the living room from Lily opening up a gift.
“Yeah, I’m glad I didn’t get a corset with this thing. My boobs are killing me,” you grumble and tug at the fabric over your breasts.
“They’re killing me, too,” Luke’s eyes widen as he gazes at your chest. “Your boobs look fantastic right now.”
“Shush,” you laugh bumping his shoulder. “The kids will hear you.”
“No they won’t,” he shakes his head still staring at your chest. Then his eyebrows furrow together. “Why do your boobs look so good right now?”
“Because of my bra,” you shrug, “It is a push-up but…”
Your sentence fades away then Luke’s eyes meet yours. One look and you share the exact same thought but before you can discuss it further, Lily calls for you.
“Look what I got, mama!” she runs up to you holding a box of an American Girl doll.
Luke kept looking at you for the rest of the night and when you finally put Lily and Posy to bed once everyone left, he asked you.
“Are you–?”
“I don’t know,” you say quietly as he helps unzip your dress. It falls in a big pink pile at your feet and you’re quick to remove the strapless bra. You took a deep breath as that fell down to the floor as well and Luke wraps his arms around you.
“What if you are?”
“I don’t want to get our hopes up,” you shake your head resting your hands on top of his.
“Okay,” he mumbles into your skin. “How late are you?”
“Now that I’m thinking about it…a few weeks,” you answer slowly. Luke sighs then kisses your neck.
“Let’s get ready for bed and we can figure it out tomorrow,” he says.
“Okay,” you nod.
The two of you wash your faces in silence in your bathroom. Your mind is reeling because of the last several months you and Luke have endured. From therapy and a loss and even more therapy because of that loss, you didn’t want to ruin the progress you’d made. Plus with Oliver still not talking…you can only tackle one thing at a time.
Luke pulls you to his chest once you’re settled in bed, he sings your song ‘Stuck in Gravity’ softly in your ear. It lulls you to sleep along with the gentle rubbing of his hand on your belly. His mind is reeling too, he barely sleeps because he thinks by rubbing your stomach will keep you and the possibility of a baby safe.
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