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14. A Breather

"I already told you, stop calling my wife or you're getting blocked from coming over again. You better be happy that I'm even willing to break the restraining order." Trey says into his phone as Demi walks past their bedroom. She has just laid the kids down for a nap before getting some chores done.

She peeks her head into the door to see what is going on and finds a frustrated Trey talking to April on the phone. Putting the laundry basket down, she pauses what she's doing to listen.

Layla trails right behind her, so she quickly ushers the toddler back into her bedroom and gives her a book to read for the next two hours, hoping her toddler would go to sleep.

Demi comes back to the bedroom door to listen to the rest of her husband's conversation.

"I'll talk to you later." He says as April continues bantering into the phone about how unfit of a wife Demi is.

"I know you're listening." Trey retorts as Demi gently opens the door.

"Are you alright?" She asks her husband as she heads into the bedroom.

Trey shakes his head, wiping away a frustrated tear before Demi comes and straddles his lap.

Trey doesn't answer, instead he lays his head on his wife's chest as she rubs his back and lets out a shaky breath.

"What did she say now?" Demi scoffs.

"That she saw you out at Whole Foods the other day getting the kids gummy candy and then she asked me if you were pregnant again because you've gained a little weight. I told her it was none of her business." Demi nods and remains quiet, Trey notices and kisses Demi's lips, gently running his hands up and down her back. She wants to laugh, but doesn't want Trey to feel unheard.

Trey sighs as Demi rubs his cheek, looking into her eyes, he begins to speak.

"I feel like I can do more to protect you and the kids, I feel like I'm failing."

Demi shakes her head and speaks up.

"Trey, you're not failing. Honestly, I don't know what more you could do. I'm just glad she's respecting the restraining order. She's been annoying with these phone calls though. Why don't you block her?"

"It's not that easy, Demi. I guess I'm still holding out hope that she'll change one day." He responds, also crying.

Demi presses soft kisses to his cheeks, fully embracing her husband. "There's nothing is wrong with that, but there's also nothing wrong with loving your mom from a distance." Trey nods his head and goes back to laying his head on his wife's chest as she rubs his back.

"I love you Dem, and thank you."

"I love you too, baby."
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Petersburg, Virginia.

Poor Demi was so worried about letting her babies take their first flights on a plane due to germs, airplane air pressure, and everything else that her heart could worry about.

The babies did a beautiful job on the flight from Los Angeles to Petersburg. The flight took around six hours, but the two stayed asleep the entire time much to their parents surprise.

Trey and Demi arrived at Grandma Rose's house around three in the afternoon, feeling very tired, hungry, and jet lagged.

The three hour time difference is no joke!

The couple get to the front door of Rose's large house and knock on the door.

Rose quickly opens the door and engulfs the couple in a hug. "My babies are here!" She replies as she kisses their cheeks.