~*~2 Weeks Later~*~
"Why do you insist on arguing with me?" Gage asked his wife following her out the door with Ben in one arm.
"Because I'm taking 6 months off after the baby is born so I plan to work until I go into labor, and wouldn't you rather I go into labor with all those people around, then here alone?"
"Okay, well now you've proved your point, stay here and I'll run Ben in," he told his wife carrying him into the HOPE Center Daycare.
~*~*~*~*~
After 3 hours of paperwork when she felt her first contraction, but she ignored the pain thinking it was false labor and her water hadn't broken yet. Gage's eyes had been focused on his wife the whole morning noticing her grimace he was about to ask her if she was okay, when Trivette called him over to Walker's desk for a meeting.
"I want you and Stephanie to go check out this guy we don't know anything, really, about him not even a name, all we know is he is working on the new drug ring." Walker was talking, but Gage's attention was focused on his wife.
"You guys does Syd seem different?" Gage asked watching her let out another deep breath.
"I'm sure she's fine but we got to go Gage come on," Trivette was saying as he was pushing Gage out the door.
"Uh, Gage you might not want to go . . . anywhere," Syd gasped out turning toward her husband, "My water just broke."
~*~*~*~*~
"Mrs. Gage, how are you doing?" The nurse asked checking the baby's heart rate.
"I don't remember it being this painful," She gasped out as Gage came back into the room.
"The doctor is on his way down . . . with an epidural" he informed Syd as the nurse left.
"Ah thank you," Syd smiled, just before gripping his hand and sqeezing till the pain stopped.
"Honey don't take this the wrong way but I think you may have just broke my hand."
"Don't be such a baby, I'm gonna have two to take care of I don't need a third."
~*~*~*~*~
"So?" Trivette asked when Gage stepped into the waiting room.
"It's a boy, 8lbs. 10oz., both of them are fine," Gage beamed bending to carry Ben to his mother.
"Baby?" Ben asked looking into his Dad's face as they walked down the hall.
"Yep, you have a baby brother, and you know I think you two look a lot alike."
"Okay, Ben we have to be very quiet," Gage told his sone pushing the dor open to a sleeping Syd.
Both father and son stared down at the small bundle that was now part of their family. Although nameless he resembled mother, father, and brother in looks.
"Hey, have you got to hold him yet?" Gage asked letting Ben crawl up to sit with his mom.
"No," she smiled watching him gently lift the baby from his bed, "You know I've been thinking about his name."
"I thought we had agreed on Anthony," he smiled at the little bundle handing him to his wife while Ben watched the baby in amazement.
"We did and I still like that, the other night I was looking through some paper work and found that your father was James Francis and Francis has already been passed on so I was thinking maybe we could have an AJ, Anthony James."
"I think he would be honored," Gage replied a little teary-eyed, looking down at his son, "What do you think? Are you an AJ?"
The little boy opened his dark eyes to look into his father's deep blue ones, before yawning and closing them again.
"I think that's a yes," Syd smiled watching them.
"AJ, me like," Ben said rubbing his little brother's bald head.
"I think it's settled."
~*~*~*~*~
"Okay, you have kept us waiting long enough, what's his name?" Jimmy asked when everyone was settled around the Gage living room days later.
"Well my father was James Francis and since Ben got Francis . . ." He trailed off.
"So his name is James?" Alex asked from her spot.
"His middle name, my father and brother are both Anthony, so everyone we would like for you to meet AJ or Anthony James," Syd stated proudly as everyone began to congratulate the new family.
~*~*~*~*~
"I'm ready for bed, how 'bout you guys?" Syd walking into the living room to see Gage holding AJ while Ben fed him his bottle.
"He's almost done," Gage told her when she came to take AJ.
"Good night AJ, I love you," Ben told his little brother kissing him and then waited for his dad to join him as they headed up to bed.
"So you like having a little brother?" Gage asked tucking the covers over Ben.
"Uh huh and I love him," Ben told his father, "and I love you, g'night Daddy."
"Good night Ben."
"Syd, you know I was thinking maybe I could . . ." Gage stopped talking when he saw his wife already sound asleep and AJ's bassinette within her reach.
"I love you," Gage kissed his son's cheek lightly then repeated the process with his wife before snuggling in deep and thought about how lucky he was to have them all.
"Why do you insist on arguing with me?" Gage asked his wife following her out the door with Ben in one arm.
"Because I'm taking 6 months off after the baby is born so I plan to work until I go into labor, and wouldn't you rather I go into labor with all those people around, then here alone?"
"Okay, well now you've proved your point, stay here and I'll run Ben in," he told his wife carrying him into the HOPE Center Daycare.
~*~*~*~*~
After 3 hours of paperwork when she felt her first contraction, but she ignored the pain thinking it was false labor and her water hadn't broken yet. Gage's eyes had been focused on his wife the whole morning noticing her grimace he was about to ask her if she was okay, when Trivette called him over to Walker's desk for a meeting.
"I want you and Stephanie to go check out this guy we don't know anything, really, about him not even a name, all we know is he is working on the new drug ring." Walker was talking, but Gage's attention was focused on his wife.
"You guys does Syd seem different?" Gage asked watching her let out another deep breath.
"I'm sure she's fine but we got to go Gage come on," Trivette was saying as he was pushing Gage out the door.
"Uh, Gage you might not want to go . . . anywhere," Syd gasped out turning toward her husband, "My water just broke."
~*~*~*~*~
"Mrs. Gage, how are you doing?" The nurse asked checking the baby's heart rate.
"I don't remember it being this painful," She gasped out as Gage came back into the room.
"The doctor is on his way down . . . with an epidural" he informed Syd as the nurse left.
"Ah thank you," Syd smiled, just before gripping his hand and sqeezing till the pain stopped.
"Honey don't take this the wrong way but I think you may have just broke my hand."
"Don't be such a baby, I'm gonna have two to take care of I don't need a third."
~*~*~*~*~
"So?" Trivette asked when Gage stepped into the waiting room.
"It's a boy, 8lbs. 10oz., both of them are fine," Gage beamed bending to carry Ben to his mother.
"Baby?" Ben asked looking into his Dad's face as they walked down the hall.
"Yep, you have a baby brother, and you know I think you two look a lot alike."
"Okay, Ben we have to be very quiet," Gage told his sone pushing the dor open to a sleeping Syd.
Both father and son stared down at the small bundle that was now part of their family. Although nameless he resembled mother, father, and brother in looks.
"Hey, have you got to hold him yet?" Gage asked letting Ben crawl up to sit with his mom.
"No," she smiled watching him gently lift the baby from his bed, "You know I've been thinking about his name."
"I thought we had agreed on Anthony," he smiled at the little bundle handing him to his wife while Ben watched the baby in amazement.
"We did and I still like that, the other night I was looking through some paper work and found that your father was James Francis and Francis has already been passed on so I was thinking maybe we could have an AJ, Anthony James."
"I think he would be honored," Gage replied a little teary-eyed, looking down at his son, "What do you think? Are you an AJ?"
The little boy opened his dark eyes to look into his father's deep blue ones, before yawning and closing them again.
"I think that's a yes," Syd smiled watching them.
"AJ, me like," Ben said rubbing his little brother's bald head.
"I think it's settled."
~*~*~*~*~
"Okay, you have kept us waiting long enough, what's his name?" Jimmy asked when everyone was settled around the Gage living room days later.
"Well my father was James Francis and since Ben got Francis . . ." He trailed off.
"So his name is James?" Alex asked from her spot.
"His middle name, my father and brother are both Anthony, so everyone we would like for you to meet AJ or Anthony James," Syd stated proudly as everyone began to congratulate the new family.
~*~*~*~*~
"I'm ready for bed, how 'bout you guys?" Syd walking into the living room to see Gage holding AJ while Ben fed him his bottle.
"He's almost done," Gage told her when she came to take AJ.
"Good night AJ, I love you," Ben told his little brother kissing him and then waited for his dad to join him as they headed up to bed.
"So you like having a little brother?" Gage asked tucking the covers over Ben.
"Uh huh and I love him," Ben told his father, "and I love you, g'night Daddy."
"Good night Ben."
"Syd, you know I was thinking maybe I could . . ." Gage stopped talking when he saw his wife already sound asleep and AJ's bassinette within her reach.
"I love you," Gage kissed his son's cheek lightly then repeated the process with his wife before snuggling in deep and thought about how lucky he was to have them all.