A/N: Hey everybody, yes here already comes a new chapter *smiles* It's a really short one, since it's sort of an interlude, but I still hope you will enjoy it none the less *smiles*
It was hard to write and that's why it's so short and wasn't part of the last chapter, but tonight I kinda had the urge to go over it and finish it...
Reviews would be most appreciated for this *smiles shyly and hopefully*
And please keep in mind that English isn't my native language *sheepish smile*
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Thank you to all the kind reviews for the last chapter *hugs you all* Your kind words are really appreciated and just what I need to cheer myself up right now *smiles*
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Disclaimer: None of the CM characters belong to me… I just borrowed them for this little story… my OC'S do belong to me though… this story doesn't mean to offend anybody… this is just for fun… and not for money either...
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Chapter 25
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"Aren't they the most amazing and beautiful babies you have ever seen?"
Spencer's voice was raspy, because he was still exhausted from the c-section, but he glanced in amazement at the small baby that was resting on his chest, almost asleep, probably as exhausted as Spencer was.
Morgan couldn't help the proud smile on his face and he bent down to kiss Reid on the forehead, no matter that it was all sweaty.
Of course he was careful of the baby the nurse had placed in his arms only a few minutes earlier.
"Yes they are," he agreed wholeheartedly and then he smiled down at the child in his arms.
The baby blinked at him, almost startling blue eyes looking back.
Small locks of dark hair peeked out from under the blanket the baby was wrapped up in.
The skin was a little darker and Morgan was almost sure that the baby had his nose.
Then he glanced at the baby in Spencer's arms.
The eyes of the baby in Spencer's arms were a little darker and the little tufts of hair were lighter as was the tone of the baby's skin.
Even though they were triplets, they all looked a little different, Morgan noticed when he glanced at the third baby that was currently resting in a nurse's arms because Rossi had offered to get the others.
Morgan knew that he had wanted to give him and Spencer a few minutes alone since it were their babies that had just been born and Derek really appreciated that.
His smile got even brighter when the baby in the nurse's arms stirred a little.
The baby had blue eyes, even though they were all pretty sure that not all babies' eyes would stay blue and the hair was a light brown as far as Derek could see and the skin was a little darker than of the baby in Spencer's arms, but lighter than that of the one in Morgan's arms.
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Derek turned to Spencer again.
The young genius was still gazing almost dreamy at the tiny human being in his arms.
"I can't believe they're finally here, Derek. And that they're all healthy despite being so early," he murmured, exhaustion clear in his voice.
Derek took a step closer to the bed and smiled at Spencer.
Yes, he was relieved too. It had been tense a few times during the birth, especially after the second baby had been delivered. The doctors had gotten a little frantic for a few moments after that and had worked even faster and more determined than before, but after a few minutes they seemed to have things back under control.
And Dr. Stone had assured them that the babies were really fine, sure, they were tiny but that was to be expected and Spencer and the triplets would have to stay in the hospital longer than normal, but that were all things they could live with if it meant their babies would grow up healthy.
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"You did great today, Pretty Boy. And I told you that the babies would be okay," he explained, watching the baby in his arms look at him out of wide eyes.
"Thanks Derek," Reid gave back and with a grateful smile added: "I couldn't have done it without you and Dave."
Morgan swallowed a little when Reid talked about Rossi, because he knew they needed to find a solution for this situation.
But right now all Morgan wanted to do was celebrate the birth of his babies.
His mother would be so thrilled when she heard that she was a grandmother...
Morgan knew it would be a little hard to explain everything, because the last time he had called her was when he had broken up with Gloria and he had only told her that she had lied about being pregnant.
The rest would be a little harder to explain, but Derek was confident that she would be able to deal, because he knew that she really liked Spencer, maybe even more so than she had liked Gloria.
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Thankfully the sadness he always felt when he thought about Gloria and what had happened with her and what he maybe had lost with Spencer because of his own stubbornness and insecurity were interrupted when Rossi came back into the room.
"Prepare yourselves, they will storm in here any minute, because I didn't tell them the genders of the triplets," he told them with a twinkle in his eyes.
Morgan chuckled and even Spencer managed a smile, but Derek also felt a pang of jealousy when the nurse placed his third child in Rossi's arms without hesitation.
Something inside him screamed that Rossi had no right to hold his baby like that, but the rational part of this brain silenced that tiny voice for now, because Rossi had every right to be here as long as Spencer wanted him here, no matter how much Morgan didn't like it.
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Once again he couldn't go further with his gloomy thoughts, because now that the team had put on the required scrubs they nearly stormed into the delivery room.
"Oh my good, they're so cute," Garcia squealed, before cooing over the baby in Morgan's arms.
Her exclamation was a little too loud and the baby in Spencer's arms protested and started crying a little.
Spencer gave Garcia half a glare, before he started to gently rock the baby back and forth.
"Shh, baby boy, it's alright, that's just your Aunt Penelope. You'll get used to her and lover her soon," he whispered, stroking his son's cheek with one hand.
The little boy just sniffled again, snuggled a little closer to Reid's chest and then quieted down again.
Garcia, who had looked a little sorry before, now smiled brightly at Spencer and the baby, they now knew was a boy, bending down and giving Spencer a gently kiss on the forehead.
"I'm sorry, Reid, I didn't mean to wake the little cutie, I'm just so excited," she apologized.
"It's okay, Garcia," was all Reid said.
JJ, who had stood beside Garcia, now put her hands on her hips.
"Okay, can we finally know the names and the genders of the triplets?" she questioned curiously, because even though they knew that the baby in Spencer's arms was a boy, they had no idea about the gender of the other two in Rossi's and Morgan's arms.
At the mention of the names all eyes turned to Reid, even Rossi's and Morgan's, because they knew that Spencer had picked out the names weeks ago, he hadn't told them.
Spencer even had variations ready for every variation, because of course he hadn't known what genders the triplets would have, but he was glad that he could take the set of names he had thought of first.
He looked back and forth between Dave and Derek for a second and then beckoned them closer so that they were standing left and right at the head of his bed.
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Only when they were there, Spencer started to talk again.
Of course he was tired, exhausted and needed his sleep, but he would be able to hold on a little while longer
He gestured to the baby in Morgan's arms with a proud smile on his face.
"Meet Sophia Francine, she's the oldest and has quite a set of lungs on her," he explained and chuckled a little at Derek's astounded look, before reaching out to stroke his oldest daughter's chin.
Reid was happy that he had surprised Morgan with naming his first-born daughter after his mother, but for Spencer it had never been a question that a girl would carry the name of the woman that had accepted him into the Morgan family without any hesitation, no matter how his relationship with Morgan would play out.
Garcia squealed again and Hotch, who had come into the room just to hear Reid introduce his first-born daughter to the team couldn't help but smile brightly at Reid's choice.
Hotch had come a little later, because Hailey had just arrived and had taken Jack home, because the boy had been too tired and Hailey had told him that her and Jack would come to visit Reid in the morning.
JJ and Emily looked at the youngest member of the BAU-team with pride on how he handled the situation right now.
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Reid waited until everybody had calmed down again and then he turned his head slightly to his left to look at the baby sleeping in Rossi's arms.
"And this is her little sister Dianna Connie," he introduced and reached out with his arm to stroke the girl's cheek just like he had done with Sophia before.
This time Rossi gasped and looked at Spencer with a few tears in his eyes.
He couldn't believe that Spencer had actually named his daughter after Rossi's mother, a woman he had never met.
"Don't look so surprised, Dave. I knew you would like it and you've been such a big help during the pregnancy that I owe it to you."
Rossi grinned a little brighter and held the small child in his arms a little closer, enjoying the feel of the baby in his arms and he vowed that he would protect the triplets no matter if Spencer chose him or Derek, because he loved the three little ones like his own.
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The room was silent and waited for Reid to introduce the last of the triplets, the little boy that was lying comfortable on Reid's chest and was looking around the room with interest.
He was the smallest of the three babies, but he still was the most awake and curious.
Spencer smiled and bent down to kiss the baby's forehead which was answered with a small gurgle from the baby.
The young genius then looked at his whole team, knowing that they would be quite surprised at Reid's choice of name for the baby boy.
"And this is my baby boy, Aaron Jason..."
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to be continued...
Well, I really hope you like the names I chose for the triplets *hopeful puppy-dog-eyes*
And I also hope it wasn't too bad and the characters weren't too OOC o.O
I'll probably come back to this scene in the form of flashbacks in later chapters to show the feelings and thoughts of all the team-members especially Rossi and Morgan, but I figured it was okay for now, since you've all been anxious to meet the triplets *nods*