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Chapter 12: Party Preparation, Bolton Style

17th December 2021

Gabi's hair was tied in a messy bun, that was sat neatly on top of her head. She was working on the birthday cake, having shoved all 10 of her 12 children in the lounge to keep them out of her way. Troy had been called away for a short meeting- Who knows why it was near Christmas- but it was important and he had to go.

She sighed as she could hear the familiar whines of the tired children echoing down the hall. She dropped the piping bag and wiped her forehead before she moved through to the lounge. Hetty ran up to her, her light pink blanket trailing behind her, tears streaming down her face as the little girl sobbed. Gabi picked Hetty up and she wasn't surprised as the girl nuzzled into her. Looking at the clock on the wall, it read 11.30am. Gabi took a deep breath. "Right," she said quite loudly, to be heard over the noise. "Come on, Madi, Maebh and Ella upstairs please. I think you girls need to take a nap." The girl's didn't argue and began to make their way upstairs. Gabi then addressed the sextuplets who were in the middle of a game of twister.

"Breelan, left foot blue." Cam called.

Gabi watched as her daughter shifted her foot to the blue, she stood in shock as her daughter was hovering above the ground in the spits.

"Right, Chad your next. Right hand red."

Chad shifted his hand but tripped over Breelan, he then collapsed on top of everyone who was playing.

"Guys!" Cam called, clearly annoyed. "That's the 2nd time that's happened."

Gabi chuckled. "Right you six. Can you stick a movie on or something whilst the quads nap? I don't want you waking them up, and I also don't want any injuries. Okay?" She asked as she looked at Chad who merely shrugged at his mothers comment. "Okay?" she repeated.

"Yes Mom," The Sextuplets mumbled as Gabi left the room.

Going up the stairs, Gabi met a very distressed Maebh at the bottom of the other stairs leading to Freddie and Logan's floor.

Maebh heard her mother behind her and she turned to look at her. Her eyes bloodshot red and watery, and she was clutching Elsa really tightly within her left hand. Gabi shifted a now asleep Hetty and she took Maebh's hand. "Come on pretty girl," she said as she led Maebh into Hetty and Madi's room.

Madi had already curled up beneath her duvet and her even breaths had indicated she was already in dreamland. Letting go of Maebh's hand, Gabi placed Hetty underneath the unmade bed, at which Gabi inwardly groaned at, before she tucked her in and left, closing the door behind her. She picked Maebh up and went into her room. Not even bothering to check on Ella-Grace who Gabi knew was already jumping on the bed.

That would have to wait.

She laid Maebh down atop her bed and climbed next to her. Maebh instantly curled into Gabi, clutching her top with a death grip, Gabi knew was going to be hard to release. Gabi ran her hand through Maebh's curls. Soothing the child almost immediately. "What's wrong pretty girl?" she asked, her voice almost in a whisper.

Maebh sniffled and looked at her mother. "Logi," She mumbled as she released Gabi to rub at her eyes.

Gabriella sat up and pulled Maebh onto her lap. "I know you want Logan pretty girl, but Logan's at Vanessa's, she'll be here soon." She pressed a kiss to the top of Maebh's small head. "Tell you what. If you go to sleep now, I will guarantee you Logi will be here when you wake up."

Maebh nodded against Gabi's chest, and Gabriella picked her up and carried her into her room, where Ella was now cocooned up in her Cinderella duvet, fast asleep. "Your sister," Gabi whispered to Maebh. "Sometimes, I don't know what to do with her."

The girl chuckled and was placed on the floor, where she immediately ran over to her bed and clambered onto it, she tugged on the duvet and slipped underneath the covers. Gabi was slightly grateful that all the girls were in sweatpants, so they didn't need to change into any comfy clothes. "You get some sleep baby girl," She told her as Maebh dropped her head onto her pillow and closed her eyes.

Gabi silently backed out of the room, closing the door behind her.

She got downstairs and quickly popped her head into the living room to see that the sextuplets were all curled up on the sofa watching Finding Dory. Gabi silently chuckled as she moved back into the kitchen to finish the cake. Her kids seemed to prefer movies from about 6 years ago rather than the ones from today. She had just began to pipe more icing on the cake when the door bell rang. Gabi groaned in annoyance, and she threw the piping bag on the table.

"I just want to ice the damn cake," she repeated to herself as she opened the door with a fake smile.

"Wow," Logan greeted. "Someone isn't happy."

Gabi dropped the fake smile and looked at her daughter and her friend. Vanessa's mother coming up the drive behind them.

"Morning Gabs," Gina greeted. "What time shall I pick her up tomorrow?" Vanessa glanced back at her mother.

Gabi waved her hand, "Troy will drop her back in the early afternoon, don't panic about it."

Gina smiled. "Thank you Gabi," she turned to her daughter. "Be good for Gabi and Troy okay, and you help them out."

Vanessa nodded and Gabi placed a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sure she'll be good as gold, like always, Now come on inside before you get cold." She waved to Gina, as the girls moved passed her into the house.

The girls dumped their bags in the hall and took of their shoes and coats. "Logan, the sextuplets are in the lounge watching a film if you want to join them, but if your going upstairs the quads are asleep so please be quiet."

Logan looked to Vanessa. "Want to join the six or go upstairs?"

Vanessa shrugged to which Logan grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the lounge. "Movie it is then bestie." she said as the pair disappeared round the corner.

Gabi chuckled and moved back into the kitchen, but stopped in her tracks when the phone rang. She rushed over and picked it up. "Hello," she said enthusiastically, as she went back into the kitchen. She smiled when she heard her mother's chuckle.

"Hola mi hija!"

"Hi Mom, how are you?" Gabi asked as she wedged the phone between her phone and ear and began to ice the cake again.

"I'm good, I was just checking if it's still alright for me to come up on the 23rd?"

Gabi finished icing the cake and put the piping bag down as Freddie and Zac walked through the door, followed by Troy who immediately walked over to her and slipped his hands under her shirt. His cold palms rounding her to rest on her waist. "Troy!" she screamed, forgetting she was on the phone.

Maria chuckled.

"I'm sorry Mom, but yes that's fine and you'll be staying until the 26th? Correct?"

"Yeah, if that's alright."

"Yeah, it'll be nice to see you again, the kids are so excited." She smiled as Troy kissed her neck. "Anyway Mom, I've gotta go, quads party later and I've got to get things ready."

"Okay Gabi, I love you and i'll see you on the 23rd."

"Love you too, and looking forward to it."

"Okay, Bye mi hija,"

"Bye Mom," with that Gabi hung up and she turned round to Troy, the phone still in her hand. "Babe, I was on the phone."

Troy shrugged. "I missed my wife, am I not allowed to show some affection to her when I come back?" He pouted.

Gabi smirked and put the phone on the kitchen counter. She snaked her arms round his neck. "Missed you too," she said before she kissed him.

"Oh God. Ew," Freddie exclaimed as he entered the kitchen.

Gabi pulled away from Troy.

Freddie then turned to Zac, who was following behind. "I'm sorry you had to see that buddy." Zac shrugged and Freddie turned back to his parents who were still locked in an embrace. "Guys seriously?" he whined.

"What you after Freddo," Troy said as he tightened his grip on Gabi as she tried to pull away.

"Don't call me that," Freddie whined as he moved to the cupboard. "I was coming to get a movie snack."

"Oh so you joined the sextuplets, Logan and Vanessa in the lounge then?" Gabi questioned as he bent down to inspect the contents of the cupboard he just opened. "If your looking for popcorn it's not there."

He stood up and closed the cupboard. "Where is it then?"

Troy guiltily buried his head in Gabi's shoulder. Gabi shrugged him off and moved out from his arms. "Ask your father."

"There isn't any, the sextuplets had it last night,"

Freddie sighed.

"Sorry buddy."

Freddie made his way to Zac, "Want to go to my room?" he asked. Zac nodded and the pair left the kitchen.

2.00pm

Gabi pushed off the kitchen counter, a half filled bottle of water held firmly within her hand. "Troy," she called as she went through into the living room. She laughed as she saw Troy, and the kids-minus Hetty- attempting to sort the decorations out for the party that was to take place in 2 hours time. "Ahh," she said. "I was just going to ask you to start on the balloons."

Troy smiled at her from the ground and pulled out a pack from underneath him. "All of them?" he asked.

Gabi thought for a while before she nodded. "Might as well." Then she turned to the 3 of the 4 quads who were playing amounts the paper chains the six were currently assembling. "When did they get up?" she asked pointing at them.

Troy tied a knot in the balloon he held and threw it towards the children, who squealed with delight. "About 10 minutes ago, Hetty's still up there, you might want to go check on her." he said as he pulled another balloon out of the packet.

Gabi smiled faintly as she turned to head up the stairs. Hetty had been sleeping a lot recently, which wasn't normal for her. Maybe she was coming down with something.

Once reaching her room, Gabi quietly pushed open the door. She went over to Hetty's bed and picked up the half asleep child along with her pink blanket. "Come on pretty girl," she cooed. "Let's go downstairs and help daddy out."

Hetty whined and buried her face into Gabi's neck as her arms looped around her neck.

Gabi slowly went down the stairs where she met Ella-Grace running around the hall with a pink balloon, Madison chasing after her. Ella then ran into Madi and with the force of the collision, the balloon popped. Both the girls laughed, but the noise startled Hetty and she let out a cry and she tried to nestle further into Gabi as her body shook with fear. "It's okay baby, it's okay." Gabi whispered soothingly into her ear, before she kissed her small, warm head.

Troy rushed out into the hall. "Ella, Madi back in the living room please." he told the girls who slowly walked back into the room. He looked at Gabi and Hetty before he came over to them and placed his hand protectively on Hetty's back. "She alright?" he asked his wife, who shrugged in response.

"I don't know, I'm going to keep her with me though, until she's fully awake."

Troy nodded, and did one more quick check of his daughter before he turned to go back to the living room. Gabi chuckled as he told the children off for hitting each other with the balloons. The faint voice of "We need them for the party or there will be no party," being the last thing she heard before she went back upstairs into her bedroom, dropping Hetty down above the quilt before she shuffled to lie next to her.

Gabi watched as Hetty shuffled about on the bed for a bit, before she started rapidly shaking. Gabi thought she was cold, but as she hopped off the bed to grab a blanket she watched as Hetty's small limbs began to twitch and jerk and she was clenching her teeth. She immediately knew something wasn't right.

She thought back to her medical training that took place years ago, and she recognised the symptoms. Her eyes widened in shock and fear for the little girl on her bed. "Troy!" she screamed in fear as she gently moved her daughter into the recovery position before she knelt down in front of Hetty by the side of the bed. "TROY!" she screamed again.

She sighed with relief as she heard Troy's heavy footsteps pounding up the stairs, probably taking them two at a time, she guessed. Then he burst into the room. "Gabi what is it baby. You sounded really panicked and scared." He then gazed at Hetty. "Oh, My. Gabi, what's happening?"

"Troy," Gabi said after a deep breath, "She's having a seizure..."