My Fake Husband (JAELE)

The Twins' Birthday Party 🎂🎊

"I can?" Alex asked, still looking at her with trepidation.

"Yes, sweetheart" Riele nodded her head, smiling widely. She all but jumped to joy when Alex had called her "mama". She could surely say that this was the most memorable moment in her life.

Watching the scene unfold before him, Jace couldn't help but grin happily. Tears of joy blurred his vision and he could feel a couple of them escape his eyes as he wiped them away while Mrs. Barnes dabbed a handkerchief at the corners of her eyes.

When Riele recovered from her initial shock and got her overwhelming emotions under control, she picked up the child and literally bounded over to Jace.

"Jace! Jace, did you hear that!? Alex called me "mama"!!! Oh I can't tell you how happy I am right now. My little prince has called me "mama!!!" She couldn't contain her excitement.

Jace gave her a pained smile as his thoughts drifted back to the day when Alex and Abi called his sister "mama" for the first time and the way his sister had danced around the house for a whole day claiming that it was the happiest day of her life.

Coming out of his reverie, Jace managed to catch the last part of her sentence. ".........it won't be long before Abi and my baby love call me "mama" too!"

Her squealing had woken up the sleeping baby in the bassinet beside him. Jace had no time to say anything as Ruby started screaming, tears spilling from her tiny eyes.

"Here, let me take her" Riele said, setting Alex down in his wheel chair before picking up the baby from the bassinet.

"Oh I'm so sorry, baby love. Mummy was just being a little too excited" She held Ruby with practiced hands, swaying from side to side gently. Little Ruby rocked back and forth in Riele's arms, her screams died down slowly. In less than a minute Ruby was taking huge gasps of air and was blinking her red eyes at Riele.

"Aww, you're choo cute, my baby love" Ruby giggled when Riele tickled her belly and pinched her cheeks.

Jace couldn't help but stare at Riele with such adoration. She was a natural at handling his kids.

By this time, Abigail had toddled over to where they were standing and Mrs. Barnes picked her up, sitting her on her lap.

"Hey, Jace, I was just thinking uhm.....ahh.... will it be okay if we go out for lunch?" Riele asked, a little hesitantly.

"Ahh... I don't know, Rie" Jace said unsurely. He didn't want people to make fun of Riele for going out with a penniless debilitated guy like him.

"Come on, Jace, please. Alex is finally able to walk again and Jackson is going back to school on Monday so I thought we should all celebrate" She gave her best puppy eyes and Jace couldn't say no to her.

"Okay" He conceded and Riele squealed once again, this time somehow Ruby joined in as well, giggling and clapping her hands. Jace shook his head, chuckling at Riele's enthusiasm.

"Mrs. Barnes, can you call up your husband and see if he can join us too?" Riele requested.

"I will call him right now, dear" Liz said and dialed Cooper's number as Riele went to get Jackson.

After lunch, Cooper went back to work while the rest headed home. Putting the twins down for a nap and making sure, Ruby was securely tucked in her crib, Riele went back into the living room where Jace and Liz were waiting for her.

"Okay, so let's start talking about the twins' Birthday party" Liz spoke excitedly as she pulled out a notebook and pen.

"Yeah, so I was thinking we should order a Scooby doo cake for Abi and a dinosaur themed one for Alex. What do you say, Jace?" Riele turned to her boyfriend, asking for his opinion.