“ But he doesn’t want us any more.” I say with sadness in my voice
“ Honey look at me. That man up there loves all of you, but can’t get past the hurt. Look how long it took for him to forgive his family.” Tessa tells me as I look at Momma Maggie
“ True, but what do we do? I don’t want a divorce.” I ask getting a smile
“ That’s my girl now as to that you don’t sign the papers. You fight to bring his love back. Show him you are his life as well. Believe me I went through the same thing with Grey a few times. The last time I had to make love to him for him to forgive me. That was when Justin was conceived.” Tessa exclaims getting a nod
We talk for awhile longer until the guys come back with hurt eyes.
“ What is going on?” I ask as Jack looks at me
“ Heath is giving Adam and I the beach house.He is giving you guys and the moms the house in Oklahoma. This is all bullshit you all really fucked up in the worst way.” He says shocking all of us
“ Yeah wait until dad finds out he is going to fly through the roof.” Chris states looking at his mom
“ Oh god what is going to happen now?” Verna asks getting shrugs from us all
“ We don’t know I made a call to mom to get advice. She said her and Megan would think then get back to me.” Nicky says as Tessa looks at her grandson
“ You didn’t tell them did you?” She asks getting a nod
“ I had to grandma all this is a mess. And they promised not to tell the others except Aunt’s Shelby, Lisa, Sasha, and Lucy.” Nicky says just to get a nod
We go home a moment later as the drive is a quiet one. No one talks as they are deep in thought. I rub my belly sensing my babies are hurt for some reason. I hope they can hear me as I send my thoughts.
“ Shhh mommy is sorry. Please forgive me as mommy loves you as I do my other kids.” I think to myself hoping my babies hear me
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Adam’s POV:
After a long trip home and unloading the uhaul at the storage unit. Travis, Kaye, Michelle, and I came home to relax, but what we walked into was a total fuck up. We hear yelling from the godparents rooms. Travis didn’t take to yelling to well as he took Kaye out for coffee. Michelle and I sat on the couch before things started to get explained. Chris and Selena went to go get Heath in which we heard about the wreck.My eyes shot open as I looked at my sisters and moms.
“ What the hell happened while we were gone.” I ask with Michelle in my lap
“ Well Adam we sort of tried to play a April Fool’s joke on Heath, but it sort of back fired. He left after and never came home. Last night we found out he was in a wreck.” Momma Tessa tells us as Jack turns on the t.v.
“ So this doesn’t have anything to do with you all having sex with him does it?” Michelle asks getting shook heads
“ No, but we were trying to play that we were pregnant, then Diamond talked about divorce when it all went bad.” Jacqueline says making me shake my head
“ Wow I am surprised you all didn’t call Debbie and asked her to come back and tell me she loved me all these years, and the only reason she was a bitch was because she just needed a good fuck from her son.” I say seeing them hurt and upset by my language, but I didn’t care as I looked up at Michelle to only continue “ Honey if Heath moves we’re going with him as I don’t want our kids badly influenced.”
“ Ok baby I go where you go.” Michelle says without thinking
“ Shellie what are you saying?” Momma Maggie asks looking hurt
“ Mom I understood the whole sleeping with Heath, but causing him hurt when you didn’t have to well that is very low. I love you all, but until he finds forgiveness I have to agree with my baby.” Michelle says getting Jack to look at Sierra and Mandy who agree
“ Same here baby we don’t need our kids get badly influenced by our elders.” Mandy says rubbing her belly
“ So that’s it? You don’t want your grandmother around my grandbabies?” Tessa asks very hurt
It’s at that time I look at the t.v. to see pictures that make my heart sink.
“ Is…is that what I think it is?” I ask getting a nod from Jack
“ Oh shit my brother lived through that?” Michelle says looking straight at the screen as the family sees his car, or the tin can that was the car as the trunk is where the backseat should be, the front end is gone, and you see the frame as the engine sits to the right of the car. The windshield is bowed out as I see the blood and realized his head slammed into it as it stopped him.
“ Yes he did. I showed him last night. He said the windshield there should of been the point he should of died.” Jack says looking at the moms and sisters
“ My poor brother.” Michelle says lowering her head
It was at that time the door opened and in walked Chris followed by Heath. Michelle and I got up and ran to Heath. We hugged him crying.
“ Don’t you ever leave us Heath. We love you more then anything.” Michelle says as I nod agreeing
“ I know Shellie and Adam. Where are my kids at?” He states asking as we point upstairs as he lets us go making his way to the stairs before continuing looking at his wives “ Oh there is a man outside that wants to see you five.”
We watch as he walks up before his wives look at each other. They get up making their way to the door. Chris moves to the side going to Selena. They here their parents yelling still. Each one just shake their heads as this is the worse mess up this family has seen that I know of. It’s at that moment we hear a scream come from the front door.
“ NOOOOO OH GOD NOOOOO!” Jasmine yells before the moms get up going to them followed by Renee and Allison
“ What’s going on?” Renee asks as I see Jasmine stepping into the living room holding a manilla envelope
“ He…he did file for divorce. We have 30 days to comply.” Jasmine says with tears in her eyes
I didn’t know how to feel after all we had been told. I loved them all, but the way they tried making a joke to someone that took such things serious as pregnancy and divorce it made me wonder if they truly loved Heath. After they were helped back down in their spots Tessa took the envelopes to only look at each one. She was a retired lawyer, but could still practice if she desired. I just shook my head wondering what she thought she could do.
The day went by with the moms and my sisters getting ignored by Heath and the kids. They spent the day with their daddy. Heath asked Michelle, Selena, Kaye, and us guys to join him and the kids on the beach. We smiled accepting the offer. I enjoyed my time with Heath and my family. We took the kids out to eat at lunch leaving Jasmine and them at home. The godfathers stayed home to keep things in order. I guess they didn’t like what went on either. Just shows one little joke can cause a family problems.
Being a counselor I have heard a lot of shit that made me want to strive to help more. What my big bro was going through was called hurt alright, but mixed with confusion. I knew he still loved my sisters and the moms, but deep inside he was conflicted. Yes he was going to divorce them, but again he hoped they wouldn’t sign. I knew him like a book as always it would take that one miracle to make his eyes open to a truth he only needed to see. He had us his family to love and help, but he needed help also. So today was no different then others. My nieces stayed close to him making him hold them as my nephews sat on either side of him. I would smile rubbing Michelle’s belly as I knew our baby will be just as cute and smart. Yes I knew who she was with to get pregnant, but it didn’t bug me as I knew if the shoes were on the other foot he would be as happy as I am.
It’s around 5:30 in the evening that things become chaos. I was sitting on the couch talking to my brothers and the godfathers when we heard screams come from the kitchen. We get up running to find the moms, Michelle, Kaye, Selena, Allison, Renee, and Jessie all helping the four pregnant sisters.
“ What happened?” Jack asks with concern
“ Their waters broke the babies are coming.” Mom Faye says as all the guys go to help except Heath
“ Ok everyone calm down.” I say as I hear little feet run in
“ What’s going on?” Karen asks looking around before running to her mother continuing “ Mommy you ok? You not dying are you?”
“ No baby girl she not dying the baby is coming.” Papa Ricky says comforting his granddaughter
“ Oh gosh, oh gosh, the baby is coming the baby is coming.” Karen says flipping out as if she going to cry
“ Chris, Jack get your cars ready. Two in a car with someone between them. Travis get the SUV and gather up the kids Kaye and Selena help him. Papa Mike, Nate, and Ricky take the moms. Michelle and I will ride with Heath in my car.” I say getting nods as everyone scrambles to get things done
Heath just watches everyone not helping. I know he is hurt, but these are his kids that are on their way. Once everyone is in a car we start for the hospital. Heath is driving behind everyone staying quiet. Michelle and I look at him, but stay quiet as not to say anything wrong. It’s about 7 minutes later that we pull into the hospital seeing our sisters get helped into wheel chairs, or a gurney. Michelle and I get out while Heath stays in the driver seat since I let him drive. I shake my head before speaking up.
“ Come on bro snap out of it.” I say getting his attention
He gets out as we head to the ER entrance.Everyone is inside except the ones parking the cars. I see Renee on her cell talking to someone. It’s at that moment she is talking to Aunt Gina. I smile as she has always been like a grandmother to the kids. Renee hangs up saying Ron, Gina, and Tracey were on the way. I see Karen and Lindsey brighten up as Serena was coming too. We all get told to wait until Jasmine and the girls are put in a big enough delivery room as they said none of them were to be separated. We laugh on that as they did everything together. While we wait I feel excited about new life about to be born. Until I knew I had a sister I felt alone. Allison looks over at me with worry.
“ You ok big brother?” She asks being a minute younger
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