Thanks for all your reviews, it made my day. Of cors I'm going to get more detailed! I'd die before I did and entire story like the prologue! ;-)

Sorry I had to make someone single and I thought Paul's family had already been through a lot, but Win was, exactly, a character that hadn't been used much. Anyway he'll still come into the picture a bit more later. Oh, well. Hope you enjoy!

Chapter one

Tibby was in her workroom, drawing a storyboard for the movie she was working on. A Tegan and Sarah C.D. blasted from her stereo. She spun around in her swivel chair when she heard Brian come into the room.

"Hey! Did you find any good ones yet?" She was talking about names for their baby. They had both agreed that Brian was the best one for the job name research. With the limited amount of free time that she had, Tibby would probably end up naming it Banana split or Action or something weird that made no sense to call a human. Brian was the assistant manager of a huge computer company, fortunately his boss had five kids and was incredibly sympathetic, he gave him a raise and all the days off he needed. Today he had only had to work in the morning, leaving him tons of time to read the baby name book.

"Yea, I'm making progress, but I want to find the perfect name before I reveal it to you." He smiled at her. Even in maternity clothes, Tibby kept her sense of style. Today she had on a pair of black overalls and her thick brown hair was in two long braids. Her converse runners matched the amethyst stud in her nose. She was pregnant as hell, due in just a month, but was hardly as moody as you would have expected. Though, it was true her films had gotten angrier in the past nine months.

"I'll let you get back to your work, Tibbs. Just wanted to come in and say hi." Brian bent down to kiss her, and as he got up,glanced at the storyboard. It was a horror movie this time.

"Isn't that kind of a creepy film to be doing when you're about to have a baby? It might give subconscious messages to it and kill us in our sleep." He teased.

"Oh but Brian! Look at all the stuff I'm learning about special effects! Here I'll show you, see you start with a simple…"Brian listened, entranced, as she taught him something he had learned in college, years ago.

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Carmen, on the other hand, wasn't fairing quite so well. Lena had temporarily moved into her apartment to help her with the pregnancy and neither of them were having fun. Lena had been cautious around her heartbroken friend lately, she was moody and picky and prone to screaming fits, which was magnified by her pregnancy.

Lena listened to Carmen talk to her little brother, Ryan, from the living room. Carmen actually sounded happy.

"Yea, exactly, so I walked right up and told the brat, this is not a double double café americano, then I shoved the cup into her hands and told her to fix it, right when her manager had just showed up. When I was sitting back down I saw him talking to her about keeping orders straight." She laughed. "Really? God I wish I could have seen that!"

Normally they talked for about an hour, but today Carmen had an ultra-sound appointment and Lena didn't want to be late, Paul would be there. She hadn't seen him in days, he had stayed at their house to take care of their cat, Sealy. Living with him, she hadn't realized how much she did love him. She had sort of just taken advantage of the fact he was always there. Now that he wasn't, she missed his constant presence and comfortable silence.

Lena walked into Carmens room, only to be bombarded by her friend.

"Don't you knock? Jesus, Lena I need privacy too!"

"You have a doctors appointment, Carma, sorry." It made Lena sad to see her friend like this. She knew Carmen had been hurt, and was in mourning, but it still hurt when she treated her the same way she treated the waitress at Starbucks.

"Okay Ryan, I'll ring you tomorrow, I gotta go look at that thing growing inside me. Bye."

She got up off the couch, grabbing her coat and purse and shoving on a pair of sandals, then she followed Lena out of the house to her car. Carmen insisted on driving, as always. Lena wasn't blind to the stubbornness and bitterness that had developed in Carmen in the last three years since Win's death.

When they got to the doctors' office, they were told to sit in the waiting room until they were called. Carmen didn't even try to interact with her friend, she just grabbed a magazine and started to read about Orlando Bloom. Lena just stared into space, thinking about being a mom. Paul was setting up the lime green room in their house. It was conveniently positioned beside their bedroom. Paul was getting really into the baby gear. He was refinishing a wooden crib and did research into which diapers were better and what baby food baby's liked more.

"Carmen?" The receptionist called them.

They were ushered into a doctor's office. Carmen went to change into a gown, and Lena took a seat in the chair opposite the doctors' seat. She was excited. Today she would hear whether the child would be a girl or a boy. Tibby hadn't wanted to know about her child, but Lena couldn't wait. She also wanted to get the ultra-sound printout, for artistic reasons. She had a painting in mind and needed the image to do it.

For five minute she just waited, then Carmen came back in, carrying her clothes. Paul followed her. He took his seat beside Lena. They held hands as the doctor came in and rubbed the gel on Carmens' bloated stomach.

Carmen laughed. "It tickles."

The tension was broken and the doctor started making polite conversation until she saw what she was looking for.

"Your baby is a boy, miss, and he's growing up strong and healthy."

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Bridget had twins in her genetics. It had been highly likely that she would have twins. Still, when the doctor told her the news, she was surprised. The first thing on her mind was what she going to name them. She was sort of in shock. However, Eric was ecstatic.

"I've always wanted to have twins, Bee! Now the house will be full of children and you won't have to give birth again! We can name them something funny like Robin and Raven! It will be so fun! Aren't you happy?"

"Yes," His mood was catching. Still, she was troubled. Having twins reminded her of where she got her genes. Was she going to end up like her mother? She couldn't possibly leave her children the way her mother had left her and Perry. Briget decided that she needed to visit Greta.

"I'm thinking of going up to the states to visit Greta. Shed have something to say, I'm sure."

"Okay, I think I'll stay here this time to manage the store, but you can go." Recently the two had opened a consignment sporting gear store. Bridget was thinking of selling used books in it, too.

She walked out onto the porch with a glass of lemonade to watch the sunrise. The white sand was almost glowing. The clear blue waters sparkled at her as the sky turned a dusty purple-blue-pink-yellow color. She smiled, this was a beautiful place to raise her children.