The Next Step:Jiley's story

"Mama"

James POV

I walk into the living room after putting all the babies to sleep to see Riley curled up on the sofa fast asleep, she must be exhausted, I look at my perfect fiancé, I can't believe that the girl I've had a crush on since I was four is the mother to my children and is going to be my wife in a few minutes, I'm so lucky. I sit down next to Riley and she begins to move in her sleep so her arms are wrapped around my waist, lightly I kiss her forehead and a smile breaks on her lips even whilst she's deep in sleep. I curl up with her and begin to close my eyes and before long I'm in a deep sleep.

I wake up and remember that I feel asleep on the sofa I can still feel Riley's presence against my body, she's breathing deeply and is still asleep, groggily I open my eyes to see daylight filtering through the curtains, wait it's morning?  Riley and I had always shared the night feeds, did she do them all last night? Riley begins to wake up at my side and looks around, confused "It's morning?" She asks me sounding as confused as I feel "yeah, did you do all the night feeds?" I ask her growing more confused she shakes her head and instantly I can feel panic rising  in my chest, why haven't either of us heard them in the night? Quickly I dart up the stares with Riley not far behind me, I open the girls door first and hear heavy breathing coming from all the cots, wait did they sleep through the night? "All the girls are in here Ri, I think they might have slept through the night," I say quietly so I don't wake the girls "the boys are all asleep as well," she replies. I walk out of the room and quietly shut the door behind me, Riley's already stood on the landing with a huge smile on her face. "I can't believe it, we both had a full night sleep and the babies are still asleep," she says just as I here Dom crying from the boys room, so much for them still being asleep. I walk in and find the other two still asleep so I just pick Dom up and carry him downstairs to where Riley's making pancakes. I feel like a new person, after having a full nights sleep, I had forgotten what it felt like not to be tired.

Once we get to the studio the feeling of having a lot of energy has already left, after having to battle with Lottie to get her coat on and having to wrestle Isaac into his car seat I am just about ready to fall asleep again. But now we have to hold male and female solo auditions and run a full group rehearsal, with five children, it's going to be a very long day.

Riley's POV

After a long day at the studio, we have a male and female solo, Richelle and Noah, although they have the duet as well, they were clearly the two strongest dancers so nobody else seemed to mind. Once we get home I realise I haven't told Emily about the triplets, whoops. I decide to text her

Riley: Sorry I didn't text you earlier but I thought you should know James and I are expecting triplets, can't wait to see you once you get back from England, ly xx

Emily: Arghhhhhhh, that's great news but also a lot of children, can't wait to see you either, ly2 xx

I smile, I'm glad Emily's so supportive of me, I don't know what I'd do without her as an older sister. I'm interrupted by a crying Isaac who I was holding in my left arm, sighing I begin to sooth him, quickly he stops crying but instead bites my finger, "Baby, don't bite Mommy's finger, shhhh here have this," I say producing a teething ring from my bag that was by my feet. Watching him biting at the ring makes me think about Annie and how she should be here, growing up and teething, having her first solid food, sleeping through the night for the first time, I miss her so much it hurts, but I have to be strong for the others.

3 months later

The last few months have gone pretty smoothly, today we're heading to nationals, I'm so excited but also pretty nervous, the babies have all been sleeping through the night for a few months now so we're less tired, but five nine month old babies are still pretty tiring, especially now that I'm seven months pregnant, and pretty huge. Michelle is three and a bit months pregnant and is begging to show a little, her and Eldon sorted everything out and now they can't wait until they get to meet their baby. I'm just getting Josh dressed when I hear something I didn't expect "Mama" he says, I'm so shocked it took me a couple of seconds to reply "yeah, that's right baby, I'm mama," I say with a huge smile across my face. "James come up here now," I shout down the stairs "what's up babe?" he shouts whilst rushing up the stairs "Listen to this," I tell him he nods and then I turn to Josh and say "who am I?" hoping he'll say it I just stand there in silence, waiting "Mama." he says "Dada." he says pointing at James, stepping out of the way I let James pick him up, "yeah, that's right Joshy, I'm Dada and that's Mama," he says looking across at me. I can't believe it, Josh just said his first word. Once I finish getting him dressed I think he said Mama about fifty times, it's cute. We load them all into the car and just as I'm fasting Amelia in she looks at me and then says "Mama," I'm so proud of her "Did I just hear one of my little princesses say her first word?" James says from behind me I nod my head whilst she keeps on repeating her new word, it's so adorable. Now it's only Dom, Isaac and Lottie to say their first word, I can't wait.