Chapter 84 - Empire

I take back what I said.

It was hard as hell.

"Ughh we've been at this for hours" I groaned as I massaged the back of my neck for it had become stiff.

"I know" I agreed Minjae as he tried to keep his eyes open, "I  could just sleep here."

"Mhmm me too" I agreed as I laid my head on the desk for  a quick nap.

"Mama" I heard a small voice called out they shook my leg.

"Yes baby?" I answered not even bothering to open my eye for they hurt too much.

Minjae and I had been planning how we would start our company all night and now it was eight am in the morning and the babies and Lia were up.

"Mama mama" he cried and sighed before finally opening my eyes and picked him up in my arms giving him a big kiss, "yes my sweet prince? What is it?"

Of course as usual there was nothing wrong with him and he just wanted to flex that he knew how speak a few words in Korean.

Although they were mixed and I am Jamaican I try to speak to them in English and Korean but they only babbled words in Korean for that was what majority of the people around them spoke.

I took a hard look at my boy admiring how long and healthy his cult hair was and his dimple on the left cheek that I loved so much.

Wow.

Ten months flew by so fast huh?

They were almost one and already started taking a few steps and blabbering words, but I couldn't accept that it wasn't just yesterday that I brought them home from the hospital.

I got emotional as he reached out his hand and held my cheek and my heart broke at how much he looked like his father.

They both did and it pained me at times to look at them and I know that it will hurt even more when they start asking for him.

I gave him a soft sweet kiss on his forehead and he giggled before kissing me on the lip biting my lip laughing and hissed in pain before placing him on the floor then he quickly crawled away laughing like a mad man.

I shook my head at how mischievous he was and smiled for I birthed such a wonderful boy.

"Mama" I heard my daughter called and I turned to to see rubbing her eyes looking wild from sleep as she took a few steps towards me.

"Hey my little monster. Did you sleep well?" I asked her in English and she frowned so I asked her in Korean and she she fell to the floor in response.

I'm taking that as a yes.

I walked up to her picking her up off the floor before showering her with kisses and tickles.

She laughed and squealed before holding onto my jaw implying that she has had enough so I placed her to her feel as baby Heesung crawled to my feet asking for upsies by stretching his hand.

"Heesungie goo morning. How is my cute wittle baby waby doing?" I cooed before I saw the twins looking at me and placed Heesung on the floor nervously chuckling.

Having three babies around the house that demands you attention can be hell, especially since the twins and Heesung are only three months apart so the jealousy is real.

They get along for the most part other than the occasional baby disputes for they have been besties from literal birth.

It was cute to see them grow together.

I looked over at Minjae who still at the table and she literally snoring.

I chuckled at him as I let out a big yawn and stretched before going to the bathroom to freshen up.

I was feeling better after my shower and was done in time for breakfast.

Lia handed me a cup of coffee with extra shots of expresso and it really woke me up and I went straight back to work after feeding the kids.

Minjae was also now in a better state and we were working even harder to finalize the preparations before we look for a building and sign the lease and get our firm registered.

I was feeling really excited and proud of the accomplishments that we've made over this past month and I could only pray that things would get better for me and the twins have been evicted and and have had to be crashing here for the past two weeks.

I haven told my parents though for they would buy me a one way ticket home with no questions asked and I had a goal to work towards that needed me in Korea.

"So did you talk to the guy and finalize things?" I asked Minjae as I took a bite of my apple.

"Yup." he replied writing down something as he went over a file.

"What time tomorrow did he say?" I asked as I picked up his note book to take a peak.

"Noon" he replied grabbing the book from my hand and I scowled.

"I'm coming with" I said as I took the last bite out of my apple before leaving my seat to throw it in the garbage.

I took a peak at the kids and saw that they were still playing with their toys and were safe.

He looked at me over his glasses as he raised one eyebrow, "are you sure? You have never offered to leave your kids before."

I shrugged as I laid on the floor supporting my head with my hands. My back was killing me, "why not? I mean they will be with Heesung's baby sitter and I have grown to trust her. Besides, I could do with a little bit of sun light. My bones are crippling."

He chuckled at me as I closed my eyes and soon after I heard small taps on the floor heading towards me and I knew that I was about to be attacked by one of the mini people.

"Ew. What's that smell?" I asked as my eyes flew open to see Adriel's butt in my face.

Damn.

What were these babies eating?

"Bath time!" I called out as I rounded up the kids and brought them to the tub one one scrubbing them clean before putting them down for a nap.

They looked so cute as they slept with their butts in the air and I smiled at them snapping a picture before I too went for a nap.

I was out like a light as soon as I hit the matrass and I had never been so happy in my life to sleep.

Well maybe but still.