Locked Up

nine

~Regina's POV~

"Papi where are you going the house is back that way?" I ask.

"Remember the when you asked me what I've been doing for the past mouth? It was when your water broke." I nod and say yes. "Well this is what I've been doing." She points to her house. "I bought us a house. I even made sure it had all of your requirements. Close to a safe park, near a school, close to family, and safe." She smiles and looks at me briefly. "I've been here... making our home." She pulls into a driveway. "Everyday I'd come here and learn how to parent. I set up the cribs, I baby proofed everything, I painted the nursery, and a whole lot more. I knew you were unsure about raising and keeping our girls, so I wanted to prove to you that I was and am ready."

"Thank you papi." I place my hands on her cheeks and kiss her.

"Come on lets go inside." We get out the car and Emma walks to the house to unlock the door. I open the back door of the car. All three of our girls are up.

-in the house-

"Okay so we have Jaimie, Jessie, and Jackie." Emma says trying to decipher which baby is which.

"No papi, that's the order they were born in. This is Jackie, that's Jaimie and in my arms is Jessie." We wanted them to all have the same amount of letters in their names, so that's why we spelt Jaimie's name with two I's.

"Okay." Emma nods. "I have Jackie. You have Jessie and that's Jaimie in her car seat."

"Yes. You can also read their bracelets. I think I'd like to have them wear certain colors since they're identical."

"Ooh we could do the primary colors; red, yellow, and blue."

"Yeah." I smile.

"I love you girls." Emma kisses the four of us.

"Do you wanna be called papi by them or daddy?"

"It doesn't matter." She smiles. "They're so perfect."

"You're going to be a great daddy, Emma."

"Thank you. You're gonna be a great mommy."

"We're actually parents now."

"Yes." I nod.

"I'm so excited. Come on let's see the house." We've only made it to the living room because the girls needed to eat. I stand and Emma does too. She takes Jaimie out her seat and walks towards the hallway. "Okay this is the kitchen." She says mostly to the girls. "Follow me, down the hall. Here's a bathroom. It's a full bathroom girls. I know when you get older you'll be fighting for space. I made sure there's enough bathroom space for everyone. Upstairs there are more. If we turn to the left you'll find mommy's office. She a busy woman now. Shhh, she working." Emma already a great parent. The girls are just looking up at her. I look down at Jessie in my arms and she's fallen asleep.

"Okay our rooms are up stairs." Emma turns and heads towards the stairs. Thank goodness they have mats on them. I do not want anyone slipping. We head up the stairs. Emma unlocks the gate and closes it once I've gotten passed. "To the right is our room, girls. This is where your mommy and daddy will sleep. To the left is your rooms. For now you'll share a room." We walk into the first room. It's beautiful. Their names are above their cribs. I touch the crib and look at the stuffed animals. "Okay these were hard to pick out. Jaimie you're gonna be my little ducky, Jackie you're gonna be my little bear." She turns to me. "Jessie will be my little bunny. These will be your stuffed animals for awhile."

"Emma this is beautiful. You did a great job." I walk closer to Emma.

"It's nap time." Emma says.

"Yes." I agree.

"And we can put them in the same crib." I nod and place Jessie in her crib. Emma places Jaimie in next then Jackie. Jackie was the hidden baby. She's also the smallest of her sisters. I know Jackie is Emma's favorite.

"Come on baby. I wanna show you our room." She takes my hand. We out the room and to ours.

"It's so nice." The king sized bed is calling my name. I walk over to it and just lay down.

"Babe?"

"I need a nap."

"Well take one." She comes over and takes my shoes off. She folds the blankets over and helps me get under. She tucks me in and kisses my forehead and lips.

"Sleep tight baby." I yawn and slip into my sleep coma. I'm so tired.