Chapter 53:
Eventually, June fell asleep so I put her in her crib and brought the baby monitor our to the living room. Kevin had started fussing, so Lauren handed him to me. He instantly stopped fussing, which made Lauren look a little hurt.
Everyone was gathered in the living room. Nick and I sat on the love seat. Lauren was standing behind us, baby-talking to Kevin. Darren was sitting in an armchair, Desiree on his lap. They have been dating ever since the wedding. Brian Holden and Meredith sat in the other armchair. Everyone else was pretty much scattered all around the living room.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Who could that be?" Desiree said, in a fake questioning voice.
"Who else did you invite?" I asked her, but she never answered me.
Nick got up to get the door. I saw a glimpse of someone, but couldn't tell who it was from where I was seated.
"Who is it, baby?" I asked, trying to see who was at the door.
"Surprise!" Vivian said, coming in to the living room. "Is this your baby? Oh! He's so cute!"
"Hey! I haven't seen you since the wedding! How have you been?" I asked then added. "And yes, this is my son, Kevin."
"I've been good. How about you? How have you been?"
"I've been great, thanks. I've been really exhausted lately, though. After giving birth to twins-"
"Twins?" She exclaimed. "I thought you were only having one baby!"
"So did I, until June came out. She's our little girl. Do you want to go see her?" I asked.
"Yes!"
I handed Kevin to Nick and led Vivian down the hall to the babies' room.
The room was a cheerful shade of yellow. There were two cribs, but only one of everything else. Nick had to quickly buy a second crib after we found out we had twins, but he had not had time to get some of the other necessities.
"Awww! She's adorable!" Vivian whispered once she saw my sleeping baby girl.
"I know. I still can't believe I'm a mother, especially of twins. It's a lot of work, but it's worth it." I said, heading back out to the living room, making sure I didn't wake June.
