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“Angel, wake up.”I feel Bodie placing kisses all over my face. “Come on, sweetheart, we have a fun day planned for you and the kids. I promise you can take a nap later.”
“Is there food involved?” I ask, peeking through one barely open eye.
“I’m offended. Do you really think we would wake you up without making sure we have an offering of food?” He scoffs.
“Such a good boy.” I reach out and pat his head.
“Okay, brat, get your ass up before I spank you,” he says, gently smacking my ass.
I let out a huge stretch and groan, and when I raise up, I am completely blown away at the sheer amount of pink and red that has thrown up in my room.
There are balloons, streamers, cut-out hearts, and confetti everywhere.
“Holy fucking cupid. This is what y’all were doing last night?” I asked, stunned.
“Sure was. We decorated the kids' rooms too. They lost their minds when they saw it. We made sure to record it for you. Now get up and put some pants on. The guys are dying to give you your presents.”
I throw on a pair of the guys’ basketball shorts that were laying next to the bed, and hurriedly make my way to the living area that’s in our suite. We don’t really use this space or the kitchenette very much since we would rather spend time in the main rooms with my grandmother. She doesn’t know yet, but when we start the demo to make room for the babies, we are knocking out the exterior doors and leaving it an open space. That way she’ll never feel like we don’t want her around.
I find the guys sitting on the sectional with the kids on the floor going through three huge baskets full of little gifts. They all have a cute stuffed animal, a Valentine’s shirt that they are all wearing, a crap ton of candies and cookies, slime and play doh, and some cute little toys.
There is an even larger container that has to weigh a good twenty pounds still sitting on the table. Silas jumps and runs over to greet me. “Hey, Wildflower, come sit and take a look in your basket.”
“Wait, we agreed to not spend too much. That is definitely over the agreed-upon amount,” I huff out. “Let me grab y’all’s gifts really quick.”
I go towards the kitchen, but Silas grabs my hand. “Tell me where they are, and I’ll get them, sweetheart.”
“They are in the cabinets above the microwave. The kids' gifts are in there too, so you might need help grabbing everything,” I tell him, walking over to kneel next to the kids. They were excited to show me everything they got.
“Oh my goodness, daddies got y’all such cool stuff! Do y’all love it?” They all nod their heads distractedly, playing with all their stuff.
“Hey, kiddos, y’all have one more to open.” I hand them the gift bags from me, as Silas passes them down.
They tear into them, pulling out t-shirts that have Buzz Lightyear, Elsa, and Lighting McQueen on them, and they each have the same letter. “Here, let Mommy read it to you. It says, “Happy Valentine’s day, Arden, Lochlan, and Vivian. You were and will always be Mommy’s and Daddys’ first loves. For Valentine’s Day this year, we decided to take you on your very first vacation. We are going to—drum, roll please!” The guys all start drumming on their legs. “Disney World!”
Once it clicks what I said, they all jump up and start screaming and laughing. “Are you excited?” I ask after Arden almost knocks me down with a hug.
“Yes! When are we going?” he asks happily.
“We are going the week of my birthday, since it’s when you have spring break,” I answer.
“Yes! Let’s go tell Maw-Maw!” Lochlan suggests, and all three haul ass out the door.
“Seriously, it was my surprise, and they still love her more. I guess this is how my parents felt when I always wanted my grandparents over them,” I grumble.
“Aw, I’m sorry, Babygirl, how about you open our gift now? It’ll cheer you up.” Callum pulls me over to the couch and helps me lower down.
I lean up so I can reach the basket. Once again, I’m absolutely blown away. They got me the cutest silk pjs, a pack of fuzzy socks, a couple bath bombs, a face mask, a gift certificate for a massage, facial, manicure and pedicure, a gift certificate for a full car detail, all my favorite candies, and a couple books that I’ve read recently that I wanted in paperback.
“I can’t believe y’all did all this. It’s too much.” I don’t think I’ll ever get used to the amount of love and support they show me. It’s such a culture shock every day.
“Darling, this is our first Valentine’s Day to celebrate together. Plus, it’s the first one being married and you’re carrying our babies. We wanted to make it as special as possible.” Orin leans over and kisses the side of my head.
“I know. I love all of you so much. Now open y’all’s.” I stand up, handing out the bags with their gifts. They have clothing boxes full of specific individual things I know they will love, plus a photobook with boudoir photos in the bottom they are going to absolutely love.
Once they each have their box, they start pulling everything out one at a time. I got them each custom wallets with personalized notes in them, the candies they love, and cards that the kids made for all of them.
