3 months later
To say that Lin hated being pregnant would be an understatement. Everyday she would have to bend her uniform to make room for her expanding stomach. Last month she got so big that she had to use metal from 2 uniforms just so she could cover her stomach. One of the worst thing was when they would kick non-stop. At first she and Tenzin were both excited, especially Tenzin. Whenever he would talk to them they always kicked up a storm and they would only stop when he said I love you or he kissed Lin. The latter of which usually end with sex because the pregnancy had amped up Lin's desperate need for his touch to full blown addiction, which was what he liked about her pregnancy. Once she started showing, Tenzin thought they shouldn't do anything like that in front of the babies. Lin usually got what she wanted though, but on the occasion that she didn't Tenzin would end up sleeping on the floor because the couch was too good for him. But what Lin hated the most about being pregnant was that random strangers would ask to feel the babies kick and Lin usually responded with, "How about you feel me kick you," Tenzin of course told her not to say that anymore. But her officers were the worst. Everytime she was giving orders the babies thought it was a good idea to start kicking her. The first officer that tried touching her stomach ended up being hung from the ceiling of the hall. Her officers were even more afraid of now because her bending was unpredictable. There was an incident that happened last week, when her assistant got her an apple and mango fruit pie instead of the banana-mango fruit pie she was craving. She spend a good 5 minutes yelling at him, all the while not noticing the officers flying in the background. The chief herself had to come and remove the officers from their positions on the walls because they were unconscious and Lin's bending was of no help.
Lin was placed on desk duty after she hit 5 months, because Katara had insisted and so did Tenzin since her bending wasn't up to her standards. Lin asked her mother if she had had the same problem when she was pregnant. Toph just laughed in her face because she said her earthbending had been enhanced by like a thousand times. In fact she said that Twinkle-Toes wasn't so light on his feet, so she called him Aang for awhile. She also said she couldn't believe how long it took Lin to realize she was pregnant.
3 months earlier
After Lin and Tenzin left the island, Lin said they should go to the station and tell her mother and then go to the store to buy her new clothes. Tenzin suggested that they should take Oogie and Lin ran as fast as she could and jumped on his head. Tenzin wasn't surprise when Lin decided to take the long away around the city to the Police station. Once they reached the station, the first place Lin went to was not to see she mother, but to the little kitchen they had. The officer who was there tried not to say anything to her because he didn't want to get the midnight shifts for commenting on her eating habits. After Lin ate everything in the fridge, they went to see her mother. Once they reached her office, Lin just barged right in.
"Lin what are you doing here? Twinkle-Toes Jr. called and said you were sick."
"I was, but I went and saw Aunt Katara and she said I should be fine."
"Okay, then why are you guys here?"
"Well, Aunt Toph, Lin and I have some good news to tell you."
"Alright, what is it I don't have all day you know."
"Lin is pregnant," Tenzin and Lin we completely suprised at what she did next. Toph walked from behind her desk to the door and opened. Once she was in the hallway she screamed at the top of her lungs.
"I'M GOING TO BE A GRANDMOTHER!" She then walked back into her office and sat back down.
"Mother, was that really necessary to say?"
"Linny, do you know how long I've be waiting to say that."
"Lin, your mother is just excited, that's all."
"Of course she is, I mean-Wait, what do you mean you're been waiting a long time to say that? Do you already know?"
"Yes I did."
"How long have you knew?"
"I don't know, about a week or 7."
"7 weeks! Why didn't you say anything?"
"Because you would have made me promise not to say anything and you know I'm no good at that. I'm suprised at how long it took you find, Linny."
" Yeah, well, the healer I went to see and Aunt Katara both said that sometimes pregnant benders lose their ability to bend during the pregnancy or it becomes weakened."
"So, Aunt Toph, I would like to request that Lin be taken out of the field immediately."
"Request granted."
"What! Mother there is no need to take me out of the field just yet. I can still bend just fine and Aunt Katara said I should be fine for a few more months."
"Sorry kiddo, as much as I hate to agree with an airhead, if you can't use your seismic sensing, who knows what else you can't do."
"How about we ask Aunt Katara when I can no longer be in the field and whatever she says I'll do, please mother."
"Alright, but if anything bad happens to your going on a year's leave got it."
"Fine," Lin hated not being about to work, but Tenzin had the biggest grin his face. He was so happy his aunt had agreed with him. After they left her office, many of the officer were congratulating Lin on the pregnancy and her engagement. Which she had almost forgotten about since the necklace didn't really bother her.
Lin still couldn't believe that she and Tenzin were going to have a family. In a few more months there would be 2 crying babies to take care of. She was still nervous about being a mother, she didn't quite know why but she was. Tenzin on the other hand was sure he would be a good father. She had no doubt in her mind that he would be, everyday he would bring lunch and walk her to work and pick her up on Oogie. She got very annoyed of his constant over protectiveness, but she also enjoyed it. He would get everything for her, not letting her lift a finger for fear that it could harm the babies. He would bring her anything she wanted and everything she didn't. Oh crap its almost lunch time, he better have brought some meat this time or else I'm going to stick him in the ground. Just then her friend, Nina walked by with a plate of seal jerky.
"Hey Lin want some seal jerky?" As much as she was craving meat, seal jerky was the one thing she couldn't eat without throwing up.
"You're real funny Nini, unless you want vomit all over your uniform, I suggest you walk away."
"Actually, I was hoping that you would puke, just not on me."
"Not happening."
"Oh come on Linny Lin, not even if it's Officer Pango." It's not like Lin hated the guy, she just really disliked him. He, Nina and Lin had known each other, almost as long as Lin had known Tenzin. They were all good friends, until Pango started hitting on Lin about 5 years ago when they had started at the Metal-Bending Academy.
"As much as I would love to annoy Pango, I don't think Tenzin world like the fact that I made myself sick just because you asked my too."
"Oh come on Linny, please he's been asking me out on dates for the last couple days non-stop and he knows that I'm seeing some." Lin sighed, it was just like Pango to go after someone he couldn't have. He did the same thing to her, in fact he had tried kissing her and Tenzin saw this which sent the airbender into a rage, which caused Pango to avoid Lin. She didn't talk to Pango much after that unless it was work related.
"Okay, fine. But you owe me big time."
"Anything you need Lin, I'm your girl." Just as Lin was about to eat the seal jerky, Tenzin was making his way up the stairs and saw her.
"Lin! What do you think you're doing!? You know that seal jerky makes you sick!"
"Well I was hungry."
"You know I always come with lunch at this time. You couldn't have waited a few more minutes?"
"I could, but your children didn't want to," she said as she put the seal jerky back on the plate causing Nina to walk away.
"Well, I'm here now and if you would rather that I throw out this roast duck and go get you seal jerky then I will." Once he said that, Lin took the bag from his hand and started digging into the food. Tenzin smiled and pulled a chair to her desk to sit with her and watched her eat.
"Ahered, yu nehed ato ehat tu."
"Lin, what did you say?"
"That you need to eat, too, because you won't let me go out and get my own food in the middle of the night."
"Lin it's dangerous at night."
"I can take care of myself, Tenten."
"Lin could you please not call me that, I really hate that nickname, especially when you call me that."
"I'm not the one who named you, blame your parents."
"Speaking of names, I was think, since you're pretty far along, we could ask my mother if she can tell us the sex of the babies, so we can start picking out names."
"Good idea for once airhead. When shall we go see her?"
"We can go today or tomorrow or when ever you feel like it."
"We can go tomorrow. I just wanna go home right now my back is killing me."
"Okay, once you finish your lunch we can leave, Oogie is outside waiting."
Once Lin finished her lunch, she and Tenzin walked out of the building holding hands. Once they got on Oogie, instead of going straight to Lin's apartment they went around the city a few times. This usually caused Lin to fall asleep and Tenzin having to wake her when you reached her house, he use to carry her to bed but she started getting really heavy lately so he would wake her up instead. Lin would always mumble something about him waking her up but he stopped paying attention after awhile. Once they were inside, the first thing Lin did was bend her uniform off and went straight to bed. Tenzin joined her a few hours later after ahe did some paper work. His father was stepping down from the council in the next year or two, so thought it would be a good idea for him to start learning the ropes. He was always so tired because of all the paper work he was getting and getting up in the middle of the night to get Lin whatever she was craving. But he didn't mind, after all she would be the one to push 2 human beings out of her body and carry them for 9 months, so figured he would do everything he could to make her feel comfortable. He was laying down with Lin who was wearing one of his night shirts since her's were becoming tight. He slid into bed with her, she was laying on her side for once, she often sleep with either her arms, legs or head sometimes hanging off the edge of the bed since she started showing. As he was about to place his arm over her stomach, Lin stopped him.
"Don't even think about it airhead."
"Oh come on Lin, why not?"
"Because they are both aren't moving and I would like to get some sleep for once."
"I still don't see why I can't hold you."
"Because they always start kicking whenever you touch my stomach." And then they started kicking, and Lin was rather annoyed.
"I'm sorry Lin, they just know when their daddy is near them. I can't help it if they keep kicking. But if you don't want me to then I would touch your stomach anymore."He hated the fact that he would not be able to feel his children anymore but as long as Lin was comfortable then he would wait until the babies were born.
"Tenzin, if you didn't touch my stomach sometimes then they won't stop kicking." He gave her a confused look. So she took his hand and placed it on her stomach, at he felt them kicking rapidly then they slowly stopped. Tenzin had the goofiest grin on his face.
"Wow," was all he was able to say.
"It's not so wow when they won't stop."
"Well, they are just like their mommy, can't get enough of their daddy." This caused Lin to punch him in the arm and all he did in response was keep smiling.
"Yeah, well, that's exactly what got us into this mess in the first place."
"What are you saying, that it's my fault?"
"I certainly didn't want to get pregnant, now did I?"
"What are you trying to say, that you didn't want our children?!"
"How dare you think that I don't want our children! I loved them from the moment I found out, even before I knew there were 2." Lin was furious that Tenzin thought she didn't want them, she may not have been happy that they came before she wanted them but she still loved them. Lin got out of bed and took off her bethrothal necklace and throw it at Tenzin.
He couldn't believe he said that, why did I say that? He couldn't believe what he did. He had up set Lin, the woman he loved, the only people he loved as much were his children. He sighed, he got out of bed and went to find Lin. He hoped that she would forgive him. Who am I kidding, she won't forgive me for what I said. What kind of idiot says that to the mother of his children. He searched both floors of her apartment and there was no sign of her. He was about to go outside and search for her when he heard Oogie growl. He rushed out of the apartment and airbended himself to the roof. He saw Lin leaning on Oogie's head, her eyes staring out into space, while her hand was rubbing circles around her stomach.
"What do you want Tenzin?", she said with anger in her voice with hints of sadness.
"Lin, I wanted to apologize and-"
"Save it Tenzin, I don't want to hear it," she snapped, turning around so she didn't notice when he was walking towards her.
"Please, Lin, I don't know why I said that," he put his hand on her shoulder but she shrugged it off. He walked, to stand in front of her, she didn't look up at him. He tilled her head up so he could look into her eyes. He could she that she was holding back tears, he cringed on the inside knowing that he did this to her. He placed his forehead against her's, he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her as close to him as he could. He whispered, I'm sorry, she leaned up to kiss him. He kissed her back gently at first then with as much passion as he could give her without losing control of himself. She ended the kiss and told him, I'm sorry. And with that she slipped out of his embrace.
Tenzin was suprised, he had come to Lin because he wanted to apologize not her, he didn't even know why she apologize, she had no reason. He hadn't noticed that she wasn't on the roof anymore. He went back inside to find her once more. He found her this time in the bedroom, packing a suit case with clothes and other necessities. He had the look of confusion on his face, why is she packing she usually kicks me out. He went up to her and tried to stop her by getting in her way, but she was still able to move around him.
"Lin, what are you doing?" She did not answer him, she just continued packing. "Lin, please answer me." Again she didn't say anything, Tenzin was getting frustrated, so he started to take all the clothes that she had put in the suit case and put them back in their original place.
She saw what he was doing, "What do you think you're doing!?"
"What does it look like I'm doing?"
"Whatever it is stop it."
"I will most certainly not. Now I demand to know why you are packing?"
"I'm leaving." He was stunned, he know she was up set, but she usually left and took her frustration out on one of the triads. He hadn't noticed that she was leaving, but he stopped her. He grabbed her arm, pulled her down to the bed. He was on the floor in front of her on his knees, holding her hands in his.
"Lin, please tell me why you were going to leave."
"I wanted to be alone."
"You could of asked me to leave or said you needed some space, I would of given it to you."
"Tenzin, I want to go."
"Go? Go where? I'm not letting you go oustside alone by yourself, it's much to dangerous."
"I'm Capitan of Police, I can handle myself just fine."
"Lin, you're pregnant, what if the babies got hurt," he sighed, "If any of you got hurt, I couldn't live with myself," he then place his hand on her stomach. In an instint, they kicked, this brought some relief to him. "I love you three too much."
"What if they're earthbenders?" Tenzin was shocked that she thought he wouldn't love them just because they weren't airbenders.
"They can bend whatever element they want to, earth, air, water, fire or none at all. I'll love them no matter what they are. And I'll love you till my dying day and everyday after that, no matter how much you may hate me, I'll always love you." Lin sighed, she let the tears roll down her cheek as she started to shake. Tenzin pulled her into a hug as he laid them down on the bed, he pressed a soft kiss to her hair.
After what seem like hours, Lin stopped crying. Tenzin alooked down at her, her eyes were all red and puffy. He kissed her on the forehead, he then leaned his forehead against her's.
"You promise?", she said, just barely above a whisper.
"I promise you, Lin, there is no one in the world that I love more then are children except you."
"Even if they are earthbenders?"
"They can be non-benders for all aI care, just as long as they are healthy and beautiful like their mother."
"And don't have your big ears." Tenzin laughed, he did hate his ears and really hoped his children would inherit them.
"I agree, our daughters should look just like you."
"Daughters!? Why would the spirits let you have daughters! That is the worst idea in the whole world."
"What's the big deal, I would love them and protect them. What's so bad about that?"
"Protect them?You probably won't let them leave the house alone until they're 40."
"That's a lie. I would them out of the house as long as I am with them but the can't date till they're at least 50." Lin rolled her eyes at his comment.
"So, you're hoping for them to be girls then?"
"I would very much love them to be girls but if they're boys that's okay. Then maybe the next one will be a girl or a boy if they're girls."
"Next one? Who said anything about a next?"
"Uhhhh, I mean more in the future, ahhh years after these little ones are born."
"Nice save there, airhead." Lin snuggled into his embrace, she did want Tenzin and her to have more children after these 2 but she didn't want to have to worry about them when she was at work. Especially since her mother was Chief and one day she would be to, she didn't want any of the triads to come after them.