Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins – Chapter 116

“Mama.”

I blink, my son’s little voice waking me what feels way too early on a Tuesday morning. “Mama, wake up,” Alvin says again.

“Baby,” I murmur. “What time is it?”

ack into my pillow.

still sleeping.”

, I think, cruel in this moment as my sleep is stripped from me. “Mama, it has snowed.”

ir sleep-touseled heads excitedly. “How much?”

is arms wide, as if to encompass all the snow in the universe.

ckets of snow!” Ian says, laughing and jumping to his

asp at what I see.

it, their boughs sinking towards the ground under their alabaster burden.

rave.

ied.

inously. And then, quick as a snake, I snatch each of them by the waist, yelling and pulling them down to the bed. “Snow apocalypse! Snow day forever! So much snow we’ll never get out!”

boys laugh hysterically, riotously, as I tickle them – kicking and screaming with the pure simple joy

nst my pillow, still laughing, but let them catch their breath.

mama,” Alvins says, catching his breath first.

one will stay home and have a lovely, luxurious snow day.”

th excitement as I pull myself out of bed. “Come on,” I say, heading for my door. “Let’s go make our snow day breakfast.”

manage it.

e.

to text him. I had sent him a text last night, but so far it goes unanswered.

d Mimi and Bridgette?”

one, and he sees

, Ian joining in.

ay with our whole family.”

their day, after all. I tap out another text to Victo

u up?

h of relief as a reply comes.

rry. Just woke up. Very groggy today – but I’m fine.

velyn: It’s okay. Glad you are better. Snow day today! The boys want everyone to participate, so get your butts out in t

to wait long for a response.

: Aye aye, captain.

in their puffy snow suits. As promised, Victor and his family are there, ready for us.

getting so cold and wet that they can’t feel their fingers anymore. When that happens, they come inside to be wrapped in blankets by their grandmother and fed so much cocoa with marshmallows that Evelyn doesn’t know how they can stand it.

em. Then, Victor and the boys together assault the Beta fort and the Betas, Evelyn sees, graciously lose.

n goes outside. “Come on, boys!” She calls to the three. “It’s growing late, time for dinner.”

th only a bit of chagrin – for they are ti

pare their plates of dinner.

d like you to,” Evelyn says, looking

ite comfortable recliner. Ian climbs onto one of its wide arms and Alvin onto the other, each settling their plates on their knees.

piciously. “I don’t want you to drop any food on me.”

ling at him.

into their mouths at an almost-alarming pace.

ther peacefully for a while, watching TV, when Ian catches Alvin’s eye. Alvin nods.

Ian says quietly. “Can we have some of the tea that Uncle Rafe made for papa? We want to be good chess players too.”

like the Russian grand masters.”

ake you a cup. I am glad to see that you two are taking interest in such a worthwhile pursuit.”

was in his cup?”

“What do you mean?”

wrinkes his nose and looks at his grandfather. “Daddy’s smelled funny.”

re skewed in Rafe’s favor…

But is it possible that Rafe had other tricks up his sleeve?

t ask again for the cup of tea. Of course, they hadn’t really wanted it in the

ead close to his grandfather’s on the chair. “Why don’

such a question.

m sweetly. “You can tell us. We just want to know.”

n’t like your mother – she’s done an exceedingly good job with you two –“

l her our surrogate,” Ian says casually, looking at the television. “What’s a surrogate?”

ey were listening at the wedding.

y complicated thing –“ He says, uncomfortable.

oftly. “And we love our mama too. Do you think, for us, you could try a little harder to love her?”

ehaved poorly to her, and you have seen that. I will comport myself better in the future.”

smiling.

g, quiet as a puma, behind them, listening to every word.

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