Chapter 50

Again, I don't own these characters except the ones I create.

Finally, it was the week before Christmas. The plan was to fly out on late Friday afternoon. They had to wait until then for Cassie to finish up her last day of classes before Christmas vacation at Cheavers High and for Cody to finish up his last shift on Friday afternoon as well. Woody and Addison were planning on flying out that night to Chicago as well. But before they could leave, they had several things to do.

Tuesday brought with it a doctor's appointment for all three ladies as all three would need Dr. Adams' permission and a signed note to get onto the airplanes. One by one, they went in for an examination. Cassie and Addison were both cleared quickly and given their notes. Finally, it was Bailey's turn. Dr. Adams proceeded to give Bailey a thorough examination.

Bailey was anxious. "Well?"

Dr. Adams smiled. "Everything seems just fine, but there is one more thing I need to check. We're going to need to take an ultrasound..."

Bailey nodded, and once again, she felt the cold gel being applied to her stomach. And again, Cody and Bailey were looking at their twins on the monitor. Dr. Adams turned to Cody. "Is that good enough?"

Cody nodded and grinned. "Perfect. We'll take five."

Bailey was confused. "Huh?"

Cody rubbed Bailey's shoulders. "I asked Dr. Adams if we could get five ultrasound pictures for your parents, Mom and Arwin, Dad and Sarah, my grandmother and your grandmother..."

Bailey paused. "So, that was what you had left to check?"

Dr. Adams smiled. "Yeah...That's it. You have my clearance to fly. Just don't go into labor while you're gone..."

Bailey laughed. "I'll try not to..."

After their doctor's appointments, Cody, Bailey, Cassie and Zack had their final multiples class. The final class dealt mainly with what to expect after the twins were born. Topics such as breast feeding and infant CPR were taught. Plus, they learned they would have to multitask and it would take both Mom and Dad working together to get things done. And with that mentioned, both Bailey and Cassie playfully smirked at their husbands. Once they completed the course, all couples in attendance received a certificate of completion.

Wednesday was the day the guys met up to view the houses. They wanted to make sure they took good video footage to show their families.

Woody paused. "Is it just me, or do they look done?"

Cody and Zack nodded. "Yeah. I think all that's really left is to paint and install the appliances, and I think they will do that after Christmas and before New Years..."

Zack turned to his brother. "Speaking of New Years, what's the plan this year? Our wives can't drink, and thanks to your offer to Bailey, we can't either..."

Woody nodded. "Yeah, plus odds are they won't want to be out in the middle of everything."

Cody paused. "We can host something at our place. We should be able to see all the hoopla from our deck. Plus, there will be a comfortable place for them to relax. I can make sure we have plenty of sparkling cider."

"You cooking?"

Cody shrugged. "I can."

Zack grinned. "Good. After going shopping for what the twins need, I won't mind saving some money..."

Woody nodded. "Same here..."

Cody laughed. "Fine with me. Plus, there are other things we need to do."

"Yeah, like what?"

"Well, for one, calling to reserve moving trucks. With just the three of us and Arwin, it may take us a while..."

Zack groaned. "That's right. Our wives won't be able to help."

Cody nodded. "Exactly. So, it may take us more than one day to unload everything. Plus, we need to call the utility companies to set up service..."

Woody nodded. "And call to have them terminated in our current places."

"Exactly. Once we have an exact move in date, we'll do that. But we should go ahead and reserve the trucks to make sure they are available."

Once home, Cody updated Bailey on the status of the house and informed her of what he, Zack and Woody had decided. And Bailey agreed with all of their assessments. She did feel bad that she wouldn't be able to help them move in.

"That's going to be a lot of work for the three of you and Arwin..."

Cody smiled. "You'll be doing your part, Bails...You'll be telling us where to put everything."

Bailey laughed and playfully slapped Cody's shoulder. "Tell you what...When we move to our condo in Florida when we retire, I'll help then..."

Cody laughed too. "Good, because by then, I'm sure my arthritis will be flaring and I'll sit back and watch you..."

Bailey just shook her head and laid her head on Cody's shoulder. "I should get you for that, but the thought of spending the rest of our lives together is just too good not to think of..."

Cody wrapped his arm around her. "I know. I look forward to every minute of it."

"Speaking of minutes, our flight leaves at 6:30 Friday evening. What time will you be home?"

"Right around 4:00. You?"

"I'm leaving after lunch. Did you talk to the concierge downstairs about having the van take us to Logan?"

"The van will take us over at 4:30. I told Zack and Woody if they wanted to meet here, they could park a car in our other space and ride over with us."

Bailey nodded. "Sounds like a plan."

"We just need to make sure we pack tomorrow night..."

"Yeah, we'll do that..."

"And Bails?"

Bailey looked up. "Yeah?"

"You're going to be there on vacation. No taking calls from neighbors to look at sick cows."

Bailey laughed. "Awww. But Codykins..."

Cody shook his head. "Uh uh. You're in you're third trimester. You're taking it easy. Besides, your family will create enough excitement..."

Bailey grinned. "You're probably right..."

"Not to mention your Mom and Aunt Sarah will probably be giddy seeing you and Cassie..."

"I know...But what do you expect? They're about to be grandmothers..."

Cody laughed. "I'm just glad Kettlecorn has a McDonald's now in case you two get a craving. Otherwise, I'm not sure what Zack and I would do..."

Bailey laughed. "You'd find a way. You always do."

Friday afternoon, Cody did arrive home at 4:00, and he carried all of their bags down to the lobby. Zack, Cassie, Addison and Woody were there waiting on them. The six of them were lead to the courtesy van which drove them over to Logan International. Once inside, Addison and Woody went towards their concourse while the other four headed for theirs. And every step of the way, Bailey, Cassie and Addison had to show their letters from Dr. Adams.

Finally, they made it to their gate. And it turned out that as pregnant women, they were allowed to board first. But before they did, everyone did one last bathroom trip. And since they got to board first, they grabbed the first two rows again. Cassie and Bailey took the aisles so they wouldn't have to climb over their husbands if they had to get up. The plane took off, and a couple of hours later, they landed in Kansas City.

And of course, there waiting on them as usual was Kurt and Sarah. As they waited on their bags, hugs were shared and Sarah couldn't stop fussing over Cassie and Bailey. Finally, they got their bags and headed out (but not before one last bathroom break). Cassie and Bailey took the back row so they would have room to spread and be comfortable. And a couple of hours later, they were in Kettlecorn. And even better, they only had to stop for a bathroom break once.

For the first time, Bailey didn't go running into the house. Being in her third trimester with twins, she hadn't done any running in a long time. Instead, Cody and Zack grabbed the bags as Sarah lead Cassie and Bailey slowly into the house.

Zack laughed. "I half expected to see your wife try to run inside again..."

Cody just shook his head. "I doubt that. If she did, the twins would let her know of their displeasure."

By the time the guys got the bags inside, they could only stare at the sight before them. The entire family had Bailey and Cassie sitting back on the couch with their legs propped up and constantly fussing over them asking if they needed anything.

Cody turned to his brother. "These should be an interesting few days..."

To be Continued...