Sorry for not updating this in a while. I have finals this week then I get all summer to write! I'm starting a new story soon so get excited! This will only have maybe 5 or 6 more chapters. I don't want to drag this story out more than I need too. Please review and I really hope you like this! There is breastfeeding in this chapter and I don't think it's disgusting but I'm sorry if it offends you.
"Come on Monroe, work with daddy." I begged as I struggled to get her to latch onto the bottle.
"What's the matter?" Dani asked from where she was standing in the kitchen feeding Noah.
"She's being fussy. She won't eat."
"Give her some time. She was up and down all last night. She's probably tired."
"But Noah was too and he's eating just fine." I complained as I tried to get Monroe to drink with no luck.
"Maybe it's because she can sense that you're upset. Take a deep breath and try again." I did as I was told and Monroe actually latched on.
"Thank you." I whispered to Monroe.
"See, you have to be patient."
"Mommy?" I heard Emmy's voice ask from the kitchen door. Something didn't sound right.
"What's up sweetheart?" Dani asked as she turned towards Emerson.
"My tummy hurts." She whimpered right before she puked on the floor.
"Fuck." I whispered but couldn't do anything to help her. I couldn't interrupt Monroe who was greedily sucking on the bottle.
"Sweetie, go sit in front of the toilet and puke in there if you need to again. Flush between each time and I'll be up in a few minutes." Dani told her.
"I'm sorry." She whimpered.
"No need to be sorry." I promised her as she ran off.
"Noah's still eating and so is Monroe. What do we do?" Dani asked. We never had to deal with this before.
"I'll call the guys. We have to go visit Benjamin anyway so we'll need a babysitter." I said as I grabbed the phone and dialed Logan's number.
"Hello?"
"Hey, emergency. Emmy's sick and we can't take care of her at the moment because of Monroe and Noah and we have to visit Benjamin but can you and the others come by and lend a hand?" I asked as Roe started to wail.
"Be there in 5." I heard him hang up as I lifted Monroe onto my shoulder so I could burp her, hoping to calm her cries.
"It's okay princess. You're okay, daddy's here." I whispered as I patted her back until I heard her make a little burp and her wailing turned into small whimpers.
"You okay Emmy?" I heard Dani yell.
"I puked again."
"It's okay. Uncle Carlos will be here in a few minutes to help you." Dani reassured as she burped Noah. She looked absolutely exhausted. The babies were 2 and half months right now and Benjamin still wasn't home. We barely slept nowadays.
"We're here and oh my God it smells like vomit." Carlos said as he entered the house.
"Emmy puked and we haven't had a chance to clean it."
"I'm on it." James smiled.
"Thank you!" Dani smiled gratefully as she placed Noah in his carrier.
"You go get dressed, Carlos will check on Emmy, James will clean the vomit and I will finish up with Monroe. Kendall you go shower and then head to the hospital to spend time with Benjamin. We'll be here cleaning and sanitizing the house and making sure the babies are okay. You guys should go out to dinner because you look like you could use a night off." Logan said.
"Thank you." Dani squealed as she hugged Logan.
"I'll pay for dinner." James said and gave me some money.
"I owe you guys."
"You look exhausted dude. When was the last time you slept through the night?" James asked.
"Dani was 4 months pregnant. Ever since then she had cravings, couldn't sleep and then the babies came and we were nervous and it's spiraled out of control."
"Take some time for yourself." I nodded and ran upstairs to jump in the shower. Dani was getting dressed and I quickly dried off.
"I'm so excited to have the night off."
"So am I but I'm scared. What if something happens? We've never left the babies alone before." Dani said and I could tell she was panicked.
"They'll be fine. The guys are trustworthy. We're gonna' go visit Benjamin then we're going to go get a nice dinner and relax without having to worry whether or not Monroe is sleeping or if Emerson is occupied." I told her as I kissed her.
"I know. I'm just scared. Monroe hasn't been able to eat and Noah barely sleeps through the night. What if they get out of hand? Emerson has the flu!" She panicked.
"Everything will be fine. Let's say goodbye to everyone and then go out." I held her hand as I led her to Emmy.
"How you feeling baby?" She asked and Emmy just sniffled from where she was lying in bed, Carlos sitting in the little princess chair in the corner.
"My tummy hurts and my nose is all full." I could hear the congestion in her chest and I felt so bad. Why hadn't I noticed that she felt sick?
"Well mommy and daddy are going to visit Benjamin but we'll be home later. Uncle Carlos is here to make sure you're okay. If you need anything, don't be afraid to ask him. If you want to talk to us, just ask Carlos for his phone, okay?" I said as I leaned down and kissed her forehead.
"I love you mommy and daddy."
"We love you too." Dani told her and I smiled at Carlos. I walked downstairs with Dani and smiled when Logan was blowing raspberries on Monroe's tummy and James was rocking a sleeping Noah.
"You guys okay down here?" I whispered.
"We're good." Logan promised and I mouthed a thank you, grabbed the keys and headed to the car with Daniella in tow.
"I can't do it!" Dani whimpered and I noticed she was crying.
"Calm down babygirl. We have to go visit Benjamin and we need a break. You look exhausted."
"I am." She whispered.
"We'll get through this. It's difficult right now." I said as I drove towards the hospital.
"I want to bring Benjamin home soon."
"So do I, our house isn't whole until he comes home."
"I know; he needs a nickname though." She told me.
"Ben? Benji?" I offered.
"I like Ben."
"So do I." I smiled as I parked the car. We walked hand in hand into the hospital and into the nursery.
"Hey you guys!" Nurse Lydia smiled at us.
"Hey, how is he today?" I asked as I looked down to see Ben looking up at me with wide and curious green eyes.
"He's great. You can actually bring him home today if you'd like."
"We'd love too but Emmy is sick. Can we take him home when she's better?" Dani asked as she gave a small wave to Ben.
"That's fine. We can help him get stronger. You guys can change his diaper and feed him today if you'd like."
"That sounds awesome. This will be our third time doing it…we could use more practice." I said as I picked him up and brought him to the changing table. I took off his onesie and changed his diaper. "You're so cute. You are very handsome." I told him as I put on a new onesie.
"Come to mommy." Dani smiled as she sat in the rocker. She unbuttoned her shirt and exposed her left breast. She had been pumping for Ben every day and we'd bring the bottles to the hospital when we visited so he could be fed. This would only be the third time she was doing this. I watched in amazement as Ben latched on and started suckling.
"Does that hurt?" I asked as I sat across from her.
She shrugged. "A little but it'll get better the more I do it."
"You'll still are going to pump right?"
"I have to. What if we go out and Logan needs to feed him?" she chuckled.
"Poor Benjamin, never eat from Logan." I smiled and rubbed gentle circles on his back.
"Can he hear us?" Dani asked.
"Maybe… probably just a little." I murmured as he gurgled a little and moved his mouth away from Dani. She lightly burped him and laid him back in her arms.
"Hey Bigman. I'm so glad you can come home soon. It's going to be like a zoo when you join the family." Dani smiled and I saw Benjamin reach his hands up to Daniella.
"I think he can hear just fine." I smiled as I wiped a small tear from my eye. He was trying to use his disabled hand and that made me so proud.
"Eventually we'll get him the ear implant but I think I like him like this." Dani smiled. We sat with Ben for a few hours and then headed towards the car.
"What now?" she asked.
"Let's get food." She smiled.
"What do you want?"
"Something healthy. I'm ginormous still."
"No you're not. You're perfect. You had triplets! That's intense for anyone and your body is perfect to me. So…do you want a healthy, bland salad or a juicy, greasy, burger from the drive-thru?"
"Burger." She giggled and I held her hand as I drove us through the drive-thru and then I led us to the beach where I pre-proposed.
"Why are we here?"
"Well, I thought we could eat here and maybe sleep for a bit. I'll set an alarm so it wakes us up in 3 hours. We'll be home by 8."
"That sounds amazing." She smiled and started eating her burger. We threw fries at each other and just had fun like we did in the beginning of our relationship. It felt as if all the mistakes I made were forgotten. I folded down the seats in the back and laid some blankets out that Logan must have packed in the back for us. I laid down and smiled when Dani immediately tucked herself into my side.
"I love you."
"I love you too." I whispered to her as I stroked her hair. In an instant she was asleep and eventually I fell asleep too, into a much needed power nap.
