Chapter Fourteen

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I made the kiddos pancakes while in labor. Supermom, amiright?




I tried to meditate through the contractions and Daria came in dancing to the music, clueless to my pain.




Welcome to the world, Magnus and Marko.




No rest for the weary, time to recover and take care of stinky boys. All five of them.












On the bright side, I maxed my parenting skill. Then there were things to repair and gratitude for my new dishwasher.






Hunter hit level three on his toddler skills. He made it clear that he wasn't happy about being a big brother.




The other two triplets were close to hitting three on their skills as well. I decided to make the birthday cake in hopes of using it before bedtime.






Daria came home announcing that she was on 'A' honor roll. Bianca was very close herself.






Finally all three trips were level threes and above. Hunter was the first to blow out candles.




Hunter aged up with the Genius trait and aspiration of Artistic Prodigy. Jasper aged up with the Glutton trait - good thing he's not a vamp - and the Social Butterfly aspiration. Gavner aged up with the Kleptomaniac trait - shit, I forsee trouble there - and the Whiz Kid aspiration. I was low on funds, so while they'd have a bedroom they'd be sleeping on air mattresses for now.




They were still celebrating their birthdays when I went to tend to  M & M.




I sent them to eat their dinners (leftovers) and to bed as it was pretty late by then.




It occurred to me that it was time to add a few more chairs around the kitchen table for my growing family. It seemed I was spending money as fast as I was making it. Time to plug away at the computer.








The kids were pretty self sufficient, I made the meals, reminded them to eat, do homework and their chores.




But sometimes they were too helpful with the babies when they cried and kept me from swooping in and caring for M & M.






They were good kids for the most part and took their studies serious.












I had to buy a "mother's helper" again to keep going.




I completed and sold the second book in the Ebony Cutlass series, Love Forever. Then I optimistically took on a biography gig with a high payout. 

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