Summary: You go through a lot in life. Good and Bad things happen.

A bunch of one-shots. Sequel to Grave Digger.

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Today was the 4th May. And today was also the day that Frank Tripp was going to be a father for the forth time. He was driving like a maniac through Miami, to get to the hospital. Molly had called from her friend's house, screaming that the baby was on its way. It was two days late. Frank wondered why she had gone to her friend in the first place. But Molly had said that she needed to get out for a while. In the car with him were his three kids, Lucas, Erin and Sebastian. There were screaming like crazy as their father drove like he was on a racetrack!

Frank sighed in relief as he saw the hospital and parked the car quickly. His kids got out of the car on shaky legs and followed him inside. Horatio was waiting for them in the hospital. He had driven Molly to the hospital, since he had been close to her friend's house when she had called.

"Frank, it's not your first time to be a daddy, calm down." Horatio chuckled, "Molly is in room 355."

Frank smiled and ran to Molly's room. As soon as he entered the room, he covered his ears as Molly screamed at him.

"What took you so long?!"

She was having contractions and waiting for her doctor to arrive. Frank sat down beside her and held her hand. Molly looked at him with a death glare.

"You are going to live in celibacy from now on!" She growled and then hissed in pain as she got another contraction.

Horatio waited outside in the waiting area with Frank's kids. They were all happy to get a new addition to the family.

"It won't be long now." Horatio smiled, "It took much longer for Calleigh and the twins."

"Yeah, I heard about that. Must be very hard." Erin said.

"It is." Horatio said, "But it's worth it."

They all gasped as they saw two familiar faces coming out from the elevator. Eric and Natalia! Natalia was walking and panting as she held her belly. Eric looked for a nurse.

"What the hell?" Lucas chuckled.

"Molly is here too?" Natalia asked as she saw them.

"Yeah, she's giving birth as we speak." Horatio smiled, "It seems as there will be two babies on the same day."

"H, how do I handle this?" Eric asked nervously.

Before Horatio could answer, a nurse showed Natalia and Eric to their room. It was right next to Molly's. As they passed Molly's room, they could hear her cursing and yelling at Frank.

"Are you going to be like that too?" Eric asked.

"I will try not to." Natalia smiled softly.

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In Molly's room, nurses were prepared to take the little baby as he or she came out. Molly's doctor Emily told Molly to push when she got another contraction. Frank was trying his best not to scream in pain as Molly squeezed his hand.

"Damn you Frank Tripp!" Molly growled.

Frank just nodded. He knew that whatever Molly said she didn't mean it. Molly screamed as she got another contraction and pushed. She was happy that she didn't have to spend several hours pushing out her child like Calleigh had had to.

"I can see the head now Molly." Emily smiled.

"Frank Tripp, from now on your penis is retired!" Molly screamed as she pushed again.

Frank gasped in pain as Molly's squeezed his hand. But the pain faded and Molly let go of his hand. Baby cries filled the room. Molly laughed and kissed Frank hard. They were both crying.

"And you have a little baby girl." Emily smiled.

"Oh my god." Molly smiled, "We have a daughter!"

Frank kissed her hand and gently caressed her cheek.

"Marry me?" He asked.

"Oh Frank. I would love to." Molly grinned widely, "But your penis is still retired though."

Frank just chuckled. A nurse placed the little girl down on Molly's chest. She was still crying.

"Look at her. She is beautiful." Frank smiled.

"Hi Marie Samantha Tripp." Molly smiled.

A nurse then took the little girl again to weigh her and check out that everything was fine. Molly told Frank to go out and tell the kids about their new sibling. Frank grinned and wiped his tears away as he walked out and towards his kids and best friend.

"Well?" Horatio said.

"It's a little girl. It's a little Marie Samantha Tripp." Frank grinned.

"A baby sister!" Erin exclaimed happily. She had always wanted one.

Erin, Lucas and Sebastian hugged their father and then asked to see Molly and the baby as soon as possible. Horatio told Frank that Eric and Natalia were in the room next to Molly.

"Well, I guess it will be a double birthday then from now on." Frank grinned, "I need to get back to Molly for a while."

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In Natalia's room, things were not moving as fast as for Molly. Natalia was walking around, while Eric sat on a chair. He was pale as a ghost in the face. He was more nervous then Natalia. Natalia knew that he was worried about being a father. He wondered if he could do it. If he would be a good father.

"Eric, take a walk honey." Natalia said softly.

"What if something happens?"

"Then the nurses will call you." Natalia smiled, "Please take a walk. I can see that you need it."

Eric nodded and gave her a kiss before leaving. In the hallway, he met Horatio. Horatio saw how nervous he was. Horatio still had no idea that he and Calleigh would be godparents or that if the child was a boy, he would be named after Horatio.

"Need some fresh air?" Horatio asked.

Eric nodded. Horatio patted him on the back and walked out with him. They walked down to the cafeteria, where Eric got a soda. And then outside. Eric took a deep breath.

"What if I'm a bad father, H?" Eric asked.

"What makes you think you will be a bad father?"

"I don't know. I'm just afraid that I will be."

"Well, it's understandable. However, I don't think you can be prepared of raising a child. Especially not the first time. You just have to do your best and hope that it's enough." Horatio smiled.

"Well, I feel ready. But also scared to death." Eric chuckled, "And when the child gets older he or she will be a rebellious three-year-old, then a teenager. Yell at me to leave him alone. If it's a girl, she will say that she hates me."

"Or it will be other way around. Look Eric. You've been a teenager yourself. Now, I know for a fact that you were quite accident-prone."

"Who told you that?" Eric asked.

"Your mother." Horatio smirked, "What I'm trying to say is, that you can't possibly know how things will work out. But you can always do you best when you raise a child."

"Thanks H. I needed this." Eric smiled and walked back inside with Horatio.

"By the way, Molly and Frank got a little girl. Marie Samantha is her name." Horatio smiled.

"Natalia and I still haven't decided a name for our baby if it's a girl." Eric chuckled, "Well, this is a fun day. Two new family members."

"One of them is two days late, and the other will be five days early." Horatio grinned.

As they came back to the others. Eric joined Natalia in their room again. Natalia was lying down now. She was tired and in pain. Eric kissed her softly and held her hand. After three hours, Natalia started feeling more pain and her contractions came closer after each other. She panted as she got a contraction and squeezed Eric's hand.

"I wonder if all men leave with broken fingers after their woman has given birth." Eric laughed.

"Probably. Remember that Calleigh broke two of Horatio's finger when she gave birth to the twins."

Eric swallowed nervously. He did not want to break any fingers!

"She also screamed at him. That they would never have sex again." Natalia laughed, "Don't worry Eric. I won't do the same."

"We'll see about that." Eric smirked.

Natalia chuckled and then hissed in pain. Emily, the doctor who had been with Molly three hours earlier, was also Natalia's doctor. Emily checked if Natalia was dilated enough.

"Almost there." Emily smiled, "Not so far to go now."

"Thank God for that." Natalia panted.

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In Molly's room, the whole family was now gathered. Molly smiled as she handed Marie over to Alexx.

"Oh look at this little girl." Alexx smiled, "You got your mother's nose."

"And dad's lips." Lucas grinned.

Frank and Molly smiled proudly as everyone adored their little girl. They also asked how things were going for Eric and Natalia.

"It's almost time for Natalia to give birth." Calleigh said, "Look Jr, a little baby."

Calleigh held Jr so that he could take a look at the little girl. He smiled and gently touched her head. Donovan and Jr would celebrate their first birthday in a little more two weeks. Donovan was asleep in Ryan's arms. Ryan had learned not to be so afraid of babies and both twins now adored him.

"How are you feeling Molly?" Horatio asked.

"Good. I'm happy." Molly smiled, "I can't believe I'm a mother."

"It is a special feeling." Calleigh grinned. As Calleigh let Jr down, he walked carefully over to his father. The twins had taken their first steps only two weeks ago.

"They look more and more like Horatio everyday." Molly smiled, "What can I expect when Marie is one-year-old?"

"That she probably won't want to be away from you and Frank. Our boys have a hard time letting us leave them at the day-care." Calleigh said.

Calleigh was back in the lab. Working part-time. She worked three days a week. While Amber worked the other two days. And Amber was the one who usually stepped in in case of an emergency. Amber was also a member of the family.

"Dada?" Jr asked and tugged at Horatio's pants.

Horatio picked him up and grinned at him. Jr and Donovan's first word had been Mama. However, Dada came close behind.

"How much does Marie weigh?" Ryan asked.

"7 pounds. She is also 20 inches." Frank grinned.

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Back in Natalia's room, she was now getting ready to push. It had now been four hours since she had arrived at the hospital. She was getting very tired and wanted nothing other than to hold her baby.

"Please tell me it's over soon." Natalia panted.

"It is." Emily smiled, "Okay, when you get your next contraction, I want you to push."

Natalia nodded. She didn't have to wait long for a contraction. She screamed and pushed. Tears rolling down from her eyes. Eric kissed her hand. Natalia was squeezing his hand hard, but Eric could deal with it.

"Good, Nat. Good." Emily said, "Come on, one more and we will be able to see the head."

Natalia shook her head and panted. The room was spinning for her, but as she got another contraction, she pushed hard.

"Good! I see the head!" Emily smiled, "One more!"

"I can't." Natalia panted and closed her eyes for a moment.

"Yes you can Nat. You are strong. You can do this." Eric said.

"Oh god!" Natalia screamed as she got yet another contraction.

"All done!" Emily exclaimed happily.

Natalia leaned her head back against the pillow and panted. Eric smiled widely and kissed her. Soon their baby's cries filled the room.

"You have a little boy." Emily smiled and placed the little boy on Natalia's chest.

"Declan Horatio Delko." Natalia panted, "Welcome to our family."

Eric cried as he looked down at his son. His son! He and Natalia had a child! He wiped his tears away and kissed Natalia again. A nurse took Declan away. As Declan was given back to them later, they also found out that he was 20.5 inches long and weighed 9 pounds.

"A big boy!" Natalia chuckled, "Hey there Declan. Eric take him out and show him to the family."

Eric nodded and took Declan. He smiled down at his boy. Natalia was tired and fell asleep before he had even left the room. He found the rest of the team in the hallway. They smiled as they walked up to Eric and the little boy.

"He's bigger then Marie." Ryan smiled.

"9 pounds and 20.5 inches." Eric smiled proudly, "His name is Declan Horatio Delko."

Horatio looked shocked at Eric. Eric nodded and smiled.

"Will you and Calleigh be the godparents to this little guy?" Eric asked.

"It would be an honor." Calleigh smiled together with Horatio.

Eric handed Declan over to Horatio. Horatio smiled down at the little boy.

"Hi Declan." He said.

"Nat is tired and sleeping." Eric said.

"Oh no problem. We can come back tomorrow and the day after that. Heck, we got several years to enjoy the kids." Alexx grinned.

As the team said goodbye, Eric walked back to the room with Declan. He smiled as he sat down on the chair. Both mother and son were asleep. Eric didn't feel tired at all. And he never got tired at looking at his boy.

AN: Please review!