"Dylan I will beat your ass if you don't let me hug my pregnant friend!" I hit his arm when he holds me back.

"You, little woman, need to relax before you crush the baby!" He yells back.

"I know what I can and can't do to pregnant women! IF YOU DIDN'T REMEMBER I WAS PREGNANT ONCE TOO!" I kicked his shin and he crouches down rubbing his shin.

I made a run for it but he grabs both my ankles. Oh dear, I'm going down.

Before I hit the floor, a strong pair of arms wrap around my waist pulling me up.

"Oh thank you, God," I said as soon as I was back on my feet.

"I'm not God." Jax laughs kissing my forehead.

"Sorry, thank you, baby." I kissed his lips. He wraps his arm around my waist pulling me closer.

"No! Not in my house!" Dylan pulls us apart. I kicked his other shin and ran to Chloe. She holds out her arm and I gently hugged her.

She was around 6 months now and she wasn't showing a lot yet but you can definitely see the baby bump. It is so cute.

"I missed you!" She says.

"You guys saw each other yesterday." Dylan groans.

"So?" We both turned towards him and glared at him.

"It's best if we just backed away from your pregnant girlfriend and my very hormonal girlfriend right now." Jax pulls him out of the kitchen.

Dylan nods and they both went somewhere else.

"So how's the baby?"

"She's great. She's not that big yet even though I've been pigging out lately but she's great. She's definitely very active and apparently, she hates it when I sing to her but not Dylan."

"Well, then I believe she's going to be a daddy's girl." I laughed at her frown. "It could change."

"Psh, we'll see." He waves her hand while putting the other on her stomach.

"Journey was a daddy's girl now she's a mommy's girl. Sol was the other way around and Bodhi is apparently in the middle." I tell her.

"Awee yeah, I also remember when she would get jealous when you picked up one of the twins." She pouts.

We met Chloe in our freshman year of college when I was 4 months pregnant. She was there throughout my entire pregnancy helping me study while Dylan couldn't.

Chloe met Dylan first of course on campus and I remember the day he came home looking so confused yet like a lovesick puppy. It was adorable so me being me I took advantage of his confusion to interrogate and then proceeded to make fun of him.

When Chloe first came over to study since Dylan, Jackie, and I shared one huge apartment complex together I already knew that I would like her. She was quiet but she talked when she needed to. She wasn't loud and obnoxious which there is nothing wrong with being loud but some people take it overboard especially at seven in the fucking morning.

She was super nice and kind, offering to help me with certain things even though I could've done it myself. I remember one time I was having Braxton Hicks for the first time during one of Dylan and Chloe's "study sessions" I say that in quotations because even though he called them study sessions, I knew damn well it was just an excuse to be around her.

Adorable, I tell you.

She immediately knew what to do claiming "I read a couple of pregnancy books over the past couple of days just in case." And right then in there, I fell in love with her.

As a friend, duh.

Unless...

Nope, sorry I've been on TikTok for too long.

When she first met Journey, her eyes were so bright, gleaming with adoration. I think she tried to put Journey in her bag once and tried to sneak her out claiming 'I'll give her back when she poops.'

After talking to Chloe for hours, trying to figure out baby names that would both Dylan and Chloe would like, Jax and I went home.

"Mommy!" Journey smiles running over as soon as I walked through the door. I picked her up and placed a kiss on her cheek.

Lately, she's been a lot more energetic which I love. It makes me so happy to see her running and jumping around.

"Thank god! These 6 trouble makers were killing me." Issac groans getting up from the floor.

"What? I thought you were having fun." Levi asks furrowing his brows.

"I was, I was just exaggerating." Issac kisses his lips.

"Are you guys gonna stay over? We don't mind having you guys over." Jax smiles picking up the twins.

Holy moly, these muscles. I just wanna lick the—

Stop. I need to stop.

"As long as you guys cook dinner." Issac answers, Levi nods his head agreeing.

"Hey, hey can I tell you something?" Aria whispers pulling my finger.

"Sure." I bent down to her level.

"I have a boyfriend." She giggles. Sol comes over to us giggling too.

"Yeah me too. Our boyfriends are twins just like Bobo and I!" She claps.

"Boyfriends?" Jax says catching Issac and Levi's attention. No, everyone's attention.

"Who has a boyfriend?" Issac asks. "Other than Brynn."

Nobody utters a word, not Journey, not Bodhi, not Kai or Dakota.

Issac gives Aria this look, it was like an intense glare that screamed 'Tell me or I'll ground you until you're 60 years old look' It may not seem threatening but to a six-year-old, it very much is.

"I-- uh me," Aria says before running behind me.

"You broke! I knew you were weaker." Sol sasses dramatically. Jax gives her the same look my dad did and she runs behind me. "I'm sorry daddy, I'm sorry!" She tries to climb onto me so I turned around to pick her up.

"I'm-- you-- Aria does he make you happy?" Issac starts sighing and rubbing his temples. Levi smiles rubbing his back.

"Yes."

"Fine but if you come home crying I will beat both of your butts."

What? I did not get that same treatment! The fuck.

Maybe he's just too old... don't tell him I said that.

"Fine."

"Come give me a hug." Issac opens his arms and Aria runs and jumps into his arm. "Well now that I caught you I'm going to punish you." He lays her down and tickles her.

"Sol you're not off the hook," Jax grumbles.

"What-- but she-- mommy help me." She begs to lay her head on my shoulder.

"I just want to know his name," Jax grumbles again.

He really hates the fact that Sol our little five-year-old has a boyfriend.

What if he is imaginary and we're taking it too far?

"Weston. He's a grade older than me." She says happily.

Jax smacks his forehead repeatedly, "Great."

"Does he make you happy?" I asked her and she nods. "Just hugs?" She nods again. "Can we invite the boys over for a playdate?"

She widens her eyes and shakes her head. "You'll embarrass me."

"No, we won't." Jax and I said in sync.

"No mommy!" She whines.

"No playdate, no boyfriend," Jax says and I agreed with him.

She thinks about it for a little bit. "Fine."

"Okay then, carry on little one." I put her down and Jax looked over at the boys.

"No girls?" He asked Kai, Dakota, and Bodhi.

Bodhi shakes his head, Dakota blushed but says no, and Kai raised his arm showing his invisible muscles.

"I have 5."

"Oh, dear." Levi gasps. "Kai Parker Knightly if you don't get you behind over here right now." He says strictly which is very rare for us to see.

"I was kidding." Kai pouts.

"Don't care, we need to talk."

He looks up at me and pouts. I ruffled his hair, "That's what you get playa."

He grumbles before walking over to Levi. Jax is now focused on Journey. "Do you have a little boyfriend, little missy?" He asks her crossing his arms.

"No. You're the only man in my life." She jumps into his arms. Jax wraps his arm around her hugging her. She gives me a thumbs up and I winked.

Let's just say during mommy and daughter time we discuss a little boy named Xander who may or may not be in her grade who she may or may not have a little crush on.

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published: may 21st, 2021

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