Okay, I'm REALLY sorry that this chapter is so late. I've been pretty busy lately and when I got the chance to write, I had trouble writing this chapter. I'm not sure why, but this chapter was really difficult to write. I had to scrap and re-write it twice! But, I managed to get it out for you guys! Thank you all for sticking with me through this story; it's my most serious and longest one yet.

The next chapter is (probably) gonna be the last, so leave reviews! I think that I'm going to work on my Vampire Diaries/Teen Wolf crossover before I start on the sequel. I already have A LOT of stuff planned for the sequel to this. If you have any ideas, or anything you really want to see happen in the sequel, send me a PM or leave it in a review. Obviously, I'm going to write about teen parenting and how the three girls have different parenting styles, but feel free to ask about anything else and I'll try to work it in.

With that being said, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. It's really...fluffy (and I hate writing too much fluff).

"Chapter 20 – Scene Two – Roger Rabbit"

"Nobody's gonna hold your hand and guide you through. No, it's up for you to understand nobody's gonna feel your pain when all is done and it's time for you to walk away. So when you have today, you should say all that you have to say." – Sleeping With Sirens

The lack of air kept Jade in and out of consciousness. One minute, her terrible brother was lying on the floor beside her while Beck leaned over her. And the next, she was on a gurney in what she assumed to be an ambulance with Beck holding her hand.

Jade struggled to look up at him and found him on his phone. His words were slightly garbled, but she could hear him telling someone that she might be going into labor. Of course she was going into labor; her freaking water broke!

Jade tugged on Beck's hand tightly with her small amount of strength and he looked down. He hung up the phone and put it on his lap, touching her cheek with his now free hand. He smiled slightly. "You're okay," he breathed. "You're gonna be fine." He let go of her hand and put it on her stomach. "We're gonna get you to the hospital."

Jade huffed and the air spiraled around her nose and mouth. She realized she was wearing an oxygen mask to regulate her breathing. With her free hand, she grabbed the mask and pulled it off.

"Don't do that, Miss," a paramedic ordered calmly.

Jade's lips fell into a sneer and she flipped the paramedic off, keeping her eyes on Beck. Then she reached for Beck's hand. "Where's…Liam?" she managed with a hoarse voice.

Beck leaned in and kissed Jade gently. "Don't worry about it," he told her softly. "You're safe from him; just focus on the babies…"

Jade sighed and her eyelids grew heavy. She hadn't realized she'd passed out until she woke up with wildly beeping machines and green-scrubbed doctors surrounding her. She had her hospital gown pulled up under her chest, a blue tarp-like fabric sectioning off the bottom of her body, and one of the doctors standing in front of her, scalpel in hand.

She also couldn't feel the lower half of her body.

Jade reached out for the nearest blunt object she could find and managed to throw a bedpan at the masked doctor while screaming out an intangible "no."

Beck, who stood in the back corner, smirked to himself and took his place by her side when a few doctors cleared the room, totally unfazed by her outburst. He wore blue scrubs like the other doctors. "I told them you wouldn't want a C-section," he began coolly, "But they didn't listen."

Jade looked up at him with thankful eyes and looked back to the doctor who was going to cut her open. "Get over here!" she screamed in her rasping voice.

The masked doctor jumped and scurried over to her, removing the tarp and motioning for two other doctors to come up and hold her legs. To Jade's pleasant surprise, he told her that she had already dilated to ten centimeters.

By the time she was ready to deliver, Jade thought she would be used to tormenting pain. However, childbirth proved to be more painful than anything her brother had ever done to her. One time, when she was younger, a basketball goal fell on her and a metal rod lodged itself into her inner thigh; it went completely through and she had to get ten stitches on both side of her leg, making it extremely uncomfortable to walk for weeks. Childbirth felt like that rod in her leg…only twenty times worse.

With all her screaming, Jade wasn't even sure she heard the babies take their first, loud, whaling breath.

Darla came out first and Jade's pain settled once the little girl was out of her. Breathlessly, she watched as the doctor got an aid to get a small towel to put around the tiny girl and her face lit up as she held her little girl in her arms.

She didn't have long to hold her little angel before Jensen was ready to go. His delivery took longer than she would have wanted, but she was utterly and exhaustedly ecstatic that he was out of her. She held him and played with his little fingers as the doctors cleaned up Darla. And after each baby was born, Beck was there to cut the umbilical cords with tears in his eyes as he took in the sight of each beautiful child.

Her children were the last things Jade saw before she fell asleep.

Now, Monday morning, Jade made sure they were the first faces she saw when she woke up. The hospital still had a policy of placing babies in the nursery, and the West-Oliver twins were sent there effective immediately while their mother fell asleep.

Saturday night, however, after visiting hours were over and Beck took Cat home, Jade threatened a nurse or two and her little angels were wheeled to their mother's room in their fancy little Plexiglas-walled beds. The woke her up probably once or twice during the night, but otherwise slept soundly.

Yesterday, Cat and Beck spent the whole day with Jade and her babies. To her joy, Darla and Jensen weren't fussy and didn't mind being around people…even though their mother refused to let anyone else touch them. After the twins were born, Jade was furious in finding her children in the room with the other babies; while she trusted the doctors not to hurt the twins and while she realized they needed a little extra care since they were premature, she didn't fancy the idea of anyone but her touching them. As it was now, Beck and Cat weren't allowed to hold the babies, but they could play with the twins' tiny feet and hands.

As Jade looked into the little Plexiglas-walled beds that held her son and daughter, Jade smiled to herself; she'd made a beautiful baby girl and a handsome baby boy, both with chubby little sleeping faces. They lay flat on their backs with their faces to the sky, as if to greet whoever walked past. She hoped, however, they wouldn't grow up to like too many people since their mother sure as hell didn't.

Jade looked to Jensen and sighed. When Liam was born, he had blonde hair, too. As of right now, she had no doubt that Liam wasn't the father of baby Darla, but she was second guessing herself about her little man. She hoped to God his hair and skin would grow a bit darker, otherwise she'd have to grab a few more hair dye bottles just to get through the night.

With a content sigh, Jade reached down into the little glass cribs and held Darla and Jensen's tiny little hands. Both of them reflexively wrapped their hands around one of Jade's fingers and she smiled softly. "I love you both," she whispered. "Don't ever forget that."

~*When you have today, you should say all that you have to say*~

Suffice to say, Jade hated hospitals.

When she woke up after delivery, Beck surprised her yet again by managing to buy her a new phone; she would pay him back later when she went home and got her money. It was the downgraded version of her old phone, but it would serve its purposes. She wasn't big on all that fancy stuff either. She only had that fancy PearPhone because her stepfather had gotten it for her when he got his bonus before he blew it all on strippers.

Now, the phone was buzzing and playing an annoyingly upbeat tone, waking up the babies.

Jade groaned and mentally swore at herself for being stupid enough to play it so loudly.

On the bright side, her alarm was set for four pm—the time the doctors said she would be able to go home. Beck was there when the doctor told her and told him to be here at exactly four.

While Jade tended to her crying babies after turning off her alarm, Beck sauntered in on cue carrying a fresh set of folded clothes. But as much as she loathed the idea, he brought her some black sweatpants and a clean black undershirt along with black tennis shoes. It was too hot for sweatpants, but that would be one of the only things she could wear until she worked off what was left of her baby bump. She was glad the majority of it went away after the afterbirth was gone, and now she was left with just a small lump that couldn't fit in her skinny jeans.

"Hello, Mama West," Beck greeted with a warm smile.

Jade rolled her eyes. "Don't call me that," she ordered as she took the clothes from him. As she got close to him, she noticed a small cream-colored smudge under his chin when he turned his head before going to shut the door. She raised an eyebrow. "Where's Cat?"

"She's waiting in the truck," he answered once the door was closed. "You want me to turn around?"

Jade smirked as she pulled up her hospital gown and revealed her undergarments. "It's not the first time you've seen me undress," she pointed out. She strode over to Beck with a sexy smirk. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply. "And it won't be the last."

Beck smiled into the kiss and placed his hands on Jade's hips, his fingers brushing against the bare skin. His touch felt warm to Jade, and it felt like he was holding back.

Jade pressed herself closer to him and dug her nails into his hair as she kissed him hungrily. Her stomach was a little sore—as to be expected—but she needed to be close to him. She missed the feeling of his body against hers and she was beginning to feel alive again. Sure, she'd slept next him every night after Liam's apprehension, but it wasn't the same with a pregnancy belly between them.

Reluctantly, Beck broke the kiss and pressed his forehead against his fiancée's as his jeans began to grow a little tighter. "Remember what the doctor said," he reminded breathlessly.

"Screw the doctor," Jade mumbled.

Beck laughed softly, keeping his eyes closed. "Six weeks isn't that long of a wait," he offered. "Besides, Cat's waiting in the truck."

"Let her wait…"

"The kids are in the room," Beck pointed out opening his eyes and pulling back a little more.

"They won't remember it anyway," Jade stated loudly.

Beck stepped away from her and crossed his arms. "What's wrong with you, Jade?" he spat. "Why are you acting like this?"

"Is it so wrong that I want to be near you?" she shouted back. Darla and Jensen began to cry, sensing their mother's discontent.

"It's not, Jade, and you know that!" Beck yelled over the children. "I'm just trying to make sure you don't get hurt anymore! If the doctor said you can't have sex for six weeks, then I'm gonna make sure you stay safe!"

Jade scowled and crossed her arms. "You're lucky I love you," she grumbled in defeat.

Beck smirked at her and started to reach over to pick one of the babies up, but Jade quickly slapped his hand away.

"No touching," she hissed.

Beck sighed and backed away with his hands raised in surrender. "Just get dressed, please."

"Don't order me around," she commanded as she pulled on her tank top. "They'll stop if you're quiet." She quickly put on her sweatpants and slipped on her socks and shoes. As she finished dressing, Darla and Jensen started to settle down and their crying subsided.

~*When you have today, you should say all that you have to say*~

Jade followed Beck out of the hospital carrying her babies like the proud mother she was. She could hardly wait to see how they would grow up and make her even more proud than she already was.

While she didn't want the babies to grow up in the house she was raised in, she looked forward to tacking their heights on the wall as well as videotaping their first steps, their first words, their first days of school, and many more wondrous milestones. She looked forward to see how they would grow up.

She knew for sure that Jensen would grow up to be a heartthrob, and his mom would be there to scare the annoying girls away. Maybe he would take up sports and be an all-star athlete. Maybe he would follow in Beck's footsteps and be a brilliant actor.

Whatever he did, Jade hoped that Darla would always be right by his side.

Maybe Darla would be the athlete of the family if her brother wasn't. Jade liked the idea of her little girl growing up to be the captain of the best volleyball or basketball team. She knew Darla would be a beautiful girl, but she hoped her little girl would know how to take charge of a situation the way her mother did. Jade would be okay if Darla was a girly girl—since Cat would be her doting aunt—and she secretly hoped Darla would grow up to be a model since she was obviously Beck's daughter. Maybe her little girl would take up her mother's secret passion of cooking and become a culinary genius.

Whoever the twins grew up to be, Jade would love them forever and always stand by them.

She would have to scrub down the house, bleach the carpets, and clean up the mess Liam and his father left behind, but Jade would make a great home for her family of six. Hopefully, a few years down the line, she and Beck would be able to afford a decent house. They'd take Cat and Cassie with them and the three children would grow up happily with their less-than-conventional parents.

As the Olivers made their way to Beck's truck, Jade saw Cat in the front seat and decided to be generous and let her stay there. It would be easier to hold the babies if she sat in the backseat.

"Where's Robbie?" Cat questioned worriedly as Beck opened the backdoor for Jade.

"He went home this morning," Jade answered absentmindedly as she situated herself in the backseat. Beck closed her door and moved around to the driver's side.

Cat hummed sadly. "But he was supposed to come home with us," she said quietly.

"His mom came and got him," Jade told her as she put her back against the door and propped Darla and Jensen on her knees. She touched their little noses and kissed them both on the forehead lovingly. "I love you," she whispered quietly.

Cat sighed and put her hand on her stomach to soothe Cassie. She said something else, but Jade wasn't paying attention to anything but the little angels in her lap.

Cat told herself that Jade was a mother now and the babies needed more attention than she did, but it was still hard for her not to cry. She turned her head toward the window and hoped Beck wouldn't see her.

~*When you have today, you should say all that you have to say*~

Lucky for Beck, Jade paid more attention to the twins than she did to the road. He drove carefully to avoid any speed bumps and potholes since he was taking a different road home, and he kept glancing into the rearview mirror to make sure Jade wasn't looking. Whenever Jade got the feeling Beck was watching her and looked up at him, he quickly looked away and pretended to readjust himself so she wouldn't get suspicious.

He knew that she would ask questions eventually, maybe accuse him of kidnapping, but he also knew she would get over it when she saw the magnificent and well-deserved surprise waiting for her.

After a ten minute drive, Beck pulled into the driveway of their new home and parked the truck.

"As much as I hate it," Jade started once the truck stopped, smiling down at her babies, "It's good to be home." She scooped up her babies in her arms and turned around to put her back against the seat while she waited for Beck to open her door. Her smile fell when she looked at the unfamiliar two-story building through the windshield. "If we were home…"

Beck opened the door skeptically and Jade climbed out of the truck, eyeing her fiancé skeptically. "Where the hell are we?" she spat.

Cat gasped. "You said a bad word!" she exclaimed as she got out of the truck.

"Shut up, Cat," Jade griped, keeping her eyes locked on Beck. She clenched her teeth and her mouth fell into its trademark scowl. "Where are we?"

"We're home," Beck replied with a mischievous smile.

Jade raised an eyebrow and looked back to the house. Her face relaxed slightly as the realization set in; she should have known something was up by the—what she assumed to be—paint splotch on his chin. "You didn't…"

Cat jumped happily. "Come see the new house!" she exclaimed. "It's so pretty!" She placed her hand on Jade's shoulder and smiled brightly. "Come on!"

Realizing she couldn't grab Jade's hand, Cat skipped along in front and stopped when she reached the door. Beck and Jade were right behind her, Jade scowling the entire time.

Coolly, Beck pulled out his key ring and tossed it in the air, catching it effortlessly before unlocking the door. When he unlocked the door, Cat peered inside and gasped.

"Robbie!" she exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"

When Jade looked into the darkened house, she saw Robbie sitting on the sofa Beck and Cat had brought in earlier with a small cup in his hand. He smiled broadly at Cat. "I wanted to surprise you," he answered. With a small noise of struggle, Robbie pushed himself up off the couch and stood unevenly, clenching the cup tightly. He looked to Jade. "And I brought some friends."

Then, the lights flipped on and the girls from the baby shower—as well as André and some guys from school—jumped out and yelled, "Surprise!"

Cat squealed in happiness and Jade looked on with another raised eyebrow. "What's this?" she asked quietly.

"It's a baby shower, slash house warming party!" Tori exclaimed with a wide grin as she moved around the couch. "It's…a belated baby shower for you," she announced, gesturing at Jade's twins, "But we thought you still deserved one. You didn't even get to open your presents."

Jade smirked. "That's really nice of you, Vega."

"Here's hoping we get to finish this one!" Trina toasted, raising her red cup in the air. Some people skeptically laughed, but they all stopped when Jade glared at them and Trina shrank back slightly.

~*When you have today, you should say all that you have to say*~

While Darla and Jensen were quiet around Beck and Cat, they didn't enjoy the company of fifteen other people. The moment several of the guests came over to greet the newborns, they started wailing in terror. Jade laughed and delighted in making every one of the guests step away from her.

And because of the crying babies, everyone decided to let Jade open her shower gifts since there were two already built cribs for her. Jade stood by the staircase while Beck brought over her presents and everyone else sat on the couch. When he took the cribs out of their giant boxes, he and André hoisted them up the stairs, Jade not far behind. Then, Jade begrudgingly placed her babies in their new beds where they quickly fell asleep, and went downstairs to rejoin the party.

The majority of her gifts were diapers and baby clothes, but what else was there to get for little people who couldn't do much other than sleep, eat, and cry?

Jade didn't much care for the party and spent most of it wishing she was up in the nursery with her babies. She stayed by Beck's side through the majority of the party and didn't do much socializing.

Cat, however, loved every minute of it, and Cassie did too; the little Valentine jumped and kicked inside her mother's stomach and Cat let everyone take turns feeling her stomach. Well, everyone except Sinjin; he creeped her out, despite her happiness.

Cat managed to gravitate toward Robbie during the middle of the party and spent the rest of it on the couch, nestled up against him. At first, he was nervous about having Cat so close to him. He had wanted this for so long, to be near her, to have her strawberry-scented hair so close to his nose, to feel the warmth of her body against his…

Robbie refused to move when Cat sat beside him; he was terrified of doing anything for the fear that he would creep her out and make her waddle away. He knew how she felt about him, but he was still paranoid. Actually, he wasn't exactly sure where they stood in their relationship. He had about four hours with her before he was comatose for three months, and they'd slept through most of that four hours. They kissed, but did that mean she was his girlfriend? He wasn't smooth like Beck was, and the kiss at the hospital was probably the coolest he'd ever been.

Now, he was terrified.

Cat, however, knew what she wanted. She made it perfectly clear that she wanted to be with Robbie and pulled his arm around her, resting it on her hip as she snuggled against him and rested her head in the crook of his neck.

"What's wrong?" she breathed quietly.

"W-what are you talking about?" Robbie stammered out.

Cat grabbed Robbie's hand that held his red Solo cup and took the cup from him. She held his hand gently and looked up at him with her big, innocent eyes. "You act like you're scared of me," she told him honestly.

Robbie frowned and skeptically rubbed Cat's bare arm. "I just…I—"

A lump began to form in his throat. He was never good at talking to people—that's where Rex came in—and, if things worked out well, Cat would be his first girlfriend. He wasn't suave and handsome like Beck, nor was he the epitome of smooth like André, so it was difficult for Robbie to talk to any girls, especially Cat.

Robbie took in a deep breath. "What…are we, Cat?" he exhaled quietly.

Cat laughed slightly. "We're people!" she exclaimed happily. "You know that!"

Robbie cleared his throat. "I meant…are we dating?"

Cat hummed contently and nuzzled back into Robbie's neck. "I think we're past that," she answered seriously with a bright smile. She laced her fingers into his and stared down at his pale hands. "I really, really like you, Robbie; you mean a lot to me. When you were sleeping…I had a lot of time to think about things. I don't love Daniel anymore, and I think I'm ready to love someone else." She leaned up and kissed his cheek. "I was thinking that someone might be you."

Robbie smiled and gently kissed her lips. "I was thinking the same thing." He kissed her nose. "I'd do anything for you."

Cat smiled contently and scooted as close to Robbie as possible without sitting in his lap, rubbing her thumb along the back of his hand. "I'm just glad I get to sleep in your arms tonight," she announced. "I really missed it!"

Robbie's muscles tensed slightly and another lump started to form in his throat. "I…can't tonight," he told her reluctantly.

Cat pulled away from him with a hurt expression, taking her hand from him and supporting herself on the back of the couch. "But…why not?"

Robbie looked down at his empty hands and began to wring them. He knew he was going to have to tell her sooner or later, but he didn't expect to do it in the middle of her party. He took in a deep breath. "Well," he began sheepishly, "My parents…and I…think it would be best if I stayed at home for a little bit. I mean…I came out of a three month-long nap, and I have to do physical therapy so I can build up my muscles." Slowly, he lifted his head and met her eyes. "I won't be with them forever," he assured her quickly, seeing the sadness in her eyes. "I just have to do my physical therapy, and that shouldn't take too long. I can't stay nights right now, but I will after that's done; I'll still visit you every day if you want."

Cat sighed and looked at the cup in her hands. That wasn't fair! Why did Jade get to have Beck living with her if Cat couldn't have Robbie? Beck had his own stupid RV that he could live in. It wasn't fair!

"I thought you were gonna live with me like Beck…" she trailed off.

Discouraged, Robbie put his hand on Cat's knee. He started to speak when Trina popped her big, annoying head between them.

"You guys are missing the party!" she exclaimed happily.

"We're talking," Cat snapped coldly.

Trina gasped and Robbie's back stiffened; neither of them expected the little redhead to ever snap at someone. Trina sneered once she got over her shock. "You didn't have to be rude," she spat, turning on her hair and flipping her hair like a diva. She stormed off, leaving Cat and Robbie to themselves.

That is, until Jade walked over and put her hand on Cat's shoulder.

Cat turned around and smiled brightly at her friend. "Are you enjoying the party, Jade?" she inquired joyously.

Jade rolled her eyes. "Yeah, sure," she waved off. "Can we go talk upstairs?"

"Kay, kay!"

With Jade's help, Cat pushed herself off the couch and went with Jade upstairs without even saying goodbye to Robbie. Jade led her to the first room she could find, which happened to be Cat's room. She flipped on the light and moved with Cat to the bed. She helped Cat sit down before sitting down.

"What's wrong?" Jade interrogated, cutting right to the point.

"Nothing," Cat answered incredulously and wide-eyed.

"Don't lie, Cat," Jade demanded through grit teeth. Her face strained with agitation and her left eyebrow began to twitch. She closed her eyes and visibly calmed herself down quickly. "What's with you and Robbie?" she asked once she opened her eyes.

Cat sighed and looked at her hands. "Robbie says he's not staying with me," she answered sadly.

Jade raised an eyebrow. "Do you mean in the house or with you in general?"

"In the house…"

Jade sighed tiredly. "Cat," she began, grabbing her friend's hand, "Robbie needs to be with his family as much as he needs to be with you. Let him stay there for a while and maybe he'll come stay here."

"Can he live her and sleep in my bed with me?" Cat asked in anticipation, raising her head with a bright smile.

Jade scoffed. "Whatever you want, Cat," she retorted. "Just, don't let it get to you, okay? Everyone has their own stuff they need to deal with."

Cat lowered her head again. "Jade," she called softly. "I…need your help."

Jade half-grimaced. "What is it?"

Cat reached up into her bra and pulled out her phone. She held the dim pink device in her lap, turning it slightly so the light could hit it at different angles. She didn't see Jade's sneer of disgust.

"I need to call Daniel," Cat announced. "But I don't want to."

Jade placed a reassuring hand on Cat's shoulder. "Why do you need to call him?" she questioned.

Cat sighed and lay back on her bed. "When you were taken to the hospital," she started, staring up at the ceiling and placing her hands and her phone on her stomach, "The doctor who took care of me when I hurt myself called me. He told me he had to meet me…and he told me that Cassie has this thing that makes her really small."

Jade suppressed a smirk. "You're small, Cat," she pointed out.

Cat smiled slightly. "I know," she replied. Her smile fell. "But…the doctor said that I might have something that makes her small…a trait. He said that if her daddy had the same trait…she might not live very long after I have her." Tears started to well in her eyes and she turned her head from her friend, letting them roll down her cheek and over the bridge of her nose until they crashed onto her bedspread.

Jade moved and laid down on her side beside Cat. She wrapped her arm around the little redhead. "Cassie's going to be okay," she assured her. "If you want, I'll hold your hand when you call him. I'll…I'll talk to him if you want me to and I'll make him come down to the hospital. Then he'll get tested and you'll see that he doesn't have the bad trait and Cassie will be just fine."

Cat sniffled and turned her head to face Jade. "It's my fault," she breathed. "If Cassie doesn't make it…it's gonna be my fault." A sob racked her body and Jade held Cat a little tighter.

"It's not your fault, Cat," she stated adamantly. "You can't control things like that." She reached down to Cat's stomach and grabbed her cell phone. "I'll call Danny right now and we'll go to the hospital right after the party, okay?"

Cat sniffled again and wiped away her tears. "Kay, kay," she breathed softly.

~*When you have today, you should say all that you have to say*~

The party ended early, but not as early as the failed one on Saturday, so it was deemed a success. This time, everyone had their own ride or carpooled with other people. Then, Jade, her twins, Beck, and Cat made their way to the hospital for what seemed like an endless drive.

On the phone, Danny was shocked to hear Jade's voice on the other line. And basically, she threatened him into going down to the hospital. In a way, she blackmailed him; she told him that he would be able to have visitation rights to see Cassie and he would have the option of forming an awkward business-like relationship with Cat as long as he came to get tested.

And now, thirty minutes later, Cat and Danny waited in a cramped little white room while Beck and Jade sat in the waiting room. She had offered to go in with Cat and hold her hand, but Cat declined; she said that she needed to go by herself since Danny would always be in her life if he wanted to be in Cassie's, and Jade might not always be there to hold her hand.

"I'm sorry," Danny mumbled as he looked down at his hands in his lap.

"What?" Cat asked as she reluctantly looked at him.

Danny cleared his throat. "I said…'I'm sorry'," he answered as he looked her in the eye. "I'm sorry for everything…for getting you pregnant and leaving you…for trying to take you back when you'd moved on. I ruined your life, Cat, and…I'm really sorry."

Cat smiled weakly. "I don't blame you for anything that happened," she announced, placing her hand on her stomach. "I love my little girl and…I guess I'm glad you gave her to me. Whatever else doesn't matter…"

Danny wanted to say something else, but Dr. Nordstrom entered the ridiculously cramped room. He wore a pleased expression, like he had good news.

"We compared your results," he announced as he sat in the chair across the desk from Cat and Danny. "Mr. Kerrigan, you and Ms. Valentine are very lucky; while she carries the trait for achondroplasia, you don't. Your daughter may be a few inches shorter than you'd hoped, but she'll otherwise be healthy and go on to live a full life."

Cat gasped, grinning ear to ear.

There were so many things she wanted to say. She wanted to jump for joy, to do a somersault, and to scream to the heavens all at once. Her little girl was going to be okay! She'd have a short little Mini-Cat! She squealed loudly and held Danny's hand tightly.

Danny smiled in relief and tried to hide the pain he felt from Cat's tight grip. When Jade called him, he prayed that he wouldn't have whatever the doctor called it so he wouldn't pass it down to Cassie, and he didn't! Now he was going to be a part of his little girl's life; he would get to raise the life he helped create. And while he couldn't be with Cat, he still loved her. He knew there wasn't anything he could do to win her back, but he vowed to be there for his daughter; he would always be in her life and he wouldn't run away. And maybe, somewhere down the line, he hoped that he would get back together with Cat and they could be a family.

But for now, he would be a dedicated father.

I don't like putting Author's Notes at the end, but I wanted to point out that I changed a name in Chapter 16. I know ginger twins were Dana and Darla, but I changed it to Dana and Denise because I don't like repeating names in the same story and I had it set that 'Darla' was what Jade was gonna name her daughter. I hadn't even planned for all the extra characters in the baby shower, so I didn't think it matter if I changed names. Obviously, this note doesn't really matter, but I just wanted to point all that out. Bye now!