chapter 5

Alexa

"Gabriel, Gabriella wake up. We're here." Literally, we're on the plane and after a few hours of long flight, we're finally landed in New York.

"Mommy, where are we?" Gabriella asks me with sleepy eyes while Gabriel yawns and try to sleep again. Gosh, this is going to be hard cause this is the first time three of us ride a plane together. "Gabby, please wake up. You can continue your sleep when we arrived at the hotel. Wake up." I wake him up but he ends up cry but not too loud. That's a relief.

"Ummm miss, I'm sorry but you need to get out from this plane." One of the stewardesses said to me with a smile. "Okay just give me a minute." I carried Gabriel and hold Gabriella's hand with my free hand.

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That's a good thing that three of us already arrived at the hotel. My body feels hurt cause I had to carry Gabriel even in the taxi. He sure sleeps a lot while Gabriella is always hungry. They still have different personality even though they're twins.

"Mommy, I'm hungry." Gabriel pull my dress. I look at her disbelief.

"Gabriella, you just eat like 20 minutes ago," I said and she begins to whine. "Fine, fine. Mommy will call the room service." No matter what, she's my daughter. I won't let my children starving. I call the room service to send us some food and not long after that, the food arrived. Gabriella jumping in happiness when she saw the foods. 

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It's 6:15 and I only got about another fifteen minutes before my driver picks us up and go to the launching. Gosh, I'm so excited and nervous. I feel nervous cause I am scared if this event didn't go as planned or something bad happens in the middle of the event. 

I take a deep breath and think positively. "Everything's going to be just fine," I said to myself.

Right now, I already wear my dress for tonight and for the last touch, I take the earrings then I'm done. "Gabriel, Gabriella come here," I called them.

"Mommy, I'm not a gift," Gabriel ask me while showing at his bow. I smiled at him because he is too cute when he frowns. Gabriel looks so cute in his little tuxedo.

"But you look handsome when you wear this. So wear it?" I pinch his cheeks and he nodded at me. When I see Gabriel already done, I take a look at Gabriella who has messy hair. "Gabriella, come here. I need to tie your hair up." She runs to me from the bed.

"Mommy do my hair like a princess." She said and I nodded my head. I place her on the chair and start to make her hair. After a few minutes, her hair finally done. I put her hair into a french braid. She looks so cute. I look at the time and then walk to grab my purse.

"Let's go kids. We have to go now." I said to them and they run out of the room. Gosh, these kids love to run so much. I shake my head.

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The drive only takes about 10 minutes to arrive at my new boutique. I walk inside to see all the preparation and the models who're going to enrich my designs. The smile creeps on my lips cause finally, my career becomes bigger day by day. Tonight will be so busy.

 I should bring Dolly along. Sadly I just realize that I won't be able to look at my babies tonight. I don't want that incident to happen again. I look around to find the person who I can trust to take care of my babies. I need to hurry or else these two kids will start running around again and makes me lost control. "Gabriel, Gabriella come with me. Let's go." I bring them to one of the rooms and that room happen to be the office. Good. "Listen to me, please don't running around here. This place got lots of people and you both might be lost and I will be so sad if that happens. You want to see mommy crying again?" They shake their heads and I hope they really can behave only for tonight. Just then, the door open and shows my secretary. I call her awhile ago and asked if she could take care of Gabriel and Gabriella and I am super lucky when she said she can take care of them. 

"I'm so sorry to burden you to take care of my kids tonight. I should have to bring their nanny along but I didn't think of that before. How careless I am." I said to her feeling quite guilty.

"It's fine Ms. Johnson, I can take care of them. Besides, I used to take care of my niece and I think I can manage this. Don't worry about them." 

"I trust you in this and don't worry I will increase your pay this month. I owe you one. I think I need to go now." I said and she nodded her head with a smile.

"Both of you, listen to her alright? I will be back as soon as I can. I love you both and thank you again?" I walk out of the office and greet the people there before the show started. I walk to go to the backstage and see all the models are getting ready for this.

"Okay well, everyone!" I called all of them to gather around before the event start. "Well, I want all of you to do your best and good luck to everyone." With that, all the models and staff are dismissed their self and get into position.

I look at the front to see the people already fill the seat and that makes me feel so nervous as hell. When it's time, I walk out to make my entrance to the whole audience. I put the smile on my face and then start to give them the speech that I've been practiced since two days ago.

After that, the show begins. I am so exhausted cause I had to walk here and there to make sure all the models are ready. "Where's the model that should wear this design?" I ask one of the models there but she just shakes her head. I walk out from the makeup room and search for the model who supposes to wear the next design.

I walk so fast until I hit something hard and I guess that's someone cause I can smell the cologne. "I'm sorry," I said without looking at his or her face cause I'm too busy to find my model. With that, I walk away without even let him or her said anything but I think that's a man cause of the smell. I think so.

After a few minutes, my problems finally solve. I sit on one of the chairs there and take a big breath. I close my eyes for a second. "I need to see the twins," I mumble to myself and get up to see how the twins doing.

"Hey, kids," I said and they run to me. "Woah why?" I ask them.

"We miss you, mommy. You have gone for so long." Gabriella said and pouting.

"I'm sorry, I'm just soooo busy earlier but now, I'm not. Besides the event already come to the end so we can go back to the hotel in a few minutes." I look at Gabriella and then look at Gabriel who already ready to fall asleep at any time.

"Thank you, Hera. I know they love to run around and quite hard to control." I said.

"They really easy to take care of especially Gabriella. When she got food, she just stays in one place and eats quietly. For Gabriel, he already sleeps like 20 minutes then wake up crying, searching for you."

"I don't know how to thank you. I am so thankful really, I mean it."

"It's not a big deal. It's getting late, I think you should bring them back to the hotel cause they look tired." I look at both of my babies and they look tired. 

"Okay, I'll see you in LA then. Goodnight." With that, I carry Gabriel who fell asleep on the couch, and holds Gabriella's hand. 

The event took about five hours and it's 12:03 at midnight. Well, the event was a successful success. I'm so happy because of that. So, I don't mind even my body is already tired cause it's worth it.

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As soon as we arrive at the hotel, I put Gabriel on the bed and let him sleep and for Gabriella, I change her clothes and wash her face before going to bed. After I take a shower, I change Gabriel's clothes and then lay on the bed with them. I look at Gabriella who already sleeping without any crying or whining. They must be exhausted from the event. I kiss their foreheads then go to sleep.