Briony watched the video, her daughter's cheeks still adorably round and full.

"Hey, sweetheart," she murmured softly. "Do you miss Mommy?"

Little Nina kept her head down, not quite catching on. "Of course I do~"

She sounded nonchalant, not even lifting her gaze.

Briony couldn't help but smile. "Do you really miss Mommy?"

"I really do..." Little Nina paused, then her tiny mind finally put two and two together.

She jerked her head up, her big eyes widening as she saw Briony on the screen. "Mommy!"

"Mommy!"

Little Mario dropped his Lego bricks and dashed over at lightning speed.

Both little ones jostled in front of the phone, squishing their chubby faces side by side, each trying to get the best spot in front of the camera.

Neither was willing to give an inch.

"Hey! Little Mario, stop pushing! Mommy wants to see me, not you!" Nina protested.

"No way!" Little Mario shot back. "Mommy wants to see me too!"

called my

"Mommy called me too!"

it came to vying for attention, neither of them

squabbling could escalate, Briony quickly intervened, "Mommy wants to see both of you, so no fighting! Why don't you two sit together, and let your godfather hold the phone a bit farther

was the fairest

onto the couch, then propped the

couch, peering into the screen. "Mommy, when

few days,

be two days, or it could be nine days," little Mario said, ever the stickler for detail. "Mommy, can you

glanced at Stewart for

from the sidelines. Catching her eye, he

three

Nina clapped her hands, beaming. "Mommy's

already keeping score. "Don't be like Dad-he said he'd build a snowman with me,

no hiding the disappointment

paused, glancing

quickly brought a finger to his lips, signaling her not to

her lips

"Yeah!

his word. liar!" Nina chimed in.promised to take me to

in the air, but Stewart remained hidden

little

turned to Stewart. "Aren't you planning to go

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