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Charlotte woke up around 4 AM, stretching and wondering why the hell she was up this early. She felt something wet under her thigh, and sat up, pulling the blanket off of her and Mason. She looked down to see a huge wet spot under her son, and she sighed, reaching over and tapping Cooper's arm. "Coop...Cooper..." She mumbled and after a few seconds, he slowly sat up and opened his eyes.
"Hmm?" He questioned, and his wife looked down at their son. Cooper moved the blanket slightly to see what she was talking about, and when he noticed he let out a small sigh. "Mason..." He gently patted his son's back, trying to wake him up. He moved his face down closer to him. "Mason...you gotta get up, buddy." He told him, nudging the teenager a bit more.
As he started to wake up, Charlotte took the pillow that he had his arm around and he stretched his arms out, feeling the spot under him. When he did, his body shot back into Cooper and he looked at the sheet, disgusted.
"It's okay. It happens." Cooper told his son, gently rubbing his belly.
"It's alright. I can get it taken care of." Charlotte reached over, rubbing Mason's leg. "What don't you go clean yourself up?" Mason looked up at her, frowning slightly before he got out of bed, avoiding the spot at all costs.
"Want me to give you a hand?" Cooper questioned, touching his back, helping him to get out of bed, but Mason just ignored him.
Charlotte handed him his pillow when he walked past her, smiling slightly at the teenager. "Here you go, babe." He walked away, looking back at the bed and frowning once more before turning back, going down the hallway and into his bedroom.
"Alright...I'll help you, uh, strip the bed..." Cooper told his wife, pushing the blanket off of him and getting out of bed.
The blonde followed shortly after. "I am not the one who needs help." She mumbled, taking the corner of the sheet and pulling it off. Cooper took the top left corner and pulled it off, letting out a sigh as Charlotte took the comforter, tossing it into the corner of their bedroom.
Cooper looked at Charlotte, taking off the sheets and throwing them with the comforter. "Should we sleep on the couch?"
Charlotte shook her head, taking the last sheet off of the bed and tossing it over with everything else. "Wait until we find out if Mase is comin' back in here, first." She told her husband, walking out into the hallway, getting new sheets and a new comforter. "Can ya get me a towel, babe?" She questioned.
Cooper nodded, going into their bathroom and grabbing a towel, bringing it back and tossing it to her. "Here." He told her, watching her fold up the towel and placing it over the spot on the bed before putting the sheets back on. "I'll be right back. I'm gonna go tell Mase that he can come back in here if he wants to."
Charlotte nodded and Cooper left the room, going down the hall. The hallway light was still on and Mason's door was wide open. Mason was in bed when Cooper walked in, standing in the doorway. "Mase? Are you awake?" He hadn't expected an answer, and he didn't receive one either. "If you want to, you can still come and sleep with me and mama." He still didn't get a response, so, he assumed that he was asleep.
He went back into his and Charlotte's room, walking over to Charlotte, who was laying the blanket over their bed. "He's sleeping." He told her. "Couch it is?" He questioned and she nodded, grabbing her pillow and walking out of their room. Cooper grabbed his pillow and the comforter, following her out.
"You want to sleep on the inside or on the outside?" Cooper asked his wife, setting his pillow down on the couch.
Charlotte set hers down next to his. "I'll sleep on the inside. It'll give ya more room." She told him, laying down on the couch, moving as far into it as she could. Cooper draped the blanket over her before climbing in next to her, wrapping an arm around her small body. "We need to do somethin' about Mason..." The blonde mumbled, snuggling into her husband's body.
"I know...He's doing the exact same thing that he did when Erica first died. Everything. Not talking, sleeping in our bed, wetting the bed..." He sighed. "Maybe he needs to see a therapist..."
The blonde shook her head. "Don't go that far...Not yet. It may end up makin' things worse." She turned her head slightly, looking at him. "I just hope it's another phase and he gets over it soon. I thought that we handled everything so well the first time. I didn't expect it to happen again..."
"It's okay, babe. We'll figure something out, okay? Now, get back to sleep. It won't be long until we have to take the kids to school." He ran a hand through her long blonde hair, kissing her lips softly. "I love you, honey."
"I love you too." She told him, turning her head to face the couch, closing her eyes and almost immediately falling asleep. Cooper watched her for a few minutes, smiling as she slept, snoring quietly.
The sun shone in through the living room windows around 7AM, and Charlotte opened her eyes, sighing as she realized that it was time for her to get up. She sat up and tried to get off of the couch without waking Cooper, but, it didn't work too well. As she stood over him, Cooper reached out, grabbing her and pulling her back on top of him. "Where do you think you're going?" He questioned, smirking at her.
"Home. My husband will think I was out cheating on him if I don't get home before he wakes up." She smirked, and Cooper just smiled. God, he loved roleplaying. Especially early in the morning.
Cooper raised an eyebrow. "But, you were cheating on him."
The blonde shrugged. "He doesn't know that."
"Leave him. I'm better than him anyway."
Charlotte laughed, rolling her eyes. "You're too cute." She told him, leaning down and kissing his lips. He held her, smiling at her as she pulled away. "Now, if you excuse me. I'm off to go wake up your spawn."
He didn't let her go, just held her tight, watching her struggle to get out of his grip. "I need another kiss. This time with tongue."
She smirked, leaning back in, kissing him, this time letting her tongue slip into his mouth. His hands gripped her ass and her hand reached down, grabbing him through his boxers. A small groan escaped his lips and she pulled away from him, her lips forming a small smile.
"You can't just tease me like that." He told her, puckering out his bottom lip.
"I'm not teasin'. After the kids get to school, you'll get your fair share."
"That's all I ask." He told her, unwrapping his arms from her and letting her go. She got off of him and off of the couch, wandering down the hallway and into the triplets' room.
"Girls? Time to get up." Charlotte said, turning on the light. A few groans came from the beds and Charlotte just smiled, standing in the doorway. "If you guys hurry up, I'll make pancakes." That definitely caught their attention, because immediately, all three kids shot up, getting out of bed. "Alright, guys. Make your beds, go brush your teeth, and I'll be back in a few minutes, okay?"
The triplets nodded and Charlotte turned around, going into Mason's room. She walked over to his bed, kneeling down and tapping his shoulder. "Hey, babe..." He rolled over and opened his eyes slightly. She thought for a second before shaking her head. "Nevermind, Mase. Go back to sleep. You can stay home today."
The blonde left his bedroom, closing the door slightly. But right after she did, Mase got up and opened it again. She looked back, mumbled, "Love you.", but didn't get an answer. She knew that she wouldn't, anyway. Looking into the bathroom, she saw that all three girls were standing on their step-stools, each of them their favorite color, and brushing their teeth. She walked back into the living room, sitting on the couch next to Cooper.
"I told Mase that he could stay home today...I'm off work, so I figured, I can stay here with him. He just needs some time." She mumbled and Cooper nodded, wrapping an arm around her.
"I only have a house call. Just got the page. I'll drop the girls off on my way, and I should be back by around 10." He kissed her lips, holding her close to him. "I'll go start breakfast."
Charlotte kissed him back, smiling against his lips. "I promised them pancakes." She told him as she got up, going to meet the girls in their bedroom. She got out an outfit for each of them, laying them on the bed. When the girls came back in, she grabbed Rachel, kissing her cheek as she pulled her into her arms. "Hey, cutie. You ready to go to school?"
The blonde shook her head. "Nah-uh! I wanna stay wif mama!"
"Well, you gotta go to school, baby. Maybe mama will let you stay home sometime next week when I'm not workin'." She didn't want to tell them that Mason wasn't going to school, or they'd throw a fit. She knew that for sure. She set the toddler down, handing her the clothes that she had picked out for her. "Here, baby. I'll help you get dressed." She told her, pulling her Dora the Explorer pajama top off, tossing it into the dirty laundry. She took the white shirt that she had picked out for her and put it on her before taking off her pajama pants and replacing them with a pair of jeans. "Alright, who's next?"
Georgia toddled over to her, smiling as she wrapped her arms around Charlotte. "Meeeee!" Her mother laughed, undressing her and replacing her clothes with a long sleeved black shirt and just like Rachel, a pair of jeans. Caroline was next and Charlotte changed her out of her Strawberry Shortcake pajamas and into jeans and a pink t-shirt.
"There you go, you three. Now come with mama into the bathroom so I can brush your hair. By then, your daddy should have breakfast ready. If not, I'll go ahead and put your socks and shoes on." The girls followed her into the bathroom and Charlotte grabbed the hair brush, running it through Georgia's blonde hair, which was shorter than Caroline's and Rachel's. She had wanted it cut so that she looked 'just like mama'. Charlotte pulled it back into a ponytail before going on to Caroline and then Rachel, just brushing it through for the two of them. They hated having their hair pulled up.
Charlotte picked up Georgia, carrying her out into the kitchen, followed by Rachel and Caroline. "You done yet, babe?" Charlotte asked, looking at Cooper, who just shook his head.
"Give me five more minutes?"
"'course. I'll go get their shoes on and then we'll be back." She smiled, taking the girls into the living room, setting Georgia on the couch. She walked over to the door, grabbing their shoes and carrying them back, setting them on the table. "I'll be right back. Gonna go grab you three some socks. You behave, ya hear?" She raised an eyebrow, smiling at her mini-Charlottes.
"I want pink!"
"Blue, please, mama!"
"Green!"
Charlotte just laughed. She had already known exactly what colors they'd want. That wasn't too hard to figure out. She came back down, one pair of blue socks, one pair of pink socks, and one pair of green socks. "Now, who gets which ones?" She questioned, teasing the triplets.
"Mamaaaa. I get blueeee, remember?!" Georgia told her, swinging her feet over the edge of the couch.
"Oh! That's right." Charlotte smiled, taking the pair of blue socks and separating them before putting them on the girl's feet. "And who has the pink socks?"
Caroline sat up quickly. "Me, mama!" She stuck her feet out toward Charlotte, who took the socks and put them on her.
"And the green ones must be my little Rachel's..." The blonde took the socks and put them on her third daughter's feet before putting on all of their shoes: Nikes that were each in their favorite colors.
She took the girls out to the kitchen, helping them up to sit at the kitchen table as she helped Cooper make plates, bringing them over to the kids. "Here you go, guys. Don't get too dirty." She told them, smiling as she walked over to Cooper. "You better get goin' when they're done or they'll be late."
Cooper nodded. "I know. Good luck with Mason."
"We'll be fine." Charlotte told him, smiling as she looked over at the girls. "He's just in a tough place right now. I might take him out for ice cream. Maybe I'll wait for you and we can all go see a movie."
Cooper shrugged. "We know how well trying to get his mind off of it worked."
"Yeah...I guess you're right. We'll have to figure something out, though." Charlotte told him, starting to clean up the kitchen. By the time that she finished, the girls were done eating and Cooper kissed Charlotte's cheek, smiling as he took the girls and left. Once she finished washing the dishes, she walking into Mason's room, standing in the doorway. "Hey, babe."
Mason opened his eyes, looking at her. "You wanna come lay in bed with me? I'm goin' back to sleep, but maybe you can watch some Pokemon. Your daddy's not here, so it'll just be you and me." The teenager hesitated for a moment but eventually got up, grabbing his pillow and his dinosaur, the same one that he'd had since he was nine, and carried it into Charlotte and Cooper's room, getting in on Cooper's side of the bed.
Charlotte handed him the remote, getting into bed next to him. "If you need anything, just wake me up, okay, buddy? You don't even have to talk. Just write it down. Text it to me. I don't care." She leaned over, kissing the top of his head. "I love you."
Mason nodded and turned the channel, trying to find Pokemon. Charlotte rolled over, falling asleep. Mason had eventually fallen asleep and when Cooper got home, he walked in, smiled at the two and left. When Charlotte woke up around noon, Mason was gone. She looked over at her nightstand, noticing the LED on her phone lighting up. She reached for it, expecting it to be the hospital. When she unlocked it, she noticed that it was a text message. She opened it to see that it was from 4 hours ago, right before she'd fallen asleep.
"Mason Freedman: I love you too, mama."