Disclaimer: I do not own these characters. Private Practice does.

Summary: Book Three starts eight months after Book Two ended. Charlotte is nine months pregnant and working up until her due date. Cooper is back to work as a pediatrician at OCW and Dr. Todd Turi Took a job as a pediatrician in Sacramento. Cooper asked Allison not to return to work as their baby sitter and Charlotte hired a grandmotherly woman to watch the kids.

Let's Begin:

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Charlotte's sitting in her office. She's nine months pregnant and has to pee again. The baby is lying on her bladder and she has to relieve herself every hour. She gets up to use the bathroom but hears a familiar voice in the hall. It's Dr. Todd Turi talking to Sam. What is he doing here? Talk about bad timing! She waits a few minutes for him to leave but Todd and Sam are shooting the breeze for a while. She calls Cooper in his office.

"Coop get in my office now and bring me an empty pitcher."

"What wrong Cricket?" Cooper asks.

"Just bring it now."

Cooper comes in her office, pitcher in one hand, holding onto his cane for a security with the other. "What's the pitcher for?"

"I need to pee." She gets up and grabs it from him.

"That's why we have bathrooms." He jokes with her.

"Did you see Todd's in the hall?"

"Yup."

"I can't let him see me. Remember? It's kind of hard not to notice I'm pregnant with this huge bump."

Cooper looks down at the puddle forming by Charlotte's feet. "Char I think you just had an accident."

"No I still have to go."

"There's a puddle under you."

She feels the warm water trickle down her legs. "It's not pee. My water just broke. I still have to pee bad."

"I need to take you to the hospital. We'll stop at the bathroom on the way out." He grabs her purse and ushers her out the door.

"What about Todd?" She's worried.

"We don't have a choice." He nearly pushes her into the hallway. Cooper guides her to the bathroom and she doesn't look at Sam or Todd as she passes them.

Sam asks "What's wrong with Charlotte"

Cooper answers "Her water broke. I need to take her to the hospital. Can you cover for us?"

"Of course!" Sam pats Cooper on the back.

"I didn't know Charlotte was pregnant again." Todd's surprised.

"Surprise, surprise." Cooper announces, "We're expecting our third child and we're very happy about it."

"Congratulations." Todd offers Cooper his hand to shake.

Charlotte comes out of the bathroom.

Todd greets her, "Congratulations Charlotte. I tried calling you a few times after I moved to Sacramento but you never returned my calls."

She's looking at the floor. "Sorry."

Cooper interrupts, "This isn't the time to reminisce, we need to go to the hospital." Cooper hurries Charlotte to the elevator as Todd watches. He's thinking and calculating in his head and now he thinks he knows why Charlotte didn't call him back.

At The Hospital

After six hours of labor Charlotte delivers a healthy baby boy. They name him Akron after Cooper's hometown in Ohio. It's different and Charlotte thinks Cooper chose it because it connects him to the child, just in case. They both study the baby intently.

"He looks like you, Charlotte" Cooper decides. He doesn't look much like Bryce as a baby. Bryce is a little clone of Cooper. Savannah is a good mix of both Cooper and Charlotte with Charlotte's blonde hair and Coopers' bright blue eyes and Charlotte's small nose. This baby looks like he's going to be all Charlotte. He has fine blonde hair and small delicate features. His eyes are more of a hazel color already. Bryce and Savannah had blue eyes from the start.

"I'd have felt better if he came out looking like you and Bryce." Charlotte tells Cooper.

"At least he doesn't look like Todd." Cooper responds staring at the baby.

"Todd's blonde." Charlotte worries

"You're blonde and so is Savannah."

"He does look a lot like me in my newborn pictures." Charlotte admires her new son.

"Good" Cooper sighs, "I have to go relieve Mrs. Campell. I'll bring the kids up to see their new brother later. He kisses Charlotte goodbye.

A Few hours later.

Charlotte finishes feeding the baby and a visitor knocks on her hospital room door.

"Come in" She calls out.

Todd walks in with flowers.

"Thank you." Charlotte looks at the gerber daisies.

Todd begins-"Why didn't you return any of my calls?"

There's a pause. Charlotte doesn't know how to answer him.

"Is he mine?" Todd asks point blank.

"I don't know. We didn't do a paternity test." She takes a deep breath and exhales.

"Why not?" Todd stands there staring at the baby.

"Cooper's my husband. He's the father, either way" That's all she could think to say.

"If he's mine, I want to know. I want to be part of his life."

"Leave it alone Todd. Cooper and I are happy."

"You didn't return my calls because you think he's mine." He accuses.

"I don't know whose he is." She answers to the accusation holding her son

tight.

"I want a paternity test done."

"Come on Todd. I haven't seen you in almost eight months now you come here and demand my son?" Charlotte scrunches her nose at him.

"If he's mine I have a right to him."

"No Todd, Cooper and I are raising him with our other children."

"Charlotte you leave me no choice, I'm going to have to get the court to order a paternity test if you won't agree to it yourself."

"Then what? What will you do if he is yours?"

"I'll ask for partial custody if he's mine."

"You live in Sacramento. He's a newborn and I intend to nurse him. No judge will take a newborn away from his mother especially if he's nursing." Charlotte explains.

"I thought we were friends Charlotte? I helped you out and this is how you repay me?" He looks disgusted at her.

"You had a lot of fun helping me out." She shoots back at him.

He points his finger. "You used me to get back at Cooper!"

"And you enjoyed every second of it." She glares at him.

"I want my son." He threatens her.

"He's Coopers. Now get out!"

"Consent to the paternity test or I get a court order for one." He turns and walks towards the door.

"Fine, I'll give consent for the test." She caves, she knows he'll get the court to order one if she doesn't.

"Thank you." He looks at the baby one more time before he leaves.

LATER THAT EVENING:

Cooper comes back with the kids. The kids jump on Charlotte's bed and hug their momma. They stare at their new brother in their momma's arms.

"I missed you two bananas." Charlotte gives them each a kiss on the top of their heads.

"Baby mine." Savannah tells everyone and she grabs his little hand. Savannah's one and a half years old and vying to be boss of the family. She loves bossing her three year old brother Bryce around.

"You have to be gentle Savannah." Charlotte tells her and removes Akrons' hand from her. You need to wash your hands before you touch the baby.

Cooper takes the kids to the sink and notices the flowers. "Nice flowers. Who sent them?"

"Todd brought them to me. He wants a paternity test." Charlotte answers, moping. "He said he'd get a court order if I didn't consent."

"I guess we don't have a choice." Cooper tells her.

Charlotte sniffs the air. "I think Akron needs his diaper changed."

"Give him to me. I'll change him." Cooper reaches for the baby. He lays him at the end of the bed and removes the old diaper. "I can tell he's mine judging by his lower half he looks just like me and Bryce."

"I hope so. He's a male like you and Bryce." Charlotte shakes her head.

"No, I mean he's well endowed, just like Bryce and myself." Cooper brags.

"Cooper stop." She's annoyed and doesn't want to mention that Todd is also very well endowed. She doesn't think the news will be received well.

"Look at his feet. They're long and narrow like mine and Bryce's." Cooper holds up a little foot to show her.

"They do look like skis; just like yours." She smiles.

"What kind of feet does Todd have?" Cooper asks.

"I didn't look at his feet." She answers.

"Hmmph!" Cooper doesn't want to think about what part of his body she was interested in.

"Let's hope he is yours, because if not Todd's going to give us trouble." She watches him redress the baby.

"What'd he say to you?" Cooper hands the baby back to her.

"He's mad I didn't tell him he might have a kid." She sighs sarcastically, "Who'd of thought?"

"We'll get through it Char. One day at a time. We'll get through it." He kisses her head. "He's mine Cricket. I can feel it."

"What makes you so sure?" Charlotte asks.

"He we was conceived that first night we were together when you wore the latex teddy. I just know it. There was something different, something special about that night."

"Then I slept with Todd the night after but I got up right away and took a shower so hopefully I washed Todd away."

"You were already pregnant by me anyway." He takes off his shoe and a sock. "I mean come on Char look at these feet and tell me he's not mine." He shows her his foot and the baby's comparing them.

Charlotte laughs. "Yeah he's got to be yours alright."

Bryce and Savannah jump back on the bed. "Can we see him now?" Bryce asks

"Yup, meet your new brother Akron." Charlotte tells them proud.

Both children touch the new babies hand and feet. "lil' fingas." Savannah says playing with the baby's hand.

Cooper takes a picture. "These are great shots." He tells Charlotte. "We have the best family."

Charlotte smiles for the picture and hopes Cooper's right about Akron being his son. She doesn't want anything to stand in the way of her little family.

TBC

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