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Chapter 29 – Welcome To The Family
Christina's POV
I can't believe how cute the twins are. Four sent us a picture of him, Tris and the twins saying, 'Say hello to Aria and Connor ', and the kids were the most excited out of the four of us here at our apartment. Will and I haven't decided on a name yet, because we want the baby's gender to be a surprise.
"Aunt Christina. Why are they babies in blue and pink blankets?" Jenna asks me while looking at the picture on Will's phone.
"That way they can tell which one is Connor, the boy, and Aria, the girl. Aria gets pink because she's a girl, and Connor gets blue because he's a boy." I explain to her and she nods. It's just me and her in the living room, watching a TV show that Jenna likes, 'Dora the Explorer'. Will and Jake went for a walk down to the pit to get us all some hot chocolate.
I almost start to doze off and take a small nap, when Jenna gently shakes my arm. "Aunt Christina, can I ask you something?" I look at her and pull her close to me. "Of course." I tell her and she nuzzles closer to me, is that's even possible.
"Where do babies come from?" my opens wide and I'm slightly in shock. She should really be asking Tris that, that's her job. I look back down at her.
"Jenna. That's a question you should be asking you Mommy and Daddy. Ok?" she nods and give me a hug and I hug her back.
She places her had on my stomach, and as soon as she does, I feel the baby kick. And apparently so does she, because her face lights up with a big smile. "Mommy let Jake and I do that, and when we did, the babies kicked out hands." She says, still looking down at her hand. "She also said that means that they like us already. Does that mean your baby like me already too?" she looks up at me when she says the last part.
"Of course it does Jenna. Who wouldn't like you?" I say smiling then kiss her head, and she returns one.
A little while later, the boys come back with hot chocolates and something else that I can't really see because of the way Will is turned. "Will, what else do you have in your other hand?" I ask him and her just smiles. "Close your eyes, and you'll soon find out." I do what he says.
Then I feel something cold around my neck. "Ok, you can open your eyes now." He says, and I do. Jenna is holding a mirror for me to see what he put on me. It is a silver necklace, with the letters, 'A' and 'C' hanging from it. When I turn to see it at a different angle, it shines brightly from the light above us.
"Will, it's beautiful. Where did you get the idea to buy this? And what does the A stand for?" I ask him. "It wasn't my idea Christina." He says and I give him a confused look. He looks down at Jake, who is standing there with his hands behind his back, and smiling at me. "It was Jakes idea to get it for you." Jake comes over to me, and hugs me and I return one as well. "The letters stand for 'Aunt Christina'. I wanted to get you something that shows you have much we love having you as our Aunt." He says looking down and slightly blushing.
"Jake, it's beautiful. Thank you so much. And I love being your Aunt." I tell him giving him one more hug.
When we break apart, he turns to Will. "Uncle Will. Is it time to go see Mom, Dad, Connor, and Aria?" he asks excitedly. Jenna seems to be very excited too, because she jumps up from the couch and runs to Will, who picks her up like it's no problem. "Uncle Will! Can we go see them now?" she says really fast. He looks at me, then back her after kissing her cheek he speaks. "I'll call your Dad and see if it's ok now." She nods and he puts her down on the floor and goes into one of the other rooms and shuts the door.
A few minutes later he comes out smiling. "Ok, he says that we can go now. But you two," he says, looking at a very smiley Jenna and Jake who are sitting on the floor watching TV, and are now facing Will. "Your Dad says that you have to be very quiet when you get into the room. Do you understand?" he asks, and the nod quickly, eager to see their parents and new brother and sister.
We get our stuff together, and head down to the infirmary.
Tobias' POV
About an hour after Tris and I fell asleep, Will called me. I get up quietly, so I don't wake tris and the kids, and leave the room to go out into the hall.
Will" "Hey Four. How are Tris and the twins doing?"
Me: "They are just fine. Sleeping, but they all good. What's up?"
Will: "The kids really wanted to know if they can go see you guys down there. They are really excited to see the twins, especially Jake. It seems like his attitude changed over the last few weeks. As if he feels more protective over Jenna, and once he saw the kids in your picture, I saw a look in his eyes that showed he was going into 'protective mode' or something like that."
Me: "I noticed that too. I think it's just because he gets to be a big brother again, and this time, he has another little sister and now he gets a little brother to teach. You all can come down now. I'll wake Tris and let her know. But tell the kids that they have to be really quiet, because we don't want Aria and Connor waking up and start crying."
Will: "Ok. See you then." And with that he hangs up and I go back into Tris' room. I sit back in my chair, and gently shake her shoulder to wake her up. "Tris, wake up." I say softly, and she does after about three gently shakes.
"Tobias? What's wrong?" she asks, rubbing her eyes from sleep. "Nothing's wrong. Will called and asked if it was ok to bring the kids down to see us, and I told him it was ok." She nods and looks at Connor and Aria. "Can you bring them over here? I think it's time to feed them. At least a little before they get here." She tell me and I so as she asked.
I gently pick them up, but when I do, Aria starts to squirm around in her tightly wrapped blanket. I look at Tris, "Looks like someone knows that it's time for dinner." I smile at her and she lets out a small laugh. Placing them in her arms, she starts to feed them. The room is absolutely silent except for the quiet sounds of the kids drinking their milk. All I can do is look at Tris, who is looking down and smiling at the twins.
They finally open their eyes when they take a break from eating. Aria has beautiful blue eyes like Tris' and Connor has dark blue eyes like mine. I smile at them and kiss their foreheads. Then they go back to eating.
20 minutes or so later, there is a soft knock on the door. I get up to open it, and when I do, I see Christina, Will, Jake, and Jenna. The kids are holding pink and blue little stuffed bears. Jenna and Jake run up to me, and I pick them up with barely any trouble. "Hey, I missed you two. How was your day?" I ask, and they 'good' at the same time. Sometimes I wonder if it was them who should have been twins because of the way the say and do thing at the same time.
"Can we see Mom and the babies now, Daddy?" Jenna asks. I nod. "Sure. But you have to be really quiet. They are eating, but they are still half asleep." They nod and I put them down and they go straight to Tris and the twins. I turn to let Will and Christina in and Christina goes to see Tris. Before Will goes over to where the others are, her stops and places a hand on my shoulder. "Four, can I talk to you in the hall for a second?" I nod and we go sit on the chairs in the hall.
"So what do you want to ask me, Will?" I ask him, seeing as how he is really quiet and looks down at the floor. He doesn't look up when he talks. "Four, what's it like to be a father? And how can I be a good one for my kid?" he asks.
Ah, so that's with this is about. I think to myself. I had the same questions when Jake was born, but there was no one I could really ask for advice.
"Well, it's a little hard at first. With all the crying, cleaning them up when they spit up, and changing them. But you learn to get used to it after a while. Actually, I got used to it pretty fast. And since you helped to take care of Jake and Jenna when they were babies, you should have a pretty good handle on how to take care of your own kid." I tell him, and he nods.
I stand up and place a hand on his shoulder. He looks up and gives me a thankful smile. "Come on." I tell him. "Are you ready to meet your new niece and nephew?" I ask and his smile gets bigger when he nods. He gets up and we head back into the room.
After I shut the door, I turn and see that Tris is still feeding Connor and Aria. She is giving Christina tips and advice on how to feed a baby when she has hers. I go over to her and kiss her head then bend down to kiss Jake and Jenna's head. They look up at me and smile.
"Daddy. Aria looks like me and Connor looks like Jake." Jenna says smiling. I just nod and smile back. I look at Jake, who is now back to looking at the twins. I wonder if mine and Will's assumptions are right about him. "Jake, I want to speak to you out in the hall. I whisper in his ear, just so he can hear. He nods, and I place my hand on his shoulder and guide in to the door. "Tobias, what-" she starts but I turn around and put one finger up, telling her I'll be back in a minute. She nods then goes back to talking to the others.
Jake and I sit on the chairs and he looks at me with a confused look on his face. "Jake, Uncle Will and I have noticed that you have been acting a little differently whenever you were around your Mom before she had Connor and Aria. Why?" I ask him and he looks down at his hands in his lap then looks at his fit, which he is moving back and forth.
"I- I was…" he stops, looking for the right word. "I was feeling protective. Like I didn't want anyone around Mom, or when someone did come near her, I stayed very close to her, just in case someone was going to hurt her." He tells me this, still not making eye contact with me.
"Ah, I see what you are saying. You were in 'protective mode'." He looks at me confused. I continue to explain. "Jake, when you were feeling protective, that means that you were willing to do whatever to make sure your mom and the twins stayed safe. That's 'protective mode'. I was the same way during Moms initiation before she became a Dauntless member. And I am still like that today. I always have my 'protective mode' on when I'm around her and you, Jenna, and now Connor and Aria. What you were feeling then and even now, is how I am all the time. And that feeling will never really go away. Because you care about your family a lot and will do anything to keep them safe. Do you understand?" I ask him, hoping that I explained everything as simple as I possibly could. And thankfully he nods, meaning that he gets what I was trying to tell him.
I place my hand back on his shoulder. "Good. Now, let's get back in there so you can learn how to hold them." He looks at me with a big smile on his face.
We walk back in and Tris just smiles at me, and I smile back. My hand still on Jakes shoulder, I give him a little nudging, telling him he can go back over to the twins, who are still sleeping. When I get over to Tris her I kiss her lips and whisper in her ear, "Tris, I think it's time for Jake to learn how to hold them." She nods and looks at Jake.
"Jake, would like to hold one of them? She as and he nods quickly. I talk Connor out of Tris' arms and tell Jake to sit in the chair that's next to Tris bed. When he does, I start to explain to him how to hold him and how to hold is head. He smiles once he gets the hang of it, and when I completely let go of Connor.
"There, now you learned how to hold a baby perfectly." I smile and he smiles back, but continues to look at his little brother.
"Hey Connor. My name's Jake, and I am your big brother. And Jenna is your big sister, even though she doesn't look that big." He smiles as he quietly talks to Connor. He says that quietly enough so the others don't hear, but I can and I smile at what he says.
It's when Connor starts to get fussy again, do I take him away, and tell him that he can hold Aria now. I bring her over to him. "Remember how I taught you?" I ask, but I already know that answer. He has a great memory and he would remember whatever I tell him. He nods and goes back to the chair and hold Aria perfectly in his arms.
She smiles when she sees him. "Hey there, Aria. I'm Jake, and I am your big brother. I will help take care of you, and I will always protect you." He says, just loud enough for Aria and I hear. And when Jake takes his finger to gently poke her little nose, she grabs it with her entire hand. That makes Jake smile like there's no tomorrow.
"Hey. Aria, let go of my finger." He says slowly moving his finger up and down while she still has a grip on it and he continues to smile. She giggles for the first time since she arrived, and Jake and I are the first to hear. I can tell that Jake is going to do a really good job at being a protective big brother.
And there's chapter 29! I thought you all might like that little part at the end about Jake with the twins.
Only one or two more chapters left. Don't hate me please! The end of this story will be really good. Or, at least, I hope it will be.
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