Hot Coffee (The Hollens)

Emma's POV

"I don't want a birthday party," I said to him as we attended to the children.

"Baby why?"

"Because I don't want a bunch of people meeting the twins at just a week old. I want to just have dinner here with the staff and Nana."

"Okay."

"Ethan, you're going to spoil Evan if you keep raising him every time he cries for affection." I watched as my soon-to-be husband took the baby boy out of the crib and placed him against his hard chest. 

Evan stopped cried and began to smile in the arms of his father. He was already spoiled by Ethan and it amazed me how much he was attached to him instantly, like he had been waiting to meet his dad.

"I love him and he smells so nice," he said sniffing him, which made me laugh. 

I picked up Emily and cuddled her in my arms. She was more attached to me than Evan. Evan only wanted my milk but longed for his father's time and attention. I didn't know what I'd do when Ethan went  back to work and Evan realized he was gone.

I dreaded today because Ethan was leaving to go back to the office. 

He kissed the children and gave me a long sweet one before going out the door. 

I watched them slept soundly. 

Thank goodness they haven't woken up yet. 

I took a bath and began to read a book. At the eighth chapter, I heard small cooing noises, but no cries. Emily was awake but Evan was still fast asleep. I picked her up so she wouldn't start crying and wake him. 

bed and changed her pampers and her clothes, remembering when I was taking classes on how to

how to care for a baby-- or babies-- in the correct way. They taught how to hold them, bath them, dress them, brush their hair, nurse them, show them affection, lay them down after nursing, make them burp, even if they fell asleep, what you should wear to have easier access for breast feeding, what not to

informative and well taught. I learned everything I needed to know. I made

began crying too. I laid her on the bed and picked up Evan. I changed his clothes and

babies," I said in a childish voice, hoping they wouldn't break into another cry.

as if he were judging me because I was not his father.

The nanny was expected to be here any minute to assist with the kids. Ethan hired a nanny because he knew

cry again, but Emily was smiling at my funny faces which made Evan stop and began smiling too. I was relieved when they weren't crying, just making cooing noises to each other and watching me read. They were so adorable. Two

door. I opened it

"Good morning Mrs. Hollen."

So why don't you head down

"Of course, Mrs. Hollen."

with the

days old and slept most of the time. They only woke when there was a noise, it was feeding time, or they wanted affection.

to them on the bed and they

He wouldn't take my breast or a bottle or

door when she

  I answered in tears

I called in the doctor and brought him downstairs to

anything wrong with him. He's breathless because he's

won't take a bottle. I bathed him, changed him,

me and took Evan in his arms. "Shh now, daddy's here, daddy's got you. I'm here," he said, bouncing

looked up at him and stopped crying. What was it with this child and his father?

baby?" he