A Second Chance

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Jessica was asleep on the couch in the living room, and the boys were in there watching tv.

"Guys.. Moms stomach is going crazy!" Sam's eyes widen on his mother's bulging belly.

"The fuck?  How can she sleep though that?" James asks as he and Michael come closer.

"I don't know but.. Is that okay?  Does he want something?" Sam looks at her stomach with concern.

"I don't know.. Maybe he's hungry.  Mikey, go fry up an egg!" James pats Michael's back.

"She just ate! 

Beside, we need to stop feeding her so much, this kid is gonna rip her in half!"

"We can't just not feed her!"

"Yeah but... Oh my gosh!" Michael and his brother's eyes widen as they see what looks like could be a foot, or a hand poke out where her belly button is.

"That's not normal!" James covers his mouth.

"I feel so bad for her." Sam says not blinking.

He lifts his hand and lightly pokes the baby's little limb.

"This. Is. So. Strange!"

Jessica hears him and opens her eyes.

She looks at the boys surrounding her and her unborn child and a look of confusion appears on her face.

"What are you doing?"

"Mom, that doesn't hurt?!" Sam points.

"Yeah."

"You weren't sleeping like it does!"

"I'm used to it.  How long have you been watching?"

"I've been watching for a while, but then I had to show the boys, the acrobatics going on inside of you!"

Jessica chuckles and touches her stomach.

"He's a little crazy, isn't he?"

"A little?  Mom, he almost busted out of you!" James tells her.

She laughs and says, "You think he's bad, you should see how you two were!  I had two in there at one time!  It was pretty intense!"

"I can't even imagine how that must feel!  Don't you just wanna quit?"

"Well I'm kinda stuck, son." She laughs as she places one hand behind her head, and the other one at the top of her belly, under her boobs.

"But no!  I loved every kick, and every punch!  Yeah it hurts, but.. Feeling your baby move inside of you is one of the best feelings."

They smile and Sam places his hand on his mother's midsection.

Grayson starts to kick where his hand is, and Jessica giggles.

"That's your big brother, Grayson!"

"I wanna feel!" Michael moves Sam's hand away.

Jessica smiles.

"Oh it's so weird!"

James reaches over so now all three are feeling the baby's big movements.

"My boys!  All four of them with me.." She smiles with watery eyes.

"This is sweet."

After a while, Sam started talking to the baby.

"Grayson.. I think I'm gonna call you Graze."