Killian screamed as he threw his helmet to the ground once he got out of the car. After an eight week season, Killian and his team went to the championship and they lost by one point. Killian was very upset by this because he hated losing.
"Killian, pick your helmet up." Amaru told him as he got eight month old Jaxon out of the car.
"No!" Killian retorted. "I don't want to play ever again!"
"Uh-oh." Heather said.
Amaru took a deep breath. "Gentle parent. He just turned seven and doesn't fully understand how to control his emotions." He said to himself before turning to Heather. "You wanna take them into the house while I talk to him?"
Heather grabbed the car seat and diaper bag as she gave Amaru a warning look. "C'mon, Micah." She said while walking towards the house.
"Little man, what'd I tell you when it comes to playing sports?" Amaru asked.
"You'll take Ws and you'll take Ls." Killian answered as he began to cry. "That was the championship game, daddy."
"I know it's hard, man." Amaru said, hugging him. "Y'all fought hard and never gave up. You're a winner no matter what and I'm proud of you. Fall is around the corner—you're gonna get another chance, man."
Killian nodded and wiped his tears. "I'm sorry for getting upset."
"It's okay to get upset, son. We just gotta work on self control." Amaru told him. "Pick up your helmet and let's go inside to get some rest."
Killian did as told and Amaru made sure the car was locked before following behind him.
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"Mommy, are you okay?" Killian asked as Heather looked around the living room.
"I—I smell something bad and I'm trying to figure out where it's coming from." Heather replied. "You don't smell that?"
Killian shrugged. "I don't smell anything."
Heather sighed as she looked at Killian. "Something is not right." Killian looked over at Micah who just shrugged.
Amaru walked into the house with a new suitcase in tow. He was getting ready to fly out to Oakland, California for a week long convention then he was going Dallas, Texas for three days for a convention there. Due to his suitcase being damaged when they went to New York for Killian's 7th birthday, the airlines gifted him with a new one.
"Daddy, mommy's nose is going crazy." Killian told Amaru.
Amaru looked at Heather oddly. "What's wrong with your nose?"
"You don't smell that?" Heather asked.
"Smell what?" Amaru said as he sniffed the air. "The air freshener?"
"Is it expired? It smells rotten." Heather said.
Amaru laughed. "Air freshener doesn't expire that fast, mamas."
"What is it?!" Heather exclaimed.
"I'm gonna buy you a pregnancy test, aight?" Amaru whispered in her ear.
Heather gasped. "No! You think so?"
Amaru nodded. "Yeah, baby. I think so." He said, kissing her forehead. "Now I really gotta grind during these conventions. I'll be back with the tests, okay?"
"Okay." Heather said with a sigh. "I never imagined possibly having babies back to back."
Amaru chuckled. "I know it, mamas. I'll be back." Heather nodded and watched Amaru walk out of the door before sitting on the couch next to Killian.
"I had a dream that you were pregnant but I didn't know it was gonna happen this soon." Killian told her.
Heather cut her eyes and mugged Killian. "Go peep in on Jax before we fight." Killian snickered as he got up to check on Jaxon.
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"Y'all sure can hump, huh?" Arman said as he fed almost eleven month old Kennedi a bowl of rice and peas. They were currently at Big Mama's house and Amaru and Heather told them about their positive pregnancy test.
"Arman, the kids." Big Mama scolded.
"What? They gotta hump too!" Arman exclaimed.
"Arman!" Everyone fussed.
"Aight, I'll be quiet." He surrendered. "So Kill, you dreamed about this one too?"
"I dreamt that she was pregnant but I didn't know it was gonna be this early." Killian said as he handed Micah his iPad for him and Jaxon to watch Bluey.
"Tell me that you know the gender." Mya said, grabbing Killian's face. "My baby needs a girl cousin."
Killian smiled. "I don't know this time."
"Awww, you're so handsome." Mya said, kissing his nose. "You gotta find out the gender though."
"No, auntie. You don't understand—I won't know at all this time." Killian told her.
"Oh my gosh!" Everyone exclaimed simultaneously.
"Hey! Not too much!" Killian retorted.
Amaru chuckled. "Well, Heather has an appointment in a couple of days so depending on how far along she is, we may not have to wait that long to find out what we're having."
"When are you flying out?" Cynthia asked. "Does anyone need to go with her?"
"I don't fly out until that night so I'll be able to go with her." Amaru replied.
"This is so wonderful!" Nova squealed as she clapped, which made Kennedi start clapping as well making everyone laugh.
"We do want to talk to y'all about something though." Heather said. "Amaru and I decided to get married at the courthouse and we're going to do it when he comes back from the conventions."
"The courthouse?" Cynthia questioned.
Heather sighed because she knew her mother was going to be upset about it. She glanced at Amaru for some support who urged her to keep going.
"I cant walk down the aisle without my daddy, mama." Heather said with tears in her eyes.
"Oh, baby. I didn't know you felt that way. You could've told me—you know I would have understood because I was the same way." Cynthia told her. "Do what you feel is right for you and Amaru. I'll support it."
"Are we witnessing a heart to heart?" Arman said as we wiped his fake tears.
"Arman, shut up." Shakur scolded.
Nova laughed. "You're such a goofball."
"I'm your goofball." Arman said, caressing her chin. All of a sudden, Kennedi roughly placed her hand in the bowl grabbing her own rice and making a mess. "Aye, girl! Chill out!"
"Stop flirting and feed my baby!" Mya fussed, which caused an argument between her and Arman and entertainment for everyone else.
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"What are you doing, papa?" Heather asked Jaxon who was crawling around the living room floor. "You're supposed to be over there with your brothers."
"We tried to keep him over here but he wants to be free." Killian told Heather as he went to get Jaxon. "We should've told cousin to take him since he already has Kennedi."
Heather giggled. "Don't do your baby brother like that. I'll take him to give you a break."
"No, mommy. It's okay. You already do enough for him." Killian said, picking Jaxon up. "I'll take care of him even though he is working my nerves."
"Thank you, baby." Heather replied with a laugh. "I'm gonna go check on daddy."
Heather went downstairs to the basement and found Amaru on his iPad. He just finished with his last client of the day and he had to focus on packing for the conventions. Now that Jaxon is a bit older, Amaru has certain days when he works inside of his shop.
"Hey, mamas." Amaru said. "I was about to head up there."
"You finished quicker than I thought." Heather said as she sat in his lap.
"Yeah, it was an easy day. I'm thinking about getting us another car." Amaru told her.
Heather furrowed her eyebrows. "Why?"
"Baby number four is on the way and I don't want you to sacrifice the car that I got you as the family car." Amaru explained. "I'm thinking about getting an Escalade or a Tahoe—something roomier."
"Well, I don't see the need. I'm okay with using my car as the family car." Heather replied.
Amaru shook his head. "I don't like it, mamas. I bought that car for you, aight?"
Heather sighed and nodded. "Alright, I understand." She said.
Amaru kissed her lips softly as he rubbed on her butt. "You think we can get a quickie in?"
"I would say yes, but Jaxon is giving Killian a run for his money and I think he's reached his limit."
"Oh, shit. Let's go check on em."
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