I wake up to my phone going off. Sighing I reach over and grab it from the bedside table. With my eyes still close I hit the button to answer and place it to my ear. "Hello?" I hear noise and then the laugh that makes me smile. "Hey Baby, did I wake you?" I yawn and he laughs again, "I will take that as a yes." "Its okay, what's up?" "Nothing, I just wanted to talk to you." I sit up slightly and yawn, "Im up." He laughs, "I love you, go to sleep baby." I yawn again and nod, "Okay, night love you."
I lay down and don't even know if I turned my phone off but before I could check I feel sleep take over me.
I wake up to cries and sleepily get out of bed and walk out of my room and into the hallway trying to figure out which room the crying is coming from. I stand between both room and look form one to the other. Leaning my head to the side I put my hand to my hair and try to figure it out and it isn't coming to me.
I hear footsteps and look up to see Alex standing at the landing. "Having trouble?" I look between the rooms again and nod. He laughs and comes over to me. Taking his hand and putting it on the small of my back he leads me into Aiden's room. With a smile he lets go and walks across the hall into Aubrey's room.
I reach into the crib and pick Aiden up and rock him a little. "It's okay baby." I put him down on his changing table and change his diaper. I pick him back up and rock him. A few minutes later I see Alex walk in with Aubrey in his arms. I look at him, "She okay?" He nods and walks around a few minutes. "She is sleepy but got woke up." I nod and walk around with Aiden trying to get him back asleep.
After a few minutes I sigh, "Let's go downstairs." He nods and we go downstairs. He lays down on the couch with Aubrey and I walk into the kitchen. I make two bottles; one with regular milk and another with formula. I grab them and walk back into the living room with the bottles and Aiden in my arms. I hand Aubrey her bottle and she holds it while laying down with Alex. I go and sit in the recliner and put the foot rest out and lean back feeding Aiden.
After I get a rhythm going I turn on the television and lean back just relaxing and feeding Aiden.
I look down and see Aiden asleep. I take the bottle away and put him up and burp him. After I hear a burp I smile and put him back in my arms and smile down at him. I look over and see Alex asleep with his arm around her. Aubrey is curled up to him and he bottle has now fallen to her chest and she is asleep.
I smile and get up. I turn the television off and walk with Aiden upstairs. I place him in his crib and turn on the nightlight before walking out and cracking his door. I walk into my room and grab my cell phone. I walk back downstairs and stand in front of them.
Hitting my camera button on my phone I line up and take the picture. I smile down at it and look at them. It's so cute. Walking over I pick up the bottle and take it into the kitchen and rinse it out before letting it dry. I also rinse out Aiden's while I am at it.
Walking back into the living room I slowly lift Alex's arm and let it lay back down on his chest. I slowly try to get Aubrey up when I feel a hand grab my wrist. "What are you doing?" I look up some and see Alex staring at me sleepily. "I was going to put Aubrey to bed and let you sleep." Shaking his head he starts to get up and moves my hands. He scoops Aubrey up and starts walking with her upstairs as I follow.
Alex walks into Aubrey's room and comes back a few seconds later tired. "Thank you." He smiles that amazing smile. "No problem." I shake my head and start walking towards my room, "No it really isn't." I sit down on my bed and Alex sits down in a chair in the corner.
"Alex, You are so amazing with my kids. You are amazing with them. I will never be able to thank you enough for all of that. You deserve to have fun and go out. " He looks at me a little confused, "Alex, you are great with taking care of me and my kids, and I thank you for that, but its not your responsibility. They aren't your kids and me and them are not your responsibility." Looking at him I sigh.
Coming over he smiles slightly, " I Never said they were." I look down, "Alex…" He sits down next to me and grabs my hand, "I am here because I told Austin I would help you." I look up and shake my head, "But I am fine now. The doctor told me days ago that I can pick Aubrey up now." Grabbing my hand he makes me look at him, "Ally, I am not just here because Austin asked me to. I am here because I see how tired you are and how stressed you are. Ally, you cant do this on your own and I would never want you too when I can help." I smile slightly, "Thank you so much for that, But you don't have too. You can still have a life. You don't have kids to hold you down. You don't have kids to worry about. You can go out and have fun and party and have a life, I cant and I don't want you to lose all of that over me."
Alex looks at me and then he looks down. He stands up and looks at me. "Ally, I am not losing anything, I have more fun with you than I would partying. I have more fun with you and those kids." He stops and points to the hallway, "than I do with anyone else or doing anything else. You know the last time I went dancing was with this girl from the cheerleading team and it was horrible quite frankly it sucked, because I didn't have someone just wanting to have fun and I could relax with. I am relaxed with you, I am myself with you. I don't want to go out partying, I like helping you with the kids."
I smile slightly as he looks at me, "Alex, but you look about as tired as I am." He smiles, "I don't mind." I sigh, "Yeah but you don't have too deal with it. You can get sleep." He comes over and grabs my hand, "Ally, I do not care being a little tired. I like helping with you and the kids. Who cares if I am a little tired." Leaning down he kisses my cheek and walks back some, "Get some sleep." I look up at him and smile standing up and hugging him. I stand on my tippy toes and kiss his cheek. I pull back a few minutes and stay hugging him. "Thank you Alex." Nodding he lets go and walks out the door.
Getting into bed I look at the picture of me and Austin in the snow. Next to it I see the picture of me and Alex at Prom. In between both is the picture of me, Alex and Austin at Prom. I smile and look at the pictures. I could never do this without both of them. I don't know what I will do when I lose one of them but right now I couldn't be happier or more thankful for what I have in my life.
