February 11th, 2003

John yawned as he walked into the lounge. Today was the first day he was going to pull a full shift here and Jing-Mei was home alone the entire time with the triplets. All the traumas in the world would make this seem like a vacation compared to being home.

"Carter, we're getting backed up out there." Abby said walking in.

"Oh okay." He smiled softly.

"How is everything?" Abby asked.

"Oh just great." John chuckled, "It's nice to get back into the swing of things."

"Babies treating you well?" Abby chuckled.

"Yeah, they're sleeping a little more, but they're still little hell raisers." He said walking out.

"Wait until they start crawling and walking." Abby said. John groaned loudly.

"They're almost three months old, don't rush them too much, Abby." He said looking at the chart. "Rash. Fun." John walked into the exam room, "Chase Roberts?"

"I'm his mother." A woman said. John looked at the boy who sat on the gurney.

"What seems to be the problem?" He asked.

"Chase just suddenly broke out in this awful rash." Mrs. Roberts said.

"I see." John said sitting in front of the boy. His entire head was covered in this awful rash. "His hands too?"

"Yeah, It's so strange." She said, "He's not allergic to anything." John checked the boy's ears.

"I have a cousin named Chase." He smiled at the boy.

"Cool." Chase grinned a toothless grin. John checked his throat.

"He seems to be fine. I will just run a blood test to make sure its nothing chemical." John said, "Have you changed soaps or detergents?" Mrs. Roberts shook her head.

"No. We haven't." She said, "Oh well, I bought some new shampoo." John nodded.

"That's probably it then." John said, "Even if you have used the shampoo before. Sometimes children can grow into and out of allergies. I would switch to a hypoallergenic shampoo. They sell them everywhere. I will prescribe some antibiotics to help all of this clear up."

"Thank you so much." Mrs. Robert grinned.

"No problem." John grinned as he wrote out a prescription for his skin.

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John walked into the house with a yawn. Today had certainly been a tough day. Too many patients and too little energy. He shuffled up the stairs and walked into JT's room only to find his crib empty. John walked into the girls' nursery and their cribs were also empty. He chuckled to himself and walked into his bedroom. Jing-Mei was lying on the bed with their three miracles asleep next to her.

"Pretty as a picture." He mumbled as he untied his tie. He quietly kicked off his shoes, keeping an eye on his family. John stripped down to his boxers and then crawled into bed next to Josie. Jing-Mei stirred.

"Hey." She mumbled.

"Hey. Go back to sleep." He said.

"How was work?" She asked tightening her hold on JT.

"Boring." John whispered, "Go to sleep."

"Ah huh. Night." Jing-Mei mumbled. John smiled as he closed his own eyes.

February 26th, 2003

Jing-Mei made sure the three snowsuits were all zippered up. They were going to go for a small walk to the graveyard to see Millicent's grave. She kissed each of their cheeks and smiled.

"Okay, let's go. You can see snow and feel how cold it is." Jing-Mei smiled. She pushed the three-seated stroller outside. There was a gentle snowfall. "Did you know that every single snowflake is different? Just like the three of you."

Jing-Mei loved walking with the triplets. Everyone stopped and ogled them. She was very proud of her children. She knew how gorgeous they were. They were about three months old and growing into lovely creatures.

"Okay, down that street is where mommy and daddy work. I'll take you there when you're a little bigger." She said, "It's a little too busy for you now. Maybe this summer." Josie cooed softly from the front of the stroller. Jing-Mei smiled softly. "The grave yard is just another five minutes away."

Jing-Mei continued to push the stroller down the street. She smiled happily as she pushed the stroller into the graveyard. The snow was starting to taper off, but it was still very windy. She pushed them down a dirt path to the 'ritzy' part of the graveyard. She was starting to get chilled to the bone. She glanced at the triplets whose cheeks were turning red.

"Maybe this wasn't such a good idea." She said pulling out her cell phone and dialed the house number. She stopped in front of Millicent's gravestone. "Hi. It's Jing-Mei…Yeah. Could you send a car over to the graveyard in like ten minutes? The triplets and I sort of got caught out here…Thank you so much…Bye." Jing-Mei smiled softly kneeling down in front of the stroller.

"See right here, Bugs? This is where your great grandmother lies." Jing-Mei said, "She was such an amazing woman. She tried hanging on long enough to meet you, but she missed you by a couple of months. I'm sure she's watching you from heaven. She gave us our house where we live and she gave you the money for your college education. Millicent loved you. You should have seen her face when Daddy and I told her you were in my tummy." She wiped some snow off of the stroller.

"She meant the world to Daddy. She was the only member of his family that really cared for him. Have you noticed how your grandmother, grandfather, and aunt haven't come to visit you? You'd think they'd be happy t find two new family members to their family." She sighed deeply, "My family isn't much better. I promise you three, that Daddy and I will do everything in your power to give you a better life unlike what we had." She saw the car pull up and Geoffrey step out.

"Come on. It's time to go home and make hot chocolate. You can't have any of that yet." Jing-Mei pushed the stroller to the car, "Thanks for coming to get us."

"No problem, Ma'am." Geoffrey smiled, "It's my job." Jing-Mei unstrapped Josie from the stroller and got into the limousine. She pt the baby in the stroller. Geoffrey handed Joss to her next and then JT.

"Thanks." Jing-Mei the babies were strapped in their car seats and then sat back. It was nice to be in a warm car. She should have thought about brining the car and not walking. She did have babies early and they were prone to sicknesses easier

"Just want to go home, Ma'am?" Geoffrey asked.

"Yes please. Was John home when you were there?" She asked.

"He just walked in the door as a walked out." He smiled.

"Great." Jing-Mei closed her eyes, listening to the triplets sucking on their pacifiers. Maybe John could give her a nice foot massage when they got in. She chuckled to herself. Foot massages always led to naughtiness with the two of them. She felt the car come to a stop.

"We're here, Ma'am." Geoffrey said.

"Great." She yawned as she sat up. John knocked on the window and opened the door.

"Hello there." He grinned looking into the car. "Got few babies in here."

"Yeah, Help me get them out." Jing-Mei smiled getting gout; "We're frozen to the core." John chuckled as he got JT and Joss out.

"Then lets get inside and in front of the fire." John smiled leading his family in. He loved snowy and cold days. On these days, he had a good excuse to cuddle his entire family. He had a good excuse to hold them in his arms.