May 8th, 2007
Oh my god...Twins were harder than Alex and Jimmy had expected. Two hysterical cries, twice the amount of feeding and changing...it was hard. Once Julia fell asleep, Amelia started to cry.
Once Amelia fell asleep, Julia started to cry. It was a never ending cycle. Alex opened her eyes when she heard two little girls screaming at the top of their lungs. She grunted as she sat up.
"Jimmy. Wake up." She shook her husband slightly.
"Not on shift." He mumbled. Alex slid out of bed and shook him again.
"You're not at work. You're home at work." She said, "The girls need us." Jimmy opened up his eyes when he finally heard the duel screaming.
"Christ. They never stop do they?" He slid out of bed and followed his wife into the nursery. Julia and Amelia were bright red and screaming. Alex scooped Julia up in her arms.
"It's okay, Baby girl. Mommy is here." She said sitting down in the rocking chair. Jimmy picked Amelia up. He sat down in the other rocking chair. Both of them began to feed the twins. They quieted down. "I don't know if I can keep doing this, Jimmy."
"What?" Jimmy yawned.
"Keeping up with twins. It's so hard." Alex said watching Julia's eyes flutter shut against her breast. "I am so tired."
"I know that." He said, "But...This is what we wanted. Our family is complete..."
"You're sure as hell right." Alex said, "You're getting fixed."
"You're sure as hell wrong, Alexandra." Jimmy yawned as he rocked Amelia in his arms. Alex arched her eyebrow.
"You want more of these?" She asked. Jimmy shrugged.
"One more might be nice." He said. Alex shook her head.
"Four! You have four children!" She laughed. Amelia and Julia both stirred, "Sorry babies." Jimmy smiled as he lay Amelia back in her crib.
"Let's get some sleep before they wake up." he said.
Aidan ran around the kitchen. Joey sat at the kitchen table tapping his foot on the floor. Amelia and Julia were fussy in their bouncers.
"I think we need a vacation more than another child." She said told her husband as she cooked Aidan some eggs.
"I agree." He said.
"Kim and Manuel will watch the kids." Alex said.
"Last time we left Aidan with Kim and Manuel he fell down the stairs." Jimmy pointed out. Alex nodded. She trusted Kim, but Jimmy still had issues even though that was awhile ago.
"Well, Adam will take them then." She said to her husband.
"We'll see." Jimmy said. Alex rolled her eyes. Sometimes it was hard to read her husband and that frustrated the hell out of her. Maybe someday she'd get him all figured out.
May 22nd, 2007
Julia and Amelia were getting big. Alex couldn't believe it was already almost their month birthday. They weren't smiling yet, but they were starting to give Alex belly laughs. She loved that sound.
"They're asleep." Kim said walking down the stairs. Alex smiled softly.
"Thank you for putting them down for me." She said.
"No problem. I love them." Kim said as she sat down, "They are absolutely wonderful babies. Makes me want to try again."
"You and Manuel would make some good looking babies." Alex said, "Large hazel eyes, curly brown hair, gorgeous."
"Yeah..." Kim smiled, "But this is just a marriage out of convenience."
"Bull shit." Alex laughed.
"Bull shit? Why do you say that?" Kim asked.
"You love Manuel and he loves you. There's no denying that." Alex said, "i can see it in your eyes when you look at each other."
"We're just good actors." She said. Alex shook her head.
"Maybe you should ask Manuel how he feels about you when you get home because I guarantee you, that he feels the same way." Kim rolled her eyes.
"Youre....Youre a dork." She said.
"I'm just right." Alex said.
"Manuel?" Kim walked into the house shrugging her sweater off.
"In the kitchen." he called out. Kim walked into the kitchen. Manuel was sitting at the table writing a letter.
"I saw the twins today." She said sitting next to him.
"Oh how are they doing?" Manuel asked.
"Oh just wonderful." Kim said, "It makes me want to have one or two of my own." Manuel glanced up at her.
"You do?" He asked her. Kim nodded. her heart pounded in her chest.
"I know we got married so you could get a green card, but, this may sound ridiculous." Kim exhaled, "I'm starting to feel things for you and I...I want this to be a real marriage." Manuel stared at her. His green eyes sparkled with happiness.
"Well, that's good because I love you." He said.
"What?" She whispered.
"I love you and I want to have children with you." He said taking her hands, "I to want this to be a real marriage."
"I can't believe you're saying this." She laughed.
"It's good right?" Manuel asked.
"It's utterly wonderful!!" Kim said hugging him tightly. "I love you so much." Manuel hugged her back. it was strange how fast love over took the two of them. They didn't go into this thinking they'd fall in love, but Cupid's arrow had another idea.
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