"Okay, I trust you," she told him.

He grinned and got out of bed. She watched as he walked to the boys' room and picked up their cups and brought them back in and over to the bed.

"Drink up," he said firmly as he started to drink.

She sipped her milk, looking at Benjamin. "So tell more about your family."

"They are your family now, too. I'm the oldest as you know. Going into labor and delivering Alexis wasn't any easier on my mom than when she had me. Only with Alexis, she hemorrhaged during ...