I feel Derek climb into bed behind me and I try not to wake up. He runs his hands across my stomach and nuzzles his face into my neck. "What time is it?" I mumble as I halfway open my left eye.

"Four-thirty. Sorry, sweetheart. Go back to sleep," he whispers as he presses his body close to mine and kisses me on the cheek.

Suddenly, my heart starts to race and I sit straight up in bed. "Four-thirty? Crap!" I say a little too loudly. Derek looks at me like I'm crazy as I climb out of bed and rush out of the bedroom door. I run down the hall to Emma's bedroom and quietly open her door. I tiptoe next to her crib and place my hand down softly on her chest. I sigh a breath of relief at the feel of her chest rising and lowering, and I pull her favorite pink blanket back over her body before I go back to my bedroom.

"What the heck was that about?" Derek teases as I climb back into bed next to him.

I roll my eyes as I grin and say, "Emma. She slept all night. Sorry, it freaked me out."

Derek smiles and says, "Finally. That only took seven months. Hopefully it wasn't a fluke."

I press my body next to his and kiss him on the lips. "Good morning," I whisper with a sly smile.

Derek brushes a strand of hair from my eyes and says, "Good morning," and then "What do you want?" as he notices the grin that has crept across my face.

I run my hands up the inside of his t-shirt and across his chest. "Sex," I say softly. "I'm totally awake now thanks to you."

Derek laughs and rolls over on top of me. "Hmm…Sex, huh? I think I can oblige you this morning. Since it's my fault you're awake," he teases before he presses his lips onto mine.

"Shh…Jake, keep it down. Daddy's sleeping," I snap as I place Emma down on the floor. I sigh as Jacob ignores me and continues pounding on his play construction set. I lay down on the floor on my stomach in front of Emma. "Come on, Em. You can do this," I tell her as she rocks back and forth on her hands and knees. She smiles at me and raises one hand off the ground, but quickly puts it back down to its original position. I wonder to myself if she'll ever learn to crawl, or skip it altogether and go straight to running.

Emma flops down on her belly and rolls over onto her back. She notices Jacob's favorite Goodnight Moon book laying above her head, and she reaches for it, picking it up on the third attempt. Jacob runs over to her and grabs it out of her hand just as she is about to stick the corner in her mouth. "No, Emma!" Jacob shouts at her. Emma's face turns into a frown and she starts to cry.

"Nice, Jake," I mumble as I hand Emma a stuffed pony to chew on. "You know, there's a little thing called karma, Jacob. You better watch out," I tease.

Jacob looks at me and raises his eyebrows. "Karmas?"

I smile and say, "Karma. It means what goes around, comes around. If you're mean to Em, she'll get you back." I pick Emma up off of the floor because the pony did nothing to ease her crying. I rub her back and give her a kiss on top of her dark brown hair.

"She's just a baby," Jacob says as he rolls his eyes at me and tosses the book into his toy bin.

"Babies have feelings, too, Jacob. You have to be nice to your sister," I say before I blow a raspberry on Emma's cheek. "Come on, Jake. Help me clean up. We have to go to the store before Daddy wakes up." I place Emma in her playpen and pick up a handful of her toys.

"Daddy said he would take us fishing today," Jacob says excitedly. He starts quickly picking up his toys and tosses them into the bin.

I smile at him and say, "Sounds fun. Daddy worked all night, though. So it will be after lunchtime and naps before we can go, ok?"

Jacob shrugs and says "Ok."

"Jacob, please stop it," I grumble as I toss a bottle of maple syrup into the shopping cart. Jacob stomps his foot at me and says, "NO, Mommy!"

I can feel the heat rising to my face and I take a breath to regain my composure. "Jacob, I'm not playing with you. Act right or I promise I will tell Daddy. And you know what that means?" I ask with the sternest mommy face I can make.

"No fishing?" Jacob whispers as his eyes get wide with fear.

"No fishing," I confirm. "Now keep walking, mister, and don't ask for another thing." I begin pushing the cart again and Emma starts crying loudly for no apparent reason. I wonder if anyone would notice if I climb onto the shelf next to the blueberry PopTarts and just hid.

"Can I wake up Daddy now?" Jacob asks as he sits down at the kitchen table. I place a plate full of macaroni and cheese in front of him and shake my head. "Nope. After naps, remember? So eat your lunch, Jake, and we can go lay down," I tell him. I sit down next to Emma and place a yellow bib on her neck that says 'are these people really my relatives?' I spoon a glob of mashed sweet potatoes into her mouth and giggle at her reaction as her face contorts into a scowl.

Jacob looks over at us and asks if he can feed Emma. "Sure," I tell him as I offer him the spoon. He dips the spoon into the baby food jar and shoves it into Emma's mouth. She smiles at him and half the sweet potatoes run down her chin.

"Ew, gross," Jacob mumbles as he shoves another spoonful into her mouth. I laugh out loud as Emma sneezes and shoots orange goo all over Jacob's face. Jacob wipes his hand across his face and sticks his bottom lip out in a pouty way that reminds me of Derek.

"Karma, Jake," I tease with a grin. "Told you she'd get you back." I grab a napkin off the table and wipe his face clean for him. He sulks back to his seat and resumes eating his lunch. I giggle as I notice Emma's toothless, sweet potato covered grin. "That's my girl," I whisper as I give her a wink.

I crawl into bed next to Derek and wrap my arms around his waist. "Hmppph," he mutters.

"Naptime," I whisper as I lay my head down onto his chest and pull the quilt up to my armpit.

He pulls me in tight next to his body and goes back to sleep. I close my eyes and breathe in his scent before drifting off to sleep myself.

"Come on, Daddy! It's time to go fishing cuz I taked a nap already!" Jacob shouts as he jumps on top of Derek in bed. Derek moans and opens his eyes as he removes Jacob's feet from his ribcage.

"Ok, Jake. I'm getting up. Go get your boots on," he says as he picks up Jacob and sets him down on the floor. "You coming?" Derek whispers into my ear as he runs his hand up and down my back.

"Mmm…no. I'll meet you down there after Em wakes up," I mumble as I readjust the quilt on top of me. Derek kisses me on the cheek and gets out of bed. I close my eyes and go back to sleep.

I adjust the baby carrier on my back and say, "Ready, Em?" She says, "DaDa," and pulls on my hair.

I roll my eyes as we walk out of the house. "You know, Em, it would be nice if you actually tried saying MaMa for a change. Seeing how I'm the one who gave birth to you and all," I say sarcastically.

Emma pulls on my hair again and says, "DaDa." I giggle at her and say, "I know. He's your Prince Charming or whatever." We walk down the trail to the lake and Derek looks up from his fishing spot next to Jacob.

"Hey, there are my girls," he says with a bright smile. He puts his fishing pole down on the ground and walks over to us. He kisses me softly on the lips and then grabs Emma under the arms and takes her out of the baby carrier.

"Hey, Em," he says before he kisses both of her cheeks. She reaches up and grabs Derek's hair and shoves her drooling mouth onto his face. Derek laughs and wipes the drool off with his free hand. "Want to help Daddy fish?" he asks her softly as he walks back to Jacob.

I unhook the baby carrier from my back and toss it on the ground. I walk over to Jacob and plop down on the dirt next to him. "Any luck, Jake?" I ask as I run my hand across his hair.

He looks at me and smiles. "Yep. I caught one this big," he says as he stretches his arms as far apart as they will go, "but we throwed it back."

I grin and say, "Really? That big, huh? Why'd you throw it back?"

Jacob looks at Derek and says, " Cuz it looked like a grandpa fish. And grandpa fish deserve to not be eaten, right Daddy?" He grins broadly at Derek and then at me.

"Right, Jake," Derek nods as he shifts Emma into his other arm. "What is Mommy feeding you, Em? You feel like you've gained ten pounds since yesterday," he says softly as he kisses her on the forehead. Emma smiles at Derek and says, "DaDa."

I roll my eyes and giggle as I say, "She is so in love with you."

Derek smirks and says, "Jealous?" I giggle again and say, "Maybe."

"Done eating, Jake?" I ask as I collect the dirty plates off the kitchen table. He rubs his belly and smiles. "Yep, I'm full, Mommy. Can we watch the movie now?" he asks as he jumps into Derek's lap.

Derek smiles and says, "What did you pick tonight, Jake?" He looks at me and rolls his eyes because we both know what we are going to have to watch for the thousandth time.

Jacob giggles and says, "Lightning McQueen! Come on, Daddy." He wiggles off Derek's lap and grabs his hand as he tries to get Derek to stand up.

"Coming girls?" Derek asks sarcastically as he follows Jacob into the living room.

I giggle and say, "Yeah, let me finish cleaning up and then we'll come watch it with you." I grab a washcloth out of the drawer and get it wet. "Hold still, Em," I say as I wipe her dinner off of her face. "Gross, Em. You need a bath," I tell her as I notice that she has strained corn in her hair. I toss the washcloth into the sink and pick Emma up from her highchair.

"Here," I say as I place Emma into Derek's lap. He smiles as he grabs her and smells her hair. "Mmm…Emma, you smell so good. Mommy gave you a bath," he whispers. Emma lays her head down onto Derek's chest and sticks her thumb in her mouth. He rubs lazy circles on her back as he sticks his nose into her wet hair.

I plop down on the couch next to Jacob, and he climbs onto my lap. He reaches his arms around my neck and gives me a hug. "Mommy, what took you so long?" he asks as he studies my face for a moment.

"Sorry, Jake. Emma was a mess. She needed a bath," I whisper as I turn him around so he can finish watching the movie. He presses the back of his head onto my chest and wraps my arms around his waist. I smile as I kiss him on the cheek.

"Night, Jake," Derek says softly as he tucks the blanket around Jacob's chest.

"Goodnight, Daddy," Jacob answers as he rolls over onto his side. Derek turns the light off and follows me into Emma's room.

"Want me to rock her?" he asks as he rubs his hand down my back. I smile at him and hand him Emma.

"I'm going to go soak in the tub for awhile," I say. I kiss Emma on the cheek and tell her goodnight. Derek smiles at me and sits down in the rocking chair with Emma. I bend over and kiss him on the lips. "Don't take all night," I whisper into his ear. He grins at me and wraps Emma's pink blanket around her and begins to rock.

I close my eyes and lay my head back onto the tub. I hear the bathroom door open and I look over.

"Hey," Derek says softly. "Room in there for me?" he asks as he walks over and kneels down next to the tub.

I smile at him and say, "Kids asleep?" He stands up and takes his t-shirt off. "Yeah, they both crashed pretty easily tonight," he says as he kicks off his shoes and finishes undressing.

He climbs into the tub across from me, and I place my feet onto his chest. He grabs my left foot and starts rubbing it with his thumbs.

I moan and close my eyes. "Thank you. God, that feels good, Derek," I whisper. He smiles and continues rubbing my foot for a few silent moments before switching to my right foot. "I'm going to have to keep you around for awhile. You're getting pretty good at the foot rubbing thing," I tease.

Derek drops my foot and places his hands behind my knees. He pulls my body to his and I wrap my legs around his waist. He kisses me hard on the lips and runs his hands up and down my back. I moan into his mouth at the feel of his hands on my skin.

He breaks the kiss and looks into my eyes. "I love you," he whispers.

I smile and wrap my arms around his neck. I kiss him softly and say, "I love you, too."

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