Author's note: So sorry it took so long to write this chapter! I got wrapped up in other fics. Enjoy...and perhaps you should ride the mechanical bull next time haha. As always, read, enjoy, and click that little button at the bottom/leave me some love!

You take the breath out of my lungs
Can't even fight it
And all of the words, out of my mouth
Without even trying

And I'm speechless
Staring at you standing there in that dress
What it's doing to me ain't a secret
'Cause watching you is all that I can do

And I'm speechless
You already know that you're my weakness
After all this time I'm just as nervous
Every time you walk into the room
I'm speechless...
~Dan+Shay~Speechless

Will had just dropped Natalie off to shop when he got a text from Jay saying he had just arrived at the bar just down the street. He managed to luck into a parking spot just a few feet away from the restaurants nearby. After feeding the meter a handful of quarters, Will entered the bar, spying Jay sitting at the end.

" Hey man, what's up?" Jay asked as he stood and hugged his younger brother.

" I'll have whatever he's drinking," Will said to the bartender before they sat down.

" How's Nat? You guys were at the hospital earlier, weren't you?"

" Rhodes says her liver looks good."

" What about that hot baby doctor?"

" Dr. Maccarin?" asked Will as the bartender sat a beer down in front of him.

" Yeah. That's the one."

" First of all, she's married. Second of all, yes we did see her as well."

" I swear I wasn't really checking her out," protested Jay.

" Sure you weren't," remarked Will.

" So how is the baby doing?"

" They're doing just fine." Jay paused, his beer in mid-air. Will was silent, allowing for his brother to take a drink.

" What did you say?" Jay asked, slowly taking a sip.

" We're having twins," replied Will, watching in amusement as Jay spit out his beer all over his t-shirt.

" You're having what?" he asked, wiping beer off his face.

" Twins. You know...two babies."

" I know what twins are smartass. How? I thought there was only one in there."

" Your niece was hiding behind your nephew," Will said, taking another drink.

" A boy AND a girl…" Jay said to himself, trying to digest the news.

Are you two ready for that?"

" That's a hard no. It was definitely a surprise for sure. I'm still trying to process it. Thankfully we've got some time to get used to the idea."

" But they're okay?"

" They're a little on the small side, but that's pretty common with multiples."

" Damn," replied Jay, staring at his beer.

" You're killing me. I was just getting used to the idea of having a nephew. Now I'm dealing with a niece and TWO nephews. Man… done like a true Halstead. Pop always used to say go big or go home. I'd say you went big."

" Hey now. You'll get to be the fun uncle that feeds Owen icecream til he pukes and sneak him Mountain Dews. Same for the twins once they're old enough. The difference is that you can send them home when you're done with them. We can't," joked Will.

" How old does Owen have to be before I can buy him his first BB gun and take him to the shooting range?"

" That one's up to Natalie," replied Will.

" I still can't get passed you being engaged, having a stepson, and two more kids on the way. I always envisioned you staying a bachelor."

" That may have been true, but then I met Nat."

Nearly two hours later Will felt his phone buzz in his pocket.

" Nat's done shopping and needs me to pick her up," explained Will as he stood.

" Wait. What about the tab?" asked Jay.

" You can get it. Between Natalie's shopping spree and the fact that I'm going to be a father of three soon, I'm short on funds." Will walked out to the Jeep with a smile while Jay stayed inside and begrudgingly pulled out his wallet.

" Are you sure you don't need to stay home and rest longer?" Will argued as they got dressed for work.

" Not happening," she responded, tugging on the lone maternity scrub top she had kept after having Owen."
" When are we doing that gender reveal thing?" Will asked as they walked downstairs. Owen was already dressed and playing with his trains.

" This Friday at Kelani's," explained Natalie as she pulled her hair into a ponytail.

" That's only three days away. Are you sure April and Maggie are going to make it that long?"

" They will, especially if you don't tell them first."

" I'll do my best," conceded Will, grabbing all three of their bags.

" You better or you'll be sorry!" taunted Natalie, before grabbing Owen's hand so they could all go out and get in the Jeep.

True to Will's intuition, Maggie and April spent the rest of the week attempting to get him to spill his guts and confess the gender.

" Are you sure you don't want to tell us?" begged Maggie Friday afternoon.

" Natalie would kill me," confessed Will.

" That I guys will find out soon enough," responded Natalie as she and Will walked through the ED towards the parking lot.

" See you at Kelani's!" April yelled as the two made their way to Jay's Jeep. Will held open the door for Natalie, watching as she sank tiredly into the passenger's seat.

" Are you sure you're not too tired? We can always do this another day," said Will as he climbed in and started the engine.

" I've got the next two days off and I plan on napping. A lot. Besides, Maggie and April would kill us."

" This is true," replied Will as he drove towards the townhouse.

They arrived home not even ten minutes later. Owen was out with the nanny leaving the house extremely quiet. Natalie made her way upstairs with Will close behind her. She threw her scrucs into a nearby hamper then walked over to the closet where the plethora of new maternity clothes she bought were hanging. She pulled out a new sundress and slid into it as gracefully as one could when being pregnant.

" You look amazing," Will said, soaking in all of her radiant beauty.

" I look like I swallowed a giant basketball," Natalie said, grabbing a pair of cushy gladiator sandals before sitting down on the bed.

" No you don't. You look absolutely stunning," remarked Will as he pulled on a grey polo shirt and khaki shorts.

" Damn!" Natalie said out of the blue, her voice full of pain.

" Are you okay?" Will asked worriedly, rushing over to the bed where Natalie sat cradling her stomach.

" Your son just kicked me in my bladder. Hard," she explained, grimacing before grabbing Will's hand and placing it on her bump. Will was speechless as he felt his son's small kicks.

" Someone didn't want to be left out," she remarked, placing Will's other hand near her side, their daughter playfully kicking.

" This has got to be one of the most amazing feelings," he confessed. They stayed sitting in silence for a few moments, relishing in their babies' first movements.

" Can you do me a favor?" Natalie asked.

" Anything."

" Can you fasten the straps on my sandals? I don't think I can reach them." Will leaned over and quickly buckled each one before looking to her bump.

" Stop kicking your poor Mom," he demaded with a smile.

" Why don't you go put the box in the back of the Jeep? I need to finish fixing my hair and touch up my makeup."

" Okay," agreed Will, walking downstairs still feeling elated over feeling both of the babies kick for the first time. A large box decorated in blue and pink polka dots sat by the front door. Will hoisted it over his shoulder and carried it outside, placing it into the trunk as he had been instructed. Behind him he heard the front door close. When Will turned around, Natalie was standing on the landing, looking absolutely stunning. He couldn't take his eyes off of her as she made her way down the stairs to him. Will soaked in every breathtaking detail, feeling speechless. Natalie was wearing a navy blue floral printed dress that accentuated her growing bump. Long dark curls cascaded down her shoulders, the sides done up in small braids which were fastened back by a bejeweled clip.

" You...you look absolutely gorgeous," declared Will, leaning in for a kiss. He found himself captivated by the scent of her perfume, one of his favorites of hers.

" Are you sure we don't have time to go back inside?" he asked seductively.

" We're already running late. Maggie and April have been texting me constantly, asking where we are."

" It's only 6:05p," Will noted, looking at his watch before helping Natalie into the car.

As soon as they pulled up to Kelani's, they were greeted by an impatient Maggie standing on the curb, staring at her phone.

" It's about time!" she lamented.

" I'm starving. Please tell me there's food in there," begged Natalie.

" Monique's sister made the best cookies and cupcakes, plus we've got a ton of delicious fresh fruit."

" I'm sold," replied Nat.

" Do you want me to carry that in?" asked Maggie, watching as Will pulled the box out.

" I've been instructed not to let you or April touch the box," he said.

" You guys act like we would peek or something," April said as they walked around the side of the building to the large patio. Maggie and April had outdone themselves with nearly every square inch decorated, including an intricare arc of pink and blue balloons as they entered.

" Where am I putting this?" asked Will.
" Right there," April instructed.

" I need food before anything else happens," Natalie said with a laugh. Jay wandered over with a beer in hand for Will.

" Thank god you guys got here. Mags was on the verge of organizing a search party."

" The woman has no patience," Will declared, looking around the crowded patio.
Natalie returned, carrying a plate full of fruit and cookies, Maggie and April close behind.
" Do you know what's in the box?" Maggie casually asked Jay.

" I do...but I've been sworn to secrecy."

" You told Jay?"

" He's going to be an uncle," argued Will.

" Ready!" Natalie announced, having polished off all of the fruit on her plate.
" Thank god," April and Maggie said in unison. The charge nurse whistled loudly, causing the crowd to become silent.
" Before these two finally put us out of our misery, has everyone voted?"

" Voted?" asked Natalie, watching as slips of blue and pink paper came forward.

" Everyone guessed on the gender," explained April as Maggie counted the papers.

" What's the general consensus?" asked Will.

" 27 girl...and 19 say boy. Who didn't vote?" asked an annoyed Maggie.
" I plead the fifth," shouted Connor.

" Rhodes knew?" Will and Natalie shrugged.
" Doctor, patient confidentiallity," Connor declared.
" Bullshit," called Maggie.

" Just open the damn box before Maggie has a coronary and I have to crack her chest," responded Connor, his demands illiciting a round of laughs.

" Okay, okay," Natalie joked, standing beside the box.
Ready?" Collectively, Natalie and Will opened the large box, blue balloons popping out.

" I knew it!" declared Maggie, voices rising in excitement behind her. Meanwhile at the front of the crowd, Will struggled to pull the balloons out of the box.
" What's wrong?" Maggie asked.
" Got it...Natalie what possessed you to put the balloon weight in this?" asked Will, pulling out a second box that held the weight of the blue balloons. He opened the left side carefully, just enlugh to pull the balloons free before shoving the box closed. He and Natalie waited, wondering who, if anyone would realize there was a second box. All around them they could hear shouts of congratulations being offered. Of all those to first notice the second box was still there, it wound up being Sharon Goodwin who managed to shout above the noise.

" Why is there a second box?" A hush fell over the crowd, waiting for an answer.
" We're having twins!" Natalie and Will shouted in unison, opening the box, allowing for the pink balloons to come out.