Chapter Eighty-One: Crisa
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I was so happy that Stormy made new friends tonight and I could only hope that they stayed by her side. I almost squealed when she came over to ask if they could go inside to see her studio and she called me mom again, but I managed to keep my calm when I told her that it was okay. After they ran off to the house Storm looked at me and said, “when did she start calling you mom? I’m happy that she sees you as her mom I’m just shocked because I haven’t heard her call you that.” I hugged him tightly trying to keep myself from crying when I said, “when we were getting ready to leave Sam’s Club and her new friend Jackie asked how we were going to get everything home was the first time she called me mom. Thank god I was in front of them because I almost cried. These hormones are going to drive me crazy and keep you on your toes.” He just chuckled and told me that he was up for the challenge.
The party was still in full swing three hours later and I was exhausted, but I was trying my best to push through it. Some of the families with younger kids already left to put their kids to sleep, but the rest were still here. I noticed that the food table was empty except for the containers so I walked over and threw out all of the containers, wiped down the tables, and I started flipping them on their sides to break them down. Of course before I could break them down Thane came jogging over telling me that I shouldn’t be moving the tables since they are heavy and he forced me to sit in one of the nearby chairs while he broke down the tables and put them away for me. When he finished he came and quietly sat next to me waiting for me to say something. He may have aggravated me by treating me like I can’t do normal things because I am pregnant, but he’s my brother and I know that he only wants the best for me. It’s in his nature to protect me and I can try not to get upset about his overprotective tendencies. So I scooted closer and laid my head on his shoulder and just sat there with him watching the party.
After a few minutes he broke the silence by saying, “I’m so proud of you and what you have accomplished. You inspire people to do better and help those that need it. You saved Stormy from her mom without a care as to what it would cost you to do so and now you are throwing this party to help her make true friends. You are showing the people that are important to Storm that you are willing to be there for them and you are celebrating them in your own way. I’m glad that I could be on this journey with you and I can’t wait to watch you progress through your pregnancy and watch you grow even more into being a mother not only to Stormy, but to the twins.” He wrapped me in a hug and I burrowed into his arms trying hard not to cry at his words. When I regained control of my emotions I said, “you can’t say stuff like that to me. These hormones have me wanting to cry and that would give away my secret. Like right now I just want to go in and go to bed, but normal not pregnant me wouldn’t go to sleep until everyone left and the place was clean.”
He just shook his head and chuckled at my words. He knew how true they were. He could see the tiredness in my eyes and he knew that Tyler, Thalia, and Chris would start asking questions if I went in the house to go to bed right now. He made me look at him before saying, “I know that you want to keep it a secret, but that’s going to be hard especially with how well we all know you. You have to take care of yourself even more so now. So if you are tired go to bed and don’t worry about what anyone thinks. If they try to say something then me or Storm can straighten it out. So come on let’s get you to bed and I’ll let Storm know afterwards.” He stood up and held his hand out to help me up before leading me into the house. I really was lucky to have have him and everyone else in my life. When we made it to my room I gave him one more hug and thanked him before climbing in bed.
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