Part 2: Getting excited
Tess smiled as she put Jack down to sleep. He was such an easy baby, nothing at all like Brianna. His crying was like a kitten meowing, the little crying that he had, and he had two older sisters who had been doting on him like anything for the last two months. Ah, the girls, Tess thought. It was their birthdays soon, and Nick and Tess wanted to make sure that they did something special for them so that they knew they weren't forgotten about with the new arrival.
'Do you know what tomorrow is my darlings?' Tess asked her daughters
'It's Carlette's day Mummy' Brianna told her mother
'It's your day too Bria' Charlotte said 'Remember how we have the same birthday. It's cos we're special and nothing can tear us apart. And because we do everything together'.
'That's right girls. Now, make sure you both get plenty of sleep tonight, tomorrow's a big day.'
'Is Uncle Alex coming over?' Charlotte asked
'Yes, he is, and so is your cousin, and your grandpa'
'Yay, I get to play with Liam again' Brianna said happily
'Now get to sleep girls' Tess said as she kissed each girl on the forehead, pulled their covers up tight, turned on the nightlight and pulled the door shut, with just a little gap open.
The next morning, Tess got up and went to wish the girls a happy birthday. But as she walked down the hallway, she heard a third voice from the girls room. Tess could hear Brianna's chirpy little girl voice, and Charlotte's slightly older voice, but there was also a man's voice. And it wasn't Nicks.