HOPE

Chapter 32

5 years later

"HOPE!" 

I get so startled that I jump in the spot. I'm in the kitchen making breakfast when Seth screamed for me. 

I off the stove quickly and run to the bathroom. My worst nightmares coming to life in my head. 

I open the bathroom door. 

Only to find Seth soaked and looking devastated. Little Noah is sitting inside the tub, water slipping down from his wet blond curls. He is laughing so loudly. I heave a sigh of relief cause nothing bad has happened but I can't help but smile as well. 

Seth looks at me and rolls his eyes. "Side with the little devil here. Yea, good." 

Noah laughs even more loudly and splash Seth with water again. Seth yelps and grabs Noah, lifting him up from the tub, laughing as he does. 

"You bathed enough." Seth tells Noah. 

Just then Emilia walks in clutching her teddy with Binnie following her.

"Mommy?" I lift her up and carry her. "Why is daddy wet?" Her sweet little voice just melts my heart with love. 

I smile wickedly at Seth and reply to my baby girl. "Cause daddy is a baby." Seth roll his eyes again. 

Emilia giggle cutely and say, "A big baby than Noha." 

I love the way she says Noah. 

I laugh and nod as I take her out in to the kitchen. 

After breakfast, Emilia and Noah both fall asleep watching TV. Bin is asleep on the couch right next to them. The three of them are inseparable. Binnie doesn't leave the side of the other two.

I love all 3 of them so much. 

I 'm washing the dishes when Seth comes and hugs me from behind, resting his chin on my shoulder, looking at our 2 little angles. 

"Hey." Seth says to get my attention. "Did you know that Drew and all 3 of them are coming back from Chicago this weekend?"

I nod. "Yea. I talked to her. She said they are coming back for good." 

"Hmm... I'm really happy for them." Seth whispers. 

"Me too." 

We stay that way for a little while. 

"Can you believe we are the parents of those devils." I smile. Ever since they were born, Seth always refer to them as the devils. "They are sleeping so peacefully now and then BOOM! They wake up and endless torture." he shakes his head. 

"True." It is true actually. When they are energized after a nap, it is so hard to take care of them. They can easily make a huge mess in less than 1 minute. 

Seth turns me around. 

"Wanna make another one?" He asks me smirking. 

I smile. I can do with another one of them. I've always wanted to a big family. "Why not?" 

We tip toe hand in hand towards our bedroom being afraid they might wake up.

"Oh honey?" I say as we reach our room. "Call them devil one more time and I will show you who the real devil is." I say, smiling wickedly and nodding towards out bed. 

He smirks getting what I meant and lean in closer to me and whisper. 

"Devil."

~~*~~

Me and Seth got married 4 years ago. It wasn't a big ceremony but just family and friends. Mom came with her new husband, Zack and dad was there with Ollie and little baby Hannah. Drew came with his girlfriend and our close friends from work came as well. Even Seth's sister came to our wedding with her husband and baby Anna. 

Little Hannah looks exactly like my sister Hannah that when my mom saw her, she cried so much. Mom and dad are actually in good terms now. Sometimes we would all go out somewhere and hang out. Me, Seth, Mom and Zack and dad's family. It is great. 

I didn't get to find anymore information about Veron. But Ronica was happily married so some other guy from college. They even have a child together. I met her in a shopping mall one day and we talked for along time. I guess we are okay now. She doesn't seem mad with me. Soon after, they invited us for dinner and ever since then we became close friends. 

Chelsea and Umiko got married to some college guys they met. Their weddings were huge and it was so much fun. 

Me and Seth, we tried to get pregnant but we couldn't cause of something being wrong in my womb. The doctor said it was minor so we should keep trying. There was hope for us. So we kept on trying, over and over again. The first time I got pregnant we didn't make a big deal out of it. We told no one and waited to see what would happen. The doctor said the first time has a really low success rate. We didn't want to get our hopes us. But none of that mattered when I had a miscarriage. It was awful. We both cried and I could eat for days. 

We kept on trying still and finally I got pregnant again. This time it was healthy. I was healthy. 

9 months later, we had 2 beautiful babies, twins, a boy and a girl. What more could I ask for?

I lost a lot in life. Every time something came in my direction, it was snatched away from me. I had hope for happiness again, when I met him. Everything I lost, I gain all of them cause of him, that one person. 

He is the reason I'm happy now. 

He is why I have a family. 

He is why I am happy now. 

He is my everything. 

I love him, no matter what.