#torment (sequel to #twinning)

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YEARS, LOTS OF YEARS LATER

Matthew and I have 4 children now. And Matthew has become very successful as an actor, but he still does some accounting on the side. And he is still as hot and handsome as always. But me on the other hand I am still a teacher, I coach the cross country team. And then I also have recorded a few songs that have become pretty popular in fact.

But our eldest child is a boy, Hamilton Ethan Espinosa. Who is 17, and turning 18 in a few months. He is one of the most serious people you will ever meet, it's actually kind of funny. Ethan is super loud and out going though. He also loves to run, which we have in common. Ethan also kind of dabbles in the arts. He plays the guitar, piano and is an amazing artist. He is super protective over his siblings. But he's also a ladies man. Ethan has a beautiful girl friend, Laurel.

Then there is my only daughter, Paisley Elizabeth Espinosa. She is 15. She is the prettiest thing ever. And is super quiet when she chooses. She loves music and aspires to be just like Shawn Mendes. Paisley really really loves to read it's her favorite thing. And she also loves Disney. We also look very much alike each other. Skylynn and her have gotten really close to each other also. And since Paisley is so pretty she attracts lots of attention from boys especially since she sings and post videos on YouTube and lots of social media.

Then lastly there's the troublesome 2, Jeremy Ryan Espinosa and Jayden Lee Espinosa. They are always getting into mischief. They're 10 years old and love sports. They do soccer in the fall, hockey in the winter and then lacrosse in the summer which Matthew is super excited about, so is my dad. But he's just disappointed they don't do football. They may be very mischievous but they have very different personalities. Jayden is the quiet one who likes to read with Paisley and then Jeremy is very loud and likes to mess around with Ethan a lot. But Jayden also loves music. And Jeremy just really loves his sports.

Today we are getting ready for Paisley's 15th birthday today. She is having a party with all her friends from school. And then some of her friends from outside of school are coming too.

"Mom! Jeremy is messing with my stuff again. And ruining all my music stuff I have set up in a very specific way!" Paisley screamed as she ran towards me into the kitchen. I chuckled and shook my head as I wiped down the table.

"Jeremy Ryan Espinosa! Get your little butt up here right now!" Matthew yelled very frustratedly. You could hear Jeremy slowly walking up the stairs. I just heard Jayden snicker at him from the kitchen table. I looked back at him and smirked and we both chuckled a little bit. Matthew yelled at Jeremy then sent him to his room, where he hated it.

"Hey Pais! Um is it okay if Laurel comes tonight?" Ethan asked. Paisley looked up at him and smiled. "She said she already bought you a gift." Ethan said to try and convince her.

"Yeah of course." Paisley said with a smile and chuckled a little. 

"Oh also um all our magcon friends are coming. I hope it doesn't ruin your little party. And also who's staying the night? And remember no boys!" I said as I put away some dishes.

"Umm. Chrissy, Caroline, and Leah." Paisley said with a big smile. I smiled back, she then skipped away. I smiled and then closed the dish washer and walked into the living room where Matthew and Jayden were sitting.

"Hi baby. So guess what Jayden and I were just talking about?" Matthew asked I walked over to them. I thought about it then shrugged. I sat down in the chair.

"Oh my god do we have to tell the whole world about this." Jayden whined as he slammed his book shut.

"You don't have to tell me anything you don't want to." I said with a smile. And Jayden smiled back at me. We have always been closer.