– If.
— You see! And now, this child is going to have a child!
Mom finally breathed her last.
— My God… Well, then, we’ll help you.
I smile, relieved.
— Thank you, Mom.
But André cleared his throat.
— There’s yet another piece of news.
Dad looked at him in horror.
— Don’t you dare tell me you’ve already taken out a loan!
— No. We had an ultrasound.
— So what?
I replied softly:
— There will be three babies.
Dad froze.
Then he slowly removed his glasses.
He wiped them.
handed them over.
– How much ?
– Three.
– AT THE SAME TIME ?!
Grandma couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing.
— No, my son! One at a time, every Thursday!
Mom started laughing.
First, gently.
Then stronger and stronger.
Dad looked at her.
— Why are you laughing?!
« What else do you want me to do?! » replied Mom through her tears.
She wanted to prove she was an adult! Well, now we’re going to have three pieces of evidence at once!
Grandma slapped the table with the flat of her hand.
— Véronique, my little darling, you’ve decided to skip all the steps to become an adult all at once!
I was as red as a tomato.
André asked cautiously:
— You’re not angry?
Dad looked at him.
— Young man, right now I’m trying to figure out where we’re going to put three cribs. I don’t have time to be angry!
Mom wiped away her tears.
— Okay, we’ll think about how we can help you.
Suddenly, I started to cry.
— You’re really not angry?
Dad let out a deep sigh.
— My darling, we are worried. Of course we are worried. But you are our daughter. And these three little ones are our grandchildren.
He looked at André.
— As for you, young man, don’t you dare disappear. We now have a real family business to run.
André smiled.
— I have no intention of doing so.
Grandma added:
— All that remains is to find a name for this venture. For example: « The Three Little Heroes and Their Two Sleep-Deprived Parents ».
Everyone burst out laughing.
A few months later, André and I got married.
The wedding was modest.
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