Nala was looking at pictures of her mom. Her anniversary was coming up and she felt so emotional. She knew it was partly because of these babies and all the hormones. She needed Roman. Grabbing her phone, she called him.
"Hey Aulelei", he said.
She smiled. She started crying and he let her. He knew she needed to get it all out before he tried to talk to her. Once she she calmed down.
"You ok now?", he asked.
"Hormones are working overtime", she laughed softly and sniffled.
He smiled.
"Now talk to me. What has you so emotional?", he asked.
"Everything. You, my dad, my mom, there's no ice cream in the house", she cried again.
He knew the last one wasn't as important.
"I'm going to talk to your dad baby, I just want to give him some space right now. Let him think you know", he said.
"I know", she said.
She rubbed her small bump.
"I love you and if I have to wait till your eighteenth birthday to take you, I will", he said.
She smiled.
"Now about your mom", he said.
"I just miss her is all. Her anniversary is coming up and I was looking at her pictures.", she said.
"You think she would have liked me?", he asked.
"Oh yeah. She would have loved you", she said.
"Your dad is going to like me too. I'll make sure he does, I need him to like me", Roman said.
They talked a little more before she heard her dad and Eve come back from bringing food.
"Hey, my dad is home, I have to go", she said.
"If you need to talk again, call me. I'm here for you", he said.
"I know babe, thank you", she said.
"I love you and my babies", he said.
"And we love you", she said.
They hung up and she went downstairs. Grabbing her purse, she pulled out the ultrasound pictures. Walking into the kitchen, she set them down near her dad. He glanced at them before picking them up.
"There's baby A and here is Baby B", she said.
She hoped the babies would make her dad less angry with her and Roman. She watched him smile. She sat beside him and he looked at her.
"Did you hear their heartbeats yet?", he asked.
She nodded.
"I remember hearing yours. It was the best sound I've ever heard. We were excited and already so in love with you. You look so much like her", he said.
Nala smiled. Her dad never really talked about her mom. Mostly because it made him sad and he didn't want to bring her down as well. She knew it was getting easier for him to talk about her since Eve was in his life now.
"This isn't what we wanted for you your senior year, but she would be proud of you for accepting this and acting like an adult about it", he said.
"I want what's best for my kids. I want you in their life and Roman wants you in ours. Your acceptance of him means a lot to not just me, but him as well.", Nala said.
Chance nodded.
"I know. Your mom and I have talked about him a lot since finding out.", he said.
Nala smiled.
"I'm going to go take a shower and get ready for bed. I have school tomorrow and these babies are taking all my energy", she said.
"Yup, your mom was the same way. Hey take some food with you and eat. Babies need food", he said.
She kissed his cheek. He placed his hand on her small bump. Now this made it more real for him. Feeling that small thing that confirmed it.
"Goodnight", he said.
"Night", she replied.
Eve walked over to him and sat beside him.
"Oh, how cute", she smiled at the babies.
"Seeing her tummy and feeling it. Its real, this is happening. For a second there I was hoping I was just dreaming", he chuckled.
Eve took his hand and squeezed it.
"I know. She's going to need you a lot more now. Not financially, Roman's got that, but emotionally. Especially with her mom's anniversary coming up", Eve said.
He nodded.
"Maybe we can set up a dinner for us and him. Invite him and talk to him, calmly, I promise", he said.
"When?", she asked.
"Maybe Friday. I think I'll be mentally ready by then or at least I won't want to choke him out", he said.
Eve smiled and kissed him.
Roman was correcting a few papers. He had his own set of ultrasound pictures and had them framed. He set it up beside his bed on the table. He had gotten a call earlier in the day and found out he and Nala got the townhouse they wanted.
His mom had told him that as soon as they found out what they were having he should get the baby rooms ready before they moved in. He reminded himself to talk to Nala about paint colors for each room and furniture.
He also needed to talk to a realtor about selling his house. His mom had told him he could move in with her till it was time to leave, if his house sold before he was ready. He had spent a lot to fix it up. His mom knew it would sell quickly.
Someone knocked on his door and he went to answer it. Dean sent him a nod as soon as he opened the door.
"What's up man", Roman said.
"Not much. Just wanted to grab a beer. Seth's in a funk still and Mark has Alana. Just thought I could stop by", Dean said.
Roman nodded. He went to his fridge and pulled out two beers.
"I didn't bother you did I?", Dean asked.
"No. I was just grading papers, but even then I couldn't concentrate. This whole situation just has me exhausted", Roman said.
Dean nodded.
"What made you tell Robert about you seeing Serena? You know that didn't help any right?", Roman asked.
"I know, I just felt left out. Besides, he can't keep me away from her.", Dean said.
Roman chuckled and took a drink.
"Man, I need more of this", Roman said, finishing his beer.
"Fuck poker night this week. Lets go out and get shit faced. When was the last time we did that", Dean said.
"Your birthday last year when we all got arrested for pissing in public.", Roman reminded.
Dean smiled.
"Yeah, that was a good night", he said.
Roman laughed.
The next morning, Nala got ready for the last senior trip. She dressed comfortably. None of her pants fit anymore.
"Sweats it is", Nala mumbled to her reflection.
Eve knocked on her door.
"Hi. Come in", Nala said.
She had a bag with her. She knew she spent the night here.
"I noticed you walked around with your pants unbuttoned all day yesterday", Eve said.
Nala blushed.
"So, I went out and got you some maternity shorts. It's only one pair because I didn't know if they would fit or not", she said.
Nala pulled them out of the bag. Noticing the stretchy part for her tummy.
"You can adjust it to fit you", Eve said, showing her.
"Thank you", Nala said.
"Of course", Eve said.
Nala hugged her tight. Nala knew that maybe her mom sent Eve to them. She met her dad at the perfect time. Her mom knew she would need someone who understood her.
"Try them on", Eve said.
Once she did, she had to adjust them a bit, but they fit.
"Perfect. We can go shopping when you get home now that we know your size", Eve said.
Nala nodded.
"I'd like that", Nala said.