"Gee thanks Sophia" I said..calling him the old woman from The Golden Girls,"How was the game?" I picked up a cookie and bit into it
"It was amazing, you should have been there oh my god!" John said
"And Maggie was good the entire time?" I said
"Sure, she stayed put and didn't even cry through the whole thing" John said going back into the living room
Maggie was awake and clutching something in her little hands
"Hi Honey..what's that you've got in your hand?" I asked Maggie picking her up and putting her in my lap
"It's a baseball" John said
"Daddy bought you a baseball?" I asked
"BabeBall hitt Dada" Maggie said putting her fingers in her mouth
"Baseball hit Daddy?" I said looking and realizing that John had a hellvua black eye,"Oh my god! Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm alright ..:" John said turning on the TV
"Do you want some ice?" I asked
"Nah..I'm ok" John flipped the channel
"Oh don't be ridiculous" I got up and got an ice pack out of the freezer,"Here..put this on your face" I said handing him the ice pack
"Ow! damn it's cold" John said
"Well duh..it's an ice pack" I said laughing
"Haha..where's Bailey?" John asked looking around for the baby
"Oh shoot ..i knew i forgot something " I said snapping my fingers
"What ?" John said
"Relax..he's asleep in the nursery" I said putting a blanket over Maggie who'd fallen asleep on the couch again
"I'm gonna go check on him" John started to get up but i pulled him back down
"Oh no you don't..if you wake him up..he'll never sleep and we'll be each taking turns rocking him ..so sit down and let's just watch some tv "I said
"Yes Dear" John kissed me
I fell asleep with my head on John's lap with Maggie ontop of my stomach, after awhile i felt him get up but didn't open my eyes
"John" I whispered
"Yeah?" He asked
"check on the baby will you, make sure he doesn't need to be changed or doesn't need a bottle" I said slightly opening my eyes but it was a struggle
"Sure..do you want me to take Maggie?" He asked leaning over us
"No..she's comfortable let her stay" I said then fell asleep
We slept like that for a few hours until i woke up and saw it was nearly 11, i slowly got up, picked up Maggie and brought her into her bedroom and put her in the crib
She started to cry a little
"Oh Maggie..it's ok baby go to sleep" I said rubbing her back. she sighed and then went back to sleep
I went into the bathroom, changed into my pajamas and went to check on Bailey, I walked across the hall and opened the door and saw the cutest thing in the world
John was sitting in the rocking chair, holding Bailey, who was asleep and a stuffed bunny, his head was back against the head of the chair and he was holding a book, plus he was sound asleep. they both looked so peaceful.
I just stood there and watched, marveling at how much grateful i was to have such a great husband and two beautiful children.
A month later, it was the day of the christening for Maggie and Bailey
John got Bailey dressed in a traditional christening gown complete with a bonnet while i put Maggie in a white dress with a sash and tiny Mary Jane's..i was trying to dress myself when John started screaming for me to hurry up
"NIK..WE GOTTA GO!" John yelled from the living room
"WOULD YOU RELAX?" I said slipping my black spaghetti dress over my head
"FATHER O'REILLY TOLD US TO BE THERE 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE CEREMONY" John yelled back
"IF YOU WOULD RELAX FOR A SECOND..WE STILL HAVE SOME TIME ..GEESH .." I said slipping on my black heels and trying to put my earrings in
"WE GOTTA .--" He stopped shrieking because i walked into the living room,"Excuse me..are we planning on rocking Father O'Reilly's Mind?"
"Well ..possibly"I laughed,"the kids are ready..i'm ready..so let's go"
We got to the church, where Father O'Reilly was standing by the door of the church
"Oh here come the young Distefinos" The Father greeted us with his thick irish accent
"Hello Father" John and I both greeted the Father and walked into the church, when We got to the end of the Alter, the Father explained what was going to happen and what was to be expected. After He finished, He walked back and sat in one of the big Chairs
"You think the Father's been hitting the holy water a little too hard?" John whispered
"John!" I laughed
"It's just a question.." John shrugged
Everyone we'd invited started to come to the church
"There's my little Munchkin!" Annie called holding out her arms
"Which one?" I asked holding Maggie
"Mags" Annie took Maggie out of my Arms and started to swing her around
"Annie ..i would stop because she just ate a full breakfeast " I warned her
Too Late..Maggie got sick all over Annie's red tank top
"EWWWW!" Annie screeched holding out Maggie like she was a little bomb
"I tried to warn you.." I wanted to turn away and laugh but i couldn't because she would have killed me,"Come on we'll go to the Rectory bathroom and clean you both up" I said taking Maggie and grabbing Annie by the sleeve of her shirt
I must have used about a thousand paper towels until i got all of the baby vomit out of Annie's shirt and out of Maggie's dress
"Eeewww..I still smell like Baby throw up" Annie said sniffing her shirt
"Hold on" I ran upstairs to where our whole families were sitting, waiting for the ceremony to start
"Stace" I stopped to catch my breath,"Do you still carry that big bottle of Chanel number 5?"
"Yeah, why?" She opened her purse and took out the bottle
"I'll explain it later" I said ripping the bottle out of her hand and running back down stairs
"Ok,stand still, hold your nose " I said and sprayed it all over her
"Oh jeez, what'd you spray all over me?" Annie said sniffling
"Chanel number 5" I said picking up Maggie from the floor
"I smell like a 5 dollar hooker" Annie crinkled her nose
"Well it's better than smelling like baby vomit" I said then went back upstairs to the church
"Where have you been?" John asked when i got to the top of the stairs,"the Father is starting"
"Sorry I had to fix something?" I said as the Mass started
The Mass went on for about 20 minutes until we were asked to bring Maggie and Bailey forward,
"Whoa..Ok..who's godparent to whom?" The Father asked looking stunned
"Myself and Annie are Maggie's godmothers and My Husband and Vince are her godfathers" Stacey spoke up
"And Me and Gina are Bailey's Godmothers and Brennan and Noah are the godfathers" Catie said finshing for Stacey
"Ook." The priest looked confused,"Let's proceed, Uh Mrs.Blakeslee, Miss Hanlon, take Maggie Elizabeth, and Also if you could stand by them, Mr.Blakeslee and Mr.Ferrino."
"Alright" Stacey took Maggie from me and they all stood around the giant basin of holy water
"I bless thee Maggie Elizabeth Katherine in the Name of the father,of the son and of the holy spirit" The Father put a little holy water on her head, she cried a little but not much.(We'd given Maggie the Catholic name of Katherine because it was after St.Catherine and My great Aunt)
"Alright, Mrs Depp,Mrs Bloom,(Catie and Gina) Mr.Coursey and Mr.Jewell, please come forward with young Bailey" The Father asked
"Yes Father" Brennan took Bailey and they brought him next to where Stacey,Annie Vin and Andy were standing
"I bless thee Bailey Jacob Jonathan, In the name of the father, the son and of the holy spirit"The Priest started to put the holy water on Bailey's head but because he was so content on wiggling and moving around, The Priest accidentally lost control for a second of the Holy water and ended up soaking Bailey.
"Oh my hell" Catie muttered watching Bailey sputter and cough up holy water
"Do you ..all..promise to provide these children with guidance and to always look after them as they grow and mature" The Priest asked
"Yes" They replied in unision
"Good..Go with God my children" The Priest dimissed them from the alter
"Everyone,Attention" I clapped my hands,"Since This is such an special occasion, You are Invited to a party at our house"
"Yeah so let's rock the joint" John shouted
"Thank you Honey" I said rolling my eyes
Stacey carried Maggie and Noah carried Bailey back to the house, I had spent most of the previous cooking and baking..i was smart..i learned from Maggie's birthday party
"Alright everyone..let's eat!" John yelled as he walked through the house
"Would you chill..we have all day" I said rolling my eyes and heading into the kitchen
"I'm hungry" John whined following me into
"Here, have a cookie" I said handing him a chocolate cookie
"Baby, your the greatest" He grabbed me by the wrist and dipped me and kissed me with such a passion.i nearly melted
"OH MY GOD..MY EYES!" Annie walked in on us
"Shut up..jealous" I said getting up
"and You wonder how you guys how wound up with two kids?" Annie turned around
John helped me bring out the food and everyone ate and chatted, we watched the kids play frisbee out in the yard and then John tried to teach the girls baseball,Ali nearly put the ball through the upstairs window
"Hey Auntie" Ali called
I was sitting on the porch holding Bailey in my lap
"Yes Honey" I looked up
"Watch this" Ali said then took the luckiest shot in the world a seven year old could make
I watched as the ball went over the rain gutters and just barely missed the window
"ALI MARIE!" I called
"Whoops" Her blue eyes widened and she put the bat down, and RAN down the street
"I GOT HER!" John yelled chasing after her
"Where's Ali?" Stacey asked coming out to the porch
"She's talking a walk with Jonathan" Auntie Diane said holding Maggie in her lap
"Oh Ok" Stacey said sitting down
We sat around the table and talked about everything, politics celebrities, sex everything until Bailey started to cry
"Oh Bailey Boy, are you hungry ?" I said getting up and starting to go into the house, Stace followed me
"Do you want some company?" She asked
"Sure" I said handing her the baby while i went to the fridge and took out a bottle
"So how are things?" Stace asked playing with the baby
"Eh alright" I said sitting down down at the table
"Cole.."She narrowed her eyes
"Alright,we're at each other's throats all the time and i'm terrified we're going to break up over something stupid" I started to cry
"Cole, you guys are so strong, you'll get passed this, Don't worry besides i've never seen two people more in love,aside from me and Andy" Stacey smiled
I smiled back at her and handed her the bottle
"Here you go, Big boy" Stace put the bottle in Bailey's mouth
"Ooh that's a good boy" I said playing with his little fists
"What a big eater" Stace commented as Bailey drank the bottle
He finished and let out a big burp
"Oh good boy" I said taking him from Stace and rubbing his back,"Oh what a good boy you are"
"I can't believe your a mom" Stace said randomly
"Stace, I've been a Mom for almost a year now.." I said smiling
"I know but i still think of you as that little girl who played with barbies and who knew what killed what celebrity..it's so weird" Stacey started to cry
"Oh Stace..i said the same thing when Ali was born, I had to grow up eventually..a little faster than some but i'm nearly 24" I said hugging her
"Oh you" She cried into my shoulder
"Oh god..are we starting up with the tear factory?" Auntie Diane's voice was heard
"Oh Shut up" We said in unision
"Did John come back with Ali?" Stacey asked blowing her nose
"Yeah, now their playing frisbee..if i were Nicole, I'd kiss your attic windows goodbye" Auntie said taking Bailey from me
Just then John came running in
"Hey where'd we put the guitar when we moved in?" John asked just outside the kitchen door
"In the Attic, Why?" I asked
"Just curious" John ran out and upstairs
"Oh lord..what's he up to?" Stacey asked
"No clue..but here he comes" I said as he come stomping into the kitchen and grabbed me by the wrist..,"What are you doing?"
"I'm settling a bet with Vin and Andy.." John said letting me go long enough for me to sit down
"What sort of bet?" I asked as he was tuning up the guitar
"Wheither or not you can sing?" John said suddenly becoming shy
"You bet on wheither or not i could sing?!..how high are the stakes?" I asked curious myself
"100 bucks and two weekends of free babysitting" John said then sat down next to me \
"Alright I'm in.." I said
"Groovy..what song?" John replied
"Umm..how about "That's All? from the Dorothy Dandridge soundtrack" I love that movie
"Alright...Sing a few chords so i can find the right key" John asked
"I can only give you love that last forever, and a promise to be true" I stopped singing for a second when he put his hand up to stop me."What?"
"Nothing I'm all tuned up ..start over " John said
"I can only give you love that lasts forever And a promise to be near each time you call And the only heart I own, for you and you alone That's all That's all I can only give you country walks in spring time And a hand to hold when leaves begin to fall And a love whose burning light warm the winter night That's all That's all There are those, I am sure, who have told you They would give you the world for a toy All I have are these arms to enfold you And a love even time can't destroy If you're wondering what I'm asking in return, Dear You'll be glad to know that my demands are small Say it's me that you adore, for now and evermore That's all That's all Nothing more, nothing less Just a lifetime's happiness That's all That's all" I finished singing
"Pay up suckers" John said as soon as i was done
"Yeah Yeah Yea" Vin said reaching into his pocket
"Well with the 100 dollars and two free babysitters , we can afford any reasonably priced restaurant.whatta say. my dear?" John asked
"Sounds Wonderful.." I smiled
"HEY NIKKI!" Vinnie yelled
"Yeah?" I turned around and saw he had a water balloon,"Don't even think about it..AHHH" He soaked me
"Gotcha!" Vinnie yelled running around the porch
"My Gucci Dress" I whimpered
"I got him Nik..Don't worry" John dropped the guitar
"Where'd he get the water balloons?" Ma asked walking from inside the house to the porch
"John bought them for the kids" I said still whimpering
"LOOK OUT BELOW!" John yelled from the upstairs bedroom window
"JOHN..DON'T!" Stacey,Auntie Diane, Gina Annie, Catie, myself, My mother and John's mom screamed ..too late..he drenched us
"Oh my god!" Annie yelled
"Nicole ..Do you still have the super soakers in the front closet?!" Gina said pushing back her curly hair which was matted to her forehead
"Yeah Why?" I said fully knowing the answers
"Ladies.. Let's get them" Gina marched into the house and to the closet,"Alright Diane, take the pink gun, Catie, take the Green gun Stevanne..take this machine gun looking one Annie and Nikki take the little ones..Mrs.Luongo Here's a yellow gun.." Gina said Handing out the guns
"Kathy..you and me are gonna grab buckets" Stacey said going into the kitchen and going through the cabinets
"Alright.." John's mom said uncertainly
Newman came in from the bathroom
"What the hell?" He said looking around seeing all of us armed
"GET HIM!" Annie screamed
"NO he doesn't know what going on" I said stopping her
"Freaking Chicks..crazy as hell" Newman muttered then walked outside
"STACE..YOU READY?" Auntie Diane called
"YEAH!" Stacey and Kathy came back in..with two giant buckets of water
"You guys..we look like we're putting out the great fire of Chicago" I said laughing
"What fire?" Annie asked
"Forget it Kid" Ma answered
"Wait so are we gonna get them in the house or outside?" Stevanne asked
"Good Question .." I said.."I don't know"
"Let's do it outside ..at least we won't ruin the carpet" Ma said
"Yah Alright.." I agreed,"Stace..you, Stevanne and Annie go around front..Ma, Auntie Diane and Catie go around front ..Gina..you, me and Kathy are gonna upstairs to Bailey's room"
"Why Bay's room?" Gina asked
"Because he has the best view of the backyard" I said going upstairs
"Good Point" Gina and Kathy followed me
We got up to the baby's room and noticed Ma and Annie hiding in the bushes..just as John and Vin ran by looking for all of us ..My mother jumped out and squirted John in the face while Annie got Vin
"OH BOYS" I yelled and the three of us drenched them from above
"Oh what the hell?" Vin swore and John pushed back his hair
"They got us!" John called
"Well Newman and Andy are still around front..they haven't been soaked" Vinnie said
"Wrong guys.." Andy and Newman came around to the back ..they were also drenched
Kathy, Gina and I ran downstairs and to the backyard
"Well I guess you boys will think twice about soaking us ..huh?!" Diane said
"Yeah Yeah Yeah" Vin muttered
The boys dried off and I changed into my jeans and t-shirt
We sat around some more and talked and laughed about everything then one by one everyone got up to leave and soon it was just the four of us ..again.
We were putting the kids to bed, both of them were whiny and extremely fussy
"Come on guys.." I said pacing back and forth with Maggie
"Why are they so fussy?" John asked pacing around Bailey
"Because it's been a long day and they're overstimulated " I said sitting in the rocking chair patting Maggie's back
"Well unless you want to stay up all night..what do you suggest?" John said making funny faces at Bailey to make him stop crying, wasn't working thought.
"How about a song?" I suggested
"If you think it'll work" John said..
"Yah.I think it will..go get the guitar Honey" I said trying to stop Maggie from hitting the high notes
John walked outside with Bailey to get the guitar
"Maggie, Daddy's gonna play his guitar and sing a song for you..won't that be fun?" I asked Maggie who was still shrieking
I heard John walked through the kitchen, through the living room and into the hall..I knew where he was because of Bailey's shrieks
"AH HA" I heard John yelled ..he must have startled Bailey because he started screaming,"Oh god"
"Say goodbye to sleep baby" I said as John walked back into the nursery
"Augh..I'm tired,," John whined
"I'm tired too but we have to get the kids to sleep " I said,"So sing them a song"
"Alright but take Big Guy here" John said handing me the baby
"Baby mine, don't you cry baby mine, dry your eyes Rest your head close to my heart never to part, baby of mine little one when you play Don't you mind what you say Letthose eyes sparkle and shine Never a tear, baby of mine If they knew sweet little you They'd end up loving you too All those same people who scold you What they'd give just for The right to hold you From your head to your toes You're not much, goodness knows But you're so precious to me Cute as can be, baby of mine"John finished the song..it worked! the kids were asleep
"John..look ..they're asleep.." I whispered
"Yeah.. great" John sniffled
"Are you crying?" I asked
"No ..i got something in my eye" He turned away from and i saw he was rubbing his eyes
"It's ok to cry..i always cry at that song " I smiled then put Maggie in her crib,"Your such a good Daddy"
"Aww shucks" He smiled then put his arms around me,"We are so lucky..I feel like the luckiest guy in the world.."
"I feel like the luckiest woman in the world " I said
"Come, Lucky Lady..let's go to sleep" John grabbed my hand and lead me to the bed
We changed into our pajamas and crawled into bed, exhausted from the days events, i curled up to John and fell asleep with my head on his chest.
I was sound asleep when i heard banging downstairs..i grabbed the clock and realized it was nearly 2am ..i heard some more banging
"John!" I shook him ...nothing...i shook him harder.."JOHN!"
"What?!" John shot up like he was being pushed through a cannon
"I heard banging downstairs" I said
"What kind of banging?" John put his head down on the pillow
Just then the banging started up again
"Oh Shit ..Alright..I'm gonna go down there and get the son of a bitch" John said putting on a white tank top and grabbing a bat out of the closet,"Take the Kids and go across the street and call Annie and stay over there until i come get you"
"I'm not leaving you here alone" I gripping the pillow
"Nicole I'm not telling you..I'm ordering you..Now go!" John said
"You're ordering me?!" I couldn't believe
"Your gonna pick a fight with me while we're being robbed?" John asked
"Good Point.." I said getting up and starting to put my clothes on
"What are you doing?" John asked
"Getting dressed" I said putting on my jeans
"Why?" John looked at me like i was nuts
"Because if i'm gonna be running..i don't want to the neighborhood to see my ass" I said putting on a tank top
"Just go get the kids" John said creeping outside the bedroom door
In Our House/apartment, there's a connecting door that leads from Our Bathroom to Maggie's and through Maggie's connecting Door is Bailey's door, i picked up Bailey and was attempting to carry both of them but it wasn't going to happen..
"Maggie, Honey, you gotta walk up" I shook her (not in the way that would hurt her )
"No No Mama" Maggie said struggling to open her eyes
"Maggie Sweetie, You have to open your eyes" I said ..not believing i'm trying to be firm with a one year old
"NIK..YOU GONE?" John called
"Not yet..Where's the stroller?" I asked
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