Baby Can I Hold You

'Why are you smiling like that?'



'Like what?' Kelly sat across from her best friend as they ate breakfast.



'Like you know a secret and wont tell the rest of us. ' Kelly shrugged before going back to her breakfast. ' Please tell me you didn't?



'Didn't what?'



'You and Carrie didn't...you know.' Ashley looked down to Elle who was looking up wide eyed. ' you didn't do the happy dance.' Kelly covered her mouth.



'Happy dance? ' she giggled.



' Want me to say the real words?' Ashley pointed to Elle.



'What no.....and no we didn't do the happy dance.'



'whats the happy dance? 'Elle quizzed. ' can I do the happy dance.'



'Oh thanks Ashley...ill never be able to do the happy dance ever again now.'



'So.....why so happy?' Kelly smiled. She knew Carrie had wanted to wait a while before telling everyone, they still had the pressure of getting the divorce from Paul.



'Promise to keep it a secret?'



'Promise'



A real promise this time Ashley....not like the time you promised not to tell anyone I liked Jack and then you went and told the whole school.'



'Hey...'Ashley held up her hands. ' I told Mary....and Mary told the whole school...not my fault there.'



'Anyway...this time no one can know.' Elle sat forwards as her mother talked.



'No one can know what?'



'Shh Elle.'



'Mommy? 'Elle yelled for Carrie.' Mommy wont tell me a secret,' Carrie came walking in holding Joseph in her arms.



'Tell her a secret Kelly....don't be mean,'



'I'm trying to tell Ashley something here...' Kelly nodded her head hoping Carrie would know what she means.



'Oh can I know? ' Carrie asked sitting next to her girlfriend.



'You know.' Kelly said dryly, ash Carrie caught on.



'You promised not to Kelly....i shouldn't have told you.'



'If you don't tell me then it doesn't work...i need to know for it to happen.'



'Fine tell Ashley but make her promise.' Ashley sat looking back and forth between the two singer, they had completely confused her to the point she didn't really want to know the secret now.



'OK OK....Ashley...last night Carrie asked me a question....and I said yes.' Kelly and Carrie sat looking at Ashley waiting for her to catch on.



'Oh...oh...oh oh .' Ashley clapped.



'Why is she sounding like Santa?' Elle quizzed.



'Shh Elle.'



'And you said yes....oh im so happy...oh im going to get to wear an amazing dress....' Carrie sat back as she watch her girlfriends best friend plan the wedding like it was her own. ' Show me then.'



Show you what?' Kelly asked.



'Show me the ring' Ashley pointed towards Kelly finger.



'Son of a bitch...' Carrie smacked her head with her hand. ' I forgot to give you the ring.' Carrie handed Joseph to Ashley as she walked out the door.



'mommy said bitch'



'Elle shhh.'



'She says bitch and I get shh'd '



'Elle!' Kelly turned to her daughter.



'It just doesnt seem fair.' The little girl pointed out.



'I can't believe I forget it' Carrie came back in with a small box in her hand.



'That it?' Kelly asked pointing to the small box.



'No thats her pet monkey' Ashley added. Carrie opened her mouth to say something to Ashley but Elle beat her to it.



'Shhh Ashley' the little girl smiled at Carrie. ' ha beat you.'



'Can I have it?' Kelly had been ignoring everyone and keeping her eyes on the box.



'It's yours' Carrie explained. She turned to Elle who was looking back and forth towards her two moms. 'Elle you want to go watch tv or something.'



'Nope'



'You sure' Carrie asked.



'Yep'



'Elle leave.' Ashley whispered.



'I hate being so small...when im big im just going to go around telling everyone to be quiet and making them leave rooms' Elle complained as she walked out the kitchen. Carrie listened as the little girl spoke to Jeanne in the hall.



'What's going on sweetie?'



'Mommy has a ring and she's asking mom to marry her...but they don;'t want me to know about it.' Carrie covered her face with her hands as Jeanne came into the kitchen screaming and shouting and telling the whole house the news.