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Re: Against the Odds
« Reply #135 on: July 25, 2015, 08:09:42 AM »
Well they did a splendid job of baby making then, didn't they!  :o  Life is not going to be dull for the next 18 years is it?  LOL
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Re: Against the Odds
« Reply #136 on: July 25, 2015, 01:22:14 PM »
Wow-a! Looks like life will be busy for a good long while then. :) You sure know how to keep the reader's interest!

I'm glad we're seeing how the rest of the family are doing too.

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Re: Against the Odds
« Reply #137 on: July 25, 2015, 09:41:01 PM »
We walked inside the house, Ethan threw his keys on the side table and we went and sat on the couch. I placed my hands on my stomach and took a deep breath.

"Triplets." Ethan said.

"Yeah..."

He took a deep breath. I bit my lip and looked at him, a small part of me worried that he wouldn't want to do this anymore.

"So, do you still want to do this?" I asked my voice shaking as I looked at my hands.

"Do what?"

"Have the babies, stay with me..."

He looked at me like a deer in the head lights before grabbing my left hand.

"You see these rings?" He asked playing with my engagement ring and wedding band.

I nodded as I wiped an escaping tear away.

"These two rings I gave to you, to not only prove my love for you, but to show you that I will be at your side through better or worse."

"So, this is the worst?" I cried.

"No! No, this is the better. Because I told you that I wanted as many kids as you'd give me." He got up and sat on the coffee table in front of me.

I wiped more tears away.

"There is no way that I would be mad or leave you for having triplets. We just did an awesome time with that making babies in the hot tub."

I laughed as he grabbed me a tissue.

"I love you." I said.

"I love you too."

"You do realize I don't want to get pregnant again for a while, if ever again."

He nodded.

"You'd be okay if we stopped after this?"

"Seeing as you're pregnant with three at a time, yes. It's like a three in one deal."

I laughed again.

"I would be happy with four." He told me.

I nodded.



I was getting bigger, if I got any bigger then I'd explode for sure.



"They are kicking like crazy!" I giggled.



A couple days after that the pain began. I wasn't sure if it was actually labor seeing as I've had practice contractions for a day. However, the next pain was followed by a gush of water.

"Ethan!" I screamed.

He came rushing in.

"It's go time." I cried out.



"What do you want to do?"

"Can you take me to the hospital? I want to go to the hospital!" I cried.

"Okay, come on."

So off we went to the hospital. We called a babysitter for Connor while we were at the hospital. The pain was so much worse then it was with Connor. I was crying and squeezing Ethan's hand the entire way there.



"Okay, lay on the bed." The doctor said.




Ethan walked into the room and grabbed my hand.

"I'm scared." I admitted.

"Everything will be fine."

I had never had surgery before for anything.



"It's a girl!" The doctor said.

"A girl!" I cried.

Ethan smiled and kissed my hand.

"The second one is... Another girl!"

I cried and laughed at the same time as I lifted my head to look at her.



"Please be a boy." Ethan whispered as the doctor worked on getting the third baby.

"It'd be perfect, two girls and two boys." I said.

"Congratulations, it's a boy!"

I cried and put my head on the pillow.

"Good job baby." Ethan said.



We were released a few days later and everyone was healthy.

Welcome Kayla, Amber, and Bentley!



Whew! The triplets are here! :)
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Re: Against the Odds
« Reply #138 on: July 26, 2015, 05:43:27 AM »
I love that last picture, it made me smile. I hope the nooboo years don't stress Rachel and Ethan (and you!) out.


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Re: Against the Odds
« Reply #139 on: July 26, 2015, 03:36:32 PM »
All three babies were home safe and were sleeping. So I decided to take this time and have a relaxing mud bath.



Relaxation didn't last long because Bentley decided he was unhappy.



Then Amber decided she was unhappy.

But once I picked Amber up, Bentley was once again unhappy.

"Babe!" I called.

"Coming!"



Thankfully Kayla stayed happy throughout this crying fest, there were only two of us and three of them.

"Shhh." I rocked Amber until she fell asleep.



"They are asleep." I said walking into the bedroom.

"We have an hour, maybe two. You wanna?" He asked.

"YES!" I said.

I jumped in bed and covered up, he gave me a kiss before we closed our eyes and welcomed sleep.



I woke up to Connor talking, I lifted my head before slowly getting out of bed.

"Hey little man, visiting with your siblings?" I asked.

"Yeah, they are so cute!" He beamed.

"Until they start-"

Right on cue, Kayla started to cry.



I loved the baby stage... When there was one baby to take care of. I wish I didn't feel this way but I was anxious for them to grow up. Children were so much easier to take care of because they were able to tell you what is wrong with them.




"Can we watch a movie mama?!" Connor asked.

"Of course! Daddy can watch the babies." I said.



I grabbed his hand and we walked downstairs to the living room and had a pajama and movie party. I wanted to make sure that I spent as much time with him as I could. My biggest fear was him growing up in believing that we forgot about him or that we loved the triplets more.



The next day my baby grew up!




He was a teenager! (I honestly do not know why he looks weird. Something looks weird about him to me. I tried tweaking things but no matter what I did he looked a bit scary...)

I was glad that he was able to help with the babies.



He loved them so much and was excited about being a baby brother.



Thankfully they grew up to be children within the next couple days.



Hope you guys liked this update!
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Re: Against the Odds
« Reply #140 on: July 27, 2015, 02:51:19 PM »
What a sweet update! Connor aged up and looks OK (you did good work!) and all the wee ones too. Time goes fast when you're busy!

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Re: Against the Odds
« Reply #141 on: July 27, 2015, 06:11:31 PM »
Good job with the triplets. I can barely keep up with one baby at a time in game let alone 3 for 2-3 days. You are a star.
The triplets are very cute and Connor is handsome despite the funny/strange face  :)



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Re: Against the Odds
« Reply #142 on: August 09, 2015, 06:45:52 PM »
"Mommy? Do we have to go to bed?"

"Yes, after you guys finish your cake it time to get ready for bed."

"Aw man!"

"Sorry sweetie, there's school tomorrow."



The next morning we got the kids to school and Ethan and I went to work, and boy I was exhausted when I got home!



I loved my little family. Sure having a teenager and triplets was hard work, but it was worth every second. I had a wonderful husband who did everything for our family.



"Can girls be astronauts mommy?" Kayla asked.

"Of course! Girls can be anything they want!" I told her.

"I want to go to space, maybe see aliens!" She beamed.

"Go for it!"



"How did you and mommy meet daddy?" Amber asked.

"At work."

"That sounds boring." Bentley stated.

Ethan laughed, "Yeah it is a pretty boring place to meet."

"He met me at the front desk." I said from the doorway.

He looked up.

"I had just knocked down a pile of folders with important papers in each. We bent down to pick them up and try to put the papers back in the right folder and I remember looking up and seeing these amazing blue eyes staring back at me." I smiled.

He grinned from ear to ear.

"Wow!" Amber said amazed.

"Sounds gross." Bentley said.

Ethan and I laughed.

I was finally getting back into shape after having the triplets.



Ethan and I both celebrated our birthdays into adulthood, the good thing about us having our children so young was that we should be here until Connor was a young adult and the triplets are teenagers.

"Okay, eat up!!" I said serving the birthday cake.



Kind of a blah update. I'm kind of running out of ideas but I'm sure I'll think of something! =]
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Re: Against the Odds
« Reply #143 on: August 11, 2015, 11:36:36 AM »
Ive been reading through this thread and I like how you've struck that balance of realism and cartoony sort of fun.

Very cool.

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« Reply #144 on: August 11, 2015, 01:26:56 PM »
Ive been reading through this thread and I like how you've struck that balance of realism and cartoony sort of fun.

Very cool.

Thank you! Glad you are enjoying it =D
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Re: Against the Odds
« Reply #145 on: August 25, 2015, 12:13:47 AM »
"I don't understand!"

"Connor! We've been through this a million times! There will be alcohol and drugs at the party, and you aren't going!"

"Just because there will be drugs and alcohol at the party doesn't mean that I will be doing them!"

"Enough!"

"THIS IS SO UNFAIR!"

"I'm sorry, but I don't care how unfair you think it is! Your father and I are not going to be changing our minds."

"I HATE YOU! I hate you, I hate dad, I hate this HOUSE!" He screamed.

He brushed passed me and stormed out of the house.

I covered my mouth with my hands as tears came to my eyes. Ethan walked in the house from work and obviously missed Connor so he was shocked to see me crying in the middle of the living room.

"Honey!" He gasped.

I was a blubbering mess as he pulled me in his arms. I hugged him tightly and sobbed in his shoulder.

"What happened?!"

"I had another fight wi-with Connor!" I sobbed.



"The party again?" He sighed.

"Yeah! But- But..."

"What?"

"He said he hated me, he hated you, and he hated being in this house!" I cried.

Ethan sighed and rubbed my back, "He didn't mean it."

"Yes he did."

...

Connor barely was talking to us, he only came out of his room when he needed to eat or use the bathroom. He didn't even join us when we bought a new ice cream maker.



"Is it almost done?!" Bentley asked.

"Almost." I smiled.

I made cones for each of the kids.

"This is really good mommy!" Kayla said.

"I'm glad you like it! It's mint chocolate chip with chocolate syrup topped with some mint leaves!" I told her.




I was able to put my brave face on and act like nothing was wrong around the kids, but when I was alone I was a total mess.



"You are beautiful." Ethan reminded me.

"I'm a mess." I objected.

He brushed the tears off of my cheek softly.



We went downstairs to make sure that the children were doing their homework. Connor came downstairs and headed to the kitchen.

"Connor. I need to talk to you." Ethan said sternly.

"Not now."

"Yes now!"



"I don't want to talk to people who refuse to listen to reason."

"If you ever speak to your mother the way you spoke to her the other day again, I promise you that you will regret it." Ethan warned.

"Oooo, I'm scared."

"I don't know what changed in you, or what kind of 'friends' you have, but your attitude is unacceptable."

"Yeah, whatever."



"Connor, all we want to do is protect you!" I chimed in.

"By keeping me from the coolest party of the year?!" He screamed.

"Yes! Because at that party there are things that could kill you!"

"I WON'T BE DOING THEM!!! How many times do I have to say that?!?!" He screamed.

"HEY! You don't scream at your mother!" Ethan screamed.

"Why not?! You guys can scream at me!" He snapped.

"To your room now, and I'll be up to take your TV, games, and phone in a little bit." Ethan ordered.

"Whatever."

Uh oh, this doesn't look good. Can Ethan and Rachel get through to him? Or will things take a turn for the worst???
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Re: Against the Odds
« Reply #146 on: August 25, 2015, 05:27:26 PM »
OMG Ally that was so real life it's scary!  I love your writing and wait on the edge of my chair for the next update.
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Re: Against the Odds
« Reply #147 on: August 26, 2015, 06:58:14 PM »
I don't have time to play until tonight or tomorrow, but I wanted to make an update so this will be a text update! Sorry!

"What do you mean you can't do anything?!" I snapped, wiping the tears from my eyes.

"We can't do anything until the 48 hour mark hits." The officer said.

"That's a bunch of bull! I bet if this was your child you'd send a search party out in a second!" Ethan screamed.

"I understand your frustration, but there isn't anything I can do."

"You obviously don't understand! My baby is out there somewhere! I don't know if he's hurt, hungry, if he has clothes, if he's cold! Do you know how hard that is for a mother?! My job is to protect him and give him everything he needs and I can't do that because I don't know where he is!"

My voice cracked with each word as I covered my face with my hands and started sobbing. Ethan pulled me into a hug while the officer continued to talk about how he was sorry and if Connor hasn't returned in 48 hours then we could file a missing persons report. Ethan closed the door behind the officer and led me into the living room. We sat down on the couch and I lost it, I started crying harder and screaming as I hit Ethan on the chest.

"Why is this happening?!" I cried.

"I don't know." Ethan said holding me tighter.

"Why did he run away? Are we that bad of parents?!"

"Honey, no one is to blame for this."

This morning started just as every morning did. I woke the triplets up and knocked on Connors door telling him to get up. I went downstairs and started to gather the kids' lunches for the day. The triplets were packed and ready but Connor still hadn't came down.

"Connor! Come on, the bus will be here in ten minutes." I said pounding on his door.

Nothing.

"Connor, this isn't a joke."

Still nothing.

"I'm coming in!"

I opened up his door and went to yell at him but stopped dead in my tracks. His room was empty, and by empty I meant nothing was in there. The drawers to his dresser were opened, it looked like someone just grabbed some clothes in a rush. The bed was unmade, not completely out of the ordinary. His laptop was gone from the desk, however his cell phone was sitting there. I noticed that his sleeping bag that normally sat in the corner was now gone.

"ETHAN!" I screamed.

He came running in.

"What?! What's wrong?!"

He stopped and looked around, his expression matching mine.

"He's gone." I gasped.


It's been a week since Connor disappeared. We filed the missing persons report and watched as posters went up everywhere around town. I felt like a zombie every day, I wasn't sleeping and Ethan had to fight me on eating. A chunk of my heart left the day Connor ran away and I felt like nothing was going to be okay unless he came home. I tried my best to keep spirits high around the kids and made sure I didn't neglect them.

"Is Connor ever coming home mommy?" Amber asked.

"I don't know baby, I hope so." I told her.

"Why did he go away?" She asked.

"I'm not sure why." I told her.

"Oh, well I won't leave you mommy."

I just smiled and kissed her head as tears welled up in my eyes.

"I'm home!" Ethan said.

"In the kitchen." I called.

He walked in and gave me a kiss.

"I'll start on dinner soon." I said.

"Why don't we just order pizza? Give you a break for tonight?" He asked.

"I don't want a break, I can cook." I snapped.

"I just thought you-"

"Well you thought wrong."

"Why the sudden mood change, I just threw out the idea of pizza." He questioned.

"Because, you keep treating me as if I'm going to break at any second!" I screamed.

He looked at me like a deer in headlights. I sighed and covered my face.

"I'm sorry." I said.

He just pulled me in a hug and kissed my forehead.

"Can we get cheese pizza?" I whispered.

"Of course. I'll order it right now." He said.

I smiled and nodded, he gave me another kiss before going to order the pizza. I walked into the living room where all three kids were watching some cartoon.

"Okay, daddy is ordering pizza. Is everyone's homework done?"

They all nodded.

"Okay, ten more minutes and then you guys need to get washed up!" I said.

"Can we eat in here today mama?!" Bentley asked.

"You know the rules."

"Awww."

I smiled and headed back into the kitchen, I stopped in my tracks when I heard sniffling. I quietly walked to the door and saw Ethan sitting at the island with his face in his hands and he was crying. This had to be the second time I've seen Ethan cry, the first being our wedding day. I walked over to him and rubbed his back, he looked up at me with red eyes as I pulled his head to my chest and hugged him from the side. It was my turn to be strong, I knew it was only a matter of time before Ethan broke and this was it.

Our family was torn to pieces. I just hope that we can pull ourselves back together.

Connor is missing, with no indicator if he will return or not :(
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Re: Against the Odds
« Reply #148 on: September 01, 2015, 08:47:43 PM »
This is really good, Ally!

I want to mention this, just in case there is someone who doesn't know, because it could be important. The waiting period for missing persons reports is a common plot device in writing and television, but in real life, there is no such thing. If you ever have a child go missing, you should call the police immediately!

That's not a complaint about Ally's story, which is excellent, and easily the best story I've read on here since, well, Ally's previous story. But on the off chance one person might be helped some day by that knowledge, I thought it was worth mentioning!

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Re: Against the Odds
« Reply #149 on: September 01, 2015, 09:02:32 PM »
This is really good, Ally!

I want to mention this, just in case there is someone who doesn't know, because it could be important. The waiting period period for missing persons reports is a common plot device in writing and television, but in real life, there is no such thing. If you ever have a child go missing, you should call the police immediately!

That's not a complaint about Ally's story, which is excellent, and easily the best story I've read on here since, well, Ally's previous story. But on the off chance one person might be helped some day by that knowledge, I thought it was worth mentioning!

Thank you for your kind words! I am glad you are liking my story!

I however did not know that it was just in the shows and movies that they did that! I thought that was the actual procedure! That is good information to know so thank you very much for sharing =]
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