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"Okay," Claire smiled at her parents. "Mom, sit here." She moved her mother to the correct seat. "Daddy, you sit here." Claire moved her father.

Kori leaned in to her husband, who sat right next to her. "Should we be concerned?"

"She called me, Daddy," Ratchet loudly whispered back. "And the other one hasn't stopped smiling." He pointed at Orion. "Something is up."

Claire shushed her parents, bouncing a little. "It's fine. Nothing is up."

"Claire," Orion held out two wrapped gifts. "Don't forget these."

Claire took the gifts and gave them to her parents. "Okay, okay, okay." She couldn't stop bouncing. "Open them before I explode."

"Don't explode," Ratchet smiled. "Your mother just cleaned the house." He opened the box to find a baby rattle shaped like a wrench and a bib that read 'My Grandpa's the Best'. Ratchet's mouth dropped open, looking at his daughter and son-in-law in shock.

Kori's hands shook as she pulled out the small white baby booties and mini shirt with 'I Love Grandma' on it. "Oh my…." She turned to Claire and Orion, caught between shock and excitement. "You're pregnant?"

"Yeah," Claire nodded. She stood up and showed off her tiny baby bump. "That's our little baby."

Ratchet had to put the stuff down so he wouldn't drop it. "You're sure?"

"Saw a doctor and everything." Orion nodded, smiling wide. "Just had to wait for the right time to tell you guys."

Kori smiled and grabbed Ratchet's hand. "I can't believe it, our first grandchild." She kissed Ratchet's cheek before embracing Claire and Orion. Ratchet buried his face into his hands to try to hide his tears.

"Daddy?" Claire frowned, pulling herself from her mother's embrace. "Are you okay? You're not mad are you?"

Kori sat back down and gently touched Ratchet's shoulder. "Ratchet?" Ratchet shook his head and kept his face buried.

"Daddy, please." Claire shot a worried glance at Orion, who shared the same expression. "Is something wrong?"

Ratchet laughed weakly and pulled his face from his hands, showing his tear-filled eyes. "I never thought this would be possible." He stood and gently took Claire's shoulders in his hands, smiling. "You've grown up so much, but I still remember the first time I held you in my arms." He took Claire into his arms. "I'm not mad, I'm far from it. You've made me so happy since before the day you were born."

"Except," Orion raised a hand. "The day she brought me home."

Ratchet reached over and put his hand over Orion's mouth. "Quiet, you." He laughed.

Time passed and Ratchet watched his grandchild grow inside his daughter. He saw his daughter and son-in-law's love grow and blossom. But the time came when he had to watch his daughter go through hell and he couldn't do anything to help her.

Claire was resting, trying to sleep through the pain. Orion respected her wishes to not touch her, but she allowed him to hold her hand. Ratchet lingered at the door of Claire and Orion's room, a look of worry etched on his face.

Orion noticed Ratchet, leaving Claire's side for the first time in hours after a whisper and a little kiss. "Hey," He whispered to Ratchet, exhaustion clear on his face.

"How's she doing?" Ratchet whispered, frowning with concern.

Orion nodded weakly. "In pain, naturally, but Mom says she still has quite the ways to go yet."

"Is she accepting visitors?" Ratchet smiled a little.

Orion sighed and smiled. "I'll ask her for you." Going back around their bed Orion gently took Claire's hand and whispered softly to her. Ratchet was allowed in and Claire smiled at him.

"Hi, Daddy," Claire spoke in a pained whisper.

Ratchet sat next to her and smiled back. "Hi, Speeddemon." He took her hand. "Can your nurse get a little time off?"

"Yeah." Claire turned to smile at Orion. "Stop worrying about me for a little bit."

Orion got up and kissed Claire's hand. "Impossible." He gently kissed her cheek. "If you need anything at all, I'm still on call."

"Okay," Claire nodded. "Now, go away." She laughed weakly.

Orion walked around and held up his hands. "I'm going, don't worry. Won't see me unless you need me." He walked out the door hands above his head. Ratchet smiled and looked at his daughter.

"How are you feeling?" He asked gently.

Claire sighed and rubbed her grown stomach. "Exhausted, excited, and terrified." She smiled. "I didn't know I could feel that combo all at once."

"Yeah," Ratchet nodded. "And that's perfectly normal."

Claire took a deep breath. "For once I'm normal." Suddenly she groaned and tightly squeezed Ratchet's hand. "Sorry Dad," she spoke through clenched teeth.

"It's okay," Ratchet nodded. "Your mom almost broke my fingers."

Claire sighed in relief as the pain subsided. "No way." She smiled again. Claire groaned again, almost digging her fingernails into Ratchet's hand. "Ow, ow, ow, ow." She whimpered.

"Kori!" Ratchet turned to yell out the door, which made Kori and Orion come running.

Kori checked Claire while Orion took Ratchet's place. He kissed his daughter's sweat covered brow before Kori kicked him out, sitting next to Kaden on the couch.

"Now," Kaden sighed. "The fun begins." He clasped his hand on Ratchet's shoulder. "She'll do fine."

The hardest part was hearing Claire scream, it broke Ratchet's heart knowing his daughter was in pain and he couldn't do anything. Rosie even woke up from Claire's screaming, though she had gone to bed hours earlier.

"Daddy," Rosie rubbed her eyes. "Why is Sissy yelling?"

Ratchet picked Rosie up and put her in his lap. "Big Sister Claire's baby is almost here," he put the little girl's head on his chest. "But one of us should be sleeping, it's almost midnight."

"It's almost my birthday," Rosie smiled, yawning. "Does having a baby hurt?"

The sudden strong baby cry coming from Orion and Claire's room stopped everything. Kaden and Ratchet quickly looked at each other, smiles breaking out on their faces.

Orion stubbled out of the room, grinning like a mad idiot. Though he more resembled a mad man as his hands, arms and chest were covered in blood. "It's a boy." He took a deep breath and ran his hands through his hair, making some of his fur red. "I have a son."

"How's Claire?" Ratchet asked, moving closer in concerned urgency.

Orion recovered himself and nodded firmly. "She's fine, everything went great." He nodded. "As long as we take it slow visitors are welcome."

"Rosie, go to Grandpa." Ratchet moved the little girl over before he stood. "Lead the way."

When Ratchet entered the room he was greeted by Kori with a kiss. The small cream colored baby was resting against Claire's chest, the new mother smiling and kissing her baby's head.

"Hi, Grandpa," Kori whispered softly in Ratchet's ear.

Ratchet smiled back at her, kissing her again. "Hi, Grandma."

"Sissy?" Little Rosie's voice drifted into the room. Kaden stood in the doorway, holding the tired little girl.

Claire smiled up at her littlest sister. "I'm okay, Rosie Posie." She petted the baby's back. "Do you want to meet the baby?"

"Yeah!" Rosie smiled, Kaden quickly putting her down on the ground. "What is it?" Ratchet helped her up onto the bed to crawl to look at the little baby laying on Claire's chest.

Claire gently touched the baby's ears, smiling wide through her exhaustion. "It's a little boy." She exposed the baby's tail. "See?"

"What's his name?" Rosie giggled.

Orion silently cursed. "I knew we forgot something."

"What?" Ratchet laughed. "You never looked up baby names?"

Orion smiled sheepishly. "It was on the To Do List."

Zeon and Ian came to the bedroom door, both in various disarray as they had just woke up. Ian looked around, hair a little wild in places. "Did we miss it?"

"Miss it?" Kaden sighed, shaking his head. "You slept right through it."

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