Chapter 24

                                    

                                          
Megan's POV
8 AM
I opened my eyes to see a shit ton of flowers all over my room. I was still so groggy and tired I slept through them decorating my room I guess. Red roses, pink ones and white ones were all over and I know this wasn't from Beyoncé. The assortment looked haphazard and just doesn't scream Beyoncé.
 Beyoncé had to go back home to help get the kids ready and I told her to go focus on them first. Our kids are still a priority, even with me being in the hospital and the twins being born. I took the card from the red bouquet in front of me. 
"Congratulations on your babies, Megan. Those sure as hell ain't my kids' siblings. You better enjoy playing house cuz this shit won't last forever"
I rolled my eyes and called Beyoncé. She picks up my FaceTime call and I smile at how adorable she looked. Her hair was in a messy bun and she was in the car driving. 
"Hey baby. I'm headed to the hospital now. Did you want anything?" She asks. 
"Can you get me a Twix bar please? Oh, and I want kisses from you when you're back." I said in a semi-suggestive tone. That's nothing — we always made sure to flirt and she blushes every single time. 
"You only get kisses if you promise to hold me tight when I do. Wait why'd you call? Are you feeling okay?" Beyoncé asked starting to get worried. 
"Yes baby, I'm fine. Your ex stays pissing me off though. Look at this shit he sent me and had the audacity to say the new babies aren't siblings of Blue, Rumi and Sir." I showed Beyoncé the flowers and I flipped the camera back to me. 
"I'm bout to call one of the nurses and tell em to donate this shit to a chapel or something. My allergies can't handle all this pollen and more pollen more importantly it came from that lowlife." I say sniffling. 
"I don't know what to do, baby. He's so messy. The kids are asking about him less and less. I don't want to keep the kids from their father but it's looking like I have no choice." Beyoncé says and I can tell by the way she's speaking she's about to begin panicking.
"Baby, I really think you have to push for sole custody. We also have to talk about me being their legal guardian. I been thinking about that more and more. God forbid something happens to you I won't be able to make decisions Blue, RuRu and Sir." I say and I bite my lip trying to think about the negative scenarios that went through my mind. 
Hormones got me feeling a little anxious recently if I'm honest. I'm just used to things not going my way when it comes to family and I'm patiently waiting for things to go wrong again. I'm trying my best to keep postpartum depression at bay but it has been rearing its ugly head. 
Beyoncé's face softens and she sighs, "I know I really have been dragging my feet. I'm trying to avoid conflict but it's not happening and I'm seeing that more and more."  
"I know, baby. Hurry up I need my kisses" I whine and Beyoncé chuckles. We tell each other our I love yous and hang up the phone.
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Beyoncé POV
15 minutes later 
I opened the door and Megan was practically beaming as I got into her hospital suite. I can see she's already asked for the hospital staff to clear out the flowers. I go to her side and give her a kiss on the cheek. Basing it off of her confused expression, she noticed my tote bag filled with goodies for both of us.
"You know we always go out on dates and since I can't take you out to one, the date is gonna have to come to you." I say and Megan's smile gets even bigger. 
"I brought us paint by numbers, just like we did on our first date. This gonna be our first date since the arrival of the twins." I said with as I brought out the painting materials and our respective paint by number canvases. 
"Baby, this is so sweet" Megan says and she's already tearing up. Oh she's about to lose it when she sees my other surprises. My baby mama deserves it all. 
"I've also been making a little album since you've been pregnant. My collaging skills ain't the best but your kids helped with a lot of it." I handed Megan the small album.  Megan moves to the side to make room for me on the bed.
I lay by her side, careful to not hit her arm. "Look... these were all the shots you had to take for IVF." I say and Megan begins to flip through the album, eyeing every picture. 
"You liked to rub your belly and talk to them a lot. I found that beautiful. You looked so at peace, babe." I say stopping at a particular picture of Megan that was taken by Blue. A lot of candid moments in the album were taken by her. 
"Oh my god look at how big my belly was here. Look at Sir and Rumi's hand prints. Thank god that paint was washable because they got their white shirts dirty" Megan says laughing at the picture of the twins smiling as they held her belly. True enough, their clothes were messy and paint was splattered everywhere. 
"I remember this day.Rumi accidentally ate blue paint and said she expected it to be salty just like her older sister" I said recalling how upset Blue was. It took everything in me not to bust out laughing when Rumi said that. 
"I've never seen these pictures." Megan says. It was one of Megan and I on the couch. Megan was on her phone while I massaged her feet. The picture right beside it is of Megan cooking, me wrapping my arms around her belly. Megan was glowing in the picture and my smile matched here. 
"Yeah, courtesy of our own documentation team aka Blue Ivy. She said she wants us to see snippets of this pregnancy that we may have forgotten." I said and I can feel my heart swell with so much pride for my daughter. She knows we've been praying for this pregnancy and how much it means to us. It meant a lot to her too.
"She really loves me huh? She really does think I'm her mama?" Megan asks quietly. 
"Yeah baby of course she does. You know you the best thing that's ever happened to this family" I grab her chin and make eye contact with her. I noticed her eyes were puffy and it's not just due to the pollen. 
"You remember when you asked me what I felt when we kissed?" I asked. 
"Vaguely, why?" Megan replies. 
I grab Megan's hand and squeezed it tight. "All I said back then was kissing you felt right. That still holds true but I've been thinking about that question recently and I think I have a better answer."
I push Megan's hair behind her ear and I kiss her lips briefly. "Before you, I would've said that kiss we just had was a simple peck. Thinking about it now, it means more to me than that. The fact that I'm able to kiss you... the fact that I'm able to kiss my person... The simple act of kissing you makes me feel so much love and security. I feel blessed that I get to experience a love like ours."
I rest my forehead against hers and I said "You belong here with me, with our family. Trust me, baby. You're home and you're safe. Nothing bad is gonna happen. I'm right here."
Megan nods her head and I pull her in for one more kiss. When I've had a long day, kissing Megan brings me comfort. When I'm sad, kissing her brings me hope and I hope she feels the same with me. 
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