Chapter Fifteen"I can't find anything in this house!" Lilly groaned.
"They're by the door!" I told her.
She growled as she walked towards the front door.
"Honey, where is my bag?!" William asked.
"Where you left it, next to the door in the bedroom." I instructed.
I looked at my feet to the cat crying at my feet.
"Lilly! Lulu is crying for food." I called.
"Coming!"
The house was in full chaos.
"Damion, you're going to be late!" I hollered.
"I'm ready!" He called back.
I stood in the middle of the room as I watched everyone scurry around as they got ready for their day. Right on schedule, a cry came from upstairs as the baby woke up.
"I got it!" William offered.
"Thank you babe." I smiled.
I hurried over to the island and grabbed two sack lunches before handing them to Lilly and Damion.
"Now, remember the rules. Straight home to do homework, and then plans afterwards, got it?" I reminded them.
"Got it." They agreed.
I nodded.
"Have a good day!"
They headed out the door to meet the school bus.
"He was hungry." William said as he walked back downstairs.
"Thank you for taking care of that." I said.
"No problem. Now off to work!" He said.
I gave him a kiss goodbye before he left for work. I took a big breath and let it out, I was exhausted. I had a bit of time off of work after having the baby, and I was thankful because life had suddenly blew up. To make all of this make any kind of sense I would have to travel back a few months...
A Few Months Ago"This is it!" William said, as the taxi pulled up.
"We can't afford this!" I gasped.
"I talked to the bank, we're going to be fine." He assured.
We all climbed out of the car, William practically had to pull me out because the third semester had hit like a wrecking ball. I sure did look like a human wrecking ball now, so every day things were getting much harder to do. We stood in front of this magnificent house and I looked at it for a moment.
"This is great!" Lilly said.
"Are you sure?" I asked William.
"Positive." He smiled.
"Wow."
"Oh my god!" Lilly cried.
"What?! What's wrong?!" William asked, worried.
"Look!" She said, pointing at the ground.
Before us lay a kitten, it hadn't been there before so it must of walked up as we all were gaping at the house.
"It's so small!" I said.
"Daddy!" Lilly said.
"Oh no..." William said, knowing what was going to happen.
"It's cold and lonely! It needs a home." She whined.
William looked at me, and we silently communicated for a moment.
"Fine, but if it doesn't work out then it has to go to a shelter." William gave in.
"Thank you!!" She gasped.
She scooped up the cat as we walked inside, and let me just say the inside was just as beautiful as outside, if not more.
Thankfully since I was heavily pregnant I got to miss out on the unpacking adventures which took a few days to finish it all. The house came with all of the furniture because the previous owners just wanted to be rid of it. It didn't make any sense to me, but I wasn't about to look a gift horse in the mouth.
"My room is awesome!!" Lilly squealed.
William giggled.
Shortly before moving we celebrated Lilly's birthday. Welcome teenage years!
Much to Williams dismay she spent a lot of her time on the phone with Damion. Also to his dismay, their budding friendship was turning into more than just friends. I swear William was going to have a coronary every time she would giggle at something Damion sent. It was quite a funny thing to experience from my point of view.
"Here is your water." William said.
"Three ice cubes?" I asked.
"Three ice cubes." He assured.
I smiled as I took the glass. He sat on the couch and re-fluffed my pillow that my feet were resting on.
"Are you comfortable?" He asked.
"As comfortable as I can be." I giggled.
...
"I've decided what I want to do." Lilly said.
"Oh yeah?" William asked.
"I think I wanna be a singer!" She told us.
"That's exciting." I told her, as I scooped some cereal into my spoon.
"I've been talking to Damion about it."
Insert automatic William groan.
"Daaaaddy. I like him." Lilly said.
"I don't." He huffed.
I rolled my eyes, "Ignore him."
"So, can we go shopping today for a microphone?" She asked.
"Baby girl, we can go shopping for everything you need." William smiled.
"Awesome!"
Hours later we were home, and she had more equipment than a professional singer.
"I'm going to go practice!" She squealed.
I giggled.
"Did I go overboard?" William asked.
"I don't think so." I reassured him.
"Okay, good."
I smiled and grabbed his hands.
"How are you doing?" He asked.
"I am ready to have this baby." I admitted.
"Awww, soon."
"Oh no, this baby has decided to stay in there permanently."
He giggled.
"Where is Lulu?" I asked.
Lilly had decided to name the cat Lulu shortly after we found out that it was a girl. She was the sweetest cat I've ever met and all she wanted was to be loved.
"I think she is in her bed." William told me.
I walked over, and sure enough she was laying in her little cat tent.
"What are you doing in there little one?" I asked.
She just looked up at me.
"You're so cute!"
A week had passed and still no baby.
"It's never coming out." I cried.
"Don't cry, it's going to come out." William assured.
"No it's not!!"
I was literally sitting in the middle of the floor and full on sobbing.
"Oh- um, this is not the right time to ask." Lilly asked, coming in and seeing what was going on.
"Ask what?" William asked.
"No, I'll come back later."
I sniffled and looked up at her, "What do you need?"
"Mama, can we help you off the ground?" She asked.
I sniffled again before nodding.
"Note she called you mama, she wants something big." William whispered.
I gasped in pain as they hoisted me to my feet.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, let's sit."
We sat on the couch.
"So, what is up?" I asked, wiping my face with some tissues.
"Damion got kicked out of his house." She started, not wasting time.
"For what?" William asked.
"His mom lost her mind and told him he was sick of him just mooching off of her. She's never been all the way there, you know? His father died when he was little, and he thinks that she never fully recovered." She told us.
"That's horrible." I gasped.
"Yeah, it's really beating him up."
"And what can we do?" William asked.
"Can he move in here?" She asked.
"No, absolutely not." He snapped.
"William, let's hear her out." I told him.
He gaped at me.
"He's willing to anything! Even get a job!" She told us.
"I understand that Lilly, but your mother is about to pop this baby out! We have a cat! This house is only so big."
"Daddy that isn't fair and you know it! There's plenty of room!"
"Lilly, give your father and I some time and we will discuss it."
She nodded.
After hours and hours of discussion, and maybe some pregnancy hormones effecting it, we had finally reached a decision. Damion was going to be allowed to move in on two conditions: he must get an after school job, and he is not to sleep in Lilly's room at all. We didn't even want him on the same floor as her, so we sold all of the gym equipment and gave him that room. He brought what he had with him, which wasn't that much. He had a inflatable bed (a little strange that someone would let their kid sleep on that for years), a computer desk, and a chair. I felt bad because it was such a big room and he had so little stuff but he said he was just thankful for us allowing him to be here.
...
"Hey little one, you need to come out, okay?" William cooed.
I was having such bad back aches today, "Listen to your daddy."
William rubbed my stomach, and I closed my eyes smiling. That was until a sharp pain came.
"OW!" I hissed.
"Emma?!"
Another one came and almost sent me to my knees, before I knew it a gush of water trickled down my legs.
"Oh no, I think my water just broke." I gasped.
"The baby is coming?" He asked.
"The baby is coming!" I said.
"LILLY!" William yelled, going in to panic mode.
She came running in.
"WHAT?!"
"Your mother is having the baby! We need to go to the hospital, can you watch the house?" He asked.
"Yes! YES! Go!" She gasped.
"And NO funny business!" He warned, mainly looking at Damion.
"Daaaaad." Lilly groaned.
The next day, after a very long labor and delivery, we walked through the door of the house with a baby in my arms.
"Oh my god!" Lilly cooed.
William smiled as he closed the front door.
"Lilly, I would like to introduce you to your baby brother." I whispered.
"A boy?!" She gasped.
I smiled while nodding.
"What's his name?"
"Ezra." William told her.
"Hi Ezra!"
My life was whole.
Present DaySo, that's how my life became so hectic.
I walked upstairs to the nursery where Ezra was laying and staring up at his mobile.
"Hey baby boy." I said, scooping him up.
I rocked him back and forth and he cooed silently.
"Just you and I, we can do this, right?" I asked him.
Meow!"Oh, and you Lulu!" I giggled.
I was a little overwhelmed with the new house, the cat, Damion living here, and Ezra being here, but I hoped that I would get the hang of things soon.
Holy crazy house! Welcome baby Ezra AND Lulu!
