Courtney's POV

It was fifteen minit until 10 and all of the kids were sleeping soundly in their rooms. I tucked Daniel in snuggly (with Duncan not too far behind me) gave him a Ciuman on the forehead and proceeded to exit the room. I signaled for Duncan to stay quiet as I quietly moved from their carpeted room to the wooden floor outside of it. The floor creaked slightly under my weight. I breathed.

"Care to tunjuk me to my dwelling sweetheart?" I heard Duncan say as we walked.

I ignored him.

I continued to walk down the hall until I reached the door with the words "GUEST" printed in fancy lettering.

"Oooh, fancy." I heard him remark.

"Here anda are." I berkata to him as I opened the door to reveal the large room.

"I feel like a king." I heard him say as he walked in.

The room was dark. Hues of dark blues and purples all around with dark brown mahogany wood, a walk in closet, a king size bed, computer and computer meja and a 42" television.

I rolled my eyes at his comment, before telling him to make himself at home, instantly regretting my comment.

"Oh really?" He responded, winking at me and moving in closer.

"Duncan back up." I threatened, wagging my finger daringly at him. He just laughed.

"Oh take a chill pill Princess, the room's great." He complimented.

"Thanks." I responded before turning around, preparing to exit the room.

"I need help with one thing though." He berkata once my hand reached for the doorknob.

"What?" I questioned.

"I can't really reach my back atau bend. Could anda assist me in a shower?" He said.

My face turned at his gruel remark.

"As if!" I snarled, glaring at him before opening the door.

I left, but not before calling him a pig at which he laughed.

Duncan's POV

I loved getting under Courtney's skin; she was just the funniest when she got mad atau aggravated. This was a nice room though. I scanned it once again with my eyes.

I turned the light on and then the TV. I kicked my shoes off, jumping on the lush, huge comforter and propping my socked feet up.

I sighed, taking in the relaxation. I think I'll skip a pancuran, pancuran mandian tonight.

I rested my eyes for a few until Courtney came rolling back into my thoughts. I hated thinking about her. Not in a bad way, but whenever I did that overwhelming sense of guilt would hit me. I was wrong…dead wrong for leaving. When you've been with someone for so long, anda just don't up and leave out of frustration. Especially if anda have a kid with them.

I never stopped loving Maddie, atau wanted to ever leave her, but I needed some time to myself. Selfish, yes. Mindless? That also. But I was young, immature and dumb. While some of those characteristics are still within me, one thing I am no longer is selfish. With four kids anda can't be selfish. It's impossible. I loved every single one of my kids and would take a bullet and give them the baju off of my back if they needed it. Whatever I had, they had, and that's just how it is once anda become a dad. Courtney of course was still pissed at me. She hated me. I guess she was loosening up a bit and slowly forgiving me because she did let me stay, and mind you, this isn't the first time. She still did however, hold a lot of animosity towards me and a hell of a lot of resentment.

She texted me, called, begged, pleaded, everything in the book for me to come utama when I left. I never replied. She called my mother; they'd have long conversations and of course my mother would come to me begging me to at least talk to her atau at least still be in Maddie's life if I didn't want anything to do with Courtney. I ignored her requests to… not without my father calling me every name in the book about the situation though. Deadbeat, loser, immature kid, foolish son, mindless fuck, etc… I took the mental abuse up until I went to court. She stood 10 feet away from me behind her podium, hurt, anger and fear in her eyes. I tried my best not to peer over at her. I wanted her to still think I hated her guts, even though every night since the hari I left I couldn't get her out of my mind. It had been two months since I'd last seen Courtney atau Maddie after I left before I was standing in front of her at court. She told the judge she was pregnant; she brought papers to prove it and everything, claiming it was mine. Me of course didn't believe a word. I hadn't talked to nor seen the girl in 3 months and she's claiming she's pregnant with my kids? Nah, I don't think so. I thought it was just her little mind trying to play tricks with me and trying to get back at me for leaving her. A baby wouldn't make me stay, nor would two of them. I rolled my eyes, just knowing that she was lying, but of course, Bridgette called me 6 months later, telling me she was going into labor. I didn't know if I should have gone atau not, but something inside of me pushed me to go, so I sat my pride aside and went to the hospital. When they came out and I saw their eyes, I knew they were mine. She hadn't been messing around after all. I broke down. I felt so bad. I held my twins in my arms, tears streaming like a coward. It was that point in time where I knew what I had to do. Once utama from delivering, I made my way to her house where I apologized and pleaded for her to talk to me. She gave me the cold shoulder. Now I would know how she felt.

I would call and text her every single hari until she responded. I would visit as often as I could to see my children, most of the time where she'd deny me to do so, saying "Didn't anda say they weren't yours?". Once the twins turned 2 months I found myself back in court. She was bumping up the child support because she couldn't take care of 3 kids alone. I wanted to help her, and live with her again, and Cinta and take care of all my children but she wouldn't allow me. I got the blood test before I paid anything, required sejak the court, and they were indeed mine. Ethan and Alex.

Me and Courtney have been through so much. She was not only my baby mother, but if she would take me back, she'd definitely be my wife. I damn sure wasn't going through this with anyone else. I had my little "lady friends" here and their but nothing serious. I had about 2 girlfriends after Courtney. They never lasted long. One night stands - they always sucked at the end of the day. I needed someone to settle down with. I was about to be the big 3-0 in a few years, and who else better to settle with than Courtney… the mother of my children. She wouldn't have any of that though. It had been years and she still hasn't forgiven me, but I wasn't going to give up quite yet. I wasn't going to give up.

Regular POV

It was nearly hitting 11pm. The house was nearly dead silent except the minor whims and sounds of the televisions in both Courtney and Duncan's rooms.

Duncan left his room to go downstairs and get something to drink when he bumped into something solid that made him fall to the ground. He dizzily opened his eyes to see he was on bahagian, atas of Courtney.

"Ugh..D-Duncan?!" She berkata with the look of the fear of God in her eyes. "Get off of me!" She screamed at the bahagian, atas her lungs, for she was under him dripping wet in a tiny white towel.

"Would anda hush? The kids are sleep for pete's sake!" Duncan spat, covering her mouth.

"Get off of me!" Courtney struggled, trying to alih herself under the weight of him.

"Maybe we wouldn't be in this predicament if anda weren't snooping around damn near midnight in that little towel!" Duncan berkata in a whispered voice before rising off of her.

"You pig! anda bumped into me on purpose!" She spat in a whispered yell.

"What? anda bumped me. Should've watched where anda were going!" He fought back rubbing the back of his neck.

"Oh shut up! I was just on my way to get some fresh towels from my room from the hallway closet and anda came along tackling me like a football player." She said.

"You over exaggerate everything." Duncan dragged, rolling his eyes. "You do look pretty hot though." He added, smiling devilishly at her.

"Quit it!" She berkata embarrassingly, pulling her towel tighter around her frame.

Duncan got a kick out of this.

"You were probably on your way to my room... to tuck me in." He teased.

"You wish!" She defended, folding her arms.

"Well let that be your command." Duncan berkata in a gruff voice, moving closer to her.

"B-Back up Duncan." Courtney said, her body nervously quivering, never knowing what to expect from Duncan.

"You're sitting here dripping wet, near my room, and barely have any clothes on and anda expect me to think this was an accident." Duncan pressed, knowing he'd get under her skin more.

"I-I can't believe you'd even think that! In your dreams! Seriously." She fought, staring daggers into his eyes.

"Admit it Courtney, anda want me. anda may pretend to be mad still after all these years, but anda miss your Dunky. That's why anda let me stay." Duncan said, smiling at her all too knowingly.

"Oh whatever! I let anda stay from the kindness of my hati, tengah-tengah because the kids always ask about anda when you're not around. How dare you?" She berkata angrily.

"You. Want. Me." Duncan said, moving in even closer, where as though she could feel him breathing.

Courtney shuddered. Being this close to Duncan brought back that "feeling" within her.

"Oh shut it Duncan! Goodbye and goodnight!" She yelled at him , turning away to return to her room. Her feet however, gave out under her and she slipped.

Duncan caught her right in the nick of time. Before she could even thank atau rise up, her face burned red with hotness as she looked down to see Duncan's hands right on her breasts.

"You perv!" She shrieked as she got up, turned around and smacked him.

"What the hell was that for?! I just saved your life!" Duncan yelled at her, holding his reddening cheek.

"You're trying to cop feels! anda don't catch someone like that!" Courtney fought back. "Pig!" She yelled, throwing a frustrated hand up and walking back to her room.

"I hate anda Duncan!" She yelled out before slamming her door.

"Love anda too!" Duncan called out, smiling as he walked back to his room.

Morning

Two pattering feet pattered around the house.

Courtney groaned at the sound. "Ugh, what is that?" she stressed, putting a bantal over her head.

"Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!" Two voices yelled, laughing.

She buried the bantal harder into her head. Little knocks soon came to the door, and then a big swish of her bedroom's door. The light from outside beamed into her room, nearly blinding her when she removed the bantal from her face.

She groaned loudly and Daniel and Ethan jumped on her.

"Mmph! What the –" She began, catching herself.

"Mommy! It's mo'ning time. We hungwy." Daniel berkata cutely.

"Okay, mommy'll be up in a minute. Go ahead and brush your teeth and wash your face. Dani anda stay with me." Courtney instructed.

"Okay." the kids replied in unison. Ethan walked out of the room and back to his to do what his mom asked.

Go get your toothbrush and washcloth." she told Dani.

"Kay." he replied as he ran off.

Courtney got up and stretched, releasing a loud yawn. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and walked to her bathroom. When she turned the warm faucet water on, Daniel ran back into her room.

"Got it!" he said, proudly holding up his toothbrush and wash cloth.

"Good." Courtney berkata with a small smile. She let the faucet water run over the wash cloth and rinsed it out. She then began to wipe Dani's face, him whining when she reached his ears. She folded his wash cloth and turned the water on cold where she lathered his toothbrush and applied the 'Spiderman: selamat, peti deposit keselamatan To Swallow' toothpaste.

"Open wide." Courtney said. Daniel did as told and happily awaited the sweet toothpaste to cover his taste buds. Courtney began to brush his teeth, occasionally getting him to rinse and spittle water.

"Okay, all done." Courtney berkata and her and Daniel clapped.

"Yay!" he berkata happily. "I can go back with Ettie now?" he asked.

"Yeah." she replied. "Take a few of your toys downstairs with you. Tell your brother to turn the tv on for anda both, okay?" she added.

"Kay." he replied. "Oh yeah, mommy?" Daniel began.

"Yeah?" she answered.

"Where daddy?" he asked.

Shit! I almost forgot about him.

"Heh, he's in the guest room sleeping. Don't wake him yet. He'll be up before breakfast." she assured.

"Mmkay." Daniel berkata satisfied, as he left her room.

"Mind closing the door behind you?" she said. She got a shut door in response. She then began her morning routine of brushing her teeth and washing her face. Fixing her hair in addition.

Courtney was done her routine and went to wake her other kids. You'd think it'd be the other way around, but it was actually the girls who were the late sleepers, not the boys. Got that from their dad.

Courtney slowly stepped into Maddie's room, opening the blinds. She heard a low murmur and saw her daughter's face scrunch up at the sunlight. She turned her head stubbornly.

"Come on, it's morning. Get yourself together; breakfast will be ready in a little bit." Courtney said, giving her daughter a pat on the shoulder. She nodded in response.

"Alright, get up. I don't want to have to come back in here." she finally said, leaving the room.

Courtney walked a little down the hallway and opened Alex's door.

"Alex, wake up. Breakfast will be ready in a few. Get yourself ready please." Courtney said, as she also opened her blinds, letting rays of the morning sun come into her room.

"Okay." Alex grumbled, rubbing her arms and yawning.

Alex wasn't as stubborn as her sister so she'd wake up with the smallest of words.

Courtney walked out of her room and grabbed her i-phone from her night stand. She trotted downstairs to the kitchen. She saw Dani playing with his Super Hero Force action figures and Ethan running around playing with his Militia airplane toy.

"Does waffles, eggs, and sausage sound good guys?" Courtney asked.

"Yeah!" Ethan and Daniel berkata excitedly.

"Waspbewwy' jem on mines mommy?" Daniel asked.

"Sure honey." Courtney replied, smiling at her son's cuteness.

Courtney turned the stove on and grabbed a few pans. She plugged up the waffle maker, and grabbed the needed foods from the fridge. After everything was set, she began cooking.

Breakfast was nearly ready.

"Maddie go get your dad please." Courtney instructed as she turned the knob to turn the burner off.

"Kay." she replied as she scurried upstairs.

Maddie walked down the hall and knocked on the guest room door. She waited a few saat and repeated the action. She heard a low groan and took that as her cue to enter.

She had her eyes closed and her head turned before she said, "Dad, I hope anda have all your clothes on!"

Duncan lazily threw his arm up for her to come over to him.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah…"he mumbled lazily.

"Dad, anda have to wake up. Mom's finished breakfast." Maddie said.

"I'll be down in a minute." Duncan replied.

"I'll wait." Maddie said.

"No, go ahead." Duncan grunted.

"No, because I know as soon as I leave, you'll lie back down and go to sleep, and won't be back down until later. Then mom will get peeved and she'll be cranky an-" she was cut off sejak her dad's hand over her mouth.

"Shushhh." he groaned. "You rant just like your mom." he added.

Maddie glared at him as his head turned away from her, hand still over her mouth, and he started to snore.

"OUCH!"

Duncan yelled as his hand shot away from Maddie's mouth.

"You bit me!" he said, rubbing his hand on the sheets. "Fuck." he mumbled.

"Oooooh, anda berkata a cuuuuurse." Maddie said.

"What do anda expect, demon child? anda just bit me!" he said.

"Well wake up and I won't have to do it again." Maddie berkata defiantly, crossing her arms grownly.

"Alright, alright." Duncan berkata as he slowly got up and sat on his bed. "You suck." he told Maddie.

"I act just like you." she smiled. He laughed at her, and gave her a peck on the forehead.

"Look just like me too." he said, as he stretched and hopped out of bed.

"Can I at least pis- use the bathroom without anda following me?" he quickly corrected.

"I don't want to see anyway." Maddie berkata smartly as she left the room.

"Smart ass." Duncan mumbled.

"I'm telling mom anda cursed sejak the way…" Maddie berkata in a sing-song tone. Duncan just laughed and walked out of the room and to the bathroom.

Maddie walked downstairs.

"Well that didn't take too long." Courtney said. "Did he wake up?" she asked.

"Yes." Maddie berkata triumphantly.

"How'd anda get him up so fast?" Courtney asked, looking at her daughter.

"I bit him." she berkata quickly with a smile.

"You what him?" Courtney asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I. Bit. Him." Maddie said.

"Madieee." she berkata disappointingly.

"Well…it worked!" Maddie berkata defensively.

"Well if it worked…" Courtney berkata back with a slight smile.

"Kids, breakfast!" she called out. They all came running in.

"Seat pwease mommy?" Daniel asked. Maddie walked over and placed him in his booster seat.

"Thanks Maddie." Courtney berkata as she scraped the last bit of eggs onto a plate. She walked around and placed a plate in front of each of her kids.

"Jam mommy." Daniel requested.

"I didn't forget honey." Courtney berkata as she reached in the fridge and pulled out the raspberry, raspberi jem and speared it over his waffles.

"Tank' anda mommy." he berkata thankfully.

"You're welcome honey." she said. She picked up the syrup bottle from the counter and handed it to Maddie. "Pass it to them when you're finished." she added.

"Okay." Maddie answered.

Courtney heard footsteps coming down the stairs and bared herself to see the guy who caused her so much embarrassment the sebelumnya night.

"Morning kiddos!" she heard Duncan's voice boom as he walked into the kitchen. His kids looked up at him with happy eyes and gave him morning greetings.

"Morning ba-Court-ney."Duncan said, catching himself. He stood seterusnya to her and wrapped his arm around her waist. She smacked it off.

"Duncan, stop! I don't need the kids suggesting anything!" she spat in a whispered tone.

"Oh chillax Princess. Nothing's gonna happen. Remember what anda said?" He teased under his breath.

"Nothing is gonna happen. I just need anda to keep your hands to yourself."

He in return, pinched her butt. She let out an audible 'eep'.

Duncan chuckled.

"What's funny dad?" Ethan asked curiously.

"Oh nothing." Duncan said. He looked over at Courtney who had her jaw clenched and was giving him a 'I-told-you-so' look.

"Okay, so where's the breaky?" Duncan asked licking his lips.

"Over there." Courtney berkata through her teeth, pointing to an empty kerusi, tempat duduk at the meja, jadual with a plate chock full of Makanan on it.

"Alriiight. Let's dig in." he berkata as he hopped in the kerusi, tempat duduk and jabbed his fork in his lempeng, penkek about to demolish his food.

"Dad. Say you're grace first. anda missed it." Alex berkata as she nibbled on her eggs.

Duncan groaned. "Alright, alright." he said. He hurriedly went through the prayer, eyes closed, and hands gripping one another.

"Amen." he ended, and continued to his plate.

Courtney finally took a seat. "Breakfast good everyone?" she asked, as she began to cut and chew her sausage link.

"Yes!" she heard in unison of her kids.

Silence carried out throughout the breakfast meja, jadual besides a few low murmurs and forks clanking against plates every now and then.

"Aaaaaap!" Duncan burped out loud rudely. The kids burst out in a fit of laughter.

"Duncan!" Courtney seethed. He looked up at her and smirked. She gave a powerful kick to the shin beneath the table, for he was sitting in front of her.

He let out a slight grunt. Maddie looked up at him with a questioned expression. He faked a smile in return and she continued to eat.

He looked up at Courtney, his jaw clenched.

"What the fuck was that for?" he worded silently.

"Mind your manners." she mouthed back. He just glared at her. He knew what to do to get revenge.

He threw his foot up and it landed right in between her legs. She let out a low squeal, her jump causing the meja, jadual to move. Her kids all looked up at her with questioned expressions.

"Heh heh," She smiled nervously.

Courtney squeezed the fork in her hand so tightly, her knuckles began to lose color and turned white.

"JERK!" she mouthed silently, once all eyes were off her.

"Right back at ya' babe." Duncan mouthed back, as he placed his foot back on the floor.

"And to think last night was all the torture I'd get..." Courtney thought to herself.

*sigh* And the beginning of hari 1 begins. . .