A Couple Months Later - Karen's P.O.V.

I wake up to jumping on the bed. I feel Jimi's front against my back as we lay on our sides. I look up some and see both Joyce and Elijah crawling on our bed. I lay my head back down cause I don't think they seen I was awake yet. I peaked at the clock and it read 5am. I closed my eyes and hoped Jimi would get up with them. They both know I'm having another baby, we told them when I was out of the first trimester.

I feel Jimi rub my stomach some and remove his arm from around me. I feel him leave our bed and then the jumping stops. He must be taking the kids out. God I love him, letting me sleep in. I lay there and fall back asleep.

I was awoken a couple hours later to Jimi holding me again. I roll over and look at him, and he's awake.

"Hey beautiful, did you and the baby sleep okay?"

"We did, thank you. And thank you for getting the kids this mornin."

"They woke you? Sorry baby. I tried to get them out without waking you."

"It's okay. Thank you for letting me sleep in."

"You need all the rest you can get baby." I smile and cuddle Jimi. He's fully healed after his accident two months ago.

"You wanna know the sex of the baby...?" I look at him and think.

"We knew both Elijah's and Joyce's, maybe we should be surprised this time."

"Okay baby. Whatever you want."

"Speaking of the kids, where are they?"

"They are back in bed. They were up for about an hour and fell back asleep. So I came back to bed too at 6:30. I roll over and look at the time and it's 8.

"Mmmm we should get up."

"Or lay here."

"Jimi... I have to shop for groceries today. It's Friday."

"Shop later." I giggle and kiss him and gets up. I stop at the full length mirror on the way to the bathroom and turn side ways at my stomach.

"You're beautiful Karen."

"I'm kinda big..."

"You're four and a half months pregnant. You're showing and carrying our child."

"Yeah... but I'm bigger than I was with both E and Joyce... like two times bigger."

"You think your having twins?"

"No, I hope not... that would kill me."

"Either way, you're beautiful." I groan and walk into the bathroom and has a shower.

Twins... I never thought about the possibility. No. Twins don't run in the family, I can't have twins. I shower and gets ready for the day, I go downstairs and Jimi has breakfast made. After that we all got ready and went grocery shopping. Jimi is being over protective and doesn't want me to leave his sight. So we got the kids ready as well and left. At the store Jimi had the cart and is pushing it with Joyce in it. Elijah has my hand and is walking beside me. I pick up some stuff and J does the same thing. Elijah picks out his one toy and one treat and we get Joyce her treat and toy as well. Once done we pay for everything and leave and go to the pharmacy. I go in and get more pre-natal vitamins and a couple medications for Jimi. I come out and we head home. Joyce goes down for a nap and Elijah has TV time. Jimi and I put away everything and get started on dinner. I chop vegetables and ask him out of the blue.

"Does twins run in your family..?"

"What...? Babe, I didn't mean anything earlier when you were talking about being bigger than your last two pregnancies"

"I don't care, just answer the question please. Does anyone have twins on your side of the family?"

He sighs and scratches his head.

"Uhh..Yeah. My cousins have twins... and so did my dad, he was a twin."

"And you didn't care to tell me..?"

"I didn't really think it was necessary."

"Jimi, it's necessary to tell your wife that she could have a slight chance of carrying two babies inside her womb, that could ruin her body forever."

"Is that what your worried about...? Your body...?"

"No... that's not what I meant."

"You have our baby or babies inside you and you're worried about having a few extra pounds to protect them? They are babies, they need to be healthy and they need the protection of their mother so they can grow."

"Jimi... I never meant it like that... please... I just wanted to know... I love all my babies and I would die for any of them... I just... It's a big thing goin from one baby to two... I'm sorry..."

I start crying and get emotional and the hormones don't help which make me cry more. Jimi comes over and holds me and I just keep crying.

"Shh Baby... I know... you'd protected your entire family. I just got scared too. I never meant it either. Shh..." I cry against him and Elijah starts yelling at Jimi.

"Daddy! You made momma cry! Leave her alone!"

"Honey, Daddy didn't make me cry... he's trying to help me..."

"He was said 'he never meant too'. He made you cry."

Jimi looks at him, "E, I said something and I hurt your mommas feelings. I never meant to hurt her feelings. I'm saying sorry to her."

"You made her cry."

"I did and I hate myself for it. I would give anything or give up anything to make your momma happy."

"You say sorry." Jimi Nods to E and he stands up looking at me.

"Baby, I'm sorry, I never meant it the way I said it and I never meant to make you cry. I love you"

"It's okay, my hormones go all over the place. I love you too." Jimi looks at E

"See buddy? We're good." Elijah nods and walks back to the living room and Jimi looks at me,

"Gosh, he got protective of his mother..."

"He's 7, he knows when things happen. He's not blind or deaf."

"I know..."

"Anyways... we need to finish dinner."

After dinner, Joyce and Elijah were outside playing in the yard as Jimi mows the lawn. I am doing some gardening and cleaning up the tiles around the pool. Once done, I Sit on a lawn chair sweaty and tired. Jimi finishes mowing the lawn and comes over.

"Baby, I mowed the lawn and I'm not sweating as much as you."

"I'm just hot."

"Let's get you a drink of water."

"Babe, if I move right now I'll either fall asleep or pass out. One or the other."

"I'll bring water to you." I nod and he goes inside Elijah and Joyce come running over.

"No running by the pool!" Elijah stops and Joyce keeps running.

"Ma! Ewijah got a worm!" He shows me and I get shivers.

"Go put that back in the ground. And wash your hands. They're gross."

"No, daddy uses them for fishing."

"You are your father's kid." He smiles and I smile. Elijah goes to put the worm back and Joyce runs behind. Jimi comes out with a glass of water with Ice and sits next to me. I sip the water and put it down and we hear a splash in the pool. I turn my head and see Elijah standing there.

Joyce fell in. My mind work in a split second and I was up and ran over as quickly as I could. Jimi was jumping into the water when I made it. I'm freaking out and panicking and Elijah looks scared. Jimi brings her up and she was coughing some water but alive. I pull her out and sit down with her on my lap holding her close.

"Shh Baby... it's okay." Once she got her coughing settled some she started crying.

"Maaaa!"

"I know baby. Shhh..." I hold her and my hormones kick in and I start to cry too. I could have lost her today.

Jimi got out and checked on us and Elijah came over he held Elijah and once I settled down, I comforted Joyce until she stopped crying. Jimi took Elijah inside and I followed carrying Joyce. I turned on Joyce's tv show and put her on the couch. Elijah sat by her. I walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table and my vision kinda got dizzy. I blinked a few times and it came back, Jimi came down the steps.

"How's Joyce.?"

"Scared... but she's getting better now."

"And how are you?"

"I'm fine..." I stand up and and gets light headed again and stumble some. Jimi holds me steady.

"Karen! You're not fine. Sit down."

I sit back down and he gets me a glass of water. I sip on it and he rubs my back.

"You gotta be careful babe. You were tired before, the stress from Joyce's accident. It's too much for today. You're body can't take all this."

"It's okay. I just need a minute."

"Karen you're pregnant. Please take it easy."

"Okay.."

"Thank you." I sit there and sip on water for a while as Jimi makes dinner. Once dinner is done Jimi goes in to get the kids. I hear them running and Jimi being a 'Monster' I yell.

"No running in the house!" After a few seconds I hear glass shattering. Damnit.

I get up and walk in and kids and Jimi are all standing looking at me with an 'oh no' look on their face. I look at the picture that fell.

"That's my Parents' wedding photo.. it's all I had of them."

"Baby, I'm sorry." He Comes to me and I just put my hand up to silence him.

"This is why I didn't want running in the house or by the pool. People get hurt, and things get broken. Go feed the kids. I'll clean the mess."

"Baby, I'll clean it."

"No, I got it. Just go. Please."

He nods and kisses my head.

"Sorry baby... never meant too..." he takes the kids in the kitchen to eat and I kneel down by the glass and the photo. I pick it up and my photo is bent and torn. I sit there and cry some. Then I pick up the large piece of glass, sweeps up the little pieces. I walk into the kitchen with the glass and picture and throw it all in the garbage.

I sit down and eat with every one else. And when I'm done I pick up the dishes. I get the kids in the tub. Elijah washes and has play time. Once done he goes to watch his show. I bathe Joyce and let her play. Then when she's done I put her to bed. And go get E. I take him to bed and I go into my bedroom and see Jimi sitting in bed. I change and takes off my makeup and lay down in bed.

"Baby... I never meant to break it."

"It's fine. I'll get over it. It's just a picture."

"It's not, it was your parents' photo from their wedding. It meant something to you."

"I'll just get them to send another."

"I'm sorry."

"It's okay. The pregnancy made it worse than I wanted to act."

"Promise you're okay..?"

"I promise."

"Okay. Have you had any more dizzy spells."

"Not anymore."

"Okay. Goodnight baby."

"Night."

We kiss goodnight and I fall asleep with my head on his chest and curled into his side.