I'm sad to say that next chapter will be the last one. I feel like it's a good place to start. Now, if you guessed that the sequel was about Masen and Lane, then you are correct. Of course you'll get alot of Edward/Bella. There would be no story without the two of them.
Chapter 52
After Mikey was finally able to come home I could see how jealous Alexa was getting of the triplets. She was more whiney then usual and always wanted me to hold her. She went back into the habit of sucking her thumb, which she had broken months ago.
"Mama loves you." I kissed the top of her head as I held Alexa in my arms. The triplets were sleeping which meant Esme was upstairs taking a nap. I really couldn't thank that woman enough for the help. She was truly a blessing.
Masen had taken Edward to therapy so I decided to spend a little time with Alexa. She was content just sitting in my arms as she watched cartoons on the TV.
I looked over at the three bassinets where my babies were sleeping. Mikey was home after two weeks, everything was finally complete. He was so much stronger then when he was born. He'd gained three pounds in the hospital. The boy loved to eat.
I spent all of yesterday just holding him after we brought him home. His eyes were now a dark brown, a lot like mine. He was already getting a head full of hair while the girls hair seemed to thin out during the weeks. I couldn't tell yet which color hair they would have.
"Baby cry." Alexa whined when we heard Alison's high pitched cry. I sighed and sat Alexa on the couch. She frowned and got down following me to where the babies were. "Shhh." She told her sister. I couldn't help but let out a laugh when I picked Alison up.
"She's hungry." I told Alexa when I saw her narrow her little eyes at me. "Come on, I'll make you something to eat." I told the almost two year old. I fixed Alexa a bottle first and then two more from when the other two woke up. I laid Alison back down before helping Alexa into her highchair.
"Fishy!" She giggled.
"You want fish sticks?" I grimaced knowing they had become her favorite. She nodded enthusiastically. "Alright."
"Yum yum." Alexa said from her chair.
As I started making Alexa's lunch Esme walked into the kitchen with Mikey.
"I think this little guy is hungry." She sighed. I pointed to where his bottle was already made. She heated it up before sticking it into his waiting mouth.
I gave Alexa her fish sticks then went to check on the girls. Gracie was still sleeping but Alison was just laying there looking around. I was surprised she hadn't cried yet, she usually wanted to be held constantly.
"Sweet girl." I sighed leaned down and kissing her forehead.
The front door opened and I heard Masen saying something to Edward who was smiling widely.
"What?" I asked them.
"He walked across the room today." Masen smiled proudly.
"With crutches." Edward verified. I rolled my eyes at him. "But…I did it."
"Oh Baby!" I walked quickly to him and wrapped my arms around him. He brought me down into his lap before kissing me right on the lap. "I'm so proud of you." I leaned back.
"I love you." He pecked my nose.
"I love you too." I giggled.
Suddenly Masen went back to sulking over Lane. The poor kid was missing his girlfriend already and she had only been gone a week.
I knew that feeling, but at least he and Lane would keep contact. That was better then nothing.
"Has he been like that all day?" I asked Edward.
"Pretty much, except for the car ride here."
"Poor kid." I sighed nuzzling my face into Edward's neck.
I spent that night walking the floors with Mikey. It reminded me so much of when I first had Masen. This was the only way he would calm down and fall back to sleep at night.
Alison was laying on Edward's chest cooing while Gracie was already sleeping.
"I have a feeling that girl is going to walk to the beat of her own drum." Edward nodded towards Gracie's bassinet.
"I have that feeling too. We'll have our hands full with Gracie Renee." I laughed. "Now, Alison there is already a Daddy's girl so I'm sure we have nothing to worry about."
"Mikey's a mama's boy, which isn't a bad thing." Edward watched me bounce Mikey who was slowly falling asleep.
"I love it. He reminds me of Masen so much." I looked down at my baby boy. "I feel like I'm out of my league trying to raise girls. They are so different then boys. Alexa surprises me everyday and those two…well they never cease to amaze me."
"You're going to do great with all three of our girls. Heck, Alexa had you wrapped around her finger the first week you met her. So, I'm pretty sure you'll manage."
"Yeah." I sighed looking over to where Alexa was sleeping next to Edward. She refused to sleep upstairs in her crib so we compromised. I figured I wouldn't be getting any sleep anyway. "She looks like an angel when she's sleeping." I chuckled. Mikey was fast asleep so I laid him in his bassinet making sure to wrap him tight in his blanket.
I crawled into the bed between Alexa and Edward. I was lucky they were able to fit a king size bed down here, otherwise this wouldn't be possible. Alexa moved constantly in her sleep.
"I can't believe how much I already love these babies." Edward whispered.
"I know what you mean." Edward used his free arm to wrap around me. I snuggled into his side and watched his chest rise up and down with Alison sleeping away. "I never imagined life turning out like this…but it's better then what I could ever dream of."
"Bella, are you ready to go to the new house?" Edward quirked an eyebrow at me. We were going over there to look over a few things. According to Edward it was almost finished and he had a surprise for me.
"Yeah, let me just say goodbye one last time." I bit my lip. It was the first time I was leaving the house without the babies since they were born three weeks ago.
"Alright." He shook his head and wheeled out to the truck. Pretty soon we would need a new car or van. We weren't sure which one we were wanting to get yet but it was something on the top of our list.
"Mama will be back soon." I kissed the top of Alison's head. She was laying in Alice's arms with her green eyes wide open. I walked over and kissed Mikey and Gracie before turning around and heading towards the front door. I quickly turned back around and started walking back towards them but Alice stopped me.
"Jesus, Bella! Just go, Rose and I can handle this." Alice rolled her eyes. Their husbands had their kids so they were spending the afternoon watching mine while I went with Edward, Masen and Alexa to the new house.
Masen was strapping Alexa in the truck when I finally made my way outside.
"Come on, Bella. They'll be fine." Edward told me. I just nodded as he was able to get himself into the truck. I was so proud of him, he had come a long way since December.
The strength he had in him was unbelievable.
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It was so much bigger then I could have imagined. I was almost nervous to live in such a large home but once I entered the front door all of that changed.
I quickly gave Alexa to Masen so I could look around.
"Do you like it?" Edward asked. I turned to face him.
"I love it! This is…" I laughed looking around the room. I started imagining how I would decorate the house. I wasn't quite sure yet, of course I'd have to get Alice's help. "Perfect." I whispered.
"Our bedroom is through there." Edward pointed down a hall off to the right. I smiled and walked towards it. It was all the way at the end of the hall.
I took a deep breath before opening the door.
It was…breathtaking.
"Alice, Rose and Esme did this." Edward admitted.
"How…Wow…" I laughed. Along the wall next to the bed set three new bassinets. "Are they not going to have their own room?" I asked Edward.
"Of course they are. This is just until you are comfortable enough for them to sleep upstairs." I quickly walk over to him and bend down to kiss him right on the lips.
"Thank you for all of this."
"There's one more surprise. Now, I won't be able to go up there but I'm sure you'll love it." I gave him a strange look. "It's the first door on the left as soon as you get up the stairs."
The nursery.
I gasped. I hadn't been expecting this. It was beautiful. The ceiling was painted blue with clouds, when you looked down there was green painted grass along the bottom border. It looked like a meadow in there.
Along three walls was a crib. Above each crib was the babies names.
"This was Dad's idea." Masen startled me entering the room behind me.
"I'm…speechless." I started to cry.
"Awww, Ma. Don't start that." Masen groaned.
"I'm sorry…all of this is just so much more then I could ask for. I never thought…" I shook my head.
"You deserve everything, Mom." My oldest son smiled and walked over to wrap his arms around me.
We stood there for awhile while I cried. When we walked down the stairs Edward gave me a tour of the rest of the downstairs.
The house was…beyond words.
It was everything I could ever dream of having.
"Thank you." I turned to Edward.
"So, everything's okay?" He asked nervously.
"Everything's better then okay, Edward. It's…wow. I can't even begin to describe how much I love this house."
"I'm happy."
I turned around when I heard Alexa squealing. Masen was chasing her. I just smiled. I could see all five of my children in this house. Alexa and the triplets growing up being able to run around as they pleased.
Family get-together's were going to be so much easier with the large dining room and kitchen.
"So, when do we move in?"
"As soon as you want to." Edward told me.
"Well, it I had it my way we'd be in it today but…within the next couple of months is fine with me." I shrugged.
"Sounds perfect." I kissed him again, this time adding passion into it.
"Oh yeah, August 27th is our wedding date." Edward pulled away slightly. I widened my eyes. Wedding date?
"Are you serious?" I squealed.
"I was thinking sooner but Alice said she needed more time to plan."
"August 27th is perfect."
