 Elder Quad
"Ya like your cousin Lain?" Chloe asked as she stroked Ashton's hair. He was absolutely adorable and Lainie was so cute with him as well. Taking the bottle from the little girl and giving her a swift kiss on her cheek, Chloe offered the baby his bottle which he took eagerly. She smiled down at her nephew. She was so incredibly glad that her brother had finally gotten the chance to be happy.
Patting Axel on the shoulder once more, Finn stood and walked over to Chloe. Smiling at his big sister, the young man knelt down and kissed Ash on the head as he drank his bottle. "I think he's taken a likin' to his aunt CJ," he chuckled. Now if only Ashton's godparents were here; Seamus and Kassidy. Seamus was in a different country for lacrosse so that wouldn't work.
Feeling the little girl grab his hands, Axel attempted to make himself stop shaking. It was a little easier now, seeing as it was Lainie who was at jeopardy here. "No Laih, every things fine," he said quietly, hoping his weak words would convince himself as well. "It's alright," he said again, wiping away a small tear that had escaped Lainie's eyes; the same eyes that of her mother. Oh lord.
This was going to be harder than he thought, especially with Lainie calling him 'dad'. Benji would find out some way, but he hoped it wasn't by accident. Knowing his luck, it would end up being bad. Ben would get mad, there was no doubt about that. Again, his hands began to shake with all of the emotions coursing through his body.
Chloe giggled lightly and looked at her brother. "Well he should. Little does he know tha' I'll be spoilin' him rotten," she nodded. She then looked up and noticed Ben's sisters walk into the room. "Oh 'ello Jenny, Jodie," she greeted with a smile. Running her fingers through her vibrant red hair, the twenty four year old took note of Jenny's sour face. Oh yeah, she was the one who didn't like Ems, and probably Ax for that matter.
Finnegan too looked up from his child and greeted the two sisters with a smile. "Long time no see." Very true, he hadn't seen those two in a very long time. He also hadn't known about Jenny's loathing for Emmy. It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. Like there wasn't enough tension in the room, they had to add more. Just get it ova' with!
And there were Benji's sisters. Oh yeah, they probably hated him now. At least Jenny did, by the look on her face. Now what was he gonna go? More people were here to witness Ben's reaction, let alone his own self loathing. Why did he think everything would be fine when he married Emmylyne? Nothing ever happened like he wanted it to. Everything had to go wrong. He was a magnet for bad luck.
Running his fingers through his messy brown hair, the young man sighed and leaned back in his chair. This was going to be an interesting week, and he knew how it would probably end. Not good. |