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The lovely thing about the sisterhood of the Blind Channel wives is that they can trust each other with anything under the sun.
As the group continues to grow, so do the love and the shoulders to lean on. The inaugural member was Kirsten, at the time being the only one in an active relationship with a member of the band. Her pregnancy with Sohvi was handled mostly alone, with the exception of the guys’ support. As a Danish woman who had only been in Finland for a couple years, getting through a life-changing experience away from her family in the middle of a pandemic was difficult. But for as much of a role as they played in helping her through it, it was nothing in comparison to the support she could have received from her sisterhood.
Jenna and Milli joined at the same time, both landing relationships with the band’s lead singers. Kaarina joined a year later, when her longtime friend Olli finally built up the courage to ask her out. Finally, Marja and her young son, two rays of sunshine, became part of the group courtesy of Jenna and Niko’s matchmaking with the stoic Tommi Lalli. Lukas was the first band baby born with a full set of aunts, nearly complete if Aleksi was willing to put aside his work and give dating a try. And together, they celebrated the news that, after almost a year of trying, Joel and Milli would finally welcome their first child.
The wives of the Blind Channel members have a peculiar sort of bond. There are no barriers between them. Much like their husbands - or boyfriend, in Marja’s case - they share everything with each other. They have their inside jokes, their traditions, and, lately, their secret codes.
With Enkka turning a year old in the next few months, the girls have been waiting impatiently to see when the next band baby will come along. And right under their noses this whole time, the next contenders have been Niko and Jenna. The fact that Jenna, of all people, was somehow able to keep their conversation a secret was a total miracle.
Niko approached her first, a rarity in this group where the moms were the first to speak up. But it was painfully obvious to everyone that Niko was yearning for a baby of his own. He was a wonderful uncle to the three who were already here and insisted on being the first of the band to hold Joonas’s son. After nearly three years of marriage, the question was not “if” the proposal was made, but “when” and “how”.
The group chat was blowing up on the way home from her shift, with plans of having a girls’ weekend at Joel and Milli’s while he was visiting family in Oulu with Enkka. But Jenna and Niko had other plans: a romantic night in to kick start their journey towards parenthood. He’d already sent her pictures of their bedroom, decorated with rose petals and candles and begging her to hurry home already. He promised her that he would set the mood for her as soon as she came home, because, “if we’re going to do this, we’re going to do it right.”
Finally, after plans for Netflix and wine were made, she had the chance to reply that she couldn’t make it. “Sorry, girls,” she started her text. “Can’t come over tonight. Niko and I are gonna 🐇🐇.” She thought the code was clever. There was zero shame in admitting to a group of moms, and hopeful moms, that there was going to be some baby-making in the near future.
The very next text was a reply from Milli. “Girl… what the FUCK does that mean?”
Jenna nearly choked back her laugh. She replied in her car outside her house because she knew, as soon as she stepped through the front door, Niko would be whisking her away to the bedroom and not letting her out of his sight. “Bitch, it means we’re gonna fuck like bunnies. I’m ovulating and we’re trying!”
She had no idea what happened next, but suddenly the vibrations from the back-to-back messages coming through were going crazy inside her purse. She stepped in the front door to see Niko in the living room, watching TV but without a shirt. He was already hyping himself up for the night ahead of them. “Oh hey, you’re home,” he started, standing up from the couch and pretending that he didn’t know she would be home about this time.
She leaned against the wall, allowing Niko to press her against it for a deep kiss. Before they could meet, he felt the vibration of her phone in her purse. “Someone’s popular,” he said with a sensual laugh. “Did you tell them you’re gonna be busy tonight?”
“It’s just the girls. They’re meeting at Joel and Milli’s tonight but I can join them tomorrow.”
Niko pressed his body against hers and ran a thumb over her cheek. “Oh I’m not letting you out of my sight until we’re done.”
Jenna lives for this side of Niko - demanding and possessive, but gentle and playful. And tonight, he was a man on a mission. “And when will we be done?”
A smirk crossed his lips and a dark look appeared in his eyes. “Only when I finish knocking you up.” He pulled away with a wink. “Follow me when you’re ready.”
Once she knew Niko was out of sight, Jenna pulled out her phone to see what the commotion was about. There were 25 new messages from the girls’ chat, some of them occurring several times in a row. Most of them were simple - strings of emojis here, gif responses there, and the typical “YES BITCH” from Milli. What a way to be a trailblazer, being the first to announce plans for a baby via a joke.
Niko would probably come chasing her down if she didn’t come to the room soon, so Jenna made her response quick and succinct. “Niko's like a dog with a bone about getting me pregnant, I swear. Here's hoping I can walk tomorrow.” She then set the ringer to silent so she can have an alarm on hand for tomorrow morning, and she knew the girls would be rooting for her as they spent the night hanging out together. But they understood; she had a busy night ahead of her and replying to them would be the last thing on her agenda.
Jenna walked into the scene laid out before her by Niko, who was already under the comforter. “Are you already naked under there?” she asked with a cheeky smile before closing the door behind her.
Niko played it coy, taking one hand and running it across the empty space beside him. “I don’t know. Wanna join me and find out?” Her husband’s playful, knowing smile had a hold on her. Jenna wasted no time in filling that space, giving Niko the freedom to do as he pleased with her body. But, as always, there was so much trust between them, even more so now that Niko was determined to make her the mother of his child. Nothing else in the world mattered at that moment, except for the way he made love to her. They lasted until the early hours of the morning, falling asleep in each other’s arms, satisfied and spent and hopeful for the future.
But Jenna was awake again in a few hours, and the first thought on her mind was to let the girls know how their night went. She nearly laughed when she saw the string of messages they left her when she was on mute.
Milli Hokka: YES BITCH. GO ON WITH YOUR BAD SELF.
Kirsten Porko: JENNAAAAAAA 🥵🥵
Riina Matela: GIRL RIDE 👏🏻 HIS 👏🏻 DICK 👏🏻 OFF 👏🏻👏🏻
Marja Oksanen: 💦💦💦💦💦
Jenna posed for a selfie, leaning against the pillows with her hair fanned out. Her cheeks were still flushed and she could see the vague outlines of the love bites Niko left on her over the course of the night. Niko was asleep off to her side, his hair a mess and his face half-shielded by his hand. He looked like a vision of peace - an exhausted vision of peace, something that Jenna held as a point of pride. They would eat this shit up the moment they were awake to see it.
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Jenna Moilanen: Short King treated his Queen right last night 👑👑
She laughed to herself as she read through their support. There was no other group of girls she would rather be friends with.
The bunny code quickly became part of their group vocabulary. It was originally a joke started by Jenna until Milli brought up a good point - it was the perfect way to offer support to each other in the process of trying for a baby. She remembered how alone she felt during the year that she and Joel were trying for Enkka, and she was in full support of the other girls being open about it as well. The last thing she would want is for any of her friends to feel that they needed to hold it in.
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Jenna Moilanen: BITCHES. The bunny code worked!
It took less than three months after the first (of several) bunny code messages for Jenna and Niko to announce their pregnancy to their family and friends. Their parents were excited about the prospect of a new baby joining them, and the band members playfully teased Niko on a “job well done.” But from that day on, the girls swore by the magic of the bunny code, and it remained their little secret.
They had a few weeks to go before Leevi would arrive in their band family, but there was another pair itching to join them.
Riina Matela: Ladies, I'm really nervous, tonight I'm gonna ask Olli if we can 🐇🐇.
Jenna Moilanen: YES PLEASE DO 😩 I don’t wanna be the only one preggo this year.
Riina and Olli’s relationship was one of the most wholesome in the group, but also one of the most vanilla. There was nothing wrong with that - Olli was a caring man and he made love like it was an artform - but sometimes she was a bit jealous to hear that her friends live their best sex lives. For once, she wished that Olli would stop treating her like she was fragile.
Riina’s known Olli since they were young, and the conversation around having kids was a thing from as far back as high school. She was surprised that after almost a year of marriage, he still hadn’t asked her when she was ready for them. Like most things when it comes to their love life, Riina was sure that when she asked him, he would immediately start blushing or not give her a straight answer right away.
But when she voiced her desire to have a baby, Olli surprised her for once, giving the back of her hand a gentle kiss and telling her he would give her anything she wanted. He wanted them too, but he thought eight months of marriage would be too soon to consider it. But they’ve been in each other’s lives for the last 23 years; Riina was sure that he was the only man for her.
Riina Matela: UPDATE. OLLI’S GIVING ME THAT GOOD 🐇🐇 TONIGHT, BABES.
Milli Hokka: GIRL WE’RE ROOTING FOR YOU.
Olli was waiting for her in their room, but she couldn’t resist telling the group chat first. After all, they were waiting to hear what he would say. Olli may be a tender man, but when his wife asks politely, he will give her everything her heart desires.
But what they weren’t expecting was for the doctor to tell them less than two months later that there was more than one baby on the way. Poor Olli wasn’t ready to get the news, too shy about the idea of telling his friends. Their sense of humor was almost as bad as their wives’, but the difference is that the guys would have no idea they were even trying. The girls, however, would be sure to connect the dots.
“Hey Olli, mind if I hold it for a second?” Riina asked, reaching out for the sonogram in his hands. He obliged and dramatically flopped down into a chair in the corner.
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Riina Matela: Sorry girls, our 🐇🐇 game was too strong 🤭
Milli Hokka: TWINS??
Riina Matela: Yep, got two in the oven now!
Jenna Moilanen: Congrats!! But we didn’t tell you to take the phrase “two bunnies” seriously lmao
Kirsten Porko: GIRL NO WAY. How did Olli take it?
Riina Matela: Poor guy’s pale as a ghost! We’re at the studio and Tommi’s teasing the hell out of him.
Kirsten Porko: Yeah, sounds about right.
Marja Oksanen: I wish he’d come home and tease the hell out of me.
Jenna Moilanen: Okay, calm down you thirsty bitch.
Mornings at the Hokka household are typically everything you would expect from three non-morning people. Joel was half-asleep, wolfing down his toast and coffee before Enkka woke up, and Milli was in the other room getting ready for work. Her phone sat beside him, no secrets to be hidden between them, vibrating repeatedly with back-to-back messages.
“Hey, Mill?” he called out down the hallway. “Do you want your phone? I think somebody really wants to talk to you.”
“Actually, I’m about to hop in the shower. Mind checking it for me?” With one last affirmation, Joel returned to the table and entered her passcode. It was a string of texts from the girls’ chat, something that still made the guys smile after all these years. Knowing their wives were best friends with each other was always nice to remember. But the new texts sent this morning were anything but wholesome.
Marja Oksanen: Would anyone mind taking Miikka tonight? Tommi finally agreed and we’re gonna 🐇🐇.
Kirsten Porko: Girl you know Joonas and I are always happy to have him! Do your thing🥵.
Jenna Moilanen: Are you seriously trying to be pregnant as fuck at your own wedding? Bitch you’re braver than me.
Marja Oksanen: Well, if it happens, it happens 💖
Joel read the messages twice over with a single raised eyebrow. It never occurred to him to ask his wife what she and her friends talked about in their chat; he always assumed it was stuff like lunch plans, memes, and every day stuff like the guys’ chat. But curiosity overtook him, and suddenly he was met with far too many details than he imagined he would read at 6:47 AM.
These women shared everything. Joel learned about every single kink his bandmates have ever discovered, tried, or wanted to try at least once. He saw the memes they made and how hard the others laughed at them. And yet, the only question he had on his mind was, what was the deal with the two bunnies?
He walked into the bathroom where Milli was completely oblivious under the running shower. He pulled the curtain back and peeked his head inside, barely flinching when she screamed in surprise.
“Hey kulta, I - stop screaming, it’s just me - I have a question.”
“Joel, what the hell, ever heard of knocking??” she whined. “Who was it? What did they want?”
With a straight face, he asked her, “what do the two bunnies mean?”
Milli struggled to keep her balance as she thought of a reasonable answer. They’ve been using the code for almost two years and have somehow managed to make it their best-kept secret. Until now. How the hell was she supposed to know that text would get sent this early in the morning? She thought it was her co-worker telling her she’d be running late again. And now her husband knows everyone’s dirtiest confessions.
What a way to start the morning.
Milli turned off the shower for a minute so he could hear her better. “Do you want the short answer or the long one?”
“Make it short, I gotta wake up Enkka soon.”
“Well if you wanna know about the two bunnies… wait a second, who sent that?”
Joel opened her phone again and started from the most recent chain. “Marja.”
It took a lot of energy to stop Milli from cheering before she had the chance to explain. Marja said she asked Tommi earlier in the week and that they would wait until the weekend so Miikka could spend the night at someone’s house. Instead, she settled on bouts of excited giggles. “Okay, okay, so… that means she and Tommi are gonna try for a baby soon.”
Joel grew wide-eyed and smiled a bit. “Wait, seriously? How do you know?”
“Joel, look at me… you’ve heard of the phrase ‘fucking like bunnies,’ right? Y’know, sometimes we gotta tell the difference between doing it for fun and doing it for a reason.” Joel had no idea what was more shocking, the matter of their conversations or the matter-of-factly way that his wife was talking about it.
He sighed and nodded. “Sure, yeah, but that doesn’t excuse the rest of what you sneaky sluts talk about.” Milli could only laugh, knowing that Joel meant it totally as a joke, even through his casual deadpan. “But why would you even talk about that? And why are you talking about it at 7 in the morning? Isn’t that kind of thing weird to tell your friends? Is this some kind of girl code shit you don’t want us to know?”
Milli shook her head no. “Kulta, literally nothing is weird between us. We’re just like you guys.”
Joel gave her a look of disbelief. “Sure, we have frat boy humor, but even Joonas doesn’t tell us everything and he’s the horniest one out of all of us.”
“Actually, you wanna know who started it? Y’know, the bunnies thing?” She continued when he nodded. “Jenna.”
That somehow was no surprise. Both halves of that couple are more than happy to spill way too much information if you let them. “I’m assuming, with…”
“Leevi, yep. It was a joke at first, but now it’s kinda our thing. Y’know, Riina used it too. So hopefully the code will be responsible for baby number four soon.” Milli’s voice grew quieter and she began to blush. “But it was my idea to keep it, you know, so we can all know and support each other. I don’t want any of them to feel alone.”
Joel knew exactly what she meant. For as odd as he thought it was to know that everyone’s kinky details were out in the open, he actually loved that they were comfortable enough to do this for each other. He knew how isolated Milli felt, not knowing who she could talk to when they were struggling to become parents themselves. Learning to open up about it was a process for both of them, and to hear Milli find a little bit of humor in a thing like this made him love her even more.
Without another word, he leaned forward and gave her a kiss. “You girls are amazing friends to each other, you know that?”
Milli smiled and nodded. “Yeah, we try. But hey, mind if I step back in and wrap this up? I gotta head out soon. Give Enkka a kiss for me when you wake him up.” With one more soft peck, Joel left Milli to finish her shower so he could have Enkka up and ready for daycare soon. He left her phone on the sink, not bothering to bring it out again, and she only thought about it when she heard it ding again.
She wrapped up her shower and opened up the chat.
Milli Hokka: Hey, by the way, Joel saw the chat earlier and uh… I had to explain 🐇🐇 to him.
Kirsten Porko: Milli, what the hell??
Milli Hokka: I’m sorry, it was an accident! I told him he could check it for me because I thought it was a work text and it turns out IT WAS NOT, MARJA.
Marja Oksanen: Hey, don’t come after me, I’m just casting the net out there! And Kirsten’s got us covered, thank you Kirsten.
Kirsten Porko: Any time, boo 💞
Milli Hokka: Well, anyway, warn your dudes. You know Joel has no filter.
She finished drying off from her shower in time to see Joel and Enkka off for their day. She was a bit embarrassed, but what a hell of a way to get the day started.
Joel walked into the studio where all of his bandmates were already waiting. He was terrified to know if they already knew.
“Damn, Hokka, you look like you’ve seen some shit this morning,” Tommi commented with a laugh.
Joel snorted, not knowing where to begin. “Yeah, I uh… did you guys know our wives talk about our sex lives in their group chat?” There were several rounds of choking on air and the sight of Joonas stopping himself from doing a literal spit-take of his water. “Oh sure, spit now, I heard you don’t do that.”
“Joel, what the hell are you talking about?” Joonas asked, trying to hide the flush growing on his cheeks.
“Milli got a text this morning and asked if I would check it for her. But the girls talk about literally every-fucking-thing. Literally! I know way more about all of your fucking habits than I’d like.”
The reactions were mixed. Olli looked mortified at the thought of what his wife would share with her friends, Joonas was surprised yet intrigued, and both Niko and Tommi wore the same smug expressions. Aleksi had no spot in this situation, as his girlfriend had left the chat a while ago, but he was still interested in what was to be said.
“Okay, so who are we dragging for filth first?” Niko asked, leaning forward.
“Well since you so kindly volunteered… did you know that Jenna invented a code they use with each other for when they’re trying to get pregnant?”
“A WHAT NOW?” Olli shouted, knowing that his wife was pregnant at the moment and had almost certainly used it.
“Two bunnies! As in two rabbit emojis! You know the old saying they use in English, ‘fucking like rabbits,’ yeah. Niko, what the hell was your wife thinking?” He wanted to embarrass Niko first, but he seemed to be enjoying the thought of his wife being as cheeky with her friends as she is with him.
“Yeah, that’s what I wanna know…” Olli commented, voice trailing off and cheeks growing red with shyness.
“Okay, since you got a lot to say,” Joel started, turning to him. “Apparently you’re the king of giving head, good for you, she deserves it!”
Olli smiled. “Well thank y- hold on, what?”
“I said what I said, Olli. Anyway…” Joel turned his attention to Joonas, who was now staring him back down. “Got anything to share with the class?”
“No, fuck you for asking.”
Now all eyes were on the guitarist, who was adamant there was nothing to say. “Go on ahead, Joonas, say it, be proud,” Niko muttered, leaning closer.
Joonas rolled his eyes. “Fine, I like getting pegged and Kirsten’s good at it.”
There was total silence for five seconds until the other guys let out a loud scream of laughter. “That’s all, Porko? Damn, that’s pretty tame for you,” Tommi commented.
“And you,” Joel continued, pointing at the smug drummer. “You are the filthiest fucker I’ve ever met.”
Tommi smirked and shrugged his shoulders. “I am what I am, yes.”
“Tommi, what the fuck are you doing to that tiny woman? How is Marja even still alive??”
“Well I thought you read it in the chat since you saw it all, smart ass.” Tommi repositioned and sat up. “But if you really wanna know -”
He had yet to say a word to them and they were already traumatized by what he had to say. “Okay, okay, we’ll take your word for it!” Olli whined. “We would like to continue looking you in the eye, thank you very much.”
A knowing look came across Tommi’s face. “Marja doesn’t need to look me in the eye to have a good time.”
“STOP!”
“And I’m assuming we’re the reason all of this started, right?” The commotion died down and now there was silent confusion.
Joel nodded. “I saw the two bunnies, yep.”
All eyes were now on Tommi, who sat with a knowing look on his face. “Marja asked me if I was ready to have a baby, and I said yes. So… yep, there’s that too.” Tommi was blunt and straight to the point. There was no use in sugar coating it for his friends, many of whom have already become fathers or will be soon. Besides, if Marja was willing to share it, why shouldn’t he?
The news was a nice reprieve from the chaos, but they needed to face the facts that there was so much to unpack now.
Through all of this, the guys realized that Aleksi was just sitting there absorbing the conversation. “Aleksi, show some support! Share something you and Laila do so we don’t feel so bad!” Olli begged.
Aleksi crossed his arms. “I don’t have to do shit, thank you. And also…” He turned his chair in Joel’s direction. “You do realize they can ask their wives to show them the chat and expose you, right?”
Niko puckered his lips, a thought wandering into his mind. “Sure, Joel, you can either tell us or Jenna will be more than happy to show me later.”
Joel licked his lips. “Okay, you wanna know?” They all nodded. “Milli’s got a brat switch. She can be the sweetest sub ever, but I can say the word and she’ll have me in tears begging for more. And I let her because she’s fucking sexy when she takes over. There, happy?”
The guys stared at him, none of their faces showing any degree of shock. “You gonna let her peg you too?” Joonas asked with a wink.
“... I don’t like where this conversation is going.” And with that, the guys burst into rounds of laughter. It took them some time to come to the realization that their lovely, adorable wives were not as demure and innocent as they seemed. But that’s what they liked most about them, and their shared sense of everything - humor, support, love for each other’s children like their own - makes them the sisterhood they are.
And if that’s what bonds them, then the guys can cope with a little bit of embarrassment.