TANNER*"Can I lay down for a minute?" I asked Kaysen.I'm not sure I heard her right. I must be dreaming or something. Kaysen being pregnant with twins can't be real; Kaysen is trying to pull one over on me. Maybe she was trying to see how I would react to a situation like this. I just needed to breathe for a minute before I passed out."Here, lay here, and I'll get you some water," Kaysen said as she gave me a pillow and walked off.I laid there and did the breathing exercise that my therapist had taught me and hoped when I opened my eyes, I would wake up in my bed. Learning about Kaysen being pregnant with twins was all too much for me. We hardly know each other. That's my fault; all of this is my fault.I heard Kaysen set a cup down on the nightstand, and then the bed dipped down, and I knew this wasn't a dream. I had to tread softly here, but I had no idea how to deal with this situation. Kaysen said dating and getting to know each other, but isn't getting married the ri
KAYSEN*Cora walked into the room crying; I thought I would have more time with Tanner. However, I'm glad she walked in after Tanner had finished dressing; I would have had a nervous breakdown if Cora had walked in while Tanner and I were having sex. Tanner and I will need to be more careful from now on.I could kick myself for giving in to Tanner so quickly, but I couldn't help it; my mind, body, and heart go haywire any time he's around. Everything is so much more intense than when I was with Michael. Maybe because I was so young and Michael was my first love.Tanner removed himself from my belly and sat up, and Cora rubbed her eyes. I got up from my bed and walked over to Cora."Mommy, who's he?" Cora asked as she pointed at Tanner."His name is Tanner; he is a good friend of mommy's; you will meet him again soon. For now, let's go change your pull-up and get you some milk, ok, and mommy will rock you," I said as I ushered Cora out the door."I'll be right back. Don't forget the wa
TANNER*Taking Kaysen and Cora out tonight was fantastic. I went on the carousel with Cora several times; that happened to be her favorite thing to do besides hitting the moles. Cora tried some other games, but most of them, she was too young to play.Kaysen and I decided to take Cora to the park afterward so that she could run off all of her energy.I let Kaysen rest while I went down slides and ran around with Cora. I haven't had that much fun since I was in grade school. I could tell having Cora around would bring me back to life.Cora had been stuck to me all night long from the moment I walked into the door. It was most likely the plush doll I had gotten her. I couldn't help from getting something for her; Cora has not let the doll go for a second.I had a hard time leaving after dropping Kaysen and Cora off at home. I wished that I could stay with them. I need to sit down with Kaysen and discuss with her about at least getting her own place. I would help her pay rent.Also, ther
TANNER*"Ok, Tanner, let's move in together," Kaysen said, and we hugged each other tightly."Well, first off, we need to check out homes to buy in the area and then contact a realtor. We could also check out rental homes, and I could talk to Jace and Blaze about building us a home. What would you like to do, Kaysen?" I asked Kaysen as I grabbed my laptop."Let's find a lovely four-bedroom rental home for now. We could sign a year's lease and then move after the twins are a couple of months old. I can't have any stress or undergo any strenuous activities. I'm not supposed to lift Cora or anything. I'm not sure how we will pull this off. I don't want anyone to know I'm pregnant until I know the babies are ok—at least two months. Do you think we can keep this a secret between you and me for a couple of months, Tanner?" Kaysen asked."We might pull it off. For at least a month, you'll start showing by your third month if you are anything like Lyra was, and we are still in the Summer mont
TANNER*"I love you, Kaysen," I whispered into Kaysen's ear as I came inside her.I have never in my life felt so intensely for someone as I do with Kaysen. The thought of losing her makes my heartache in ways I never thought were possible. Kaysen has somehow walked into my life and knocked down all of the walls I've held up for twenty-one years. I don't know how to deal with this but to let go of all of my hurt and pain and let Kaysen in.I will do everything in my power to get my head on straight so that I don't hurt Kaysen. I'm going to spend all of my free time with her and Cora, her parents will most likely get annoyed with me being around so much, but I don't care. I meant what I said; I want to be with Kaysen throughout her whole pregnancy, and I don't want to miss a thing. If something happened to Kaysen and the babies and I wasn't there, I would go off the deep end.I tried to be as gentle as I could with her just now, with her not needing to be involved in strenuous activiti
TANNER*"This one here is perfect. Kaysen's ring finger is the size of my pinky finger, so that should help with the size I will need," I said to the salesman.I had gone to two other stores and thought I wasn't going to find a ring that called out to me until I walked into Zales."Ok, try this one on and see if it fits. If not, I'm sure that we will have that size available; if not, we can get one sized for you," The salesman said as he handed me the ring.The ring happened to fit perfectly except for being a bit big."Can you put this ring on hold for me? I'll put a deposit down on the ring if needed, so you know that I will return?" I asked."For sure; when will you return?" He asked."Tonight with my girlfriend. I will let her pick out a few and then surprise her later with one of them. I have a feeling she will love this one, though. Also, I would like to get her ring finger sized, so I know that I am correct on the size. I know that's not usually how things go. Still, our relati
KAYSEN*I stopped in the hallway to peer in on Cora and Tanner, and tears sprung to my eyes at hearing what Cora had asked Tanner. He answered in a way that made my heart skip a beat, and I had to run to the bathroom to breathe, calm myself down and wipe away my tears.Tanner is so good with Cora, and I could tell that he put his heart and soul into everything I asked of him. More so, I could see through his actions that he does indeed love me. I couldn't ask for more.I walked out to the Living Room and watched Cora and Tanner continue with their tea party. It was the cutest sight I had ever seen. Man, I love this man with all of my being."Kaysen, hurry up the food is going to get cold," Momma called out to me as I was brought back to reality."Tanner, what would you like to drink? We have sweet tea, water, juice, and coke," I said as I walked over and put my hand through his thick dark brown locks.Tanner caught my hand and kissed the back of my hand."Sweet tea would be great, bab
TANNER*My alarm sounded on my phone, and I quickly reached up and turned it off before it would wake Kaysen. She stirred and bucked into me."Shhh, I need to get home and get ready for work. Go back to sleep, and I'll see you tonight. I love you, Kaysen," I said as I kissed Kaysen on the cheek and climbed out of bed.Kaysen and I had walked back to her room last night, and I had stripped down to my boxer briefs while Kaysen had changed into her nightgown. We had crawled into bed, and I had cuddled her all night long. It hadn't taken Kaysen long to fall asleep as I spooned her from behind and brushed my fingers through her hair.I got dressed and slowly made my way down the hall toward the bathroom. After relieving my bladder, I made my way out of the bathroom to find Nancy outside waiting for me."Follow me, young man," Nancy hissed quietly, and I followed Nancy to the kitchen."You stayed the night last night?" Nancy questioned me while pouring herself some coffee."Well, yes, Kayse
DIANA*It has been twenty-five years since it all started. When the beautiful Auburn-haired, green-eyed Riley twins walked into Blaze and Jace's lives. Lyra and Vega are the daughters I myself could never have, but I have been blessed beyond measure to have them both in my life.Between Jace and Vega, then Lyra and Blaze, then Tanner and Kaysen, I now have eighteen grandchildren. Blaze and Lyra have eight of those, and I do believe the only reason why they stopped is that the last time Lyra became pregnant, it resulted in her having another set of twins. Blaze had told me on several occasions when he was in college that he wanted a big family, and now as I gaze around at my massive family, I see he has all he ever dreamed of."Blaze, Lyra, get your family together so the photographer can get a picture of you with your dad and me," I called out over the crowd.Every year at Christmas time, we have a massive family reunion, and I always make sure to have several photographers around to
SIX MONTHS LATER*WADE*Taylor made it back to work after taking three months off to spend with Nathaniel. Samantha had also gotten Luke over his disdain over our relationship, and Samantha has cared for Nathaniel daily while we are at work. We have all bonded and have started going back to Luke's church.Blaze was beyond ecstatic when Taylor returned. The temp who had worked in her place while she was gone couldn't hack it. The office had turned into a shit show, to be honest, but we all somehow made it through. Connor, Jace, and I did most of the temp's work while she mainly just answered calls and forwarded them to us, and filed paperwork as an average secretary would. Three months of being stuck in the office and not doing any fieldwork had us all pent up—even Jace, who spent most of, if not all, of his time in the office.Blaze didn't win in the Mayor's election, but he came in close, losing by only a couple hundred votes, and that in turn brought in a whole slew of new clientele
TAYLOR*It's a good thing Torrance made sure all the equipment was set up in the bathroom before leaving. I had gotten up, and Wade, Connor, and I went for a stroll. My feet were so swollen, though. So after thirty minutes of walking, we went back home. I pounced on Connor and Wade just as we walked through the door, and we made love. It was mind-blowing sex that had my whole body trembling each time I came. When I got up to go to the bathroom, my water broke and gushed out onto the floor.Wade ran to fill up the bathtub as Connor called Kimberly, who said she would call Torrance and not to worry that they would both be there within ten minutes or so. Connor walked me to the bathroom and sat me on a closed toilet lid while he went out to clean up the floor, and Wade and I waited for the bathtub to fill up."Are you having any contractions?""No, but I need to use the restroom. Can you give me a minute, please," I usually wouldn't care if he stayed, but my stomach was on fire like I wa
Five Months Later🌶🌶🌶CONNOR*I helped Taylor out of the bathtub, and my cock sprung to the sight of her body. Pregnancy suits her, she is so damn sexy, Wade, and I can't seem to get enough of her. Pregnancy hormones have her jumping us any chance she gets. The last five months have been magical, and I never wanted it to end."Where's Wade?""He went out to get you the mint chocolate chip ice cream and pickles you were asking for,""He didn't have to do that; I could have waited,""Nonsense, what our love wants, she gets,""Do we have time for a quicky? I don't want to wait; I need you inside me now, Connor," Taylor demanded and rubbed her hand over my boxers, grinning when she felt my erection."Mmm, yes, babe, I'm going to cum so deep inside you it'll make your head spin," I said as I licked droplets of water from her neck down to her nipples.Taylor gripped the edge of my boxers and pulled them down, and gripped my length in her hands as I stroked her soft wet folds and sucked ea
TAYLOR*My parents have been asking for answers since Saturday. What possessed me to hug and kiss Connor out in the open? Oh yes, he's the love of my life, and he was hurt. At the time, I didn't care who saw; I had to be there for him. Now, after everything that has happened over the last couple of months, I'm tired of hiding the fact that I am with both Connor and Wade. If anyone has a problem with it, they can forget we exist, and that includes my parents. It's our time for happiness, and I'm not going to let anyone taint what we have."Alright, the moment of truth; you guys ready?" I asked Connor and Wade before opening the front door.We all took a deep breath, and Connor and Wade bent and kissed my cheeks, and then I turned the handle. Mark came running around the corner, excited to see all of us. It's crazy that he would turn five in five months; where had the time gone? Instead of running to me, he ran straight into Connor's arms."You were like Superman coming to save the day.
CONNOR* Today is our last day off from work, and the day we get to see and hear a heartbeat. Initially, I wasn't going with Taylor and Wade, but they insisted I go with them. Taylor emphasized that we would all be raising the baby together, so we needed to go through this experience together, and Wade agreed with her. So, in the end, I decided to make them both happy. "Hey babe, it's time to wake up, love. I have omelets waiting in the dining room; they will get cold. Can you wake Wade up for me? Im going to go get some toast and juice ready," I said as I kissed Taylor on the nose and ran my fingers through her hair. Taylor grinned and went to work to get Wade up as I returned to the kitchen. As usual, I was the first to crawl out of bed this morning. Her appointment was set for ten o'clock, so we didn't have much time before we needed to get ready to leave, but I wanted to make sure Taylor ate before we left. She is growing a human being inside her; I couldn't let her go around st
TAYLOR*Connor was released around five o'clock in the evening after being stitched up, having his MRI, and a bag of IV fluids with pain killers. He was lucky to have not broken any ribs, only bruising around the area where Aaron had jabbed and kicked him. Connor had, however, broken a couple of fingers and fractured his wrist. The MRI only showed a mild concussion, and no other injuries were reported. Aaron, however, showed no signs of improvement when we left. I was told I would get a call when the time came that he would be going into surgery. I was also told he would most likely never fully recover.Wade and I had left to get Jackson, Connor, and Wade's dad when some police officers showed up to get Connor's accounts of what had happened earlier that day. He would not be facing any jail time because there was too much evidence showing that he was defending himself and doing what he could to protect Mark.Connor, Wade, and I decided we would keep our relationship under wraps for no
TAYLOR*"You shouldn't have kissed me like you did; your parents were right there and saw the whole thing," Connor said as he winced in pain. "And they didn't look too happy about it. Of course, it could also be the fact that I might have very well killed Aaron. He was breathing when they took him," Connor said grimly.I couldn't quite place if it was because he was actually in pain or he felt terrible about Aaron, that held a permanent scowl on his face. As far as my parents go, they would have figured it out eventually, so why not get everything out in the open now?I don't know how I feel about Aaron at this point. I've been his only family besides the bureau for the last ten years and the last five years; he has treated me like gum you find stuck to the bottom of your shoe. Aaron's whole family, his parent's and four younger siblings died from carbon monoxide poisoning in their home when Aaron was 25 and away at college. He has no surviving family to this day. I suppose I'll be th
CONNOR*I watched as Wade drove off with our wife and wished that I could be driving off with them right now. A pang of jealousy rocked through me. Though I got the privilege of walking Taylor down the aisle, I would never get to enjoy the whole experience of getting married. I would never be able to say those vows and put a wedding band on her finger. I would never be able to boast about her being my wife. I was always going to be a secret because no one would ever be able to handle the fact that all three of us were one.As I was wallowing in self-pity, I heard screams coming from the playground. I saw that Aaron had grabbed Mark and was running with him like a man gone crazy. I ran like my life depended on it; I wasn't sure how to keep Mark from being harmed."Aaron put Mark down now! Aaron stop! You don't want to harm your son; put him down," I yelled as I caught up to Aaron and ran alongside him. "Aaron, stop and put Mark down NOW!" I commanded, and Aaron stopped with a look of d