A/N: This is from the universe of The Beginning of Forever. Some little tidbits that came to our minds when we were writing Part 1. Part 2 is coming soon! I promised some people! BTW, Bella is the daughter of our Rev! boys.
"Come on Papa's little nightshade!" Edd coos at his daughter as he lifts her up above his head. Luna gurgles happily and claps her hands. "Let's have some play time while Papa cooks lunch okay?" Edd grins at the baby and kisses her nose before placing her in her Pack-N-Play. "Now be a good girl for Papa alright?"
Jim slowly wakes up from his nap as he smells lunch being cooked. He sits up and slides out of bed to go potty before calling out to Edd to help him down the stairs. "Papa!"
Edd's ears perk up and he goes up to help his son. "Yes, my little pear?" he grins.
"Hang on, I comin'!" Jim held onto the lowered railing and made his way down the stairs.
Edd giggles as he watches the small boy waddle down the stairs. "Careful, careful!" he chants worriedly.
Jim made it to the last stair and jumped down, looking up at his Papa and cheerfully cheering "Ta-Da!" before wrapping his arm around one of Edd's legs.
"Big boy! Good job!" Edd cheers. He picks Jim up and spins him around then covers him in kisses. "Ohhh, I wish you'd stop growing! You're getting to be such a big boy now!"
"Imma get big like Daddy, Papa! And supa smart like you!" Jim says happily.
Edd fights back a snicker and pulls out his phone and starts recording "What did you say, little pear?"
"Big! Like Daddy! And supa smart like Papa!"
"Good boy!" he giggles as he puts the phone away. "Come on and let's go eat. Papa made your favorite!" he says, holding his hand out for the toddler to take.
Jim grabs his hand and walk alongside Edd the best he could. They get to the kitchen and Edd releases Jim's hand but he follows Edd anyway until he spies Zoie coming into the kitchen to get a drink. "Zoie..." Jim totters over, petting her gently like his Daddy taught him. "Hi Zoie!"
Zoie sighs happily and licks the toddler's face. Edd smiles at the exchange as he places Jim's food on the table. "Ready for lunch, Jim?"
Jim tips over a little bit but grabs Zoie's collar to steady himself and walks with her over to her food dish as Edd refills it. "Good girl!" Jim pats her neck and walks over to his chair and waits to be lifted.
Edd chuckles then lifts Jim and places him in his booster seat. "Guess what Papa made for his Prickly Pear!"
"Mac n cheese?!" he asked excitedly before Edd puts his plate down in front of him. "Papa... what's the green stuff?" he asks, poking at the broccoli.
"It's big boy sprinkles. It'll make you grow up big and strong like Papa!" Edd grins proudly.
Jim accepts the answer and starts to eat, swinging his little feet back and forth. Zoie finishes her food and goes to sit next to the small human, waiting for food that she knows will be dropped. Shira, who was sitting with Luna, trots over and sits on the other side of Jim, waiting patiently. Jim gives a small giggle before giving each dog a noodle each.
"Jim..." Edd warns "Are you feeding the dogs your lunch?"
"Justa 'oodle!" the toddler defended.
"Jim, the dogs shouldn't eat noodles" Edd says with an entertained sigh.
"But they like them, Papa...?" Jim sighs "Sorry Zoie, Sorry Shira."
"Here, give them these treats instead" Edd says handing Jim a couple of small dog cookies. Both dogs take the treats very softly and take care to not get any little fingers with their teeth. Jim giggled and petted them after the treats where eaten.
"Okay, play time with the dogs is over. Finish your food, Jim" Edd commands softly, as he wipes off small hands with a baby wipe.
Jim quietly finishes his lunch before proudly proclaiming he was done and "would like to get down, please?" He let Edd wipe his face before being let down to go play. He watched Edd for a few moments before asking "What are you doing, Papa?"
"I'm going to start working on dinner. What are YOU doing, Little Pear?" Edd grins.
"Can I help?"
"Yes, you may. What do you think Daddy wants to eat tonight?"
"What 'bout burgers? Daddy likes them! I like them too!" Jim claims proudly.
"So, burgers for the boys. What about sissy? Do you think she wants cherries? She popped them all over her hands last time..." Edd ponders.
"She wants burgers too, Papa! She likes them!" Jim claimed proudly before Luna started to whine in the living room. "Ut-oh... Sissy is sad, Papa!"
"Would you mind checking on her for me, Jim?" Edd coos.
"'Kay" Jim runs into the living room before plopping down next to Luna. Suddenly, Jim figures out why Luna is so cranky. "Papa! Luna pooped! She's stinky!"
"Oh god! Jim, you handle it! Papa is allergic to stinky baby poop!" Edd exclaims.
"No, Papa!" Jim gets up and runs into the kitchen, grabbing Edd's pants leg and tugging. "Come on! Make Luna smell good again!"
"Noooo! Call daddy! Papa can't do it again!" Edd whines with a grin.
"Daddy is working, Papa! You gotsta make Luna smell good!"
"Why can't you do it Jim?"
"Cuz I don't know how and I'm not the Papa!"
"Let me show you how then" Edd smiles. Jim follows Edd to the living room and stands next to the fussy Luna. "Papa, why doesn't she use the potty like I do?"
"Because she can't walk Jim. At one point, you couldn't walk either" Edd explains as he lifts the funky baby up into his arms, carrying her to the staircase. "Did Daddy teach you how to climb the stairs?"
"Yup! I'm bedders at going up than down" Jim smiles through his gapped tooth grin.
Edd giggles and leans down to kiss Jim's head. "You're such a smart boy! And you're growing so fast! You make Papa so proud!" He matches Jim's grin then motions him to follow him upstairs "Let's go get sissy clean now!"
Jim happily follows and asking random questions and watching Edd very closely on how to change his baby sister. "Did you do that to me too, Papa?"
"Oh, trust me, we had to do more for you sometimes!" Edd chuckles to himself.
Jim watches as Edd carefully changes Luna and they head back down stairs. Jim hops off the last step and goes into the living room, sitting next to Luna's pack n play. "Can I still help with dinner, Papa?"
"Of course, you may. We still haven't decided what sissy is going to eat."
"Carrots and peas... I don't like them, she can have mine" Jim said with a grimace.
"That's not nice, James. You shouldn't give your sister the things you don't like just to spite her. Besides, you need to eat your veggies if you want to be big and strong like Daddy!" Edd grins.
"But I don' like them, Papa... carrots taste like dirt and peas taste like sand! That's what Bella says!"
"You can't listen to what everyone else says. Do you not like them only because Bella doesn't like them?"
"She wouldn't lie to me... we're best friends!" Jim pouted.
"Well, have you tried them yourself?"
"No..."
"Here, try them. You'll like them" Edd says with a smile, handing some of the carrots on a small plate.
Jim makes a small frown but takes a small carrot in his hands and chews off an end. "It's okay, I like mac n cheese better..."
"Of course, you do" Edd chuckles. "Taste a pea. You and Sissy can taste them together!" he beams as he grabs a can of baby food.
"Can I try peas tomorrow, papa? I want a burger..."
Edd sighs and hangs his head in defeat. "I guess I should have expected that. Fine, I'll take the burgers out" he sadly pulls the meat out to thaw then turns around to his grinning son. "It'll be a while before the burgers are ready. What should we do in the meantime?"
"Can we watch Harry Potter?!" Jim asks excitedly.
"Sure thing" Edd grins. He lifts his son into his arms and carries him into the living room with his daughter. They sit and watch the movie and once it is finished Edd checks Luna's diaper then goes into the kitchen to begin making the hamburgers.
"Papa, can I help now?" Jim asks from behind Edd, pulling on his pant leg.
"This part is for older kids. You'll be able to help me when you're a bit older. This will only take a few minutes, why don't you go check on your sister? She sounds like she may be getting a bit fussy again."
"Luna! Don' cry! Big brudder is comin'!" Jim runs into the living room with Shira on his heels. Zoie comes slinking in after they left and laid down in front of the AC register with a sigh, enjoying the cool air.
Edd chuckles at his little family then sets to work cooking. Half an hour passes before he hears the backdoor jiggle. A smile creeps across his face as a shock of red hair appears in the doorframe. "Is that my loving husband whom I love more than life itself?"
"It is! And he's tired and hungry..." Kevin out his bag down by the door and kicked off his boots. He goes over to Edd and kisses his cheek and neck. "Hey babe, how was today with the kids? They good?"
"Luna was quiet just as usual and Jim was a perfect little peach surprisingly!" Edd giggles. "He helped me take care of Luna earlier and he even learned how to change her diaper." He pulls Kevin into the corner for a secret "welcome home" kiss then moves to plant kisses down his jawline. "Papa missed Daddy though...he can't wait to feed him then show him how much he missed him."
"I eagerly await for that show. As much as I love it when you're playful like this, I have not been attacked by my small red headed twin. Where is he?"
Edd cocks his head to the side then looks around. "You're right...I haven't heard a peep from him or Luna for a while." He releases Kevin then turns to go into the living room "Luna was in her pack n play and I sent him to go check on her" he explains as they enter the room.
Kevin almost runs into the back of Edd as he suddenly stops and sighs happily. Looking over Edd's head, he sees both of their children fast asleep with Jim on his back and Luna on his chest. "Should we wake them?" Kevin asks quietly.
"No... This is such a perfect moment. They won't like each other a few years from now, let's savor this" Edd whispers. He pulls Kevin into his arms and rests his head on his broad chest as he looks at their children. "You know, it's times like this that I actually really like them" he giggles.
"Stop it, you love them. I thought Jim would have an issue sharing us but he seems to have taken to the 'Big Brother' role very well. Our lives would be much more difficult if he didn't" Kevin mused.
"Oh, God yes! Just look at poor Kev. Bella is driving him absolutely insane with her jealousy over Solaria" Edd chuckles.
"That's what happens when you play favorites. Eddward is gonna learn sometime."
Edd sighs happily and nuzzles into Kevin's chest even more. "Should we get a picture to remember this moment?"
Kevin already had his phone out and had the camera out. Centering both their children in the middle of the screen before snapping the picture, Kevin grinned. "Good pic, right?" Kevin showed Edd.
"Beautiful picture!" Edd grins. "Looking at that, you'd almost think that they were innocent little cherubs!"
"For now, they are" Kevin leaned down and kissed Edd. "Now, lets go, I am very hungry."
Edd giggles as he looks up at Kevin. "So am I. What do you say to satisfying my hunger while I satisfy yours?" he asks seductively.
"Can we?" Kevin asked excitedly before hearing Luna start to fuss and Jim groan awake.
"I guess we should wake them up and get dinner started. Promise you'll save some room for dessert?" Edd grins.
"What's dessert?"
"A nice hunk of Edd pie."
"As long as you feed it to me" Kevin leers, wrapping his arms around Edd's waist and resting hands on his plump ass.
"Kevin!" Edd giggles and whispers "Stop it, you're getting me horny already!"
"Let's get dinner fixed before anything happens... but I intent to make you keep that promise for later" he leans down and kisses Edd sweetly before pulling him into the kitchen to continue making dinner.