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Special thanks to those that review, i.e. jtbwriter. I didn't feel gret about the chapter when it started, this is pretty much totally revised, thnks for making it a little more obvious, I hop ethis version is better, let me know.

Chapter 9- Presents

The Morgue - Jordan's POV

Woody took me up to work, I told him he could just drop me off, but he would have non of it. I walked into to Garret's office, "How goes it boss?"

"I'm fine and you."

"Your going to be so proud of me."

"And why is that?"

"Because I finally told Woody the truth."

"How did he take it?"

"I thought he was going to be so mad at me for not telling him, instead he just kissed me, I think it was the sweetest thing I've ever experienced, well not including the post kissing, but that is a different story."

"One that I really don't care to hear," he interjected.

"Sorry, anyways he is thrilled, I saw this new look in eyes that I've never seen before, he was so happy, he has hardly stopped playing with my stomach since I told him, it is almost annoying, almost, it's so cute the way they play with each other, I know they've always known he was their dad, but now that he knows it is hard to keep them apart, I'd love it all the more if it didn't makes me so nauseous, but I guess I owe him for lying to him for so long. That's another thing he practically doesn't care that I lied to him, Gar that's just not normal to me."

"That's okay, Woody's not really normal, that's why you guys work, you complement each others insanities."

"Thanks Gar, nice to know you think so highly of us." Did he really just say that to me? I lightly slapped his arm, he grabbed his arm pretending that I really hurt him. "Oh lay off it, I'm five months pregnant with twins, like I could really hurt you."

"So for the interesting thing, do we know what we're having yet."

"I can't believe I didn't already mention it, we are having a boy and a girl. More than likely I won't make full term, Gar I can't believe how clueless I was about pregnancy, I'm a doctor and I'm still learning things. Evidently twins don't usually go full term, which reminds me I'm going to need some time off because we are going to start lamas."

"Jordan are you sure you can handle having twins without drugs?"

"I can at least try, besides I really want to see Woody doing those breathing exercises, it will be a hoot. You know, I thought he was involved a ton already, I didn't know what that was until he found out they were really his, he was always protective, but now he's treating me like a goddess, he is so paranoid about everything. All I have to do is frown and he wants to know what is going on, I swear if he could he would carry them for me. Not that I'd let him, but sometimes it's a nice thought."

"Woody, smothering, noooo." he said sarcastically. I just smiled. I'm sure he could totally tell I was on one. I was talking a hundred miles a minute. I was just so excited.

"Jordan can you calm down for just a minute?"

"What, oh sure, did you need something?" I came back from my alternate reality. I finally noticed he had two identical boxes sitting on his desk.

"I have a little something for you and Woody, well sort of for you guys, you want to call and see if he can come over."

"No."

"Why not?"

"Well if you call him and tell him I need him he will probably freak out and I just can't get enough of that."

"Fine," he picked up the phone and started dialing, "Hi, can I speak with Detective Hoyt....... Hi Woody, Jordan's here and she needs you..........okay just hurry...... your welcome, bye." I could just imagine what was going on on the other end of that phone. "Well you were right, I could here him banging into all sorts of things trying to get out the door quickly followed by a loud thump, I think maybe he forgot he was on a land line...." before Garret could finish I heard someone screaming my name and things falling over in the hall. Garret opened the door and Woody practically fell in.

"Hey dad, you okay?"

"I'm fine and you?" he said rushing over to me and placing his hands protectively on my stomach.

"We're doing good, I just wanted you to come over because Garret has a surprise for us."

"Jo that was not nice, you know this is new to me." I just laughed at him, it was so easily to play with the good natured cop. "You know I won't give into this forever."

"Which is exactly why I'm doing it now. So Garret, what do you have for us." I said rubbing my hands together. I was like a kid at a candy store, it was the first presents for our babies. Garret handed me a pink box and place a blue one in Woody's hands, "how did you know we were getting one of both?"

"Well when this first started you and Woody both thought you were having a girl, so that's where the pink one came from and when I found out it was twins I figured if they were both girls Woody still deserved the kid he could play sports with and whatever else, and if it was a boy all the better one of each, 'cause really Jordan I don't know if you could ever do this again."

"Thanks for the vote of confidence." I started to open my present and Garret had this evil grin on my face, all of a sudden my eyes grew wide and when I looked an Woody he had the same expression. "Bags of flour, Gar, we aren't in high school."

"All you have to do is keep them intact for a week then I will be satisfied that you can really do this and I will give you your real presents."

"You don't really expect us to do this do you?" Woody looked at him like he had lost his mind. Woody had already been through enough and now Garret wanted to test our parenting skills with a couple of bags of flour. I was up for it if for nothing other than pure amusement and a little self encouragement, but I wasn't so sure about Woody. He still had this scared little boy look on his face.

"Garret can you excuse us for a moment I think we need to talk."

"Sure, take all the time you need." he left the room.

"Wood, what's wrong, I thought you were happy about this." All of the sudden I got a sinking feeling in my stomach.

"Jo I'm thrilled, I'm just scared, I wasn't exactly planing on this, I just want to talk to you and I want you to talk to me." now I was nervous.