9/18/06-New and improved. I got wonderful feedback from so many people that I wanted to make this better. How did I make it better? Well I changed the dialog so that Maggie sounds like a little kid. And just tweeked things here and there. I hope you enjoy the new improved version.
A/N: I have some fluff one shot stories to post about this story line that I figured instead of adding it to GHOST WOMAN I would set up a new side storyline. Each chapter will be a new one-shot and the time line will jump around a lot. You don't have to read Ghost Woman to get the gist of the stories since I am taking every day moments and making silly one shots with them. I hope you enjoy them and if you have a suggested moment for me give me a shout out.
Aunt Jo-win is borrowed from my buddy LPT.
Thanks to my sounding board Timespirt, my linquist LPT and to Cierra for betaing.
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Three and half year Maggie Eppes old looked up at her mother with a puzzled look. "I have a bwover in your tummy Mommy?" She said in a high pitched voice as she pointed at Elisabeth's belly.
"Yes my little sweet pea." Replied a very pregnant Elisabeth.
"And we're gonna name him afta Daddy?" she asked as she went back to coloring a picture of butterflies.
"Yup, but we're gonna call him DJ for short. Like how we call you Maggie instead of Margaret." She kissed the top of the little girl's head.
She stopped coloring and looked up, "But Pop Pop calls me Mawgwet."
"True because you're named after Nana Eppes."
The little girl chirped, "And my middle name is afta Nonna Geee-uh."
Elisabeth smiled at her daughter, "That's right. You're so smart." She turned back to the stove.
"And the baby wivs in your tummy?"
"You bet'cha but not for too much longer. He's almost ready to be born maybe another month or so."
"Will he have a boofday too?"
"Yes and every year we will celebrate it like we do yours."
"Will Pop Pop bwing him a stuffed doggie for his boofday too?"
Trying not to laugh Elisabeth replied, "He might."
Maggie stopped coloring again and looked at her mother, "Mommy how did the baby gwet in yous tummy?"
Elisabeth froze for a minute as she was putting dinner together. A mischievous grin spread over her features as she said, "Sweetheart listen why don't you go into the living room and ask Daddy your question. He's not doing much except for watching the game."
The little girl jumped off the chair she said, "OK Mommy." She ran into the other room and took a flying leap onto Don's lap
Don exclaimed, "Oof."
She started to bop up and down and said, "I wuv you Daddy."
Don grinned at his daughter and put his arms around her to cuddle, "I love you too sweetheart."
Maggie grinned back and said in a sing song voice, "I wuv you Unka Chah-wee." When she received no reply she said in her best imitation of her father, "Huh-wo uth to Unka Chah-wee?"
Don stifled a laugh, "Hey Chuck your niece is talking to you."
Charlie looked up from the papers he was grading, 'Huh what?"
Don said, "Your niece is telling you she loves your Uncle Chah-wee."
Charlie scowled at Don, "You are not allowed to call me that only Maggie is." He turned his attention to the little girl and gave her a smile, "I'm sorry Maggie what did you say?"
"I said I wuv you Unka Chah-wee."
Charlie smiled, "I love you too Maggie. Come here and give your Uncle Chah-wee a kiss."
"Ok." Maggie jumped out of Don's lap, which made Don exclaim "Oof" again and ran to kiss Charlie on the cheek. She then scrambled back to sit down next to Don. She started to bop around again and said, "Mommy said my bwover he's gonna have a boofday too."
"Yup you got it." Don ruffled her hair.
"Unka Chah-wee?"
Charlie looked up again from the papers, "Yes?"
"Will Aunt Jo-win baby have boofday too?"
"Yes he or she will."
The little girl scratched her arm and said, "Is it a boy wike Mommy's?"
A small smile came over Charlie's lips and he said, "Well we don't know yet. We should know in a few more weeks."
"Weally?"
"Yup."
"And the baby's is yous and Aunt Jo-win's? Wike Mommy's is Daddy's too?"
"That's right." Replied an amused Charlie.
Elisabeth came into the living room with drinks and a sippy cup of juice for Maggie.
She handed a beverage to Don and gave the cup to Maggie.
Don grabbed Elisabeth's hand and pulled her down to kiss him. He said, "Thanks."
"Welcome." She asked, "Whose winning?"
Don made a face and answered, "Yankees are up by one."
"You ok with watching her while I finish up dinner?"
"Yup. She's fine." He said as he squeezed Elisabeth's hand.
She smiled back at him. Elisabeth turned to her daughter and kissed her on the forehead, "Maggie stay here with Daddy. OK?"
The little girl grinned back, "OK Mommy."
Elisabeth stopped and leaned down to Maggie and whispered, "Did you ask daddy your question?"
Maggie shook her head and said, "No mommy. I fowgot."
Elisabeth smiled and patted her daughter's head as she went back in to the kitchen confident that Maggie would ask her father that question.
Maggie turned to Don and said, "Daddy?"
"Yes?"
"Mommy said I should ax you my qwessin cuz you only watchin the game."
Don arched and eyebrow and said, "She did now? Ok well what's your question?" He pulled the little girl in to snuggle with her.
Maggie beamed at her father and said, 'I want to know how my bwover got in Mommy's tummy?"
Don who was starting to take a sip of his lemonade started to choke. "Ummm err uh?" His face started to turn slightly red. Gathering composure Don calmly said, "Well see when mommy's and daddy's love each other they make a baby and the mommy carries it till it's born." Don shot a proud look to Charlie for his response before he went to take another sip of his beverage.
Maggie rolled her eyes, "I know that but how did you get it in Mommy?" She said emphatically.
Don's face turned an even brighter shade of red as he yelled, "Elisabeth!"
All he got in response from the kitchen was Elisabeth's laughter.
Charlie who heard the whole conversation turned an evil grin at Don and said, "Yeah Daddy how did you do that?"
Maggie looked up at her Uncle and said in an innocent voice, "You mean you don't know eifer Unka Chah-wee?"
Don took a look at Charlie's face and then howled with laughter as it filled with mortification.
