Tarlos: We're A Family, All Four Of Us

Part 4

⚠️Trigger warning: mentions of drug abuse, domestic abuse⚠️

Next big hurdle facing the couple was telling there sassy 5 year olds that they are going to be big sisters without starting the fight of how Louise is older than Harper by two weeks. That was horrific first time around, it involved separation and stern talking to's. "So any ideas?" TK sighed, "We could get them a book each and write in the opening," "I like that idea, what book though?" He stared at Carlos trying to brain storm, "Bingo Famous Five with the message of you'll be able to do this someday with your younger sibling or something like that," "We're going to be big sisters?!" Harper gasped Louise at her side, "Yes you are," TK smiled opening his arms, he was the cuddly parent to the girls at the moment but that could change within a week. "Come on I want hugs too!" Carlos laughed sitting up to cuddle the three well four of them. "Carlos," "Mhm?" "We're going to be a family of five soon," "Go to sleep TK."

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They awoke the next morning having completely forgotten that both parents had a shift and the girls school. "Come on then," TK announced dragging everyone out of bed, Louise and Harper got themselves ready while the adults threw together work bags and lunches. As always they sat together to eat breakfast it was there time and one of the very few house rules carried over from Owen and TK, meals are eaten together. TK and Carlos threw there minimal breakfast down there heads as they could eat in there stations and also so they could do the girls hair and still get out of the door on time. Teamwork makes the dream work, school drop off with 30 minutes to spare. "Few we made it," they laughed about to pull away when a teacher rushed out, "Are you Louise Strand-Reyes's parents?" "Yes, look she's stopped biting people," TK started but Carlos butted in laughing, "But it's difficult when her godparents are animals," "Should see his family," TK resorted, "No we have serious concerns at the moment can we schedule an appointment?" "Of course email me and I'll do it at the firehouse." That was not normal.

TK waited to anxiously see that email pop up from the school, "Hi Mr Strand-Reyes these are the available dates we can do just respond with what will work best for you and your partner," he read aloud, "Uh oh behaviour is Louise biting again," Judd joked, "Haha Judd you shouldn't have taught her to bite in self defence try again later. No the teacher chased us down saying she has serious concerns with Louise," "Genetic?" "No parent caused I thought she would be fine," hormones weren't helping either but he started tearing up, "Its alright brother nothings that bad," Judd reassured him, "No it is. One of Alex's points for gaining custody was that I did drugs while pregnant," "Come on Alex was a pack of lies-," he stopped mid sentence taking in the situation, "Except he wasn't wrong was he," "No, I was 12 weeks when I found out in rehab. I'm terrified that I caused this, I'm such a crappy parent I don't know what I was even thinking when we got pregnant again," "Dam congrats to you and Carlos but you need to talk to him TK."

TK gave the girls an extra cuddle when he next saw the girls who of course had to say goodnight to their younger sibling they were convinced would be a boy. "TK you alright?" Carlos asked once they had made sure the girls were asleep, "This is a sit down conversation," Carlos's face said it all, "I think I know what there going to say about Louise. I didn't find out I was pregnant till 12 weeks when I was in rehab it came up on my test results as well as the opioids I had passed out on the night before. Alex smashed my head into the engine at 15 obviously," "You did drugs while pregnant?" "I didn't know and I certainly didn't repeat that massive fuck up," "The seizures the issues there going to bring up Thursday," "Could be as a result of the drug abuse," TK nodded as Carlos tried to process this, "Jesus christ TK," "You knew you were marrying a drug addict but not someone who did that to their own child," TK read the room not wanting to force Carlos into anything, "TK. Wow. I don't agree with what happened. You did that to Louise? Does your dad know? Who am I kidding of course he does! Would you do that again? Oh god your pregnant now, TK your pregnant now. Oh god," "Hey hey Carlos. Carlos I promise you I would never do that again, I didn't use after I found out. This baby is safe with me," Carlos was still freaking out to the point where TK forced him to sit down as not to pass out, "Do you still want to go through with the wedding knowing this now?" "Yeah but you can never do that again, have you called Cooper?" "No but I will do. We take this one step at a time, do we tell her school?" "Depends on what they say. It might not even be that," "I hope so."