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Jeff thought he was having a nightmare as he woke to hear crying. He groaned and looked beside him in the bed, where the hell was Kimi, he got up stubbing his toe on the edge of the bed. "Shit."
He stumbled out of the room and down the hall to Dakota's room where he could hear her wailing. He seen her, the night light was on and she was sitting up in the bed clutching her teddy bear and bawling her eyes out.
Jeff sat on the edge of the bed and pulled the crying girl on his lap. "Here now little miss, whats wrong?"
"Momster papa." she wailed burying her face in his neck.
"Monster huh." he said patting her back. "We cant have this, I have a no monster rule in my house, ya know."
Dakota pulled back and looked at Jeff. " No Momster?"
"Thats right and if I find any in the house their going to be in big trouble, mind if I take a look?" Jeff asked.
Dakota nodded and he sat her on the bed and she watched as Jeff checked every corner, under the bed and in the closet. He came back and sat down next to the girl. "Couldn't find any monster."
Dakota climbed in his lap and hugged his neck. Jeff sighed and got up. "Okay, you can crash with me, for a while."
Jeff took the girl back to their bedroom and he sat back against the headboard and let the little girl lay on his chest, while he rubbed her back. "Papa no momster?"
Jeff smiled. "No monster baby."
He felt the little girl start to relax and his mind was pulled to Kimi , where the hell was she, he knew she was pissed, but hell if he was going to put up with her sleeping in another bed, she would damn well sleep in their bed, even if she was pissed off. Jeff held the girl till she was asleep and he carried her back to her room and tucked her , leaving her door open in case she woke again.
The first place he checked was her room that she used to sketch in, he frowned , where the hell was she.
He walked down the stairs looking in the den and the kitchen, then headed down to the basement. Jeff stopped and shook his head, she had fell asleep on the sofa, that had to be uncomfortable. He frowned , he seen the popcorn and bottles of water, was she waiting on him?
He had fucked up once again, by falling asleep on her. Jeff bent and lifted Kimi in his arms, she stirred a bit, but didn't awaken.
Jeff smiled at her sweet sleeping face, it felt so good to touch her, God how he wanted this spat to be over, he wanted to make sweet love to her, he felt like he could kiss her for hours. Jeff walked in their bedroom and laid her down, he sat down on the edge of the bed just watching her, she was so damn beautiful she took his breath away, her pushed a long lock of her coal black hair off her cheek and he bent and kissed her gently. "I love you Kimi."
Jeff got up and went to the other side of the bed sliding in beside her. He scooted closer and pulled her next to him, wrapping his arm around her stroking her belly, he smiled when the babies started kicking.
Jeff closed his eyes and drifted back off to sleep, happy for the moment to have his girl safe in his arms.
Jeff opened his eyes and turned to find the bed empty, he rolled over to look at the clock. It was after ten.He got up and stretched and went to his drawers to pull out some clothes. He got dress in a white t-shirt and jeans and headed downstairs, the house was too quite, he wandered in the kitchen to find a note on the table. Kimi had took the boys to register for school.
He looked on the stove for the breakfast, she said she left for him.
Jeff smiled,she fixed his favorite, Pecan waffles with caramel topping. He heated them up and sat down to eat, she might be mad at him, but she loved him. It pleased him to no end that she had fixed his favorite breakfast. He sat there and enjoyed his breakfast and got up and washed the few dishes up.
He decided to go work out and then shower.
Jeff was waiting in the den, when Kimi got back with the kids. The two smaller kids rushed in giving him a hug. Jeff pulled them in his lap. "You two have a good time?"
Ozee nodded. "We played on da school pwayground."
"You did, wow..I bet you had fun." Jeff said grinning.
Dakota nodded. "Uhh huh."
Jeff talked to them for a few minutes and then sat them on the couch. "Thanks for breakfast Kimi, it was great."
Kimi looked at him. "You're welcome."
'Boys you ready to go?" he asked the older boys.
They both nodded eagerly.
"Where are you going?" Kimi asked curiously.
"Guy stuff." Jeff said and bent down in front of the little ones. "I'll bring you back a surprise, Okay?"
Ozee and Dakota nodded happily and Jeff received a kiss from both of them. Kimi sighed, she was really hoping to spend some time with Jeff today, she knew he must have carried her up to bed last night and she had awakened in his arms, she was quickly forgetting why she was mad at him in the first place or just didn't care anymore. "They need to eat, its well past lunch time."
"We'll stop and grab a bite, you guys gets some lunch, they look like their ready for a nap and you get one too." Jeff said and before Kimi could blink Jeff's hand was on the back of her neck, urging her gently forward and he planted a sizzling kiss on her lips, Kimi leaned against him and returned his deep kiss both of them lost till they heard four kids giggling. Jeff lifted his head grinning. "Nap, I mean it, cause me and you need to talk tonight."
Kimi sighed, there was no way in hell she could argue after the kiss he just laid on her. "Okay." She said as meek as a lamb and Jeff's grin grew even wider, hell he would just kiss her bad mood away, he should have thought of that the other day.
The kids were still giggling over the kiss and Jeff laughed, he grabbed each boy causing them to squeal and threw them over each shoulder heading toward the front door. The boys laughed and Kimi smiled, Jeff was going to be a great father, she could see that.
"Bye Mama." Taki said grinning from over Jeff's shoulder.
She waved and Mato waved at her as they walked out of the room.
"C'mon, lets have lunch and then its nap time." Kimi said.
"Nooo Nap." Ozee squalled..
Kimi took his hand and Dakota's. "Sorry Ozee, but we're all having a nap today."
Ozee followed, but he was pouting. She sat the kids down at the table and poured them a glass of milk and one for herself and made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and cut up a apple for them.
She smiled as the kids ate and Dakota chattered away, Ozee was eating, but he was still pouting. When they got done Kimi cleaned up the few dishes and turned to the kids. "Okay, nap time, you guys can take a nap with me, I'll put the TV on cartoons and you can watch till you go to sleep." Ozee was not happy and stomped up the stairs ahead of Kimi and Dakota. "Ozee mad." Dakota whispered to Kimi.
Kimi smiled down at the little girl. "Ozee is sleepy."
Kimi walked in the bedroom to find Ozee laying on her and Jeff's bed. Kimi lifted the little girls on one side and turned the TV on to the Disney channel, Kimi lay down on the bed yawning. Ozee rolled over to lay next to her. Kimi smiled bent to kiss his cheek.
Kimi already loved these kids, she knew she was going to have a hard time when it was time to send them back. Kimi grinned Ozee was already asleep and so was Dakota, she closed her eyes and drifted off herself.
Jeff laughed as the boys looked at all the bikes, they were having a a hard time deciding, he had already picked out a little pink toddler bike for Dakota and a slightly bigger blue one with training wheels for Ozee.
Mato was looking at a black bike that had flames on it, but he kept looking at others and going back to the black on.
Jeff walked over bending down beside him. "That the one you want?"
Mato bit his lip looking down. "It costs a lot of money."
Jeff looked at the price tag, it wasn't that much. "Its okay, I just want you to have the one you want."
Mato looked up at Jeff. "Well, if you get it, you don't have to get me no Christmas presents."
Jeff put his arm around the boy. "You'll get plenty of Christmas presents."
Jeff stood and told the clerk, he was taking the black one and called Taki over. "Find one you like?"
Taki nodded and took Jeff's hand and pulled him over to the other side. "That one."
Jeff started laughing and couldn't stop, he hardly paid attention to WWE merchandise except for the royalty checks he got. It was a purple and black Hardy's boys bike. Taki smiled. "It has you on it, is that your brother?"
Jeff nodded. "You'll get to meet him next week, he is going to drop in on you guys for a visit.
Taki grinned. "I like the bike, Mama says I have eyes like yours."
Jeff ruffled the little fellows sandy hair. "Yeah you do."
Taki looked down at the floor. "I bet people think you're my real Papa."
Jeff wasn't sure what to say to that, he liked these kids, they were good kids, but he didn't know if he should be encouraging too much attachment in them.
Mato stood back and watched, Jeff was nice, but he didn't really want them, he was just letting them stay so Kimi wouldn't get mad.
Taki raised his eyes to look at Jeff, and Jeff saw the insecurity the fear of rejection, it broke his heart.
He bent down in front of Taki. "You know I bet they do, I would be proud if you was my boy Taki."
Taki smiled and wrapped his arms around Jeff. "Can I call you Papa, please."
Jeff felt a ache in his heart, these children wanted to be loved so bad. He knew they would all hurt when they had to send them back, but he couldn't bring himself to tell the boy no. "Sure you can."
Taki smiled and Jeff stood to go get the clerk.
Taki ran over to Mato. "We have a mama and a papa now."
Mato didn't say anything, they were just here till the orphanage was rebuilt, then they would have to go away. Mato blinked hard to keep the tears back, he really wanted to believe they could stay, but he knew they couldn't, Ina was having two babies, plus them, six kids was too much, he knew that.
Jeff walked over. "C'mon we have to go get the truck, so they can load these bikes. Taki fairly hopped in front of Jeff, but Mato seemed to be in a daze. Jeff looked at the boy, he was back in serious mode, so it seemed. Jeff lifted the boy up in his arms. "Come on kid, we got a lot to do."
Mato looked at Jeff and surprised him by putting his arms around his neck and laying his head on his shoulder. 'You okay?"
"Yes sir." Mato said.
Jeff wasn't sure that was true, but he didn't push, Mato would come around, it would just take time.
"Papa, I never been in a big place like this."
Jeff grinned at Taki. The boys had spent two hours in empty parking lot learning how to rid their bikes, they caught on quick though and seemed like little experts now.
Jeff had taken them to Friday's for a late lunch. 'Its not that big." Jeff said ordering them soda's and cheese sticks and popcorn chicken for appetizers.
Jeff smiled at their manners, they said please and thank you to the waiter, a lot better behaved than he had ever been as a kid.
The boys decided on chicken wings and fries, while Jeff ordered the Jack Danial's burger. "Mr hardy, you have some very polite children." the waiter said recognizing Jeff.
"Thanks." Jeff said and happily gave the waiter an autograph.
"Papa you're famous." Taki said as he ate another cheese stick.
"Sort of I guess." Jeff said sipping his tea. Mato was stewing something over, Jeff could tell, he seemed to have fun today, they all had.
"Mato, you okay?" Jeff asked.
Taki piped up. "He wants to call you papa too, he's just afraid to ask."
"Taki Shut up!" Mato snapped turning red in embarrassment. Taki looked hurt and dropped his head.
"Taki will you go over to the jukebox and pick out a few songs?" Jeff asked dropping a handful of quarters in his hand.
Taki nodded and with one last sad look a this brother walked over to the jukebox. "Mato, come over here."
Mato got up and slid to Jeff's side of the booth, keeping his head down. "Mato, its okay ya know, if you want too, I don't mind." Jeff said putting one arm around the boy.
Mato looked up at him. "You sure?"
Jeff pulled the boy in his lap. "Yeah I'm sure, okay?"
Mato nodded and hugged Jeff. "I'm sorry I yelled at Taki."
"Well, he's headed back, you can tell him yourself." Jeff said.
Mato scooted out of the booth and back to his side of the booth as Taki walked up. "I'm sorry I yelled at you."
Taki smiled and took a seat by his brother. "It's okay." Their food arrived and both boys dug in and so did Jeff, he was a little worried about letting the kids call him Papa, but no way could he just tell the boys no. Jeff put it out of his mind for now, they were having a good time, and Mato was loosening up a bit.
Kimi was up washing clothes when Jeff and the boys came in, she laughed when Mato and Taki ran in the laundry room telling her about their bikes and what the had for lunch. Mato was so animated.
"Papa." Ozee said running up to Jeff. Jeff swung the boy in his arms. "Hey fella, where's Dakota?"
"Right here." Kimi said and Dakota peeked up at Jeff from the folding table, where she was trying her best to help Kimi. "Papa." She said delighted to see Jeff.
Jeff picked up the little girl with his other arm. "Kimi leave the laundry and me and Mato will take it up later."
Kimi nodded, she was so happy to see him, she didn't even care that he was being bossy again."Come on outside with us." Jeff said.
Kimi set down the clothes she was folding and followed the group though the house and out the front door.
Kimi sat on the steps smiling as Jeff set the smaller kids on their new bikes and made sure they knew how to work them, when all the kids were settled riding around on the big circular driveway, Jeff came and set down beside her. "You get a nap?"
Kimi nodded. "We all three crashed for a while."
"Good...I think we may stay up a little late tonight." Jeff said as moved his hand on her lower back rubbing. "That feels good." Kimi said leaning against him. "Your back hurt much?"
"Some but Doctor Collins said that was pretty much normal, cause I'm getting so big."
Jeff continued to rub her back. "Kimi I'm sorry."
Kimi shook her head. "No, I'm sorry, I should never have brought the kids here with out checking with you, but honestly I never thought you would mind."
Jeff wrapped his arm around. "Really I mean you didn't think it would bother me at all?"
Kimi shook her head. "I really didn't."
Jeff turned and looked at her. "If it was Sin, he wouldn't have cared would he?"
Kimi sighed and tried to answer in a way so as not to upset Jeff. "We took in kids before, nothing permanent, just when it was needed, in cases of parents dying ya know until the children could be placed, it wasn't that unusual for us to help out when it was needed, and no I never asked him, I didn't feel like I had too, he didn't care, so maybe thats my fault, Sakima I forget sometimes, you and I are so different, you don't think like I do about some things, I never stopped to think at the time, that you would have any negative reaction, I should have told you, I realize that now."
Jeff relished the feel of her warm skin beneath her hands, but he couldn't help feeling, he had fell short of her expectations. Kimi was a woman who deserved the best man possible, above reproach, a hero, and what had done, when she called, expecting his support, he had lashed out and acted like a complete ass.
Jeff felt like he would never live up to Sin's memory, he would have probably went back and got five more kids.
"Papa Mama, come watch me." Ozee said running up to the porch. Kimi kissed Jeff's cheek. "We'll talk later."
Jeff helped her up from the steps and watched her smile at Ozee, she was so beautiful, but did he really deserve her, after talking to her, he couldn't get past the feeling, he had failed her miserably.