Thanks to kristtttin for this picture!

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"Hey fattie." She smiled wickedly at me. "I heard Mikko brought home a girlfriend this time. She's such a cutie. Maybe I can talk Mikko into a threesome." She wiggled her eyebrows.

"Good luck," I rolled my eyes as I went to the kitchen. I grabbed a bottle of water then sat on the counter.

Abigail leaned on the doorframe and stared at me.

I sighed, not bothering to look over at her. "What do you want?"

"You're no fun to tease when you're depressed." I just shrugged and looked at my water bottle. "You shouldn't be depressed when you're pregnant."

I glared over at her. "And how do you know that I'm pregnant."

She laughed. "Do you think I'm blind? You've been trying to whip yourself into shape, but it's just not happening."

"You don't know what I've been doing."

"Please." She rolled her eyes. "The dead giveaway is your rack. They're getting ready to feed a baby again. They're like two cup sizes bigger."

I huffed and looked down at my growing body. I didn't like feeling fat, but I didn't have a choice because I was pregnant. This wouldn't happen again. I've finally learned my lesson about the lack of birth control.

"But seriously," she said looking back at the television screen, "you shouldn't be depressed about anything while you're pregnant."

I nodded. "I know."

"Then why are you letting Mikko get to you like this?"

"Because I'm dumb."

"You need to buy yourself a vibrator." She winked at me.

I nearly choked on my water. "Excuse me?"

Abigail smirked. "A vibrator. They're almost as good as the real thing and they don't get tired."

I sighed. "I really don't need to have this conversation with you. Don't you hate me?"

She shrugged. "I guess. I'm jealous that you could have children with Mikko. He contributed to beautiful children."

I smiled. "He did."

 "Why did you sleep with him again?"

I shrugged. "You try going months without sex."

She cringed. "You need a boyfriend, or someone to hop in bed with you."

I looked down. "I guess I do. It would be nice to have someone around."

She smiled and nodded. "Of course! When your little Nikki friend comes over, you should go to a couple bars and pick someone up."

 "I'm not going to a bar when I'm six months pregnant."

"Oh, that's just an excuse."

"My stomach's disgusting. I don't want to take the risk for that kind of rejection right now."

She shook her head. "Who would tell you that you look disgusting?"

I thought of the night I conceived the baby I was carrying. How he just kicked me out of his bed.

"No one had to tell me I look disgusting. Actions speak louder than words."

She shook her head. "You're not ugly. You're not disgusting. You're pregnant. Nothing that beautiful could make anyone disgusting." She looked towards the stairs. "Next time I see him I'm going to break his jaw," she muttered.

 "I don't care. I just want to be left alone."

 "Alright." Then she left the kitchen.

I ended up in the upstairs movie room, watching movies until Nikki came. No one bothered me. I even got a bit of a nap before my phone rang.

It was Nikki, so I smiled. She was probably here.

"Hey!" I said. "You here yet?"

"Yeah, but you're not at Mikko's. Are you at Finns?"

"Yep. Come over."

"See you in a bit."

I got up, went downstairs, and waited on the patio for Nikki. When I saw her car I almost started jumping in excitement. The baby started kicking wildly, probably because I was so excited.

We hugged for a while then she felt my belly. "Compared to the triplet's you're so tiny."

"It's all still so stretched out you can't tell."

She rolled her eyes. "We're going to that lake you were talking about. Mike just bought me a new camera and I want to test it out."

 "I'm so not ready for my close up."

She nodded. "We'll do your hair and makeup when we get there. It'll be great."

"What about the babies?"

"They'll be fine here. You need a break."

"They already bonked Ben on the head." I knew the reaction it would have on her. You'd think that my triplets had two moms when Nikki was around.

"Someone hit my baby's head?!" Her eyes grew wide. "Is he okay?"

I nodded. "Misjudged the ceiling in Finn's office."

She shook her head. "They're lucky I wasn't there. Someone would've died."

"I wouldn't be surprised."

The front door opened. Finn and Mikko came out. Nikki's eyes narrowed when she saw Mikko. She knew all about what happened when I slept with Mikko the second time.

Finn smiled. "I wasn't expecting you Nikki."

I nodded. "I called her."

Finn nodded. "You can help Emily with Jeremy."

"Jeremy?" She looked at me confused.

"JJ."

Her eyes grew as wide as her sly smile. "JJ?! The JJ?"

I smiled and laughed. "Yes, the JJ."

"Have you seen him?"

I shook my head. "I've been waiting for you."

"More like in hiding," Mikko murmured.

Nikki's glare returned as she looked Mikko right in the eye. "Don't get me started on you."

Mikko rolled his eyes and retreated into the house.

"Wise decision," Nikki growled under her breath.

Finn sighed, but chose to ignore the exchange. "Want to come inside ladies?"

I shook my head, but Nikki nodded. "We'll go to the lake tomorrow. I want to see JJ."

"Fine, let's go." I looked at Finn. "Where are the babies?"

"Everyone's in the second floor living room."

I nodded, and followed Nikki upstairs.

As soon as she was in the room she yelled, "Oh my god! They weren't lying! JJ!" Then she smothered him in a bone crushing hug.

He laughed. "Wow, Nikki. I wasn't expecting to see you here."

She shrugged. "Well I wasn't expecting to see you here either! Why are you here?"

"Politics," he said regretfully.

She made a sick face. "Eww. Forget I asked."

"You're a wolf now." JJ had known about our thoughts on becoming wolves when we were all kids. "Who's the lucky guy?"

"Michael."

It felt so familiar to watch JJ's eyes show that kind of recognition again. He definitely remembered Michael. "Lucky man."

"You're telling me," she joked.

He laughed, then his eyes met mine.

"Oh wow." He let Nikki go and walked over to me. "I wasn't expecting to see you ever again."

"Likewise," I said with a real smile. He was so pretty, perhaps the prettiest guy I've ever seen.

"You're more beautiful than I remember." My heart must have skipped a beat.  It had been so long since I had been complimented.

"And you've toned up quite a bit," I noted.

He smirked. "Well, you were always weak at the knees for muscled men."

I blushed and couldn't stop my eyes from going over his upper body. Even through the shirt, it was obvious that the man was fit. "And that's my downfall."

He wrapped his arms around me, then stopped and looked down. "Wow, you're pregnant?"

I nodded. "Six months."

He put both hands on my stomach. "Who's the lucky guy who had the pleasure of knocking you up?"

"Doesn't matter."

He shook his head. "Oh, but it does. Was it a one night stand?"

I thought about it for a moment. "It could definitely be placed in that category."

He tsked me a few times. "Very naughty."

"You two should get a room." Nikki sounded serious, but her smile told me she was teasing.

Then I felt a tiny hand patting my bottom. I looked down to see Angelina. She put her fingers of her right hand together and brought them to her mouth. Its sign language for eat. I looked at my watch. It was definitely past their dinner time.

I reached down and picked her up.

"You're the mother of Mikko's triplets?"

JJ took a step away from me. I tried to smile. "Yes."

"You're giving me reason to hate the man," he joked.

I smirked. "Oh, the dirt I could give you."

I looked at Mikko, my smile was definitely gone. "Give Cassandra to Nikki. We'll feed them dinner."

He handed her Cassandra since Nikki already had Ben.

We put the kids in their highchairs. I gave them water to hold them off while I made them spaghetti. Finn had a wonderful stove that made water boil in about 2 minutes.

"Wow, JJ is smoking hot."

I nodded. I guess she didn't notice his reaction to me being Mikko's baby momma.

"All that flirting gives you a frown."

I shook my head. "JJ moved away from me when he figured out I had Mikko's kids."

"You're reading way too much into that." She hopped on the counter. "It was more surprise than anything else."

Then in unison, the triplets threw their sippy cups to the ground.

I just sighed as Nikki laughed.  I was so tired. I was at the point where a good cry fest and break down would make me feel tons better. At six months pregnant I should be resting instead of chasing triplets all over the place.

While the noodles boiled, I bent over to stretch my back.

"You know, for being six months preggers, you still have a nice booty."

I laughed a little, releasing some of my stress. "Does me no good."

She shook her head. "That's cause you're too busy feeling sorry for yourself."

"I'm hormonal, leave me alone."

Her eyes widened in feigned shock. "No kidding." The babies started crying for their cups. "We should curl your hair tomorrow."

"How curly are you thinking?" I was crouching with my hands on the ground so I didn't fall over. I really needed to stretch more often. "Like perm?"

She shook her head as she got the cups for the babies. "More like prom."

"Ew, no." I stood up. "I was thinking how I normally curl it."

"It won't keep for the trip to the lake."

"I'll use curlers. We'll take them out when we get there."

She nodded, "Who can we get to haul all the stuff out there?"

I shrugged, "I'm sure we can find someone. All we have to say is we're taking maternity pictures."

"Are you taking naked ones?"

"Hmm." I thought about it as I got out the strainer and put it in the sink. "Not completely nude. The ones in a guy's shirt are pretty."

"Whose shirt are you stealing?"

"I'll just take one from my house."

She cringed. "Will he be happy about that?"

I shook my head. "Probably not."

"Fun."

"We can always get rid of the evidence," I suggested.

She smiled. "Make sure you get his favorite."

I smiled back at her. "Definitely."

The rest of the night went by with little excitement. Everyone stayed upstairs. By the time the triplets were finished eating, it was time for baths and sleep. Nikki and I escaped Finn's house without anyone noticing that we had taken the kids.

Nikki handled bath time while I lay down.  I passed out.

Nikki was sleeping next to me when the cries from the walkie-talkies woke me. I groaned and rubbed my eyes while walking over to the triplets.

Mikko was there, changing a diaper when I walked in. I was surprised to see him.

"I'll make their breakfast; put them in chairs when you're done, please." I could be nice when I wake up.

I started heating up some milk for oatmeal. He brought the triplets out one by one. They were getting more cranky by the minute. I put the oats in the bubbling milk and stirred. By the time I was putting it in a bowl, Mikko was bringing Cassandra out. I put some honey for sweetness and sat down in front of the babies.

They don't get to feed themselves yet. All that makes is a bigger mess for me to clean up.

"Go back to bed. I'll feed them." Mikko said nudging the chair. "I need some quality dad time with them."

I nodded and handed him the bowl. "It's still hot. Make sure you blow."

He nodded. Then I passed out in bed again.