Rachel let the oppressive silence stretch out and fill the room. She wasn't going to do anything until they did. She knew by their fidgeting that they knew they were in for it. All she had to do was wait….

"We're sorry, Mama," Madrid said, breaking first.

"You don't really need to be sorry to me," Rachel said quietly. "Do you even know why you're sorry?"

"It was a mean thing to say," Mariah said.

"Why?"

"Because….because…."

There was silence again, and Rachel sighed. She knelt in front of them and spoke softly. "I know you think your magic is cool. I know you feel special because you're not like other genies…you can use it without anyone making wishes. But you will not make others feel less special because of it. You could have been born without magic, like Tristan. You could have been born like me, with your magic connected to a person's wishes. But you weren't. You're incredibly lucky to have these powers and be able to use them freely, but you do not get to go around showing off or making people feel bad for not having them. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Mama," both twins chorused.

"Go play in your rooms."

She watched as her two younger children slouched off up the stairs, properly chastised. She dug her knuckles into her forehead, trying to relieve the impressive headache she now had.

The sliding door opened and Tristan came in, soaking wet and smiling. "Hey Mama!" He bent over to kiss her cheek before sloshing his way to the guest bathroom down the hall.

"Ummm…everything okay, I guess?" Rachel asked as Santana plopped down next to her.

"Yeah. He's the roll with the punches sort."

"So I guess this is as good a time as any to tell you that I'm pregnant again…?"

Santana's head whipped round to stare at her. "Again?"

"It's not like we didn't know this could happen," Rachel said with a smirk. "Tristan was a surprise, but by now we should know how this works."

"Yeah, but we've…you know…."

"I find it funny that you still have a problem saying it."

"Fine, we've magically…changed my anatomy, since the twins were born and it hadn't happened again. You're feeling okay?" Santana asked, cuddling closer to Rachel.

Rachel smiled and nodded. "You up to doing this again?"

"Hellz yeah! But I…sort of hope the baby's…you know."

"Non-magic, because Tristan might just lose his mind?"

"Yeah. Does that make me horrible?"

"Please, that was my exact first thought when I found out."

Santana sniggered. "Remember the first time? Telling Quinn?"

Rachel laughed. "Oh god, she's probably still traumatized. That entire pregnancy was bonkers."


"Wow," Quinn said, sitting down to the fancy meal. "Not that I'm complaining, but what's the occasion?"

"We've got news, and we wanted our bestie to know first," Santana said.

"What's up? Everything okay?"

"More than okay. We're pregnant," Rachel said.

The blonde paused with her water glass halfway to her mouth. "Wait…how?"

Both of the brunettes looked at their laps. Rachel was bright red when she looked up.

"We're all adults here. Santana and I were thinking of ways to spice things up in the bedroom—"

"Oh dear god," Quinn muttered.

"And we discussed the usual plethora of things such as—"

"OKAY, I think I know where this is going," Quinn cut in. "You gave Santana a magical penis for a night, right?"

"Right," Santana muttered, grinning down.

"Wait…only for a night, right? You don't still—"

"Whoa, no!" Santana said. "Don't get me wrong, it's fun and all—"

"Don't need details. I was just wondering. Okay, so…. There's a baby coming."

"In another seven months," Rachel said, beaming.

"Do your families know?" Quinn asked quietly. Then she brightened. "Oooh! Can I tell mom?"

"No and yes," Santana said, smiling. "We wanted to tell you first, and of course you can tell Nana Judy."


"When do you want to tell the kids?" Santana asked quietly.

"Not today. They've already had an interesting day…. Let's wait another month, just until we're sure."

"Sounds good. And maybe we should tell him first. You know, not spring it on all of them at once? Let him have his reaction without having to worry about the other two seeing it."

"I think that's a good plan. I'll pick him up from school at lunch and we can tell him."

Santana nodded. "Should we do the nursery thing again with the twins? You know, like we did with Tristan?"

Rachel smiled and nodded.


"What's the surprise, Mami?" Tristan asked, bouncing up and down.

"I can't just tell you, silly bat! You have to see it." Santana unlocked the door and led him into the house. "Rachel?"

"Hey!" Rachel said, coming over from the living room as Santana helped Tristan hang up his jacket and backpack. "Ready?"

"Yeah!" Tristan said, literally jumping up and down now.

They both took one of his hands and walked with him down the hall. They stopped in front of a door to the left.

"That's my name!" he said, pointing.

"That's right," Santana said, opening the door. "This is your new room."

Tristan peeked inside, only spotting his clothes in the closet. "But it's all blank! There's nothing here…."

"That's because you get to help decorate!" Rachel said. "You're going to be a big brother, that means you get a big boy room all to yourself."

The women watched as the wheels turned in their son's head. Both smiled, seeing the moment when the penny dropped.

"I'm going to be a big brother?" he asked.

"Yep!"

"I get a little brother or sister?"

"Actually," Rachel said, leading him across the hall. She opened the door to what used to be his room, revealing a nursery. "You're getting a little brother and sister."


"Well, it's a good thing we went with the bigger house when we moved," Santana said, grinning and kissing her wife. "Should we go ahead and tell Quinn?"

"She's coming over to dinner tonight," Rachel said. "Puck and Brittany are taking the twins, and Tristan's got a sleepover."

"Girls' night, for the win. I'll break out the…er…not the wine this time, I guess."

"You go ahead. Me and our little pygmy puff have our favorite mango pineapple juice. I'll pick some movies."

Santana smiled and kissed her again. "I love you, you know that?"

"You better," Rachel said, winking. "I love you too."