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Alex opened her eyes groggily, looking around at their blurry bedroom. She and Piper had danced late into the night, continuing even after the music had stopped. When Piper rested her head against Alex's shoulder, and began muttering quietly, Alex knew that she was getting tired, but Piper wouldn't admit it. She had gently lifted Piper up and carried her up to their room, laying down next to her and gently tucking little strands of hair behind her ear as she fell asleep.

Alex rolled onto her side to see Piper, awake, and gently running her finger through Alex's hair. Alex reached for her glasses and put them on, taking in Piper's face. The mark left by Larry had turned into a dark bruise, covering almost all of her left cheek. Alex shook her head again and sighed. "I'm so sorry Pipes." She whispered.

Piper shook her head. "I'm fine." She assured her wife. "You spent almost all of last night apologizing, and it wasn't even your fault." She said.

Alex shook her head. "I still feel terrible." She whispered.

"Well quit it." Piper responded firmly. Alex looked back over at Piper curiously, raising an eyebrow. "If it was anyone's fault, it was mine. I should have made myself very clear when Larry broke up with me. I should have told him that there was no chance he would ever get me back if things went south." She whispered.

Alex sighed and nodded. She gazed into Piper's eyes and kissed her softly, before pulling away. She ran her thumb against Piper's cheek and smiled softly. "What do you think our kids will be like?" Piper asked softly, smiling at Alex.

Alex smiled and brushed Piper's hair out of her face. "Well, I think they'll have your cleverness, and your eyes and nose and lips and-"

"Wait, what are they going to inherit from you?" Piper asked, smiling at Alex.

The taller woman shrugged. "Nothing if I can help it." She said, smirking slightly at her wife. She shrugged and shook her head. "Maybe they can get my height."

Piper smiled, "Sounds good to me." She whispered.

Alex smiled and nodded. "Then that sounds good to me too." She replied. Alex kissed Piper again and tangled her fingers in the long blonde hair that framed Piper's face, running her fingers through it and pulling away again. "So, do you want to make an appointment to see a specialist?" she asked.

Piper nodded. "Let's start our family." She whispered, smiling widely at her wife.

-X-

Seven months later:

Alex and Piper had visited more than one doctor before the finally decided together on which one to go to. They had chosen a more experienced doctor, who had great recommendations. The doctor had put them both through a battery of tests, finding out different things that didn't really make any sense to either of them, even when the doctor explained it thoroughly. They just wanted to know if it would be possible for either of them to carry a baby. The tests had shown that either of them would have been perfectly fine carrying the child, but after some discussion, Alex and Piper decided that it would be Piper who would carry their baby.

Two months after they went to the doctor, they began the insemination process. The first time they tried, something happened and it didn't work. Piper had been so upset. Alex had to remind her that it was rare that anyone became pregnant on their first try, and that it might take a few times for her to become pregnant.

But the second time was a success. Alex and Piper had both been over the moon with joy, the night they found out, they stayed up all night, talking about everything. What trips they could take, whether they wanted a boy or a girl, what school they would enroll their baby in when the time came, even up to what they baby might become when he or she grew up.

Alex came home one day to find that Piper had come home early. Being five months pregnant, Alex wasn't too worried when Piper wanted to do things on a whim. The week before, she had gone out and bought a brand new wood changing table for the nursery.

Piper was lying across the couch, her feet and head propped up on each arm of the couch, when she looked up to see Alex walk into the living room.

"Hi Al." she said, smiling up at her wife.

Alex grinned, walking over to Piper and kissing her forehead. "Hey babe." She whispered. She lifted Piper's feet and sat down, placing her feet on her lap and rubbing her ankles. Even though she was only five months along, Piper was definitely beginning to show.

Piper held up some sheets of paper with different styles of handwriting on them. She handed them to Alex and laid back on the couch again. "Letters from Litchfield." She said, grinning slightly.

Alex smiled and looked at the different pages. She could distinctly recognize Nicky's handwriting, as well as Morello's. Alex and Piper had written them a week or two before, letting them know how they were doing. They had told them about their wedding, as well as the break-in and Larry's foiled plot to break them up, carefully leaving the little note about Piper being pregnant until the end of the letter.

Alex glanced at the letters and smiled, skimming each one quickly. "Well that's pretty much what I was expecting." She said. "Morello is very excited and Nicky doesn't seem to be too enthusiastic." She said, looking over at Piper, who shrugged. "What can you expect from Nicky?" she said, laughing slightly.

Alex nodded, grinning and threw the letters onto their coffee table. She managed to maneuver herself so that Piper was laying on top of her on the couch, her head resting on Alex's shoulder. She shook her head and sighed quietly. "You know, we aren't going to be able to do this for too much longer." She whispered, her hand rubbing her enlarged belly. "I'm going to be way too big." She muttered.

Alex shook her head, kissing the top of Piper's. "Never." She muttered. She placed her own hand next to Piper's, rubbing her stomach softly. Piper sighed gently and wrapped her arms around Alex, closing her eyes, enjoying the feeling of Alex's hand pressed against her stomach.

"What if its twins?" Piper whispered suddenly.

Alex raised an eyebrow. "What?" she said with a tone of laughter.

Piper turned her head and looked up at Alex. "I'm serious." She replied. "What if we've got more than one baby in here?" she asked.

Alex shrugged. "Then we'll buy two of everything." She said, punctuating her sentence with a sharp nod of her head. She grinned and looked down at Piper, who looked less than amused. Alex sighed and shook her head, wrapping her arms around her wife. "Okay, well if we do have twins, then they can share a room for the first few years, and then we can move them into their own separate rooms." She said. "We've got enough space for more than one baby," Alex insisted.

Piper nodded. "I know we have the space." She said. "I'm just worried." She muttered.

Alex shook her head. "About what?" she asked.

Piper shrugged. "Well, what-what if, I'm not ready to be a mother?" she asked. "I don't want to turn out like my mother." Piper said firmly, shuddering at the thought.

Alex sat up and held Piper's shoulders, turning the blonde woman to face her. "You will not be anything like your mother." Alex said firmly. "Want to know why? It's because you are special. You're kind, and caring, and you have so much love to give to everyone. From what I know about your mother, she is the complete opposite." Alex said. She held Piper's face in her hands and smiled softly. "You are going to be the best mother that anyone could ever want." She whispered.

Piper smiled softly and looked away from Alex, her cheeks reddening with the kind words Alex had said. "You always know what to say." She whispered, looking back up at the raven-haired woman. She kissed her softly and smiled. "You're going to make a great mom too." She said, smiling at Alex.

Alex grinned. "Thanks kid." She whispered. She kissed Piper's forehead before standing up, holding onto Piper's hand and pulling her gently off the couch and towards the kitchen so they could start dinner.

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I think this is one of my favourite chapters, personally. But then again, being the author, maybe I shouldn't have a favourite chapter…Oh well!

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