I looked up at the threatening building, my stomach twisting with nerves. Frank was by my side but it did nothing to calm me. He held my hand as we walked into the school, my whole stomach twisting with nausea in a way I hadn't felt since I was pregnant.

"It's gonna be okay," Frank said.

I nodded nervously and he held me close. We walked inside and I sighed as I looked around. I expected things to be different, we've changed so much and I thought the school would too. But it was exactly the same, everything was just the same.

"You okay?" He asked.

"I don't know," I mumbled. "I'm scared and I miss the girls and I just wanna go home."

"It's gonna be okay," Frank said.

We walked inside and I looked at my schedule.

"I wish we had more classes together," I said.

"Me too," he said.

People bustled around on the first day of school. People were excited or annoyed or scared. Some freshman kids looked around in fear as they tried to find their class, running down the hallway. Frank walked me to class and I bit my lip nervously.

"It's okay," he said.

Frank gave me a soft kiss and I sighed.

"Please don't leave me," I whimpered.

"I promise I'll be here after the class," Frank said.

He brushed my red hair behind my ear and I sniffled.

"Just a little bit more," he said.

I nodded my head and he gave me a soft kiss before he left. I found a seating chart waiting for me at the front of the class. I sat in my seat and looked down at my desk. Class started and the teacher introduced herself before passing out papers. The top of it had 'Write a paragraph or two describing your summer vacation' in small print.

I felt another wave of sickness wash over me. My summer vacation? Well, it started off when I gave birth to my daughters and then I was sexually assaulted and then forced to move into my boyfriend's grandpa's house until finally his dad was arrested and we were able to go home and take care of our daughters. That was my summer.

I looked at the kid on my left. He wrote a paper all about how he spent his summer touring colleges with his parents and friends. The girl on my right wrote about her vacation in Europe. I stared at my blank paper, my eyes watering.

"Genevieve?" The teacher asked as she stood over me. "You haven't started yet."

I looked up at her as I cried quietly, shaking my head.

"I-I can't," I whimpered.

I was humiliated, sitting here just crying over something that should be so simple. I played with my ring as I cried. I just wanted to be with Frank and my daughters again.

"All you have to do is write about the past three months," she said.

"B-but it's not the same," I whimpered. "I-I can't do it, I can't be here."

I got up and hurried out of the room. I went out and drove home as I sobbed. When I got home I went over to my daughters and held them tight.

"Gee, what are you doing?" Linda asked.

"I couldn't do it," I whimpered.

She kissed my cheek and went to the kitchen.

"Well let's get you fed then," she said.

I sat on the couch as I sniffled. I gave both my daughters kisses and smiled down at them. Twenty minutes later my phone rang and I saw it was Frank.

"Baby, I heard you left," he said.

"I couldn't do it," I said. "I just don't think I can go back."

"That's okay, Baby," he said. "You just stay home a bit and relax, I'll call you at lunch."

"I love you," I said.

"I love you too, Baby," he said before hanging up.

I sighed and looked down at my daughters. They smiled happily, waving their arms.

"Alright, I've got some pancakes," Linda said.

I set the girls down into their seats and sat with her at the table. We were both quiet as we ate and I was thankful for that. We spent our day mostly just playing with the girls and watching tv until Frank came home.

"There's my beautiful little girls!" He cheered, picking up the twins.

They smiled, waving their arms.

"They're so excited to see their Daddy," I said.

"Yeah? Did you miss your Daddy?" He cooed. "Daddy missed you too."

He gave them both kisses and Cherry laughed. Frank gasped as he looked at her.

"Did you see that? She laughed!" Frank cheered, he looked like he might cry. "Oh my god, she actually laughed."

I smiled and went over, giving him a kiss.

"Oh, they're so beautiful," he said. "I love her little laugh."

He gave her another kiss and she laughed again.

"Oh, I love this," he said. "Man, I don't wanna go to work now."

"You've gotta go to work again?" I asked

"Yeah," he said sadly.

I took the girls from him and looked at them.

"Oh, they just get more and more beautiful every single day," Frank said. "I don't ever want them to grow up, I want them to stay little forever."

Frank went to the kitchen and grabbed a snack before heading up to the bedroom. I put the girls onto their mat, sitting in front of them. I played with them and Cherry laughed happily. Lily seemed like she was trying to laugh but she couldn't quite do it right. She kind of let out little gasping breaths.

"I've gotta go," Frank said sadly.

I looked at his Taco Bell shirt and sighed.

"Alright, I'm gonna miss you," I said.

I looked down sadly and he gave me a kiss.

"I won't be gone long," he said. "You don't have to be so upset."

"I know, I just miss you," I mumbled.

"I miss you too, I love you," he said.

"I love you too," he said.

He gave me a kiss and I smiled.

"And I love you too, my beautiful little girls," Frank cooed to his daughters.

I smiled as he gave them both kisses before he left. Cherry let out a little cry before calming down when she realized I was still there.

"It's almost time for your nap," I said. "You wanna go for a little nap?"

I carried them upstairs and put them both into their cribs. As soon as I left they started crying. I hated listening to them cry and I just wanted to cuddle them but Linda always told me I shouldn't, I just had to let them cry so they could calm themselves. I stood outside the door and waited for them to calm down before I went downstairs.

"They're down already?" Linda asked.

"Yeah, they've started to sleep a little easier," I said. "But they're still up screaming half the night."

"It'll pass," she said. "Frank used to scream his head off every single night and I don't think he stopped until he was about a year old."

"Well, I just hope that the twins didn't get that part of Frank," I said. "I hope they get his caringness and how affectionate he is."

"Frank is the sweetest," she agreed. "I was so lucky to have such a sweet little boy, I could've gotten a crackhead or some shoplifter. But instead I was lucky enough to have such a caring son who loves everyone around him and is so passionate about everything."

"I'm lucky that he's the father of the girls rather than some other jackass who would've most definitely split as soon as he heard the news that I was pregnant with the girls," I said. "But Frank stuck around I am so grateful to not be alone."

She kissed my cheek and I smiled.

"I'm gonna do some laundry, do you need me to throw anything in?" I asked.

"I'm okay," she said. "Thank you, though, you're so sweet."

I smiled and went upstairs. I quietly grabbed mine and Frank's hamper, throwing in Cherry and Lily's clothes. I did some laundry before sitting on the couch in front of the tv. Frank was only gone for a few hours before he came back, smelling slightly of taco meat.

"Mm, you need a shower," I said as I gave him a kiss.

"I know," he said. "Wanna join me?"

I giggled and shook my head.

"I've gotta get the babies up," I said.

"I wanna help," he said excitedly.

"No, you're gonna make the girls smell like taco meat too," I said. "Go take a quick shower and then you can help."

Frank nodded and went upstairs. He grabbed a quick shower and changed before we went into the bedroom. I smiled as the girls cooed up at us, already awake and happy. Frank picked up Lily and felt her butt.

"Someone's got a wet diaper," he said. "You want a diaper change?"

Lily kicked her legs and he set her down on the ground. He changed her diaper and thankfully found Cherry had a dry diaper. Although I've gotten used to diaper changes by now, it didn't make it any better.

"Can you say Dada?" Frank cooed. "Dada! Dada!"

Lily just stuck out her tongue and Frank chuckled. He picked her up and held her close.

"I love you," he whispered. "You're my little beautiful girl."

"I think they need bath time," I said.

Frank nodded and we took them to the bathtub. We used to give them baths in the sink but they were getting a bit too big for that. We filled the bathtub up with warm water. I smiled, grabbing the small cup on the rim of the tub. I scooped up water and gently poured it over Cherry. She started crying immediately and I cooed softly to try and calm her down.

"It's okay," I said.

Frank handed me the baby soap and I rubbed it over her as she screamed. Lily was a lot calmer than her sister as she cooed up at Frank happily.

"Are you going back to school?" Frank asked.

"I don't know, I'm just kind of scared," I said.

"That's understandable," he said. "You do whatever your want, just focus on what's best for your mental health. You've been through so much within just three months, more than some people go through their whole lives."

I nodded, sniffling quietly. He gave me a kiss and I smiled.

"Thank you," I said.

We gave the girls their baths before we curled up in bed ourselves, falling asleep quickly.