Fractured Loyalties

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•CYNTHIA•

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!!!" I groaned into my soft pillow as my four year old twins jumped up and down on my back.
"Come on mommy get up for your birthday!"
"Aww! I don't wannaa!" I whined like a child.
"We made you bweakfast!" Thing One yelled.
"Yeah, all by ourselves!" Followed Thing Two. At that, my head popped up.
"What?-where's Mommy!" I panicked. They looked at each other and back at me, then shrugged.
"She went to da store for a pweasent. We wanted to make you food in bed!" They exclaimed.
"What-guys-did you use the stove?!" I went to throw the covers off of me when they both burst into squeals of laughter.
"We tricked you!" They squealed in unison. My mouth hung open.
"Mommy told us to trick you!" They laughed. I breathed a sigh of relief as my beautiful wife walked in with her pregnant belly tucked under a food tray that held a plate of banana nut pancakes, bacon, and eggs. Along with my favorite orange juice.
"Happy Birthday Baby." She grinned. I smiled as she slowly sat the tray across my legs.
"Thank you baby." I smiled as she leaned down and kissed me softly on the lips.
"Mmmm. I know what I'd rather be having for breakfast." I moaned as she pulled away slowly.
"Shut up." She blushed.
"So are you and these little monsters going to join me?" I asked eyeing my food. It looked so delicious.
"We already ate babe." Vanessa said slowly sitting down on the bed beside me. She rested her back on the headboard.
"What? Without the birthday girl?" I asked tickling the twins. They giggled and wiggled.
"It's like 1 o'clock babe. We let you sleep in." I sighed as I shook my head stuffing a piece of bacon in my mouth.
"I know you don't like sleeping your day away. You just looked so peaceful, and with you earning your promotion at work I know you've been so busy these past couple of months, you deserve a break baby." She said softly rubbing my back before wrapping her arms around from behind. I rubbed her arm.
"It's fine baby. Thank you. I couldn't have pictured a better way to start my day, turning 21." I smiled going back to my breakfast.
"Oh you wish." Nessa laughed. "Add 10 sweetheart." She chuckled. I shook my head.
"I'm not sure I know what you're talking about." I said cutting into my pancakes.
"Mhm...well me and the boys were thinking, maybe we head down to the beach today. Do whatever you want to do. My treat." She smiled.
"Are you asking if I wanna do your treat-"
"Cyn! Stop it." She laughed. I chuckled as I took a sip of juice. I looked over at the twins on the other side of our Huge bed. They were laying around lazily play fighting, and talking amongst themselves.
"Are you sure you wanna go to the beach baby? It won't be too hot for you?" I asked.
"Maybe, but I'm so bored. I'm always in the house. I want to do a few things before I get way too big to do anything." She mumbled rubbing her belly.
"Well we can just go and find a cool place to go inside-"
"No, baby, I wanna go to the beach." She whined.
"Wait, isn't it my birthday?" I chuckled. She groaned and stuck her face in my neck causing me to shiver.
"Please baby? For me, your beautiful wife of 7 years, who is pregnant with your third and final child." She mumbled.
"What? Final?" I asked.
"Uh, yeah final. Unless you gonna push another out." She said.
"But babe, I pushed out two, it's only fair-"
"Cyn. Baby, we are not having another child. We have the perfect family as it is. You, Me, Mannie, Major, and soon to be MaKenzie." She cooed rubbing her belly. I pouted.
"Fine. Besides, I'm getting way too old." We laughed.
"Mommy, is baby MaKenzie coming out of your butt?" Mannie, the older of the two asked. I nearly spit my juice out laughing.
"Ugh, Mannie. Who told you that?" Vanessa asked. He pointed a little finger at me.
"Momma did!" He said. I glared and bit at his fingers making him laugh.
"Really Cynthia?" She asked. I shrugged.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know what else to tell them." I explained.
"So you tell them their sister is coming out of my butt? Well where did they come from?" She asked folding her arms.
"She-she said that we were layliens, and they took her and shot us into her belly and they had to cut her open to get us out!" Major added ever so gracefully. I laughed.
"Aliens, baby. And that is also a lie! Cyn come on." She smacked me upside my head.
"Baby, come here, both of you." She waved them over. I finished my food and sat the tray on the nightstand.
"I'm sorry Momma lied to you. She's not all the way here." She said pulling them to her side.
"Where is she then?" Mannie asked. Me and Nessa laughed a little.
"It's just a joke baby. But, do you really want to know where your sister is coming from?" She asked.
"Ness, don't tell them that, they're too young." I begged. She rolled her eyes.
"Fine. Momma doesn't want you to know just yet, but you'll learn about it later." She explained.
"Well, when are you gonna take her out. So we can play with her?" Major asked.
"Well she's not ready yet. We have to wait until she's good and healthy. Then you'll both get to meet her." She explained. "Her birthday isn't for another three months." She finished.
"Well can we get her a present for her birthday, like we got Momma." Major said. My head snapped to Vanessa. A grin spread across my face. She palmed her forehead and sighed.
"Baaaaabbbeee! You got me a present???" I asked excitedly. "What is it? What is it?!" I hopped up and down.
"It's out there!" Mannie and Major yelled. I jumped up.
"Baby, no, it's a surprise you can't see it yet." She whined. I stomped my foot.
"But I want my present!" I whined like a child.
"Oh grow up." She mumbled.
"Baby pleeeease." I begged.
"Just, get washed up and dressed for the beach. You can get it before we leave. But don't come out of the room until I say so, please. I'm going to get the boys ready to go.
I grinned and clapped excitedly before jumping off the bed and running into our bathroom to shower.