Three Little Princess

: : Author : : Shelby ( [email protected] )

: : Summary : : The next part of the story with The O�Connells and their three daughters. I�m jumping ahead about to where they are already toddlers, thats more fun I think but if you guys won�t a baby story with all of them I will do that per request.

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Three Little Princesses

Prologue:

Life had changed for the O�Connells. A few short years ago their adventures had ranged from walking mummies to giant scorpions, and while there were still adventures to be had, their biggest adventure arrived a little over two years ago with the birth of identical girls. Elizabeth, Louisa and Rebecca were every bit as adventurous as Alex had been at two, only there were three of them to contend with. Though they all looked alike, with Evie�s dark hair and Rick�s blue eyes, that is were the similarities stopped. Each of them had very distinct personalities, though one thing they had in common was their unity. None of them liked being without each other, and for Evie at least that concerned her. She knew at some point they would go to school and have to be in separate classes. For now the girls stayed home with Nanna and daddy while Evie worked at the Museum, and Alex attended school and played Rugby as well as Cricket.

Chapter 1: Introductions

The strongest willed of the three girls was Elizabeth. She didn�t have much fear in anything and was always the first to try something new before either Rebecca or Louisa would follow. Generally Elizabeth was the one to spend the most time in the quiet chair, and the first to tell her parents �no� if she wasn�t willing to do something asked of her, or not to do something. Rick was more humored than angered by her willful defiance, saying she reminded him of Evie who had never given up on becoming apart of the prestigious Bembridge Scholars, nor had she given up the life as an adventurer. Since the girls birth she and Rick had been to South America and back to Egypt a few times leaving Nanna behind to look after the girls. Rebecca was next as far as being willful went, though a stern look from mum or dad usually ended her willfulness fairly quickly. She and Elizabeth were more likely to interact with others than Louisa who was the quiet one. Louisa hardly ever got into trouble, and both Rebecca and Elizabeth did the talking for her, which was something both Rick and Evie were having to work on, trying to teach her to say what she wanted instead of pointing when she needed something.

Another Monday morning presented itself, and Evie sighed as she felt her husbands body pressed against hers.

�I�m not sure I want to go to work,� Evie admitted, as she rolled over to face him. Rick leaned in, and gave her a gently good morning kiss.

�I know. Weekends don�t count for much when you have four kids wanting different things do they?� Rick asked looking into her beautiful hazel eyes.

�Maybe we need a vacation,� Evie replied sighing contentedly as he pressed her head against his chest.

�Where should we go this time?� he asked softly, kissing the top of her head.

�Someplace romantic,� she whispered. Then the loud ringing of her alarm made both of them jump. Rick reached over her and shut it off, though they were both very much awake. After a good morning kiss, Evie was up, and got her robe on, then went down the hall to get Alex, who was now 11, up. When she walked into his room, she found him still very much asleep with both Siam and Cleo sleeping with him.

�Goodmorning Alex,� Evie called out as she opened the shutters on his window letting in the early morning light. Having stayed up late the night before, reading another installment of his favorite series, King Author and the Knights of the Round Table, getting up was not something Alex want to do. He pulled his blankets up over his head in protest to his mum�s usual cheerful voice.

�Come on Alex time to get up darling,� Evie said. She moved to the end of the bed, and lifted the covers finding a foot which she tickled until he was squirming and laughing.

�All right I�m awake,� he said as she stopped.

�Good, because if you go to sleep I�m letting your sisters get you up,� Evie said. The girls had their way of getting him up, which was to lay on him and give him wet baby kisses which he wasn�t all that fond of. When she threatened that, Alex mumbled a few words, then sat up stretching. Across from Alex�s room, was where the three princesses slept. Rick, Alex, and Jonathan called them princesses, and for the most part they were. Rick bought them anything they asked for, which drove Evie crazy most of the time because she wanted them to learn, like Alex had, that they couldn�t get everything they wanted. Their room was almost as big as Rick and Evies room, with shelves full of dolls and stuffed animals as well as books. They shared a large bed on the end of which was a toy chest with dress up cloths in it. In the center of the room was a kid sized table, with four chairs around it where they had tea parties, or where they drew pictures. Among the other things found in their room, there were doll beds for their babies, and doll highchairs, all things Rick had a few men at his shipping firm make for them. Snug in their bed, Evie watched her three daughters sleeping peacefully, always amazed at how angelic they looked when they were asleep. After another few moments of watching them, she walked to the bed and began to sing to them, giving each of her daughters kisses.

�Mummy seep if us,� Elizabeth said. Evelyn crawled in the bed with her little girls, and they all snuggled up to her.

�It�s time to get up my angels,� Evie said after a few more minutes of snuggling.

�Tay bed,� Rebecca said as she sucked her middle fingers. Evie smiled and reached out moving her hair out of her face.

�What should you wear today? Will you help mummy decide?� Evie asked as she eased out of bed. Louisa sat up and reached for her, and Evelyn smiled holding her close as she moved over to the closet, where their dresses hung. With two Aunts, and several friends, the girls had a whole closet full of dresses to wear, and with the cold weather setting in, Evie selected the three dresses made out of a corduroy material, and which had long shirts that went under them.

�What do you think Louisa?� Evie asked.

�Dat do,� she said as she closed her eyes.

~*~

After getting dressed, Alex made it downstairs, finding Nanna with breakfast served. He greeted her with a big hug, then sat down and let her serve him eggs bacon and toast.

�Are your sisters getting up?� Nanna asked.

�I think so, I heard their bath running,� He said as he took a bite of bacon. He finished one plate full of food, and had Nanna fill another plate, and was working on that when Elizabeth ran in laughing. She was completely undressed and soaking wet. Nanna caught her hugging her close despite her wet state.

�Where are your cloths?� Nanna asked, as Rick came in with a towel.

�No daddy get me,� she said laughing as he made snorting noises. Rick caught her, and wrapped her in the towel he had, then took her to be dried off and dressed.

�Did I do things such as that?� Alex asked. To that question, Nanna smiled.

�You escaped from a bath more times than I can count. One time you got all the way outside because your uncle left his side door open, before we caught you,� Nanna said. Alex grinned guessing his uncle John had gotten a lot of grief for that one. As he was finishing his breakfast, the rest of the family came in with three little girls dressed pretty and proper.

�Up,� Louisa said tugging on her brothers pants leg. After scooting out his chair Alex let her up, then held her on his lap letting her have the food he had left behind. Their dresses were navy blue with little bows on them and lace around the waist, and the shirts worn under it were white. They also wore warm stockings and little black leather shoes, though everyone knew those would be off before Rick could get them in the car. Elizabeth and Rebecca sat in their highchairs, and for a few minutes they ate like they were supposed to, then Elizabeth got that look in her eye, something that didn�t go unnoticed by dad.

�Elizabeth no,� Rick said.

�But Unc John did it,� she said pouting. One evening, when he had been watching them and all three of them had been fussy, Jonathan had thrown a pea at Elizabeth and let them throw peas back at him. Now the girls liked to start food fights at any given moment during a meal. Alex had to stifle his laughter, remembering countless things Uncle John had taught him that his parents didn�t like.

�Well Unca John shouldn�t have shown you that,� Rick said.

�Down,� Louisa said. Alex put her down, and she ran around the table to where daddy sat and Rick held her giving her a kiss.

�Don�t forget that we have that appointment today with the specialist Dr. Brigman found for us,� Evie said.

�I won�t,� he said as he gave Louisa a bite of eggs. Once family meal was over, Alex got his things, and he and Evie said their goodbyes leaving for school and work.

~*~

At a quarter till one, Evie met Rick and Louisa in the office district of London and together they went in to a large building, going up several flights of stairs until they came to a small office. While Evie signed them in, Rick sat down and untied the hood on Louisa�s knit sweater pulling it back as she looked around.

�Becca Bef?� she asked. Becca was for Rebecca and Bef was Elizabeth.

�Their at home with Nanna and Alex,� Rick answered as he got her sweater off. When Evie walked over to where they were sitting, Louisa wanted her, and in a moment Evie was reading to her. It was frightening how far ahead of her Rebecca and Elizabeth were, and since Dr. Brigman couldn�t offer answers or solutions, he had sent them to an office that specialized in speech and cognitive development. London was well known for its medical advances, and Evie had pushed their doctor to help them find someone with answers and someone who could help.

�Louisa O�Connell?� a young woman called out. They followed her back to an office and the girl left. Louisa hid her face against Evie�s neck, as they settled, not liking being on her own. Then the door opened and a young man walked in, someone who looked younge than them.

�I�m Thomas Zachery,� he said as he shook Evelyn and Rick�s hands.

�Now the information I received from your doctor says Louisa was one of three babies born at the same time, and that she was the smallest?� He asked. Evelyn nodded not sure where he was going with this.

�The reason I ask is that in the few cases of what we call multiple births that we see, it is generally the smallest child who learns the slowest. Your Doctor also told me that she is beginning to speak. What I want to do here today is to watch her, and try to develop a program for you to work on at home to help her learn speech, and other skills better,� he said. He led them out of his office to a huge room full of every kind of toy imaginable, and even with that, Louisa didn�t want anything to do with the toys, not until Rick sat down and began to play, then slowly she warmed up and interacted with her daddy, then on her own which was her usual behavior. Dr. Zachery watched her at play for several hours making notes of things, observing her communications with mum and dad, and when they went back to his office he had what he wanted.

�The first thing that I will ask is for you not to respond to her pointing for things. She knows the names, and she must learn to ask for what she wants. Keep reading to her and may I recommend also that you get pictures of things and help her identify the names that way,� he said. Once they were finished Louisa was sound asleep. Rick and Evie went their separate ways, Evie to the Museum and Rick and Louisa home.

~*~

It was toward dinner when Evie arrived home, and to a noisy house which was not uncommon with three two year old daughters. Once she had put her purse and coat away, Evie walked in the Parlor where all three of the girls where on their fathers back laughing as he pretened to be their horse. Evie watched off to one side of the bookshelf not wanting to disturb them just yet.

�Fasser Daddy,� Rebecca yelled.

�Nooo,� Louisa said sliding off the back of her daddy, since she was on the end. She fell back and hit her head against the floor, and for the time being the fun was over. Evie walked in and picked her up swaying her as she screamed

�It�s all right baby,� Evie said as she rubbed the back of her head. Rick came to them after Helping Elizabeth and Rebecca down safely.

�I�m sorry princess,� Rick said kissing the area on the back of her head which Evie was rubbing.

�Give Issa kiss,� Rebecca said. Rick picked them both up and the gave her kisses then were ready to play, but with Evie home it was time for three little girls to be getting to bed.

�It�s time to go to bed,� Rick said then spun them around getting laughter before he and Evie took them upstairs to start the long process of getting them to sleep.

~*~

Much later that night when Elizabeth, Rebecca, and Louisa were finally asleep, Evelyn and Rick left Nanna in charge and went on a needed drive alone. Rick held Evies hand as he drove their car further out into the country both savoring the quiet.

�I�ve been thinking that it might do well for me to take Louisa to the museum with me. Rebecca, and Elizabeth hardly give her a chance to talk, and I think she would do better if she was the only one around.� Rick frowned at her suggestion, knowing that when one of their girls was taken away and put on their own, then it usually resulted in an unhappy baby.

�Are you sure, she�s the shyest of the three, and I remember the time we let Alex take her to the park and she had a fit on the bus,� Rick said. Evelyn had not forgotten that time, but she was also determined to get her baby to communicate better, and Rick knew she would give it her all, as she always did. When he stopped the car, she found that they were at a meadow, their favorite meadow and smiled as she knew what he had in mind.

�We havn�t been here for a long time,� Evie said as he reached out and began to untuck the shirt she was wearing from her slacks.

�It�s been too long,� Rick said as he lifted her shirt off of her. They made love quite a few times before they were ready to go home, and even then they were reluctant to leave a world where only they existed, but their daughters needed them, and all to soon Rick was driving back to the house where their life as parents awaited.