A/N: I'm sick, so I'm afraid this won't be very long, plus I have Annie practice in a little while. You'll be happy to know opening night for Annie is April 20th and closing night is the 29th. After the cast party on the 30th I'll have SoOoOoO much more time for fanfiction!! I hope this chapter gets a little more interesting for yah! To give you a time frame for Chelsea's age...give them 9 months to plan their wedding. Give them a couple months before Shelby gets pregnant...let's say 2...and Shelby is...let's say 5 months along....that puts her at around...1 year and 4 months....so roughly 1 ½ years old....k?

The Absence of Fear

Chapter 1

"Scott!" Shelby yelled when she walked into their home. She got no answer, so she set her purse down, took off her jacket, hung it up, and proceeded to walk through the house. She knew he was home, his car was in the driveway. "Scott?!" she called again, this time more loudly. "Chelsea and Scott Barringer, where are you?!" she yelled. She walked into Chelsea's bedroom, it was empty, but toys were strewn all over the floor. She went into her and Scott's bedroom and was relieved when she saw the two of them asleep on the bed, Scott holding Chelsea's small body close to his chest. She had her thumb in her mouth. Shelby sighed, rolled her eyes, and opened the closet. She took out a blanket and covered them up. She smiled and brushed hair out of Chelsea's eyes and kissed her and then kissed Scott's forehead. Then she left the two sleeping babies alone in the room, closing the door behind her.

She went back to the living room and sat down in the recliner that sat vertical from Scott's big screen tv, that he just HAD to have. She touched her stomach. "You two are gonna get used to us....I know you will." And she laughed quietly to herself. She then realized what she was doing. "Shelby," she said "you gotta get out of the house more." And she stood up and went into the kitchen.

When she was getting the oven ready for the roast to go into, the phone rang. She grabbed it off of the cradle and lifted it to her ear. "Hello?" she asked, even though she knew who it was.

"So, has Scott driven you up the wall with baby names yet? He seems the type." Daisy's dry voice said.

"Hi to you, too, Daisy. No, because I just found out today what they are." Shelby said

"I knew it. I told you Shelby, they aren't babies are they? They're football players."

"Ha ha, yuck it up." Shelby said. "But I think Scott's gonna be happy, and so am I."

"Shelby, what kind of drugs did they give you? You told me yesterday that you wanted girls, and Scott wanted boys."

" Yeah, I did. I'm having fraternal twins, Dais. A girl and a boy. Are you happy for me? I'm really excited. I wanted to tell Scott as soon as I came home, but I didn't have the heart to wake him, he looked so cute. He and Chelsea were taking a little nap."

"I'm not surprised. Well, I gotta go. I just wanted to hear the verdict of the ultra sound, Ezra and I are going to a show. The Old Scottish Play."

"Huh? OH! You mean MacBeth."

"SSHHHH! Don't say the name! You'll have bad luck!" Daisy chastised.

"Um...okay...well have fun at the 'Old Scottish Play'" she said sarcastically.

"You're not supposed to. It's tragic." Daisy said sternly.

"Ok, Dais! I give up. Have a horrible, sad time at the 'Old Scottish Play' and don't call me tomorrow." Shelby said switching everything around.

"You bet." Daisy said. "Bye, mommy." And they both hung up. Shelby shook her head and went back to her cooking. Just then Scott came into the kitchen looking rough.

"Hey, sleeping beauty." She said.

"Shelby, I'm sorry. I wanted to be here when you got home."

"You were." She said with a smile. "You were just asleep."

"So, what did the doctor say?"

"Well," she said and turned around. "She said that you were gonna be one happy daddy. We're having a boy and a girl. You get your boy."

"Alright!" he said and beamed.

"So, you got any names in mind?" she asked him.

"Brian." He said almost cutting her off. "Brian Scott Barringer." He said.

"Woah...okay, sounds like you've been thinking about this for a while." She laughed

"Only since I met you." He said. "So, you got any names for the girl?"

"Well...I don't think you'll like it." She said. "It's kind of unusual."

"Lay it on me." He said.

"I was thinking....Tasia Addison. Both names go with Barringer really well. Tasia Addison Barringer."

"Tasia?"

"Yeah....like Asia with a T in front of it. I mean, if you hate it......" she trailed off

"No, I really like it....but I'd be interested to know how you came up with it." He said.

"When I was a kid....I could sit in front of the tv and watch "Fantasia" for hours....all the stuff going on in my life..used to kind of dissappear...and I would pretend I was in the movie...one of the fairies....or one of the mythical creatures...I just thought they were so pretty. And I decided a long time ago that I would name my first daughter Tasia...to remind me of "Fantasia"."

"But....." Scott said motioning upstairs to Chelsea's room.

"Brad wouldn't let me. He said it sounded like Malasia and reminded him of a disease."

"Hmmm...figures. Well...Brian Scott and Tasia Addison sounds just fine to me. You know if you wanted to name our child Brad, I would let you."

"I would never ever do that." She said.

"I know...but if you wanted to...I would let you...because I love you."

"I love you t- -" she was cut off as she grabbed her stomach and grimaced in pain.

"Shelby...honey...." Scott said standing up.

"Scott, I think it's happening." She moaned.

"It can't..I-It can't be...you're only 5 months."

"Call Daisy...before she leaves for the play...you have to get me to the hospital." She cried. Scott, panic stricken, ran all around the house as Shelby dropped to the floor and held her stomach.

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Okay, TBC....can I get 15 pleeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaassssssssseeeeeeeeeeee?!