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Chapter 3
Morning Routines
Six am arrived too quickly for all peaceful sleepers, the alarm for the moms went off just like it did everyday except for their beloved Saturday and Sunday.
Clarke groaned as she stroked the hair of her wife's head, relaxing with the feel of the naked form that was sprawled on top of her.
"Too early." Lexa whispered, placing a kiss on Clarke's chest, enjoying the warmth of their room.
"The kids will be getting up soon, we need clothes, and coffee."
"Coffee." The cop said back, making the body below her laugh.
"Come on, Lex. Six kids await awakening."
"Too many."
"But we love them all. Come on, baby." Clarke placed a kiss on her wife's lips, the brunette taking a moment to ponder the idea before finally getting up and reaching for her pajamas.
"Do you want to take the babies, or the big kids?"
"Big kids. Indie should wake you up enough to get moving." Lexa snickered at the response and rubbed her eyes, pulling her wife's sweatshirt on and then heading for the still locked door.
"See you when I've got the monkeys." Clarke placed one more kiss on Lexa's lips and headed for the teenagers. Jude got up with about as much enthusiasm as Lexa, clearly proving to be her biological kid.
"Don't make me drag you out of that bed mister." She warned, having already pulled the covers away, taken his pillow, and opened the blinds and window of the room so cool air could encourage him to get up.
"You're not strong enough to." He teased, eyes still shut. She took the arm farthest from her and flipped the teenager from his stomach to his back, causing him to tip off balance and roll onto the ground.
"Showered and ready to eat in twenty minutes." She said proudly, Jude putting a hand up in the air as a thumbs down. She left with that and went to Sophie's room, finding her already waking up from the possible noise next to her.
"Was that Jude?" She asked while Clarke opened the blinds and windows of the room.
"Yup. He's a dead weight in the morning. Go run for one of the showers before I get the little girls up." The mother suggested, placing a kiss over the girl's temple and moving to the last room.
Rowen's mental alarm had her up a solid thirty minutes before everyone else. Thankfully she was old enough to shower and get ready without disturbing anyone in the house.
"Good morning, Peanut." Clarke greeted, kissing the little girl's forehead before heading for the window.
"Morning, mommy. Don't you love Tuesdays? I love Tuesdays." Rowen's talkative persona was up as well, making the mother laugh.
"Tuesdays are nice. I like Saturdays best because we all sleep in. Even you." Rowen nodded and reached for her homework, packing her backpack.
"I like waking up early."
"Of course you do, Row. You are a very peculiar little kid."
"Is that good?" She asked, making Clarke smile as she started to make the bed of the blonde.
"Of course. Now go get some food. Mama probably has Fin and Indie awake so you can help her."
"Okay, mommy." The girl ran out of the room, racing down the stairs and greeting Lexa with even more enthusiasm than Indie had earlier.
"Hey, Will. Time to wake up." Clarke said, lying next to the bed head child. She began to stroke the long pieces of hair behind her head and pressed a kiss onto her nose and forehead. "Come on, ladybug. Open those pretty eyes." Her fingers carefully drew up her forehead, finally getting the deep blue eyes to open slowly. "Good morning." Clarke whispered, pulling her little girl closer.
"I'm tired, mommy." The exhaustion was evident in the twelve year olds voice, making the doctor in Clarke perk up again. However, she knew very well that it was just the effects of waking up, and nodded her head.
"I know, but you have school. Your bed will be here for you tonight." Willow nuzzled further into her mom's embrace and slowly dozed off again. Clarke sighed and began the gentle massage on the back of her little angel. The tense muscles were still stiff, making the mother realize she needed to get Lexa to give their kid one of her signature massages in order to ease whatever was keeping her so wound up. "Ten more minutes." She said, allowing the girl a few more minutes of rest while she stayed and cuddled her.
Their time was up when the noise increased downstairs, making Clarke know her presence was needed, and their day had to keep going.
"You can shower in Mama's and my bathroom. Be quick about it." Clarke placed a kiss over the brunette's temple and went downstairs, greeting Indie and Finlay with tickles and kisses.
"I've got the eggs going. Do you mind getting some toast?" Lexa asked as she scrambled eight eggs into a pan.
"Sure. We need to talk about Willow, she seems really tense and genuinely tired, Lex. I'm worried." The blonde said, popping toast into their four-row toaster.
"Okay. We can try to sit with her after dinner or something." Lexa said with a nod, leaving the eggs for a minute to help Rowen unload the dishwasher.
"Soph! Jude! Your twenty minutes is almost up!" Clarke called, buttering the first slices of toast and placing one on Indie's chair and giving the other to Jude.
"Row, go get some toast. I'll finish here." Lexa said to girl, grabbing the last few glasses and utensils from the machine.
The two teenagers arrived downstairs, Indie taking eggs in her hand and offering them as her greeting.
"No thanks, Ind. Those are yours." Sophie had said, going around the table to kiss both of her moms' cheeks.
"Eat breakfast and be sure to pack lunch. I'm going to get off work at three so I'll get you all from school and take Rowen to swimming right after." Clarke said, taking the crust from Finlay and giving them to Zorro.
"Can I go to the mall with Emily?" Sophie asked as she took a granola bar from the top of the fridge to eat.
"Only if you have no homework, and you eat a real breakfast." The mother said, taking the bar and handing her daughter a plate with toast, eggs, and strawberries.
"Deal." Sophie went to her place at the table to eat while Rowen shuffled around to get food into her lunch bag.
"Hey, Row toss me three bars please." Jude said from his place, watching his sister pull four granola bars from the box and take one for her bag, handing the three over.
"Three bars, Jude?" Lexa asked, cocking an eyebrow while she avoided Indie's fistful of eggs, which hit the ground by her feet, allowing Zorro a chance to lunge at the food.
"I'm a growing boy. Besides, you and mom always say I need to eat in order to succeed in school." He countered, making his mothers laugh.
"Fair enough." Lexa said, taking the plastic plate of the toddler and tossing it in the sink, unstrapping her from the high chair and letting her run around to burn off some of her morning energy.
"Hey, Will! Five minutes, and then I'm coming to get you!" Clarke said by the stairs, going back to the kitchen to pour coffee into two travelers mugs for herself and her wife.
"I'm going to take a shower. I can take the kids to school before work." Clarke said, handing Lexa her mug.
"Sure. I have work at 9:30 so I'm going to get the kids ready for you and then I'm going to clean this place up before I get ready. I'll call you to let you know if I can get Rowen."
"Alright, sounds good." The blonde and brunette couple kissed, stealing a moment from the commotion before going their separate ways to ensure they could make it out the door on time.
Lexa started to clean plates, and ensured lunch bags were filled all while sipping her coffee and chasing Indie so she could change the toddler and Finlay into their day clothes.
"Will!" The brunette called when the last twenty minutes to get the kids ready arrived. Her twelve year old still needed to eat and pack her lunch. "Let's go get sissy." Lexa said to Indie following the girl up the stairs.
"Illow." Indie said as she toddled by the girls room.
"Come on, baby. Go eat and pack some lunch." Lexa said, watching her sluggish girl move around the room, fixing the bed and adjusting the pillows a little too often.
"Okay." She replied in a lazy tone, taking her backpack as she left the room. Lexa grabbed clothes for the little ones. "Fin, time to get ready!" The four year old raced up stairs, Zorro close behind him.
"Green shirt, green shirt, please!" He begged, taking off his pajamas without being asked to and going to Indie to help her.
"Thanks for the help." Lexa said as she took a green shirt from his dresser and a pair of jeans with some boxers, socks, and a sweater. She took some underwear, tights, and a long shirt for Indie before placing everything on the floor. She managed to dress the kids, Finlay talking the whole time about today being his kindergarten classes' day at the library.
"Be sure to get some new books so you can read to mommy and I. We love when you read to us." Lexa said, leading the kids out of the room when they were ready and getting their teeth brushed quickly before setting them up by the door with their shoes, and backpacks.
"Teenagers, little girls, please get your backpacks together and please don't leave your homework behind!" Lexa called, nuzzling noses with Indie once her she zipped up her sweater.
Clarke came down the stairs, dressed in her professional attire, the doctor's coat slung over her shoulder as she took her purse and slipped on some shoes.
"Go save some lives today." Lexa said, leaning her forehead against her wife's.
"Go protect some lives today." Clarke replied, kissing her before the kids interrupted with their giggles and over-exaggerated gagging noises.
"Okay, stop being silly. Go and be your amazing selves. I love you all." Lexa said, kissing each kids head as they walked by. "Be extraordinary!" She called, winking at Willow who managed to crack a smile before she shut the door behind them. She turned and puffed out some air at the sight of a messy house before her, petting Zorro and preparing to clean and get herself ready to leave for work.
I'm seeing a bunch of angst and fluff coming up in Chapter 4. Thank you for those kinds comments and to anyone that has started to read. I truly hope you all enjoy this story!
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