A/N: Special thanks to CalzonaMojoFan and scuie90 for the reviews as well as Imagination Genius. Sorry it took so long for this chapter. Forgive me?? :( :(
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Chapter 7
"I'm almost done" Maureen said groaning as Alexis continued to cry. Maureen finished wiping her off and picked up placing her on her shoulder as she walked over to the couch and laid her down. She dried her off quickly and put a diaper on her. Dressing her in a onesie she placed a pacifier in her mouth before picking her up and placing her in one of the bassinets. Smiling as Alexis' eyes drfited closed she picked up a sleeping Jessica and walked back into the kitchen just as someone knocked on the door.
"Come in!" She yelled as softly as she could. The door opened and Collins walked in with a smile.
"Hey Mau" He said with a smile as he walked over and kissed her cheek.
"Hey what are you doing here?" Maureen asked as she undressed Jessica.
"I know Joanne went back to work today and I figured you would need some help with the babies" Collins said smiling.
"So you show up at 5:00 in the afternoon?" Maureen asked laughing as she looked at the clock on the wall. It was almost time for Joanne to come home.
"I was going to come over earlier but I overslept" Collins said grinning as he pulled the box of cocoa puffs out the cabinet.
"Did you come over here to help or to eat my food?" Maureen asked with a smile as she placed Jessica in the plastic tub.
"I can do both" Collins said laughing as he took a bowl out of another cabinet and filled it with cereal. "What are you doing to her?" Collins asked looking back at Maureen as she filled a bowl with water.
"I'm giving her a bath"
"Ain't she kinda young?"
"Yes but she still needs to get washed off" Maureen said smiling as Collins walked over and looked over her shoulder. Collins shrugged and walked back over to his bowl of cereal.
"So where's the other one?" Collins asked reaching into the fridge to pull out the milk then pouring it in his cereal.
"She's in the bassinet. And stop refering to my daughters as things. Her name is Alexis" Maureen said throwing the rolled up diaper at Collins. Collins caught it then dropped it.
"Thats gross Mau" Collins mumbled walking out the kitchen to the livingroom.
"Collins I just put her to sleep! Don't touch-" Maureen yelled but groaned when she heard a cry pierce the air. Maureen turned back to Jessica and continued to run the cloth over her body. Collins appeared a few seconds later holding a now screaming Alexis.
"How do I get her to stop?" Collins asked looking up at Maureen.
"You figure it out. She was fine until you touched her" Maureen said shaking her head, laughing as a grin broke out on Jessica's face from apparently being tickled.
"Aw Jessi is ticklish huh?" Maureen cooed as she rang her finger across Jessica's neck, causing another smile to appear.
"Mauuu!" Collins whined having no luck with silencing Alex's cries. Maureen turned around and her eyes widened.
"No Collins don't bounce her! She just-" before she could finish Collins yelped as Alexis spit up on his shirt. Maureen couldn't help but laugh as she reached over and picked up a burp cloth, wiping Alexis' mouth gently.
"Damnit my shirt." Collins complained pushing Alexis into Maureen's arms. He pulled his shirt over his head, leaving him shirtless and sighed at the ruined shirt. "Angel bought me this shirt" he said pouting causing Maureen to laugh again.
"Its only baby formula Collins. Here I'll throw it in the washing machine before you leave" She said handing Alex back to him and taking the shirt away from him.
"Keep an eye on Jessica" Maureen said before walking out the room. She quickly threw the shirt into the washing machine then walked back into the kitchen.
"Well she seems fine now" Collins said looking down at Alexis who was looking up at him.
"Good" Maureen said simply as she finished washing Jessica and put a fresh diaper on her. She quickly dressed her in a oneside and picked her up, putting her on her shoulder.
"Where you going?" Collins asked as Maureen walked out the room, he quickly ran after her.
"They've been changed, fed and bathed. They should be falling asleep soon." Maureen said turning to look at him as she walked into the nursery. She walked over to one of the cribs and placed Jessica down, placing the pacifire in her mouth. She turned around and took Alexis from Collins, placing her next to Jessica. Maureen placed the pacifier in her mouth but she quickly spit it out, settling for her thumb instead. Maureen shrugged and turned on the mobile above the crib. She turned on the baby monitor and grabbed the extension before walking out the nursery, Collins following.
"Wow" he said looking at her with look of amazement.
"What?" She asked glancing back at him as she walked into the kitchen and began cleaning up the mess.
"I just couldn't picture you as actually knowing what you were doing without Joanne being here" Collins said walking over to his now soggy cereal and taking a bite.
"Shut up" she said laughing as she poured the water out of the tub and set it aside.
"What? Hey I mean this is the chick who killed my goldfish when I went away to work because she forgot to feed them" Collins said laughing.
"Thoses fish were weak, I only forgot to feed them a few times." Maureen said shrugging as she threw the diaper she had thrown at Collins earlier, away.
"Maureen. The food I bought for you to feed them with wasn't even opened when i got back....2 months later" Collins said smirking. Maureen opened her mouth to reply but nothing came out, making Collins laugh.
"Shut up...again" she mumbled rolling her eyes at him. "I'm going to check on your shirt" she said walking out the kitchen towards the laundry room. She quickly threw Collins shirt in the dryer before walking into the kitchen.
"Collins! You did not just waste my cereal!" She exclaimed with her hands on her hips. Collins looked up from where he had been dumping the remander of his soggy cereal into the trash. "Do you have any idea how much cocoa puffs cost!?"
"But it was soggy." Collins replied putting the bowl in the sink. Maureen picked up one of the wet cloths she had used to wipe of the twins and threw it at him. It hit him in the back of the head, making a sound before falling to the floor. Collins turned around with a grin.
"You know what this means?" Collins said smirking as he walked towards Maureen.
"No what?" Maureen said rolling her eyes.
"Flapjack" he said simply. Maureen's eyes widened and she turned to run but Collins quickly caught her in the livingroom and pulled her to the floor.
"No! No! I'm sorry" Maureen cried trying to get out of Collins' grip Collins laughed as he quickly rolled over so he was ontop of Maureen looking down at her.
"Apologize" he commanded.
"No" She said simply still trying to get away from him. He laughed and collapsed ontop of her, putting enough body weight on her to hurt her a little but not crush her.
"Uggghhh!" Maureen groaned as the wind was knocked out of her. "Collins! the twins!" Maureen begged trying to push him off her with no luck.
"They're sleep. If they wake up I'll let you go" Collins said simply and turned his head so he was looking at her with a grin. Maureen heard the door open and struggled to see over Collins' massive shoulders.
"My friend is in the middle of my livingroom, with no shirt on and laying ontop of my wife...why doesn't this disturb me as much as it should" Joanne asked looking down at the two fools in front of her.
"Poookie. Make him get off" Maureen whinned from under Collins.
"What are you two doing?" Joanne asked as she took off her coat and hung it up.
"Flapjack" Collins said smiling and looking over at Joanne.
"Ah. Where are the babies?" Joanne asked smiling.
"Nursery. We just put them to sleep" Collins said. Joanne nodded and walked away into the bedroom.
"Poookie!" Maureen whined, upset her wife would just leave her here when it was obvious she needed help.
"Apologize and I'll let you go" Collins said laughing. Feeling like she was going to run out of breath soon she sighed.
"Okay Okay. I'm sorry" She yelled. Collins laughed and rolled off of her so he was laying next to her.
"Apology accepted" Collins said with a grin as he tucked his hands behind his head to get more comfortable.
"You ass" Maureen complained punching him in the arm before jumping up as Joanne walked back into the livingroom dressed in sweat pants and a tank top.
"By the way. Collins why don't you have a shirt on?" Joanne asked standing over him with a smirk.
"Because your child threw up on me" Collins said with a grin. "Its cool though. I feel at home. When its just Angel and me I walk around naked most of the time." Collins said laughing. Joanne made a face and Maureen kicked him in the arm again, only earning a bigger laugh from him.
"Let me go check on your shirt so you can get the hell out" Maureen yelled as she walked out the room.
"Sounds good. I should be heading home anyway" Collins said standing up and kissing Joanne's cheek.
"Any special reason?" Joanne asked raising an eyebrow.
"Angel said she was going shopping. She should be back by now and she usually gets something new to wear. I can definately expect to get-"
"GET OUT YOU PERV!" Maureen yelled as she walked in the room and threw his shirt at him. He laughed and caught it.
"With pleasure" he said smiling as he slipped his shirt over his head. He quickly kissed Maureen's cheek before walking out the door.
"So what did you two do all day?" Joanne asked turning to look at Maureen.
"Remind me again why we like him?" Maureen asked as she walked into the bedroom with Joanne following.