Three weeks later
"Momma. Wake up!" Trenton said impatiently.
"Trenton. I don't get a lot of off days. Please let me sleep in." I complained and pulled my body pillow in closer.
"Momma." Trenton complained.
"Five more minutes Trenton. Go watch that new Pokemon movie with Mason." I said. Cooper shifted next to me and sat up.
"Trenton, do what your mother tells you to." Cooper said sleepily. Trenton huffed and stomped off down the hall. I turned and kissed Cooper.
"Thank you." I said a pulled away.
"Anytime. Why don't you ditch that body pillow and use me?" Cooper suggested.
"Mm, no Cooper. My back hurts." I said and pulled the pillow in closer.
"Aw come on Char." Cooper pleaded.
"No." I said and closed my eyes. Cooper sighed and climbed out of the bed.
"I'll go keep Trenton and Mason occupied while you sleep some more. Don't sleep too much. I won't be able to hold them off forever. They're really excited about the zoo." Cooper said. I nodded and buried my face deeper into the pillow. My back was killing me today and I was going to go to the L.A. Zoo? What the heck was I thinking? Trenton and Mason were so excited because both Cooper and myself had a Saturday off. They'd been talking about the zoo all week. I sighed and found myself falling asleep again.
"Charlotte. You okay?" Cooper's calm voice woke me up. I shifted uncomfortably.
"Does it look like I'm okay Coop?" I asked.
"It's really bothering you isn't it?" Cooper asked.
"Yes." I said.
"I can take Mason and Trenton while you stay here and rest." Cooper suggested.
"I couldn't do that to them." I said. Cooper pushed my bangs back out of my eyes.
"They'll understand. Just stay here and try to feel better." Cooper said and kissed my cheek. I nodded.
"Okay." I croaked.
"You should take some Tylenol." Cooper suggested.
"No." I said firmly.
"Come on Char." Cooper pleaded.
"I don't want to I'm afraid I won't be able to stop myself." I said. Cooper sighed.
"Okay Char. Call me if you need anything." Cooper said and left the room. A few hours later I was still laying curled up on my bed. Someone's footsteps came down the hall and entered the room.
"Hey Charlotte." Addison's voice said. I sat up slowly and turned to face her. "You look rough." Addison commented.
"Thanks." I said sarcastically.
"Cooper said it was really bothering you today." Addison commented and sat down next to me on the bed.
"Yeah. I'll get over it." I said.
"Maybe you should go see Pete?" Addison suggested.
"I do not like tribal medicine." I said annoyed.
"It worked before." Addison said.
"That was sleep insomnia. Not back pains." I said.
"Then take some Tylenol." Addison said.
"I don't want to take any chances." I said.
"No one would let you go over the edge." Addison said.
"Just like no one let Amelia?" I asked. Addison's face fell. "I'm sorry, that was mean of me." I said.
"No it's okay. It's my fault anyway. I should have watched her more closely." Addison said.
"No it wasn't your fault she made her own choices." I said.
"Seriously though. You should take something." Addison pressed.
"No. No. I'm fine." I insisted and pulled my pillow in closer. "So have you found out the sexes yet?" I asked.
"Yeah. I just got back from the appointment with Naomi." Addison said.
"And?" I asked.
"And I'm having a girl and a boy." Addison said.
"That's great! One of each. Thought of any names?" I asked. Addison smiled and nodded.
"Mark wants to name the boy Braxton." Addison told me.
"That's a cute name. Do you like it?" I asked. Addison nodded.
"Yeah. But I kind of like Nathan or Jacob." Addison said.
"Those are nice too." I agreed.
"Yeah, and Mark likes them too. I don't know though, Braxton, Nathan, and Jacob are cute too." Addison said.
"Well you have awhile to decide still. What about the girl?" I asked.
"Brooklyn, Kimberly, or Tess." Addison said.
"Oh, I like Kimberly and Brooklyn." I said. Addison smiled.
"Yeah, Mark likes Kimberly because then she could be Kimberly Addison Montgomery-Sloan. Oh yeah that's another thing, Mark and I are getting married." Addison said and showed me the diamond ring that was on her finger.
"Wow, that's beautiful. Isn't it kind of fast though?" I asked.
"Yeah, but I've known him forever." Addison said. I nodded.
"As long as you're happy, then I'm happy for you." I said. Addison smiled.
"Thanks. We're going to wait until after they're born. Would you like to be my maid of honor?" Addison asked.
"Seriously? I thought Naomi or Callie or Violet even but me? Are you sure?" I asked. Addison nodded.
"Positive, I was actually kind of thinking that you and Callie could kind of be co-maids of honor." Addison said. I nodded.
"I would be honored Addison." I said. Addison smiled.
"Good. So, did you and Cooper ever decide on Anthony's middle name?" Addison asked.
"Mm, we've argued about it a little but I think we're doing Anthony James Freedman-King." I said.
"That has a nice ring to it." Addison decided after thinking about it for a few minutes. I shifted uncomfortably and Addison slid another pillow behind my back for support.
"Thanks. So what about middle names for all of your options?" I asked.
"Well if we decide on Braxton I like Braxton Marcus. Or Nathan Alexander. Jacob Samuel is nice too." Addison said.
"Darn those are all really good." I laughed.
"I know right? This is what happens when the only book you've read for the past eleven weeks is the baby names book front to back." Addison joked. I smiled.
"What about the girls?" I asked, talking with Addison kind of made me forget about how much I was hurting.
"Brooklyn Nicole, Kimberly Addison, or Tess Alexandria." Addison said.
"Way to use a variety of letters." I remarked. Addison laughed.
"Well I can't stand people who are like all matchy with the names like Kimberly Katherine. That just bothers me for some reason." Addison rambled. I laughed.
"I'm starving. Want to order Chinese and watch movies? Cooper took Trenton and Mason to the zoo and some party center. They'll be gone until late." I said. Addison smiled.
"I would love to." Addison said. I stood slowly and went into the bathroom to put on some sweat pants. I met Addison in the living room. She was on the phone with the Chinese takeout place. "Yes I am well aware it's a big order. But you clearly do not understand the amount of food two pregnant women can eat would you please just tell me how much the food is." Addison said annoyed. I sat down on the couch and flicked on the TV. "Thank you." Addison said and hung up the phone.
"Having issues?" I asked as she took a seat next to me.
"I hate ordering over the phone." She remarked. I smiled.