"Yeah, easy for you to say." she got out as she caught her breath, but leaned into his embrace thankfully.
"Here's number two!" Trance said with a smile as she handed over the baby. Dylan and Beka were wary of their second. It was suspiciously quiet.
"Why so quiet?" Dylan asked as he unwrapped it.
"Why do they have to look like burritos when they're wrapped up?" Beka asked absentmindedly. Dylan chuckled a little and then smiled.
"You know, I never pictured your daughter as a silent one. I mean, after Cassie, and she's not even yours . . ." he said with a smile.
"Oh good! I thought I would cry if I was out numbered by boys! I have enough problems with that on this ship!? she said with a smile as she took the baby from him. "Well, I believe we can safely say that your name is bigger than you are!"
"She'll grow into it. How could she not grow into Aislynne Julianna? It's not that long." Dylan said. "And you, Mr. Benjamin Mikah, no more secrets." he said as he picked him up.
"They don't look anything alike." Beka said.
"This is a good thing right?" he asked as he looked at the two infants.
"Yeah, it probably is." she said. "Hey, hat stays on." she said to Aislynne as she put it back on. Aislynne made a little face and pushed it off again. Beka made a face this time and put it back on. Aislynne gave off a little cry as she rubbed her arm against it until it fell off again.
"Well, she definately got your stubborn streak." he said wtih a laugh. She just gave him a look.
"It came!! It's here!" Cassie called out as she came barrelling into the room. "Hey, you lied!" she said as she stopped at the edge of the bed. "There are two! You said there was only gonna be one!"
"Funny, that's what I was told." Beka said. "Do you think you can survive with two?" she asked.
"Yeah. I think it will be okay." she replied as she tried to jump onto the bed with Beka. Dylan finally bent down and helped her get on the bed. "Well?" she asked.
"Well what?" Dylan asked.
"Who are they!" she said as she put her hands on her hips. As far as she was concerned, they should have known that answer right away!
"Oh that." Beka said with a smile. "That's Ben, and this is Aislynne."
Cassie looked at each of them for a moment.
"Wow, one of each!" she declared. "Why does Benjamin have a nick name and not Aislynne?" she asked.
"Umm . . I dunno. I guess maybe because Aislynne is harder to find a nick name for than Benjamin is." Beka answered.
"No it's not. Just call her Aise! Or Lynne!" Cassie supplied.
"Lynne is good." Dylan said. Beka shrugged.
"Lynne it is then."
"Why do they look like burritos?" Cassie asked when she stopped to take a look at them. Beka started laughing and Dylan smiled.
"Because they like to be wrapped up tight. It helps keep them warm."
"Oh." she said. Just then, Ben let out a cry. "I don't think he likes it very much." she said as she slid off the bed, with Dylan's help, to go and see Trance.
"Yeah, I think he's hungry and I'm very sure I'm lacking what he's looking for." Dylan said as he swamped babies with Beka. "Come to me, my burrito baby." she whispered to Lynne as Trance came over and she muddled through the first meal with her help.
"Ah!"
"What?" they both asked.
"He's got a grip like a swarm ship!" she exclaimed. Dylan just laughed.
"Don't worry, you'll get used to it." Trance said as she went back over to Cassie.
"'Don't worry you'll get used to it'. Why do they always say that?" she asked. "What if I never get used to it?"
"You will." he said.
"How do you know?" she asked.
"I'm over three hundred years old. I know everything." he said. She just groaned in frustration.
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