"Sharing Stories"

"They are three of them, the twins and the last born. The only problem is that Rose and the young one Ralph married in a very complicated family " Richard said on his phone.

Justin had his father say on the phone. He had been eavesdropping for a while, it seems his father was planning to trade them for money. But he seemed to have a problem with Ralph and Rose's marriage in the Ramoan family.

"I will try my best to get them to you," he said before he hung up.

Justin left quickly before he could be discovered. He went up to his room and texted Rose what he had heard.

After a while, his father called him downstairs.

"I will be living for a trip with your sister and we will be back before the new year. Take care of the business " Richard commanded.

"Okay "

Richard left and headed to his room to pack. Justin felt a little lighter with them leaving. It would give him a chance to meet Rose again.

The next day both of them left early in the morning. Justin watched them leave feeling happy.

Making sure it wasn't a trap his sent one of his men to follow them. And when he was sure they had left, he got in his car and left for Rose's mansion.

"I won't promise anything, if he does anything funny am making him disappear " Arthur threatened.

"Arthur come on, the man us harmless and he already apologized for his behavior that day," Sean said.

They walked to the living room where Samuel and Vanita were waiting.

Samuel looked up and smiled the moment Arthur arrived.

Sean signaled Arthur about Samuel's look, but he ignored it. They took their seats and greeted each other. The kids were already moving up and down. Little Arthur was holding Vanita's hand as he moved around the living room.

Rose came in with Irene welcoming Samuel and thanking him for bringing his daughter over.

"Am happy you could have me " he answered.

The doorbell rang and soon Justin appeared too.

"And I also invited Justin," Rose said.

Arthur and Sean looked up with questions on their faces. Ignoring them Rose continued.

" Irene and I are going out and leaving you men to take care of the kids and also know each other more " she smiled.

But only Samuel and Justin smiled back.

Sean and Arthur looked like they wanted to run away.

"Samuel this is my twin brother Justin and Justin this is Vanita's father " Rose introduced the two strangers to each other.

"In case anything happens, call us " she finished as she left the room.

Justin took a seat next to Samuel who smiled back at him. Arthur and Sean didn't like his smile at all.

Thinking that Dorothy and the maids would help, Arthur was shocked to find none around. Rose must have sent them away, he thought.

After Rose and Irene left the men looked at each other as the sound of the kids playing in the background was heard.

"Isn't it risky to leave all of them alone with the kids in there?" Irene asked as she placed her seatbelt.

"Am also not sure but I trust Arthur to do better " Rose said as she started the car.

The men decided to take the kids to little Arthur's playroom. Justin and Samuel who seemed to get along joined the kids as they played.

Arthur and Sean just watched.

Towards lunch, they headed to the kitchen. but the fridge looked half empty.

"Are we going grocery shopping?" Justin asked after seeing the fridge empty.

"It seems like it " Sean frowned.

Arthur changed as Justin and Sean helped little Arthur change too.

"It's so hard to dress a baby " Justin commented.

"Not really when you get used to it. My first time was hard but after doing it a few times with Arthur I got used to it "Sean told Justin.

Arthur took the driver's seat, Sean next to him while Samuel held his daughter in the back seat with Justin holding little Arthur.

Driving to the supermarket didn't take long and soon they arrived.

Four handsome men with two kids entered the supermarket, attracting the attention of the others in it.

Arthur and Sean being known attracted a lot while the other two were equally handsome to attract their own attention.

" How many should we take?" Justin asked pointing at the apples.

Arthur supervised the shopping as the rest moved around collecting the items.

"Arthur can we buy some snacks and beer for later?" asked Sean.

"Arthur can take some yogurt for the kids?" asked Samuel.

Arthur answered all of them and soon they were at the cashier. Arthur paid and left carrying all the stuff into the car.

Arthur and Sean cooked while Samuel and Justin bathed the kids.

"Why do I hear laughter coming from your son's bedroom?" Sean wondered.

Arthur didn't say anything.

"When he's with you it's like he wants to eat you whole but with others, he's just a perfect friend, and now they are getting along with Justin "

Arthur knew what Sean meant, Samuel was different around Sean and Justin. He was charming and friendly but with Arthur, it seemed he wanted more from him.

"It's because he sees us differently since he sees you as his friends but with me, he wanted more and didn't get it which created a gap between us," Arthur told Sean.

Justin came in holding little Arthur, " I think I will make a good father " he said.

"I think so too " Samuel announced too as he came in holding his daughter.

They had their lunch and let the kids rest. They spent the afternoon in the living room watching movies.

Sean bought the beers they had bought with the snacks. He gave each a bottle and took his seat.

"Can I ask you a question?" Justin asked looking at Arthur.

When Arthur nodded, Justin asked his question.

"How did you meet Rose?"

Arthur for the first time in the day smiled, "I met her on Sean's birthday " he said.

He told them the whole story of them meeting again and then the pregnancy.

"So you both didn't know she was pregnant?" Samuel asked

"Yeah, we found out when we visited mother " Arthur answered.

"That's amazing, you helped her give birth?! " Justin asked in wonder.

Arthur nodded in approval.

The beer bottles were emptied as they listened to each other's stories.

"I met David when I was on a trip, the moment I saw him my heart knew it was him. He treated me differently and I loved him for that, soon we got married and adopted our daughter " Samuel let out his story.

Sean bought more beer and snacks as the conversation went on.

Justin told them about his life with his adoptive parents, his father's appearance, and his becoming involved in his devious plans.

Sean's turn came up and soon they were cracking up since his crazy mother was involved.

"She once bought a woman in my home and told her to get pregnant with my child," he said.

"That is some crazy mother," Justin said.

"Rose put her in her place once while she was protecting Irene and am grateful she did "

They laughed at the stories they shared and got more comfortable with each other.

Justin and Samuel were surprised at Arthur's story when he told them about Rose's accident and the long coma.

"It must have been hard for you and the baby," Justin said.

Arthur nodded.

Not realizing it time went by as they listened to each other.