Rockabye Baby
Posted in: A Legacy Story
Months began to fly rapidly by and Promise’s stomach began to expand. The stress of carrying twins forced her on an early maternity leave, but she welcomed the time off. Promise was grateful to have quality time at home with Heart and was finally able to catch up on some important reading she’d been putting off. Heart loved having her mother home and enjoyed feeling the babies kick inside her mother’s tummy. She was looking forward to being a big sister and hoped she would soon have new siblings to play with.
Mitch, on the other hand, was starting to feel the pressure of the impending births. He kept himself extremely busy with work and the building of a new addition to the house.
He hoped that keeping busy would push his fears out of his mind. He knew the life he had grown accustomed to would never be same with two more children. Mitch was worried about the family’s financial well being, the extra stress of having two babies to care for, and the loss of his freedom. The trapped feeling that accompanied the birth of Heart was again rushing to the surface and he began spending more time away from his family. His “friend” Ivy was more than willing to aid Mitch in relieving his pent up tension and after months of refusing to take their relationship to the next level, he finally gave in.
He returned home that night and slid into bed next to Promise. Mitch tried to close his eyes and forget the indiscretion he had committed, but found himself unable to sleep.
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