Parenting

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OWENS POV
I unlocked the door and Amelia was snuggled with Riley and Noah on the couch.
"Hey guys," I said.
"Daddy!" Riley and Noah said as they hopped off the couch and ran over to me and hugged me.
"Hey guys, how was school?" I asked.
"Good," they both said.
"Okay well I'm going to talk to mommy about her day okay?" I said.
"Okay!" They said and went back to the TV. Amelia got up and I followed her into the kitchen.
"Hey how did your surgeries go?" Amelia asked.
"Amelia," I chuckled, "what's going on with Ava?"
"Justin cheated on her," Amelia said sadly.
"Oh no," I frowned, "that son of a bitch!"
"No, no," Amelia said, "you can't be mad it'll make her in a worse mood."
"Is she okay?" I asked.
"She cried a lot," Amelia frowned, "shes so crushed."
"I want to beat that kid up!" I said.
"Owen!" Amelia said, "she hurt enough okay?"
"Okay," I said.
"I was just going to go check on her," Amelia said.
"Okay," I said and grabbed her hand. We walked upstairs and Amelia opened the door to Ava's room and Ava was going through a box of things.
"Ava?" I said. She looked up and closed the box.
"You okay?" Amelia asked.
"Mom stop asking me if I'm okay!" Ava yelled.
"Okay Ava no need to yell okay?" I said.
"No! I can yell if I want to! Mom can't just parade in here thinking I'll be okay or that this is okay! My first boyfriend cheated on me. He cheated! He crushed me!"
"I got this," I said to Amelia. She nodded and walked down the hallway.
"Ava you can't just yell at your mom, she's trying to help," I said.
"I don't care!" Ava sobbed.
"What are you looking at?" I asked.
"All this stupid shit he gave me when I thought he loved me," she said and threw the box across her room.
"Do you want a hug?" I asked, unsure if she was just going to start throwing more things.
"Yeah," she sniffled.
"Okay," I said and hugged her.
"It's not fair dad!" She cried.
"It's not, I know it's not," I said and rubbed her back.
"I hate him," she said.
"I hate him too," I said.
"Is mom mad at me?" She said.
"I don't think so sweetie," I said, "but you should go apologize to her."
"Okay," she nodded.
"He didn't deserve you," I said.
"I know," she said sadly. We walked down to our room and I opened the door and Amelia was sitting on our bed, crying.
"M-mom?" Ava said. Amelia wiped her eyes and smiled.
"Hi," Amelia said.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you cry!" Ava said.
"You didn't," Amelia said, "I was crying because I'm so upset that you're so upset."
"I'm sorry for yelling at you and dad," Ava said and hugged Amelia.
"It's okay I promise," Amelia said.
AMELIAS POV
I was laying in bed with Owen watching TV when it started storming out.
"I feel bad for Ava," he said.
"Me too," I said, "she's so crushed."
"I know," he said, "Justin's a jerk."
"Agreed," I said. After a few moments our door opened and I knew it was Noah because it was storming out. He looked at me and I patted the mattress next to me. He hopped up and cuddled into me.
"Good night buddy," I said and kissed his head.
"Good night mommy and daddy," he said sleepily.
"Good night Noah," Owen said. Noah snuggled into me and he was so cute. I ran my fingers through his hair until he fell asleep. I felt my eyes start to get heavy and I yawned.
"Tired?" Owen chuckled.
"Yeah," I said and looked over at him, "Goodnight Owen."
"Goodnight Mia," he said, "I love you."
"I love you too," I said and pecked his lips before cuddling into him.
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I woke up to horrible storms.
"Owen," I mumbled as I rolled over.
"Mhm," he mumbled.
"Are you awake," I asked.
"Yes," he said.
"Noah?" I said. I looked over and he was still fast asleep.
"Is he awake?" Owen asked softly.
"No he's asleep," I said. Owen rolled over and wrapped his arms around my waist.
"It's just a storm," he said.
"Mm I know," I said and nuzzled into him. He pulled me close to him and kissed his head.
"Mommy? Daddy?" We heard. I looked over Noah and saw Riley in the doorway.
"Hi baby," I said.
"Can I sleep in here?" Riley asked.
"Yes come here," Owen said. I moved over and Riley snuggled into Owen.
"Goodnight baby," I said as I kissed her head and tried to fall back asleep.