"Sorry I didn't tell you before, I just-"

"Nonsense!  You didn't know I'd barge in on you like this!" Arvilla smiles. "She's beautiful, Robert."

"Thanks.. She is!" Robert smiles softly.

"What's her name?"

"Flora."

"That's pretty."

"Yeah.. You guys come in!  Tell me all about the trip over.  How were the twins?"

"They did really well!" Arvilla stands Joseph up and takes both of the twins by the hand.

"Listen you two.  We are not at home, so be respectful and do not get into things that do not belong to you.  No messes, understand?"

"Got it, mommy!" Heidi gives Arvilla a thumbs up.

"Thank you.  Do you understand, Joe?"

Joseph nods his head and wraps his arms around Arvilla.

"Aw sweet boy."

"They're so big!" Robert says.

"We gon be two!" Heidi shouts.

"That's crazy!  It feels like I just saw your mommy have you!"

"You saw mama hab us?"

"Yep!"

"When we got out of mommy's tummy?"

"Yeah!"

Heidi then lifts her dress and pokes her belly button. "Me and Joe Joe come out of this button."

Arvilla laughs.

"I must have blacked out, cause I remember it happening a totally different way."

"Robert!" She laughs. "Heidi, put your dress down!"

"No!" Heidi giggles.

Arvilla nods her head. "This one keeps me on my toes!"

"She's a little firecracker!"

"She is!"

"Let's not stay here.  We're in London!  You're finally in London!  Come on, Arvilla, let's do something fun!"

"Oooh okay!  Let's go!"

**

Robert took Arvilla and the twins out to lunch, then to a few places he knew they would love.  Arvilla hadn't smiled or laughed so much in a long time.

"I habing so much fun today!"

"Me too!" Joseph agrees with his sister.

"I'm glad you're having fun!" Robert lifts Joe in the air.

Joseph laughs before reaching for his mother. "Give me mama!"

Arvilla laughs. "I'm right here, baby boy!"

Robert hands him over.

"Uncle Bobby pick me up!"

"Come here, Princess!"

"Ah!  Now kish me!"

Robert chuckles and kisses her cheek.

"No, on da wips." She smiles.

"Heidi!" Arvilla laughs.

"You kished my mommy on the wips!"

Robert chuckles awkwardly. "She still remembers that, huh?"

"Oh yeah." Arvilla nods. "She's got a great little memory."

Robert chuckles and checks his phone.

"One second, I've gotta take this."

"Sure!"

"Hello?"

"HewOOOO!" Heidi screams.

"Shh!  Heidi, stop that." Arvilla says before mouthing to Robert, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay." Robert chuckles.

"Darling, where are you?  I've gotten out early and I was hoping we could go out to dinner."

"Oh I'm with Arvilla and the babies."

"Well get home soon, love.  I made reservations."

"Well they.. they just got in.."

"Darling, I've already made the reservations."

"Alright, alright.  I'll be home soon."

"Thank you."

Robert sighs and hangs up.

"I have to go.."

Arvilla smiles softly. "That's okay!  We'll meet up tomorrow?"

"I work tomorrow but.."

"No worries, Bobby."

"Dinner tomorrow night?"

"We would love to." Arvilla smiles.

"Perfect.  I'll see you all tomorrow."

"No leabe!" Heidi pouts.

"I'm sorry, honey.  I'll see you tomorrow night.  I want you to pick out your prettiest dress to wear, okay?"

"Otay!  I got lots of pwetty dwesses!"

"I bet you do!  Joe buddy, I'll see you tomorrow, okay?"

"Bye bye." Joseph smiles and waves.

Arvilla kisses Joseph's cheek before looking down to the ground. "I'll see you, Bobby.  Thank you for showing us around.  It was fun." She looks him in the eyes and shines her big beautiful smile.

"No problem." Robert smiles. "It was a lot of fun.  Hey why don't I take you back to your hotel?"

"No, no, that's fine.  I think we'll hang out for a little while longer.  Thank you though."

"Of course." Robert looks down. "I'll see you tomorrow." He hugs her.

Arvilla breathes in and shuts her eyes.  She then rubbed his back and pulled away. "You go before you get in trouble."

"Smart." Robert chuckles. "Bye."

"Bye.."

Robert gets in his car and drives off.

"Mommy.  Mommy!"

"Oh sorry.  Yes Heidi?"

"Are you cwying?"

"No!  No I just have something in my eyes."

"You gots tears!"

Arvilla smiles softly and nods. "No tears."

"No tears, mommy!" Heidi points her finger.

"None!" Arvilla smiles and grabs her hand, kissing her tiny finger.

***

The next day.

"Joe Joe you so hansome!" Heidi says.

"I CUTE!" Joseph smiles

"You gon say I pwetty?"

"No!" Joseph laughs and runs away.

"Mama!" Heidi turns to her mother with watery eyes and pouted lips.

"Aw baby!" Arvilla holds her arms out. "Don't worry, you're beautiful!"

Heidi runs to her mother and cuddles into her chest. "I know dat mama."

"Well good,  I'm glad Princess!"

**

Robert's POV.

"We'll have a quick bite and leave before they offer dessert."

"What?  No!  Flora, I haven't seem them in a while and I want to spend time with them.  You don't have to go if you don't want to."

"Darling, I'm going because I love you.  Arvard is your friend so I want to get to know her."

"Arvilla."

"What?"

"Her name is Arvilla."

"What kind of a name is Arvilla?"

"Will you please stop?"

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry."

**

Dinner.

"I was really hoping she didn't bring the kids."

"Where would she leave them?"

"She didn't bring her nanny?"

Robert sighs and turns to Flora.

"I was just asking!"

"Uncle Bobby!" Heidi runs up.

"No running in the restaurant, darling." Flora says.

Heidi looks at Flora and makes a face.

"I'm so sorry.  Heidi, we walk like big girls." Arvilla says.

"I no like this person." Heidi points to Flora.

"Heidi Louise."

"It's okay." Flora fakes a smile.

"How are you, Flora?"

"Well.  I'm doing well.  How long will you and the twins be here in London?"

"A week."

"Just a week?" Robert asked with a sad look in his eyes.

"Yeah.."

"There's so many places I want you to see!  I'll have to take off work to show you!"

"Darling, they can go alone."

Arvilla looked at Flora for a moment before speaking to Robert. "Bobby you-"

"Oh I absolutely despise it when someone calls him Bobby."

"I.. I've always called him Bobby."

"It just sounds so-"

"I won't call him that, it's fine."

Robert sighs. "Flora." He says in a low voice. "Calm down."

"I'm always calm, love." She smiles and softly caresses Robert's cheek.

The evening went on and things just got more and more awkward.  The twins and Flora clearly hated each other.  Robert wanted to speak to Arvilla, but every time he tried Flora would interrupt and speak about herself.

Arvilla was upset because the fun trip she pictured was ruined by Flora.  She just wished she would just go away.

**

Later that evening Arvilla called Margene.

"Hello?"

"Hi.."

"Why do you sound like that?  What happened?  Did you two kiss and freak out again?"

"No!"

"Then what is it?"

"Bobby- Robert has a girlfriend."

"Oh that's great!"

"She's a bitch, Margene!"

"Oh Arvilla!"

"No, I'm serious.  I know I don't use that word very often, but I have to for her.  She is Horrible!"

".. Are you jealous?"

"No!  I just.. Bobby deserves someone with a kind heart." Arvilla says, her voice going high.

"Are you crying?"

"No!" Arvilla bursts into tears.

"Arvilla, he must be happy with her."

"I don't think so."

"What's her name?  Maybe I can find her on the internet."

"Flora Jarred."

"Okay give me a second.  Emmett let me use the computer!"

"For what?"

"Don't worry about it, just move."

There was then a silence before Margene gasped.

"You found her?"

"Yes and she's beautiful!"

"With ugly insides."

"Arvilla.."

"What!"

"She kinda looks like you."

"No she doesn't."

"Yes she does.  Kinda like an off brand version of you."

"That's weird, Margene."

"Robert can't have you so he found an evil brunette version of you."

"Stop it!  He did not... did he?"

"He for sure did!  I'll have to show Carol!"

Arvilla sighs. "No stop it.  He didn't.  And you're probably right.. Maybe he is happy with her.. I just don't feel right about it." Arvilla looks into space with tears in her eyes.

"He deserves someone special.."