"Yes, I do," Adkins answered.

"So why don't you come with me?" Matthew pulled him up, put him under his armpit and walked out of the bedroom, ignoring his cries.

Now that the four boys were all here, the problem was logistics. If the six of them slept in the same bed with their heads on the same side, the bed would be not wide enough.

The only option was for them to sleep with their heads on either side of the bed. Matthew and Erica had to separate and take care of two children each.

Putting his arms around Matthew, Colman blurted out, "I sleep with Dad tonight. I get Mom tomorrow!"

Without even taking a look at Matthew, Adkins and Boswell climbed over to Erica's side without saying a word.

Damian Looked at his three brothers. He seemed to have no choice. Eyes wide open, he looked at Matthew and said, “Dad, let's lie down.”

Finally, they could drift off to sleep.

The family of six huddled in the same bed, and the four children fell asleep first.

Matthew held Colman in his left arm, while Damian held his other arm and slept soundly.

In the dark of night, the smile in the man's eyes deepened.

The next day, Adkins woke up first. He sat up from the bed and looked at the scene on the bed with his sleepy eyes. Suddenly, he was a little confused.

He remembered that he and Boswell had gone to sleep with his mom Last night. When he woke up, he was with his three younger brothers, but his parents were snoozing on the other side of the bed.

Colman slept horizontally, with his legs on Matthew's, and his head on

Erica's legs.

Before he could figure out why his brothers were there, Adkins pulled his brother away from Erica.

Matthew suddenly woke up.

Matthew checked the time on his phone. It was just half-past five in the morning. He sat up quietly as he observed Adkins struggling to move his brother away from Erica, and asked, "Why did you wake up so early?"

Letting go of Colman, Adkins answered, "I need to go to the bathroom

"Go ahead then!" Matthew urged. In fact, he wanted to hold his wife in his arms while he slept for a Little Longer.

The little boy got out of bed in a hurry, but when he passed by

Matthew, something occurred to him. Stopping in his tracks, he asked in confusion, "Dad, wasn't I sleeping with Mom? Why was I with my brothers when I woke up?"

Matthew glanced at the boy and replied calmly, “Your mom insisted on coming to sleep with me in the middle of the night. You know, she's the only girl in our family. We need to pamper her as much as we can, and I can only sleep with her."

"Oh!" Matthew's answer convinced Adkins enough, so he went straight to the bathroom.

Like every other school day, Erica didn't sleep late. She would always wake up with the boys in order to send the four to class. That morning wasn't any different.