SHAWN MENDES
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I opened my eyes seeing our two girls climbing in our bed, low giggles echoed in the room but not enough to wake Serenity up.
"Hey girls." I whispered as they chuckled. "What are you doing here?"
Marisol giggled as she laid herself on me. "We wanted to wake up mummy and you."
Marisol and Monica, my two crazy girls, only four years old but tornadoes already.
Marisol was the crazy type, she was so hard to handle always running everywhere, crying when she didn't have what she wanted, screaming. A little diva but, we were learning slowly how to handle her. I knew as soon as she would step into this thing called puberty, she would be so hard to live with.
While, Monica on the other hand was shy and reserved. She was quiet and patient, she would rarely cry and is a daddy's girl which was fine for me. Her favorite thing is cuddling on the couch while watching Disney Channel.
For our delight, the girls got along so well. We were scared that even though they were twins, they would not get along but they were always together night and day.
"Daddy, can we make pancakes?" Whispered Mon as I hummed. "Oh! Oh and with raspberries!"
I chuckled. "With raspberries, eh Mon?" I said, kissing her forehead.
"Please." She cooed. "Can we wake mummy up?"
I shook my head, taking both in my arms. "No, we can't. We are going to do a surprise to mummy, alright?"
They both clapped in their hands as we happily walked downstairs. I put them down on the floor as I grabbed everything we needed to do the pancakes, plus raspberries.
"Does mummy love raspberries?" Queried Marisol.
Mon rolled her eyes. "Mar, you know that she likes raspberries!" I chuckled as they started to argue about their mum.
"Mummy loves me more than you!" Shouted Mar as I kneeled down, stopping them. "Right, papa?"
"No." I answered. "Mummy loves you both very much, she doesn't have a preference, alright?" I talked calmly as I glanced at Mon ready to cry.
Mar pouted. "Alright."
"Say sorry to your sister, now." I pointed at Mon who was almost crying next to her. "Come on, Mar. Don't make me repeat."
She sighed, wrapping her arms around her sister. "Sorry Mon. I wolf you."
"I wolf you too." Murmured Mon.
I giggled in awe at their words. "Wolf you? What does that mean?" I asked as I made the pancakes.
"It's like I love you!" Said Mon.
Marisol nodded, smiling proudly. "It's our own way to say I love you."
I hummed, giving them a raspberry. "Oh, so you girls have a secret langage now?"
Mon nodded her head. "You can use it if you want to! Can they, Mar?"
"Yes." Replied my girl.
I kneeled down, again kissing their cheeks. "I wolf you then."
Mon laughed pulling away. "We wolf you too!" She exclaimed. "Can we go wake mummy up?"
I put the table waiting for my girls to come back, I laughed as I heard Serenity groaned. She never was a morning person to be honest but, sadly the girls were.
"Mar, wait." Mumbled Serenity.
I laughed. "Mama! Papa made pancakes..." Almost yelled Marisol.
"And— With raspberries!" Added Monica. "Come on, mama."
Minutes later, I could hear their footsteps coming down in the kitchen. Serenity appeared with a sleepy face, she walked towards me wrapping her arms around me and sighed.
"Those girls are exhausting." She giggled against my chest.
I hummed, kissing her head. "I know. They've been up since seven."
She sighed pulling away. "Morning sir." She giggled, kissing my lips. "Hope you slept well."
"I did, thank you." I answered walking to the table. "Alright, girls lets eat."
"Can we have maple syrup?" Asked Monica. "Pleasee."
Serenity laughed. "You girls are just like your dad." She told them as they both let out a laugh.
"Oh honey, I didn't tell you but we have a new way to say I love you." I smirked. "Wanna hear it?"
Ren nodded softly. "I'm all ears."
"I wolf you." I told her cheekily. "It's a way to say I love you but like our way." I added.
Monica hummed. "Mar and I invented it." She told her mum. "Do you like it?"
Ren chuckled. "Of course, I do! You guys are genius, this is so cute." Responded Serenity smiling at her girls.
The girls giggled as they ate their pancakes, my eyes stared at the ring on Ren's hand. It felt like yesterday, her saying yes to me, her pretty white dress, the girls being all tiny.
"Papa! Mama! Can we go play barbies?" Asked Marisol.
Ren let out a laugh before humming. "Sure, go ahead! But, be ready in an hour, we're going to see abuela."
"Yes mama!" Yelled Mon before running after her sister.
I let out a sigh, focusing my attention in Serenity. "They're growing up so fast." I whined as my wife let out a giggle.
"You tell me." She quickly replied. "I feel like they're still babies."
I pouted. "What about another one?" I asked kindly.
Her eyes grew big. "Another baby? I mean, I'm not against the idea..."
"But?" I added. "There is always a but with you, babe."
She coughed. "What about having a Canadian baby...?"
I frowned. "B-but I thought you loved here." I told her.
She nodded. "I do." She replied. "But, I love you more and I know you're dying to raise your kids in Canada, and I honestly think it's a great idea plus your parents could see the girls more."
I smiled softly. "What about your mum?"
Ren grabbed my hand, giving it a warm kiss. "My mum is always busy and if we move to Canada, I'm pretty sure she's going to follow me there." She responded. "So... you down?"
"Of course, yeah, totally down for this." I kissed her lips softly, wrapping my arms around her. "Can't wait."
"I love you." She whispered. "So much, Shawn."
I cupped her face smiling like crazy. "Love you more, Ren."
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authors note:
Only five chapters left. That's insane.