We ate dinner, or should I say breakfast, for dinner. Kalen was reluctant to leave and was very hands-on, playing with the kids, but we needed to get them showered and dressed for bed, so Kalen said his goodbyes and left, stating he would see us at the Alpha meeting.

“Valarian, time for a shower, buddy, then you have to go to bed,” Valen told him. Valarian got up off the lounge, and Casey followed.

“Casey, you will have to wait until he hops out,” I told her. “But mum showered with Marcus with clothes on. Why can’t I shower with Valarian?” Valarian scrunched his face up while I just looked at Valen, hoping he would explain, but it was Valarian that answered her.

“Gosh, you can be silly, Casey.

 

People don’t shower with clothes on.

How would you get clean,” Valarian asked while shaking his head.

you he was making babies with Aunty

the baby get in there?” “Ah, must I tell you everything? The man takes the baby and puts it in a cabbage, the woman eats the cabbage, and her belly gets fat,” Valarian says. Valen raised

of that cartoon, the one the cabbage patch dolls,” Casey argued. ‘Well, how else would mum have a baby,” Valarian retorted. “Fine, they would know. Ask your parents,” Casey huffed and pouted. I snickered as I bailed, leaving that for Valen to

 

looked at Valen expectantly, who seemed very uncomfortable. “Um, they just happen,” Valen said; that was his big explanation to the birds and the bees. “But how?” Casey asked. “By showering together,” Valen blurted. “See, I told you, Marcus was making babies in the shower,” “You said the man puts the baby in a cabbage,

we want to know,” Valarian whined. Valen scrubs a hand down his face before looking over at me and glaring at me,

a man and woman love each other, they do grown-up things which make a baby,” “What grown-up things?” Valarian asked, suddenly very interested in this topic of conversation. “Like um, kissing and hugging, and adult wrestling,” Valen offered,

see mum’s private parts,” “So! People see private parts

to be a big sister, I always wanted to be a sister,” “Where are we going to fit a sister? Our house is too small, and no baby is sleeping in my room,” huffed Valarian before he shook his head, walking off to

be a sister,” Casey laughed and danced in the living room. “I say let Zoe break the news about being a sister, and

one,” I told him. After the kids were showered and dressed for bed, I helped tidy up their dining room and living room mess. “Are

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