Hope (JB+AG)

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Ariana

Saturday, April 7

6:38 am

"Can't sleep?" I look over and see Justin awake, staring at me.

"Nope. Glad all the kids are asleep, but I just feel like one of the twins is gonna wake up and they won't cry. I'll be asleep so I won't know. I just... I don't know."

"Queen, they're still babies. If they really need something, they will cry. We've just been blessed with two of the quietest babies on earth."

"That's definitely true." I smile.

"Come here. You can sleep in daddy's arms." He smirks.

"Really? I'm honored." I scoot over into Justin's arms and he just hold me until I fall asleep.

7:13 am

One of the twins starts to cry, just like Justin said, causing both of us to wake up.

"That was very short lived. I feel like I didn't sleep at all." I mumble.

We both sit up and find that it's Alessia crying. She needs her diaper changed, and it is at this very moment that I am extremely grateful for the diapers and wipes that I put in the nightstands.

I take Alessia out of her bassinet and change her diaper before returning her to her spot.

"Everybody good? Mommy and daddy can go back to sleep now? Great." I lay my head on Justin's chest, and not even 5 minutes later we hear Bella crying in her room.

"It's never gonna end. Say goodbye to sleep." I groan.

"No, no, no. She'll just come in our bed and go right back to sleep. I'll go get her." Justin says.

I nod, watching him get up and walk out of the bedroom. About a minute later, he returns with Bella in his arms.

"Good morning, princess." I say.

"Mama!" She holds her arms out and I take her from Justin, laying her down between us.

Within minutes, she's out like a light.

"Let's try this again." I say.

8:34 am

I wake up to Bella crawling all over me, giggling and trying to pull at my shirt.

"Thanks for waking me up." I tell her.

She starts pulling harder at my shirt and I sigh. I look over Justin at Alex and see him awake, then look to Alessia and see her awake too.

"This is great. Justin, babe, wake up. The twins need food."

"Evidently, so does Bella. You feed her, I'll go get their bottles."

Justin gets out of bed and walks out while I take my shirt off.

"You know what happens when you're patient, B? Things get done faster. For example, right now. If you're pulling on my shirt, it's harder for me to take it off. You know what I mean?"

I start to feed Bella, then Justin comes back with two bottles.

"Wait, watch this. I'm gonna be super mom real quick." I say.

Justin looks at me, amused.

"Can you give me one of the twins, please?"

Justin places the bottles on his nightstand and grabs Alessia from her bassinet. I give him instructions on how to lay her down so I can feed her and Bella at the same time.

Between my legs, with her head resting on my left leg. Justin gives me a bottle and I put it in her mouth.

"Now I'm feeding two babies at once. Genius, I know." I say.

"Yes, my Queen, you are a genius." Justin laughs, sitting on the bed with Alex in his lap.

"You really love him, don't you?" I smile.

"I love all of them, but, like my dad used to tell me, a dad always has a unique bond with his son."

"Aww, that's adorable. I love Jeremy."

"But you love me more." Justin winks.

"Of course, but don't tell him that." I giggle.

At that point, Bella decides she's done eating, so I remove her from my lap and she sits next to Alessia's head.

"This is your little sister, babe. Can you say Alessia?"

Bella just stares at me and I laugh.

"Alessia?"

"Lessi!" She squeals.

"Oh my God. That is the cutest nickname ever in history. Lessi. Lessi. Lessi." I say.

"It's one of those nicknames that the kid gets when their sibling can't say their name. I love it." Justin says.

I laugh, looking at Bella.

"You wanna feed her?" I ask.

She nods and I give her the bottle. I show Bella how to feed her and she does good for a little bit, then she gets bored and a little more violent.

"Okay, B. That's enough. Thank you." I take the bottle and finish feeding Alessia before burping her.

"Very successful, Lessi. Good job. Even though all you did was drink your bottle."