The Love to Live For

Alysha's POV

Those babies are the cutest thing I ever saw. I want kids someday, hopefully with Olli. We would be good parents. Of course I'd be in Brooke's position. Patric is always at the rink and traveling with the team, and so is Olli. I'm not sure if Olli wants kids, though. I shouldn't just come out and ask him. Like geez, we have only be together for a few months and haven't even have sex yet. I walk over to Brooke so that I can see the twins faces. They are so cute. I can't stop smiling.

"Do you want kids someday?" asks Brooke quietly.

"Eventually. At this age, my parents would have a heartattack," I say and we both smile.

"Of course," says Brooke. "That's Trinity for ya."

My mom's name is Trinity and my dad's name is Dave. They are great parents, they just don't want me to have kids too young. They want me to wait until a reasonable age. I understand that.

"Yeah. But they want me to be a little older and more responsible."

"Yeah. Trinity was the same way with me, but then I had my first kid. I grew up with your mom. Kinda. Her sister is my mother. Of course they are about ten years apart, but the point is, I grew up with your mother and she always looked out for me as if I was her daughter. Now, she's looking out for you. I don't know Dave that well, but he also just wants whats best for you."

"Yeah, they do. They try so hard to give me a good life. They are people with a lot of money, so because of that, I'm going to school for free. Well, they paid for it. But, do you know what my dad thinks of Olli? I'm a little worried he won't let us be together."

"Because me and Olli know each other so well, your dad talked to me about him. I'm the physical therapist for the Pens, so I help all the players. But, your dad thinks he's a good guy, it's just hard for him to let his daughter go."

"So, he likes Olli?"

"Yes. He approves."

"Thanks so much Brooke. Best cousin ever," I say as quietly as I can. I'm just so excited.

"No problem."

"The twins are adorable."

"Here, want to hold one?"

"Of course!"

Brooke hands me Rose. I love her little face. She is so adorable. Both the babies are sleeping. At that moment, the doctor came in.

"Should we take you to your room?" asks the doctor.

"Yes. Please. I hate delivery rooms," chuckles Brooke.

***

I sit in the chair next to the hospital bed holding Rose. She is such a beautiful baby. I have always wanted a baby girl. Well, I want one of each. I have a name picked out already. I want to name my baby girl (if I have one) Crystal because of my grandmother that passed when I was a little girl. I didn't picked out a boys name because I figured I'd let the baby's father pick it out. I hope it's Olli someday. I put that baby in the crib thingy that they have in hospitals seem how the baby is sleeping.

"I'm going to go find Olli," I say as I leave the room quietly. Patric goes in after me. They are great parents. Patric brought the rest of his kids to the hospital so they can see their baby brother and baby sister. I find Olli is the waiting area talking with my mom. She better not being telling him embarrassing stuff about me.

"Are you ready to leave? We should get back to the house," says my mom when she notices me.

"Yeah. We should leave Patric alone with his kids. Those babies are the cutest things."

"She's always had a thing for kids. She has had names picked out since she was seven," my mom tells Olli. I hope that doesn't creep him out.

"Yes, mom, I have had names picked out since I was seven, but anyways, let's go."

We all get in the car. I sit in the back and rest my head on Olli's shoulder. It's been a very long and tiring day. I wonder how Brooke feels. She must be even more tired. Olli wraps his arm around me and I fall asleep.

***

I wake up in my bed. I look around for Olli, but he isn't anywhere to be found. I walk downstairs and him and my dad are talking while sipping coffee. I just look at them, staying hidden so they don't see me. I don't want to disturb the moment they get along. My mom appears behind me with a basket of laundry.

"Looks like they finally get along. Well, for now anyways," whispers my mom as she goes into her bedroom to put away her clothes. I continue to watch them to see what they are talking about, and sure enough, dad is talking politics and his hatred for congress and government issues. I do agree that it is annoying and the government is corrupt, but really, there are worse places out there than the United States. I'm and American and I'm pretty damn proud of it. Maybe he is trying to educate Olli on our government seem how he's Finnish.

"Honey, it's early in the morning. What are you doing up? Go back to bed and get some rest," says my mom as she walks out of her room and puts a hand on my shoulder.

"Mom, I'm not five. I do want to go back to bed, though."

"Then go, I'll send Olli in when him and your dad are done talking."

"Okay," I say as I walk in my room and do a faceplant on the bed. I over hear my mom and dad talking in the hall. I think they are talking about Olli. Speaking of Olli, he comes into my room. Trying to be silent, but he doesn't know I'm awake. I just lay there and pretend to sleep. Olli pulls the cover over me and he gets under with me and pulls me close to him and we drift off to sleep.

Notes

I wasn't realyl sure how to end this chapter but I will take a day or so to think of the next chapter. Hopefully I can post it by Thursday.