Chapter 13 - A Strange Feeling

I called Katie the next day to tell her about the twins.
'That's wonderful, Liz! You know, I've got a little news of my own.'
'Oh, yeah?'
'Yes! So, you know how I've been meaning to come and visit for ages?'
'Yes?'
'Well, Brett and I have found a house in Moonlight Falls and we've put in an offer!'
'Katie, that's brilliant!'
'Isn't it just? We've been told by the estate agents that we're almost certainly going to get it. Then all we need to do is sell our house and move in!'
'Oh my goodness, I'm so happy! When do you think you'll be coming?'
'Ah, that's the other thing. It might be a little longer than it would normally be because, well, I'm pregnant!'
I could hardly believe my ears! Katie, Brett, Mimi, Jake, and a new baby. All coming to Moonlight Falls!
'Congratulations, Katie! I'm going to be an aunty!'
'You most certainly are! You'll have to have another baby so our little one can have a play mate!'
'Oh, I don't think so! I'm through with having kids, my family's perfect as it is. Besides, we're not really in the right financial situation to have another one. Listen, I'd better go. I shouldn't leave Jass with the twins for too long.'
'Ahaha, okay then, honey. Speak again soon. Bye!'
'Bye!'
As I ended the call, I thought about meeting Katie again. Apart from a few video calls I hadn't seen her since I left for Champs Les Sims. Everything was going to be so perfect.

As a late birthday present, Jasper and Dayvid had built a tree house for Colin. They'd worked so hard to get it finished before he came back from school.

It was worth it, though! Colin's eyes grew to the size of saucers when he saw it - he practically lived up there for about a week. Like Jasper, Colin kept himself to himself. He didn't have any friends and, if anyone asked to play with him, he would shout at them to go away. I'd gone to several meetings with his teacher concerning his behaviour but he never took any notice. He only seemed to enjoy himself when he was on his own.

I was really worried about Colin. Sometimes I went for a swim in the sea to relax a little. It was after one of these outings that I returned to find Dayvid, as ever, in the nursery, putting the girls to sleep. I went over to him and wrapped my arms around him. He turned to look at me.

He bent down a little and looked into my eyes. Sensing I was preoccupied, he cupped my face in his hands and asked me what was wrong.
'I'm just concerned about Colin. He's been so withdrawn lately.' I replied.

Dayvid sighed and placed his hands back on my waist.
'Hey, don't worry about it. It's just a phase and it'll pass. Remember when Jasper was like this?'
'I know, but at least he had Becca to talk to. Colin doesn't have any friends.'
'He's got us. Hasn't he, Liza? You need to stop worrying all the time and relax a bit.'
Although I was still fretting, deep down I knew he was right. 'Okay.' I said.
'Good.' He sighed. A wicked grin suddenly spread across his face. 'Now, want to go check out that treehouse?'.

Although Colin didn't like playing with anybody else, Cescie certainly did. She would often come into his room and play quietly whilst he did his own thing. At least she was there for him if he ever needed her, I thought.

I woke up on the morning of the twins' birthday with a churning feeling in the pit of my stomach. I rushed to the bathroom to throw up and left a few minutes later, feeling much better. Nerves, I thought. My babies were growing up and I didn't want them to. I entered the nursery and looked into Lydia's little eyes, my youngest child was becoming a toddler. I wanted them to stay as babies forever, but grow up they did.

Helena became a sweet little werewolf with Dayvid's face shape, skin tone, and hair and my eyes. 

Lydia became a pretty vampire with Dayvid's eyes, skin tone, and hair and my face shape.

I spent the morning playing with them whilst they developed their skills. Rebecca was coming over later that day to babysit them while Jasper, Celeste, and I went to watch Dayvid play at the stadium.

Before she arrived, I cooked some pasta for her so she wouldn't get hungry. When I bent over to smell it, however, it sent my head spinning and my feet running to the bathroom. I decided to go to the hospital later during the week to get some medicine.

I put the girls to bed and came downstairs to find Jasper wrapped in the arms of  a certain young lady. I placed my hands on my hips and cleared my throat.

Jass yelped and pulled quickly away, sending Becca and I into a fit of laughter. He groaned.
'Yeah, very funny. I'm going to get my coat.' He mumbled and stomped off to his room.
Just then, a wail came from the nursery and I rolled my eyes.
'Honestly, I just settled them down!' I began to climb the stairs but Becca was having none of it.
'No no, Mrs Bird, I'll sort it. It's my job, after all! Don't worry about a thing, I love kids!' And with that she skipped upstairs.

And the kids loved her! Jasper had already explained to me their plans of running a daycare service together until they had a family of their own. I guess the large amount of siblings he had rubbed off on him!

Dayvid's team won and we were all shattered when we returned home after the celebrations. I crawled into bed and fell asleep straight away, as did Dayvid. Unfortunately, I had forgotten that Becca was still in the house, so she spent the night in a sleeping bag on the floor of Jasper's room.

She left for school in the early morning.

As promised, I visited the hospital the next day before heading to the town hall to complete a few cases. Luckily, I wasn't ill so I carried on with my daily chores.

Author's note
Hello again, sorry if this post was a little rough around the edges. I lost a load of my snapshots so the next few updates will be a bit strange. If future or past posts don't make sense then please do not hesitate to ask me what the hell I'm talking about! Thank you for being so understanding.