Freyah Kent:
"Right boys, what shirt do you want to wear? The pink one or the blue one?" I asked the twins who were too busy playing with their teddy bears.
"Pink for baby sister, blue for baby brother. Which ones do you want?" I asked again.
This time Woody looked at me, coming over to cup my cheeks in his little chubby hands since I kneeled on the floor.
"Pink mama. Ish baby shister." his blue eyes determined like his dad's.
"Ok then, pink for you." I nodded kissing the tip of his nose and getting him in the shirt.
Today was mine and Rose's gender reveal. I was currently 22 weeks pregnant and Rose was 24 weeks. We decided to have our party together because it was just easier to get the whole family in one place at once. After getting the boys dressed up and ready, I headed back to my room to slip the dress I wanted to wear on. It was a pink and white striped dress that I paired with a jean jacket and a white pair of wedges. I curled my hair and did my makeup really nice.
"You ready to go?" I heard Wolf ask from the bedroom door.
He walked over to me to help me get to my feet kissing me once I was stable.
He was in a pale pink shirt, his sleeves rolled up to his elbow and tucked into a pair of dark grey dress suit pants hugging his bum nicely.
We made our way to the Mortimer house, and yes the bloody dog is still with us, constantly and he seemed to have a liking for me as he is constantly following me around, at night he stays in the boy's room and stops them from going out of their beds.
We stepped into the house, I let both my boys dressed in pink, run off to find their cousins. I was holding Trousers' lead in one hand, my other was holding my Ollie's hand. He walked me into the rose garden that was decorated for the baby gender reveal. All was so beautiful with all the roses in bloom this spring. It was a little chilly outside but nothing major. There was a table full of all sorts of blue and pink cupcakes, cakes, biscuits and much more to eat.
I was greeted by Everleigh in a beautiful yellow floral dress with a pale pink cardigan wrapped around her shoulders, Asher came alongside her dressed all in black. He was the one that knew the gender of the babies because everyone knew he could hold his tongue about it compared to Everleigh. The plan of the day was to play all sorts of games to guess the genders to finish off with the big reveal with big balloons filled with confetti with the appropriate colour inside once we pop them. Asher was in charge of that.
I was sitting in one of the chairs, Trousers by my feet growling every now and then when someone he didn't know come too close to me. Sipping on my pink lemonade with my feet up on a chair, watching my kids being chased by their uncle Alex gigglings and screaming away my mind started to drift to my mam. How I would have loved for her to see me now, to be there for me through everything. Wolf doesn't know how lucky he is to have both his parents love him as they do.
My thoughts were interrupted by Rose who came to sit by me, an exhausted sigh escaping her lips.
"How are you doing?" she asked sweetly smiling at me rubbing her bump.
"Tired but excited, you?" I questioned back copying her movements.
"Good, I really want a girl. I saw that all your boys are in pink today." she took a sip of her drink letting me answer.
"Yeah, Woodrow is sure it's a girl. I really hope for him that it is because I do not want to deal with a temper tantrum. Wilder is not that bothered he just copies Woodrow, all he wants is for the baby to be here. He really likes being the biggest brother." I smiled back at her.
"You're lucky, they are really sweet boys. My boys all dressed in blue, even Kendyn! He told me our next baby would be a girl and yet there he is all dressed in blue that traitor." she huffed but ended up laughing.
"Girls it's time!" Paul sang taking our hands and helping both Rose and I up from our seats.
He handed us both a big black balloon and made us stand next to our husbands who were attempting to contain our sons from running everywhere. Wolf reached to take my hand in his, leaning down to kiss my cheek as the countdown started for Kendyn and Ollie to pop the balloons.
"THREE, TWO..." the family shouted.
"One," Ollie whispered in my ear before the loud popping sounds ran in the garden.
Pink confetti surrounded me, I turned to look at Rose who was already embraced in her husband's arms, pink confetti to floating around her.
"We're having a girl," I whispered before a pair of lips came crashing on mine in a flash.
Knowing it was Wolf I let myself melt in his embrace. After a moment we pulled away, his green eyes meeting my blue ones, a huge grin spread on his lips making me smile at how happy he was.
"I'm finally having my princess." he kissed me again but got interrupted by the cries of Woody.
"Woodrow, why are you crying?" I cooed picking him up in my arms wiping his tears away.
"I really want baby shister. I happy." he cried placing his head in my neck holding onto my necklace.
Wilder was running around yelling 'girl, mama girl'. Everleigh came up to us and hugged me to tight after I had put Woodrow back down so that he could cry to his grandfather.
"Thank you," she spoke softly into my ear.
"You don't need to thank me." I smiled back at her.
"You have no idea how happy you have made me, my family or most importantly my son. You will forever be a part of this family Saoirse, I hope you know that we all love you."
I had tears running down my cheeks at her words. I felt blessed to be a part of this crazy family but I wouldn't have wanted it any other way, I was glad that I had met Wolf that night at the club.
Everleigh gave my bump a rub before she made her way to her daughter who had stepped back inside.
Before I could comprehend what was happening, gunshots could be heard. The sound Wolf's brother's screaming to get guns and repost, the balloons that were scattered around the garden popping at each strike. The world around me suddenly stopped. All I could think about where my sons and where they were.
I could hear Wilder screaming for me, I turned around and saw that Alex had scooped him in his arms and ran to the house with his crying. I knew that Woodrow was with Asher inside the house and I was sure that he was taken care of. I wanted to run, I saw Wolf make his way to me but it was too late.
I felt the blood dripping down before I felt the pain surge through me.
Oliver's eyes widen, screaming for me. I looked down, holding my stomach my hands getting stained red. I looked back up at Wolf who was almost at arm's' reach, tears in his eyes before I collapsed to the ground, tears coming down my cheeks.
"Save her," I whispered as Wolf knelt down next to me, taking me in his arms.
"You are going to be fine Fire, and the baby will too," he repeated placing his hand on my stomach over mine getting his stained in my blood too.
His hair was all over the place, his breathing heavy as he was shouting for someone to come help him. Only now did I realise that the gunshots had come to an end.
"Save her Ollie. Please."
Then nothing happened.
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damn.
Sorry for the long wait but I had a million essays but they are all over now! yay!
will Freyah survive?
will the baby girl survive?
how will the family be affected?
who is behind all this? ( although I'm pretty sure you all have an idea on who it is.)
thoughts? predictions?
don't forget that on the 19th of December you will able to buy your copy of His, Hers, Ours!!!
xoxox