easy | e. dolan

5. -babies

i lay in bed for the last two hours, still in my clothes from this morning.

damn, the kid really knows how to make me miss him.

after all, i now only have three brothers, not four. i didn't cry the rest of the time in between my sheets, though.

crying does nothing. it really won't do anything. even if it shows your true emotions or what you're feeling.

i suddenly had an urge come over me to go eat. i walked down the hall, into the kitchen.

my dog, albie, lay on his small bed with his little toy bird.

i poured some dog food into his teal bowl, then felt my stomach growl.

"we're home!" i heard a numerous amount of voices shout, after i heard a door open and slam shut.

my body turned to see my best friends, brian, aidan, and james.

"hi boys." i smile as i sat on the couch with albie.

"good morning, aviana." brian approached me and gave me an embracing hug.

brian was the oldest of all 5 of us, but if you include frankie, he is still the oldest.

brian is 29, frankie is 27, james is 25, aidan is 23, and i'm 21, which, unfortunately, leaves me as the youngest.

"morning, b lamont." i let go of the hug and started petting albie again as he sat next to me on the couch.

"how's christina?" i asked, caring for his wife. she was currently in the hospital, giving birth to baby twins.

"well, my babies are finally here on the world." brian smiled happily.

"that's great, man." james picked up albie and set him on his lap as he took a seat on the couch.

"yeah, congratulations." aidan sat on the reclining seat across from us.

"i'm happy to meet my new nieces or nephews. boys or girls?" i finally butt in.

"actually, one boy and one girl." brian said, and smiled again.

"aww, how cute." aidan swooned.

"who's older?" james asked.

"christian is older by two minutes." brian stated.

"they're probably going to fight over that when they're older." i laugh, and aidan scoffs.

"no shit, sherlock." aidan states.

"what's your daughters name?" james asked, keeping the conversation going.

"brynn." brian replies.

"aww, when can i go see them?" i asked. ethan was right, i do ask to many questions.

"that's why i came here. for all of you to see them." brian smiles and aidan and james scream like girls.

"oh my god, let's go becky." james said in a high pitched voice.

"yassss, i agree with jennifer ." aidan copied james' voice.

"shut the hell up, andrea. you'll see them once they are able to be held by people." i mock them, and they laugh.

"oh my god, all of you girls, can we go now?" becky, also known as brian, states as he stands up. we all stood up and followed him out the door. or should i say she.

"last one there is a rotten egg!" aidan screams before running and the other ones left started running as i just kept walking down the corridor.

when i finally reached the parking lot to brian's car, i saw the three brothers leaning against the bmw.

"you're a fucking rotten egg, aviana." james emphasized my name, and i scoffed.

"okay, and? at least i don't have to drive." i bitched at him forcing a laugh out of aidan and brian.

"girls, girls, you're both pretty. can we go now?" aidan says hopping into the passenger seat.

"shut up, aidan." i reply and hop into the car with brian and james.
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brynn lay next to christian in the hospital beds, cuddled up in their new blankets.

the way their little nostrils slowly flared as they breathe in and out at the same time, made me smile.

"seven pounds, four ounces is the weight of brynn lamont." the doctor stated.

"and christian?" christina, brian's wife, asks the doctor.

"seven pounds, six ounces. but they are still, very, very healthy babies."

"am i allowed to hold brynn?" i ask.

"no, because i'm holding her." james butts in and snatched her away from the hospital bed.

she suddenly woke up and started crying, screaming.

"awh, what did i do?" james frowned.

"please?" i look at brian, referring to my question from a couple of seconds ago. he nodded.

i slowly latched onto brynn's small body and started hushing her down as she stopped crying.

"don't cry, baby. don't cry." i repeated multiple times, and rubbed her small cheeks.

her eyes were still closed whilst her lips curved into a smile.

"you're a natural, avi. just be a mom already." aidan said and everybody in the room laughed; the nurse, christina, brian, james, me, aidan, and the baby twins.

technically, the twins weren't laughing with us. but aidan's words rang through my ears.

"just be a mom already." should i be a mom?

who would be the father? how many would i want? what would the name be?

"really, i just love babies. i could just be a baby sitter and wait to have kids later." i made up. i did want to be a mom.

tatum said she wanted to have kids at the same time, so i have to discuss this somewhat with her.

"she's in denial." i heard aidan whisper into brian's ear.
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as much as i loved seeing my niece and nephew, i had to leave eventually.

"let me just go pee real quick." i told my brothers before turning on my heel down the opposite way.

i immediately froze when i saw his body, his figure, his face, just him in general.

there he was. his eyes were glossy and his light hazel eyes were now bloody red.

"ethan." was all i managed to get out. "what're you doing here?" he asked me.

"to visits my niece and nephew, newborn twins. what're you doing here? what's wrong?" i seemed to be getting worried.

my heart race was speeding up, and i felt my palms get sweaty. my breaths became slower and everything went to slow motion. and the look on his face was causing everything.

"my dad is dying."
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