Danielle woke up to Landon and Brooklyn both asleep and snoring beside her. She smiled and took a picture before gently crawling out of bed to head downstairs and start breakfast for Amanda and the kids. She got downstairs to find Amanda laying on the couch. She walked over to see if her best friend was asleep or not.
"Morning." Amanda said, keeping her eyes clothes.
"Good morning, babe. What's wrong?"
"Migraine."
"Do you want any breakfast?"
"No, but, start fixing the kids something, they'll be hungry."
"I'll take them out. I know how painful migraines are. You just want peace and quiet."
"Help me up?" Amanda asked as she slowly opened her eyes.
Danielle walked around to the front of the couch and held out her hands to help her very pregnant friend up.
"God, I'm so frickin' fat!" Amanda complained as she waddled to the bathroom.
"You're pregnant! What else is supposed to happen?" Danielle laughed.
Amanda was eight and a half months pregnant, the boys were playing a few last shows over in the states, and Danielle had unofficially moved in to help with the kids since Harry had been gone. Suddenly, Dani heard Brooklyn bounding down the stairs.
"Good morning, beautiful!" Danielle said as she picked the little girl up.
Brooklyn squealed before Danielle put a finger over her lip.
"Shhh, we gotta be quiet! Mommy's head hurts, but, Auntie Dani is going to take you and Landon out to eat!"
Brooklyn instantly got quiet as she smiled and clapped her hands. Danielle started making her way upstairs, Brooklyn still in tow, to get Landon up. When she came back downstairs with the two little ones, they were both dressed and ready to go. They saw Amanda and immediately ran up to her and hugged her.
"Mommy!!!!" They screamed in unison.
Danielle felt a pang of jealousy as she watched Amanda pull her two kids close to her and kiss them both.
'Snap out of, Dan.' She thought to herself. 'You were born with this problem because you're strong enough to handle it. You weren't able to have your own children, but, you were blessed with Landon and Brooklyn and you were blessed by being able to be a second parent to them. That's good enough, so embrace it and quit feeling sorry for yourself.'
Landon snapped Danielle out of her thoughts as he wrapped his arms around her leg.
"Ready, baby?" Dani asked the little boy.
"Yes!!!"
"Alright, come on, baby girl!" She said to Brooklyn as she picked up both children.
"You want anything, babe?" Dani asked Amanda.
"No, but thank you."
A few minutes later, Danielle was sitting at McDonald's with the two children.
When they got home, the four had a lazy day watching movies while Amanda and Danielle cuddled with Landon and Brooklyn.
By ten, the toddlers were asleep and Amanda was in the shower. Danielle decided to take the kids up to their bedrooms. Once they were tucked in and sound asleep again, she walked back downstairs and to the fridge. She was about to snag one of Harry's beers when she heard Amanda call for her from upstairs.
"Danielle, I need you to call Harry!" She said. "My water just broke!"
"What?! Are you serious?!" Danielle said as she rushed upstairs to her friends side.
