Ch. 6 One Moment Can Change Your Life

Arriving home was a relief, but at the same time it was nerve-wracking and making you slightly nauseous. You can't remember being this nervous.

Last night was very interesting as you called your parents to tell them everything that happened and let them know Darren was coming to meet Kyra and Braeden. At first your parents were against the idea of Darren coming with you so soon, but after you explained everything and told them that you were ok with this, they opened up to the idea. You and Darren agreed that for this visit, it would be best that he check into a hotel seeing as everything is new and you are both still working on the kinks.

You arrived at your parents' house. Darren went to check into the hotel first so that you could pick up Kyra and Braeden and then meet him at your apartment. You both agreed that it would be best that you got to see them first and say your hellos, as well as doing this away from your parents. Although they were finally understanding of the situation, you didn't know how they would act around him, and you didn't want any other distractions right now.

You opened the front door to your parents' house and you saw Kyra and Braeden sitting on the kitchen floor coloring.

"Hi babies, Mommy's home!" you said with a giant smile on your face.

"Mommy, Mommy, Mommy!" Kyra and Braeden said in unison.

They both ran to you and you gave them the biggest hug. Even though you were only gone two nights, you missed them so much.

"How are my babies? Did you have fun with Grandma and Grandpa?" you asked them.

"Yeah, we got to pway, and watch TV, and cowor, and pway," Kyra said.

"Yeah, and Gampa taught me how to pway bassettbawwl," Braeden beamed.

"He did!" you said. "It sounds like you guys had a lot of fun! Are you ready to go home? I have someone I want you to meet."

"Yeah!" they both said.

You grabbed all of their things and said hi to your parents. You thanked them for watching Kyra and Braeden, and you packed everything in your car. You strapped them into their car seats and headed to your apartment.

You arrived at your apartment and got Kyra and Braeden settled in and unpacked. After about 20 minutes you heard a knock at your door. You walked to the door and opened it to see Darren standing there with two bags, one pink bag and one blue bag.

"Hey you made it," you said. "And I see you brought gifts."

"Yeah, I stopped by the store and I got them a little something from me, if that is ok," Darren said.

"Yeah that's fine. Come on in and let me go get them," you said.

You walked into their room and saw them playing with their toys.

"Hey guys, will you come with me? I want you to meet someone very special," you asked them.

You grabbed their hands and walked them slowly into the family room. When you saw the look on Darren's face when he saw them for the first time nearly made your heart stop. You saw his face light up and a tear fall from his eyes. He almost couldn't contain his joy. You began to shed a few tears yourself.

"Kyra, Braeden, this is Darren. Can you say hi?" you asked them.

"Hi," they both said sheepishly as they buried their heads into each one of your thighs.

"Guys it's ok," you said with a smile. "Darren is really nice, and he is really special. Guys, Darren is your daddy."

Braeden peeked his head out first, and Kyra followed soon after. You took their hands and led them closer to Darren. At first they seemed a little shy, but once Darren kneeled down, they were more at ease.

"Hi Kyra. Hi Braeden. My name is Darren, and I am your daddy," Darren said with a smile plastered on his face.

"Hi," they both said.

"I can't believe how gorgeous they are. I can't believe how perfect they are," he said to you.

"I couldn't agree more," you replied.

"Hey guys, I got you each a present, is that ok?" he asked them.

"Yeah!" they said as they each grabbed their respective bags.

They each ripped through their bags. They both had a teddy bear, Kyra's was pink and purple with hearts all over, and Braeden's was blue. The best part was in the hand of the bears. When you pressed the bear's right paw it said a little phrase. Kyra's bear said "Kyra, daddy loves his little princess," and Braeden's said "Braeden, daddy loves his little champ."

You couldn't help but shed tears when you heard the messages on the bears. You weren't expecting that at all, but it brought so much joy to your heart. You saw both Kyra and Braeden fascinated with the bears, and Darren shedding a few tears.

"Hey guys what do you say?" you said to them.

"Tank you, daddy!" they both said.

Both you and Darren looked at each other stunned. You didn't expect them to call him daddy, but you kinda liked it. Nothing could contain the joy when you saw Kyra and Braeden walk up to Darren and give him a hug. You saw tears falling down Darren's face, and tears began to fall down yours.

"Hey guys, do you wanna play with your daddy and me?" you asked.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah!" they both exclaimed.

You all walked into their bedroom and began to play with them and their toys.

"Thank you so much Paige," Darren said. "You can't even imagine how grateful I am right now."

"You're welcome," you said. "I can't believe they finally have you in their lives."

"I'm not going anywhere," he said. "I will never abandon them. I will always be here for them."

"I'm gonna hold you to that," you said near tears.

"So what should we do these next few days?" he asked.

"I'm not sure yet, but we will figure it out," you replied.

You and Darren continued to play with Kyra and Braeden. They showed you all of their toys and you played with each and every one of them. You knew this was just the beginning of a long journey and there were going to be bumps in the road ahead, but for once, you almost felt like a family.

A/N: new chapter is up! Please let me know what you think!