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"I've got two questions.", Elliot mumbles in between bites of his chips. "The first is why did you ask all of us here?" He shoves another chip in his mouth as irritation covers the rest of the family's faces. "Where was I? Oh, my second question is do you have any more of these chips? I may have eaten the entire bag."

"The answer to your second question is no. We don't have any more of those. We do however have some other chips which you can enjoy after Ana and I answer your first question.", Christian replies. With word trickling through our family and friends that we're expecting again, Christian and I invited everyone over so we could officially announce we're having not one but two more babies.

"Excuse your brother.", Grandmother sighs. "Although I think I know why we're here, why don't you two end our guessing." Christian and I stand from the fold up chairs we have placed at the front of the living room while Georgia and Raygan toddle to us.

"I'm almost certain most or all of you already know, but Ana and I want to officially announce that we're expanding our family."

"You're having another baby?", Carrick feigns shock.

"You already knew.", I giggle. "Keeping secrets isn't our best trait." Everyone starts rushing towards to us at once, but Christian holds his hand up.

"Hold up a second. We can tell you're all anxious to hug and congratulate us, but we have more news to share. We're having twins...again." I've never seen so many jaws close to hitting the floor.

"Babies.", Raygan says while reaching for my hand.

"Double congratulations.", Grace says tearfully.

"You two certainly believe in the saying Go Big or Go Home.", Grandpa laughs.

"I'll say.", Elliot scoffs. "Maybe you'll have boys this time or a boy and a girl. Christian, you're going to be so screwed if you have two more girls."

"It doesn't matter what the babies are. They're going to be loved."


"You've been stowed away in here long enough. Come and have some of Gail's fluffy and oh so delicious pancakes or a tuna salad sandwich like me.", I grin at Christian before taking a chunk from the tuna salad sandwich I woke up craving. His eyes appear empty as he stares at me from his study chair. He's been in the study since receiving a call almost thirty minutes ago. "I'm going to take a guess and say that you're acting like this because of that call you got. Am I right?" He runs his hands along his jaw but doesn't answer. "Ok. Let's try this. Nod once for yes and twice for no."

"Mark was on the phone.", he murmurs. "I saw on the weather map yesterday there was a chance of rain and storms around Logan. It got pretty rough there. Henry and Lea had a huge tree fall in the backyard. Some of the businesses had damage."

"I hope no one was hurt."

"No. Ana, our house."

"Where some trees knocked down or shingled blown off the roof? I bet there are limbs all over the yard."

"They think it was lightning. Baby, I'm sorry." I walk closer to his desk, placing my hands on the front while looking down at him.

"What do you mean it was lightning? Christian, what happened to the house?", I ask. He rolls his chair back and comes around the desk where he pulls me into his arms. "Stop being evasive and answer the question."

"The house caught on fire and burned...to the ground. Mark said they believe since it was an older house it didn't take long."

"You're telling me the Logan house burned? The house where I grew up and lived with my dad is no longer standing?"

"Mark said we can stay with him and Mia when we arrive there. My mom and dad can watch the girls if we feel it's best for them to not go with us." His words are going to my ears but aren't being comprehended.

"We're going there?"

"I've already called for the plane to be ready. We can leave when you want whether it's today or tomorrow. It's up to you.", he replies.

"Now. I want to go now.", I say through tears.


"We're almost there.", I mutter. Even though leaving the girls was hard, Christian and I decided it would be best if they stayed with Carrick and Grace during our trip to Logan. Unlike other visits, this one isn't for fun.

"Taylor, stop." I anxiously tap my fingers on the seat and wonder what's going on. Christian turns and takes my hand. "Before we go any further, I want you to know what you're going to see is going to be hard but try and stay calm. You need to take care of yourself and the babies." I nod and mentally tell myself that Christian's right, but staying calm is going to be a challenge. "Let's go." The vehicle once again starts down the right, turning right on to the gravel driveway. I close my eyes and prepare for what I'm about to see. My eyes are still closed as I feel the SUV stop.

"Oh my god.", I mutter after finally opening my eyes to what's left of the house. I loosen Christian's hold on my hand and get out of the SUV. In front of me is nothing but ashes and rubble. You can't see which room was which. Christian stands to my right as I try to see some resemblance of what used to be our home, but it's gone. The living room where my dad and I would watch Saturday morning cartoons...gone. The kitchen where I would try to perfect a new recipe...gone. The bedroom where my dad took his last breath...gone. I find myself losing the battle of staying calm.

"Ana, I know it's hard to process what's in front of you."

"What's in front of me?!", I snap. "There's nothing in front of me! It's gone!"

"We can rebuild. It won't be the same, but it'll still be a place for us to raise the kids.", he says. "Different look but same love."

"I just..." I blow out a long breath and try and gather my senses. "I'm going to be sick." I run to the fence and empty my stomach. I feel ease behind me. He rubs my back while handing me a handkerchief. "It feels like more and more memories of my dad are disappearing." I settle on the grass with him doing the same. "I've got photos and other things that belonged to him, but this house was a large piece of him." Taylor and Sawyer are walking through the debris until I see Taylor reach down and pick up a piece of wood. He studies it for a second before walking to where Christian and I are seated.

"I'm not sure what this is, but there are dates on it." He hands the piece to Christian who holds it in between the two of us. The realization of what it is hits me and makes me even more emotional.

"It's a piece of the wall where my dad used to measure my height. I remember once being disappointed that I hadn't gotten taller, but he told me to be patient and everything would work out. Sure enough, I had grown six inches by the next time. I want to keep this."

"All right. Why don't we head over to Mia and Mark's so we can get some rest? We can come back here later this evening or in the morning." After helping me to my feet, I take one last, painful look at the house's remains.


"Have you guys stared thinking about names?", Mia asks while we sit in the living room of her and Mark's house.

"Not yet. We only just found out we're having twins."

"I can't wait to start shopping for them."

"You'll use anything as an excuse to shop.", Christian teases.

"I'm going to go and pick up our order now.", Mark says about the call in order we placed with Roady's. "Christian, do you want to go with me?"

"Sure." He kisses the corner of my mouth and gets up. Mark smiles affectionately at Thomas who's nestled against Mia's chest.

"Thomas, do you want to go with Daddy and Uncle Christian?"

"He said he wants to stay here.", Mia giggles. Mark shakes his head before kissing his wife and son. "I would say not to hurry so Ana and I can have more time to talk about you two, but the food will be cold."

"We'll be back as soon as we can.", Mark says.

"Thank you for letting us stay here.", I tell Mia once Mark and Christian have left.

"No thanks needed.", she waves. "Mark and I love having you guys here. I only wish the circumstances were different. Ana, things might be rough at the moment, but they'll get better. You've got family and friends who are going to help in any way possible."

"I feel a little better about things. It's just going to take some time to recover from the shock."

"But you will recover. There's no doubt you'll get through this."