So I just pulled the next major event of this story out of my butt. I didn't know where else to go with it and this is where it ended up. I hope you all in enjoy. My mind is all jumbled with randomness because of heading back to school tomorrow. Updates aren't going to be as frequent. I'm sorry in advance. Thank you for the alerts, favorites and reviews. Keep them coming. :)

Chapter 12

January 4th, 2013

Les woke up and she felt a lot better. She was ready to get back to filming and work. She was ready to be back to being a mom the way she had wanted to do the day before, but she had no energy.

Lea leaned over and kissed Cory. He rolled over and groaned. He opened his eyes and said, "Babe, I'm not feeling so well."

Lea felt his forehead and said, "You are warm. I'll go get the thermometer and take your temperature. Then I need to get the girls ready."

Before Lea could make it to the bathroom to get the thermometer Olivia came in the room carrying her hippo. She said, "Mommy, me and pinky don't feel good."

Lea bent down and felt her forehead. She was hot as well. She said, "Why don't you go crawl in bed with daddy for a little while. He doesn't feel very good either. I'm going to take both of your temperatures to see what is going on. I'll be right back."

Lea went into the bathroom and when she came out she found all three of them in bed. The girls were as close to Cory as they could get. They were going in and out of sleep. Lea felt so badly for them. She knew she was the reason they were sick.

She took their temperatures and found they each had a fever. She called the school and the set to tell them that none of them would be there that day.

Olivia woke up and said, "Mommy, my tummy feels funny."

Lea knew what that meant. She scooped her up in her arms and got her to the bathroom just in time. She got sick. Lea had never felt so badly for anyone. Poor Olivia was so tiny and seeing her feel so puny was terrible on Lea.

Lea picked her up and carried her to her room. She told her, "If you need anything call me. I'll be here as soon as I can. Here is a garbage can if your tummy feels funny again. I'll bring you a Sprite after I check on daddy and Sophie."

When Lea was back in the master bedroom she found Sophia in the bed by herself. Lea asked, "Where is your daddy?"

Sophia groggily said, "Bathroom. He's getting sick."

Lea told her, "Why don't you go lay down with your sister in her room. I'll be in to check on you soon. I'll bring you each a Sprite and some toast." Sophia got out of bed and went to Olivia's room.

Cory came out of the bathroom slowly. He told her, "I know how you feel now, sweetheart. You should go to work. I can take care of the girls."

Lea sternly told him, "I don't think so, mister. You are going to get back in bed and get some rest. I am going to take care of you and the girls. It's in a mom's job description. It is going to be rough to take care of all three of you, but I am going to do it. I am going to have this under control. I am going to go downstairs and make you all some toast and bring you each a Sprite. I am so sorry I got you sick, babe."

"It isn't your fault, Lee. Stuff like this happens. This does make me a little sad though."

Lea looked at him funny and asked, "Why?"

"At first I thought you were pregnant. After the time we have had with the girls, I kind of like the idea of having a baby that looked like us. I mean I know we just got them and we are getting to know each other, but I kept dreaming about babies last night."

Lea kissed his forehead. "Sometime you will have that, Cory. We will have that, I promise. Right now would be an awful time for that to happen. I would be afraid that Sophie and Livy would think we wouldn't want them anymore."

"They would be great big sisters."

"I know. You would be an amazing daddy to another baby. Just not right now. None of us are ready for that. Livy isn't even three."

"Next month she will be. Sophie will be seven in June."

"We'll talk about this when you feel better, Cor. Right now I have you and two little girls to take care of. I don't know how I am going to do that. I can only imagine how that would be if I was pregnant. Now go lie down and let me take care of you. I'll bring you some toast in a little bit."

Lea went downstairs to make all some toast to ease their stomachs.

Lea had been taking care of Cory, Sophia and Olivia all day. She was exhausted. She was just getting over being sick herself so this was more than she could handle.

Lea took a tray of soup up to the girls and Cory at noon. She left the tray with the girls so they wouldn't get it on their beds.

She walked into their bedroom to find Cory lying in bed with his face covered with a pillow. She said, "Cor, you need to eat something. I have you some chicken noodle soup."

Cory sat up. Lea got a big whiff of the soup and handed it to him before running into the bathroom. She had been feeling a little nauseous, but it was the first time it led to her feeling seriously ill. She ran to the bathroom and closed the door behind her.

Lea came out and Cory was sitting on the end of the bed. Lea said, "What are you doing? Lay back and get some sleep. You need rest so that you will be better tomorrow."

"Lee, I know you just got sick again."

"Yeah, so? It's going around the house if you haven't noticed. We have all been sick today."

"Lee… You got sick out of the middle of nowhere. You were fine this morning."

"Things can change, Cory. I'm fine now. Don't worry about me. Just worry about getting better so we aren't staying home again tomorrow. I know Ryan loves us, but I don't think he will let me miss three days in a row."

"Lea, you need to take care of yourself."

"I am taking care of myself, I promise. I just have to make sure that the three of you are okay."

"Ugh… Lea. I want you to feel better, too. I love you and I hate to see you sick. I can't watch you get sick multiple days in a row and not worry about you. Lee, you and the girls are my world."

Lea came across the room and said, "I love you, too. I am really going to be okay. Don't worry about me. I promise it is going to be okay. Some of it is probably stress. There is nothing to worry about."

"Okay. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to work you up, babe. I think I will take that nap you were talking about." Lea kissed his head.

Lea went out in the hall and texted Dianna to ask her to do her a favor when she got done with work.

The doorbell rang at seven. Lea opened it to see Dianna standing there with a brown bag. She said, "I got what you asked for."

Lea hugged her and told her, "Thank you so much. You are a life saver. Today has been so hectic taking care of the girls and Cory. I just can't make up my mind which of them is worse to handle when they are sick."

Dianna laughed. "I am going to go with Cory. I bet the stress wasn't a help either. Lee, are you going to be alright?"

"No matter what I am going to have to be. I am a mother of two."

"What will you do if you find out you are going to be having a third?"

"I'll hit that road when I get there. Cory and the girls are asleep. They just went in to lay with him a little while ago. I should have some time to take the test and get it over with."

"Whatever happens you know Cory will be there and support you. He loves being a dad. Anyone with eyes can see that."

"You are right."

Lea took the bag and went to the bathroom. She took three tests and waited with Dianna for the results.

The three minute wait was the longest three minutes of her life.

Lea stood up to look at the test. She gasped and looked at Dianna. She couldn't believe that every test read: PREGNANT.

Dianna gave her a hug and walked out silently to give Lea some time with her thoughts.

Lea went upstairs and found the three people that were the most important to her asleep on her bed. She didn't know what she was feeling at the time. She just decided to crawl in bed with Cory and the girls. She would tell him in the morning and figure out how they were going to go about taking care of three kids while filming movies and the sitcom. The next months were not going to be easy, but Lea knew better than to worry about them at this point.

Lea fell asleep holding Olivia to her chest while Cory was asleep holding Sophia.