Plan B by Me =/ (spiritual books to read .TXT) 📕

"No es que hayas estado despierto durante 72 horas." [It's not like you have been up for 72 hours.] Owen mutters. I dig my foot into his leg, not moving enough to make the children stir, but enough to hurt him. "Ouch!" 

"Sofia, you need to rest. 72 hours is a long time without sleep!" Danni exclaims. Adrian look angry, from his spot kneeling in front of me. 

He opens his mouth to speak, but I get there before him. "I'll rest when I'm at my home, with my kids, and my father!" I snap. I feel Taylor move on my lap. When I look down, she's already looking up at me. 

"Mommy?" She asks, her familiar medium grey eyes blurry with sleep. 

"Shh, I'm sorry babygirl. Go back to sleep, okay?" She hums in agreement, going back to cuddling with her two minute older brother. "Don't worry about me Danni. I'm sorry for snapping, but I'm tired and worried right now, so I have a short temper." I stroke both of my  babies' backs calming me, and by the way the relax even further, I'm assuming them too. Adrian eventually sits back down, everyone falling silent again. I feel all eyes on me, but one sharp look to Owen and Adrian, make them turn away. I don't bother with Danni though. I lay my pounding head against th wall, letting my eyes close for just a moment. 

I must have fallen asleep though, because I wake up to a great commotion. "Cupcake, wake up! Antonio is here, he already shot your father, he's coming the kids next." My heart races as I look at Adrian, already holding my babies. 

"Okay, let's go." I rush out of the waiting room, but when I turn back Adrian is no longer there, and neither are Taylor and Tyler. "ADRIAN???" I scream. Where are my babies?? I turn down an abandoned hallway, to find Adrian and Owen exchanging things. Adrian now has a back, Owen with the kids. "Oh thank God, you have them." I run to them. Owen smirks, nodding. "Please, can we go?" They nod. I run out of the hospital, Adrian and Owen behind me. Adrian brings me to a sleek black car, while Owen goes down an alleyway. I begin shaking. "Owen? Owen!" I attempt to run, but Adrian stops me. I bite his arm and kick him, making him fall back. I run into the alleyway. "Owen! What the hell?!" I scream, seeing Antonio with my kids. Both of them laugh in sink, grabbing a gun. I start shaking even more. "No!" I scream as Anontio and Owen shoot my kids, and then me. 

"Sof!" My eyes fly open, to be met with concerned grey ones. "Cupcake hey, you're okay. We're right here." He soothes, stroking my face. I turn to see a bunch of medical staff frozen, staring at me. Suddenly two pairs of arms are flung around my neck.

"Mommy, are you okay?"

"Yeah, you scares us." My heart breaks at Tyler's words. I know he didn't mean to do it, but that made guilt pile more and more. 

"Oh baby, I'm sorry. Are you two okay?" I ask, worried because of my nightmare. 

"Yeah. We're okay!" They sit on my legs, while I try to calm my breathing. 

"Ma'am are you okay? You were screaming and no one could get you up." When I look up, I see the doctor that I had when I was giving birth. 

"Doctor Stein! Nice to see you again." I laugh nervously. 

"Sofia. You as well. Please answer the question." The seriousness in her tone, made me sigh. 

"Yes, I'm fine thank you. Just a little nightmare." She nods and walks away, making everyone go back to their business. I take a few more deep breaths, trying to call my pounding heart. "Are you two sure you are okay?" I ask Taylor and Tyler. They both assure me that they are good. I hear an animalistic growl come from my left. My head snaps over and I find Adrian glaring at me. I roll my eyes, looking for the clock. When I find it, I see that it's only five thirty. 

"Sofia, can I speak with you for a moment?" Adrian growls. I hesitate. 

"Stay with Danni and Uncle Owen, okay babies?" They nod, Tyler hopping onto Owen's lap while Taylor slowly walks over to Danni. 

"Hey pretty girl." Danni smiles at my daughter. Taylor blushes at the compliment. 

"Hi..." She whispers. 

"You wanna come sit with me? We can get to know each other." Danni casts a look my way, making me drop my head and walk over to a vending machine down a different hallway. Adrian stalks after me, seemingly enraged. 

~Adrian~

I stare at the beautiful woman in front of me. There are no doubt the kids out there are hers, but the father is what concerns me. Is it me? Is it that douche? Was it Antonio?? I have no idea! She looks annoyed, leaning against the vending machine. 

"Why don't you care about yourself?" She looks taken back by my questions. 

"Excuse me?" 

"You were screaming, and shaking, from your nightmare, and the first thing you do is ask if your kids are okay, and apologize for scaring them. You told a doctor, who knew you by name, you were fine, when you were still shaking. Cupcake, I may not have known everything about you, but I did know you. I knew when you were afraid, and back there, you were terrified, and wouldn't tell anyone, so you, don't, care, about, yourself." I get out all in one breath until the end, when I paused between every word to let it sink in. 

She scoffs. "And how would you know I was scared?"

"Your eyes." She raises an eyebrow at me, and crosses her arms. "Sofia, you're practically an open book to me with your emotions." She rolls her eyes. 

"Really? So you knew, how sorry I was that I didn't tell you who I was? How scared I was when you would never let me fucking tell you? Adrian, let me make one thing clear. You don't know anything, about me, or my family. So, when you try having kids, and dreaming that the man that made your life a living hell for years, shooting not one, but both of them, with your best friend right by his ride, come talk to me." She sneers, shoving past me. I rub my shoulder where she hit. Damn. Now that she says it, I feel guilty. I glance down the hallway both ways, running my hand through my hair with a sigh. I expected this to be so much easier. I wasn't expecting her dad, Owen, or most importantly, her kids. 

"Adrian Garcia, right?" The doctor from earlier walks up to me from an unknown location. I nod hesitantly. "Doctor Stein. I was Miss Sage's deliverer. She was quite the trooper." She laughs. "You should have seen how scared she was. Those two came six weeks before the due date. Common with twins, but she was still terrified that they would be hurt. She almost passed out after little Tyler popped out, and yet as soon as Taylor came, she ripped that oxygen mask off, and asked if they were okay."

Tyler and Taylor. 

I love it. 

"Was she okay though?" I ask. 

"Yes, sometimes while giving birth they lose too much blood, or forget to breathe. Either way, all three of them left the hospital happy and healthy." She stops looking through the window into the waiting room, and turns to me. "I guess what I'm trying to say, is cut her some slack. Most mothers put their children before anyone, especially themselves. She's doing just fine, and doesn't need the extra pressure from you or anyone else for that matter." She glances at the window, smiling at the sight in front of her. Taylor and Tyler are sitting on either of Sofia's knees, laughing and playing with her. She scrunches up her nose- adorably I might add- when both kids boop her. 

She leans in with a smile, giving the two an eskimo kiss. They giggle, making her smile widen. I turn to Doctor Stein. "Thank you Doctor. I guess I didn't think about that." She nods at me, turning and walking away. I walk back to the waiting room. I smirk when I see Danni and Owen talking rather closely. "Owen, right?" I sit next to my sister. He raises an eyebrow as he nods. "Hmm, lovely. We'll have to chat sometime. But right now, I have more important matters." I stand up, and I'm about to walk away, when an idea comes to mind. "Oh, Owen, don't hurt her. And also, wear a condom." I wink. My sister's face is heated in seconds. Owen's eyes are just wide. I stand in front of a chair next to Sofia and her kids. "May I?" I ask. She glances down and nods. 

"Hi Adrian! I'm Tyler! This is my little sister TayTay!" Tyler exclaims. 

"Hi Tyler. Hey Taylor." Her daughter glances up at me, rolls her eyes and looks back to Sofia. I can't help but burst out laughing. "She really is her mother's daughter." I comment. That gets a smile out of her. "So Tyler, what's your favorite thing about mommy?" I ask the little man. 

He looks deep in thought, as he stares at the gorgeous woman in front of him. "EVERYTHING!!!" He exclaims in an over dramatic loud voice. 

"Shh baby. People need sleep here, okay?" Sofia corrects his actions kindly. 

"Oh... Okay mommy. I'm sorry." She rubs his back. I see Taylor lean in towards Sof's ear, whispering something. Sofia's eyes drift to me while they talk. Finally, she nods. Taylor jumps off her lap, but not without giving her a kiss, and walks the whole two baby steps to me. She climbs her way onto my lap, making my eyes widen in surprise. 

"Why are you here?" She interrogates immediately.

"Ehm... My uh, original plan was to uhm, get you," I clear my throat. How does this tiny human being make me nervous? "My original plan was to get your mom back, but now I just want to be there for her." I tell her. Her eyes narrow into slits so thin that I can't even see her eyes. Suddenly, her eyes light up, which I see when she opens them again. Before I can get a close look at them, she turns her head, laying it against my chest. Sofia smiles at the sight. Then a doctor comes in. 

"Jared Sage?" Owen waves him over. "Hello, are any of you blood related?" 

"I'm his daughter." Sofia speaks up. 

"Alright. We don't know how much longer he'll be here. It could be anywhere from half an hour, to two hours." Tears pool in those beautiful emerald eyes. "We found that he had a history of strong drug use-" 

"But he stopped! H-he doesn't do them anymore. You have to be mistaken." My love protests.

"Yes ma'am, well, the drugs still had long term effects on his body. All of his systems are shutting down." She stays silent, but hesitantly nods. "Two of you can see him at a time." We