Chapter 22: Not so easy
A/N: OK FIRST OFF I HAVE TO SAY, I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD MAKE IT BUT YOU GUYS HIT REVIEW #75 AND IT WAS 101mizzpoet101 SO THIS CHAPTER IS DEDICATED TO YOU :D THANKS TO: ginny-potter-07, csimiamigirl73, Cena130, 101mizzpoet101, Rickster627 FOR THE REVIEWS. REMEMBER, WHOEVER IS #100 WILL BE ADDED TO THIS STORY; MEANING YOU WILL BE ONE OF THE MAIN CHARCTERS, YOU WILL GET TO CHOOSE WHAT TYPE OF PERSON YOU ARE AND EVERYTHING, MAYBE THIS WILL GET SOME PEOPLE OUT OF THE WOOD WORKS TO REVIEW :D YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING, I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD EVER GET THIS MANY REVIEWS FOR ANY OF MY STORIES. I THANK YOU GUYS FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I LOVE THAT YOU GUYS LOVE MY STORY. I DON'T KNOW IF I EVER SAID IT BUT EVERYONE IS GRADUATING THIS YEAR (DAVE, ASHLEY, KEN, MATT, AMY, RANDY, JOHN) AND STEPH AND JEFF STILL HAS A YEAR LEFT. AS USUAL, ENOUGH OF MY RAMBLINGS, ON WITH THE STORY :D
A week later…
Steph's POV
So, a lot has happened this past week. Jeff dumped Beth realizing who she really was. Jeff and I are back to being best friends, which I am totally stoked about and I had Kimberly Ann and Michelle Nicole; that was the happiest moment in my life. That day was the best day of my life, everything is pretty much back to normal, smooth sailing from here on out right? … Wrong.
One of the girls starts crying "Momma, it's your turn. I got them 3 hours ago" John said through the pillow as he laid in the bed next to me, he had just gotten back to sleep. Mom and dad are OK with us in the same bed, mainly because we have the girls set up in my room. (He calls me Momma now :P)
"I know Daddy, just try to go back to sleep" (I call him Daddy :P) I told him and got up to find the source of the crying, this time it was Kimberly. I picked her up and started to cradle her. "Shhh. Come on Kimmy you don't want to wake up your sister do you?" I said softly and laid her on my shoulder as I sat in the rocking chair. She kept crying.
"When was the last time you fed her?" John asked as he sat up in the bed.
"Like 6 hours ago"
"Maybe she's hungry" he suggested. So I unbuttoned my top and what do you know, he was right.
"I guess Daddy was right huh?" I smiled down at her, then looked up at John. He had that smirk on his face.
"What?" I asked
"That's hot" he simply said
"What, me breast feeding?" I asked, is he serious?
"Ya"
"How is this hot?"
"I don't know, it just is"
"Whatever Daddy, you're messed up and need some sleep. Thank you for letting me get some extra sleep the past couple days but now you need it, go back to your room for the night so you can have a good nights sleep"
"But Momma, this is my room… ours anyways" he smiled at me
I smiled back "Alright, then go to the guest room. You need the sleep, it's starting to show"
"OK, you gonna be alright?" he reluctantly said
"Of course. Now go get some sleep"
"Yes ma'am" he saluted me, then gave me a kiss and went to the other room. After about 15 minutes or so Kimberly fell back to sleep and I laid her back into her crib. I went back to bed and got comfortable, just as I shut my eyes Michelle started crying. I'm assuming she wanted the same thing, so I didn't waste any time. I was right, she was hungry too. So, once again 15 minutes later Michelle fell back to sleep, I laid her back down and then I got back into bed. Then I found out that I couldn't fall back to sleep. I was so used to John laying next to me that I couldn't sleep without him there, but I wasn't gonna go wake him up, he really needed the sleep. So I just laid there with my eyes closed hoping the sandman would come soon.
After 3 hours I decided to call Randy, I know it's late but he told me that I could always call him day or night. Plus he's least likely to get mad.
"Hey Sis" he answered his phone
"Hey Bro, did I wake you?"
"Nope, not even close"
"Really?" I was shocked; he's usually out by now.
"Ya, I've had a lot on my mind"
"What's wrong?"
"Nothings wrong, everything's perfect"
"Then whatcha thinkin about?"
"Amy" I could hear the goofy ass grin he gets whenever he talks about her.
"Thoughts of her keep you up this late?"
"Not just her. The other thoughts involve the thing I'm holding in my hand"
Is he thinking about… "Randy is the thing you're holding in your hand, a little box with a special something in it?"
"Ya, it is"
"Are you serious Randy?" I was excited but I was quite so I didn't wake the girls.
"Ya, I think I am"
"What do your parents say? Have you asked her mom?"
"They all of course said we are a little young but they know how much we love each other so they approve"
"That is awesome bro. Hey take a picture and send it to me" I wanted to see what it looked like.
"Hold on" a couple seconds later I got the picture.
"Oh my god Randy, that is amazing. How much did that set you back?"
"About 500 bucks, that's almost a months worth of checks, but she's well worth it"
"When are you gonna do it?" I didn't wanna miss it.
"Graduation party, you guys are coming right?"
"Of course we are, wouldn't miss it. Besides, Gil hasn't seen the girls yet" right on cue, Michelle started crying.
"Sounds like… Michelle" damn, he already knew their cries.
"Yep, I'll see ya in a couple weeks. I can't wait"
"Yep, see ya Sis"
"Bye Bro" I said and hung up and went to rock Michelle, this time I know she's not hungry. As I'm rocking her I smelled why she was crying. As I was changing her I looked over at the clock, 4:23 am. Then I rocked her back to sleep. I sat up in my bed cause it was only a matter of time. One was hungry, that meant the other would be hungry soon. One needed changed, it would only be a matter of time before the other needed it, but I didn't wanna wake Kimberly up if she didn't need changed yet, so I waited. After I changed her I actually went back to sleep.
Last I had seen the clock it was 5 am. When I was woken up from both of them it was 10 am. 5 hours is pretty good. "Hey guys" I picked them both up, I had gotten good at that. "Breakfast time already?" I asked them, then maneuvered them and myself so they could both eat. I heard John in the hallway.
"Hey Momma, I heard my babies…" he said then walked into the room "Now that's hotter"
I laughed "Daddy, you're crazy"
"Crazy for my girls" he smiled and gave the girls kisses on their foreheads, then gave me a kiss on the lips. I could get used to this.
"You sleep good?" I asked
"As good as I could. It was kinda hard to sleep without you by my side"
"Awwe, poor baby" I teased, but it was the same way for me.
"I can't help it"
"I know" I gave him a kiss. Then gave Michelle to him and we got them dressed. "Look at this" I took out my phone and showed him the ring.
"Wow, where did you see that at?"
"Randy sent me this picture. Guess what he's gonna do at the graduation party?" I smiled
"No way" he was excited
"Yes way, all the parents approve too"
"That is awesome"
Jeff's POV
"Matt, after the whole thing with Steph, I really thought Beth was the one. How could I have been so blind?" I asked as I walked into Matt's room and sat on his bed.
"Don't beat yourself up over this. You'll find the right girl, don't worry" he said as he turned around in his computer chair.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure. You're gonna be a senior next year, plus you've got your whole life ahead of you"
"Ya but you already found your true love"
"But it's hard for us to even be together. Do you know how often we get teased about it and told that we're going to hell? It really bothers Ken" Matt explained
"But it shouldn't you guys are meant to be, you love him and he loves you. It shouldn't matter what other people think, especially people that don't even know you" I hate it when people do that.
"But half the people do know us. His dad doesn't particularly like the fact that he's gay"
"So, he should be happy that he's in love"
"That's what I told him, but you know Ken. It's gonna take some time"
Ken's POV
Dad and I were watching tv when all of a sudden he asks "What is it?"
"What?" I had no idea what he was talking about. I didn't say anything.
"What is it about him?"
"Who?" I asked
"Your boyfriend"
"He has a name" I was a little irked
"Whatever, what is it about him that attracts you?"
"No, not whatever. He has a name. His name is Matt"
"OK, what is it about Matt that you like?"
"You really want me to answer that?" I asked, I wasn't sure.
"Yes I do. I'm curious as to how he turned you gay"
That pissed me off but I tried not to let it show. "He didn't TURN me gay. Besides, technically I'm bisexual, so I'll go for guys or girls but…"
"Then why didn't you decide on a girl" dad interrupted me
"Because Matt gets me, he's the same way. We've been through a lot with each other and deal with a lot of the same stuff. Our personality's just mesh I guess. We love each other dad and nothing you can do or say will change that"
"Hypothetically; what if I were to disown you" he wasn't seriously gonna do that, I could tell that it was truthfully a hypothetical question.
"I wouldn't care. Like I said, I love Matt and you can't change that" I was trying to make that clear.
"So I'm gonna have to put up with it?" he sighed
"Yes. I'm not saying that you have to like it cause I know you don't. But you have to put up with it. Why can't you just be happy that I'm happy dad?"
"Because it's with another man, it's not normal"
"It's getting more common these days dad. Besides, you'd love him. He's big on sports just like you"
"OK, but what about kids? How can we pass on the Anderson family name?"
"Plenty of ways; we could adopt or surrogate. But we will have kids, it's already came up in conversation, we both love kids"
"Alright, I guess I should atleast meet him right?"
"Please"
"When?" he reluctantly replied
"Graduation party that Gil is throwing for all of us"
"Who's Gil?"
"Gilbert. He's Matt's dad"
"Alright, I'll be there"
"Thanks dad"
Dave's POV
"So when do I get to see Kimberly and Michelle?" Ashley asked me, she was really excited
"I showed you pictures on my phone"
"But those are just pictures, I want to actually see them" she said then pinched my cheeks and said "they look so adorable" in that baby talk.
"Ash honey, you'll see them next time Steph and John come up" I took her hands off my checks and put them at her sides.
"But when will that be?" she pouted, I love this woman.
"I don't know, probably next week at the graduation party. I'm not 100 percent sure if they're coming though"
"Then I'll find out" she said and took my phone out of my pocket, I knew who she was calling. "John, why did you answer her phone? … OK, can you get her for me… thanks…Hey Chick, when can I see those babies?... So you guys are coming to the graduation party?... YES!... Sorry Chick I gotta go, Dave's looking at me funny… Yes… see ya then… Bye" she gave me my phone back. "What?" she asked innocently
"You could have used your phone, you have her number too, since you guys are like this" I crossed my fingers.
"But I felt like using yours" she whined
"You're goofy" I gave her a hug.
"I'm goofy?" she acted like she was offended but I know she wasn't.
"Yes goofy, just like Steph and Amy. That's why you guys are such good friends and that's why I love you"
"Is that a good thing?"
"Of course it is" I gave her a kiss
Darci's POV
I was watching tv when I heard a knock at the door, I went to answer it. "Amy, it's 2 am what are you doing here so late?" I asked as I let her in.
"I couldn't sleep and I needed to talk to you"
"You could have called" I offered
"You know me. I always prefer to talk in person"
"Alright, so what's on your mind?" I asked as we sat down at the kitchen table.
"Randy" she sounded sad
"What's wrong?"
"I think he wants to break up with me"
"Why would you think that?" that's far from the truth. I was the first one Randy showed the ring to, he had asked me if I thought he was doing the right thing and I told him 'If you love her and want to spend the rest of your life with her, then yes' and he said he was gonna do it at the graduation party.
"He's just been kind of distant lately"
"I don't think he wants to break up with you. You still love him, don't you?" I asked her
"Of course I do, but I don't think he feels the same way anymore"
"Ames honey" I took her hand "He loves you with all of his heart, you know that. Maybe he's just caught up in all this graduation stuff. You guys do graduate next week"
"I know, it's just really bugging me"
"Don't worry about it. Trust me, he still loves you. You should see that and if you don't then you will"
"Thanks Darci" she gave me a hug.
"No problem honey. Now go back home and go to bed" I ordered
"Alright, I'm goin" she said and left
Steph's POV
John and I had to drive all the way up there because Kimberly and Michelle are way too young to be on a plane. But that's a small price to pay to see all of our friends. We are staying at Darci's for the couple days that we're here. Darci greeted us out at the car.
"There's my nieces" Darci said to the girls in that baby talk.
"Hey Darc, nice to see you too" John joked
"Oh sorry, how have you guys been?" she asked as she helped get them out of their car seats.
"Good, and you?" I asked
"Just fine, I can't wait till tomorrow. I'm gonna have my video recorder on hand so Ames and Randy can have a copy"
"She's gonna be so surprised, who all knows?"
"I think just us three"
As soon as we get to the Hardy's Gil is right there, "Names?" he asked
"This one is Kimberly Ann" I pointed to the one I was holding "And that is Michelle Nicole" I pointed to the one John was holding. Then Gil was holding their hands.
"Guys, they are so precious" he stated
"Thanks Gil" I gave him a hug.
"Where is everyone?" John asked
"Out back, they're all waiting for you guys to get here" he answered and we went out back. Ashley came running up to us.
"Hey there Chick, hey John" she gave John a hug.
"Hey Chica" I said as she gave me a hug.
"They are so adorable, and you have them in the outfits that I picked out"
"Of course, I love these outfits" I said as Amy came up to us.
"Can I hold Kimmy?" she asked
"Of course you can"
"Come to aunt Amy" she said as I handed her off, this was my chance to escape to Randy.
"Hey Bro. Let Darci know before you do it, she has her camcorder cause I'm sure Ames would like a copy"
"Hey Sis, what makes you think I didn't already do it?" he smirked
"2 reasons. 1; I didn't see the ring on her finger and 2; that would have been the first thing she said to me"
"Damn it, nothing gets by you"
"You know it don't" I smirked "I gotta go talk to Jeff though"
"Alright" he said and I went and found Jeff sitting at a table by himself.
"Hey Babe" I said
"Babe?" he questioned
"Sorry, habit"
"That's OK; you can call me Babe if you want. As long as I can call you Hun and John doesn't mind"
"That should be alright. So what's up?"
"Nothin much, just kinda feelin left out"
"How come?" I asked
"Cause they all graduated last week and I still have a year left"
"Hello, so do I. I know how you feel"
He sighed "You don't fully know how I feel"
"What is it?"
"Everybody has someone. I thought I did, but it turns out she was an evil little bitch"
"Shit happens. You'll find someone, trust me. You're a real special guy that any girl would be lucky to have"
"Alright everyone, I have a little bit of a toast" Randy said and stood up. I look around and by now I see Ashley holding Michelle and Dave holding Kimberly. "We've all had a rough couple years. A lot has happened; we've made new friends, but kept the old"
He was cut off "One is silver and the other's gold" we all looked at Ken and laughed "Sorry, I had to"
Randy laughed "Anyways… We've been through new relationships, big arguments, the loss of a loved one, the gaining of 2 babies and one thing has remained constant. We've stuck by each others sides, whenever one of us was in need, we all were there… To the future of our friendships" he raised his glass
"To the future of our friendships" we all said and raised our glasses as well, then took a drink.
"Speaking of future" Randy said as he put his glass down and got down on one knee in front of Amy.
"Oh my god, Randy what are you doing?" Amy was a little shocked
"Amy Christine Dumas, you are the most amazing person I know. You're the last thought before I go to sleep and the first thought when I wake up. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you make me the happiest man alive and be my wife?" he said as he held out the ring.
"Randy… this is…how…" Amy was speechless, but she was crying.
"Just a simple yes or no Honey"
"Yes, of course I will marry you" she gave him a hug and we all applauded and whistled for them.
A/N: HOW WAS THIS CHAPTER? I WANTED TO PUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EACH RELATIONSHIP, BECAUSE I HADN'T DONE THAT YET. I KNOW THEY'RE YOUNG BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ESPECIALLY NOW A DAYS THAT GET MARRIED RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. BUT JUST CAUSE THEY'RE ENGAGED DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE GETTING MARRIED RIGHT AWAY. OH AND KEN'S DAD APPROVES OF MATT; FINALLY, I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD SPOT TO END THE CHAPTER SO I COULDN'T FIND WHERE TO PUT THAT BIT OF INFORMATION SO I JUST PUT IT IN THE A/N, OBVIOUSLY. ANYWAYS, PLEASE REVIEW.