"Hey kid-o." Stella said entering Danny and Lindsay's bedroom.
"Morning Stella. Did Danny already leave?"
"Yeah about the time I was getting here." Since both women were on maternity leave Stella was coming over to keep Lindsay company.
"I am so tired of him having to work Saturday shifts. It seems like I barely see him anymore because when he is home I am normally exhausted."
"I know what you mean. It seems like I barely see Flack anymore too."
"I guess they are just getting ready for the babies." Lindsay said.
"I can't believe that in seven weeks you are going to be a mom."
"Me either. I am nowhere near ready."
"What do you mean?
"Well like I feel ready mentally, but Danny hasn't even started on the babies room, and I am just scared things aren't going to get done in time. My maternity leave was supposed to leave me time to prepare, but bed rest isn't allowing that.'
"Lindsay it will get done. Danny can handle it, and if I have to I will send Flack and the rest of the team over to help."
"Did Flack ever finish y'alls room?"
"Last night. It's so cute. Better than I could have ever imagined."
"I can't wait to see it."
"You'll love it. Now what do we want to do today?"
"You ready to start the fifth season of Gilmore Girls?"
"Sounds good. We haven't watched any in a while." Stella got up to put the first disk in. Halfway through the second episode the phone rang.
"Please tell me you have that." Stella said.
"No Danny forgot to give it to me this morning." Lindsay said and Stella tried to get out of bed to get it.
"I hate being pregnant." Stella said as she finally got up just as the answering machine picked up.
"Hey Lindsay it's Jen, and I was callin-" Stella cut the answering machine off by picking up the phone.
"Jen it's Stella."
"We forgot to get the phone before we set down."
"I'm not sure. Let me ask." She sat the phone down on the bed and turned to Lindsay. "Jen wants to know if we would like to come over and help her."
"Help her with what?"
"She's meeting Mike's parents tonight and needs help picking clothes."
"Sounds fine to me as long as I get to lay."
Stella picked the phone back up. "We're game Jen." They talked for a few more minutes before Stella hung up.
"I need to call Danny." Stella threw Lindsay the phone.
"Messer"
"Hey cowboy. What are you doing?"
"Watching Flack interrogate a suspect."
"Sounds so exciting. I was calling to tell you that Stella and I are going over to Jen's. She needs some fashion help."
"Okay that sounds good. Don't over do it, and make sure you lay down."
"I will, promise. I'll call you later."
"Love you Montana."
"Love you too. Will you tell Flack for Stella?"
"Yeah. Bye." Lindsay hung up the phone. Lindsay got up and changed, and a little while later there was a knock on the door.
"Hey Peyton."
"Hey Stella, Jen sent me to pick you two up."
"She roped you into helping too.?"
"Yeah. You guys almost ready?"
"As soon as Lindsay gets out of the bathroom."
"I'm done." Lindsay said exiting the bathroom. "Hey Peyton."
"Hey you look cute."
"Thanks. It's nice to be in real clothes." The three girls made their way to Peyton's car.
"So when are you and Mac going to have a baby?" Stella asked.
"We're not. We are going to stick to being aunt and uncle. That way we can watch them grow and spoil them, but at the end of the day we can send them back."
"I guess you have a point."
"When are you two going to make it official then?" Lindsay asked.
"I don't know. I don't think Mac is ready for that step yet. He is just now coming around to the idea of moving in together."
"Can this elevator take any longer?" Lindsay asked.
"We're almost there."
"I don't care about almost, I have to pee so bad." About that time the elevator doors opened, and the three made their way to Jen's apartment.
"Hey you guys come on in." Jen said when she opened the door. Stella and Lindsay walked in and found all of their friends there for a surprise baby shower.
"You guys didn't have to do this." Stella said.
"We know, but we wanted to." Jen said.
"Well thank you." Lindsay said hugging Jen.
"You now have to lay down. We promised Danny ." Peyton said.
"Danny knew about this?" Lindsay said shocked.
"Of course he did. Now are we ready to start?" Jen asked.
"Yeah."
"Thank you again guys. This was really sweet of all of you." Lindsay said after the shower was over. Peyton, Jennifer, Stella, and Lindsay were all hanging out after the shower had ended.
"You're welcome. It was fun trying to plan it." Jennifer said. Around that time Lindsay's phone started ringing.
"Messer."
"Hey Montana, you're party over?"
"Yeah, we're just hanging out now."
"Sounds like fun. Call me when you are ready to leave and I can come get you."
"Jen is going to bring me home. They already loaded her car with all of my gifts."
"Okay that sounds good. I'm already at home so I will start dinner."
"Sounds good. I'll see you in a little bit. Love you."
"Love you too." Lindsay hung up her phone.
"I just decided that one of you guys are going to have a boy and the other a girl. Then they are going to grow up and get married." Peyton said.
"That's funny. I can see Danny and Flack going for that." Stella said laughing.
"They would come around to the idea." Jennifer said.
"Pretty sure if either of us have girls the boys are going to put them in a tower for the rest of their lives." Lindsay said.
"Very true. I am ready for these babies to be born." Peyton said. "I want to hold them already."
"Me too." Lindsay said.
"Only seven more weeks." Stella said.
"Bye Jen, drive safely." Danny said as he shut the door. He then returned to the couch where Lindsay was laying down.
"I missed you today. I don't like you working all the time." Lindsay said resting her head on Danny's shoulder.
"Me either, but it'll get better once the babies are born. I started painting their room today. You want to see it?"
"Of course." Lindsay said as Danny helped her up off the couch. Once they were in front of the babies room he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Close your eyes." Lindsay complied and Danny opened the door. He led Lindsay to the middle of the room.
"Okay now open them." Lindsay did and the sight before her took her breath away. Not only had Danny painted the room, he had finished it.
"The furniture might not be where you want it, but I can move it around."
"No it's perfect just the way it is. It's beautiful."
"I'm glad that you like it."
"How did you get it all done?"
"I really didn't have to go to work today. I waited until you left and then came back."
"Let me guess Flack didn't have to work either."
"Nope, he, Hawkes, Mac, Sid, and Adam all came over here and helped me finish it."
"Remind me to thank them. That was really sweet of all of them."
"Yeah I couldn't have done it without them.:
"And thank you." Lindsay said leaning up to kiss Danny. "This was the best surprise I could have asked for."
"You're welcome. We had to get ready for these little guys somehow." Danny said laying a hand on Lindsay's belly.
"Mac gave us one of the cutest presents today."
"Oh yeah what was it?"
"They are police teddy bears, with Messer sewn onto their badges. They are adorable."
"I bet the babies will love them."
Author's Note: So in honor of my finals being over I decided to post this. Those of you who have stuck around this long, the next chapter is your reward! I have the rest of the story all finished, I just have to remember to update.
Thanks to those of you who have reviewed, they make my day. And thank you so much for sticking around so long!!
