Chapter 37: Better

11th January 2005: 

Enobaria's POV: 

The door opens and I look and see my kids walking in, "Kids, get changed your grandparents are coming over," I say, they walk upstairs and I look at Michelle and Melody who were playing with the whisk, "Who are my little girls," I say, they giggle at me as Melody snatches the spatula from the counter, "You playing with the spatula," I say, she giggles in response and hits her sister with it.

"Oi, naughty," I say as Michelle bursts into tears, Melody looks at me as the tears form in her eyes, I pick Michelle up and rock her about and walk towards the stairs, "Brutus," I shout for him, I hear movement and he walks down the stairs, "What's wrong," he says taking Michelle off me, "Melody hit her with the spatula," I say, walking into the kitchen, Melody was sat sucking her thumb, "Don't suck your thumb," I say I pick her up and she gives me a cuddle, "mama," she says, I look at Brutus and give her a kiss, "Melody, said her first word," I say, she looks at me and smiles, "Mama, mama, mama, mama, mama," she says in a sing-song. 

"Why did you hit Michelle," he says she shrugs and gives me a kiss, "Dada," Michelle says, "Yes, Finally one child that has said dada," Brutus says he starts giving Michelle some kisses and running around, "Michelle's a daddy's girl," I say, Melody wriggles about finds a comfortable position. 

I start making a chocolate cake, I place Meloddy on the counter and she holds the the spoon. "Are you helping mummy," I say, she nods and pats the flour with her spoon, "Oh you are so helpful," I say, I mix the ingrediant as Brutus walks in with Michelle and behind him were the kids, "I call dibs on the bowl," he says, "No, what if I wanted it," Clove says, "Your not having it," Tyler says as they all get into an argument. 

"Mama," Melody says standing up, she points to Michelle who waves at us, "dada," Michelle says, "The twins are speaking," Rosetta says, "Yea, Michelle is the first child of mine who'se first word is dada, nobody else said dada it was mama," he says, walking over and giving me a kiss , Michelle wriggles herself onto the counter, "Michelle," we say, she smiles and pokes her sister, "Ok, your grandparents will be here soon," I say Brutus takes the little two upstairs for a nap and I help the kids with their homework. 

There's a knock on the door and I get up to see my mum, she gives me a hug and I hug her back, she and my dad walk in followed by my younger siblings, "How's university," I say, "It's going good," Julie says, "Same" Kiren says, "Kids, your grandparents, aunt and uncle are here," I say, they walk over and hug them, "Is it ok if I announce something at dinner," my mum says, "Should I be worried," I say, "No, it's good news," I say as she plays with my hair. 

"Mama," I hear a little voice says, "that is one of my twins," I say, I go upstairs and see them standing up, "Come here," I say, they stand near the and stretch their hands out, I pick them up and carry them downstairs, "Look," I say, the girls giggle and smile at my parents.  "oh my god they are so cute," My mum says taking them off me. 

"Even cuter then when they were born," my dad says taking Melody off my mum, "yea, they've started talking," I say, as we go to the living room, "How's school," my dad says to my kids, "Good," Kyle says, there's a knock on the door and I go and see Brutus's family at the door, "Come in," I say as they do I spot Lena with her hand over a bump, "Lena," I say, she looks at me and smiles, "Don't tell Brutus, I want to see how long it goes until he notices, she says "Of course," I say as a guy comes behind her and kisses her. 

We go into the living room and I get a drink for everyone. "Dinner will be ready soon," I say, "That's alright, can I please tell me, everyone, my news," my mum says "sure," I say, she gets up and smiles, "so as you guys know I had Cancer and can I have a drumroll," she says, we give her a drum roll and stop. "I'm Cancer free," she says, "Oh my god," I say as I give her a hug, "that's great news," I say, then Brutus's dad gets up, "Since Victoria, said her good news, can I say mine," he says we nod and he smiles. 

"The kidney transplant was a success," he says, "That's amazing god we better get the champagne out," Brutus says getting up and grabbing a bottle, "Save it for dinner," my mum says, we sit and chat for a while until dinner was done, "Ok, we've got enough chairs," I say placing them near the table, Brutus extends the table for us all as Brutus's mum sets the table up, "Come on," I say, the rest of them walk in and sit at the table, "Ok," Tyler says sitting down, I take the twins from my parents and put them in the highchair.  

I put them in the high chair and they look at me, then at each other, then their big brothers and sisters. As me, Brutus, his parents, and my parents starts serving up their is a knock on the door and I go and open it and see Grace and Evan and a few people "Evan, Grace," I say, "Enobaria," they say, "Didn't think you were coming," I say, "mum said we should try and work things out," he says, "Ok, well we're eating so come in," I say, the walk in with who I assume are they're families. 

"We have company," I say, I walk over to Brutus and look at Grace who smiles at him, "He's my husband stick to your own," I say, "God you are so annoying," she says, "whose house are you in," I say, "Shut up we get it that your rich," Evan says, "Stop arguing you three, you should be setting examples for your children," my mum says, "wait we're related to them," Tyler whispers to Kyle. 

"I'll get some more chairs," Brutus says going into the garage, "What drink do you want," I say, "water, and are these your daughters that I made cry last time," Grace says, "yea, 9 years ago," I say, "Well they look like you when you were little,  just that one of them is light-skinned," Evan says, "Clove isn't that light-skinned, you can clearly identify that she's brown," I say, "Well she looks light-skinned compared to all of your other kids, if not white," "Let's not have a race war," My dad says, Brutus's family and the kids were looking around and Clove just sat there awkwardly looking at the floor. 

"I'm going to the bathroom," Clove says getting up and going upstairs I glare at my brother and follow Clove. She didn't go to the bathroom, she ran into her room, I press my ear against the door and hear her crying, "Clove sweetie," I say, I get no response so I open the door and walk in. "Come here," I say, I sit on the bed and Clove curls up into my arms, "Don't listen to your uncle Evan," I say, "But it's true," she says, "you're lighter than me and your siblings because you have more of you get it from your dad, I guess. But your still my baby," I say, we sit and cuddle for a while before I wipe away her tears, "Come on little lady," I say, I take her hand and we go downstairs.

"Got some chairs," Brutus says, walking over and placing them down, I plate up some food and hand it to them, "tank you," a little girl says before grabbing my brother, "Don't be shy, that's your auntie," he says, she waves at me and Brutus then snuggles up to Evan, "she's shy," Evan says, my mum gives me, Evan and Grace a glare. "So my grandchildren should get to know each other," she says, "My six, Tyler, Kyle, Rosetta, Clove, Michelle and Melody," I say. 

"Hudson, Clare and Leanna, and my wife who was your best friend Hannah," Evan says, hugging his kids and wife, "Jacob and my baby Elias," Grace says, her baby was sat on her lap and was trying to get to my girls, "sorry he's an active 1-year-old," Harry said, he, Brutus and Evan were friends. 

We sit and eat dinner together and we use the champagne, once we finish eat, Harry, Brutus, Evan, Kiren, Lena's boyfriend, my dad and his dad go outside and have a few beers, I pick up my little ones and sit them on my lap, my other four kids, Jacob, Huddson, Clare and Brutus's younger siblings go upstairs and play upstair. 

"So," I say holding my twins, "So," Grace says bouncing Elias up and down, "So," Hannah says as Leanna tugs Hannah's hair, "I'll grab some toys for the babies," I say putting the twins on the sofa, I grab a few and go downstairs and putting it on the floor. 

As I do I start hearing "MAMA, MAMA," I turn and see mine wriggling about and Elias and Leanna looking about, I put mine on the floor and they sit and start playing, Hannah puts Leanna  on the floor and Grace puts Elais on the floor they sit and play together whilst I sit with my mum, my sister, my mum in law and both my sister in-laws.

We sit in silence as I can't and don't want to talk to my sister and Hannah, I turn and look at Lena who was watching my twins, "Aw you guys, should arrange a play date," Lena says, "yea, that's not happening," Grace says, "exactly," I say, "Come on, I think your kids should get to know each other," Brutus's mum says, "Mine and Lena's can but mine, Grace and Hannah's aren't, and you can't convince me otherwise," I say as Michelle slowly tries to walk over to me, I pick her up and give her a cuddle. 

After a while, the guys come back in and Brutus, Harry and Evan were friends "Enobaria... LENA ARE FUCKING PREGNANT," Brutus says shouting at his sister, Elias, Leanna, Michelle and Melody immediately burst into tears "yes," Lena says, "Calm down," I say, "She's pregnant, she's my l-," Brutus says as I cut him off, "She is the same age as when I had the Michelle and Melody," I say, the kids run downstairs and look at us, "Mum, Dad, can we have a sleepover," Tyler says, "No, not at the moment, go upstairs Brutus," I say picking up the twins, he glares his sister down and goes upstairs, whilst the kids look at me. 

Then the oven goes up and I put the twins on the floor and go to the oven, I open it and take the two cakes out and let them cool down, I then go into the fridge and get the buttercream icing, I get a pan and add water to it, place a bowl over it to melt some chocolate, "Oh cake," Grace says as she and Evan walk in, "Look mummy," Evan says picking up my twins, "hey you two," I say they sit hold onto my shirt and look about, "Mummy's got to decorate," I say placing them on their high chair. 

I add the melted chocolate to the buttercream, place some on one cake and place some on the other and then add the buttercream to the cake neatly decorating it, "Enobaria, that's so cool," Evan says, "God, you have to make my sons birthday cake," Grace says smiling, my daughter coo and try and take the spoon.

"Cake, anyone," I say, walking into the living room "Yes," my kids, nieces and nephews say, I walk back with most people looking at me, I cut the cake up, for everyone. After a while, everyone leaves and I sort the kids out and send them to bed. I wrap Brutus's slice of cake up and put it in the fridge. Brutus walks downstairs and enters the kitchen, "they're gone," he says, "yea and I put the kids to bed," I say bringing him close, "my little sister, pregnant," he says, "yea, you should be proud," I say, giving him a kiss. "I know, I just want to look out for her, my siblings and the kids," he says giving me a kiss. "I know," I say, he puts some music on and he takes my hand and we dance together.

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