Best Friends to Lovers

Chapter 17

After lunch, my parents visited for a few more hours. They played with the kids. Told us that if we needed any help to give them a call. They would come even if just for us to get some sleep. We agreed that we would. My parents left shortly after. The four of us sat down to watch a movie and relax.

“Why are the pups acting like that with the babies?” Maddison asked. 

“Oh, that is because they are guarding them,” I say.

“Yesterday, when we brought the boys in, Rex smelled them and then ran to the stairs….” Hayden explained everything to her.

“Wow, I can’t believe the pups are that protective of the kids,” Maddison says.

“I know, watch this,” I say. I pick up Xander and walk up the stairs. The pups looked at each other and Rex followed me up. And to the baby’s room, where I grabbed a couple of sleepers for the boys so she could get them ready for bed. Then heads back downstairs.

“I have never seen anything like it. The dogs are going to be glued to the hips of those three,” Brenden says.

“Which means that anyone that the dogs don’t know won’t be able to get close to the kids,” Hayden says.

“And they will be best friends with their dogs. It's going to be amazing to watch their relationships with the dogs grow,” I say.

“We don’t have to worry about them hurting the kids. I was a little worried about the pups being jealous of them,” Maddison says. 

“Instead, we find out that they are protective as hell of them,” Hayden says and chuckles.

“What up with the twins being in the same bed?” Brenden asked.

“The nurses at the hospital figured out that if they weren’t touching each other, they wouldn’t sleep and would cry all the time. So, we lay them in the same bed. They wiggle at each other and go to sleep once they are touching. It is quite amusing to watch. I just hope they continue to be that close as they grow,” I say.

“Wow, that is so cute,” Maddison says.

“Well, I Let’s get to watching this movie,” Hayden says, “the twins will wake up soon to eat; I am sure princess will, too,”

“Press play,” I say, climbing on his lap.

****

After Brenden and Maddison left, Hayden and I let Rex out and sat on the porch waiting for him. To our surprise, he didn’t take very long to do his business before he was back on the porch and ready to come back inside. Once we went in the house, Rex walked to the babies, checked to ensure they were fine, and layed down.

Hayden and I cleaned the house, loaded the dishwasher, and started it before checking the locks on the doors when each picked up a baby and headed upstairs.

“Well, we made it through the first full day with the twins home. I think it went well,” Hayden says. 

“It went great. The twins are so good and having my parents there was nice. Did you enjoy the time you spent with my father alone? Did he try to scare you away from me or threaten you?” I asked 

“I loved spending time with them. Your dad never once threatened me. He told me that he was glad that you and I were together finally. Said that he always thought we would end up together. He asked me if I knew what Tanner was doing before cheating on you.

“I told him no that you kept it from Maddison and me, that if I had known, I would have beat the crap out of him. I also told him that Tanner had been cheating on you for most of the relationship. You just happen to catch him in the act. He asked me about your miscarriage and how you could deal with it yourself. I told him that you tried to push us out, but we wouldn’t let you. We honestly thought Tanner was trying to keep you away from us. 

“Now, why don’t we change the topic. I want to get some much-needed kisses from you. I haven’t had many at all today,” Hayden says, smirking.

“I like that idea. How about a nice make-out section,” I say, winking at Hayden and laying down on the bed. “Come here and kiss me.

We lay in bed, talked, and made out for about an hour, and then the twins woke up. Hayden and I changed their diapers and brought them back to our room to feed them. As I fed them, Hayden just watched me, never taking his eyes off of me. “What,” I asked, smiling.

“Watching you feed our kids is incredible. I love knowing that they are eating the best thing for them. Yet, I am a little envious of them. They get to suckle from those beautiful breasts of yours.” he tells me.

After the twins ate their fill, we put them back in bed. Once we head back to our bedroom, Hayden grabs me, pushes me up against the door, and smashes his lips to mine. He kisses me passionately. He runs his hands up my shirt and plays with my n****e. A moan leaves my lips as I feel his member press into my core; Hayden carries me to the bed, lays me down and climbs on top of me. We kiss a little more.

Soon I am entirely naked, with Hayden teasing me with his fingers and mouth. I pull him up to kiss him again. Finally, I pull his shirt and pants off, leaving him only in his boxers, roll us over and climb on him, grinding on his member, “Are you trying to kill me, woman?” he groans.

“Believe me; I don’t want to kill you. I am paying you back for the teasing you were doing to me. But I am done with the teasing,” I say as I take Hayden’s boxer off him. I climb back on him and line up with his member, lowering myself slowly until I am down on his shaft. I moan and start riding him.

****

The following day I lay in bed, sore. My legs and core hurt, but boy is it a good sore. I got out of bed when Hayden walked in with a breakfast tray. “Beautiful, get back in bed. I brought you breakfast in bed. Figured you would be a little sore,” he says with a smirk.

“That I am, but man, was it worth it,” I say as I sit back against the headboard and he places the tray on my lap. As I was eating my breakfast, Hayden went to the twin’s room, changed their diapers, got them ready for the day, and bought them into our room. 

“These little guys are ready for the day. After you eat, feed these little guys, then jump in the shower. We are going on a family outing, and no, I will not tell you where,” Hayden says, smirking at me.

“Okay then,” I finished eating, nursed the boys, handed them off to Hayden, and went to the shower. After I finished, I got dressed and went down to the living room.

“I see that you are wearing the cloth I set out for you. I have the diaper bags ready. So we are ready when you are.” 

“I am ready; let’s go,”

After about an hour of driving, we end up at a place that I haven’t been in years—Hayden’s parents’ house. We climb out of the car, Hayden grabs the car seats, I grab the diaper bags, and we start walking to the door. “I told my parents that we were stopping by but didn’t tell them why. I have not talked to them in a few years. So I called them this morning told them I needed to speak to them, and I was coming over today. Don’t let them get to you; their opinion doesn’t matter to me, but I felt it was necessary to tell them about their grandsons. I love you.”

I don’t know what happened between him and his parents. I just knew that they said something to him that pissed him off. He quit having anything to do with them, ”I love you too, babe,”

Once we reach the door, Hayden knocks and we wait for a few minutes before the door opens. “Hayden, come in. I was shocked when you called and said you wanted to talk to your father and me. Oh, Melinda, It's nice to see you. It has been years since I’ve seen you.”

“It’s nice to see you as well, Mrs. Rowland,”

“Momma, where is dad? He is in the sitting room. Follow me.” she says, turning and walking into the sitting room.

“Nice to see you, son. What did you want to talk to us about?” Mr. Rowland

“I wanted to bring my wife and kids over so that you both could meet your grandsons,” Hayden says.

“What, you and Melinda are married? I didn’t even know you were dating. Why didn’t you tell us that you were expecting a baby? Wait, did you say grandsons? As in two?” Mrs. Rowland asked.

“Yes, I did,” he ignore the questions about him and me, “Melinda and I had a set of twins. They were born two months early and they’re two months old,’ Haydens says just as his mom started crying. I take A car seat and get Xander out of it. 

“This is the oldest; his name is Xander Micheal,” I say, handing her the baby. Hayden repeats my actions and takes Xaidyn out of the car seat.

“This is Xaidyn Alexander. He is about ten minutes younger than Xander,” Hayden says, laying Xaidyn in his dad’s arms. 

“Hayden, you and Mel made some beautiful babies, son. Are they identical? And if so, how in the world do you tell them apart?” Mr, Rowland asked with tears running down his cheeks

“I couldn’t, at first. Then Mel pointed out that Xander’s hair is longer than Xaidyn’s. Since then, I can tell by their facial expressions. When Xander hears his mommy’s voice, his face tends to relax. In comparison, Xaiden’s brow will rise. The more I watch them, the more I fall in love with them and their mother,” Hayden says, wrapping his arms around me pulling me into a hug. “I also want to tell you the reason I refused to propose to that girl you wanted me to marry was that I was in love with Melinda. I was waiting on her,”

“Wow, you know you could have told us that you were in love with someone else. I would have understood,” Mrs. Rowland says.

“I tried to, but neither of you would listen. So when I left here, I didn’t come back. At the time, Melinda was with Tanner and I didn’t want to ruin their relationship.” Hayden says, flashing a crooked smile at me.

“Mr. and Mrs. Rowland, my relationship with Tanner was very hard toward the end of it. He got abusive and even caused me to miscarry after a beating. I ended up walking into my house and found him in bed with another woman. Maddison, Hayden, and Brenden came over and helped me pull myself back together. Hayden ended up telling me he was in love with me. We spent time getting to know and understand each other. We have been together since.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better man to have in my life. Tanner has done many crazy things to me since the break-up. Hayden has been a god-sent. I am head over heels in love with him. When we found out I was pregnant, Hayden took care of me. He has treated me like his queen since the first day of our relationship,” I say, smiling at Hayden.

“My parents raised me to treat women the right way. Once you and I started seeing each other, you became my queen,” Hayden tells me.

“You two are too cute. I am glad that Hayden has found an amazing woman to settle down with,” Mrs. Rowland says. 

“Hayden, you make me proud. You treat the woman you love with the respect and care she deserves. Now that you have seen what it is like for a woman to give birth, do you see why I always treated your momma the way I do?” Mr. Rowland asked.

“I sure do, dad. Thank you for showing me how to be the man I am today. I hope that I am half as good of a father as you are,” 

“I am sure you will be, son. So tell me more about these babies. How are they sleeping,”

“Well, at the hospital, they couldn’t get them to stay asleep. So when I was visiting them, I put them together. The two wiggled until touching each other; they then slept for three hours. So they have been sleeping that way since then. We usually get up every two to three hours. I change diapers and hand them to Melinda to nurse,” Hayden says.

“That is fascinating. The twins want to be close to each other,” Mrs.Rowland says.

We talked about the babies, our house, and how Hayden’s siblings are doing. Then we ate lunch. We watched movies and had a lovely day with his parents. Then, at around four in the evening, Hayden’s sister Catalina walks in the door to visit her parents. When she sees Hayden and me sitting in the living room Holding the twins, she stops in her tracks. 

“Hello, Cat. It’s been a while. Why don’t you come over here and meet your nephews?” Hayden says to her.

“What? You...you have a baby?” Cat says, stunned.

“Two actually, they are twins,” Hayden replies.

“Oh my, why didn’t you tell anyone?” Cat says.

“A long story. I don’t want to get into it yet. But, I will tell you that Melinda and I are happily married. These are our twins Xander and Xaidyn.” Hayden says, standing up and handing her Xaidyn.

“He is so cute. What does the other one look like?”

“The same as Xaidyn?” I say, chuckling, “They are identical twins,”

“Wow, this is such a big surprise. Were momma and daddy excited to learn that you finally settled down and have kids?” Cat asked.

“Cat, you could have just asked us that. Why would we not be excited to have grandbabies?” Mrs. Rowland asked.

The visit with Cat and Hayden’s parents went great. It was getting late, so Hayden and I said our goodbyes and went home. We let Rex out once we arrived home while Hayden waited for him to come back in. I took the boys upstairs to get them ready for bed. I was in the process of Changing Xanders diaper when Hayden and Rex came in. Rex ran around the room, checking the boys. He sniffed each one and then sat down and stared at me while I finished up my task.

“Babe, how do you feel about the time we spent with your mom and dad?” I asked him as we got the twins settled and went to our room. He comes to a stop, looks into my eyes, and smiles.

“It went better than I thought it was going to go. I thought momma and dad would throw us out and disown the boys and me. The last time I talked to my parents, they tried to force me to marry some girl that dad worked with. I refused to because I was in love with you. I was waiting for you. So I told dad that I was a man and didn’t need anyone to set me up on a date or force me to get married. I left there pissed. I refused to answer their phone calls. They finally quit calling. After seeing your parents with the twins, I decided to tell mine about the boys. I was surprised that Cat decided to visit because she fought with dad. After all, he tried to force me to get married to a woman I didn’t know. I loved seeing the way they wanted to tell and talk to the boys,”

“I am glad that you enjoyed yourself. I am also glad that you stood up for yourself. I am over the moon ecstatic that you waited for me. If I had it all to do over, I would come right out and tell you that I was in love with you before I even agreed to date, Tanner. At least then, I would have saved myself a whole lot of hurt and heartache. Maybe then you and I would have been much happier people than we were at that time. Anyway, after all this Tanner bull crap is over, we should have our family’s over for a together. That way, our family’s will start to interact again,” I say as I wrap my arms around his neck and pull him down to me, so I kiss him.