September 12th, 2005

God, having a boy was so much different than having a girl. They had different parts and those parts were very leaky. Bug got hit in the eye several times. Maya was a tiny bit jealous because of him, but not too bad. She missed being the center of Lily and Bug's attention. She liked helping with Taj though.

"Maybe the two of us can go out for ice cream." Lily said.

"Taj too?" Maya asked. Lily shook her head as she picked Taj up.

"Just You and me." Lily said. Maya smiled and nodded.
"My birfday?" She asked.

"We can do it before your birthday." Lily said. She couldn't believe Maya was turning two next month. She already seemed so grown up. "Who do you want to invite to your party?"

"Ahhh....Sawa...Jordy, Wood, Gelly, Garry, stinky, and daddy." Maya giggled.

"What about Taj?" She asked.

"I said'em. Stinky." Maya giggled hysterically. Lily chuckled softly as she patted Taj's back softly.

"Be nice to your brother." Lily said. Maya rolled her eyes. She was getting so smart lately. Smart assed mostly. Bug walked into the living room and smiled at his family.

"Pretty as a picture." He said, "I have a gorgeous family."

"So do I." Lily winked. Bug took Taj from Lily's arms.
"We're going to go for a walk. We'll be back." He said. Lily nodded as she cuddled up with Maya. Bug held Taj in his arms and walked outside. The sun was hot today, but it didn't make it uncomfortable. "I want to show you around, Son."

Bug walked down the hill towards their lake. Life was so wonderful lately. He had his boy. He didn't think he had wanted a son so bad, until Taj came into his life.

"You know, Taj. I really love that you're here. You're just a perfect angel sent down to me from heaven." He said sitting on the grass. He put Taj down in front of him, "You're perfect."

Taj turned his squinted eyes to his father. Bug knew that if this child could smile, he would right now. Bug's heart swell with more love than he thought was possible.

"When we found out we were having a little boy, I was a little apprehensive just because I was so used to little girls, but now...God, boys are great." bug smiled.

Now that his family was complete he could focus more on the family to make it even more loving than it already was. Taj's lips started to quiver.

"Uh oh. Baby wants mommy huh?" Bug scooped Taj up and cradled him against his chest. As much as he knew him and Taj were perfect together, he didn't have the right equipment. Lily did.

September 26th, 2005

Taj was almost a month old. Bug and Lily couldn't wait for him to sleep through the night. It was so tiring. They had forgotten about it. bug closed his eyes, pretending he was looking through the microscope. Just a little catnap maybe.

"Are you sleeping?" Jordan chuckled standing next to his desk.

"No." Bug mumbled sitting up, "I was examining the blood."

"It would be more convincing if you had the slide in there." Jordan winked, "Is Taj keeping you up?"

"Wait until you have kids." Bug rubbed his eyes. Jordan chuckled as she pulled up a chair.

"That's not happening for a long time." She said.

"Right." Bug mumbled, "What do you need?"

"The company of one of my best friends." Jordan smiled innocently. Bug frowned.

"What do you need, Jordan?" He asked.

"I need to look at that Giovanni file." She said.

"Why? Will it get me in trouble? I can't afford to get in trouble again, Jordan." Bug said, "Remember last time you went snooping around? Remember your coma?" Jordan rolled her eyes.

"I just want to look at the tox screen." She said.

"Oh." he looked at her suspiciously, "All right." Bug went into his file cabinet.
"So...How is my wedding dress coming?" She asked.
"Ask Lily. I don't sew." Bug mumbled.

"Has she worked on it?" Jordan asked.

"She's been sort of busy with a newborn." Bug said, "You don't even have an official date set yet.
"Valentine's Day 2006." Jordan smiled.

"Oh really?" He asked pulling out the file.

"Didn't Lily tell you?" Jordan asked. Bug shook his head as he looked through the file.

"No. She's been busy." He said, "Here is the file. Don't let Macy see it and bring it back as soon as you're done with it."

"Got it. You're a peach." She smiled leaving the room. Bug sighed softly and glanced at his watch. Four more hours.

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Lily sat at the kitchen table, her eyes felt heavy. Taj was in his swing staring at her.

"Sleep." She mumbled as someone knocked on the door, "Come in." Garrett walked through the front door.

"You need a nap." He said. She smiled weakly.

"Hello to you too." Lily stretched. Garrett looked at Taj.

"He looks wide-awake." He said. Lily nodded.

"He is." Lily scrubbed her eyes. Garrett bent over and picked Taj up.

"Go lay down. I'll watch Taj and Maya." He said.

"Oh no. That's all right." She said.

"Where's Maya?" Garrett asked as he cradled Taj against his chest. God, he remembered when Abby was this small.

"It her room playing." Lily said.

"Okay, go to bed. Taj and I will be fine." Garrett said. Lily smiled gratefully.

"Thank you so much, Garrett. I owe you one." She said.

"No you don't. Just sleep." Garrett said as Lily shuffled out of the room to sleep. Garrett was a godsend. Lily crawled into bed and almost immediately fell asleep. Both parents felt how it felt to be the parents of two. They sure as hell weren't going to have anymore.

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