A/N: Sorry for the wait. It would have been up yesterday but I was having problems uploading the document.

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One Night

Chapter 9: Home

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Conan and Rachel went back to the Moore Detective Agency after a day or so of being stuck in the hospital. Conan wasn't really stuck there, but he wanted to stay with Rachel and the twins, Angel and...well, Conan. Richard was confused as to why she would want to name a child after ' that brat '. They hadn't seen anything of Eva during that time, but she had called quite a few times to check up on them.

The eight-but-really-seventeen-year old detective watched Rachel with a fond expression on his face. She was currently sitting on a chair in her bedroom, holding one baby in her arms while the other was asleep in the crib.

She smiled realizing Conan was watching her and motioned for him to come over. When he climbed up onto her lap, she squeezed him gently with her free hand.

"Shouldn't you be asleep?" she whispered. It was nearing ten o' clock. The only reason the babies were still up this late is that Rachel was having a tough time actually getting them to sleep.

"Ah...wanted to see you guys before I went to sleep," Conan said as he stifled a yawn, head going to rest on her shoulder. She smiled and bent her head down to kiss his forehead.

"Aww, how sweet."

Conan just blushed and looked down at their daughter. At the hospital, when she opened her eyes, it was no surprise that she had blue eyes. After all, both Rachel and Jimmy had blue eyes. But Conan's hair was slightly darker than the both of them, almost black. But they were twins, and they knew Jimmy was the father, so it gave them no reason to worry.

"You really should get to bed, Jimmy," she whispered softly. Her father was in the next room, and most likely asleep, but you never know.

"Nn..." Conan yawned once more, looking up at her sleepily. He could be so cute sometimes. "Can I stay with you tonight?"

Rachel blinked. She thought that since she knew of his identity now, he'd stop acting all, so...kidlike. But right now he was staring up at her with such a cute expression she just couldn't say no: the puppy dog look, and with Conan's eyes, he sure was good at it.

"....Fine, but next time you're sleeping with dad."

"Do I even need to tell you how wrong that sounds?"

Rachel just giggled and settled Angel down into the crib. Conan was fast asleep now as well, and Rachel sighed. Conan frowned. He could tell she was quite tired, and for good reason. She hadn't gotten much sleep since she came home from the hospital.

"Come on," Rachel said softly, picking a suddenly startled Conan up in her arms, who was already dressed in nice pajamas, and went over to her bed, gently placing him on it before getting in after.

She had no idea why he had asked that. Was it just to stay close to her and the kids? If so, she made a mental note to tell him he was getting to be a real softy since he became Conan.

She watched him sleep. He had fallen asleep almost seconds after his head had hit the pillow. He looked so small, it was hard to believe that he was the man she loved dearly with all her heart.

But he was.

She leaned down and pressed a gentle kiss to his lips, not caring that he looked like a child. In truth, he still was Jimmy Kudo.

She felt him smile a bit in the kiss, but was too deep in sleep to respond to it. She didn't mind.

"I love you," Rachel whispered softly before falling asleep herself.

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Richard stared. He had gotten up to check on Rachel and the kids, seeing as she was having a hard time getting them to bed. It was no surprise, he remembered Rachel being a tough one to get to sleep (even though Eva did all the work there).

So, his eyes nearly bulged out of his head when he saw Rachel kissing Conan. He thought it was simply a kiss goodnight, because first he'd seen her kiss his forehead. She stared at him in silence for a few moments before kissing his lips. His LIPS. Then she pulled back and looked at him lovingly before falling asleep.

Richard saw that the twins were finally asleep, and went to his own room, shutting the door behind him quietly, still in a daze. He shook his head.

Just what the hell was going on here?

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Conan yawned and stretched. It was another day, another morning, and he felt refreshed. Glancing at Rachel, he saw her still sleeping and smiled, leaning over to kiss her cheek before getting off the bed and checking on the twins.

His heartbeat sped up everytime he looked at them. They were his children. His and Rachel's. He had two children with Rachel.

The small smile on his face suddenly widened and he walked out of the room to get dressed, when suddenly he heard the door to Richard's room slam close, making him jump, startled.

"R-Richard?" Conan asked, blinking at the angry look on his face. Angry was an understatement Conan realized. He looked pissed.

"Alright. I just want to know one thing: Who are you?"

Conan's face went white. Just what had Richard seen last night?

"I-I don't know what you're talking about! I'm just a kid, an elementary school student that likes to-"

"Don't give me that!" Richard exclaimed, grabbing Conan and picking him up by the front of his shirt. "My daughter wouldn't kiss a kid, and especially not like THAT! Maybe a little kiss on the forehead, but not THAT!" Conan's face just went paler with every word that was said by the old man. "So, I'll ask you once more: who the hell are you?"

"Dad, what are you doing?!" a rather annoyed Rachel asked. She had been woken up due to her father's yelling and knew something was wrong when Conan wasn't in the bed with her. She had quickly checked on the twins before rushing out only to find her dad holding Conan up by the front of his shirt, and Conan's face very pale, his eyes wide.

"I... I..." Conan stuttered until he heard Rachel's voice, and both of them looked over. She had her arms crossed over her chest, foot tapping on the ground, not impressed.

"Dad, put him down!"

"No, not until this brat tells me who he is!" Richard yelled, shaking him slightly. He winced.

"Dad, stop it! You're going to hurt him, not to mention wake the kids!"

Richard calmed slightly after that, but still kept his hold on Conan. He looked at him for a moment before literally tossing him into the air. Rachel's eyes widened as Conan was suddenly airborn and she caught him before he fell.

Richard watched her baby him for a moment, making sure he was alright before finally speaking up again. "Fine, if no one wants to tell me I'll just go find out for myself."

"No!" both Conan and Rachel said at the same time, making him blink. "No?" he repeated.

Conan bowed his head. "I...I'll tell you."

Richard stared. Ah hah, so the brat was scared of him and finally telling him his secret!

"After all...the grandfather of Rachel's children should know the truth about their father."

Richard stared. Rachel rested her hands on both of Conan's shoulders. "Conan, are you sure it's...."

"It's fine, Rachel," he said softly. "He was going to find out eventually anyway."

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