"Babe, we are home" I call out. I had three little backpacks hanging off of my arm and Josie on my hip, feeling like a donkey from the homeland.

"Hey" Harper says appearing from the family room "how was school ... where are they" she asks peeking round me for the kids.

"They are on the porch, trading cards from that tv show they love. Cam got a cool rare one and Wren has been trying to con him out of it for the last half an hour, luckily he knows her tricks. Olympia had no interest in them until she saw that Cam liked them too, and now she is begging me to buy her them too" I say a little exhausted.

I place Josie down on the floor, "mama I want cards" she asks.

We look down to her, her sweet little blonde pigtails sticking up either side, her hazel eyes widening like puss in boots "Josie you don't watch that show baby, you don't need the cards" I remind her.

She frowns "okay mommy" she says, giving in instantly, and walking away to play in her toy kitchen.

I reach for Harper and pull her in for a hug as we watch Josie play "if that had been the other two,  they would not have stopped until we got those damn cards..."

"I know" Harper returns "she's our little baby swapped at birth isn't she" she says with a smile.

"no I think she's our gift for raising the other two" I laugh. "God will only give you how much you can handle, and clearly we couldn't handle another wilding... although I love their wild... and would never tame it"

"Me neither...so did Olympias pre K have any feedback today" Harper asks.

I roll my eyes up "no ... but Olympia told me she's got the school goldfish for the week"

Harper looks to me curiously "oh right... I didn't know they did that" she says "give the kids the school pet to take home"

I look to her and shake my head "they...don't" I say slowly.

She frowns "I'm confused"

I let her go, and open the front pocket of Olympias bag for her to inspect.

She peeks in, her hand covering her mouth with shock.

"She thought he would be fine until she got him home to a bowl" I reveal.

Harper shakes her head slowly "Teddy that's ... not good"

I nod "I know...she didn't think it through"

Harper tries not to laugh "oh god" she says hiding in her hands "how will we explain that..." she asks.

I shake my head "I don't know, but I'm more concerned with how our four year old managed to climb up to a fish tank, open it, pluck out a fish and then put it in her bag... all completely unnoticed" I say dumping the bags by the front door, and getting a paper towel for the fish.

The door opens and Wren, Cam and Olympia come through it, chatting loudly and animatedly about the tv show they liked. Olympia was trying to join in, but had no idea what they were talking about.

Wren and Cam were now six, and at kindergarten, Olympia being four, tried to keep up with everything they did, she literally was their shadow. I don't think she really bothered them yet, but I'm sure as they got older she would. The one thing that never changed was Olympias bond with Cam, and when Wren tried to kick Olympia loose, he would talk her round to letting her come along. The three amigos we called them. We had Cam weekdays, after school, so that Greer could work her real estate job on a more normal nine to five, or sometimes a little later, and we didn't mind at all, the more the merrier. Harper was a stay at home mama still, and she didn't see the difference in one more, that routine would become something that lasted a decade. When Cam was old enough to ride home from school alone, he came with us anyway, he liked the company of our crazy girls, and they liked the help with homework, he was a whizz kid.

***

"Why did we think this would be a good idea" Willa asks.

Josie is on one of her hips, Olympia on the other, and Wren is hand in hand, with me.

I look to her as we enter the museum "Wren had to go for her school project.. and the museum is free" I add.

Willa looks to me over the top of Olympias dark curls "but why did we have to offer ourselves up as tribute Allie" she asks a little worriedly.

"We are their grandparents Willa... it's our job to take our grandchildren out on weekends to do fun and educational things" I reply, trying to sound confident.

"Alberta, I can hear the fear in your voice" She accuses, eyebrow cocked.

"Lala... gaga... let's go" Wren says pulling my hand through the doors.

I look back to Willa, and the girls, and smile. She shakes her head, and tries not to laugh.

A museum is not a place I would have imagined taking all three at once, perhaps one at a time would be quite happy and manageable, but all three, seven, four and two years old. Willa was right, I was a little on the edge of my seat, so much glass... so many things to break... so....much...anxiety.

But wait ...

"Allie, this is not the museum we are meant to be at ... is that big foot" Willa asks, gawping up above me.

Wren and Olympia whip up there heads "wooah" Wren says in amazement.

"Did he die" Olympia asks in her raspy voice.

"Is he stuffed Lala" Wren asks.

Willa just stands there impressed, and taking it in, as if it is very well stuffed. "I don't think so" she returns.

I roll my eyes at her "Willa" I chastise.

She looks back to me, away from big foot "sorry... I mean no it's not stuffed Wren, and no, O, he isn't dead either"

"He looks dead" Olympia returns, wiggling down from Willa's arms, and walking over hand outstretched, to touch it.

"Probably passed away when he spotted what we did in that hot tub in the white mountains" Willa whispers.

I nudge her accusingly "not one more word" I threaten trying not to smile.

"Girls don't touch the big foot" I ask looking around for a member of staff to ask where the exit was.

The door you came in from, it lead down a one way system that you couldn't back up from. I look around to no avail and turn back to Willa, who was now taking a picture of Wren, Olympia and Josie in-front of the giant big foot. The thing looked insanely real, it gave me a shudder.

"Willa what are you doing" I ask, as she places the girls in another position.

"Now, make your best 'I'm scared' faces so I can send this one to mama and mommy" she directs.

Their little faces all turn to various looks of mock terror as Willa snaps a picture and then smiles into her phone with glee at the result.

"Teddy will get a kick out of that one" Willa muses, sending the picture on the group chat.

"Where did they go?" She asks looking up from her phone.

I turn to big foot, wide eyed, to see they were no longer in front of it. The sound of laughter led us to them, just around the corner.

I reach down and pick Josie up onto my hip "girls you mustn't walk on without us...always wait for your adult, you know that" I remind them.

I look up to find Olympia in a magicians box, her little head sticking out smiling. Wren stands above it and pushes down the lever, which looks like a pretend chainsaw that comes down the middle of the box, just like it would on stage. The box splits into two.

"Olympia you've been cut into two" Wren calls out laughing.

Olympia is giggling away at the thought. Wren jumps down and pushes the box back into one piece. "Fixed you" she declares opening it up to let her out.

"That would have been more terrifying if Olympia had been longer than the first box" Willa observes beside me, taking another photo.

"I think the terrifying thought is that they didn't know that and they laughed doing it anyway..." I return.

I take Olympias hand "okay stick together until we find our way out of this creep show" I beg, looking ahead to the clowns section.

***
It was a rare day that I got to go to one of Teddy's games, alone. A new season had just begun and the kids were on a day trip with mama and Willa.

I sit in the family and friends section by court, watching the last few minutes of the fourth quarter. Teddy is moving fast, her moves are so quick it's hard to keep up with her. She doubles around the back of a girl who looks frustrated with the action, and she jumps up, arms extended, and the ball flies through the air. The ball makes the sound of a perfect swoosh, falling through the basket from mid court. Teddy was at twenty four points, alone. She is on fire today.

"You should come watch more often" Monique says standing beside me, her eyes scanning every move her girls make. "Teddy always plays that bit more intensely when you watch" she remarks with a wink, and she walks back up the side of the court.

I didn't know if that was true, but I appreciated the thought, and I loved to be here supporting her. My eyes refocused, watching Teddy and Avery together. Their teamwork was always drawing comments. I didn't think we would ever get away from that, the comments on their natural and effortless connection.

"I'm back...I got sodas" Amelia says sitting down beside me from where she had not long vacated "what did I miss" she asks eagerly, looking back and handing me my drink.

"Teddy is out here getting a double double and Avery is the assist of dreams..."

"Ave looking fine" Amelia observes, as she eyes her up with a hungry gaze, which makes me smile as I side eye her.

"It's been four years Amelia... are you going to lock that girl down or what?" I ask.

She looks to me with a grin and sucks from her straw. "I mean ...it's not as if I havnt thought about it"

We look back to the game "I just want her to do it" she reveals.

I nod "I get that... I wanted Teddy to do it too, and then I just ended up asking her for legal reasons. She most definitely made up for it with the second proposal" I say, thinking of it, and feeling all warm inside.

"I heard about it, she's cute, you really nailed down a ten Harps... she is something...not that I look at her like a something something" she says looking back jovially "I got my own something something up there to admire and visually undress" she mused, as her straw bends under her bite.

"Can you quit the eye fucking whilst you're sat beside me. I can feel the pheromones coming off of you" I tease, shaking my head amused.

The buzzer goes and the game is over, Oregon wins. The team all come together to celebrate and thank the other girls from the opposing team for a good game.

Teddy and Avery walk over to us as the crowd still cheers around the court side.

"How was that" Teddy asks as she wipes her sweaty brow

I stand up and kiss her lips... "good" I say leaning away. "And now I want nothing more than to taste you, but I'll have to wait until later" I say disappointedly.

"Guys we can hear you" Avery says from beside us as she puts Amelia down from an embrace.

"Oh please, I've just spent an hour with Amelia sat beside me visually undressing you"

"It's true" Amelia confesses "you looked good out there" she admits.

Avery pulls her back into her teasingly, and lifts her off of her feet.

"Let's leave them to it" Teddy suggests, taking my hand and walking me across the court "come round back with me" she asks.

I frown "I didn't think I was allowed back there straight after, don't I have to wait until you all clear the changing room" I ask.

She shakes her head "I'm sneaking you in" she says playfully.

"Don't mind me and my little hottie coming through" Teddy calls ahead of us as her team all turn. There's a little wolf whistling. I turn pink in the cheeks, and hide behind her. She pulls us through the girls in their various states of undress.

"Teddy" I beg "where are we going" I ask as we leave the opposite side of the changing room and come out into a private room.

She turns and locks the door. I look around to the shower, the ice baths and some lockers.

"Harper... " she says curling back around me and lifting me onto her waist.

My eyes widen with surprise. "Whoah" I say a little breathlessly as my back presses to the wall.

"You remember last week when you said one of your biggest fantasy's was me and you in the changing rooms, after a huge win" she asks.

She runs her tongue across my neck, my head falling sideways, mouth falling open a little "yeah" I say breath hitching as she releases me slowly down the wall.

Her hands instead running up my thighs, and taking my skirt with them, as she kisses the nape of my neck, and her hand slips into my underwear "it's happening" she whispers huskily.

She presses her lips to mine, her kisses are lust filled and hungry, and mine are too. Not even a second ticks by, and my hands are in her hair, our bodies are writhing against each other, and her fingers push inside of me with urgency. I moan against her lips, and nip her bottom lip with the pleasure. My hands move through her hair, and then down her arms, they are cool to touch from the sweat, and her skin goosebumps at the sensation. I reach down and pull her hips against myself, wanting nothing more than Teddy to take me so intensely, that  I'm left completely breathless, and every inch of me aching.

I drop my lips to her bare shoulder and graze my teeth across her flesh, before kissing her there. I take her jaw in my hands as I kiss her with eagerness, my tongue brushing hers and sending her into a wilder discovery of me. Her hands release me, fingers slipping away, making me gasp as she drops down, sliding my underwear down my legs as she does, and pushing up my skirt. Her tongue pushed between my legs, making my legs buckle a little and my hands thread through her hair as she went down on me against the wall. Every inch of me was completely turned on and lit like a flame, as her fingers pushed back through my wetness and she took me with confidence, my body completely at her mercy. My cheeks flushed, my lips pinking as the rush of orgasm took hold. Teddy held me tighter against her tongue, the muscle of her, held to my pulse point, forcing the pleasure to keep rolling, until I throbbed against her so hard it was like my heart beat, in her hands.

Her mouth and fingers fall away, she pulls my skirt back down slowly to above my knee and stands, her hands running up my sides as she looks to me pleased with herself "did it live up to the dream" she asks wrapping her arms around my waist.

I nod, my eyes take her in a little erratically "Reality certainly was better" I say breathlessly, and I flip us around so her back was to the wall "but did I mention in the dream that I was actually fucking you" I say eyebrows lifted defiantly.

She smiles "oh this fantasy just took a glorious turn"

I lift her jersey and send it flying through the air, her sports bra peeling off in one tug, releasing her perky and taut breasts that sprung out and begged to be sucked. My eyes dilated as I looked down and appreciatively took her in "God I lust you" I confess.

She reaches out and strokes my cheek "I lust you too" she confesses, before I drop down and devour her entirely, not one inch of her torso left without the mark of my kisses.

***
As we get into the car in the arena parking lot, I check my phone. "What on earth is this" I wonder out loud.

Teddy leans over to the picture on my screen "big foot" she says laughing "where are they" she asks "weren't they meant to be at the children's museum in the city" she adds, starting the car.

I shake my head as I scroll down the group chat and the other pictures.

"They've ended up at the home of the peculiar, and half of this is not kid appropriate" I say holding up a picture of Olympia that looks like she is hanging off of a skyscraper by her hand, but is actually a visual effect.

"That looks so cool" Teddy says impressed, as we join the road ahead.

"Teddy that's our four year old, hanging from a great height"

"But she isn't really is she... it's a visual effect" she returns.

I look to the comments.

Mary & Erica-
I love that place, have you shown them the goblin area?

Demitra-
You couldn't pay me to take our two there... the clowns are reason enough to leave right this minute Willa.

Thea-
LOL Olympia is giving me life in that last pic...

Maria-
My baby's. You will give me nightmares Willa, get them out of there.

Willa-
We finally found our way out of there, but none of us will ever be the same again 😱 Well actually Allie and I won't be, but the girls had the best afternoon of their lives apparently, and now want to go hunting for big foot. My work here is done. 😆💪🏼

I shake my head and type away;

- Willa and Mama!!! If any of our girls start getting nightmares I'm sending them to yours to sleep. How did you take such a wrong turn from the Children's museum to the house of horrors?!

Mama-
Harper it wasn't that bad....

- Where are you now?! Watching a certified adult movie at the cinema?

Mama-
Yes, popcorn and all.

I smile.

-We will be with you in a couple hours. Love you all xx

Mama-
See you then, drive safe. xx love you xxx

***
We all sit in the back yard, the sun is dipping in the sky, the girls are jumping in and out of the sprinkler on the lawn, still clothed, but covered in ketchup from the burgers Willa had grilled. We had eaten dinner out on the deck tonight.

"This is my idea of heaven" Allie muses.

I turn to her and sip from my lemonade "agreed" 

"You know Teddy, those girls are something special" she muses.

I look to them running around, screaming and laughing. Olympia is chasing Wren with her wet t shirt pulled off and turned into a weapon, to hit her with. Josie is trailing behind, just happy to be in the thick of it all.

"They have quite the bond" Allie adds "I watched them today, how they watched out for each other, they always have an eye on Josie. Wren grabbed her hand many times when it looked like she was about to move away from us, before I even had to. She is just so aware of her little sisters, and Olympia and Wren... they fight, by my goodness the love is strong. I think they would be quite the force if anyone tried to hurt either of them. I can't wait to watch them as teen girls, oh it's going to hurt to watch them grow, but I can't wait"

I smile "me too..."

Harper wraps her arms around the back of my shoulders leaning down to kiss me "what are we talking about" she asks.

I look up as she kisses my forehead.

"The Nomikos girls... take two" I reply.

She smiles as she looks to them playing, and she sighs as she leans into me. "I wouldn't wanna be anyone else's mama" she whispers against my cheek.

***