You More than Anything in the World (Arissa)

“Shut up and go to sleep!”

Arissa was bemused when Zachary spoke with a firm tone of voice as he ordered Arissa to go to sleep.

She turned around to hug him and place a kiss on his cheek. “So you’re all grown up and eager to bark orders at your mother now, aren’t you?”

“Hehe! That tickles, Mommy!” Zachary squirmed as he tried to avoid Arissa’s tickling.

“All right, go to sleep!”

Arissa held both of them in her arms as she patted them gently to sleep.

Gavin inched closer and wrapped his arms around her, feeling the warmth emanating from his mother’s body.

Upon seeing Gavin’s antics, Zachary hugged Arissa while glancing at Gavin.

Her lips curled into a smile as she looked at their identical faces. She patted their heads and closed her eyes.

After an hour of sleep, Arissa woke up abruptly, as she felt Jesse lying on top of her.

“I want to sleep with Mommy too!” Jesse exclaimed. Arissa hugged the petite child and kissed her on the cheek.

Oliver came into the room as well.

“Are you still sleeping, Mommy? I want to sleep next to you too!”

“What time is it now?”

in her arms, Arissa sat up and

“No more sleeping!”

Gavin

Jesse and said to the boys, “Go freshen

Jesse planted kisses on her mother’s face. Soon,

Arissa was delighted and turned to

asked Jesse gently, “Do you want to wear

“Yeah!” Jesse clapped happily.

three boys followed

perplexed. He looked at

Why is Mommy letting

whispered next to him, “Mommy has always wanted a daughter, so she would occasionally dress Jesse in

right! Jesse looks really pretty

at the boys and smiled. “Stop muttering and come over here!

ran

followed suit.

her as well. “Me too,

Jesse down before handing

handle

grabbed the toothpaste and helped his siblings by squeezing toothpaste on their toothbrushes

their teeth in an orderly manner. After that, she proceeded to brush

could not help but grin as they looked into the bathroom mirror and noticed they were doing the same

washing up, Arissa gave them their