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Noah squeezes my hand.
“Right now, I’m going to freelance. I love helping players and if they want my help, I’ll give it. At the moment, I don’t see myself working outside of the home.”
“And you, Noah. What does your future hold?”
This time, I squeeze his hand. “One game at a time, Liana.”
There are a few more questions and then a series of photos are taken. We give Liana and her crew a tour, pose the babies, pose as a family, and take some sweet candid shots. When all is said and done, the entire thing took weeks of stress and less than an hour.
“Well send over the photos for you to see and mark the ones we plan to use. None of them will have anything distinguishable as far as where you live, so you have nothing to worry about there.”
“Thank you, Liana.” Noah and I shake her hand, and then she goes to talk to Elle, while we head upstairs with the babies to change and put them down for a nap.
“I think that went well,” Noah says as we enter Maverick and Jace’s room. Noah sets each one down in their cribs, staying with Jace. I set Juniper next to her brother and somehow, they instantly gravitate toward each other.
“Let’s put them in their sleepers and then in their pack ‘n play. Give them some time together before it’s time to eat,” I say to Noah. “Yes, you want that don’t you. Do you want to play with your brothers?”
“Is she answering you?”
“Not yet,” I say with a sigh.
“Peyton!” My mom screams my name. It’s not a normal scream, but one that strikes fear.
“Can you take care of them?”
“Yep, go,” Noah says.
I’m halfway down the stairs when I see my mom, Elle, and Talisa slowly making their way to the door.
“What’s wrong?”
“Miss Elle’s water broke,” Talisa says. “We need to get her to the hospital.”
“Oh,” I say as the news settles in. “OH! I’ll call everyone and meet you there. I’ll be right behind you.”
I rush back upstairs, pausing when I reach the stop landing and grimace at whatever mess there might be on my kitchen floor. I’m going to have to clean it before I leave. Down the hall, I hear Noah talking to the babies. He’s telling them about his game last weekend and how he wished it wasn’t so cold out because then they could go.
“Babe,” I say as I come into the room. “Real quick, Elle’s water broke and she’s on the way to the hospital. Can you call Ben while I go down and clean the floor? And then maybe your parents can come over and help with the babies?”
“Are you good driving yourself to the hospital or do you want me to take you?”
“I’m good. It’s only a couple of blocks.”
Noah nods. “Go, go be with your sister. I’ll clean up and then I’ll meet you there.”
I rush to him and press my lips to his. “I love you.”
“Love you more, Auntie P. Now go.”
I wish I could say I broke all the speed limits getting to the hospital, but I didn’t. Thanks to handsfree, I’m able to call our dad and tell him what’s happening and luckily for us, he’s at Liam’s. My in-laws offer to keep Oliver with them while they come over to our house. I love my little brother but fear his grabby hands might be too much for the triplets. Deep down, I know I have to trust Josie and Liam. They’re not going to let anything happen to their grandchildren.
The hospital parking lot is packed, and I end up circling until I find a spot. When I finally make it to the maternity ward, my parents are in the waiting room, pacing.
“Hey,” Dad says as we hug. “She’s already pushing.”
“Seriously?” I look at mom for confirmation. She nods.
“She’s early,” mom says as she runs her hands through her hair. “I don’t know if they tried to stop labor or what. She doesn’t want anyone in there except for Ben.”
