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“Looks like you are going to hate a baby,” Emily said, showing her the test. “Or maybe two. Knowing you and Benjamin, it will be twins again,” she laughed.
“Hush,” Pandora gritted out and glared at her..
Hey, you never know, it could be three this time,” she smiled.
Pandora snorted and slapped her arm. “No, thank you! Now, not a word about this to him. I want to surprise him!”
Emily nodded. “Just glad I know someone that’s having a baby who will be around this one’s age, Emily rubbed her tummy as she spoke.
“Maybe you’ll have a boy and I’ll have a girl and they’ll get married, Pandora–joked.
Emily’s eyes lit up and Pandora knew her joke backfired when she got a big smile on her face.
“That would be so awesome,” she said. Pandora heard Benjamin yell her name and Emily winked at Pandora. “I better get back to work. Text me when you tell him!”
“I will,” Pandora replied and she opened the door and ducked out.
Give me three minutes, and then you’ll be free to get out of here without being seen.”
It was just a little after four when she arrived home.
“Hi, I’m home,” she called out.
“Hello, sweetheart, now that you’re home, I’ll head out to go home and make dinner,” Lana said, standing up.
On the days they both work, Lana picked the kids up after school and took them home. Pandora waved her off and the kids all gave her the normal hugs and kisses goodbye.
“How was your first day?” Pandora asked after she had left. Each of the kids told her about their day. When they were done, she headed into the kitchen to make dinner. She had only been home an hour when Benjamin walked through the door, asking them the same question she did.
At dinner, they found out more about the school, and the kids told them what after–school clubs they would like to join. After they were bathed, Pandora cleaned up. She headed upstairs just as Benjamin was telling the girls a story.
“Why did Jack Daniels make Mommy forget you?” Amy asked and Pandora frowned. “Because it wanted your mom and dad to know each other, but make them work to love each other.”
“That doesn’t make sense, Daddy, because you remember her, and why would he make you get married just for her to forget. eth asked smugly.
“You know I remember telling you girls about how your mom and dad got together and you used to love it. You never doubted me, but now you have all these questions.”
“That’s just because it doesn’t make sense. Just like in Sleeping Beauty… why was she sent away if the King truly believed he destroyed all the spinning wheels?” Amy asked.
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Because then the story would only he a page long, Benjamin sighe
“We love you, Daddy,” The girls giggled. “But you need to work on a row story now that we are nider.”
“I’ll get right to it; now off to sleep both of you.” Benjamin walked out and saw her covering her mouth as she sat on the flour. “Hey,
love.”
‘Why am I always the one that forgels?” she asked him with a laugh
“Because I was sure it was you… just you looked different that’s why he said and pulled her up.
”
“I’m going to get my kisses. I’ll meet you in the boys roq, she announced and he nodded before walking into the boys‘ room as she walked into the girls‘.
“You know what else, I don’t get?” Amy asked.
“Why did you call Jack, after someone that made you forget you got married to?”
Pandora snorted, shaking her head. “Because I liked the name, okay?
The girls giggled as they smiled at Pandora. “Did you really forget Dad after marrying him the first time?” Beth asked shyly.
“I did, but my heart didn’t–my heart remembered.”
“Because you loved him?” Amy asked.
Nodding, she smiled. “I did, and do. Now it’s time to go to sleep.” She tucked both the girls in, kissed them, and moved to the boys‘ room, seeing that Benjamin was just wrapping up their boy talk.
She tucked each of the boys in, kissed them, and then led Benjamin to their room. “What would you say about having another
- baby?” she asked him and he looked at her smiling.
“I’m game if you are, and you know how I love to try,” he said, arching his brows at her.
“Great,” she chirped and Benjamin’s eyes scanned her with an intense look on his face.
“You’re not… we’re not… are you?”
Pandora chuckled. “I am… we are.”
“Yes!” he hissed, picking her up.
“I’m starting to think that Jack Daniels doesn’t just make you forget, but it’s guaranteed to make you pregnant, he chortled and she laughed with him.
Every time, she had gotten pregnant, She had been drinking that night. It happened with the boys and then with the girls, arow it seemed with this little one or ones, too.
Benjamin kissed her neck softly as his hands ran down her back. He slowly stripped nothings. “I love you,” he whispered as they started to make love.
“I love you, too,” she breathed out with a moan.
as he kept kissing and whispered sweet
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This pregnancy was a lot harder on Pandora than the other two, and surprisingly she was only carrying one. Emily- who was two weeks late—had a boy while she was rushed to the hospital to delive Bell, who arrived two months early.
She was just like her brothers.
fighter. The kids doted on her and d been a great help to Pandora and their father, who ended up
taking a year off, due to some of Bell’s complications.
Knowing she was a Parks, Pandora was sure she would overcome them and become stronger.
She was forever grateful not just to her friends and family, but to Mackenna for showing her the guy she was with wasn’t worthy of her love. Most of all, she was grateful to Benjamin and her children who had shown her a love that grew stronger every day.
And thank god the old saying was true: What happens in Vegas, don’t stay there. If it weren’t for that, she wouldn’t have found the father of her babies.
