I Own Nothing
AN: I wrote this Saturday which I was happy about. I love them having kids. Thanks to my sister for supplying the names for the dogs. Hope you enjoy this story since know how much you love family stories.
Summary: Carlos brings home two surprises for their already growing family.
Title: Eight Now
TK was standing in the middle of the nursery trying to get Carlos and his three day old son to stop crying. He'd fed him, changed him, and been walking around with him the best he could. Their two year old twin daughters were attached to one of his legs each. So trying to walk around with Juan was kind of hard with Gabriella and Amelia holding onto him. Carlos was supposed to be home soon since he'd only had to work an eight hour shift today. They were going to have the rest of the weekend off together for first time in a while. Carlos had picked up some extra shifts so they could have some time off when Juan arrived.
A friend of theirs had carried not only the girls two years earlier, but Juan and Caleb as well for them. Caleb, who they hadn't been expecting, was still sleeping away in his crib. Caleb was quiet compared to how Juan and the girls had been as babies. TK was constantly checking on him to make sure he was breathing. TK was hoping he would stay sleeping until Carlos got home or he might could figure something out. It wouldn't be as hard if their girls weren't so attached to him at the moment.
He wasn't going to trade any of this for quiet like it was when Carlos and him first met. They still had plenty of semi quiet time when the kids were in bed or at their grandparents. Someone had said when they had kids then they would lose interest at times. They hadn't for a second skipped a beat. They might not be able to have sex in the house when the kids were their like they once did, in the middle of the living room or kitchen, but they managed. Even had kept it hot because they still had handcuffs and few other toys they really enjoyed. Yeah meeting Carlos was the best thing that happened to him six years ago.
Gabby, as they called her, started screaming all at once which TK wasn't sure what happened at first. Then he saw Amelia trying to get her to let go of him. At times they could get jealous of the other, but mostly they loved each other to pieces. They still were found every morning sleeping in the same bed. They weren't so thrilled about their brothers right now though. Amelia said she had a sister when asked. They might have been plotting one day to send the boys back to Santa to give to another family also. Carlos had found it hilarious. Their little girls had even gotten his younger brother to write the letter for them to send them back. He knew in time they'd be as thick as thieves. He at least hoped they would be, it would be a lot less lonely than his childhood being an only child.
"Girls, no fighting. You want to help me get Juan to go back to sleep?" TK asked. "We can go outside once your dad gets home if you help me now." He offered.
He didn't care if he was bribing them since they loved outdoors. He was glad they did because so many kids these days wanted to stay inside. Of course it might help that they hadn't succumbed to putting an electronical device in the girls' hands. They might be only two, but if it was warm and sunny out they went outside and did things. They had a miniature basketball goal, they played soccer, they road bikes and tricycles. They just ran around exploring and some times they went over to Judd's uncle's and road horses. If the weather was awful out they stayed inside with board games, wooden jigsaw puzzles, movies, and hide and seek. They played hide and seek inside and outside. It was the girls favorite game to play at times. They'd gotten a kick out of the night time game they'd played once.
"We ride howses?" Gabby asked which TK knew she was talking about horses.
"Yeah, howses for help." Amelia nodded her agreement.
"Okay, but that will have to be tomorrow if your Uncle Judd can swing it. I'll call him in a little while." TK offered. "Now go sit on the loveseat as close together as you can." He said smiling when they scrambled over to it.
They got up on the love seat using their little stepping stool and sat down their legs tangling together when they got as close as they could. TK walked over behind them and lowered Juan into their arms. They had them held together also knowing the drill of why he'd asked them to sit close. Juan looked up at his sisters once TK had placed him in their arms. He stood where he was just in case he needed to take him back. Juan looked between them his cries stopping. It was like he'd wanted his sisters.
TK smiled taking his phone out getting a picture sending it to Carlos with the caption we now know how to get him to stop crying if every thing else fails. He knew he wouldn't see it until he got home if he had already left, but it didn't matter. He'd get it soon enough or he might see it in person. When they had gotten Gabby and Amelia they might have gone overboard in the picture taking, which hadn't changed much now either.
They always made sure they were in pictures and not just behind the camera. One of his favorites from when the girls were babies was walking into the bedroom finding Carlos asleep with the girls on his chest. He'd taken a picture of them like that then did a selfie of the four of them. Carlos hadn't woken up for it because he'd been tired, but he'd shown it to him the next day. It was one of the pictures on Carlos' desk at work. He wished he could get one of the six of them like that, but the timer on his cell phone still never went off at the right time. It wasn't about getting someone to take it though. It wouldn't be the same if it was posed for a professional to do it. He wanted in the moment picture like that and he'd get it eventually.
~TKC CTK~
Carlos cut the car off when he got in the driveway pulling his phone out. He'd heard it ding when he'd been driving. He smiled seeing the picture TK had sent him of their girls and Juan. There was another one that came through as he was looking. This one had Caleb in Gabby's arms who was feeding him while Amelia was holding Juan now. TK was sitting between them on the downstairs couch he'd used the selfie stick apparently. He smiled not sure if one could die from so much love in their heart. Every day he had these five to come home to and he made sure he was more careful not wanting to leave them behind.
He got out of the car going inside letting his self in the house. When the boys had been three months along in their friend they'd moved to a larger house. It had a big back and front yard and there was a fence already in the back yard. There was two swing sets now, but they only had one slide which was kinda big. The girls also had a play house in the back yard that Owen had helped them build one weekend. It was what they'd wanted for their Christmas present.
They however had to fence in the pool area that was on the side of the house which hadn't been since previous owners hadn't had kids. They hadn't wanted any accidents so they'd come up with using a finger print scanner to get in the gate. It might be extreme, but he'd responded to more than one child drowning, TK had too, and neither one wanted that pain of lose. He couldn't imagine how people dealt with that kind of loss. Carlos had also installed a safe that held his gun now, which had the same lock that the pool gate did. Once he had put the gun up he came back down the living room stairs finding his family still on the couch.
The girls squealed, but since they were holding their brothers they couldn't get up to greet him like usual. Instead he walked up behind the couch dropping a kiss on their heads. He was glad to be home, it hadn't been a rough day at all, quiet mostly, but he always missed them. He leaned farther over giving TK a kiss that was slightly more heated than he'd planned in front of the kids. He loved his husband and saw no reason to block their kids from knowing that love was between two people who loved each other. He wasn't going to strip TK down and do him in front of them, but he needed his welcome home kiss.
"What did you four get up to today?" Carlos asked watching their sons continue to down their bottles while their daughters held them. Juan was watching him at the moment while his little hands tried holding the bottle. Caleb's little feet were kicking out while his hands were behind his head as if he was trying to relax getting his sister to hold the bottle compeletly. He thought it was adorable.
"The girls and I made cookies, worked on some more of the jigsaw puzzle your parents gave us." TK said. "Then we went for a walk with these two who fell asleep in the stroller. They all took naps then after lunch I took them to see everyone at the 126."
"I got sit twuck." Amelia beamed while Gabby nodded so much Carlos wondered if her head would fall off.
"Daddy wok." Gabby said her own smile once she stopped nodding. "We got run siwen." She loved when it made the loud sound even if she had to cover her ears up.
"It sounds like you all had a lot of fun. You probably all tired out now huh?" Carlos asked.
"No way. We napped." Gabby said which Amelia agreed to this time.
"We can go for hours now." Amelia reassured him. "Daddy said we go outside and howses too."
"Yeah daddy said we get to have howses." Gabby declared.
TK looked at their daughters knowing he hadn't said he'd get them horses. They kept trying to get them to get ponies for them. "I did not agree to get ponies. I said we'd call your Uncle Judd."
"We don't member that." Amelia said while Gabby said. "He said we get ponies."
Carlos shook his head laughing when he saw the look on TK's face. Their daughters were trying their best to get ponies of their own. They lived where was plenty of room for kids to run free and all, but it wasn't logical to have a horse. However Carlos had done something else that he hoped the girls would like. He knew TK would love what he'd done. He had left the present in the garage until after the boys were fed.
"How about when you finish with your brothers you come out to the garage. I might have gotten something for you two today." Carlos suggested which had the girls wanting to hand over the baby boys right then. "You have to wait until they can come too. It's a surprise for all of you." He said which got a pout from the girls and a mysterious look from TK.
He might not have told TK about his new partner at work's dog having puppies. He'd wanted to see them before agreeing to get them. The guy had already sold all but two of them. They were the runts of the litter and no one had wanted them. He had refused to tear them apart so he'd taken both of them. He hadn't liked the names that the guys wife had given them thing 1 and thing 2 so he'd changed them to Benny and Casper. He might should have waited, but he had two dogs when he was younger that had been named that and they looked so much like them he couldn't resist.
"What did you go and get?" TK asked trying to get it out of Carlos, but he wasn't budging on what he'd done.
"You have to see when they do." Carlos replied before taking Caleb in his arms after he finished his bottle.
~TKC CTK~
TK kept eyeing his husband as they burped Caleb and Juan not sure what exactly Carlos could have brought home. They ended up having to change the boys, which had Gabby and Amelia doing circles around them, jumping up and down until they finally could go see what their dad had for them. TK knew it was hard because he wasn't two, but he wanted to do the same thing. He may have done it a few times in the past when Carlos had him something. He loved it when the man he loved brought home something for them. The day that Carlos had found vegan butter for him there was probably a lot of loud sounds coming from the bedroom that couldn't be explained. The kitchen had to have the table washed too, but he hadn't cared. He'd been really happy.
Once the boys were changed they all went downstairs. Carlos was carrying their little boys, one in each arm. TK had stopped him for a picture before they left since Carlos had also changed out of his uniform after he'd put his gun up earlier. He'd put on a shirt that matched the boys onesies and TK couldn't pass up the picture chance. He hadn't even known what their boys had on at the time. After that they were standing at the kitchen entrance to the garage. TK had helped the girls over the baby gate before they had ran there ahead of them. TK opened the garage door not sure what he was expecting to find. Since the door to the garage stayed locked when they were home it didn't have a baby gate there. If they were outside playing it went up so the girls couldn't get in without one of them. They were still debating if they wanted to put a ramp in or leave the steps there.
The girls took off and came to a stop at the side of Carlos' car letting out twin squeals before looking back at their dads. They jumped up and down before flopping on their butts all at once. TK looked at Carlos who had a huge smile on his face. When he looked back at their girls Gabby and Amelia each had a brown and white animal on top of them licking their faces. It only took a second to realize they were being licked by puppies. TK looked at Carlos again before he took off across the garage his self sitting down beside their girls who were giggling from the puppy licks.
TK picked up the smaller of the two holding the little guy in his arms as he got licked too. He couldn't help the laugh he let out as it happened. He missed having a dog around because the only thing he missed when he'd moved out of his dad's place the most was Buttercup sleeping in his bed some times at night. When he was at the station he still got his nightly cuddles if he had a 24 hour shift when his dad did and Buttercup was there. The girls adored the dog too and now they had two puppies of their own.
Carlos walked over sitting down watching as Benny licked TK's face thoroughly not missing anywhere. Casper was working on the girls not sure which one to lick the most. The little guys were so happy and he knew that his family was too. The laughter and giggles proved it. He'd definitely made the right choice at bringing the newest additions home to them. He hadn't wanted to deny the girls and their sons the ability to grow up with a pet like he'd had the chance to. He wished TK could have gotten that chance, but now he could make his husband happy too since he knew he missed Buttercup when he didn't get to see him. Some times he went over and brought the dog here if Owen was working and TK didn't have to all night. Buttercup was the sweetest dog ever and he was glad that he was still alive. The nights he stayed over TK used him as a snuggle doggie if the girls didn't kidnap him. It was adorable really.
~TKC CTK~
Gabby and Amelia raced around the enclosed back yard as the puppies chased them around the yard. TK was sitting on the bench swing they had with Carlos beside him. They were watching the girls play while Caleb and Juan slept in their arms. They had introduced the boys to each other. Benny and Casper had proceeded to give them kisses as well which had the boys squealing in happy laughter. They had decided to move to the back yard after that so the girls and puppies could play. They figured they could get them to wear their selves out and the four of them would sleep soundly that night. The girls had only taken a small nap earlier in the day so TK knew they'd crash tonight.
"Thank you, for not only the puppies, but just being you." TK said leaning his head against Carlos'. He had never thought he'd find love like this. He'd always had bad luck, but the best thing he could have done was move here with his dad.
"You don't have to thank me. You know you deserve to be happy. I love it when you have that big smile on your face. I love you and our family." Carlos said kissing the top of TK's head.
"I love all of you too. You saved me." TK said with a happy sigh. He never wanted to picture what could have happened if he hadn't come here.
Carlos made sure that he had a good hold on their son before putting his other arm around TK holding him close. He didn't want to think of a life without the family they had made together. He looked at their girls who were now lying in the grass being licked at by the puppies who were climbing all over them.
"Next time when we're ready for more kids what you say we adopt?" TK asked even if they had just had the boys he wanted more kids in their future.
"I was thinking the same thing. I don't want to stop with these four and the house has enough room for four more at least." Carlos agreed.
Amelia and Gabby's joyful sounds filled the evening air as they watched them. Slowly moving on the swing while Caleb and Juan slept. Casper and Benny were once again chasing the girls. This was the life that neither of them could think about giving up. They never wanted to think of what could have happened if it hadn't lead them to now.
~TKC CTK~
Carlos didn't want to wake TK up, but he knew they needed to get the girls to bed and the boys were already sleeping away. TK had laid down putting Juan on his chest when he'd gotten sleepy. Carlos had moved his fingers in TK's hair while still holding Caleb in his other arm. Now it was going on eight and it might be early, but he was getting tired his self. It took a few minutes to get TK to open his eyes. He blinked at him confused at first which always had Carlos smile down at him. Even after six years TK still sometimes had to think for a second when he woke up. He understood it completely cause at times it felt like a dream he was living in. He still remembered one time TK had woken up after a bad dream telling him he hoped this was reality because if he woke up and found it wasn't true then he'd be living in a nightmare in a world without them. That had been before they'd first moved in together but had become official and pretty much stayed together a lot at night.
"Hey, time to put us all to bed." Carlos said before he was able to stop his own yawn. He was glad he had the next three days off.
TK pouted not wanting to move because he was comfortable, but he knew he couldn't stay where they were all night. If they didn't have the kids sure, but the babies and their girls needed to be in actual beds. He sat up slowly before standing up. He was hoping that they didn't have to bribe the girls to get them inside the house. It was a nice night and they always hated going inside.
"I'll take the boys up you see about wrangling our girls." TK said making sure that he had both the boys before giving Carlos a quick kiss.
"You just don't want to have them cry when they are forced inside." Carlos said shaking his head. He hated when their baby girls cried. Even at times going inside at night could be heartbreaking because they'd sob and scream begging to play longer.
"I had a sob fest on my hands before their nap today so I can't watch their little faces again be heart broken about bed time." TK answered.
"One these days we going to have six screaming babies on our hands when they have to go inside." Carlos responded figuring the puppies wouldn't like it either. Their sons would be like their sisters more than likely too.
"Don't even think that." TK said giving him a look before he walked in the house with Caleb and Juan. He knew it would be true, he didn't want to go in at times his self.
A month back they'd went to ride horses with Judd and Grace plus their little ones. It had been a disaster when they'd had to come home. He might not have wanted to leave either and asked Carlos if they couldn't stay another hour. It had been a lot of fun and they'd got to go swimming in the creek with the girls who had loved it. Carlos had told him that he was a bad influence, but they might have ended up staying another half an hour.
~TKC CTK~
Carlos had the girls in their pajamas and bed by the time TK had finished getting their sons to bed. It had taken some convincing before the girls would willingly walk into the house. Carlos had ended up agreeing to two slides down the slide, pushing them on the swings, and then the dogs sleeping in their rooms tonight before they'd come inside. Some nights TK and he had to chase them around the yard if they mentioned bed time. It was why they preformed sneak attacks at times before saying bedtime. They would make sure they were holding them, but then the waterworks came which broke his heart. It was hard on days when the weather was down pours or too cold to go out. It took a lot to distract them then.
TK had given him the look of surprise that they didn't have tear stains on their face. He had been happy of that his self. Carlos had the light sheet pulled up covering them as they lay down. The puppies were lying between them and the girls were lying on their sides snuggling with the puppies instead of their usual favorite stuffed animals. TK and he took turns reading one of the books to the girls. They didn't get to switch a second time when they noticed the girls were already out. The puppies were fast asleep too probably worn out from all the running.
"They are growing up too fast on us." TK said as they turned the lights off. The glow in the dark stars and moons on the ceiling were the only light in the room.
"Yeah, we still have time though before we have to share them with the rest of the world." Carlos supplied knowing they wouldn't be ready when they had to send the girls off to school. That was thankfully three years away since their birthday was only the month before. "We might be the parents that the kids don't even care when they leave us. We'll be the ones that don't want to let go and they'll refuse to acknowledge us." He chuckled.
TK grinned as they backed out of the room going to the boys room to make sure they were still sleeping. Once they were satisfied they went to their room which was only two doors down getting ready for bed their selves. They usually ended the night with their own kind of fun, but tonight he just wanted to lay in the bed holding onto his husband. He needed that kind of comfort the most. He loved when they had sex too, he never went a day without craving Carlos either inside of him or surrounding him. Right now he wanted to wrap his arms around the man that changed his life and never let go.
"We just won't let them leave us." TK finally said. "Home school them and never let them date til their like fifty." He said.
"We'll cave, the girls pouted cause I said they had to go in tonight and I spent another twenty minutes out there with them." Carlos sighed. "They are wrapped around our fingers. Might as well admit we're the ones that are whipped."
"You're right, I couldn't even say no when the girls wanted to make cookies today. We have two cookie jars full now since we made some yesterday too." TK said letting out a yawn.
"Sleep. We're going to be wearing them out and ourselves the next few days." Carlos said kissing TK before they snuggled closer. TK's head lying on his chest right above his heart holding him. Carlos put his own arm around TK letting his hand move up and down his bare back.
"Thanks again for the puppies. Casper and Benny are adorable." TK muttered before he fell asleep listening to Carlos' heart beat below his ear.
"I love you being happy." Carlos said closing his own eyes and drifting off.
~THE END~
EN: Are you all ready for tonight because I'm not and it's happening in less than three hours. Loved the life pre-show yesterday on Instagram first one got to see in real time and they were hilarious.