Both men called Kurama asking him how he dealt with the twins. Kurama's twins were three.
"Suichi, how do you do this? How can you handle twin girls?" Emmett asked.
"How am I going to handle triplets?" Kenji panicked.
Kurama laughed. "Okay both of you need to calm down, especially you Kenji. Remember raising kids is a joint effort. Emmett, you and Izumi will need a break once in a while, lean on your parents to help you. Gods know Sage and I do. Kenji, Sage and I can help you. But you and Nao both just need to ask. Don't be afraid to ask for help" he told them both.
"Okay" the guys said in unison.
They hung up from their conversation and looked at each other.
"We're going to be dads Kenji" Emmett told him.
"I know, I'm scared as hell" Kenji said.
Emmett nodded. They both sat there not knowing what to do. Meanwhile both of the girls were in the kitchen talking.
"I can't believe we're both pregnant at the same time!" Naoko said.
"I can't believe you're having triplets, but we need to help each other" Izumi told her.
Naoko nodded. "We need a shopping day, let's take the boys so they can shop with us for the babies"
"Great idea. Kenji, Emmett, come here please" Izumi called.
"What is it 'Zumi?" Kenji asked.
"Let's go shopping boys, for the babies. We want your opinions on this as well. We may be having the babies, but you helped with that part"
Both of the guys groaned inwardly. They both hated going shopping. But this wasn't the regular shopping for them, it was for the babies.
"Alright 'Zumi, we'll go" Kenji said sounding defeated.
Both girls grinned and grabbed their husbands and headed out.
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"Can you please stop hitting your sister?" Sage asked Kumiko.
"Why?" Kumiko asked.
"Kumiko..." Kurama warned consoling Skye.
"Sorry daddy" she apologized.
"Don't do it again, or your going to be sitting in your room with no toys Kumiko...I mean it" Kurama told her, taking Skye to the kitchen to check on dinner.
Kurama sighed as he set Skye on the counter. "Don't move sweetheart" he told her opening the crockpot lid and stirring the stew. "That will be done in a few more hours, time to start working on the biscuits"
"Can I help?" Skye asked.
"Yes you can, let's wash you up, get your hair pulled back and a apron on you" he said helping her and pulling his own hair back before donning his apron.
They worked together to make the dough, Kurama praised her when she listened and helped her when she didn't. Skye carefully carried it to the fridge and Kurama opened the door for her and she set it in there. From there they washed up and cleaned up the kitchen.
While they were doing this and Kumiko was playing with her toys not to far from Kurama, Sage snuck out of the house.
It had been three years since Kurama had made love to her or touched her sexually or any way. He said he forgave her for everything she's put him through, but she doesn't think he has. They rarely kiss each other anymore. It was fun and exciting when it started but now, there is nothing there.
She found a job at another florist shop but it wasn't as fun. But she really liked the guy that worked there. They started hooking up for sex after the first night she worked there. Many a night she would sleep in the guest room as not to wake up Kurama.
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Back at the mall the girls were talking the boys into clothes for the babies, and of course the moms.
Kenji sighed as the girls looked at the baby clothes. Emmett took him over to where the cribs where. "Oh geeze these things are spendy, maybe bassinets are cheaper...how am I going to afford three cribs? We don't have that much room..."
"Maybe ask your parents?" Kenji asked.
"May have too...I hate to ask for help like this..."
"At least you have parents..." Kenji said softly, with lots of hurt in his voice.
"I'm sorry...I am not trying to rub it in your face" Emmett told him.
"I know, I wish my mother hadn't died, I miss her so much"
"When's the last time you went to her grave? It could be a big help"
Kenji sighed. "I don't know where she's buried" Kenji said.
Both men sighed again. Kenji decided to ask Kurama to his cribs and Emmett spent the money on the cribs, as the girls spent money on the other stuff. The store told Emmett they would deliver the cribs in a couple of days.
They all went their seperate ways. On the way home Emmett was strangely quiet.
"Honey are you okay?" Izumi asked.
"No, I think Sage is cheating on Suichi" he said.
"Are you sure? I mean that's a lot to peg on your twin...please don't that to me" she said softly.
He stopped and took her hands and kissed them both. "I won't sweetheart, I love you to much and have invested to much time into you and your situtation to cheat on you, I'm NOT leaving you...but I just have this feeling that Sagey is going to be without the girls and Suichi" he told her softly.
"Call him then, tell him your feelings and worries" she told him.
"I will but I want him to catch her in the act" he said with some anger in his voice.
When they got home he called Suichi.
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The phone rang and Kumiko shot up quickly to answer it but Suichi beat her to the phone. "Moshi Moshi?" he answered.
"Suichi, it's Emmett...I have a feeling I can't shake, is there a way you can bring the girls over and go check on Sagey?" he asked.
"What do you mean check on Sage? She's here" he said a little upset.
Kumiko looked all over for her and came back. "No, mommy's not here daddy" she told him.
Kurama sighed and started turning things off. "I'll be there in ten minutes" he told him hanging up. "Let's go girls, we're going to see Auntie and Uncle"
They ran to get ready to go, they loved going over there. Kurama got them in the car and over to Emmett's quickly and dropped them off. He then left to find Sage.
'Hiei, where is Sage?' he asked through mind link.
'She is at a hotel, number 3 is the room' he said giving him all the info.
Once Kurama got there he parked two doors down at the flower shop and walked to the hotel. He found room three and opened the door just to see Sage riding the guy.
The look of shock from both Sage and the guy was enough for Kurama to slam the door, go back to the car, go home and pack all his stuff and the girls' stuff and moved out.