The Additions

Chapter 15

Maxons POV

It's been 24 hours since the babies have been born. It makes me so sad to see my children sitting is glass boxes with wires connected all over them. But they've given America and I 1 and a half hours of skin to skin time with each baby. I'm going to make sure shalom doesn't get tormented by his sisters, and that no daughter of mine gets shipped off to another country.

America says while I have Hailey on my chest, "See Maxon, I told you you'd be nothing like your father."

I give America a kiss making sure not hurt Hailey. "I never doubted you." She gives me a look.

"Really Maxon."

I put my hand up in the air, "Never." America laughs in reply

——time skip to a week later——

We now have a schedule.
America stays with them from 12 am to 3 am,
Then I'm with them from 3 am to 6 am
Lucy from 6 am to 9 am
America comes back from 9 am to 12 pm
Marlee takes over from 12 pm to 3 pm
Then America and I do 3 pm, to 6 pm
Then we go eat dinner and come back and stay until we go to bed, then Mary takes over until midnight.

I don't know what we would do with out all these people here to help us.

But this week will be different, because America's family is visiting.

America and I walk out to the front to wait for them. "I'm nervous, for Gerad to see them, what if he hurts one of them? He's so young!" America asks.

"Well then you need to be there to support the baby just Incase he has trouble. I won't let anything happen to our children."

America hugs me, "Thank you Maxon."

Then the long black limo pulls up with America's family. As soon as it stops, May bursts out to give America and I a hug.

"Where are the babies? What are the genders? What are their names? I want to meet them so bad!!!"

"Wow, slow down there May. If you're going to see the babies, you need to be calm. They are every fragile." I tell her. She takes a deep breath to calm down, but you can still see the excitement she has in her eyes. Gared Kenna, James, astra, and magda have all gotten out of the car. Magda and Kenna have went and hugged America, and they are heading inside with May to see the babies. And James comes over with astra and gives me a pat on the back before going to a play room we had made for all the kids that will very soon be running around the place. Then I see Gared tagging along, he looks really bored, "Hey there sport."

"Hey" He says with no emotion in his voice.

"What's bothering you?"

"I don't know, I guess it's not that exciting to go and look at babies that we're not even allowed to hold yet." I understand, he's only 8. He'd rather be playing ball, then meeting his nieces and nephew.

I squat down to get on Gared's level "What do you say, we go out back and toss a baseball around, While they do their girl talk."

His eyes instantly light up "Yeah!"

"Alright I'll have a maid let America know, then we'll go out."

He gives me a hug, "Thank you Maxon."

I hug back, "No problem, I'm here for you." I walk out and see Lucy.

"Hey Lucy!" I wave her over. "Could you let America know that I'm going to play outside with gared? And after that, you and aspen have the day off. You two deserve some time together."

"Yes Maxon, it would be my pleasure. And thank you." She scurries off.

"Alright gared, in that closet over there," I point to a closet to my left, "you can pick out any glove and ball you want.

"Really!?" His eyes grow wide. He selects a basic battered old brown one. That's the glove I used when my dad would actually spend time with me. "Gared, could I see this for a second?"

"Sure." He hands it to me. This is the one thing, that actually holds a good memory of my dad. And I couldn't think of anyone better to give it to.

"Gared, this glove is my lucky glove. Now this glove is very important to me, but your the only person I trust to take good care of it. Can I trust you with this?"

He jumps with joy, "Yes, Yes! I will." Then we head outside to play catch.

America's POV
I'm talking with mom about Elaine, when Lucy walks in. "Oh Lucy, you don't need to take your shift today, Kenna volunteered to take over for you." I tell her
"Oh I know, Maxon asked me to tell you that he took gared out to play ball." That was so sweet of Maxon. Why was I worried gared would hurt a baby? He didn't even want to see them, not that I'm offended. He's an 8 year old boy, he should be more interested in playing ball then looking at babies.

"Alright thank you Lucy." After she leaves I say, "and maxon said he would be like his father!" They all laughed at the thought of sweet caring Maxon being the strict abusive parent, his father was.

May interrupts our moment, "ok I've been waiting too long! Can you just tell us the genders and names  already!" May interrupts.

"I don't know, I think I should leave you in suspense longer....." I say with a smirk on my face.

"Pleeeeaaaaaasssse." May pleads.

"Ugh Fine I guess." I giver them a playful smirk. "First was a boy, which we named Shalom, then a Girl, which we named Amberly, then a girl, which we named Elaine, then a girl, which we named Sophie, then another girl, which we named Hailey."

My mom comes up and hugs me, "Aww those are the sweetest names ever, you now you didn't have to name your only  son, after your father."

I reply back "No I wanted to." She gives me hug, and I can feel the tear rolling down her face.

"I don't  know how I'll ever be able to thank you."

"You don't need to mom." Then Maxon walks in with gared. I see Maxon whisper something in his ear and I tug my ear, and he tugs back. And then they leave. "Just being here is enough."

Alright, so I added on to this chapter, I am absolutely in love with this chapter! And I was tearing up at the end. I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

Forever R💕