2.9 Part Two: Grieving and Birthdays

From this chapter and forward i will be using more adult language. I do not recommend this blog and post for anyone under the age of 13!

"AARGH! Leave me alone!"
I had tried to console Terrance on the loss of his father, but he just screamed at me!

"Honey you have to talk to me. I'm only here to help you," I tried to sweet talk to him.
"Get. out. of. my. room!" He started holding his breath, slowly growing red in his face. Apparently he was going to hold his breath until i left the room, so i quickly got out and closed the door. I heard the lock click as i stood in the hallway chocked.
I didn't know what to do. So i sought help in the only person who could help: Elle.

"I just don't know what to do," I confessed to Elle one afternoon. "What can i do to  help you guys?" I looked desperately at my oldest child and only daughter.
"Well we all handle grief differently. Terrance just want to be by himself with his thoughts. Aidan, well i'm actually not sure exactly he deals with it, but he's changed so much since dad's death." Even though Marwan wasn't Elle's father by blood, she still called him dad. It was a touching moment for me the first time she had used that word about him. "And I for one have talked to my friends and mostly Aunt Rie. I've been to her house a couple of times and had long talks. I found out it really helps to talk about your losses. Something that the boys should learn and understand. I think the only way you can really help all of us is by finding a new house, a fresh start. We can bring the tombstones with  us, but it is hard to handle all this death. First it was our grandmother and now our father. I know we never knew our grandmother since she died when I was very little, but this house is just full of death. Aidan has even claimed to have seen the ghosts of dad and granny!"

"He's seeing ghosts?!" This was new to me.
"Yes," she said sadly. "I think he needs our help. He sinks lower and lower each day. He has no friends at school. They all pick at him everyday for being different, for talking nonsense about death and ghosts and how the world is out to get him. We need to bring more happiness into his world. And i believe a new house with his very own cool room is what he needs. I really think it would help."
"Well, actually your Aunt Rie and I have already been out looking at houses, but we haven't found anything yet. Maybe you could keep an eye out? We need all the help we can get, and you seem to know what you guys want, so this would be perfect. As long as it doesn't cost more than our budget."
"Can do! I will take on this task with honor!" She raised from her seat and gave me an army greet. She took her word seriously. She started looking through the papers for houses for sale, checking the internet, and even kept an eye out while riding the school bus.
In the meantime something wonderful happened to me. Since his death i had given up having any more children, but one morning i woke up with the worst feeling in my stomach. I hurried to the bathroom and threw all my dinner from the night before, up in the toilet. It was horrible, but i recognized the symptoms. I immediately went down to the drug store and got a pregnancy test. I went home and took it, and yes, i was pregnant.
This pregnancy though really took a toll on me. I was sick most of it and i couldn't keep my food down most of the time. It lasted for a couple of months, until it just stopped. I didn't get morning sickness anymore and things got back to normal. When was seven months pregnant i went on maternity leave.

Now that i was further in my career i got more payed each week. I was payed weekly in my job, so i was always sure to have money for groceries and clothes for the kids. Now we desperately needed a new house to live in. I had gone to several scans at the hospital. It turns out i was carrying twins! A boy and a girl. Marwan was finally going to have his little princess, even though he would never meet her. This cheered me up a bit.

Elle's Pov

"So," i said nervously. "Do you want to watch the stars with me? They are unusually bright tonight."

"Sure," he said, smiling at me. 

I was currently dating Javon Quick. I was in love wtih Javon. I couldn't get enough of him. I wish i could bring him home with me, but i was sure my mom would interrogate him and demand to know if we were having sex. We weren't! Not that i didn't want to, but it just hadn't happened yet. The timing just hadn't been right. 

"You're right. The stars are unusually bright tonight. They are beautiful. Just like you," he kissed me on my lips, sending electricity through my body. I wanted him so bad, but i couldn't have him like that yet. 

As we got up he placed his hands on my head and gave me a heated kiss. I melted under his lips, my knees feeling weak.

I was lucky to be with someone like him. So handsome, so wonderful, so loving. He was my world.
When i got home that night, my pregnant mother was sitting in the living room, waiting for my return just like every other night i was out late.
"So you are finally home," she said, trying to get up. I went over and helped her. She was getting very big. She had difficulty getting up from low places like the couch. "I was just out with a friend," I said innocently. She frowned at me. "And i'm guessing this "friend" of yours is a boy?"
"Ehm..." I looked away not knowing what to say. I couldn't lie, so i just said: "Well, you know it's getting late. I should probably head to bed." I yawned and walked towards the stairs.
"Hold on. I'm not finished." Damn. I stopped in my tracks turning around and facing  her.
Silence filled the room.
"I'm happy for you dear." She said, sending me a little smile.
"You-you are? You're not mad that i have a boyfriend?" I couldn't believe it!
"I am. Sweet heart i'm just glad you are okay and you have someone to care about and who cares about you. But! I want to meet him. Don't you think your mom needs to meet her daughters boyfriend?"
"Oh thank you, thank you!" I threw my arms around her kissing her cheek. "I will invite him for dinner tomorrow night, okay?"
"Sure honey." She kept smiling at me, as i went up to bed. I was very tired from the days events.

The next day, before the school bus arrived, i called Javon and invited him to dinner that night. "My mom wants to meet you. I guess she wants to give us her approval," I laughed at the thought.
"Sure thing hon. I'll be there around six o'clock, okay? Listen i've gotta run. My boss just called a meeting, but i'll be sure to make it. Today i get off early. Okay, bye," he hung up.
That night he arrived just as he promised, at six o'clock. He greeted my mom, said he now could see where i got my beauty from, and kept on sweet talking to her all night. She definitely liked him. I could tell. They talked about everything. How his childhood had been and how much he adored me etc. When it was time to say goodbye, i walked him outside where he gave me a heated goodbye kiss and promised to call me the next day. My mom didn't seem to mind the age difference. He was a little older than me. Actually he was a young adult, but she could see how happy we were about each other, so it didn't matter to her. My mom was the coolest!

"Elle! Auuuh! Elle, come quick!"
"What mom?" She ran to me down the stairs.
"My water broke!" I said through gritted teeth while holding my belly.

"Okay let's go!" We hurried to the hospital together, Elle driving as she had just gotten her drivers license. 

After two hours i had give birth to Beatrice and Ian, two lovely little bundles of joy. I was excited about bringing them home. I was allowed to take them home after five hours, which gave the doctors plenty of time to make sure they were healthy. 

I placed them in the cribs i had put in my old bedroom, just for now.

Then the day came for Elle's and Terrance's birthday. We held a big party with friends and family.

Then it was time for Elle to blow out the candles.

She grew into a fine young woman.

Then it was time for Terrance to blow out his candles.

He grew into a handsome teenager.

The party kept going for hours, while talking and dancing together. The birthday boy and girl had the time of their lives.

The next day we went to Elle's graduation. She graduated with highest honor!

We decided to take the twins with us as they should be a part of her big day.

Now that Elle had graduated she didn't have school to take her time. So she teamed up with Rie to find us a new home. And they succeeded quite fast. An elderly couple had just decided to sell their home that was now too big for them. We bought it immediately as it was cute and quite large, though still didn't break our budget.

It had a large living room, a hobby room, a kitchen/dining room, a hall with dining table/chairs, five bathrooms, six bedrooms and two garages. Basically it had everything we were looking for. I fell in love instantly. We moved in a year after the twins were born. It was a glorious day. Everyone went to their bedroom to check it out. Elle and I went to put down the twins in their cribs. They now had their own bedrooms with their own toys.