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Noncanon characters are mine.

"Give your brother a kiss, Aria," Pax gently stroked her pregnant stomach. "Uncle Rutter will be here soon to watch you."

Aria dramatically kissed her mother's stomach. "Love you, brother." She smiled at her father.

"Good girl," Rian smiled back at his daughter. "Remember to behave for Uncle Rutter." He turned to Pax. "Is Mommy sure she doesn't want to take a seat?"

Pax scoffed and supported her stomach. "Mommy won't be able to get back up if she did." She groaned a little as her back tensed up.

"You okay?" Rian shot up and ran to Pax's side. "You need me to do something for you?"

Pax leaned on a counter next to her. "I'm fine, it's just my back." Rian began to massage Pax's back and sides to give her some relief. "I can't believe I let you talk me into having another baby."

"The baby was your idea," Rian laughed. "As all good ideas are." He focused his efforts on Pax's lower back when Pax's groans of pain turned to sighs of relief Rian took that as a good sign. "But today while Aria's babysitting Uncle Rutter and Daddy is working, Mommy is relaxing and taking it easy. Like the doctor told her to."

Pax laughed. "The doctor told her to do many things. But Mommy has trouble truly listening to authority."

"Daddy and Aria have noticed." Rian smiled before turning to his daughter, only to find Aria's empty chair. "Aria?" He looked around. "Aria, sweetheart?"

Pax straightened up with a groan of discomfort. "Where is she?" Pax started pulling out their dining room chairs to try and see if she was just hiding under the table. "Aria, honey." Pax suddenly doubled over in pain as she experienced sudden shooting pain in her back and stomach. She gasped as she rested against the table.

"Pax," Rian rushed over to her. "Pax, are you okay?"

Pax pulled herself up and frowned. "I can't believe you lost our daughter." She winced in pain, rubbing her back.

"She's not lost," Rian reached to rub Pax's back again but at the glare, he received Rian stopped before he could get his arm torn off. "I'll find her, you need to rest." Would he believe that his beloved (somewhere between girlfriend and fiancée) could rip his arm off while most of her weight was baby weight?

Yes. Yes, Rian fully believed it.

That's when they heard it. A piano plinking out an A scale. Then it played again slower.

The parents rushed up the stairs to their music room where Pax composed. At the piano was Rutter and Aria playing scales.

"Very good." Rutter smiled. He looked up and saw her parents. "Hi, Mommy. Hi, Daddy."

Aria giggled and ran to Pax. "Mommy, Uncle Rutter is teaching me how to play piano!" She hugged her mother's legs. "I'm gonna be like you."

"Oh," Pax tried to smile. "Do you like playing music?"

Aria nodded. "Yeah."

"Well," Pax looked at Rian. "I know you were hoping Aria would take after you." She put her hand on her back to compensate for the baby protruding out in front of her.

Rian put his hand on her stomach. "It's okay, I'm not too heartbroken she took after her mother."

"Oh," Pax winced. She took a deep breath and took Rian's hand.

Rian frowned. "Are you okay, Pax?" He pouted a little. "Is the baby okay?"

"Just a little twinge." Pax smiled. "Mommy just needs to relax."

Rian nodded before turning to Aria. "You keep practicing, sweetheart." He smiled for her. "Daddy is going to make sure Mommy takes it easy. Remind Uncle Rutter that he only needs to watch you for a few hours."

"Okay," Aria ran back and climbed up onto the piano bench.

Rutter saluted to parents and sat up straight. "Alright, young one." He set the metronome to a quick tempo, snapping along for a few moments. "In succession, play me: G, A flat, and D scale."

"Rut-" Pax got out before her 4-year-old daughter played his request flawlessly. Rian and Pax's mouths dropped open.

Rutter scoffed. "I've taught one prodigy already." He smiled. "I've come prepared for this one knowing her abilities in utero." Rutter flounced his collar. "I promise I won't retire until we figure out how the next one will turn out."

"He doesn't keep time," Pax laughed, gently stroking her stomach. "This one is pretty lazy really."

Rian blinked. "Keep time?"

"Aria," Rutter turned to his small, adorable protégé. "Can you keep time for me?" When the little girl agreed he began playing an upbeat song, Aria clapping along on the beat. They finished the song with a flourish and told Mommy and Daddy to go away so lessons could be resumed.

Rian took Pax to their bedroom where he made her take a seat and endure a relaxing back massage to keep her from inducing labor through stress.

"You missed your calling," Pax sighed, on the brink of falling asleep. "You should have been a masseuse."

Rian laughed gently. "No, if I had never been a writer I would have never met you." He gently worked out a tough knot in Pax's lower back, Pax moaning in pleasure. "The only person I'm good at massaging is you."

"You're putting me to sleep here," Pax mumbled.

Rian smiled. "Good, you haven't slept since the baby's conception."

"Whose fault is that?" Pax smiled.

Rian shrugged. "He's small, shares both of our genes, and his big sister is learning how to play piano just down the hall."

"It's also his father," Pax looked down at her stomach, their baby. "Who I have a real-time trying to convince that I'm not attractive."

Rian rested his chin on Pax's shoulder. "Which you could never convince me." He kissed her cheek. "You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen."

"Celebrity marriages never last," Pax shrugged. "It's why we're not going to get married."

Rian rubbed her shoulders. "I love you too much to marry you."

"Part of me wants to get married," Pax turned around to face Rian. "My parents are married and have been happily married since I was born."

Rian nodded. "So tell me if we get married what will our wedding be like?"

"Wedding?" Pax blinked. "I didn't even think of the wedding." She sat Indian style, her stomach resting in her lap.

Rian snickered. "Don't all little girls dream of their wedding?"

"Ask Aria," Pax bit her lip. "I never even gave my future wedding a thought."

Rian rested his hand on their baby. "So what does grown-up Pax want?" He smiled as their son moved. "A big fun party or something small and intimate?"

"Small, just family and a few friends." Pax's hand rested on Rian's.

They went on like this for some time until Pax relaxed and fell asleep. It got to the point that Rian fell asleep as well. Hours later Pax was woken up by the baby kicking at her ribs.

"Calm down," Pax groaned. "Everything's fine." She rubbed her stomach to calm the baby. Her eyes turned to the window to see the sun almost set. "What?"

It was morning when they left Aria with Rutter.

"Damn," Pax muttered, attempting to get out of bed. "Rian, wake up!" She smacked Rian's knee next to her. "We fell asleep."

Rian perked up quickly. "What?"

"Come on." Pax pulled herself out of bed. She groaned and doubled over. "Damn Braxton Hicks."

Rian went to Pax. "You okay?"

"I'm fine," Pax breathed calmly. "Just go find Rutter and Aria. Rutter can barely take care of himself."

Rian gently rubbed Pax's back for a moment before running off to the music room, hearing someone rehearsing the violin. He stepped in to see his little girl playing a concerto on a child's violin, Rutter playing second to her on Pax's violin.

"I thought you guys were doing piano." Rian huffed and puffed from running.

Aria smiled. "Uncle Rutter's been teaching me piano, flute, viola, percussion," she held up fingers as she went along, "trumpet, piccolo, clarinet, saxophone, violin and…" Aria turned to Rutter.

"Cello, little one." Rutter nodded.

Aria giggled. "And cello."

"Very nice," Rian smiled and knelt to his daughter. "I know you're having fun but it might be time for Uncle Rutter to go home."

Pax's voice came from the door. "Actually does Uncle Rutter mind calling my parents? Mommy and Daddy need to go."

"Go?" Rian got up and went to Pax. "Go where?"

Pax tried to smile and whisper to Rian. "The hospital." She winced and doubled over. "The baby is coming."

"Now?" Rian whispered back. "Are you sure?"

Pax glared at Rian. "You want the contractions and legs covered in blood?" She took a deep breath. "I'm pretty sure my water broke this morning."

"Pax." Rian sighed before he turned to his daughter. "Grandma and Grandpa should be coming to take care of you while Mommy and Daddy are gone. Be a good girl. We love you."

20-year-old Aria walked the red carpet in a floor-length, A-line gown.

"Aria!" A reporter called her. "Aria Azimuth, where are your parents?"

Aria smiled. "Dad's on sabbatical, Mom joined him."

"Aria," Another called. "Is your brother Leo here for the premiere?"

Aria kept smiling. "No, he and Dad are working on something." She covered her mouth. "I've already said too much."

"Is your mother working on something?"

Aria giggled. "And spoil the surprise? Mom wouldn't tell me anything anymore." She pointed into the crowd. "You all know she would."

"What is your next project?"

Aria nodded. "It's still a secret. I shan't speak anymore about the subject." She smiled, nodding gently. "I appreciate our time together but you've got others to get to and I've got to get to a movie premiere." Aria blew kisses to the crowd. "Thanks so much." She walked away and into the theatre.

Aria sat down next to her brother. "Very sneaky of you." She whispered. "You wrote the screenplay, why couldn't you talk to them?"

"You composed the music." Leo scoffed.

Aria shrugged. "I'm not exactly that high on the pecking list. They wanted to know about the rest of you."

"And?"

Aria turned away and shoved Leo's face into his popcorn.

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