Three Years Later
Hunter
I never thought it was possible for a man to have so much happiness in life, and I definitely didn’t think it could be me.
Three years ago when Blue went into labor, I’d panicked because it was nothing like I’d ever witnessed or imagined. The pain that she was going through seemed unbearable and I spent the rest of the time cursing myself and swearing to never get my dick anywhere near her. I regretted even getting her pregnant.
I could still remember how before being wheeled into the hospital room, she’d assured me everything would be okay with a confident smile on her face and for a minute there I thought I wouldn’t see her smiling.
Women died of child labor sometimes, what if Blue was fragile? I’d spent the rest of the time sobbing with my head bent on my mother’s shoulder.
And then the Doctor declared, “Mr. Brantley, you have twins.”
“And my wife, how is she?”
“She’s doing great.” He assured me.
Still didn’t understand why someone would choose his career as a gynecologist and spend his entire life pulling out babies out of VJ’s. It looked like a very difficult and nerve-wracking job. I sure as hell wouldn’t be able to handle a sobbing father and a screaming mother.
My heart soared, there was no way I could describe the happiness I felt knowing that I had two little girls. I was just trying to process the information when the doctor said, “Let me say that again. You have triplets.”
“What?!”
It was probably the anticipation or the tension, it must have taken a toll on me and I fainted. It was the most embarrassing thing that had ever happened to me. When I woke up the nurses were giving me amused looks, some had even flirted in good nature by saying what a handsome husband I was.
And then I had three babies in my arms. Can you imagine my excitement?
Not one.
Not two.
I had three.
That day marked the best day of my life. Literally the fucking best.
“DADDY! DADDY! DADDY!”
“DADDY! DADDY! DADDY!”
The sounds blared in my ears like an alarm pulling me back to reality. I pushed the pillow on my ear and buried my head deeper.
“Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!” The chanting continued.
I opened one eye and looked around. Two young faces peered at me. One of them was still jumping on the bed, she was going to break the mattress spring one of these days. Artemis, the naughtiest of the triplets.
“Daddy, you promised to take us out today for McDonalds Happy Meal and the iche-chream.” Freya reminded me, her eyes were large and round like that of Blue’s.
“YOU PROMISED! YOU PROMISED! YOU PROMISED!” Artemis screamed at the top of her lungs, her life motive was to make her father deaf.
got to
also go to the new toy store?” Jude, my son
not, the two girls were a handful, the boy was the quiet
first,” I said. “I need my
pecked my forehead, Freya placed a kiss on my nose and Jude on my cheek. That was the morning
did mom make for breakfast?” I asked
what your mom made
“Not my mom,
were
loud like I’d committed four murders and
I corrected. “I said smart-apples.
made Waffles.” Jude
an accusing finger at Jude. “Stupid, you
Freya were like mini-Blue’s, without the Blue hair. The girls had inherited her nose, her
was proud of
to them that they were different. Normal children didn’t have powers. My kids did, they could sense if a person had bad intentions and since they were so young, they could smell
getting married or having my own family but here we were. I couldn’t think of my life without Blue or our kids. They were everything to me. I found joy in putting them to bed or reading them stories. Sometimes the
best life and I would never trade this for anything
the kids went to see my parents, you would have to see how much they were getting spoilt there. It was hilarious to see Dad who was normally stern making faces just to see
to go out, go get ready,” I told
out of the room
kitchen. The aroma of
one, the fourth plate was a bunch of them stacked together, oozing with
called out and the two girls hopped into the
in my lap. Freya frowned, “I wanna sit
my other thigh, “Plenty of
their space. Jude stared at us, making a face. He was about to cry, I was kind of sad I didn’t have a third thigh, I wished
with me, baby.” Blue sat down next to me with a plate and called our
caregiver. She loved them unconditionally, the way I did and although all three children
awe. He waited patiently as they threw pancakes in his mouth.
caressed Blue’s legs with mine and gave her a teasing smile. Sometimes, I lost my will
Blue being Blue, took a waffle from her plate and placed it
passed her a questioning look. “I’m
She appeared to be confused. “I thought you were kicking me under the table because
were just three and sometimes found it difficult to comprehend what was going
why don’t you finish up
we goin?”
“The aquarium,” I said.
“Yoohoo!”
first. I don’t want to see a small scrape on
sliding
don’t feed any more to Les, he’s had his
mouth and began speaking with a mouthful.
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