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[CHAPTER SEVENTEEN] "Wearing your heart on your sleeve.."

Now that Deandre was home with his family, they didn't need as much help. He always cared for two girls at once. He wanted to give Mariah a break. And he never shamed her for needing help while he was gone. Four girls was more than a lot and he worked hard to pay for it.

He was finally able to go to doctor's appointment again and he was around to teach the girls to walk and get them potty trained.

Mariah walked hands and hands with Zein while Deandre pushed the triplets stroller. And their security wasn't too far behind. Even in his hometown, Deandre made sure to have a security guard around. He couldn't play about his girls safety.

"Meh meh can I get a new baby doll?"

"Wait we have to find auntie Kay a gift first." After their doctors appointment, Mariah wanted to get started on her Christmas shopping. She hated being last minute. And she hated lines. While they waited for Mariah to find her list, Wesley took Zein to get an ice cream cone.

"Don't tell me I left it on the table.." she mumbled as she went through the babies bag.

"Hi west coast!" Two girls had approached them with big smiles on their faces , "Can we get a picture ? We are big fans!" Deandre stood up from the table and took a few pictures with them. "We love all your music. We missed you at the loft! When are you going back?" Before he could say anything, the other one cut in,

"Yeah the line was already the block when we got there." She looked over at Mariah, "Wait, is this your wife? Omg she's so pretty hiii.." Mariah waved shyly and grabbed the stroller.

"The way you talk about her, of course she's gorgeous! Congratulations on the babies!"

"Thank you. I appreciate the love ladies, information about my concerts is on my website." When they saw his huge body guard approaching, they took one last picture before hurrying off.

"Who was that meh meh?" Zein asked licking her cone.

"Just some of daddy's friends.. Come on, let's just go to journeys!" She said in a tone.

"You okay boss?" Wesley asked Deandre handing him a bag of donuts. "Yeah.. it's all good. I'm not sure how she feels about my fans though." Deandre watched as she walked off with all the girls. Zein had one hand on the stroller and the other on her ice cream cone.

He knew it came with the job but it must've been awkward and he knew Mariah probably felt it was an invasion of privacy. He couldn't stop his fans from approaching but he always kept a distance between his fans and the girls just in case something popped off.

Once he finally caught up to Mariah, he bent down to pick up the bib she dropped. Maryam was chewing on the necklace around her neck while Mariah and Zein shopped just a step away. She kept her eyes on the stroller and Zein while she looked through the rack. He grabbed the stroller handle and checked to see the his chunky baby still fast asleep. Dawsyn had her legs up and arms spread out and everything he put her hand back into the car seat, she placed it back.

"Leave her alone before she starts crying. Her hand has never hit anything so just be mindful of it."

"I think it's cute." He bent down to take a picture of it. "Damn we made some cute babies."

"Come look at this." She was holding up a nice floral dress for Zein. "It's this the cutest thing for her!"

"Where does it stop on her?" She checked the size and held it against her body, "The knees is fine right?"

"Yeah but it looks short." He wanted to preserve Zein's youth for as long as he could. "When have you ever seen her in something short?"

"You just had her in a bikini not too long ago.." Mariah rolled her eyes and put the dress with her pile. "We were at the beach Babe."