"Nnnnggh." Marie groaned as she shifted uncomfortably in bed. It had been about three months since the wedding and Marie had grown….exceptionally. She was now five months pregnant. "Oohnnngh" she moaned and she rubbed her stomach.

The bedroom door creaked open.

"I brought you cookies." Stein said. Marie's eyes suddenly lit up as she pushed herself into a sitting position.

"How are you feeling?" Stein asked as Marie savagely jammed to cookies in her mouth at one time.

"Mrch brtter nrow thrt I hve cookies." Marie said with a full mouth. Stein shook his head at Marie's childish expression.

"You need to get up. We have an appointment remember?" said Stein.

"That's right! I get another ultrasound today!" Marie said with excitement.

Marie grabbed Stein's hand and placed it on her stomach and closed her eyes.

"Can you feel that…?" Marie sighed happily.

Stein molded his hand to Marie's stomach a bit more and his eyes widened as he felt a small thump against his palm.

"It's kicking…" Stein said softly.

"Mmm hmm…" Marie said with a smile. "They're active…they just started kicking this morning while you were out." Marie said in slight wonder as she teared up.

Stein cupped either side of Marie's stomach and rested one cheek against her stomach and silently marveled at the thumping feeling against his face. It was his child. Their child. Moving around in there. It was alive…it was theirs.

"A little longer and you'll get to see it, and hold it….and NOT dissect it." Marie said still grinning.

"I might have to cut you open before then…I'd like to see it now." Stein said quietly.

"Hey, don't scare me!" Marie pouted. Stein chuckled.

"The baby wouldn't be fully developed anyway. It wouldn't be suitable for observation." Stein said smiling, somewhat eerily.

"Hey, I'm still waiting for the part where you tell me that you won't cut me open because you love me!" Marie growled.

"Of course my Marie. I wouldn't cut you open. I love you too much. Understand now?" Stein said brushing a hair from her face. Marie smiled contentedly and rested a hand on top of his.

"Help me get up." Marie said.

Stein simply stood and took her hand to pull her upright.

"Nnnn…ah. R-really kicking in there. Ah! Those were my ribs!" Marie whined out as she pressed a hand to her side. Stein chuckled.

"Let's get to that appointment." Stein said taking her hand.

At the hospital:

"Hello! My name is Annalise Swan and I'm going to be taking care of you today. Hehe, how far along are you Mrs. Stein?" The long baby blue haired woman asked; her lavender eyes sparkled with passion.

Mrs. Stein; she was going to have to get used to that.

"Five months." Marie answered.

"Oh! So we'll be able to see the gender of your child as well as how many you're carrying!" Miss Swan said clapping her hands cheerfully.

"A-actually Miss Swan, I would only like you to develop pictures of my ultrasound and give me a video of it…I don't want to look or know until I have my child. I want everything to be a complete surprise. I want my newborn child to be the first I see of it." Marie said with a small smile. Her eye was full of resolution.

"I see. Well you're quite the woman!" Annalise said brightly.

After Marie's ultrasound Annalise looked at her smiling.

"Well, the baby is healthy!" she said happily. "No worries Mrs. Stein!"

Marie breathed a sigh of relief and Stein nodded.

"Marie, then would you like to wait for your ultrasound imaging? It will take about 45 minutes." Miss Swan said.

"Yes, that would be nice." Marie answered kindly.

After waiting the 45 minutes Marie and Stein were given both the photos as well as the video and sent home.

Marie held her stomach gently and rubbed it lovingly.

"Be patient baby, you still have four more months in there." Marie whispered to the small life within her.

2 months later:

Marie was to say the VERY least: beyond uncomfortable. She had been on bed rest for a week and was already hating it. She was huge and her baby was kicking constantly. She felt sick, and sore all the time.

"Ugh…2 more months…ohhh." Marie moaned.

Suddenly her eyes widened as she felt a warm rush of liquid flow from her and soak her covers.

"N-no…I-I…I'm 7 months…it's just…not…Ah!" Marie cried holding her stomach.

Fuck. Contractions already?

"Franken!" Marie shrieked at the top of her lungs. Tears formed in her eye; she was terrified.

In a flash Stein was upstairs and by Marie's side. His eyes widened as he saw the huge wet spot on the bed.

"Marie?" he said seriously.

"Get me to the hospital NOW! AH!" Marie screamed.

Stein was damn strong, so he managed to pick Marie up despite her current size.

"Agh! God!" Marie shouted in pain.

Stein rushed outside and his face went from determination to "what the fuck" in half a second at the sight before him.

"Hiiiiiiiiiiii professor!" Noah called with a disturbing amount of glee. "I was going through town in the smiling Jesus and I thought I'd drop by!"

"How convenient. Think you can help?" Stein said. Noah's eyes drifted toward Marie.

"DO SOMETHING YOU IDIOT!" Marie screamed.

"Oh my…she doesn't look happy. Awww is she cranky?" Noah asked childishly.

"Hospital. NOW." Stein said seriously.

"OH YEAH! SMILING JESUUUUUUUUSSSS!" Noah cried passionately as he pressed the gas pedal all the way to the ground.

The sports car screeched off at lightning speed.

"AAAAAGGGH! DAMNIT!" Marie sobbed as she practically crushed Stein's hand that she was gripping.

"Hey, no language in the car!" Noah said. "Don't make me pull this car over and come back there!" Noah finished parentally as he waved a finger. "HAHA WE ARE HEEEEEEEERE!"

Stein immediately darted from the vehicle to the emergency room.

"Have fuuuuuuun! Oooooh look! The men are holding silver bracelets for me, professor! They're honoring me! Ummm sir…how am I supposed to wear the bracelets when they're hooked together like that?" Noah said.

Stein rushed to the counter with Marie gasping for air in his arms.

"She's premature." Was all Stein said before the woman at the counter rushed for a wheelchair and placed Marie in it.

"I-it hurts so bad…..oooooh" Marie groaned with tears escaping her eye.

"Hold on, Marie." Stein said still holding her hand.

She looked up at him desperately.

"I'm premature…" she sobbed. "t-two months…no…"

"It's going to be alright Marie." Stein assured her.

No. In reality…he was scared too. Two months could make a huge difference, and that meant that his child would be in the hospital for some time after the birth. Would his child really be alright? All he could do was hope that it would be.

Stein quickly placed his free hand on Marie's stomach.

"Hold on. Be strong." He said firmly to his child.

"Mrs. Stein, we're here." The woman said working with Stein to lift Marie into the bed.

"Ah!" Marie screamed.

"Ma'am, I'm going to need you to relax." The woman said.

"HOW CAN I RELAX?" Marie screamed with hot angry tears falling from her eyes.

"Mrs. Locklier, will be here soon to attend to you." Was all the woman said before leaving.

Marie sobbed. Not from pain, but from fear.

"Marie…" Stein whispered.

"I wasn't supposed to be premature…no…wh-what day is it?" Marie managed to say through clenched teeth.

"February 13th." Stein informed gently.

"My due date was April 2nd….Franken…" she breathed as more tears came. Stein wiped them away and was about to speak but was interrupted by the doctor rushing in.

"Ma'am, I hate to be forward but I must ask you: do you wish to go through with a natural birth or would you prefer a C-section?" Mrs. Locklier asked.

"I-I…ah!...I want to go through with a natural birth!" Marie blurted. "Just get me the godamn epidural!" Marie shouted.

"Right away." The doctor said calmly.

Please…oh please be alright….PLEASE! Marie's mind screamed.

8 hours later:

Stein waited outside the room nervously. He paced back and forth madly as Spirit watched him intently.

"Sit down Stein…you're making ME nervous." Spirit said finally. Stein gave him a death glare. "Ummm, go right ahead and pace! Pace away!" Spirit laughed nervously.

With Marie:

"One more time." One of the nurses urged.

Marie screamed terribly loud as tears poured from her eyes. Her cheeks were flushed, her face burned from tears, and sweat poured from every orifice of her body as she pushed one final time.

Then she heard it…the scream of a newborn child.

"It's a boy!" the nurse shouted happily.

"A boy…ah!" Marie screamed again.

What the hell?

"Oh…oh my! Push again!" a second nurse urged Marie.

"WHAT?" Marie screamed.

"Push!" the blonde demanded. All Marie could do was follow suit as she pushed again.

Even though she was a death scythe, her strength was leaving her. She heard another shrill cry.

"Another boy!" a brunette cheered.

"Another b-" Marie couldn't finish her words…..

Outside:

Stein was horror struck on the inside. Marie's shrieks of pain were driving him mad. He wanted to be there making sure she was well.

Suddenly there was a massive amount of commotion as three separate nurses rushed out of the room down the hall before Stein could even get a chance to observe them.

Mrs. Locklier approached him.

"Marie, would like to see you…" she said simply. Stein immediately rushed into the room, to her side.

"Marie…" he whispered carefully.

Marie smiled half happy, half sad.

"NICU, because of the premature birth….." Marie breathed weakly. Stein wiped some of the sweat from her brow.

"Wh-who knew you'd get so many on the first try." Marie chuckled lightly.

"What?" Stein asked with slight confusion.

"Two boys…." Marie breathed.

Stein's eyes widened. He had two? Two boys…oh god so many questions. What did they look like? How much did they weigh? Were they going to be alright?

"Wow….but I would hardly call two, many, Marie." Stein sighed.

Marie shook her head. Stein looked even more confused than before.

"Baby girl." She finished tearfully.

Holy….shit….triplets.

"A girl?" Stein asked softly. Marie nodded.

Stein was in disbelief. Not only had Marie been pregnant…she had been carrying triplets! Two boys and a little girl…

"Marie….I love you." Stein said pressing his lips to her forehead.

"I don't want to name them until I see them…" Marie whispered weakly.

Stein nodded and stroked her hair. How had she done it? Given birth to three children?

"Sir? Ma'am? I'm assuming you're worried?" Mrs. Locklier said.

"How are they?" Marie asked eagerly.

"You're boys are both 3 pounds, 12 ounces….you're girl is 3 pounds…she's very small…" Doctor Locklier trailed off.

"What do you mean? Is she alright?" Marie asked panicked.

"She's very unstable…she wasn't even breathing when she was born. That's why you didn't hear her cry." She informed.

"No….please no…I can't take it…" Marie said, her voice beginning to crack.

"Now, don't get upset yet, she's not gone. She is very small though. But, the good news is that you're boys are doing surprisingly well." Said the doctor.

"When can we see them?" Stein asked seriously.

"An hour….we need to stabilize them." The doctor said. "Rest until them, ma'am. You've been through a lot." Mrs. Locklier said bowing before dismissing herself.

"Franken…do you think that…." Marie whimpered.

"Everything will work out Marie…trust me…." He said back.

The truth was….he had no idea. Triplets….premature….he had no idea. All he could do was hope.

(A/N: Stein and Marie have triplets! What's more, they are premature! Will there only daughter be alright? More coming soon!)