I hadn't remembered that he was that tall, so I had to stand on my tip-toes
to reach him, I'm told that I got this really mischievous grin on my face
before I placed a soft kiss on his lips. The kiss didn't last long but it
as long enough to bring him back to Earth from whatever planet he was on.
He looked down at me with love in his eyes and smiled. I don't know what he
saw in mine, but whatever it was only made his smile bigger, happier. He
then stepped to the side so that I could get by. "You might want to get a
bath before you go to the hospital. I don't think that they will allow you
in there covered in flour." He said smirking.
"You don't look much better yourself." I replied rushing past him. "You have more on you than I do. I think that you also need a shower." I called back form the base of the stairs, before rushing up and into my room to take another quick bath. Once that was through I put on a nice knee length black skirt and a button up baby blue blouse and a pair of sandals. I came back down stairs with my purse in hand and looked in the kitchen. In the amount of time it had taken me to get ready the kitchen was once again spotless. And everything was in its place, but my friends where nowhere to be found. I shrugged it off as that they where up in there rooms getting cleaned up.
"I'll be back later. No more messes please!" I yelled as I passed the stairs. I thought that I heard a muffled reply but wasn't sure. So I went on out to my car only find Darien leaning against the side, cleaned up, and apparently waiting for me. As I walked out of the house he took off his sunglasses and flashed me a dazzling smile.
"Everyone else has been able to do something to help you get ready for the twins but me, so, I thought that I would drive you there and back." I could tell that he had something on his mind but I wasn't sure what. He opened the door for me and went around to get in. ** When did I give him my keys? ** I asked my self then realized the answer. To begin with he was quite and I couldn't stand the silence so I started messing with the radio. I finally found the CD that I was looking for and turned it where there would be loud enough to hear over the engine.
"Serena. Is there any chance we can get back what we had?" He finally asked when we pulled up to a red light. He had more courage than I did. I wanted to know the same thing, but I had made up my mind that I would not beg him to give us another chance, I was sure that he had found someone who was perfect for him, and they would be waiting for him. How could a guy like him stay single for long?
I studied my hands in my lap, not knowing how to answer him; God knows that I wanted it that way again. Finally I know I had to say something. "I don't know." I know that sounded lame, if I didn't know then who did? But the truth at the time was that I didn't.
We didn't talk for the rest of the time that we were in the car. Once we arrived at the hospital he opened my door for me and helped me out. I was nervous and at the same time extremely happy. The elevator was so slow but I knew that it was just me. I had so many thoughts running through my head, it was confusing. I couldn't make since of most of them. He stopped and turned to face me, I could tell nothing from his face, this had me worried. Then he smiled a small smile.
"Ready to become a mommy?" He asked seriously.
I smiled in return. "As ready as I'll ever be."
He nodded and turned around. And once again we started walking down the hall to the nursery. We stopped at the desk where a nurse was working. We stood there a few minutes before she looked up.
"Oh.I'm sorry didn't mean to keep you waiting. What can I help you with?" She said smiling pleasantly.
"I'm Serena Donovan, and I'm here to pick up the Donovan twins. I was told that they would be ready to come home today."
She looked down at a clipboard and flipped through a couple of pages before looking back up at us. "Ok, the doctor is giving them a last check up, but before we release them you are going to have to fill out some papers." She said handing me a clipboard with about five sheets of paper on it.
** Why? ** Was all I could think. ** Oh well at least I get them after wards. ** I took the clipboard and went to sit in a chair against the wall. The sheets in were in my opinion stupid, but I had no say so in the matter. Luckily for me it didn't take me that long to fill them out. As I finished filling them out a doctor came out. I hadn't seen this particular doctor before, so I shrugged it off. I approached the desk and gave the clipboard back to the lady. She glanced quickly through it and nodded. "Ok, Ms. Donovan everything seems to be in order." Turning around she indicated the doctor that was watching me closely. "This is Dr. Carry she was your sister's doctor. She was just giving the little darlings a last check-up. I'm sure that they are ready to go now, aren't the Dr.?"
The doctor nodded and stepped away from the door. She seemed friendly enough but I was a little edgy. "Yes they are ready to go home now. It's a pleasure to meet you. I've heard so much about you from Elizabeth. She thought a lot about you, and would be happy to know that you are going to take the twins. I have to be going, but it was lovely to meet you."
"Yes you too." I said politely. I was ready to get my babies and go back home. I watched her go, and then turned back to the nurse, "May I go get them?"
"Yes go right in. I'm sure that you will see them when you get in there. If not just call me in." I couldn't help but smile. She was very pleasant. I took Darien's hand and pulled a little to get him moving, and we went in.
Adam and Adriana where on the right side of the room, together I watched them sleep for a few moments. I wanted to be the first to hold them both, but I knew that I cold never do that, so I turned to Darien and smiled. "Would you like to hold one of them?"
"I would love to hold one of them." He reached for the one that was closes to us. In other words he picked up Adriana. She stirred a little in her sleep and he smiled.
** God he would make a wonderful father. ** I thought as I reached for Adam. Once I had him in my arms, I looked them both over. They both had really light blonde hair, almost white, ten perfect toes, ten perfect fingers, I couldn't tell the color of their eyes, but I knew that they must be beautiful since they were already gorgeous.
Adam had on a soft blue one-piece outfit, with matching booties. Where are Adriana had the pale yellow outfit that I had bought. I didn't even know that she had brought it with her. A few tears slid unchecked down my cheeks, as I looked them over. I felt an arm go around my shoulder and looked up to see Darien smiling. "Don't worry you will be great. I know it. I bet that they are going to keep you busy once they get older. Just look at Adriana, you are going to have so many boys at your house once she is older, and the girls are going to fall all over Adam."
I smiled and then laughed.
"Come on then. Let's take them home." He said turning me around a little with his arm. As we walked through the hospital I know I had a huge smile on my face. I knew now that Elizabeth would be happy with my choices. I hoped that I could live up to her expectations.
We were pulling out of the parking lot when they woke up, boy did those kids have some lungs. I got out and moved to the back where I would be able to take care of them. Luckily for me they wanted a bottle, and soon went back to sleep. Besides that the ride home was quiet but it wasn't an uncomfortable silence it was, well I don't know how you would describe it.
Once we were home and parked Darien got out and took the car seat that was on the left out, which happened to be Adam, and then helped me out. I went around and got Adriana out, it looked to me as if she was starting to wake up. We entered the silent house and I looked around. No one was there; I was begging to get worried. I shrugged it off that they went to get something to eat. I started up the stairs, and Darien followed, for some reason he made sure that he stayed there. At the top of the stairs I started to go towards my room, it was big enough so that I could keep them in there with me. That way I wouldn't have to bother Mina or whoever else was staying there when they woke up at night. Once the door was open, my mouth dropped opened and my grip on Adriana's carrier tightened.
I couldn't believe my eyes. My bedroom had been totally transformed from just my bedroom to, well, a bedroom and a nursery all in one. My friends were so thoughtful. I guess I had let it be known that I wanted to have the twins in the same room with me for a while, when I have no idea. My bed used to sit in the middle of the room instead of it being in the center of the room it was now moved to the far side, closer to the bathroom door. My dresser had been moved also. On the left side of the room towards the center there was a petition set up, it alternated in a powder blue, soft pink, and a light yellow pattern. It was so pretty. I couldn't tell what was behind the petition. But I could guess.
"So what do you think?" I barley heard the question as I looked around. My eyes where huge, I was so surprised, more so than to find my kitchen covered in flour. "Earth to Serena!" Ray finally yelled.
I jumped and turned to face her "Huh? What did you say?"
"Serena! We asked how you liked it."
"Oh guys it's wonderful! I love it. Thank you all so much. Can I see the rest of it now?" I felt like I was going to start crying at any moment. "There aren't any more surprises are there? I mean two in one day, that's a little much for me."
Everyone laughed at this, except Darien, at the time I didn't pay that much attention to it, and since they all were laughing I couldn't help but smile. I heard a soft cry above their laughter and looked down. Adriana had begun to wake up; I guess all the noise woke her up. Poor thing she was probably scared. I bent down so that I could set the carrier down and then kneeled down in front of it, I unhooked the straps and moved them so that I could get her out. Her eyes I could tell now where a grey color, they may turn blue one day, I could only guess that Adam's where the same. I carefully picked the little crying girl up and cradled her in my arms, to my surprise the calmed down pretty quickly.
I was so evolved with taking care of Adriana, I hadn't noticed that they had stopped laughing, and where now looking at me. I stood slowly up to their open stares and a smile on Ray's face.
"Oh Serena, you are going to be a wonderful mother. I know it. Look at how she hushed when you picked her up." Ray said, I knew that she could give me some advice being that she was a mother.
"Thanks Ray. You know I'm going to need some advice with these two. Think you can give me any? Since you have Missy and all."
"Yeah, I can give you advice." She walked over to me and hugged me as best as she could with me holding Adriana, then picked up the carrier. "Come on you've got to see the other side." With that she started towards the other side, I started to go with her, but then I turned to get Adam, I wanted him to be with me when we first entered their "nursery." Darien seemed to know what I was thinking because he just smiled, the smile I noticed held a bit of sadness in it, and handed me the carrier. I took it from his hand, offered a smile of thanks, and followed Ray.
Behind the petition the walls where decorated with things that could go for boys and girls. It had to be Mina who did the decorating, well her and Lita probably worked on it together. But you could tell that each of them had their say so. One of the cribs was done in pink, white and pale yellow, the other was done in baby blue, white and pale yellow. The colors looked good together. In between the two there was a small changing table done in white.
A little ways away from the cribs sat a gliding rocker done in midnight blue and a small table, on the table sat a small night-light that looked like a bunny. The pictures on the wall where done in watercolors and looked great with everything. My favorite ones where the ones that looked like the artist was just playing with them and mixed all the colors together. All in all that little area was like a room in it's self. I loved it.
"If you don't like the pictures you can get new ones. Missy just wanted to give you something. She had done those awhile back and thought of them." Ray said seeing my eyes linger on the pictures.
"Not like them? Oh Ray I love them. They look wonderful in here. Where is Missy, I want to thank her."
"Oh, she went with the boys today, something about going to a park. I don't know. Let them have fun." She said shrugging.
"Oh ok." Adriana had been looking around with wide grey eyes at her new surroundings, quietly her little fist moving a little in front of her face. I smiled at her, and looked down to see that Adam was awake also. I hadn't even heard him cry. He was looking around, he looked content and I smiled again. It looked like the three of us would be fine together. It seemed that we had bonded in that short time. "Would one of you mind holding Adriana while I get Adam out?" That was a mistake if I've ever made one. Suddenly there was a fight between the four of them about who would get to hold her. All I could do was shake my head as I watched them. While I was watching them Darien came up and took her from me with out so much of a word, a smile passed between us when she was in his arms. I kneeled down to pick up Adam and noticed that his eyes weren't grey but green. * Well at least I will be able to tell them apart. * I thought happily. When I stood back up they where still arguing about who would hold Adriana and hadn't realized that it had already been taken care of. Some times I worry about my friends attention spans, but you won't catch me telling them that.
They had been arguing for about five minutes before I had had enough. I guess teaching at an elementary school will have that effect on a person. I hoped I wouldn't scare the twins before I got them quiet. "Hush!" I said loudly but not loud enough to be a yell. It got my point across. "While you where arguing it has been taken care of. You will all get a chance to hold them, you should know that, there is no need, I repeat No Need to fight over it. Do I make myself clear?"
They looked at me for a moment before nodding, I felt like I was talking to my class back in Oregon. That was when I realized that I didn't know what to do. I had to go back, but I didn't want to leave my friends. I still had a year left on my contract, so I had to go back and that meant taking the twins with me, I didn't even know anyone well enough in the town to ask them to baby sit for me. * Ok Serena, calm down, you'll handle that later. Right now you need to concentrate on getting the tins settled in. *
"Ray do you think you could fix me two bottles please?"
"Yeah sure Sere, no problem. I think it beats the alternative anyway." She said with a wink and left the room.
I next turned to Darien, he looked so comfortable standing there holding Adriana. A few strands of his midnight hair fell over his left eye as he looked down at her. It seemed to me that she was trying to grab those strands in her tiny fist. "Darien would you mind holding her for a moment or so longer?"
He looked up at me and grinned, "No not at all."
I nodded and he looked back down at the little girl. I grinned as I turned to look at Mina, Ami, and Lita. I think that that look was all they needed.
"I have got to go get ready. I've got to open the restaurant in about an hour." Lita said hurriedly.
"I just remembered that I promised to meet Zander downtown." Ami said right afterward.
"Yeah, I'm going with Ami and then we are going to go shopping. After we meet up with the guys." Mina said lastly. And they rushed out the door. I must have had a bewildered look on my face because the next thing I know I hear Darien's deep laugh. I didn't bother to turn to look at him, as I set about attempting to change Adam's diaper. That was one experience that I will never forget.
"What's so funny?"
"Oh nothing.nothing besides they way they left before you got the question out of your mouth. Where you really going to ask them if they wanted to change the his diaper?"
I know he couldn't see me but I smiled anyway. "No I was going to ask them what they wanted to do about dinner. But I know these two need some quiet time. All that noise couldn't have been good for them."
"True enough. But instead of having dinner with them, have dinner with me tonight. Please Serena?"
By this time I had finished changing Adam's diaper, I picked him up and turned to Darien. "Yes, I'll have dinner with you." I said walking over to him so I could get Adriana. I knew she probably needed to be changed as well. "But what about these two?"
"I'm sure that you can talk, well you won't even have to talk them into it, but I'm sure that you can get them to watch them for a little while. And Ray has no problems changing a diaper. You know they are probably downstairs, why don't you go ask."
I had finished changing Adriana. And well she was starting to get whiny. "She's hungry. I need to go get a bottle since Ray's not back. Will you hold him or put him in his crib for me?"
"Yeah I'll hold him. Go on and get their bottles."
"Thanks." I called over my shoulder as I started for the door. As I reached for the knob the door opened. It was Ray with two bottles. "Oh, I was just coming to get them. Thanks Ray."
"Sure no problem." She said while handing me one of the bottles. "You know the other three are down in the den. They said something about you asking them to change a diaper."
"I never asked them that! I just turned around with a grin on my face and they started to make up excuses as to why they had to leave. All I was going to ask them was what they wanted to do for dinner."
Ray started laughing as I told her what had happened. "I should have known."
"But plans have changed and Darien asked me to go to dinner with him. So Ray, can I ask a favor from you?" I said while giving Adriana her bottle and going into the back room where Ray handed the other bottle to Darien. He looked shocked at first the look on his face was on 'What am I supposed to do with that?' it was cute.
"Oh never mind. Here let me have him." She said reaching for the little boy.
"Sure here you go Ray." He said holding him gently so that she could take him. "I'm going to go now. Serena I'll pick you up around six, ok?"
"Yeah that's fine. Bye Darien, and thanks again."
"Sure no problem. Bye you two." He said to the babies who were eating happily, then walked out the door.
"So Sere, what do you want to ask me?" Ray asked sitting down in another chair that I hadn't noticed before.
"Oh. Would you mind watching them tonight for me while I go to dinner?" I asked sitting down in the glider.
"Oh sure. I would love to. Jeremy took Missy to see his grandmother or something like that. So they won't be back until the after tomorrow I think. So I could use something to keep me busy tonight."
"Thanks Ray you're the greatest."
"You're just figuring that out?" she asked playfully.
We both laughed. Adriana had had enough of her milk because she spit the bottle out. A few moments later Adam did the same. "I guess it's time for a nap now." I said looking over at Adam whose eyes were beginning to close. Adriana seemed to be willing to fight her sleep some. Ray held him until he was sound to sleep then put him in his crib and pulled a light blanket across him.
"I'll leave the three of you alone now." She said quietly as she left the room.
I rocked Adriana for about five minutes with no effect before I started to hum. She quieted down some. * So if humming quiets her down what will a soft singing do? * I started a soft song that entered my mind. I'm not even sure where I've heard it before. It did the trick I had to sing it threw twice before she was in a good enough sleep to lay her in her crib and cover her up. I watched the two of them sleep for a few minutes. "Such angels. I'm going to have my hands full with them." I whispered to the walls.
@~%~ Author's Notes ~%~@
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"You don't look much better yourself." I replied rushing past him. "You have more on you than I do. I think that you also need a shower." I called back form the base of the stairs, before rushing up and into my room to take another quick bath. Once that was through I put on a nice knee length black skirt and a button up baby blue blouse and a pair of sandals. I came back down stairs with my purse in hand and looked in the kitchen. In the amount of time it had taken me to get ready the kitchen was once again spotless. And everything was in its place, but my friends where nowhere to be found. I shrugged it off as that they where up in there rooms getting cleaned up.
"I'll be back later. No more messes please!" I yelled as I passed the stairs. I thought that I heard a muffled reply but wasn't sure. So I went on out to my car only find Darien leaning against the side, cleaned up, and apparently waiting for me. As I walked out of the house he took off his sunglasses and flashed me a dazzling smile.
"Everyone else has been able to do something to help you get ready for the twins but me, so, I thought that I would drive you there and back." I could tell that he had something on his mind but I wasn't sure what. He opened the door for me and went around to get in. ** When did I give him my keys? ** I asked my self then realized the answer. To begin with he was quite and I couldn't stand the silence so I started messing with the radio. I finally found the CD that I was looking for and turned it where there would be loud enough to hear over the engine.
"Serena. Is there any chance we can get back what we had?" He finally asked when we pulled up to a red light. He had more courage than I did. I wanted to know the same thing, but I had made up my mind that I would not beg him to give us another chance, I was sure that he had found someone who was perfect for him, and they would be waiting for him. How could a guy like him stay single for long?
I studied my hands in my lap, not knowing how to answer him; God knows that I wanted it that way again. Finally I know I had to say something. "I don't know." I know that sounded lame, if I didn't know then who did? But the truth at the time was that I didn't.
We didn't talk for the rest of the time that we were in the car. Once we arrived at the hospital he opened my door for me and helped me out. I was nervous and at the same time extremely happy. The elevator was so slow but I knew that it was just me. I had so many thoughts running through my head, it was confusing. I couldn't make since of most of them. He stopped and turned to face me, I could tell nothing from his face, this had me worried. Then he smiled a small smile.
"Ready to become a mommy?" He asked seriously.
I smiled in return. "As ready as I'll ever be."
He nodded and turned around. And once again we started walking down the hall to the nursery. We stopped at the desk where a nurse was working. We stood there a few minutes before she looked up.
"Oh.I'm sorry didn't mean to keep you waiting. What can I help you with?" She said smiling pleasantly.
"I'm Serena Donovan, and I'm here to pick up the Donovan twins. I was told that they would be ready to come home today."
She looked down at a clipboard and flipped through a couple of pages before looking back up at us. "Ok, the doctor is giving them a last check up, but before we release them you are going to have to fill out some papers." She said handing me a clipboard with about five sheets of paper on it.
** Why? ** Was all I could think. ** Oh well at least I get them after wards. ** I took the clipboard and went to sit in a chair against the wall. The sheets in were in my opinion stupid, but I had no say so in the matter. Luckily for me it didn't take me that long to fill them out. As I finished filling them out a doctor came out. I hadn't seen this particular doctor before, so I shrugged it off. I approached the desk and gave the clipboard back to the lady. She glanced quickly through it and nodded. "Ok, Ms. Donovan everything seems to be in order." Turning around she indicated the doctor that was watching me closely. "This is Dr. Carry she was your sister's doctor. She was just giving the little darlings a last check-up. I'm sure that they are ready to go now, aren't the Dr.?"
The doctor nodded and stepped away from the door. She seemed friendly enough but I was a little edgy. "Yes they are ready to go home now. It's a pleasure to meet you. I've heard so much about you from Elizabeth. She thought a lot about you, and would be happy to know that you are going to take the twins. I have to be going, but it was lovely to meet you."
"Yes you too." I said politely. I was ready to get my babies and go back home. I watched her go, and then turned back to the nurse, "May I go get them?"
"Yes go right in. I'm sure that you will see them when you get in there. If not just call me in." I couldn't help but smile. She was very pleasant. I took Darien's hand and pulled a little to get him moving, and we went in.
Adam and Adriana where on the right side of the room, together I watched them sleep for a few moments. I wanted to be the first to hold them both, but I knew that I cold never do that, so I turned to Darien and smiled. "Would you like to hold one of them?"
"I would love to hold one of them." He reached for the one that was closes to us. In other words he picked up Adriana. She stirred a little in her sleep and he smiled.
** God he would make a wonderful father. ** I thought as I reached for Adam. Once I had him in my arms, I looked them both over. They both had really light blonde hair, almost white, ten perfect toes, ten perfect fingers, I couldn't tell the color of their eyes, but I knew that they must be beautiful since they were already gorgeous.
Adam had on a soft blue one-piece outfit, with matching booties. Where are Adriana had the pale yellow outfit that I had bought. I didn't even know that she had brought it with her. A few tears slid unchecked down my cheeks, as I looked them over. I felt an arm go around my shoulder and looked up to see Darien smiling. "Don't worry you will be great. I know it. I bet that they are going to keep you busy once they get older. Just look at Adriana, you are going to have so many boys at your house once she is older, and the girls are going to fall all over Adam."
I smiled and then laughed.
"Come on then. Let's take them home." He said turning me around a little with his arm. As we walked through the hospital I know I had a huge smile on my face. I knew now that Elizabeth would be happy with my choices. I hoped that I could live up to her expectations.
We were pulling out of the parking lot when they woke up, boy did those kids have some lungs. I got out and moved to the back where I would be able to take care of them. Luckily for me they wanted a bottle, and soon went back to sleep. Besides that the ride home was quiet but it wasn't an uncomfortable silence it was, well I don't know how you would describe it.
Once we were home and parked Darien got out and took the car seat that was on the left out, which happened to be Adam, and then helped me out. I went around and got Adriana out, it looked to me as if she was starting to wake up. We entered the silent house and I looked around. No one was there; I was begging to get worried. I shrugged it off that they went to get something to eat. I started up the stairs, and Darien followed, for some reason he made sure that he stayed there. At the top of the stairs I started to go towards my room, it was big enough so that I could keep them in there with me. That way I wouldn't have to bother Mina or whoever else was staying there when they woke up at night. Once the door was open, my mouth dropped opened and my grip on Adriana's carrier tightened.
I couldn't believe my eyes. My bedroom had been totally transformed from just my bedroom to, well, a bedroom and a nursery all in one. My friends were so thoughtful. I guess I had let it be known that I wanted to have the twins in the same room with me for a while, when I have no idea. My bed used to sit in the middle of the room instead of it being in the center of the room it was now moved to the far side, closer to the bathroom door. My dresser had been moved also. On the left side of the room towards the center there was a petition set up, it alternated in a powder blue, soft pink, and a light yellow pattern. It was so pretty. I couldn't tell what was behind the petition. But I could guess.
"So what do you think?" I barley heard the question as I looked around. My eyes where huge, I was so surprised, more so than to find my kitchen covered in flour. "Earth to Serena!" Ray finally yelled.
I jumped and turned to face her "Huh? What did you say?"
"Serena! We asked how you liked it."
"Oh guys it's wonderful! I love it. Thank you all so much. Can I see the rest of it now?" I felt like I was going to start crying at any moment. "There aren't any more surprises are there? I mean two in one day, that's a little much for me."
Everyone laughed at this, except Darien, at the time I didn't pay that much attention to it, and since they all were laughing I couldn't help but smile. I heard a soft cry above their laughter and looked down. Adriana had begun to wake up; I guess all the noise woke her up. Poor thing she was probably scared. I bent down so that I could set the carrier down and then kneeled down in front of it, I unhooked the straps and moved them so that I could get her out. Her eyes I could tell now where a grey color, they may turn blue one day, I could only guess that Adam's where the same. I carefully picked the little crying girl up and cradled her in my arms, to my surprise the calmed down pretty quickly.
I was so evolved with taking care of Adriana, I hadn't noticed that they had stopped laughing, and where now looking at me. I stood slowly up to their open stares and a smile on Ray's face.
"Oh Serena, you are going to be a wonderful mother. I know it. Look at how she hushed when you picked her up." Ray said, I knew that she could give me some advice being that she was a mother.
"Thanks Ray. You know I'm going to need some advice with these two. Think you can give me any? Since you have Missy and all."
"Yeah, I can give you advice." She walked over to me and hugged me as best as she could with me holding Adriana, then picked up the carrier. "Come on you've got to see the other side." With that she started towards the other side, I started to go with her, but then I turned to get Adam, I wanted him to be with me when we first entered their "nursery." Darien seemed to know what I was thinking because he just smiled, the smile I noticed held a bit of sadness in it, and handed me the carrier. I took it from his hand, offered a smile of thanks, and followed Ray.
Behind the petition the walls where decorated with things that could go for boys and girls. It had to be Mina who did the decorating, well her and Lita probably worked on it together. But you could tell that each of them had their say so. One of the cribs was done in pink, white and pale yellow, the other was done in baby blue, white and pale yellow. The colors looked good together. In between the two there was a small changing table done in white.
A little ways away from the cribs sat a gliding rocker done in midnight blue and a small table, on the table sat a small night-light that looked like a bunny. The pictures on the wall where done in watercolors and looked great with everything. My favorite ones where the ones that looked like the artist was just playing with them and mixed all the colors together. All in all that little area was like a room in it's self. I loved it.
"If you don't like the pictures you can get new ones. Missy just wanted to give you something. She had done those awhile back and thought of them." Ray said seeing my eyes linger on the pictures.
"Not like them? Oh Ray I love them. They look wonderful in here. Where is Missy, I want to thank her."
"Oh, she went with the boys today, something about going to a park. I don't know. Let them have fun." She said shrugging.
"Oh ok." Adriana had been looking around with wide grey eyes at her new surroundings, quietly her little fist moving a little in front of her face. I smiled at her, and looked down to see that Adam was awake also. I hadn't even heard him cry. He was looking around, he looked content and I smiled again. It looked like the three of us would be fine together. It seemed that we had bonded in that short time. "Would one of you mind holding Adriana while I get Adam out?" That was a mistake if I've ever made one. Suddenly there was a fight between the four of them about who would get to hold her. All I could do was shake my head as I watched them. While I was watching them Darien came up and took her from me with out so much of a word, a smile passed between us when she was in his arms. I kneeled down to pick up Adam and noticed that his eyes weren't grey but green. * Well at least I will be able to tell them apart. * I thought happily. When I stood back up they where still arguing about who would hold Adriana and hadn't realized that it had already been taken care of. Some times I worry about my friends attention spans, but you won't catch me telling them that.
They had been arguing for about five minutes before I had had enough. I guess teaching at an elementary school will have that effect on a person. I hoped I wouldn't scare the twins before I got them quiet. "Hush!" I said loudly but not loud enough to be a yell. It got my point across. "While you where arguing it has been taken care of. You will all get a chance to hold them, you should know that, there is no need, I repeat No Need to fight over it. Do I make myself clear?"
They looked at me for a moment before nodding, I felt like I was talking to my class back in Oregon. That was when I realized that I didn't know what to do. I had to go back, but I didn't want to leave my friends. I still had a year left on my contract, so I had to go back and that meant taking the twins with me, I didn't even know anyone well enough in the town to ask them to baby sit for me. * Ok Serena, calm down, you'll handle that later. Right now you need to concentrate on getting the tins settled in. *
"Ray do you think you could fix me two bottles please?"
"Yeah sure Sere, no problem. I think it beats the alternative anyway." She said with a wink and left the room.
I next turned to Darien, he looked so comfortable standing there holding Adriana. A few strands of his midnight hair fell over his left eye as he looked down at her. It seemed to me that she was trying to grab those strands in her tiny fist. "Darien would you mind holding her for a moment or so longer?"
He looked up at me and grinned, "No not at all."
I nodded and he looked back down at the little girl. I grinned as I turned to look at Mina, Ami, and Lita. I think that that look was all they needed.
"I have got to go get ready. I've got to open the restaurant in about an hour." Lita said hurriedly.
"I just remembered that I promised to meet Zander downtown." Ami said right afterward.
"Yeah, I'm going with Ami and then we are going to go shopping. After we meet up with the guys." Mina said lastly. And they rushed out the door. I must have had a bewildered look on my face because the next thing I know I hear Darien's deep laugh. I didn't bother to turn to look at him, as I set about attempting to change Adam's diaper. That was one experience that I will never forget.
"What's so funny?"
"Oh nothing.nothing besides they way they left before you got the question out of your mouth. Where you really going to ask them if they wanted to change the his diaper?"
I know he couldn't see me but I smiled anyway. "No I was going to ask them what they wanted to do about dinner. But I know these two need some quiet time. All that noise couldn't have been good for them."
"True enough. But instead of having dinner with them, have dinner with me tonight. Please Serena?"
By this time I had finished changing Adam's diaper, I picked him up and turned to Darien. "Yes, I'll have dinner with you." I said walking over to him so I could get Adriana. I knew she probably needed to be changed as well. "But what about these two?"
"I'm sure that you can talk, well you won't even have to talk them into it, but I'm sure that you can get them to watch them for a little while. And Ray has no problems changing a diaper. You know they are probably downstairs, why don't you go ask."
I had finished changing Adriana. And well she was starting to get whiny. "She's hungry. I need to go get a bottle since Ray's not back. Will you hold him or put him in his crib for me?"
"Yeah I'll hold him. Go on and get their bottles."
"Thanks." I called over my shoulder as I started for the door. As I reached for the knob the door opened. It was Ray with two bottles. "Oh, I was just coming to get them. Thanks Ray."
"Sure no problem." She said while handing me one of the bottles. "You know the other three are down in the den. They said something about you asking them to change a diaper."
"I never asked them that! I just turned around with a grin on my face and they started to make up excuses as to why they had to leave. All I was going to ask them was what they wanted to do for dinner."
Ray started laughing as I told her what had happened. "I should have known."
"But plans have changed and Darien asked me to go to dinner with him. So Ray, can I ask a favor from you?" I said while giving Adriana her bottle and going into the back room where Ray handed the other bottle to Darien. He looked shocked at first the look on his face was on 'What am I supposed to do with that?' it was cute.
"Oh never mind. Here let me have him." She said reaching for the little boy.
"Sure here you go Ray." He said holding him gently so that she could take him. "I'm going to go now. Serena I'll pick you up around six, ok?"
"Yeah that's fine. Bye Darien, and thanks again."
"Sure no problem. Bye you two." He said to the babies who were eating happily, then walked out the door.
"So Sere, what do you want to ask me?" Ray asked sitting down in another chair that I hadn't noticed before.
"Oh. Would you mind watching them tonight for me while I go to dinner?" I asked sitting down in the glider.
"Oh sure. I would love to. Jeremy took Missy to see his grandmother or something like that. So they won't be back until the after tomorrow I think. So I could use something to keep me busy tonight."
"Thanks Ray you're the greatest."
"You're just figuring that out?" she asked playfully.
We both laughed. Adriana had had enough of her milk because she spit the bottle out. A few moments later Adam did the same. "I guess it's time for a nap now." I said looking over at Adam whose eyes were beginning to close. Adriana seemed to be willing to fight her sleep some. Ray held him until he was sound to sleep then put him in his crib and pulled a light blanket across him.
"I'll leave the three of you alone now." She said quietly as she left the room.
I rocked Adriana for about five minutes with no effect before I started to hum. She quieted down some. * So if humming quiets her down what will a soft singing do? * I started a soft song that entered my mind. I'm not even sure where I've heard it before. It did the trick I had to sing it threw twice before she was in a good enough sleep to lay her in her crib and cover her up. I watched the two of them sleep for a few minutes. "Such angels. I'm going to have my hands full with them." I whispered to the walls.
@~%~ Author's Notes ~%~@
Ok guys, one more chapter after this one. Like it? Hate it? Think something should be changed. Review and let me know. The next chapter won't be posted until there is at least five reviews. I'm seriously thinking about deleting the story. So it's up to you guys.