Locked Up

eighteen

These are the girls' full names.
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1. Jaimie Andrea Swan
2. Jessie Ariana Swan
3. Jackie Adalia Swan
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~Emma's POV~

"Girls calm down. Cousin Ruby is here." I reach for the door and the girls start screaming with excitement. They absolutely love Ruby. Dorothy is my cousin and the girls' second cousin. Dorothy has to go away for a week and Ruby is staying here.

I open the door and see our family members. "Hey Emma." I hug Dorothy.

"Hello, and hi Ruby."

"Hi Emmy," she smiles. "My daddy say I'm staying with you for the week. Is Neal is here?"

"Yeah he's in his room. The girls wanna see you Ruby."

"Yay!" She rubs into the house and the girls get super excited. They scream and yell at Ruby with extreme joy. "Hi trips." Ruby calls them the trips, which is short for triplets.

"Dada." Jessie pulls on my shorts. "Dada," she whines. I pick her up. "Mm," she furrows her brows.

"Hi Jessie," Dorothy smiles. Jessie pays no attention to "Alright Emma see yah later. Ruby come give me a kiss and hug." Ruby happily comes back to the door. Five minutes later the door closes and I returned back to making making the girls snack.

"Ruby do you want a grilled cheese for lunch?"

"Yes Emmy." Shes on the floor with Jaimie and Jackie. "Ow! No Jackie, don't hit me."

"Jackie," I warn from the kitchen. "Jaimie come here. I know you want this." I wave the strawberry for her to see. She gets up and waddles over.

"Dada!" She jumps and pulls on my shorts.

"Hold on baby, let me cut the leaves and stem off."

"Dada sum!" She whines and urges me to hurry up. "Dada."

"Here Jaimie. Jackie come here. Jessie you want one?" She shakes her head and start to cry. "Here Jackie. Baby what's the matter." She buries her face into my neck. I continue handing the girls strawberries while rocking Jessie. She starts sobbing, but then, as if a switch was turned off, she starts to calm down. "Are you okay now Jessie?"

"Dada." I switch her to my other hip and her diaper seems filled.

"Does it hurt when you go potty baby?" She sniffles

"Dada."

"Hold Jackie." I lift up Jackie and set her in her high chair. I do the same with Jaimie. I already put strawberries in bowls for the girls including Ruby. "Here babies." I place the bowls in front of them. "Ruby you want some strawberries?"

"Yes Emmy." She gets up and comes over. I pull her chair out at the island. "Thank you Emmy."

"You're welcome. I'll be right back girls. I gotta go change Jessie's diaper." I walk to Jessie's room and lay her on her changing station.

"Dada," she starts to panic and cry. "Dada." I lift her back up.

"Jessie what's the matter. Dada's right here." I grab a diaper, wipes, and diaper rash cream. I walk to my room and her on my bed on top of a towel. "Shhh, baby I'm right here." I rub her belly. "I'm right here."

"Dada."

"Neal!!" My brother rushes to my room. "Can you make Jessie and the girls a bottle? Jaimie and Jackie are in their highchairs. Can you check on them?"

"Yeah. Did Ruby get here yet?"

"Yeah."

"What's wrong with Jessie? Is she okay?"