Josh arrived a few hours later to find the three of them sleeping. All the guys had left to go back to work and let her get some rest. He peeked into the cradle closest to the door and smiled. A little blue bundle moved frantically, arms and legs kicking and straining. He reached in and gently picked his son up. He strained then settled when he Josh cradled him in his arms. His eyes opened and looked up at him.
"Hey little guy, what's wrong?" He whispered and ran his finger tip gently over his features.
The little mouth sucked frantically on his finger.
"Hey you aren't going to be getting any of that from me buddy, that's your mommy's job." He said and laughed.
The baby growing frustrated started crying.
"Hey Shh, Shh" Josh said gently rocking him.
"Hey, when did you get here?" Kayla asked reaching for the fussy infant.
She laid him at her breast and he immediately quieted so he could eat. Josh adverted his gaze and cleared his throat. He looked over at the other cradle and walked around to see his other child. He looked in and saw the baby happily staring up at him with his newborn baby blue eyes. He made a gurgling sound.
"I thought there was a boy and a girl." He said as he reached in.
"They made a mistake, so we have two boys." She said watching him as he lifted the baby.
"He's smaller than the other one, is he okay?" He asked worriedly.
She nodded,
"He was the smaller and younger of the two." She reassured him.
"I suppose we have to think of another name now." He said and sat down next to me. "Yeah I want to name him Shane because Shane was with me when I was in labor." She said.
"Huh? Where was your dad?" He asked.
"In the waiting room, they thought Shane was the father because he carried me in and stuff and before we could clear it up I was having the babies." She explained.
He laughed,
"Alright what about the middle name?" he asked.
"You pick." She said.
"No I picked out his name you pick out his name" he said.
"Okay Shane Lucian… is that okay?" she asked.
"Shane Lucian…" He said trying it out looking at the baby in his arms.
The baby looked at him and gurgled again.
"I like it, and I think he does too, Brandon Joshua Matthews and Shane Lucian Matthews." He said.
A wailing filled the room, and she looked around the darkness confused. She had moved the boys in a separate room for when they were home. She seen the baby monitor on her night stand and got up. Like clock work they woke up to be fed and changed, then went right back to sleep. She tiptoed past her dad's room and slowly went in the nursery.
"Is my baby hungry, yes he is, aren't you Bran?" She said and lifted him out of his crib. She sat down in the chair in between their cribs to feed him. She stifled a yawn and sighed when Shane started crying.
"Shh, I'll be right there." She mumbled and he started screaming. She looked heavenward and rolled her eyes. After a few minutes of the constant screaming she unlatched Brandon from her chest and set him down. He was mad that she had made him stop and started screaming. She scooped them both up and realized they were both wet and hungry.
"This is going to be fun." She said trying to decide which to deal with first.
She put Shane down and wound up his mobile to distract him and picked up Brandon. The blessed silence didn't last long.
"Shh Shane you're going to wake up Grandpa and he's going to be grumpy." She said. Paul walked in sleepily, he rubbed his eyes and yawned. He picked up Shane and rocked him while he dug around for a pacifier. He pushed it into his mouth and laid him on changing table.
"Damn it why do I always get the one with a shitty diaper?" He growled and carefully started cleaning the mess up.
"Why do I always get one stuck to my chest?" she asked laughing.
He glanced over and shook his head.
"What's in his diaper?" He asked.
"I don't know, I think he's just wet." She replied.
Paul grunted and powdered and put the diaper rash cream on, then fastened the diaper and buttoned the pajamas up. He picked up the restless baby and stuck his finger in his mouth.
"Ow! What the hell is that?" He demanded pulling his finger out and looking at it.
A bright red spot was rapidly forming on his finger.
"He bit me, he just bit me!" Paul said incredulously.
"He doesn't have teeth though." She said.
"Well he has some sharp gums than." He mumbled.
Brandon was finished so she buttoned up her pj top and handed him to Paul. He laid him down on the changing table and started changing him. She slipped my finger in Shane's mouth and he gnawed on it, she felt a sharp stinging sensation.
"He's teething!" she said excitedly.
"Will you check Brandon for me?" she asked.
Paul nodded. She sat down to feed Shane, then stopped.
"Wait if he's teething this is going to hurt." she complained looking down at the baby anxiously.
Paul laughed,
"Time to switch to bottles." He said.
"They are on bottles, it's just at night it's easier this way." she protested and fed Shane. Paul picked up Brandon and again stuck his finger in his mouth. He started gnawing and Paul pulled his finger away again quickly.
"Yeah he is too." He confirmed.
He cradled Brandon and played with the cooing baby.
"When's Josh coming around again?" he asked giving the baby a raspberry kiss on the infant's stomach.
She shrugged,
"Whenever he wants, I guess. We really don't set definite times except for holidays and birthdays." she said.
"Oh." Paul said and walked the now sleepy baby back and forth.
She looked down and Shane was staring docilely up at her. She started rocking him back and forth softly humming. Soon both boys were sleeping soundly and they put them down for the night. They both stopped and watched them sleeping, and then quietly exited the room.