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Trinity
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I expected this. The visitors who came to see me were not just one person, but people. It was my mom and dad. It had been a long time now, or it felt like it had, since I had been calling them by those names. Before that they had been my aunt and uncle, but that didn't mean that anything changed. Not really. They still loved and cared for me the same as they used to, they treated me the same. And I loved them just as much.
They had literally only been given the titles they had deserved and should have had all along. They were the only parents I knew, and the only ones that I would ever need. And that's why when I saw Mom's excited face as she ran into the room, I knew that I was in for a big dose of motherly love.
"Trinity, my baby." She hugged me tightly in her arms. "I saw them last night, sweetheart, They are perfect. I am so proud of you. I already love them so much."
"Thank you, Mom." I smiled as I returned her hug. "I love you."
"We love you too, Trinity." Dad looked at me with a big grin on his face and put a hand on my shoulder. "Now we've gotten a baby from each of our kids. Two from you, which is good because now we have a girl." He was grinning. You guys made us the happiest parents and grandparents ever."
We talked for a while about how having the babies was going to change our lives, and what we might do now that they were here. Of course they offered to watch the babies whenever Reece and I needed them to. They were very generous, but understood that for a while, we just wanted to be a family.
I also got to just sit there and watch as my parents held the babies. The looks on their faces as they looked into the two tiny faces. Dad in particular was cute to see. What was it about a baby that could make a strong man turn into mush?
"Hey there, Rika." He was holding his only granddaughter while smiling. "I'm your Papa. Yeah, I'm Papa. I love you so much. I am going to spoil you too. And you have a big brother and two older cousins that I know are going to protect you right along with your daddy and me. We will keep all the bad guys away from you, and all the boys too. You're going to be so loved and protected. Yes you are." His baby talking was really funny. And he had just casually told my daughter that she was never dating anyone. I think Reece definitely agreed with that. Especially considering that he was nodding along behind them as he watched my dad talking to Rika. Oh, these men, they were so extreme.
After Mom and Dad visited, Nikki came to see me with Elias in her arms. Of course, Noah was there as well since he was my brother. Nikki was excited to see the babies, smiling and squealing as she tried to get at them as soon as she was in the room.
"Oh Goddess, Trinity, they're so perfect." She handed her baby off to Noah and started picking up Reagan immediately. "Oh, baby boy. You're so cute. I can see already that you take after your mommy. You have the Whitton brown hair."
She smiled happily then, as she sat on the edge of my bed. I was sitting up and watching her so I saw the hug coming long in advance and was ready.
"I am so happy for you, Trinity." She squeezed me as tightly as she could with the baby in her arms. "You are going to be such a good mom."
Nikki was starting to rant and rave about all the good things I had to look forward to with me being a mommy. I was smiling and looking forward to them excitedly. However, I couldn't help but notice that Noah was looking at me with a sad expression.
"Noah? Is there a problem?" Reece looked at him with a worried expression that matched my own.
"It's not a problem really." He sighed when he was called out for being upset.
"What is it then?" Reece asked him, this time with a little more compassion in his voice. Noah was his best friend so I was pretty sure that he was worried about him right now.
"I just… I mean, it's… Trinity is all.." He stuttered and stalled several times when he was trying to talk. It almost made me laugh when I saw what he was doing, but then he looked at me, and I saw the tears in his eyes. "Trinity was the baby of the family, but now she is all grown up. She has a family of her own. And she married my best friend. It all happened right before my eyes, but it feels like it was a blur. She's not the sweet little girl that I wanted to protect all the time. That little girl is gone now, and I miss her. But, as I look at her I see the woman that she became. And then there is the fact that I can see so much of her mother in her. I can see traces of my aunt as I look into her face. She would be proud of her too, just like I am."
"Noah?" I felt tears coming as I looked at him. "I love you too." I smiled and held a hand out to him. He didn't just take my hand though; he hugged me tightly and sobbed a little.
"Why did you have to go and grow up so fast?"
"Remember that, Noah. I am sure you will be saying the same thing about Elias soon." I cried as he held me.
"I know. I know it happens, too much, too fast. I had to watch as the little girl that chased after me for years grew up into a capable and beautiful young lady. It was hard."
"Geez, Noah, you're only six years older than me." I laughed a little and that made him laugh as well. With a smile he pulled away from me and looked into my eyes. There were tears streaming down his face, but he didn't seem to care. He just smiled and wiped at the ones that were on my cheeks.
"You shouldn't be crying right now; this is a happy time for you." He chuckled a little because he knew that he had been the one to cause the tears.
"It's a happy time for you too. You're their uncle now Noah, and you get to be there for them like you were for me."
"Yeah." He laughed and cried at the same time. "You're right. And this time, Elias gets to be the older one. He will watch over them as well."
We spent a little while longer talking and letting Noah and Nikki watch the babies. When it was time for them to leave, Reece and I decided we should have lunch. I had already fed our little ones twice since we started to get visitors, and it was making me feel hungry. Apparently, the more that I nursed them, the hungrier I would become.
Griffin didn't disappoint with lunch either. He had anticipated exactly what time I would get hungry. I guess he had been doing this enough times that he knew what to expect. He really was good at his job.
And the food was amazing as well. Everything that he ordered was something that was simple but delicious. I just wanted to eat it all, but he had ordered more than enough. I was never going to be able to eat all of my food, even with the extra calories that I was burning. Reece, however, had ended up solving that problem. He ate his food, and when I said I was done, he took care of the leftovers.
It wasn't anything special, but I think that it was just one of the little things that helped us to work well with each other. I loved him, all of him, and everything that he did for me, and everything that he gave me. My life was perfect, and it was all thanks to Reece.
After lunch, I felt renewed and rejuvenated. It was like I had the energy to take on everything that I needed to tackle for the rest of the day. Go ahead and bring on the visitors. I felt like I would be able to see about a million of them right now. Even Juniper, who I was told had just gotten to the hospital. She would be so excited and wouldn't let me half ass this visit at all. I wouldn't do that though, I would greet her with a smile and tell her how amazing it all was. These two days had been nothing but perfection, and I wanted her to know it was all worth it.
