I love that a lot of you want both the boys being born and a little bit into the future - so I guess I better start writing ASAP :) If you have any requests, send them my way so I can integrate them as I frame up the story. Fair warning, updates might be a little less regular than they have been on these installments but I'll do my best.

And this is one of my all time favorite chapters. I hope you like it!

"What's wrong, babe?" Jay mumbled, rolling over when he felt Erin shift in bed again, "Boys keeping you up again?"

Erin let out a breath. Twenty-four weeks was no joke and she was exhausted. The boys were rumbling about, but that wasn't really what was keeping her up.

It had been a week since her mother had stopped by their house and was subsequently apprehended. Poor Piper was plagued by nightmares for several days, and it was the first night in a while that Jay had actually slept in bed rather than Piper's bedroom floor. He hadn't been in their bed to realize just how fitful her sleep was. "I was trying to be quiet," she replied, rubbing her bump gently. Jay had been working long hours. Between studying for the sergeant's exam and sleeping on the floor, her partner needed a good night's rest. She could talk to him about what was really keeping her up in the morning. "Baby B woke up his brother and now both of them are tumbling around in here."

"Mm," he replied sleepily, shuffling down in bed to rest his face by his babies, "Go to sleep, boys. Mommy needs her sleep otherwise she's going to be grumpy with your daddy."

"Jay," Erin whined, "You can't tell them that. You already get to be the good cop with Noodle. I want to be the fun parent."

He widened his eyes and glanced up at his girl incredulously. "You think I'm the good cop? Babe, your go-to after school snack is literally ice cream. Pipes practically thinks you're Willy Wonka."

"You never lose it," she retorted, "And you callin' me grumpy makes me think that I'm going to be the one who yells at these two hooligans when they get into whatever kids are not supposed to get into."

"You get grumpy with me, not the kids," Jay replied, rubbing her tummy gently, "I happen to believe we are going to be very level-headed when it comes to raising our children."

"So now I'm the bitchy wife?" Erin frowned, her brow wrinkled, "I don't like that either."

Jay resisted the urge to bury his face in the pillow. It was too early in the morning to try to come up with a way to ease Erin's anxiety and do it in a way that didn't offend her. The pregnancy hormones turned his ordinarily level-headed partner with hot-headed tendencies into a quick-to-react hurricane. He loved her all the same but it was exhausting. "Babe," he said seriously, "You're a great mom, and these two are going to love you. They're going to have the hottest mom at preschool pick up, I know it."

That got a smile on his girl's lips. Crisis averted. "Hottest mom at preschool?" she asked teasingly, "That's your tactic at two thirty in the morning so you don't have to deal with your very hormonal, very pregnant fiancé?"

"Yes," he replied, rubbing her stomach again, "That's it." He exhaled. "I don't know how you get anything done with these two rumbling around. Can't wait til they're earth side and beating the crap out of each other."

"What are the odds they take after Noodle and are the most gentle, agreeable kids on the planet?" Erin smiled wistfully, "I know the books say you're supposed to love all your kids equally but she's an angel."

Jay snorted. "She may be an angel, but she's also a Lindsay," he reminded her, "A Lindsay who had no trouble beating up another kid on the playground for picking on the little guy. Same kid who offered to beat up a waitress when she thought she was flirting with me."

"That waitress was most definitely flirting with you," Erin informed him, "My kid was defending my honor. I've known you a while and trust me, I don't buy humble Halstead ploy."

"Ploy?" Jay spluttered, "What?"

"You know you're hot babe," she replied, running her fingers across his bare back, "Every woman in Chicago knows it too. Our kid just happens to be smart enough to know that her daddy should only have eyes for one woman."

"I don't think I can win this discussion," he muttered, "So I'm going to set an example for my boys and try to go to sleep."

Erin chuckled. "Not sure you're going to get those hours you wanted, baby. Your phone's buzzing."

"Ugh," he groaned, swiping his phone off the nightstand. He glanced down at the florescent screen. "Body in the river. That drug case we've been working."

She wrinkled her nose. "Ew." Erin rubbed her stomach. "Guess your boys had a feeling that Daddy would have to work tonight."

Jay grunted and pushed himself up. "I don't have to go," he said, "Voight would understand if-"

"Go do your job," Erin insisted, "I'll be fine with Noodle." She rubbed his arm gently, "Your pregnant fiancé can't get you out of this one."

He grunted again and climbed out of bed, fumbling for a t shirt in the darkness. "Pipes was going to help me put together the cribs," he said, reaching for his jeans, "We had big plans for a cooking and cleaning Saturday."

"I'll take good care of your best friend," Erin assured him, "She's probably going to wake up when you leave anyway." She glanced over to the baby monitor on her nightstand. Piper appeared to be asleep, but she also knew her little bug was a light sleeper and tended to rise fairly easily.

Jay grimaced. "I'll try to be quiet," he said, pressing a gentle kiss to her lips, "You and the boys go back to sleep."

"They don't listen to either of us," she grumbled, tugging him closer to kiss his lips again, "Two very stubborn Halsteads."

He leaned down and kissed her bump. "Be good boys," he instructed, "Daddy will be home later with more green juice for Mommy."

Erin settled against her pillows, attempting to fall asleep. Her boys were rumbling in her belly and she was exhausted. Her little girl was going to need her to be somewhat functional with Jay working, but the boys were not listening, nor was her own mind. Jay usually helped keep the anxious thoughts away, but without him, she feared they'd run wild.

She glanced over at the monitor on her bedside table and had to smile. Jay had crept into Piper's room to check on her but of course had roused their little bug. She watched as he lifted the sleepy child into his arms and carried her to the door. At least she'd have Piper.

"Brought you some company," Jay whispered, stroking Piper's hair back. She was almost asleep on his shoulder. "Might have accidentally woken her up on my way out."

Erin smiled and held her arms out. "I love a good cuddle with my baby," she said, pulling back the covers for Jay to settle Piper beside her, "Maybe she can get the boys to settle down." She ran her fingers over Piper's cheeks. "Hi, sweet bug."

"Hi," Piper mumbled, immediately cuddling closer to her big sister, "The boys are keepin' you up?"

"Just a bit," she replied lightly, offering a wave to Jay as he crept out of the bedroom, "They're moving around a whole bunch."

"Shh," Piper murmured sleepily, bringing her hand to Erin's belly, "You guys gotta sleep. Mommy needs rest so she doesn't get grumpy at Daddy."

Her heart nearly stopped. Mommy. Daddy. Piper was referring to her and Jay as Mommy and Daddy to the two babies in her belly. She and Jay had talked about letting Piper take the lead on calling them whatever she was comfortable with, but hearing the names they only were ever called in Piper's nightmares leave her sleepy sister's lips brought tears to her eyes. She was going to be a mommy to three children. No matter what Bunny said or did, Erin was their mommy.

And then Erin grimaced, Piper's statement fully registering. Jay really was bearing the brunt of all her pregnancy hormones and Piper had picked up on it. She really needed to get a grip on some of her attitude. Erin threaded her fingers through Piper's soft hair, the smell of her kiddie shampoo filling her heart.

She wrinkled her brow. The boys had stopped fluttering around and seemed to settle with the presence of Piper's hand. "You're the baby whisperer," Erin praised, leaning down to kiss her sister's head, "You got the boys to settle down."

Piper gave a sleepy smile and nestled in closer to Erin. "I'll show them how to listen to our mama," she whispered, closing her eyes as Erin's gentle fingers lulled her to sleep.

Jay trudged up the steps to the house, exhaustion deep in his bones. After the body was removed from the river, he spent the next twelve hours driving around Chicago chasing leads, and the subsequent three in an interrogation that thankfully led to an arrest. His work was done and he was desperately craving his couch and his girls. Erin had texted him that she and Piper slept in and were going to spend the day cooking together. He was glad at least they had a good day planned, but he had a sinking suspicion that he was going to need to clean the kitchen again. After Erin and Piper concocted a chicken parm, he needed to scrub the floors and the countertop. He wasn't sure what kind of mess his girls could create in a whole day without him, but he was pretty positive it was going to mean a big cleaning Sunday.

"Er? Pipes?" Jay called as he entered, kicking off his shoes. He widened his eyes when he caught sight of the state of their kitchen.

It was sparkling. In fact, the whole ground floor of their house was sparkling. The floors glistened like they had just been mopped and the countertops were completely clear. His girls were on the couch, both looking at him somewhat nervously. "Surprise," Erin managed, offering a smile, "We had a cleaning Saturday without you."

Jay broke into a grin. Erin was never the first person in their relationship to jump at any sort of cleaning – she usually left it to him because truth be told, he found the monotony and repetition grounding. "You guys did all this?"

Piper and Erin both nodded. "Noodle here pays very close attention to your instructions," Erin said, stroking some of Piper's hair back, "She taught me all about your method for making the special Halstead soap to mop the floors."

He grinned even wider. "Wow," he praised, observing just how tidy their house was, "Can't believe I missed a cleaning Saturday." Jay beamed at his little girl. "You taught Erin all my methods?"

Piper nodded. "I listen really good when you tell me things," she said seriously, offering a smile when he leaned down to kiss the top of her head.

"I am very impressed," he said, wrinkling his brow slightly when he saw Erin's slightly pinched features. "Are you cramping again, babe?"

"Not cramping," Erin tried while Piper nodded her head to Jay's question. She blew out a breath. "I'm fine."

"Erin's stomach aches," Piper informed Jay, "She's been trying to hide it from me all day because she knows I would worry." She gave Erin a look. "And she has a headache."

Erin's cheeks heated slightly when her partner gave her a pointed look. She'd been experiencing heartburn and an upset stomach all day but thought she'd been able to hide it from Piper. "You're too smart for me, Noodle." She shifted uncomfortably on the couch, "Can't get anything past you, huh?"

Piper shook her head. She patted Jay's thigh. "If you put your head here, I can rub your head while Jay rubs your tummy."

Jay shot his girl a knowing look. Piper knew just what her big sister needed. "Lie down, babe," he instructed, "We've got you, okay?"

She exhaled and laid down on her back. Jay brought a gentle hand to her aching stomach and Piper slowly started threading her little fingers through her hair. "We missed you," she murmured, running her fingers over Jay's as he rubbed her tummy, "All four of us. Although Noodle is the baby whisperer. She told the boys to calm down and it worked."

Jay grinned down at his little girl. "You always know what we need, don't you Pipes?"

Jay lifted his head slightly. Erin was awake, for the second night in a row, eyes trained on the ceiling. "Babe?" he mumbled sleepily, "You alright?"

Erin closed her eyes and took a breath before turning her head to meet his gaze. "Are you hurting?" he asked, pushing himself up, "Er, I think maybe we should go to the hospital or at least call Will-"

"I'm not in pain," she whispered, returning her gaze to the ceiling, "I'm not. I just…I can't sleep."

"These two are causing a real ruckus, huh?" he asked, rubbing her tummy lightly, "I'm sorry. I wish there was something I could do but apparently they only listen to Pipes."

She sniffed. "No, they're fine. Quieted down." Erin drew in a breath. "I haven't been honest with you."

Jay paused his hand atop her stomach. "Okay, uh-"

"I haven't been honest about what happened with Bunny," she clarified, her voice thick, "It's…it's all I can think about."

His gaze softened immediately. It had been a week since Bunny had been apprehended, and he was fairly confident that his girl had hardly slept. She was chalking it up to the boys being rambunctious, but by the honesty of her voice, Jay knew that it had been her mother that had been keeping her up. Jay's chest ached at the thought. It was the second night he'd gone to bed with her given how bad Piper's nightmares had been, but both of his girls had needed him, and Erin had been suffering alone. "She's headed to trial," he promised, "She's on the hook for so many things. She's not getting anywhere near you, or Pipes, or the boys."

"I know," Erin choked out, "I know she's gone, I know it's over but her voice is just in my head." Erin pressed her palms to her eyes. "I shouldn't listen to her. I never got anywhere good listening to her but hearing her tell me that I was unwanted and that she should have gotten rid of me and that I'm worthless…" she trailed off, unable to finish.

"She is so wrong," Jay said fiercely, "She's wrong about all of it." He scooted up in bed so that he could brush the hair off her forehead. "Erin, I promise, you are so worth it."

She sniffed again. "I love you," she croaked, "And I know you love me." Her voice cracked. "But Piper heard that. Piper heard her say those things to me and I know at some level she must be feeling like I'm feeling and that's what hurts the most." Erin brought her hand to her heart. "It's setting my heart on fire."

Jay leaned down to kiss her forehead. "We are going to make sure that Piper knows how wanted and loved she is," he promised, "And I am going to do everything I possibly can to show you that you are too." He ran his fingers over hers. "I am so sorry she said those things to you."

"I'm sorry I keep letting myself believe them," she rasped, "I know I shouldn't let her get to me but when I think about our little girl I just…" Erin rubbed her chest. "Ugh."

"You might have some actual heartburn, babe," Jay said gently, "Maybe it would help to sit you up a little?" He managed a small smile when Erin nodded slowly. "How about this?" Jay placed a pillow behind his head and leaned against the headboard, allowing Erin to settle into his arms. His body kept hers at an angle, and she let out a breath.

"This is helping," she murmured, reaching her hand up to stroke Jay's chin. "Thank you, babe."

Jay pressed a kiss behind her ear and brought a gentle hand to their babies. "You are incredible," he gushed, placing another kiss behind her other ear, "Beautiful. Smart. An amazing mom and the best partner I could have ever hoped for." He smiled when she rested her head against his shoulder. His girl was going to be okay. He was going to make sure of it.

"Oh shit Halstead, you're in trouble," Ruzek quipped, clapping Jay on the back as he entered the breakroom, "Passed your lady on the way in."

Jay immediately furrowed his brow and set down his coffee. "Erin's here?" he asked, glancing into the bullpen, "I didn't do anything." He shot a look to Atwater when the officer snickered. "I didn't!"

"Somehow I doubt that," Ruzek teased, "Any time Erin shows up here when Piper isn't, it's because either you or Voight is in the dog house, and Voight's not in his office." He gestured to Erin, who was coming up the steps slowly. "Good luck, bro."

Jay sucked in a breath as he watched Erin approach his desk to talk to Hailey. Hailey gestured to the breakroom where he was standing and gave him a smirk. He drew in another breath. With the boys impending arrival, he'd let it slip once or twice about Erin's more frequent bouts of grumpiness, and his team was really letting him have it. "Hi," he croaked, wishing his voice sounded more confident, "This is a nice surprise. Everything okay?"

Erin closed the gap between them and brought her hands to Jay's cheeks. "What is it?" he asked urgently, his heart suddenly in his throat, "What's going on? Are the boys okay? Is it Pipes?"

She nodded, tears filling her eyes. "We have a date," she choked out, "We have a date."

Jay wrinkled his brow, unsure of exactly what she was referring to. He and Erin had been talking about a date night after the baby class she signed them up for early next week, but nothing was set in stone until they could figure out a baby sitter for Piper. "Tonight? Did I forget?"

Erin shook her head, tears spilling over her cheeks. "Leslie called me. We have an adoption date for Noodle."

His jaw dropped. "W-what?"

"The judge signed off a-and Leslie got us a date next week." Erin managed a happy sob, "She's gonna be ours, babe. I-I know we talked about getting married before and I know it's soon and I'll be like twenty five weeks pregnant but I just want to get our names on paper as soon as we can."

Jay nodded vehemently, tears filling his eyes as well. "She's gonna be ours?"

Erin nodded. "She's going to be a Halstead."

That did it. He didn't care that he was in the middle of his workplace, surrounded by his colleagues who would undoubtedly bust his balls for being such a dad, but he couldn't help it. Tears of joy, relief and everything in between streamed down his cheeks before he could stop them. He held his girl closely, feeling his boys rumble within her stomach. All that was missing from their celebration was their little bug. Their daughter.

He smiled when Erin wiped his cheeks gently. "She's gonna be a Halstead," he whispered, unable to believe that all of his dreams were coming true. Jay drew in a breath when Erin nodded. "A-are you sure?"

Erin pulled back her hands from his cheeks. "Babe."

"She's your sister," he managed, "And-"

"She's your daughter," Erin replied gently, "She's as much yours as she is mine. She's ours, okay? I don't have any concerns." She moved one of his hands to her bump. "And neither do her little brothers."

Jay sniffed and nodded. "I can't stop smiling," he said, brushing a few tears off Erin's cheeks, "When can we tell her?"

"I almost pulled her out of school but I wanted to tell you first," Erin replied with a chuckle, "And we can't keep taking her out of school just because we miss her. She's gotta learn."

Jay was about to refute when he saw his boss coming up the steps out of the corner of his eye. The rest of the unit seemed to disperse, and he was honestly grateful for it. As much as he wanted his extended family to share in his joy, he wanted to celebrate with his immediate family first.

"Which one of us is in trouble this time Jay?" Hank joked, giving his daughter a knowing look.

Erin put her hands on her hips. "I don't stop by whenever I'm pissed at you guys," she retorted, "I do have friends here you know."

"Well Ruzek texted me to run in the other direction when he saw you coming," he replied, "Seems to me like you set a precedent of showin' up here in a blaze of glory."

Jay laughed and received a punch to the shoulder from his fiancé. "Ouch."

"I happen to be here with good news," Erin said, offering a smile to her father figure, "Just got word from the lawyer that we have an adoption date for Piper. Thursday."

Hank beamed and Jay immediately widened his eyes. "Thursday? That's so soon. We have to plan something, babe."

"Congratulations, you two," Hank said, holding out an arm to give Erin a hug, "That's great news." He offered a smile to Jay. "You could have something at my place, if you want. I know yours is about to be baby central."

Erin nodded. "That would be great," she said with an exhale, lightly patting Jay's chest, "Don't stress, babe. We could just have Noodle's favorite people. Hank, Will, Hailey?"

"Great," Hank confirmed when Jay nodded in agreement, "Go give Peanut the good news. Team's got it covered, Jay."

"I do feel a little guilty about lying to Hank," Jay mused as he buttoned his jeans in the back of Erin's car, "I mean, I know we told him we were going to pick Piper up from school but I think he actually thought we were going right to her school."

"We are going to her school," Erin replied, adjusting the last of her regular tops that covered her bump, "We just took a little detour. We're about to be real, real parents. Can't be sneaking off to do it in the back of the car when our daughter is in the house. That stops when we get to replace guardian with parent on all the forms."

Jay chuckled. "We are real parents," he informed her, "We're just going to be parents in the eyes of the law too. No more worrying." Jay paused. "Well, I'm still going to worry about her. But no more worrying about Bunny."

Erin exhaled. "No more Bunny," she breathed, "God, I can't wait. I won't ever have to think about her again. Noodle gets to grow up in a stable household with two parents who love her and who love each other." She tugged Jay closer by the collar of his shirt and let out a giggle when he kissed her neck. "How many kids can say their parents sneak away from work to have a quickie in the back of the car on the way to elementary school pick up?"

"None, I hope. I hope she never finds out about this," Jay replied seriously, "I can't take it. You might think it's funny watching me choke but I can't."

"It's a little funny, you gotta admit," she teased, "Mr Calm Cool and Collected can't handle the tough questions from his ten year old."

"She's too smart," he insisted, "Way too observant. Hank's ready to add her to the team but no freaking way is she putting on a vest. Never."

"Babe." Erin shook her head, "She's ten. You've got at least eight years til she can get into the academy and honestly, I think she'd do well in college. She could literally do anything she wanted. The best part about this, other than the fact that we get to love her and take care of her is that she's going to have so many opportunities that you and I didn't."

Jay nodded in agreement and kissed her lips again. "It's almost time for pick up," he mumbled against her cheek, "I'd say we could go again but we don't want to be late."

"You guys are both picking me up today?" Piper asked as she climbed into the backseat of Erin's car. "Did you see the boys again today?"

"Not today," Erin said, turning in the passenger seat to give her little girl a smile, "Next week we have another ultrasound, but everything's good. The boys have been a little sleepier today, so I have a feeling I'm going to need your baby whispering skills tonight."

Piper grinned. "You didn't have to work today?"

"Nah, we thought it would be way more fun to get smoothies with our favorite kid," Jay said, flashing a smile in the rearview at his little bug. His daughter. "A lot more fun than listening to Ruzek complain about his desk chair, right?"

"Erin's desk chair," Piper reminded him, "He stole it."

"Exactly," Erin confirmed. She'd conditioned her sister well. "Between my chair and your after school snacks, I think we're well overdue to play a joke on him, don't you think?"

"You guys keep looking at me," Piper said after taking a sip of her strawberry banana smoothie. Erin and Jay were seated beside her at the smoothie shop but neither of them had taken any sips. She wrinkled her brow. "Are you gonna tell me that there are more babies coming or something?"

"No, no," Erin rushed out, bringing her hand to her bump, "Just these two. Just two." She reached for Jay's hand, "But uh, we do have good news for you."

Piper put down her drink in anticipation, looking from Jay to Erin nervously. "I got a call from Leslie Jordan, our lawyer, this morning," Erin started. Her voice cracked before she could even get the words out. "And she said the judge signed off on Jay and me adopting you."

Jay watched as his little girl's eyes widened in disbelief. He was overwhelmed to say the least. Her hazels - the same eyes she shared with her big sister, the same eyes he knew the second she emerged from the dark closet, the eyes that had pierced his when he informed her they found her biological mother and that she would be meeting her long-lost sister in the very same smoothie shop they found themselves in a year and a half later – filled with tears yet again. But this time, the tears didn't break his heart.

"I'm yours?" Piper choked out, still looking from Jay to Erin, "Forever?"

"Forever," Jay managed, giving a tearful smile, "Ours."

He sank to his knees just as he'd done a year and a half ago to take his little girl into his arms when she pushed off the chair and into his embrace. Jay held his baby tightly, unable to stop his own tears from trickling down his cheeks yet again as he was reminded of just how far his daughter had come. When he last held her on the smoothie shop floor, Piper had been trembling, rail-thin, exhausted and broken. This time, she was still tiny but she was stronger as she gripped him tightly, relief evident in her little frame.

"You kept your promise," she whispered, leaning back to gently wipe her father's cheeks with her little fingers, "You said I could stay with you til the judge signed off on Erin, right here." Piper held tighter to Jay when he nodded in recollection. He had made that promise. "And now I get both of you. You both want me."

Erin nodded adamantly, wiping her eyes again as she watched her two favorite people in the world embrace tightly. "We love you so much," she said thickly, willing her tears to abate so she could actually see her little girl, "And we're so glad you want us too."

Piper lifted her head from Jay's neck to look up at her big sister. "I used to dream about having a mom since I was really little," she said, rubbing her eyes quickly, "I never thought I would get a mommy and a big sister."

She burst into tears yet again and held out her arms, gesturing for Jay to pass her the little girl. "I don't care that they're in the way," Erin insisted, "Nothing's gonna stop me from holding my baby right now."

Jay reluctantly set Piper on Erin's knees, mindful of the two little Halsteads growing inside her. He didn't want to let her go, but he knew his girl needed to hold their first little Halstead. The one who made them parents.

Piper delicately rested her head on Erin's shoulder, putting one hand on her little brothers. Jay kissed the top of both of their heads, unable to believe just how lucky he was. His little girl was going to be his little girl officially and forever. "We get to go to the courthouse next Thursday for the judge to sign the paper," Erin said, pressing her nose into Piper's hair, "And we're going to make you Piper Lindsay Halstead."

She smiled widely. "I can't wait," Piper gushed, "I'm so happy that I get to be a Lindsay and a Halstead."

Jay could count the days that had been so good on one hand. Finding out that he and Erin were pregnant, learning that Erin and Piper were staying in Chicago and that Erin bought a house for them, the day Piper asked him to adopt her as well as Erin – all those days had been incredible. But holding his little girl against his chest in their bed, one of her small hands on her sister's stomach with the love of his life tucked into his side, his babies rumbling in her belly – it was hands down the best moment of his entire life.

"You're still awake?" Erin mumbled, shifting slightly closer to him in bed. She ran her hand over Piper's back. The little girl was fast asleep directly on top of Jay after he attempted to carry her to her own bed but then decided they all needed a night sleep together. Piper hadn't wanted to let go, and he didn't want to put her down.

"Guess I don't want the day to end," he replied, smoothing some of Piper's hair back. He kissed the top of his baby's head, marveling at just how sweet and snuggly she was. Sometimes he couldn't believe that she'd come so far, and other times he couldn't believe that she hadn't always been so attached. "Think it might be my favorite day."

"Mine too," she exhaled, smiling when she felt his hand on her bump, "I can't believe we got through it all. It's been a heck of a year." Erin smiled when Piper let out a content breath in her sleep. "She's incredible."

"You're incredible too," he reminded her, "Carrying two rowdy Halsteads. Momming this little bug. Running an entire team for the FBI. Exercising extreme patience when it comes to me jumping head first into all of Chicago's crazy."

"She makes momming easy," Erin mused, continuing to rub Piper's back, "I know you do all the cooking and the cleaning and talking me of the ledge but somehow this one keeps both of our heads on."

He chuckled lightly, hoping that the movement wouldn't wake his little girl. "Never thought it would be possible to be so in love," he replied, leaning down to press his nose into her hair, "But then I laid eyes on you again. And I fall more in love with you every single day."

"Your head again, babe?" Jay asked, looking up from the sandwich he was making for Piper's lunch. He wrinkled his brow when Erin gave a small nod. Erin had been awake from the wee hours of the morning with a headache. Jay was honestly hoping that his girl would cancel her morning meeting to sleep in, but she was insistent that her presence was needed.

"Yeah." Erin exhaled, rubbing her temples slightly before forcing a smile. "But we're going to have a good day, because in exactly one week we make that adorable little bug upstairs our daughter on paper."

Jay grinned and kissed her lips gently. "One week," he breathed, "Can't come quick enough." He turned his head when he heard some shuffling from the steps. "Morning, kiddo."

"Hi," Piper said shyly, offering a small smile to her parents.

"Did you sleep well, sweetheart?" Erin asked, holding out a hand to the little girl, "Jay's snoring didn't keep you up?"

Piper shook her head and giggled when Jay let out an exaggerated groan. "Jay doesn't snore that much," she said teasingly. "He just sleeps like this." The little girl titled her head back and opened her mouth.

"That's it," Jay declared, reaching down to toss Piper over his shoulder. He laughed when Piper squealed with delight and wrapped her arms around him tightly. "Oh, you're a cuddly little bug too, aren't you?"

Piper gave an adamant nod and held closely to her dad. "I like getting to snuggle in your bed," she said, "But it's Erin who does the snoring."

"Ha-ha!" Jay exclaimed, pointing his finger at his fiancé. Erin had put her hands on her hips. "Vindication for Jay Halstead." He gave Piper a kiss on the cheek and earned another giggle from his little girl.

"But it probably runs in the family," Piper informed him, patting his cheek lightly, "I bet all your kids are gonna snore." She offered a wide smile. "Including me."

"All my kids, huh?" Jay asked, positively beaming, "I'm okay with that." He held out a hand to pull Erin closer and pressed a kiss to her nose. "I love this nose far too much to want to stop it from snoring."

"Hey babe," Jay answered, locking the car behind him as he headed for the bullpen, "How's your day going?"

"Are you busy?" Erin asked, her voice somewhat small, "Um, right now?"

He stopped in his tracks. He knew that tone of voice. "What's going on?"

"I…I need you to come and get me," she managed, attempting to take a deep breath, "I think something's wrong." Erin's voice cracked. "Please?"

"I'm on my way," he promised, immediately turning back for the Sierra, "I'll be there in five minutes. Can you tell me what's going on?"

"I was sick this morning when I got in," she croaked, "I thought I was getting a migraine or something but Diane said when she had her second she almost lost the baby because-"

"I'm coming, baby, I'm coming," he promised, stepping on the gas, "I'm going to bring you to the hospital, okay? I know we have the appointment with Dr. Hsu tomorrow, but we'll call her on the way. We're going to get you and the boys checked out."

Some of you requested some Erin drama soooooooo eeeek!