Double Trouble

Interruptions

“Lexi can you come to the twin’s room please?” John yelled down the hallway.

“Just a second. I’m busy.”

Every time I would try to do my schoolwork, John would interrupt me because something would happen with the twins that he couldn’t handle himself so I would have to come help him.

I walked into the room. “What John?”

“Come here,” he motioned toward the cribs.

I looked down and saw both of the twins with nothing on but a diaper.

“John you have to put some clothes on them. They’ll freeze.”

“That’s the problem.”

“Don’t tell me you forgot to do laundry again.”

“No, I did all of the laundry yesterday. I even did your parent’s,” he said with a big grin on his face.

“Ok, then what’s the problem?”

“I kind of forgot something else.”

“Like what?”

“I kind of forgot,” he paused, “which baby is Amberley and which baby is Bryce.”

I looked at him, stunned by what he just said. “Are you kidding me John?” I started laughing, “Amberley is a girl. Bryce is a boy.”

“Yeah, I know that. But which one is which?”

“You know, I love you and all, but sometimes, you need to think just a little bit more.”

“Come on Lexi. Stop joking around. I’m being serious here.”

“Fine. We have twins. One boy and one girl. All you have to do is look inside the diaper,” I patted him on the back.

He looked at me with a blank stare. “I’m such an idiot.”

I just smiled and walked back to my room.

I started working on my schoolwork again, hoping that I could get it done before dinner, but not 5 minutes after I left the twin’s room, John yelled for me again.

“Lexi?” He said in a pleading voice.

I groaned at him as I walked to their room.

“What now? I’m trying to do schoolwork. It would be nice if you could figure things out on your own for once.”

“I’m sorry. I just don’t know how to put this dress on Amberley and how to put the overalls on Bryce,” he stuck his bottom lip out, as if pouting.