Hey guys! I'm back! I'm very sorry I was gone. Life got in the way. I have great news! I'll soon be working for the entertainment company Pocket Gems for their story app 'Episode.' When I post my first story, I'll be sure to let you guys know!

I'll update my fics soon, I promise! I wrote this story for a friend of mine.

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Briiing

Briing

Brinng

The lilac silk sheets crumbed as Hanna sat up. She ran her hands through her tangled blonde tresses and rubbed her eyes.

Briing, briing

"What the f—" Oh, that's right. It was her MacBook Pro. Someone was calling her on FaceTime. Sliding out of her hotel's bed, she shuffled across the carpet, sat down at the little table and tapped the trackpad to wake up her computer.

The FaceTime symbol flashed - HOME

Hanna grinned and clicked the answer button. A face materialized into view and she was staring into eyes as blue as her own.

"Mommy!" the little girl on the end squealed. She peered forward, closer to the screen and grinned widely. "Mommy, hi! Hello! Hi, Mommy!"

Hanna smiled and pushed her messy hair behind her ears. Kayleigh might have inherited her blonde hair and blue eyes, but she had her Ma's early-morning personality. "Hey, baby girl. What're you doing up? It's too early there."

"Mommy, it's 7! That's not early!" Her nose scrunched up and she sat back in a blue leather La-Z Boy chair that swallowed her entire body up.

Hanna smiled and pressed her hand to her throat. "I miss you, Kay. How's everyone?"

"Well," Kayleigh sighed with such exasperation Hanna was immediately reminded of Spencer, "everyone is sleeping, Mommy! Li's sleeping in your bed with Ma and Hunter."

Hanna's lips twisted slightly and she hoped Kayleigh didn't notice, but the little girl propped her elbows up on the desk and rested her hands in her palms.

"Hunter had a bad dream," she stated, confirming what Hanna was thinking. "Ma said it's only a phase. Are you coming home soon, Mommy? I miss you! I don't like your business trips. I do not. And you won't believe what Li did. She —"

"Kay," Hanna said softly. "Can you wake up Ma for me? I know it's early, but I need to speak with her."

"But are you coming home soon?" Kayleigh asked again. "Is it two more sleeps?"

"Two more sleeps," Hanna nodded at the energetic six-year-old. "Go wake up Ma, okay?"

"Yes! I love you, Mommy! Just two more sleeps!"

Hanna watched as her daughter bounced through Spencer's study and disappeared. She sighed and shut her eyes, rubbing her temples. It was so hard to be away from her family. Spencer, the kids. Hell, Hanna even missed Spencer's damn kitten, Bey, and she was convinced the feline hated her.

Sometimes Hanna couldn't believe this was her life. She was a successful fashion designer and had a family - with Spencer - at age thirty-two. Spencer was a criminal lawyer and had her own firm just blocks away from their home, in sunny California.

Unfortunately for Hanna, her job required a lot of traveling and she had just spent the last two weeks in New York. She opened her eyes and glanced at the time - 10:05A.M. Where the heck was Spencer?

"Hello?" she called out to the empty room the family computer faced. "Anyone?"

Nothing but silence. Hanna slumped in her chair and closed her eyes.

"Hanna, wake up! My water broke!"

"That's okay, Spence."

"Hanna!"

Hanna's eyes shot open and she sat up, throwing back their comforter. It was soaked and sweat trickled down Spencer's face.

"Oh, God. Oh, God." Hanna got up and flipped on the light. She grabbed Spencer's pre-packed overnight bag, stuffed her feet into slippers and helped Spencer up.

Early. Their boy was coming early. Almost three months early. How could that be possible?

There was a lot of commotion. Calling the hospital, contacting Spencer's OBGYN, scrambling to get the twins in the car. Poor Lila had barely buckled when Hanna tore off down the road.

At the hospital, it was a whirlwind. nurses, doctors, patients and their family members crammed the hallways. A nurse with fiery red hair eased Spencer into a wheelchair and whisked her off, with Hanna running behind in bumble bee slippers (a gift from the girls) and dragging her twins behind her.

"Mommy, Mommy, the baby is coming?" Lila babbled. "Is he, is he? The baby is coming?"

"Yeah, the baby's coming, stupid!" Kayleigh quipped.

"Don't call me stupid!"

"Stupid, stupid!"

"Poop face!"

Hanna whirled around and bent down so quickly she popped a muscle in her thigh. Ignoring the pain, she eyed her girls furiously, but her expressions softened when she saw their identical, sorrowful faces.

"Girls, this is go-time, remember? We have to be very brave for Ma."

"And the baby, and the baby!" Lila squealed. "Can the baby sleep in my room, Mommy? The baby can sleep in my bed. I promise I'll be real good!"

"The baby can't sleep in your bed, stupid!" Kayleigh snapped, her little hands on her hips. "Babies sleep in cribs!"

"GIRLS!" Hanna shouted and Kayleigh instantly wrinkled up her nose and apologized to her sister.

"Girls," Hanna sighed, "I need you two to be brave girls. No fighting. Just hugs and kisses, all right?"

"Okay," they chorused.

Standing up, Hanna led the girls to the waiting room, set them up with coloring books and crayons given to her by a nurse and went off to Spencer's room. The girls would be just fine in care of the nurses.

Spencer's hospital room was a pale blue with yellow ducks plastered everywhere. She was propped up in bed with the support of at least a dozen pillows, and OBGYN, Doctor Something-Or- Other - Hanna never could remember her name - was coaching her through a contraction. Hanna remembered this part all too well when she'd given birth to the twins just three years ago.

She hurried forward and knelt next to Spencer's bed, gripping her sweaty hand tightly.

"Baby…"

"Hanna, the -" Spencer panted, swallowing a lump in her throat, "the girls. Are —"

"They're fine" Hanna whispered. "Coloring with the nurses."

"He - he'll be early," Spencer croaked. "Our baby boy.."

"He'll be fine," Hanna reassured her, though she wasn't sure on the statistics of preemies and their survival. She glanced tiredly at Spencer's doctor. "Right? Our boy will be okay?"

"We can hope for the best," she replied.

Hanna squinted at her badge - Patrica. Well, freakin' Patrica better be damn right.

Suddenly, Spencer screamed so loudly Hanna's stomach dropped. The beeping on the monitors, displaying numbers and lines Hanna couldn't understand, started going wild and Spencer's face turned ashen.

"S-Spencer?"

"We have to get the baby out now," Doctor Patrica said frantically. There was panic in her tone and Hanna's grip tightened. Nurses bustled in and Spencer was being told to push.

"Breathe, breathe, push," Hanna heard them say. At one point she started repeating them and at another, she was sure Spencer would break her hand with the amount of pressure she was applying.

And then - there it was; the cry. A single, soft cry from their baby boy. He was lifted up in the doctor's hands and Hanna stopped breathing. Was he —-

"He's absolutely beautiful," Doctor Patrica whispered. "Would you like to hold him?"

Spencer, panting heavily and barely able to move, nodded weakly. Their boy was passed to her and she held him, her eyes filling with tears and her mouth wobbling.

"Hanna, he's perfect." Spencer whispered. "He's just wonderful."

Hanna wiped Spencer's eyes and then her own and brushed dark hair out of her baby's eyes. He was small, wrinkled and the cutest baby - next to her girls - Hanna had ever seen. "He's perfect," she echoed.

But too soon, their boy was taken away to be cleaned and dressed. It felt like an eternity until he was brought back - freshly bathed and dressed in rocket pajamas.

Hanna had crawled into bed with Spencer and the girls had been brought in. The twins watched in fascination as their baby brother was placed in Spencer's arms.

"Ma?" Lila peered down at the baby. "He's wrinkly!"

"He's so tiny," Kayleigh cooed. "Was I that tiny?"

"Not this tiny," Spencer smiled up at her girls. She glanced at Hanna and winked. "He weighs two pounds and three ounces."

"He's very tiny!" Kayleigh shouted. Her little hand hovered over her brother and she hesitantly touched his cheek. The baby gurgled up at her and everyone grinned.

"What's his name, Ma?"

"Hunter," Spencer whispered. "Hunter Alexander."

"That's the best name!" Kayleigh and Lila yelled.

"It's perfect," Hanna smiled tearfully. "Welcome to the world. Hunter."

"Han?"

Hanna's eyes snapped open and she was staring into the sleepy eyes of her wife. Her stomach flipped and she smiled, amazed that Spencer still had that ability after so many years together.

"Hey," Spencer mirrored Hanna's smile.

"Hey yourself," Hanna murmured softly. "How is it you look so beautiful after just waking up?"

Spencer laughed. "I could ask you the same question. "How was the conference?"

"Extraordinary," Hanna replied. "Kay said Hunter had a nightmare?"

Spencer frowned and combed her fingers through her tangled locks. "He's okay. He dreamt the monsters were after him again."

"Poor little guy."

"He misses you," Spencer said. "I think he misses you more than I do. He's such a Mommy's boy," she teased.

Hanna rolled her eyes. "Tell him I'll be home in two sleeps."

"Nights," Spencer corrected.

"The girls say sleeps," Hanna laughed. "I'm used to it. Speaking of the girls, what did Li do to Kay?"

It was Spencer's turn to roll her eyes. "Nothing, you know how dramatic Kay is. Li just rearranged her bookshelf out of order. She put her books in order by color instead of alphabetical."

Hanna snorted with laughter. "Those two. They would have your brains."

Spencer grinned and stuck out her tongue. "I miss you too, you know. For some reason."

"Gee, I wonder why?"

"No idea," Spencer faked confusion. "It's quite the conundrum."

"Nerd," Hanna teased.

Spencer playfully flipped Hanna off and rested her head on the desk, angling the computer's screen so Hanna could still see her. "Just two nights?"

"Two nights."

"I miss you like crazy."

"I miss you too, Spence."

Spencer blew Hanna a kiss and Hanna returned it. The two women sat in comfortable silence for a few minutes, observing one another and wishing that they were together.

"Hey," Spencer murmured, breaking their silence.

"Yeah?"

"Have I ever told you how cute you are?"

"You never have," Hanna giggled.

"Well. It's true. I mean, you are my favorite."

"You're my favorite," Hanna smirked.

"Just two nights?"

"Just two."


Two Nights Later

It was the longest two days for everyone in the Marin-Hastings clan. Kayleigh and Lila argued while Hunter worked as the peace-keeper for his sisters. Spencer worked on her cases and Hanna sold more designs to the company she'd been visiting.

It was just after two o' clock in the afternoon when Hanna set down her bags in the foyer of her home and called out to her family.

Seconds later, a tornado of brown hair flew into her arms. "MOMMY!" Hunter cried. "MOMMY, MOMMY!"

Hanna scooped Hunter up and hugged him tightly, running her fingers through his dark hair. "Hunter! Mommy missed you so much!"

"MOMMY, I MISSED YOU!" Little Hunter shouted into her ear. His excited cries brought everyone else running and there were a lot of hugs and kisses. A few "gross!" and "yucks!" from the kids as their mothers kissed each other.

It took three hours for everyone to catch up. Hanna shared with her family how many designs she'd sold and listened as Kayleigh told her about the book she'd finished. Kayleigh was already reading the Harry Potter novels. She and her sister were as nerdy as their Ma.

Long after the children had been put to bed, Hanna and Spencer curled up on the couch in front of their fireplace. Their fingers laced together and their naked legs entwined.

Hanna kissed Spencer's sweaty forehead. "I missed you so much."

"I missed you more," Spencer breathed, brushing damp locks of Hanna's hair out of the eyes she loved so much. "Never leave again, okay?"

"Why would I do that? After all, you are my favorite."

"You're my favorite, Hanna. You're my favorite."


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Note: This is a one-shot and will not be continued.