A/N: I really loved writing this chapter. It shows Aaron and Cait's real love for each other. And a convo I felt they really need to have.

Chapter 12

Cait woke up naked in the bed with her head lying on Aaron's chest. She gently eased herself away from her sleeping husband, peeked at the clock which read 6:43 and got out of bed. Thank God its Saturday so there's not too many honking cars on the street she thought rubbing her head. 79th Street would be relatively quiet. Amsterdam Avenue was a whole different thing. While using the toilet, she rubbed her forehead again that was barking a bit of a headache. When she finished, she reached for the toilet kit, found the Advil bottle and got out two. Pouring a glass of water to take the pain relievers, she saw Aaron pass behind her in the mirror.

He looked at her while using the toilet. "A bit of a headache my lady," he coyly smiled.

She smiled. "Let's review: we had a beer before dinner, drinks with dinner, an after dinner drink and polished off a bottle of champagne. Yes, a bit of a headache," she said. She washed the pills down with the glass of water and reached to put the bottle back in the kit.

"Cait, leave them out please," Aaron said. She lightly laughed, returned to bed and was half asleep by the time Aaron climbed back in as well.

Cait lazily awoke to hear the shower running. They had promised they would be a Sean and Leslie's at nine. She turned and looked at the clock on the bedstand. 8:03. She climbed out, pulled on her robe, and walked in the bathroom as Aaron was just getting out of the shower.

"Feel better," he asked.

"I will when I get the fuzzies out of my mouth and a cup of coffee," she smiled as Aaron dried himself, smiling at the memory of their previous evening. As Cait brushed her teeth, Aaron finished drying off and then wrapped his towel around his waist.

Cait finished and Aaron was standing next to her. He pulled her into a deep kiss. Releasing it, he kissed her cheek and pulled her into a hug. "Last night was amazing," he said in her ear.

"For me as well," she said back to him, kissing him as well. "However, I've got to get my butt going if we're going to be at Sean's on time." Aaron kissed her. "You start some coffee?"

Aaron shook his head, pulling his razor and shaving cream from the kit. "I figured we could stop at that coffee shop on the corner." They both had noticed it yesterday, one block away from the hotel going to the Sean and Leslie's.

Cait smiled. "Sounds like a plan," she smiled, taking her robe off and getting into the shower. At 8:45 they were walking out of the hotel.

Aaron called Sean. "Hey! We're just heading out. We're going to stop for some coffee and then we'll be there."

Sean smiled. "Don't rush Aaron. The only male currently up is Wyatt. I'm at the bakery around the corner getting our breakfast."

"Sean, please plan on how our sons, especially the older ones eat. Cait and I will chip in. After last night, we owe." They walked into the coffee shop.

"Got it bro. Leslie and I got an education last night with three pizzas. See ya soon." Aaron softly smiled as he and Cait got in line.

She rubbed his back. "Sorta nice to have your brother back in your life isn't it?" she softly smiled. Aaron just beamed back at her. They stepped up to make their orders. "I'll have a Grande half French Vanilla cappuccino, the other half your house blend." Aaron held up two fingers to double the order. The barista smiled and moved to make their order.

Cait pulled out some money from her purse to pay for the order and they set out on their walk to meet up with their sons and their family. Aaron offered his hand and Cait readily accepted it as they walked.

"Cait, I've gotta ask." She looked at him, taking a sip of her coffee, as his tone was a bit serious. Aaron smiled at her, taking a drink from his cup. "We've never talked about it, because I knew it wasn't going to happen. But Wyatt has churned up some what if's in my head."

Cait smiled, knowing where the rest of the conversation was going. "As in what if we could have had a baby?" Aaron nodded. Cait shrugged. "What do you think?"

Aaron squeezed her hand a bit and they walked in silence for a few seconds. "Doc, I don't know. There's a part of me, hell maybe just the man and remembering last night, that would want that to happen. But there's our ages, our careers, the boys being as old as they are," he said, struggling a bit. "I've thought about it a lot. And the final answer I keep coming up with is, it would be on you. I won't leave my job. It would all fall back down on you. And affect your career. I don't know if I could do that to you."

Cait smiled. "You're not the only one that has thought about it," she said, rubbing his chest. "Aaron, being pregnant with the child of the man you love is the most precious thing in the world. There are times, more than you think," she said, looking him in the eyes, "that I've wished we could have that together. Yet, you're right. It would all rest on me and my career. And yes, that would play into my answer and probably the most. I've worked damn hard, just like you to get where I am." They both smiled at each other, proud of each other's accomplishments. "However Aaron, I look at the children we have and how we've integrated into the family we have." She smiled at him, kissing him on the cheek. "Honestly, my answer would have been 'no'."

He smiled at her. "That was my thought as well." They spent the rest of the walk drinking their coffees, hand in hand, pointing out to each other little things they saw in the bustling Saturday morning neighborhood.

Sean quietly opened the door letting them in giving Cait a kiss on the cheek. He rubbed Aaron's shoulder. "Survive last night bro?" Sean quietly asked with fiendish smiled.

"Barely," Aaron smiled back.

"Damn Aaron, you are human after all. I like a brother like that." They shared a hug as Cait walked in, smiling at Leslie in the kitchen. She smiled back at Cait, offering to take her empty coffee cup. Cait smiled and handed it to her. Leslie smiled and pointed to the floor between the dining table and the living room.

They had Wyatt lying on a blanket with a Fisher Price toy that Cait recognized she used with her own boys. Wyatt was cooing at Jack, sitting next to him, blowing bubbles. Leslie waved at her to take her coffee cup, both sharing smiles, and Cait moved to sit down next to Jack.

She kissed him, rubbing his back. "It's sorta cool to see Wyatt growing like this, isn't it?" Jack smiled and nodded his head, giving her a kiss back.

"Mom, he keeps looking at himself in the mirror." The toy was a stand that stood over the blanket. It had a mirror in the middle with four other brightly colored objects that hung above his head.

"Jack, Wyatt's eyes are really starting to develop and at his age, he studies faces. He smiles in the mirror but doesn't realize it's himself. He just sees someone smiling back at him," she said rubbing his back. "Jack, watch." Cait spun the red and white ball that was on the stand next to mirror. Wyatt cooed with delight and blew more bubbles. He even kicked his feet a bit. "He's responding to the sight of the colors," she smiled at Jack.

"That's just way too cool mom," Jack beamed.

Aaron hunched down on his knees next to Jack, kissing the top of his head. "I remember you doing the same thing for mommy and me. We would watch you and smile."

"I had one of these things when I was a baby?" Jack asked, looking at his dad. Aaron nodded.

Cait rubbed his back. "So did Matt. Mike inherited it from Matt. They both loved it." Jack smiled at her. "Jack, at Wyatt's age, he likes the feeling he gets from this. And it makes his brain grow and recognize things more. It's called child development."

"Mom?"

Cait kissed Jack again. "Wyatt is growing up too fast; just like you," she said, tickling him. Jack loudly laughed at Cait tickling him and Wyatt cooed more.

"See Jack," Aaron smiled. "He's learning how to respond to sound as well."

Cait let up, knowing that Jack would have an answer for his dad. "That is totally awesome." Sean and Leslie in the kitchen arm in arm, laughed. Cait kissed him again.

"And you my son, having been hanging out with your big brothers way too long." She looked at him in his p.j.'s. "You have your juice yet?"

"Nope mom; I just got up and wanted to play with Wyatt."

She smiled. "Let's let Wyatt play by himself." Jack looked at her, as Cait rubbed his back. "The mirror Jack; he'll have lots of fun and he needs the time to do it by himself."

Jack nodded at her with a smile and got up off the floor. "Mom….."

Cait smiled. "Go," she said, pointing down the hall. Jack ran to the bathroom.

Mike, sleeping on the couch, groaned. He sat up and looked around to see his parents chasing Jack down the hall. He looked at them and signed its Saturday; I'm supposed to sleep in.

Not today Cait signed.

Tough son Aaron added. Mike got up and headed for the bathroom as well. Cait went into the kitchen and helped Leslie. Jack started back down the hall and Aaron looked at him. "Can you get Matt up?"

"Do Uncle Sean and Aunt Leslie care if I jump on the bed just this once?"

Sean smiled. "Go for it Jack."

Jack smiled at the both of them and pointed at his dad like Morgan would. "Got it dad." Sean looked at Aaron shaking his head and laughed.

Aaron smiled back. "You'll get yours soon enough', wrapping his arm his brother's shoulder. They walked into the kitchen as Cait was setting out the rolls and muffins Sean had selected on the table. Aaron started to pull out his wallet.

"Aaron, please don't worry about it. We've loved having the boys. You just said it. It gives us a look at the future."

Ten minutes later, they all were sitting at the dining room table enjoying their breakfast, including Wyatt in Cait's left arm, with her left hand holding his bottle. Wyatt happily took his bottle as Cait ate her muffin and drank her coffee.

Leslie shook her head at Cait, smiling. "You've had some practice at that."

"When Mike was a baby, I was getting my Ph.D. in psychology. I'd study while I was feeding him."

"Mom, what was Matt doing?" Jack asked.

"Emptying the pots and pans out of the kitchen cupboards," she smiled. Mike and Jack laughed at their still half-asleep brother.

Leslie shook her head. "I still marvel at you. God lord, how did you do it on your own?"

Cait smiled. "I let boys be boys and learned not to stress out over every little thing. The big things, I'd call my mom and cry on her shoulder," she admitted. She pulled the bottle out and got Wyatt to burp, smiling. "He'll be holding his head on his own in another week or two," she said to the new parents. "Put him on his stomach on his blanket to encourage that and develop his muscles."

Sean smiled. 'Thanks sis, you've been fantastic with us."

Cait smiled broadly. "I'm glad to help and a phone call away." She and Leslie talked a bit more about how to help Wyatt develop as the boys plowed through the rolls and muffins.

Mike got up, grabbing his milk and juice glasses. He rinsed them out in the sink and put them in the dishwasher. "Hey Aunt Leslie, where do I find a towel and washcloth for my shower?"

"At the hotel," Aaron said. "Leslie doesn't need to clean up after you three. And at the hotel, mom won't have to either. Just get changed." Mike smiled at his dad. Jack followed him down the hall.

Cait looked at Matt while pulling Wyatt up on her shoulder to get the big burp out so he could sleep. "Whaattttttt, I'm still eating."

Wyatt burped loudly and snuggled up to Cait. Matt polished off his last Danish and walking into the kitchen with his glasses, burped loudly as well, putting them in the dishwasher.

"Matthew," Aaron scolded.

"Hey dad, if Earp can get away with it, so can I," he smiled, leaving the kitchen. The two older parents rolled their eyes at the newer ones, shaking their heads. Sean and Leslie laughed at them. Cait got up and took a soundly sleeping Wyatt to his crib.

"What's your plan for the rest of the day Aaron?" Leslie asked. Sean had a big group coming to the restaurant that night and needed to help his chefs with food prep in the afternoon. Leslie was going to be heads down with her mother for Wyatt's baptism tomorrow.

"We want to take the boys to see the Statue of Liberty. We're going to take the subway to give them that experience as well. When we return from Ellis Island, we'll make our way to the World Trade Center site. Catch the subway at Chambers Street, get off at 34th and do the Empire State Building. After that, it's R & R. The Lucerne has a rooftop pool." He smiled at Cait returning. "We're sure the boys will enjoy that."

"Aaron let me give you a tip on a great place to eat tonight. I've heard the boys talk about Pete's parents place. It's almost like it," Sean said. "They'll love it." He gave Aaron the directions as the boys wondered back in, Matt carrying their overnight bag, Mike with his backpack.

They all exchanged hugs. Sean looked at Aaron. "See you tomorrow at the church?"

Aaron smiled. "We'll be there."

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A/N: Advil is an over the counter (OTC) pain reliever that is ibuprofen. You do not need a doctor's prescription for it.

The Lucerne having a rooftop pool is author's imagination.