Author's note: Gale/Annie/Finnick may seem a little unconventional, but it works in my opinion. Let me know what you think! (This fic will be in four parts)

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And Baby Makes Six

Odestathorne Fic

Part One

Gale stepped through the front door and was immediately tackled around the knees by Brendan and Mags.

They exclaimed, "Pop, you're home!" in unison. The pair then spoke rapid-fire about their day.

He nodded and made the appropriate sounds of interest. At two and a half, they knew a lot of words, but sometimes they were still muddled. And it was made more incomprehensible with both babbling at once.

Annie walked out of the kitchen and leaned against the door frame. She smiled when she caught Gale's eye.

Gale picked each of the kids up in his arms and walked down the hall to Annie. "Hi." He pressed a kiss to her lips.

"Hi." She gently grabbed his face and kissed him again. "Finnick has to work late."

"Of course he does." Gale grumbled as he sat the twins back on their feet. "You two go play so I can help Mommy finish supper."

"Okay!" They chorused and ran into the other room.

Annie shook her head. "They love you so much."

"I'm kind of partial to them myself." Gale said as he made his way to the kitchen. "We weren't really planning on twins."

"People rarely plan on multiples." Annie laughed and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Good thing you were around or Finnick and I would have gone mad."

"You're already a little mad." He mumbled just before kissing her deeply.

A giggle from the doorway broke them apart. Before they could turn, the twins were already pattering up the stairs.

Gale laughed. "Those two are rotten."

Annie's face turned troubled. "Do you think it will be confusing for them? When they go to school and everyone talks about their families?"

He cupped her cheeks. "We already talk about how different families are. We still have time to make it stick." He kissed the tip of her nose. "Taco Tuesday! You want to go relax and let me finish this?"

"I'd love that!" She did a little happy wiggle. "They didn't nap today. And we were all up before the chickens. I'm going to close my eyes for a bit."

"Lock yourself in the bedroom. I'll keep the kids out."

"Thank you." Annie left the room.

Gale was just about finished cutting up tomatoes when he felt a pair of arms wrap around his waist. They were strong and tan and Gale smelled the scent of fish and salt water.

"Hi, Finnick." Gale said, returning to his work.

"All you have to say is 'Hi'?" Finnick pressed a kiss to Gale's neck and then stepped away. "Got something for you." He slipped a pair of tickets in front of Gale's face. "Saturday afternoon. You and me. Fifty yard line."

"Holy shit." Gale said, taking the tickets from Finnick. "How did you get these?"

"A couple handies in the back of the boat." Finnick grinned.

Gale snorted. "Yeah, right."

"Daddy!" Brendan threw himself at Finnick.

Mags looked up between Gale and Finnick and then hugged Finnick with as much enthusiasm as her twin.

"Hey, kiddos!" Finnick dropped to his knees to listen to the chatter.

Gale tapped Finnick on the top of his head with the tickets. When Finnick looked up, Gale pressed a kiss to his forehead. "Thanks."

"It's not every day your man turns thirty." Finnick grabbed the front of Gale's shirt and pulled him down for a proper kiss.

The twins giggled, but Finnick didn't allow Gale to pull away. It was Annie's voice from the doorway that broke them apart.

"There are children present." She said.

Gale straightened up and turned back to the tomatoes. "I almost have supper done."

He felt a pair of lips on each cheek before he even felt the movement. Being together for nearly two decades had given Finnick and Annie the ability to communicate without speaking. Gale was still relatively new to this family, considering he was brought in nearly five years before. Sometimes the whole situation was still a little overwhelming.

"Finnick give you the present?" Annie asked as she stepped away and reached up into the cabinet for plates.

Finnick took them and ushered Brendan and Mags into the dining room.

"Yes." Gale transferred the tomatoes to a bowl. "Tickets to the playoff game. I'm impressed."

"Yeah, men in tight pants slamming into each other." Annie said. "Quite the foreplay."

Gale chuckled. "As long as you're there."

Annie shook her head and picked up the pan of taco shells and bowl of ground beef. "I've got different plans for that. Hope you're free Friday night."

"Friday night? What are you planning?" Gale asked as he took up the bowl of tomatoes and another of lettuce. He followed Annie to the dining room where Finnick was helping the twins get settled in their booster chairs.

Finnick grinned. "The kids have a sleepover planned with their Grandma Hazelle."

The twins cheered.

"She didn't say anything to me." Gale sat bowls of veggies on the table.

"It's supposed to be a surprise." Finnick walked past and grabbed a handful of his ass. "Birthday boy."

"Daddy, that's not nice." Mags said.

"Yeah, you didn't ask Pop if it was okay to touch him." Brendan said.

Gale smiled and leaned toward the pair. "Daddy doesn't always need to ask."

Finnick growled and leaned close. "I like it when you call me Daddy." Gale elbowed Finnick in the stomach and his breath came out in an, "Oof!"

"I never call you Daddy unless I'm talking to Mags and Brendan." Gale straightened up and walked back into the kitchen.

Gale and Annie brought the rest of the food into the dining room while Finnick fixed plates for Mags and Brendan. Gale filled sippy cups and Annie placed three glasses of water beside the remaining plates.

The adults finally sat down and had their meal. The kids were too busy stuffing their faces to talk. Gale looked over to see Annie watching them lovingly. Finnick was shoveling food into his mouth with just as much enthusiasm as his kids.

"I'm done!" Brendan announced, pushing his plate away with such force that all his remaining food toppled onto the table.

Annie groaned.

"Done too!" Mags said, pushing her plate away just as enthusiastically.

Gale got up and helped them both out of their chairs. He barely had time to wipe the guacamole off their faces before they ran off to the living room and turned on the TV.

"I want another one." Annie said, looking toward the children now fighting over a toy in the other room.

"A taco or a baby?" Finnick asked around a mouthful of food.

"A baby." She looked between the men. "What do you think?"

Finnick nodded. "Let's have a dozen."

Gale laughed. "You barely keep it together with two half the time, Finn."

Finnick grinned. "I manage." He patted Annie's hand. "I want more, too."

Annie turned to Gale. "What do you think?"

A million thoughts raced through Gale's head too fast for him to grasp. He simply nodded. "Okay, sure."

"The first time we talked for weeks to weigh the pros and cons." Annie said, leaning toward Gale. "You can't just say, 'Okay, sure.' We need to be in complete agreement."

Gale looked between Finnick and Annie. He stood and knelt between them. Placing a hand on each of their knees, he looked first at Finnick and then Annie. Finally, he looked toward the living room where their kids played, not arguing for the moment. "I liked being a big brother less than half the time when I was a kid. But I really like it now. And I'd love that for Brendan and Mags."

"So we're going to have a baby?" Annie asked, her eyes dancing.

"I'm game." Gale said. "Let's do it."

Finnick patted Gale's hand. "You should be the bio father this time."

"I…" Gale looked up at Annie who was nodding. "Are you sure?"

"You can think about it." Annie said. "But Finnick told me when the twins were babies that if we ever decided on more, we should alternate. You know? So you didn't think I was showing any genetic favoritism."

"You're just as hot as me, Gale." Finnick said with a smirk. "Well, almost."

Gale squeezed Finnick's thigh as Annie reached over and poked his arm.

"Hey, I get it. We're both hotties." Finnick said. "But not nearly as hot as Annie. Right, Gale?"

"Totally right." Gale smiled and looked up at Annie. "Are we going to do it like last time?"

"Rode hard and put up wet!" Finnick exclaimed, clapping Gale on the shoulder. "And I get to watch."

"Hot!" Annie sang and then winked. "But you don't have to just watch. We didn't make Gale all the time."

"You didn't." Gale said. "But you also didn't have me present sometimes. I walked in on you more than once."

Annie grabbed Gale's face and kissed him deeply. "I love you." She pulled Finnick over and kissed him just as passionately. "I love you."

"I love you." Both men said in unison, making them smile.

Finnick kissed the top of Gale's head and then leaned forward to make another taco.

Gale moved back to his spot and the three finished eating.

Annie said, "We may have to alter the Alone Room into another bedroom for the kids eventually."

Finnick shrugged. "We hardly use that anymore."

"It's usually me and I can just as easily sleep on the couch or in the guest room." Gale said.

Annie brushed her fingers down Gale's cheek. "I don't like it when you feel like you need to be alone, but I understand."

"The room can stay." Finnick said, pushing his plate away. "We'll turn it into the guest room. The current guest room will be the new baby's room. We'll talk more once the kids are all older, but the twins can share for several more years, so we don't need to worry too much right now."

Annie grinned. "Or we could build on. I do have two excellent builders I share a bed with."

"A custom bed." Finnick pointed out.

Gale grinned. "Made on what was supposed to be our alone weekend."

"We did test out the bed several times before Annie got home, if you remember." Finnick said with a wink.

Mags wandered in and climbed up on Finnick's lap. She rubbed her eyes and yawned. "Tired, Daddy."

"Then we'll get a bath and a story so you can go to sleep." He stood and carried her into the other room, calling after Brendan to come along to the bathroom. The boy argued.

Annie moved across to Gale's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck. "You can change your mind. At any time. I'll stop taking the pill. We should be able to start in a few weeks."

Gale nodded. "I want this. I just want to make sure…"

Annie kissed him softly. "We'll take all the legal measures that we did the last time."

Gale nodded and rubbed her back. "Finnick will be assumed the father because he's your husband. I'm just your boyfriend."

"There's no 'just' about you, Gale." She combed her fingers through his hair. "I'll make sure everyone knows the truth."

There was a splash and an evil giggle from both the kids followed by a frustrated exclamation from Finnick.

"One of us should go help in there." Gale suggested.

"I'll get the dishes." Annie jumped off his lap. "You help wrangle the rugrats into cleanliness and their PJs."

Gale laughed and walked into the bathroom to find Finnick with his shirt soaked and clinging to his chest. Gale laughed and stooped down to wash Mags's hair. She wiggled the whole time and let out a shrill cry when soap landed in her eye.

"Well, you know what, baby? If you would be still it would have gone a lot better." Gale wiped the soap out of her eye and then poured water gently over her face until it was soothed. "Better?"

"Yeah." She still sniffled. "Am I clean yet, Pop?"

"I guess." Gale picked up a towel and lifted the little girl out of the tub.

Brendan still splashed happily as Gale and Mags left the room. He helped her dry off and dress for bed.

He was just getting her settled in when Brendan ran in screaming, "NAKED!"

Mags giggled sleepily. "Bubba's naked."

Finnick picked Brendan up and threw him gently on his bed. "But it's way too cold to be naked."

Brendan heaved a huge sigh. "Fine!"

Finnick laughed as he helped the boy dress.

Annie walked in and leaned over the bookcase. "What do we want to read tonight?"

"Ponies." Mags said around her yawn, rubbing her eyes.

"Mater!" Brendan exclaimed.

Annie laughed and picked up a thick book from the shelf. "How about some adventure fairy tales?" She settled into the chair between the beds and started reading.

Gale stretched out beside Mags as Finnick sat on the floor by Brendan's bed. Both kids were asleep before Annie finished the story, despite Brendan laughing and playing the whole time. The parents left the room slowly, as quietly as possible.

They collapsed on the couch, Finnick threw his wet shirt across the room. "Those kids are monsters!"

Annie laughed and snuggled into his side. "They just take after you."

Gale stretched and draped his legs over both the others' laps. "I can't believe they'll be three in a few months."

"Don't rush it." Finnick said wearily as he started massaging Gale's foot.

Annie pushed up Gale's pant leg and rubbed his calf. "We'll have another soon enough."

Gale closed his eyes. "Babies are cute."

"Oh, can you imagine," Finnick said, "Gale's grey eyes and Annie's nose."

Annie giggled. "So adorable. But I'm pretty partial to Gale's nose. And green eyes mixed with that would be sweet."

Gale relaxed as the other two debated which of Gale's and Annie's features would mix best and gave him a glorious rub-down.