I like fics with kids they're cute

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"Lily peed her pants!" I heard Cherry exclaim.

"Nobody asked you!" Lily shouted.

"Girls, quiet now," Gerard said. "Your father's working. Let's go give you a bath, Lily."

I smiled softly, looking back down at my papers. The kids were getting so big now, I was almost sad to see them grow up. The girls were in kindergarten and Miles was already three. God, it felt like just yesterday the twins were born. That was probably the best damn day of my life.

And then my wife died when Miles was two weeks old. She was running to the store for diapers when she was in a car accident. Miles wasn't hurt, thankfully, but Jamia passed away on the way to the hospital. I was broken but I still needed a job and money. I wanted to just crawl into bed and cry my heart out but I still had to pick myself up and take care of my three children.

I hired Gerard as a nanny, he was really good with kids. He's been living with us ever since Miles was a year old. He helped raise the kids and feed them and bathe them. If I didn't have him I think I'd be lost. Grieving while trying to take care of kids and trying not to get fired was a hard task.

"Daddy," Miles said, opening the door to my office.

He came over and climbed up into my lap as I smiled.

"What's up, buddy?" I asked.

"I gotta go potty," he said.

"You're a big boy, you can do it yourself now," I said.

"But it's too dark and scary," he said, his voice soft.

"Alright, let's go then," I said.

I held his hand as we went down the hall to the bathroom and I turned on the light. I leaned against the counter as he used the toilet. He flushed the toilet, dragging the step stool into place so he could wash his hands.

"When are you gonna be done working?" He asked.

"Once it's time for dinner," I said. "And then we'll eat and play for a little bit and I'll tuck you into bed."

''Can we play pirates?" He asked. "And Lily and Cherry and Gee too?

"Of course," I said.

"Can I sit in your office while you work?" He asked.

"Yeah, buddy," I agreed.

Miles smiled, walking beside me as we went back to my office. He sat on the ground, coloring with markers as I worked. The door opened and I smiled as I looked up at Gerard.

"Oh, Miles, come on, let's let your father work," he said.

"It's okay, he can stay," I said.

"Okay, well I was just about to start dinner," Gerard said, tucking his red hair behind his ear. "Veggie burgers sound good?"

"And apples!" Miles cheered.

"Okay, veggie burgers and apple slices," Gerard said with a small chuckle. "The girls are cleaned up now, Lily had a little accident and she was upset but she's feeling better now. They're in their bedroom reading now."

"Thank you, Gee," I said. "I don't know what I'd do without you."

He smiled before leaving, shutting the door behind him. I chuckled when I heard him start singing as he cooked. It was too muffled to tell exactly what he was singing but it was still beautiful either way.

"Is he gonna live with us forever and ever?" Miles asked.

"I don't know, sweetheart," I said.

We were quiet for a little bit, just working on our own things.

"Look, daddy, I drew a picture," he said, crawling over into my lap.

I smiled, looking down at it. They were little stick drawings of me, him, the twins and Gerard with a smiling sun in the top corner of the page and a house in the background.

"What's this?" I asked, pointing to a little pink thing next to the Miles stickfigure.

"That's the pet baby pig that we gonna get," he said.

I smiled, kissing the top of his head.

"My tummy is angry," he said.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because it's hungry," he stated.

"Well, why don't we go see when dinner's gonna be ready," I suggested.

I held him on my hip as I walked out to the kitchen. Gerard was cooking, humming happily.

"Almost ready," he said. "Miles, can you please set the table for me?"

I set Miles down and he quickly grabbed things to go to the other room to set the table.

"Any kids around?" Gerard asked.

"Nope," I said with a small smirk.

I went over, wrapping my arms around his waist as I pressed my lips to his. He responded quickly but unfortunately the kiss didn't last long as we heard little pitter patter of feet coming back. Miles walked in just as we pulled away, smiling happily.

"I set the table!" He said proudly.

"Good job," Gerard said, kissing the top of his head. "Now go get your sisters and the three of you wash up for dinner."

He nodded and left again as Gerard pulled me close. We started dating a while ago. I don't know what it was, the cute little smile on his face or the way he cared so deeply for my children but I just fell for him. He helped to mend my broken heart, he helped me to move on. I loved him with all my heart.

Of course, we've kept our relationship hidden. I didn't want them getting confused, especially since at the time we started dating the twins still remembered their mom. I also didn't want them being upset but I really did want to tell them.

"I love you," Gerard said, giving me a kiss.

"I love you too," I replied, caressing his cheek.

"Come on, let's get dinner finished up before the stinkers come back," he said.

I laughed, helping him finish up. We sat around the table as we ate.

"And then we got to color and have story time and we learned to write our own stories," Lily said, telling us all about her day of school.

"What was your story about?" I asked.

"I had a story about a girl who had a magic hat and can fly with it," she said.

"Mine was about a boy named Luke who likes eating grapes and he eats so many grapes that he explodes," Cherry said.

"Sounds fun," I said with a small chuckle.

"Mine was 'bout a baby pig eating cookies," Miles said.

"You don't know how to write," Lily said.

"Yeah I do," Miles defended. "I can spell my name. I-I just forget how it starts."

"M," Gerard said and Miles looked at him. "I."

"Oh yeah!" Miles exclaimed. "It's M-I-L-E-S."

"Good job," I said.

"I can spell my name and it's even longer," Cherry said. "C-H-E-R-R-Y."

"I can spell lizard, L-I-Z-A-R-D," Lily said proudly.

"Wow, we've got a bunch of geniuses here," I said.

They all smiled, finishing up dinner.

"Can we have cookies?" Miles asked as he helped to clear the table.

"Alright, you each get one cookie," I said.

I watched as they went to the cookie jar, making sure no one took more than they were supposed too. I didn't want them to be all hyped up on sugar right before bed. They ate their cookies and Gerard helped them to wash up. We headed down to the small basement which was just a big playroom for the kids.

"Pirate time!" Miles said, going onto the pirate boat I had made for him a while ago. "I'll be the captain and you two are the other pirates. And Daddy and Gee are the sea monsters."

Miles put on his pirate hat and the girls laughed as they all got onto the small ship. We played for a while, making monster sounds as they fought us off with foam swords. Gerard grabbed Miles, picking him up over his head as Miles shrieked with laughter.

"I'm gonna eat you!" Gerard growled.

He made chomping sounds and I smiled as I watched them.

"Alright, this little pirate has to go to bed," Gerard said, holding Miles on his hip.

"No! Not yet!" The girls whined.

I picked Lily up and Cherry climbed onto my back. We carried the kids upstairs, hearing their cries of protest from bedtime.

"Already, I want you to brush your teeth," I said. "And I'm gonna be checking so don't skip it."

They headed off into the hallway bathroom and I sighed. I gave Gerard a soft kiss and I smiled. The kids headed back out and I made sure that they all brushed their teeth.

"I'll get the girls," Gerard said.

I grabbed Miles, heading to his bedroom. I helped him get changed into a pair of batman pajamas.

"No I want to wear the pink one!" I heard Lily exclaim.

"You wore the pink one last time," Gerard said. "Let Cherry wear it this time."

I tucked Miles into bed, smiling as he held my hand.

"I love you, daddy," he said.

"I love you too," I replied, kissing his forehead. "Go to sleep now."

I turned on his nightlight and shut off the light, leaving the door open a crack. I yawned, going back to my bedroom. Gerard came back a few moments later, wrapping his arms around me.

"I love you," I said.

He smiled, hugging me tight.

"As much as I'd like to fuck tonight, I'm tired," he said.

"Cuddle for a bit?" I asked.

He smiled and nodded and I took off my jeans. We crawled into bed and I cuddled up to his side. I ran my fingers through his hair and he yawned. He started falling asleep and I smiled, kissing the top of his head.

"Baby, you gotta head to bed," I said quietly.

Gerard nodded and yawned, giving me a soft kiss. He left to his own bedroom and I curled up under the blankets. I was almost asleep when I heard footsteps and the door creaked open. Miles crawled up into my bed as he cried.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"My tummy hurts," he whimpered.

"How come?" I asked.

"I don't know," he cried.

I held Miles' hand, rubbing his back. He sniffled and cried as I hugged him. Miles farted loudly suddenly and I scrunched my nose up.

"My tummy feels better now," he said.

Miles tried to fall asleep but started crying again.

"It smells bad," Miles complained.

"That's your fault," I muttered.

"I'm going back to my room," he said.

Miles crawled out of the bed and ran off to his room.

"Great, leave me with the smell," I grumbled.

Eventually I was able to fall asleep, just as the stench went away.

I woke up the next morning, getting dressed and ready as I heard Gerard downstairs with the kids. I went downstairs, seeing them all sitting around the table eating breakfast.

"Have fun at school," I said, kissing the tops of all their heads. "Miles, you be good for Gerard today."

"We're gonna go to the park after Cherry and Lily leave," he said.

I smiled, grabbing my bag. Gerard followed me out to the car, handing me my coffee.

"Have a good day at work, baby," he said, giving me a kiss.

"I'll see you when I get home, I love you," I said.

Gerard smiled, waving as I drove off. Work was boring, as usual. I had a small office job, which wasn't fun. I used to party all the time and I used to be in bands. But none of them ever got anywhere and I ended up giving it up when we found out about the twins. I missed it but I still wrote songs and played guitar with friends sometimes.

I've even been trying to teach the kids. Although guitar is a little bit too hard for them. Gerard has been teaching the twins to play piano, he learned how to play from his grandma. He wanted to teach Miles too but Miles didn't want to.

It felt like hours before work was over for the day. I had spent most of it on my computer, making phone calls and staring at the picture of my kids on my desk. When I walked inside, I heard happy shrieks as all the kids came over to give me hugs.

"I missed you guys," I said, kissing the top of all of their heads.

They all went back down to the basement to play and I sighed as I walked to Gerard.

"I wanna tell them," I said quietly, wrapping my arms around him.

"Yeah?" Gerard asked.

I nodded. "They're bigger now and I know that we're gonna stay together. And you love them and they love you too. I just think it's time now."

He smiled, giving me a kiss. We called the kids up and we all sat around the family room on the couches.

"We wanted to tell you something," I said. "Gerard and I have been dating for a while now and we thought we should tell you."

"Like the couples in the movies?" Cherry asked.

"Yeah, just like that," Gerard said.

"Are you two gonna get married?" she asked.

"Hopefully someday," I said, looking at Gerard as he smiled and nodded.

"And now I'm gonna have two daddies instead of one?" Miles asked and I nodded. "Does that mean I can have two cookies after dinner instead of one?"

"What? No," i denied. "You can only have one cookie."

Lily ran over, hugging me tight.

"I only want you to be my dad," she said. "I don't want him to be my dad."

Gerard looked hurt and I sighed, pulling Lily back to look at her.

"That's not very nice," I said. "Apologize to Gerard."

She shook her head, crossing her arms. I sighed, standing up and picking her up.

"Lily, apologize or you're going to timeout," I said.

She stuck her tongue out and I carried her into the other room.

"You stay in the corner until I come back for you," I stated.

She cried as I set her down in the corner facing the wall. I walked back out and sat next to Gerard, holding his hand.

"I'm sorry," I said.

"It's okay, I went to college and learned all about kids, I know having a parent start dating is a big thing and it can take a lot to adjust," Gerard said. "She's just scared is all, scared that maybe you won't love her as much."

I gave him a kiss and heard the giggles from the two other kids.

"Can I get a pretty dress for your wedding?" Cherry asked.

"Yes, you can your sister can be the flower girls and Miles can be the ring bearer," Gerard said.

I smiled, squeezing his hand.

"I'm gonna go get Lily," I said.

I got up, going back to the other room. I sat down on the ground, pulling her into my lap as she cried.

"Nothing is going to change, sweetheart," I said quietly. "Everything's going to be exactly the same and I still love you all the same. We love you so much, Lily. I'll still be there for everything. Everything's gonna be exactly the same as it was before."

She sniffled quietly and I kissed her cheek.

"Can you come apologize to Gerard now?" I asked.

Lily nodded and I held her hand, walking back with her to the other room.

"I'm sorry, Gerard," she said quietly.

Gerard smiled, pulling her into his lap to hug her tight.

"It's okay, sweetheart," he said. "You don't have to worry about anything, okay?"

Lily nodded and Miles tugged on my sleeves.

"Can we have a cookie now?" He asked.

"I think you all deserve a treat," I said. "You wanna go out for ice cream?"

They all nodded and we got our shoes on. I smiled, holding Frank's hand as we drove to the Dairy Queen just down the street. We all got ice cream, sitting around on benches. I held Gerard's hand as I watched the kids play, hopping up on benches and walking along the short wall. I couldn't think of anything more perfect, finally here with my own family.