Gen. 2: Babies 49 & 50 Pt. 1: Private Eyes and Profilers

Brendon's tone kind of worries me, but I tell him I have to get my new babies settled before I can go anywhere.  He understands, so I get off the phone with him to tend to my girls.

Even though triplets are typically a handful, these three seem pretty sweet right now.  Of course, being only hours old, they have only just begun to drive me crazy.

I get them all settled in swings and get to work on household things...

First things first, I haven't sculpted in FOREVER, so I thought I would give it a shot for a bit.  I don't really get very far when I get a phone call...

BRENDAN: Hey gorgeous!

BONNIE: Hi there, handsome!

BRENDAN: So when are we going to get together?

BONNIE: Impatient are we?

BRENDAN: Yeah, well...I just...miss you.

BONNIE: Aww, sweetie, I miss you too.  

BRENDAN: So when can we meet?

BONNIE: Hmm, let me check on the girls and set up a sitter, and I'll meet you...where should we go?

BRENDAN: How about the movie theater?  We can catch a show...

So Brendan and I plan to meet at the theater.  I wonder what he wants to talk to me about.

Turns out he doesn't beat around the bush when we get together.  He wants to go right into the chit-chat.

BRENDAN: I really like you, you know that, right?

BONNIE: Of course, I really like you too...

BRENDAN: Well...I've got something to tell you...and ask you...

BONNIE: Okay...

BRENDAN: I would like nothing more than to ask you to be my girlfriend, but in order to do that, I want to be honest with you...

BONNIE: Um..okay...

BRENDAN: Have you ever wondered how I already seem to know everything about you?  Like your phone number...and where you live...and that you are a challenge mother?

BONNIE: Well, yeah...but...I don't know, I never really thought about it.

BRENDAN: Okay...it's actually because...I'm not really a maid.

BONNIE: Umm...okay...then what are you?

BRENDAN: I have been here working on an undercover job with my employers back in Lucky Palms.

BONNIE: What?!  Why didn't you tell me?

BRENDAN: I'm sorry...I couldn't...I couldn't compromise my case...my employers are...pretty hardcore...

BONNIE: Hardcore meaning...?

BRENDAN: They're kind of...um...rough...if I reveal too much....

BONNIE: Are you working for the government or something?

This makes him laugh.  Hmm, okay, and why is this funny?

BRENDAN: No, nothing like that...quite the opposite, actually.

BONNIE: You are confusing me...

BRENDAN: Well, who they are isn't really important...just that...well...would you want to be my girlfriend?

BONNIE: Of course...

BRENDAN: Here's the thing...I'm going to have to be going back to Lucky Palms...

BONNIE: For how long?

BRENDAN: Awhile...

BONNIE: Brendan!!

BRENDAN: I'm sorry babe, I just...didn't expect to fall for you...

BONNIE: So that makes things better?

BRENDAN: I'm sorry...I've...relationships have been hard for me...

BONNIE: They've been hard on me too, but lying never helps anything.

BRENDAN: I know, and I really am sorry...

BONNIE: I don't know if repeating that over and over again is helping.

BRENDAN: I know...look, I just...I want you to think about going back with me to Lucky Palms.

BONNIE: WHAT?!  I can't do that...

BRENDAN: You won't even think about it?

BONNIE: I can't abandon my life...my challenge...

BRENDAN: I'm not asking you to.  Just to move to a different place...you can have a house there...

BONNIE: I don't know...

BRENDAN: Look, just...come back with me for the weekend...and make up your mind that way..

BONNIE: I don't know, I'm going to have to think about it...

BRENDAN: Okay, well, think about it...Bonnie, you are so special...and you mean so much to me...I would hate to lose you...

BONNIE: You won't...

BRENDAN: I've...I've had my heart broken before...it isn't something I want to experience again...

BONNIE: No one likes getting their heart broken...

BRENDAN: Especially not me...

BONNIE: Okay, I'll make a deal with you.  I'll promise to be careful with your heart if you are careful with mine...

BRENDAN: *smiles* Deal.

MEANWHILE, BACK AT HOME...

*ZIVAH'S POV*

When we get home from school, Mom is out and there's a baby-sitter watching the girls.  I send him on his way as we all work on our homework, scrounge up some dinner and take care of the little ones.  Of course, Eljavon is being a pain as usual.

ELJAVON: I'm so tired...

ZIVAH: So go to bed.

ELJAVON: You're not the boss of me!  I can go to bed whenever I want!

ZIVAH: I might not be your boss, but Mom is, and she's a phone call away...

ELJAVON: *yawning* You wouldn't call her...

ZIVAH: I would in a heartbeat.

ELJAVON: Awww...sis, come on.

ZIVAH: Don't "aww, sis" me.  Go upstairs and take a shower and go to bed.

ELJAVON: I have to shower?!

ZIVAH: Did I stutter?

Thankfully, he shuffles upstairs eventually.  Ugh.  Kids.  I don't know if I'll ever want any after having to deal with my younger siblings.

At least I have Taber to help me with the babies.  Where in the heck is Mom tonight?

*BONNIE'S POV*

After the movie, I am heading home when I see a familiar face.

It's Jesse Everard, another challenge kid from Skye Everard's baby challenge!

BONNIE: Hey stranger!

JESSE: Hey hot stuff!  Fancy seeing you here!  I was just going to call you...

BONNIE: Awesome!  What's been going on with you?

JESSE: Oh, you know, same old, same old.  I was wanting to see if you needed a challenge father any time soon...

BONNIE: Me?  Always!  Do you want to participate?

JESSE: That was going to be the idea...

BONNIE: Hmm, well, give me a call and we'll set it up...

JESSE: Will do!

Before I can get home, nature calls and need to find a bathroom stat...so...I head into a little hole in the wall bar.

And run into none other than Spencer Reid...that friend of Derek Morgan's I talked about before...

SPENCER: Bonnie!  I was just looking for you!  I was wondering if you need a challenge father right now?  I would l-l-love to be a part...

He stutters through his speech...he's super smart and according to Derek really cool, but I just don't see it...

BONNIE: Uh, yeah...sure...

SPENCER: Great!  When?  Are you pregnant now?  Do you...want to...?

BONNIE: Um...yeah...let me just...freshen up...and we can go back to my place...

SPENCER: Fantastic!  I'll wait here...

BONNIE: Great.

So I leave him at the bar while I hit the ladies room.  Whew, can't a girl get a break?

Spencer drives and I think he's nervous because he keeps shaking and making random comments.

BONNIE: Are you okay?

SPENCER: W-who?  Me...y-y-yes, of course...

BONNIE: You know, we don't have to do this the old fashioned way...if you want to go to the clinic, they can handle it there...

SPENCER: N-no-n-no, that's okay.  I-I-I'll be fine.

BONNIE: Okay...

Thankfully he actually is.  He's obviously inexperienced, but I guess I just assumed that already.  Either way, by the end of the night, I am pregnant with my next baby.

Gen. 2: Babies 46, 47, & 48 Pt. 3: Cold Spaghetti

Hmph.  Well, that's just my luck...I start showing right at the beginning of my date...well, hopefully he will be too oblivious to notice...and it is dark in there...so...I'm just not going to say anything...sounds like a good plan...hopefully.

So I go on in and see him out on the dance floor already..dancing like no one's watching, that's for sure.

BRENDAN: Come on baby!

I can't help but laugh as he takes my hand and swings me around a few times.  Even though my baby bump is showing up already, I am secretly thankful I am in this stage of pregnancy and not the first stage...otherwise I definitely would have thrown up all over him...I guess that's the bright side.  A little pooch is definitely better than a lot of vomit on a date.

I'm having a blast with Brendan when I start hearing someone calling my name.  As I turn around, I realize it's Alvaro, Taber and Zivah's father.

ALVARO: Bonnie!  I'm glad I caught you!

BONNIE: Hey, uh...what's going on?

ALVARO: I just wanted to talk to you about Taber and Zivah...how they are and everything...I know I haven't been too involved or anything, but I was just wondering...

I would really rather not talk about all this here, but he's Taber and Zivah's father, so I feel obligated to at least fill him in.  I always wonder about these guys after they father children for me.  Most of them just go about their merry way and I can't really understand how, but here this guy is, wanting just a little information about his kids.  I can't begrudge him that.

BONNIE: Um, well...Taber is handsome...he's got a new girlfriend every week...and Zivah...she's a sweetie...she's great with her little brother and sisters...they're both really good kids...

ALVARO: *smiles* Thank you.  I've just been thinking about them ever since you had them, but I wasn't sure how you would feel about me being around...

BONNIE: That would be fine, just...calling first would be nice...my life is generally in chaos mode...

ALVARO: Yeah, I figured...

BONNIE: But other than that, you're always welcome.

That seems to satisfy him, so we say our goodbyes.  Of course, I know I'm going to have to answer questions from Brendan, I'm sure.

Sure enough, as we dance, he asks me.

BRENDAN: Who was that?

BONNIE: Oh, Taber and Zivah's father...

BRENDAN: And how many kids do you have?

BONNIE: Um...currently...or total?

BRENDAN: I didn't know there were two answers to that question...

BONNIE: Well, it is different...I have five at home right now...and 45 total...

Hold for the shock. 

Holding...

Holding...

BRENDAN: Oh, okay...

BONNIE: You're not shocked?

BRENDAN: I don't shock easily.

BONNIE: Don't you want to know why?

BRENDAN: I figure you're doing one of those baby challenges, right?  So are you like, cursed, or did you do it on your own?

BONNIE: I decided to do it on my own...my mom was a challenge mom too...so I have...

BRENDAN: A lot of siblings..

BONNIE: You can say that again...

Well, that was anti-climatic.  This dude is definitely an odd one...

He twirls me around for awhile longer until I'm too tired to walk anymore.

I drag myself into the house just before dawn.

The next day, Tani is up at the crack of dawn swimming in the pool...

Niyah is playing in the tree house...

Eljavon is eyeballs deep in his race car fantasies.

And for the rest of us...

Zivah...

Taber...

...and me.  Dancing all night while pregnant can certainly take it out of you.

The weekend was low-key and stress free...for once...

The older kids take care of the younger kids and I barely even hear a peep of argument out of anyone.

Tani has big ambitions at such a young age and she wants to share them with everyone.

Zivah tells her little sisters spooky stories...

...which scares both of them...I hope they don't want to sleep in my bed tonight...

Of course, I spent my weekend having the most fun...sleeping...

I only wake up when I'm hungry and as I go to cook dinner...

Labor kicks in..great...just as I get my spaghetti done!  Why is it I never get to eat my dinners?  Either my already-born children interrupt me or my fetuses take over...grr...

Either way, this labor is something fierce...which probably means...

Baby 46: Rieba Reed

Baby 47: Adara Reed

Baby 48: Emeri Reed 

TRIPLETS!  Girl triplets...ugh!  What did I do to deserve this again?

Almost right after giving birth, I get a call from Brendan.

BRENDAN: Hey, can we meet soon?  I need to talk to you.

Hmm...what could this be about?

Gen. 2: Babies 46, 47, & 48 pt. 2: Only I Would Worry About Not Throwing Up

I wake up the next morning feeling so much better, and smelling not funk, but a refreshing vanilla/pumpkin scent.  For a second, I just relax and inhale.  Ahh, refreshing!

Niyah and Tani are for once sitting quietly in their cribs, playing with their creepy dolls.  Of course, they see that I'm awake and start with the, "Mamamamamamamama" but for some reason, much quieter than normal.

BONNIE: Okay, who wants some breakfast?

NIYAH & TANI: Meeeeeeeee!

That's pretty much the extent of their vocabulary: any "m" words...Mama, mine, me...pretty much it.  Everything else is *abnormally high pitched squeal or scream*.

So I get them both up and put them in their high chairs with breakfast and turn around to notice a note on the couch.

Hey babe, got the cleaning done, 

the pets fed, and took a quick nap on the couch before heading out.  

Kids are already at school.  Watched them leave from a distance.

Hope you have a great day! - B.

My phone rings right then.  Hmm, maybe he does have psychic powers...

BONNIE: How did you know I would be awake?

BRENDAN: You have been sleeping for twelve hours, I figured you were awake by now.

BONNIE: Oh, well, you were right.

BRENDAN: So how does everything look?

BONNIE: Amazing...how did you get it all done in one night?

BRENDAN: I'm like Santa Claus, baby, magical.

That makes me crack up.

We talk for a few minutes before I have to work with the girls on their skills.

Needless to say, I'm in a much better mood than I was in last night.  I play with the girls a little before starting on their skills.

BONNIE: Who wants to learn to walk today?

Yeah, I don't get a Meeeeeeee this time, but I don't care.  Someone is learning to walk today and it ain't gonna be me...cuz...well, I already know how....but that's beside the point.

I have plenty of time to work with Niyah and Tani before the kids get home from school.

Joy of joys, Taber and Zivah have made A's!  It's time for these kids to grow up and help me around here!

Taber is getting cuter by the day and I think he plans on being the local heartthrob in town. 

Zivah is pretty, but still carries extra weight.  It doesn't seem to bother her all that much though and if she's fine with it, so am I.

It's too soon to be sure, but Niyah and Tani are already having sharing problems.  Any time one of them has a toy, the other one starts with the "Mine!  Mine!  Mine!" chant.  It's all I can do to keep one from snatching things out of the other's hands.

My other set of twins show solidarity for their first day of high school.  Zivah is nervous, but Taber is confident that no one will mess with him, and no one will mess with his sister.

Speaking of sisters, remember how my sister Illena was pregnant?  Well, she gave birth to a little girl named Genevieve and I just got a picture in the mail.

Jennifer is beautiful with blonde hair (that weird recessive gene that pops up in our family every now and then), and big brown eyes.

She is so cute that I have to ask Illena who the father is.  I know she's not in a romantic relationship with them.

Turns out Genevieve's father was Aqua Coral, a friend of Laura Johanson, a former challenge mom turned legacy founder.  Either way, Caroline told me he hangs out at the local vampire bar.  Hmm, I hope he's not a vampire.

Sure enough, I catch up with Aqua in Crypt O' Night, the local vamp bar.

AQUA: OMG!  You're Bonnie Reed, right?

BONNIE: Uh...yeah...

AQUA: I heard you lived here...I'm a big fan!

BONNIE: Oh...uh...well, thanks.

AQUA: I keep up with the various challenge mothers pretty well, it's kind of a hobby, I guess.

BONNIE: Oh...

I start feeling like a broken record, but Aqua seems really nice.

However, as we talk, there is apparently someone here who is not so much a fan of me.

I don't know who this chick is, but for some reason she starts booing me...what the hell?

Anyway...back to my conversation with Aqua.

AQUA: Your kids are so adorable! *gush, gush*
BONNIE: *bloated head* Aww, well, ya' know...I'm just lucky I guess.
AQUA: Stop being so modest!
BONNIE: Well, I'm glad you're such a fan, because I was wondering if you would be willing to be a father in my challenge?
AQUA: Are you serious?!  Of course!!!

Well that was easy.

The next day, I am bound and determined to get Niyah walking.  She has been dragging her feet (literally), but I want to get the girls aged up since there's a new baby coming....or at least I think I'm pregnant.  I heard a lullaby last night, but I have no morning sickness.  It's a little early, but I usually start feeling sick pretty quickly.

Either way, I have to get Niyah walking today.

BONNIE: Are you ready to walk today, Niyah?

NIYAH: No! (Newest word added to her vocabulary)

BONNIE: Please help Mama, baby.  Let's try.

NIYAH: Nooooo!  I sit.

With that she plops herself down on the carpet.  Shoo...sometimes I wish stubbornness wasn't such a dominant trait in my family.

Thankfully I finally get her going and she learns to walk!

It's birthday time for these girls!

Niyah still looks a lot like me and likes to wear her hair with braids and a scarf.

Tanison looks a lot like her father, and is more of a glamour girl.  She likes wearing her hair in a curly side ponytail.

Almost the whole day has passed and I still haven't had any morning sickness.  I'm starting to think I'm not pregnant.

It must be one of those days though because when the kids get home from school, I hear nothing but fighting.  Elj is muttering to himself about who-knows-what, and Taber is picking on Zivah relentlessly. 

He's walking around behind her constantly scaring her, which of course means I have to listen to "MOOOOOMMM!!!!  Taber won't leave me alone!" all afternoon.

Wonderful.

I'm surrounded by my whining children when my phone rings.  It's Brendan!

He asks me out to a club and I jump at the chance to get out of the house.

I tell the kids I'm going and silently pray that they won't kill each other while I'm gone.

We meet outside of the club first...and he's all lovey toward me...

he heads inside first and I tell him I'll be right in behind him.

Of course, as I am about to walk in the club, I start showing.  Hmph.  What a time to show up kid!

SPECIAL THANKS TO AMANDA514 FOR MAKING AQUA CORAL AND SHARING HIM WITH ALL US CHALLENGE PEOPLE!