The Way We Were

The Way We Push Present

Mal looked through the jewelry cases. "I don't know."

"What are you trying to get her?" Marc stuck his hands in his pockets.

"I don't know. For the twins, I got her her half moon necklace and a tennis bracelet, both with ruby accents and for Rye, I got her earrings, with Alexandrite accents. I need three pieces but with diamonds."

The jeweler loved that. "You could get her this diamond watch."

Mal looked it over. It wasn't too big or too small and it even had a compass in it. "Okay. What else?"

"Here is a diamond necklace. It's a little pricy but it's a very good grade and stunning in its simplicity and shine." The man hoped to sell the expensive piece.

Mal loved it. Marcy may love shiny things but she was still understated. "Okay. What else?"

The man almost died. "There is a diamond tennis bracelet. It's beautiful and just the thing to forget she gave birth to triplets."

Mal grinned. "I'll take all three."

The man nearly wet himself. "Of course, sir."

W.W.W.

"And you're getting her books?" Artie was confused.

"He does this." Mike rolled his eyes. "For every baby, he gives her that many gifts."

"But he already bought three pieces of jewlery." Artie didn't get it.

"The jewels were one present." Marc explained.

Artie wished he was a girl and that he'd given birth! "Why'd I have to be born a boy?!"

The brothers chuckled.

Mr. Herbert from their favorite bookshop, As the Page Turns, watched Mal. "Have you chosen your selections?"

Mal set the three books on the counter. "Yes."

Mr. Herbert rang him up and set another book on top. "For the new mother to read to the wee ones."

Mal smiled at the old man warmly. "Thanks, Mr. Herbert."

"Tell her to come back for her birthday."

W.W.W.

"I think you've gone too far." Artie was tired of Mal.

Mal chuckled. "She loves animals."

"But a teacup piglet, an iguana and another kitten?!"

"He looks like the white of your laundry room." Marc held up the tiny sleek feline. The laundry room was going to be lemon and sand with a vanilla white. It also had beach themes.

Mal bought accessories for the animals. "Okay, we can leave."

W.W.W.

Marcy set the last baby in the last crib and tiptoed out of the nursery quietly with the baby monitor.

"Dude?" Jude tried to stay quiet as he walked up behind her.

"Yeah?" She turned and met him halfway.

"Mal says he has something for you."

"What is it?" She hoped it was a push present but didn't want to be presumptuous.

"You'll have to go see."

She went downstairs and searched out her husband. In the den were wrapped packages. She looked around but no one was in there.

So she began unwrapping them.

She found four books (one clearly labelled as from Mr. Herbert), three pieces of jewelry and then... the animals. She squealed loudly.

Her other animals ambled into the den and were immediately upset.

"You have two new brothers and a sister." She cooed to them (the pig was female).

Secret pulled a face.

"You stop that. You're going to love them in no time." She wondered where her husband was so she could give him a big ole kiss. On his penis...