I should have gone to bed hours ago but I wanted to finish this and getting out to all you wonderful people. I love your love and reviews. I apologize if this has grammatical errors in abundance I am very tired. Apartment hunting is hard. So sleepy, but yay for Rizzles babies!

"The nurses said you can take a walk around the ward if you want to."

"I don't want to take a walk!" Maura yelled back at Jane, cringing with another contraction. "I want the babies. I want to be dilated."

Jane kept her temper expertly intact, with a few deep breaths. She'd learned something from all that yoga. "I know, I know," she said soothingly, sitting on the edge of Maura's bed. "But it's still too early, got a few more centimeters to go still."

"Stupid metric system," Maura grumbled.

Jane grinned. "I'd thought you'd be a fan of the metric system."

Maura puffed out a long breath. "I am. The Department of Congress published a study stating that, because of the simplicity of the metric system, the U.S. aerospace industry would save 65 million dollars a year in engineers' time if we converted."

"There's my Maura," Jane said, smiling as she leaned in for a soft kiss. "So how about that walk? We'll measure it in yards."

Maura was about to smile but she was stopped by another quick contraction. "I'm sorry I yelled at you."

"You can yell at me all you want, until those babies are out," Jane said, grabbing Maura's robe from the back of a nearby chair. She helped Maura into it, and stand. "Wait I'll get your slippers from the bag."

Maura laughed, leaning against the bed, as she saw the slippers that were pulled out. "Where did those come from?"

Jane headed back over chuckling. "I saw them a couple of weeks ago, when I was out. I thought they could give you a laugh."

Maura looked down adoringly at her wife as Jane helped her into the slippers whose tops were a fluffy cartoonish face of a bearded man with glasses. "Freudian slippers," she said with a big smile. "You are so cute."

Jane stood up and accepted the tender kiss that was waiting for her. "I knew you'd like them."

Maura put her face in Jane's neck. "I love them. I love you too, even though you're the reason I'm in this condition."

Jane put a supportive arm around her wife's shoulders, keeping her up as they shuffled slowly down the hall. The nurses smiled at them as did a few other pregnant ladies who were trying to relax with a little stroll. Maura leaned into Jane's strong embrace. "Did you call our parents and everyone and tell them that it would still be a while longer?" She asked.

Jane nodded. "Ya, Ma's freakin' out, but I told everyone we'd call when it's closer to zero hour."

Maura reached out for the wall as another contraction came. Jane checked her watch and started counting. "57 seconds. Good work baby, that's some excellent contracting."

Maura took a deep breath and shook her head, but she couldn't help smiling. "They're getting closer together."

Jane nodded, pulling out her little notebook she was using to keep track. "6 minutes," she confirmed, taking her pen out of her pants to write down the details of the latest contraction.

Maura rested her head on Jane's shoulder as they shuffled along some more. "How much do you want to give me a back rub right now?"

Jane squeezed her arm that was around Maura's shoulders. "Giving you back rubs is all I want to do right now. We can catch Sports Center and watch highlights from the game."

That made Maura smile. "Back to our room."


Maura squeezed Jane's hand and hunched over in the bed, through another painful, long contraction. 20 hours and Maura was exhausted. Jane too, but she wasn't about to complain about a lack of sleep, when her wife had two babies ripping her in half.

Parents had dropped by, Frankie, Frost and Korsak, even Maggie had come up from the ER when her shift was over. It just seemed to have no end.

"That's it baby," Jane encouraged. "Breathe," she said wiping a sweaty strand of hair from her wife's forehead. "I love you so much, you're doing so amazing."

Maura collapsed back into her pillows as the contraction ended. She caught her breath as the nurse came in. A nice,young girl, fresh out of school but as calm and skilled as an old pro.

"How are all the ladies in here doing?" She asked, her enthusiasm harnessed just enough that it wasn't annoying.

Jane smiled at her, while she wiped Maura's sweaty face with a cool cloth. "I'm fine," she said, and gestured towards the bed. "But things are heating up. You better check on these three."

She pulled up a stool and slipped on a pair of gloves. "How much time apart now?"

"Just a couple minutes, for the last half hour," Jane answered.

"How are you doing with the pain, Dr. Isles?"

Maura nodded. "I'm okay," she said a little breathless still. "Getting a little impatient though."

The nurse smiled and started her exam. "Well let's see how much longer we've got to go here."

She pulled off her gloves when she was done and checked the three heart rate monitors that were silently counting out very important numbers. She made a few notes in the chart and smiled at Jane and Maura. "9 centimeters," she said. "Almost completely effaced. Not going to be long now. I'll go get the doctor, they'll come in in a little bit to check things out, okay? If you need anything just ring."

Jane nodded and lifted Maura's hand to her lips, kissing the palm softly. "Almost there baby."

Maura winced and moaned as another contraction took control of her body. Jane checked her watch and coached Maura through it like they'd gone over in class. "You are so awesome," she said, rubbing a straining and pained back, until it relaxed and Maura layed back down. They continued like that for half an hour until the doctor came in.

She smiled excitedly at them, asked questions, did an exam and a quick ultrasound to make sure babies were getting lined up. "Things are looking great. Almost at 10 centimeters, baby number one is dropped down. It's going to be anytime now. As soon as there's no time between contractions and, Maura you really start to feel like pushing, ring the bell because it's showtime ladies."

Maura and Jane looked at each other both smiling. Jane leaned over the bed to give her wife a kiss. "You want drugs?"

Maura shook her head. "No, I'm gonna do this."

"You are so much tougher than I am. I thought getting tasered hurt."

Maura managed a laugh but it was strangled by yet another contraction, longer this time and more painful. Maura clutched at Jane's hand, squeezing and screaming through the pain. "Come," she stuttered as it finally ended. "Come sit," she said, pulling on Jane's hand. "In the bed."

Jane nodded, understanding as Maura moved forward and gave her space to squeeze in behind. She spread her long legs and wrapped her arms around Maura, being the strength and comfort she knew her wife needed. "I've got you. I'm right here with you. I love you so much."

It was another hour until Maura winced and gripped Jane's bent knees as she was completely overwhelmed by a contraction. "Jane," she struggled to get out. "Doctor."

"Call the doctor?"

Maura screamed and nodded frantically. Jane wasted no time and pushed the call button. The nurse rushed in and immediately knew what was going on. She rushed out and came back with the doctor and a whole gang of other people. "Are you comfortable like that Maura?" The doctor asked.

Maura nodded and bent her legs up. Jane held her knees. "Push against me baby. I'm right here for you."

Maura could only nod, breathing too hard to speak. She rested her hands on Jane's forearms, gaining strength from the lean, powerful muscles of the arms that were her loving, protective sanctuary.

The doctor lifted the sheet from the foot of the bed, and the show was on the road. "Next contraction, Maura, I want a big push."

Maura nodded and squeezed Jane's arm as she prepared. She took a deep breath and bared down, screaming through the pain until it finally ended and she breathed again, panting. Jane kissed her sweaty temple. Another push followed and another.

"I see a head," the doctor said. "I need another big push."

"You can do it," Jane whispered, squeezing Maura's knees. "You can do anything."

Maura pushed and pushed. The doctor calmly letting her know as progress was made. "I've got a head, one more big one for the shoulders."

Maura screamed with the pain and exertion, until she felt a sudden rush of release and a sharp cry filled the room. "Oh Jane," Maura managed, breathless, tears streaming down her face.

"That's our baby," Jane said, kissing her wife's cheek, amazed, watching as a nurse took the new little girl to a warmer in the back of the room to count toes and fingers. "One more to go. I know you can do it."

"Ready?" The doctor asked. "Number two is definitely eager to see the world."

Maura gathered up what was left of her strength and holding tight to Jane, did it all over again, until another beautiful cry filled the room. She cried and slumped back into Jane. "Our babies."

Jane held Maura tight and turned a sweaty face to offer up a long, loving kiss. "You are so wonderful, and I love you so much."

Maura dropped her head back onto Jane's shoulder. "I love you too."

Jane couldn't stop the tears as two pink, wrinkly little babies, wrapped up tight in soft blankets were laid in each of Maura's arms. She couldn't stop the laugh either at the amount of hair on their little heads. Little dark helmets of soft hair. "They're beautiful Maura. You did real good baby," she said, tracing her fingers gently over little cheeks, and wrapping up her family in strong arms.

Maura looked down awed at her little girls. "They look like you."

Jane smiled. "They have your nose. If those eyes open and they're sparkly green, hazel I am going to be so screwed."

Maura smiled and kissed Jane's cheek. "We need to decide who is who."

Jane looked the girls over, they really were impossible to tell apart. "That's Margo," she said, gesturing to the little baby craddled in Maura's left arm. "And that's Elliott," she said pointing to the right.

Maura smiled. "And they're both perfect."