Hello people! Thank you so much for reading this story. This chapter offically makes it my longest story to date which is exciting! I hope you like this chapter.
Ten days after the zoo, Derek, Caleb, and Declan were all headed to the hospital to meet Emily who had gone with Garcia after the perky blonde went into labor while out to breakfast with JJ, Emily, and Kate. Emily had stayed at the hospital with the women for the six hours Penelope labored, entertaining AJ and JD who were anxious to meet their new baby brother or sister. JJ and Kate had stayed for a while, but they both had family commitments and promised to be back later that evening. Emily had called Derek just twenty minutes ago and told him to go ahead and bring the boys over to meet the new baby.
When they arrived at the hospital, Derek and they boys headed up to Garcia's room with a balloon and a brightly colored bag.
"Knock, knock," Derek said as they came in.
"Hello My Chocolate Adonis," Penelope said from her place in the bed. She looked exhausted, but happy as she looked from her friend to the little bundle in her arms.
"And who is this?" Derek asked, looking at the baby while the boys went to see Emily who was sitting on the couch with AJ and JD.
"Meet Miss Britain Rose Lynch," Garcia said, handing the tiny baby to Derek.
"Hello," he cooed at the baby, "You are too cute. You look just like your mommy."
As Derek continued talking to the baby, Emily smiled, imagining him with their little girl in about six months.
"Mommy," Caleb said, tugging on her shirt, "Can I see baby?"
"Sure," Emily said, picking Caleb up and walking over to Derek who still had the little pink bundle in his arms.
"See Caleb," Emily said as Derek pulled back the blanket from the baby's face, "This is Britain Rose."
"Hi," Caleb said, gently reaching to tough the baby.
"No, no Buddy," Emily said, "You need to wash your hands first because babies are very fragile and can get sick from germies on your hands."
Caleb nodded as Emily set him down and he went into the bathroom where Declan helped him was his hands.
"She is so cute," Emily said to Garcia.
"Thanks," Garcia said, smiling tiredly at her friend.
"So, Dad of three," Derek said to Kevein, "How does it feel?"
"It's overwhelming," Kevin said, looking at his little girl in Derek's arms, "You're going to be there soon enough though."
"Yeah," Derek said, "But mine aren't all under the age of two."
"True," Kevin said, glancing at the nineteen month old twins who were happily playing on the couch.
Caleb came running back to Emily who again scooped him up and this time let him gently touch the baby in Derek's arms.
"Hers little," Caleb observed, looking at Emily, "Is my baby that little?"
Emily smiled at his question. For the past week, he had been referring to their little girl as his baby.
"Your sister is a lot littler than that right now," Emily said, "But when she comes, she will be little like Britain."
Caleb nodded as if he was thinking about what he was just told. Emily then put him down and he went to play with the twins.
"Can I hold the baby?" Declan asked Kevin and Garcia, "I washed my hands."
"Of course," Garcia said, "Take a seat in the chair right there and convince your dad to give her up."
"Here you go Dec," Derek said, handing the baby to the boy, "Remember, hold her head."
"I know Dad," Declan said, carefully taking the baby, "I helped out with the triplets all the time remember."
"It is good practice for you," Penelope said to her nephew, "I bet you are going to be helping out a lot when Peanut gets here."
Everyone, except Caleb, had taken to calling baby girl Morgan Peanut until Emily and Derek decided on a name.
They stayed for a few more minutes before Emily and Derek decided it was time to go. They said goodbye to the family and they headed home.
Emily had been feeling better over the past week and a half and the sickness was all but gone and at twelve weeks, she was slowly starting to feel normal again. She still avoided certain foods and smells, but was planning on going back to work full time the next day. They all knew the adjustment was going to be hard because Emily had been home for so long.
However, this night, they were going to go back to school shopping for the boys and then out for dinner.
Declan was starting his eight grade year and his last one at his boarding school. Even though he was slightly younger than most of his classmates, he had had a private tutor at the Villa and had been ready to start kindergarten when he came to the states at not quite five.
Caleb was going to go to a preschool that Henry was also going to, though he was going to be in a different class for four year olds.
Both Caleb and Declan were excited about going to school, though Declan wasn't thrilled about being away from Caleb. Emily and Derek had decided that he would come home every weekend this year so he could spend time with his brother. They pulled into parking lot at Target, Declan helped Caleb out and they headed into the store as a family.
An hour later, they had new clothes, new shoes, new backpacks, and everything on their school supply lists.
"I is hungry," Caleb said as they stood in the checkout line.
"I know Buddy," Emily said, scooping him up from next to her, "We are gonna go get dinner after this."
"Can we go to Panera?" Declan asked, helping Derek put all the stuff on the conveyor belt.
"Sure," Derek said as they stepped up to the cash register.
Once they were all check out, they headed toward the car, Declan and Derek loading the car while Emily got Caleb into the car before they headed to Panera. Emily smiled as she listened to Declan and Caleb chatting in the back seat.
She placed her hands on her stomach which was now starting to show; people who didn't know her would have just assumed she had a little belly fat to lose, but she and everyone who knew her knew it was really Peanut getting bigger. Now that she was feeling better, Emily was enjoying her pregnancy more. Sure, her hormones were all over the place, but that wasn't always a bad thing for her love life. She also had an excuse for the extra food that she craved, especially ice cream and salt and vinegar chips. Derek kept them in the house after she sent him out to get them one night at nine pm.
As they pulled into the Panera, the whole family got out and headed inside. As they got in line, the boys were quietly talking, and Caleb was holding Emily's hand. They ordered and then went to wait for their food, Derek, Declan and Caleb heading to find a table while Emily waited for their dinner to be ready.
As the boys went by, the woman standing next to Emily turned to her.
"Are they yours?" she asked Emily.
It was a question they were used to because neither boy looked anything like them, and this woman said it kindly so they knew she meant nothing by it.
"Yes," Emily said, smiling at the woman, "going to find a table with my husband."
"How old?" she asked, looking at the two boys who were getting their drinks.
"Almost thirteen and just turned three," Emily said.
"I remember when mine were that small," the woman said, "Now the oldest is a daddy and the youngest is heading into her master's program next week."
"Wow," Emily said, not wanting to think of her kids being that old.
"Are they your only kids?" the woman asked.
"No, Emily said, "I'm actually twelve weeks pregnant with a little girl."
"Congratulations," the woman said as her buzzer went off, "Well, there's my food. Good luck with your family."
"Thank you," Emily said, "You too."
A few minutes later, their food was ready and Declan came to help her carry it back to the table. The boys happily ate their food, kid's grilled cheese with yogurt for Caleb and broccoli cheddar soup with a chocolate chip bagel for Declan.
"Can wes go to the parwk tomorrow?" Caleb asked, taking a bite of his sandwich.
"Mommy and Daddy have to work tomorrow, remember?" Emily said, running her hand over his head.
"Why?" Caleb asked.
"Mom and Dad have to go catch the bad guys so we can be safe," Declan said, jumping in with the reason Emily always gave him when he was younger.
Caleb nodded, taking another bite of his sandwich. Emily looked at the little boy for a second. He was always very quiet and she most of the time, she didn't have any idea what he was thinking. This didn't bother her per say because she was a lot like him, but it worried her from time to time. She rubbed his back as they continued eating dinner.
Half an hour later, they were on their way home. Caleb was starting to fall asleep on the ride home and Emily kept trying to tickle him to keep him awake. He needed a bath before he went to bed that night so he could sleep in the morning.
"Come on Caleb," Emily said, running her fingers over his leg, making him laugh, "You can't sleep yet."
"But I is sleepy," he said, rubbing his eyes.
"But you stink," Derek joked, glancing at the little boy in the rear view mirror.
"I not stinky," Caleb said.
"Yes you are," Declan said, pinching his nose, "I can smell you from here."
"You is stinky to Dec," Caleb said, grabbing his own nose.
As they pulled into their driveway, the whole car was laughing.
"Alright smelly boys," Derek said, "Declan, go shower and Caleb, let's get you a bath."
Both boys ran inside as Emily and Derek followed.
"They are crazy," Emily said, smiling at her husband before giving him a long passionate kiss.
"Hey, Princess," he said, pulling away after a long minute, "We still have two kids up. Save that for after they go to sleep."
"Alright," she said seducingly, "But you owe me."
"Anything for my princess," he said, giving her one more kiss before he headed to give Caleb a bath while Emily went to pack overnight bags for both boys.
The plan for the week was to have the boys spend the day with Will or the LaMontagne's nanny and the night with Derek's sister if they got a case. Emily put enough clothes for three nights and four days in each boy's bag.
As she was packing Caleb's bag, she found the ultrasound picture they had given him on his night stand. She smiled when she picked it up, knowing that Caleb liked to "talk" to his baby every night. She put the picture back and finished packing his clothes.
She then took both boys' bags to the car before heading into the bathroom to see how bath time was going. Before she got to the bathroom, though she found Caleb dressed in his pajamas, almost asleep in their bed.
"Come here, Little Man," she said, scooping him into her arms, "Let's get you into bed."
"Story first?" he asked as she first headed to see where Derek was, mouthing to him that she was going to put Caleb to bed.
"Of course," she said, heading toward the little boy's room.
She got him into bed and pulled out Good Night Moon which was his favorite book. He managed to stay awake until the end and she gently kissed his forehead before tucking him in.
"I love you," she said, smoothing his hair back.
"Love you too," he said with a sleepy smile.
As she left the room, Derek went in and said goodnight to Caleb before gently shutting his door.
"Is Caleb sleeping?" Declan asked, coming out of his bathroom.
"He might still be awake," Emily said, opening the door and letting him into Caleb's room.
Once Declan said good night to Caleb, he came back out smiling. Emily couldn't help smiling when she saw her boys together. She had been so worried about how they would get along, but watching the boys together, anyone would assume they had been brothers forever and were best friends.
"Can we watch a movie?" Declan asked, trying to cover a yawn.
"I think tonight is a reading night," Emily said, "We have to get up early tomorrow and you are tired."
"Alright," Declan said, kissing each of them goodnight, "I love you."
"Love you too," they each said as he headed into his room and the headed to theirs.
"They're finally in bed," Emily said as they shut their door and pulling him to her roughly, "Now, I have you all to myself."
"You know," he said, kissing her deeply and passionately, "I really like this whole pregnancy thing."
There it was! What do you think? I think another decent time jump is going to happen for the next chapter. I'm feeling a little stuck where I am with it now, but I think a time jump will fix all of that. Also, don't forget, you can help decide the name of Peanut AKA Caleb's baby AKA Beby Demily. Just go to the poll on my profile. Thanks a million and Merry Christmas if I don't update before then!