Chapter 6 : Revenge

 "Aaron!  Why would you even CONSIDER coming back here after what you did to Jasmine!"

 'This is your last chance Marlene!" He shouted.  He thought she would do anything to have him, even betray her best friend, even though he looked like a mess.

 "Come on," He said as he reached out for a kiss. 

Marlene recoiled.

 Jasmine shot up from her chair.  She didn't even acknowledge the fact that her ex-husband was hitting on her best friend.

 "Oh, I've missed you so much!" Jasmine said, kissing him.

 Marlene was blown away by her friends ignorance.

So she left the room to check on her babies.

 "What do you mean you left me for Marlene?!"was the first thing Marlene heard when she walked back into the fight.

After a few more minutes of intense arguments, Jasmine had forgiven Marlene as she didn't lead him on, and was extremely bitter towards Aaron.

 Later that night, Marlene decided to call Shane.  She was worried she was too harsh on him, and she hadn't had contact from him since he left a few weeks ago.

 It was severely worrying Marlene.

 So she tried again.

 And again.

So she feared the worst, and did what she does best.

Avoid the problem by art.

And to help her get her mind off Shane, she threw a party for the triplet's birthday party.

But she knew something was missing, until she heard footsteps coming towards her.

"Shane!" She exclaimed.

Here is Astrid as a toddler.

Here is Adeline as a toddler.

And here is Athena as a toddler.

A few months later, Jasmine approached the two on the couch, carrying her newly aged up daughter, Kala.

"I'm leaving, Marlene.  I miss having a husband, and my own house.  I'm tired of mooching off you and to be honest, I'm jealous of your relationship with Shane." Jasmine said, leaving for the second time.

And she was gone, without waiting for a response.

 

However, the girls still got along well without their fourth playmate.  They still had each other for company.

And so one evening while Marlene was painting...

and Shane was reading...

Aaron bolted through the room, past Shane,

Past Marlene,

And scooped up Athena.

He raced out the door, leaving in practically hanging at its hinges because of the way he blasted through.

Chapter 5 : Guests

 Marlene gasped.  It was what she had been dreading since finding out she was having a baby.

 "GREAT BALLS OF FIRE what's wrong?!" Shane yelled.

 "We gotta take you to the hospital!  Now!  I can't handle you giving birth at home!  I'm not a doctor!" Shane said quite rapidly.

 So they called the ambulance and they were off.  Shane ran in as fast as he could, even though it didn't make a difference how fast Marlene walked.

 So Marlene walked.  According to her, pregnant ladies shouldn't run.

 The next day, Marlene was heavily asleep in her bed...

 ...while Shane was up, on baby duty.  But it wasn't just any baby duty...

It was baby duty for TRIPLETS.

 Here is Adeline Luna, their first born child.

 Here is their second born, Athena.

 Here is their third born, Astrid.

 And Shane loved Marlene more than he had before since she had given him three new loves.

 A few weeks later, a doorbell disturbed the babies' naps.

 It was Jasmine.  Marlene walked outside to meet her.

 "What are you doing here?" Marlene asked, careful not to drop Astrid.

 "I'm here to...visit."  Jasmine responded with a fake smile.

 Marlene put Astrid back in her crib.

 Jasmine walked in and stopped in surprise.

"Triplets?" She said. astounded.

 "Yeah, quite a surprise for us too.  I was wondering why I was so big," Marlene chuckled.

 "I see you've got one coming along too.." Marlene said casually.

 "Okay fine!  I'll tell you! I'm pregnant and Aaron left me for someone else!  He didn't even tell me who!"

 "But my real secret is...if I ever find who he left me for...they will die."  Jasmine whispered.  Marlene laughed a little too hard at Jasmine's poor attempt at a joke.

 The next afternoon, Marlene broke out her new easel and began to paint a portrait of Jasmine.

 Her concentration was broken when Jasmine let out a shriek.

 Marlene recognized what was going on as soon as she saw Jasmine's face. 

 "Hey I see you guys are working on a portrait, and --"

 "GREAT BALLS OF FIRE is she going into labor!"  Shane yelled, just like he did barely a month ago.

 After a lengthy trip to the hospital, Kala Norman was born. 

 The next day, Marlene called over Shane.  She had a problem she had to discuss with him.

 "Hey...is something wrong?"

 "Yes.  Yes there is.  All you ever do is NOTHING.  All you do at home is read recipe books and cook food that you throw out unless its perfect.  And when your not at home, your buying MORE recipe books or standing around at the restaurant.  I don't care if your LTW is to know all the recipes, we barely have enough to pay the bills!"

 "Don't worry, I was just about to tell you my restaurant is going on a tour for a few weeks and its going to really help my job!"

 Shane pecked her on the lips and rushed off to the restaurant.

A week later, Shane left.  So Marlene and Jasmine sat down to decide who would be staying up when to take care of the four infants.

But she was interrupted by the sight of a slightly familiar face at the door.