Chapter 25 ********* Happy Family****************************

Two more weeks had passed. The Freedman's went back to Ohio one week ago and Charlotte was relieved. Momma King was staying at the house to help out. Baby Michael was now 4 lbs and this was his first evening home from the hospital. Charlotte and Cooper sat on the white swinging bench near the garden. Cooper was holding Michael and Charlotte held Sarah. Momma King came out and took a picture.

"What a beautiful family! This is going to make a great picture." Momma King snapped the camera numerous times.

"OK Momma that's enough. I think you've got enough pictures for now." Charlotte held her hand up to her face so Momma would stop snapping the camera.

"Alright ! I'll leave you alone. You'll thank me one day for these family pictures." Momma headed back into the house to clean up the dinner dishes.

"What are we going to do when your mother goes home Charlotte?" Cooper asked while feeding Michael.

"We simply wont let her leave." Charlotte answered while feeding Sarah.

"You mean we'll kidnap her?" Cooper joked.

"No. We'll guilt her into staying. I have to go back to work next week. She has to stay and watch the babies. They're too young for daycare and she wouldn't want us to leave em' with a stranger." Charlotte gave Cooper a sly smile.

"Better watch out Charlotte. What goes around comes around. Someday maybe Michael and Sarah will pull that guilt trick on you." Cooper smiled.

"Yeah. They probably will." Charlotte smiled back.

Charlotte and Cooper watched the sunset as they sat out on the bench feeding their cute little twins. Life was perfect Cooper thought to himself.

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Later Cooper kissed Charlotte goodnight after they put the twins to bed. They kept the baby monitor's next to the bed so they could hear the twins if they began to fuss. Charlotte and Cooper both fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow.

"Mommy Mommy! What about me?" The little boy with the blonde hair and green eyes cried.

"Mommy, Mommy! Don't forget me." Cried the little girl with the long blonde hair.

The children looked familiar to Charlotte. They were reaching their arms out for her trying to grab her. Charlotte didn't know what to do. She started to walk towards them.

Then she heard Cooper calling. "Charlotte. Don't go! We need you here!

"Charlotte. Charlotte. Wake up" Cooper shook her.

Charlotte woke up to find Cooper with his hand on her shoulders gently shaking her. She could hear the twins both crying on the monitors.

"Sorry to wake you Charlotte but they're both crying at the same time. I'll get Michael and you get Sarah."

"Okay" was all Charlotte managed to get out shaken up from the dream she just had. Charlotte headed into Sarah's room to change her daughter's diaper. Charlotte then brought the baby back to bed where she met Cooper already sitting in bed feeding Michael.

"What were you dreaming about?" Cooper asked as he fed Michael the bottle.

"I don't know. Why?" Charlotte answered as if she didn't remember.

"Well, you were tossing and turning like you were having a nightmare. You didn't even wake up when the babies were crying on the monitor. I had to shake you awake." Cooper was amused.

"I guess I was just so tired. I couldn't wake up." Charlotte wondered to herself why she would dream about that little boy and girl.

After the twins were done feeding Charlotte and Cooper put the babies back to bed.

Cooper was already in bed when Charlotte came in the room. Charlotte laid down with her head on Cooper's chest and wrapped her leg around his in a hug.

"Ugh Charlotte. Addison told us we had to wait six weeks before we could do any of that. It's only been five weeks. Believe me I know I've been counting the weeks away."

Charlotte smacked him on the shoulder. "That's not what I'm doing Cooper. I just want to sleep next to you in a hug. Not sex." Charlotte snapped at him.

"Well okay then. I just thought you were getting frisky with me." Cooper laughed to himself.

"I'm not getting frisky!" Charlotte snapped. "Can we just sleep holding on to each other now?"

"Ugh. Sure we can." Cooper put his arm around her back and rubbed it. "But if this leads to anything don't blame me."

"Come on Cooper! Just hold me and get your mind out of the gutter." Charlotte put her head back on Cooper's chest and closed her eyes.

Cooper placed his head back down on the pillow and thought to himself. He knew Charlotte wanted to sleep like this because she was scared of the bad dreams. He wished he could help her. He rubbed her back until she fell asleep. Then……..

"Mommy Mommy! Why did you leave us?" The little boy called.

"Don't you love us Mommy?" The little girl asked.