Another Beginning

• TWENTY NINE •

"Mommy."  Enzo's voice, croaking on the baby monitor too.

"Oh no."  Maine sighed.  "I hope he didn't get it too."  She got up and put on her robe.

"Do you want me to check on him?"  I  asked. 

"No,  I got him."

A few seconds later,  I can hear Maine on the baby monitor as well.

"Hey sweetie.  What's going on?"  She asked.

"I couldn't find Katie mommy."

"Katie is sick pumpkin,  she's sleeping in mommy and daddy's bedroom.  Do you want to sleep there too?"  She asked.

I guess Enzo did not get the bug.  Thank God!

"Can I mommy?"  He asked.

"Yes you can buddy, but you'll be sleeping on mommy's side of the bed okay?  I don't want you to get sick too."

"Oh-kay."

"Alright,  go get your Iron Man and your blankie.  Do you want mommy to carry you?"

"No mommy, I am heawy.  I walk." 

I smiled as I hear him say that,  my little boy is so sweet.  He is learning his gentlemanly ways little by little  and I am so glad he is remembering the things I am teaching him.

"Hey buddy."  I whispered, as soon as they enter the bedroom. He is holding his Iron Man doll and his blanket is thrown on his shoulder.  His other hand clasped to his mommy's, his hair all disheveled.  "Come here."

"Hewwow daddy."  He whispered back.  "Katie's sick?"  He asked, touching his sister's forehead.

"Yes, don't stay too close to her okay? We don't want you to get sick too." 

"Oh-kay daddy."  He smiled and started walking to the other side of the bed. 

"Wait, Enzo."  He stopped and looked at me.  I held out my hand in a fist, at first he is a little confused but then he remembered.

"Fish bump!"  He whisper-shouted.

"Yes,  because you didn't let mommy carry you buddy."

"I am heawy daddy."

"That's right."

"Okay sweetie,  get on the bed.  Let's sleep some more."

He positioned himself on the other side of the bed and lay on his mommy's side, wrapping his tiny arms around her.

I let out a very deep contented sigh and smiled at my beautiful small family.

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"Don't talk so woud Enzo, you'w wake up mommy and daddy.  See, they awe stiw sweeping."  I heard Katie whispering. 

I opened my left eye and saw the twins lying on the bed, in between Maine and I.  I don't know when it happened but what I remember when I fell asleep was Katie was lying on my chest while Enzo was on his mommy's side of the bed.