Ch. 39
Birthday cake and new beginnings
"Jakers, honey smile!" Babe said, trying to get one of her one year old twins to smile.
It was Jacob and Abby's first birthday. It had been a few months after her and JR's perfect honeymoon in Fiji. Jacob was ripping open one of his gifts with Little A and JR was placing a bow in Abby's hair. Babe sighed in frustration and just took a picture with him not looking at the camera.
"Who wants ice-cream?" Jamie asked, and all the little kids jumped up and started running as fast as their little legs could take them towards the table.
Babe shook her head JR came up to her and kissed her, "I don't think ice-cream is the best thing to give those kids. They are already too hyper. I think sleeping pills would be better."
Babe laughed and placed her arms around JR, watching her children, "JR, aren't they so wonderful?"
JR nodded, "They are."
Babe and JR both laughed as Jamie got nailed by a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.
"I'm glad you think this is funny." He said to JR and Babe, wiping it off.
"Hey, we had cake duty. Now it's your turn." Babe told him.
He made a face, and took the ice cream out of the kids' reach and started scooping it into bowls.
"I love you JR." Babe said to JR.
"I love you, too." JR responded, and kissed her sweetly on the lips.
"EWWWW!" The little kids responded, joined by Krystal and Jamie.
"You don't like kisses huh?" Babe asked her 2 year old son, Little A, and he shook his head.
"Too bad, because you're gonna get some!" Babe yelled.
She ran after her son, and then picked him up and started kissing him on the face and his head. He laughed and squirmed in her grip, and finally she let him go.
JR laughed and watched his wife and son, and then bent down and helped Abby and Jacob try and open their gifts.
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After about an hour, the kids were trying to play duck, duck Goose with JR, Liz and Lucky, but it wasn't working out too well. All the kids kept getting up and running around, and usually running out of the room. It took everyone about 5 minutes to get seated again.
Krystal and Adam and Winifred were trying to pick up some of the mess created by the kids. Babe stood back with her camera ready, snapping pictures of when the kids were having the most fun.
Jamie came up and leaned against the wall by Babe, "I am so tired. Next time you have a party mainly attended by children under 5, please don't invite me."
Babe laughed, "You had fun today, I can tell."
"You're right. I have fun whenever I am with my nephews and niece. I'm so glad you asked me to come." Jamie said.
"It was actually JR's idea." Babe said, looking towards him and the back to the party.
Jamie smiled and then looked around, "Look at this mess."
"I know, but isn't it beautiful?" Babe asked.
"Speak for yourself." Jamie told her.
"When you have kids you'll understand. Whatever they do is beautiful, whether it's drawing you a picture of their family or breaking you're favorite necklace. And when you see them have fun like this, even Adam's $25,000 vase breaking doesn't even really matter." Babe explained.
"I don't think Adam sees it that way." Jamie watched the expression on Adam's face as he picked up the pieces.
Babe and Jamie were interrupted by Abbigail, "Mama, mama!" She said, holding up one of her new toys.
"Honey, what do you got there?" Babe asked, handing the camera to Jamie.
Babe walked up to Abby and picked her and her new toy up and took her to the couch and sat down, and they both started playing with Abby's new toy. Jamie took a picture of Babe and Abby both laughing about something the toy did.
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Finally, about 2 hours later everyone had gone home. Adam and Krystal had retired to their separate bedrooms to sleep, and JR and Babe were finished putting their kids to bed.
"Did you have fun today, sweetie?" Babe asked Little A, who nodded sleepily. "Good, now go to dream land, my sweetheart." Babe kissed her son goodnight.
Babe then walked across the room to Abby and Jake's room. She walked in, and JR was standing by Abby's crib, talking to her. Babe proceeded to Jake's crib and told him goodnight. Her and JR then switched places and told the other child goodnight.
JR and Babe walked to the door, and stood by it, holding each other in their arms. Babe placed her head on JR's chest, and listened to his heartbeat.
Babe stood there in the arms of the one she loved, watching over her children. Finally, that chapter in Babe's life was over. Bess, Miranda, Bianca, Paul... it was finally over. She could begin again, with JR and her children at her side. Babe smiled, excited for this new Beginning. As soon as she and JR shut the door to her children's room, she felt a feeling of happiness and nervousness pass over her. She could do whatever she wanted in this next chapter, and Babe was gonna make sure it would be the best one of her life.
AN: Wow, this story is finally over. At 39 chapters and 121 pages, it's done. I had a lot of fun writing this story, and I had a lot of fun reading your reviews. I loved that you guys liked this story. It was my first one of Jabe, and after the response I had, certainly not the last. It's kind of bittersweet to close this story, because I'm glad I get to start a whole new story with a whole new direction, but for me when I write I get attached to certain characters and certain storylines, so sometimes it's hard to just stop writing. Don't think I'm crazy or anything, I'm perfectly sane, I promise! I can also promise that I will be writing more stories, more of JR and Babe and other couples. I will leave a list of the couples I plan to write stories about, or at least include them, so if you liked my writing and you want to read more you can tell me which couple you would like to read about and I will send you an email telling you when I have started their story. Thanks you guys that reviewed and read my stories! –Danielle
The couples I (hopefully) plan to write about
- JR and Babe (of course! This is the couple I will probably write the most about)
-Zendall (I will probably include them in some stories, not so sure I can do a whole story dedicated to them.)
-Liz and Lucky
-Nikolas and Emily
-Emily and someone I make up (she needs a good love interest so I just might make up one)
-Jason and Sam
There might be others but right now I can't think of any
Thanks you guys for reading my story and I hope you enjoyed!