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Chapter 15

And It Begins-Part 1

Lucy was officially nine months pregnant and she was due any day now. She was happy to know that all her aches and pains would soon come to an end. The only problem was that she was now so large it was hard to do anything.

"Mommy!" Caleb cried as he ran into the living room where Lucy was sitting.

"Yes honey," Lucy said as she looked up from her magazine.

"Lizzy said that I'm a baby. I'm not a baby right? I'm three years old," Caleb said.

"Of course you're not a baby," Lucy said.

"I knew it," Caleb said as he ran from the room. Once he left the room Lucy could hear him yelling, "I told you so I'm not a baby. Mommy even said so." Lucy sighed and shook her head hoping that a fight wouldn't break out between Lizzy and Caleb.

A couple of minutes later Lucy could hear the door opening and shutting and she knew that it was Kevin. He entered the living room and kissed Lucy hello.

"I brought some Chinese food for dinner," Kevin said. "I knew that you'd be too tired to cook."

"Thank you honey," Lucy said. "Let's go and eat."

"Where are the kids?" Kevin asked.

"They're in the playroom," Lucy explained.

"I'll get them and we'll all set the table and get everything ready," Kevin said and he left the room. A couple of minutes later Lucy went into the kitchen and found the table set. She sat at the table and soon her entire family joined her.

"Can I have the white rice?" Caleb asked.

"Nope. Babies aren't allowed to eat white rice," Lizzy said to her brother.

"I am not a baby!" Caleb yelled. "Mom even said so. You're just dumb."

"I am not dumb. You're dumb," Lizzy returned.

"Be quiet," Caleb yelled.

"Hey! Hey! Hey!" Lucy interrupted her children. "Stop fighting right now!" Caleb and Lizzy both stopped yelling. "I am nine months pregnant and I have no energy for your fighting. Lizzy, Caleb is not a baby. See this stomach this is a baby and Caleb Lizzy is not dumb. So, say that you're sorry and hug." Caleb and Lizzy both did as they were told and they went back to eating. "And give your brother the white rice, Lizzy." Luckily the rest of dinner was uneventful.

"Time to get dressed," Kate said as she entered the den. When she walked in she found Hannah, Andrew, Faith, Kenny, and Emma sitting on the floor in just their diapers. Before leaving for work Simon had helped to change each of their diapers but he had to leave before getting their children dressed.

First Kate dressed the three girls each in shorts and t-shirts. While she was in the middle of putting a pair of khaki shorts on Kenny, Alex came in.

"Do you want me to help you? I'll dress Andrew," Alex offered.

"That would be a big help," Kate said. "Here are his clothes." Kate handed Alex a pair of red shorts with a blue stripe down the side and a matching shirt. A couple of minutes later all five babies were dressed and ready.

"Mommy can we go to the park?" Alex asked.

"Sure," Kate said. "But we have to be home before lunch, so we can get your brothers and sisters in for naps."

"Alright," Alex said. Kate got everything ready to go and then she loaded everyone into the car. Once Kate opened the car door Alex ran out towards the play ground. Kate put her five remaining children in the quintuplet stroller and pushed it towards the play-ground so she could watch Alex play. She was surprised to find her sister-en-law laying on a blanket watching her children play.

"Hey Lucy!" Kate exclaimed when she got closer.

"Oh hi. I thought I saw Alex run past me but I wasn't sure," Lucy said.

"Yeah he loves the park. It's probably one of his favorite places. Every time we come here he runs out of the car as soon as I open the door," Kate explained.

"That's the way most kids are. So how are you doing?" Lucy asked.

"I'm good. I've been keeping busy," Kate responded.

"I would guess that with five babies in the house." Kate took Kenny, Andrew, and Emma out of the stroller and put them on the blanket she had just put out. Faith and Hannah were both asleep and she guessed the others would also be sleeping soon because this was the time they usually took their morning nap.

About five minutes later all five babies were asleep and Kate and Lucy were free to talk with out interruption. They talked for about forty-five minutes when all of a sudden Lucy sat up really quickly and took a sharp breath.

"What's the matter?" Kate asked.

"Not to alarm you or anything but I think I just had a contraction," Lucy exclaimed.

"What? Are you sure?" Kate yelled.

"Yeah I'm sure. I think I'd know I've had five kids," Lucy said.

"Okay. Well what do I do?"

"First help me stand up," Lucy said and as Kate did so warm water trickled down her leg. "My water just broke."

"Okay. Stay calm," Kate said as she started to freak out. "I'll call Kevin and tell him to come and pick you up. Then I'll call mom and dad and ask them to take your kids back to their house."

"Okay," Lucy said as she breathed through another contraction. First Kate called Annie and Eric who agreed to come and get Lucy and Kevin's children. Then Kate called Kevin's cell phone but she just got his voice mail.

"Kevin's not answering his phone," Kate said and a distressed look came across her face as she tried to think of what to do.

"I expected that. He's been on some mandatory case for the past week. It's been really hard getting in touch with him," Lucy explained.

"Okay. I'll call Simon to come pick up my kids," Kate said and she did as she said. A couple of minutes later Kate got off the phone and said, "Simon's coming to pick up my children. I left a message on Kevin's phone to tell him to call me. I'll take you to the hospital."

"Are you sure that's okay with you?" Lucy asked.

"Yeah, I'll just fill in till Kevin gets here. Hopefully that will be before the baby is born but I'm here for you. It will be interesting to see what its like to not be the one in labor," Kate said

"Thanks Kate but I still hope that Kevin gets here." Soon Simon and Eric and Annie got to the park and took the kids home. Kate and Lucy were finally free to go. So they drove to the hospital as quickly as possible. Kate helped Lucy into the hospital as Lucy breathed through another contraction.

Lucy checked in and a nurse showed them to the room they were staying in. "Where's your husband?" one nurse asked as she set up Lucy's room for her.

"He's at work and I can't get a hold of him. If he doesn't get here before the baby is born I will have to kill him," Lucy said angrily.

"I see," the nurse said as she left the room.

"Don't worry Lucy, Kevin will get here. I promise and besides I'm here for you as long as you need me. It might be good to have a woman, who knows what being in labor feels like, in the room," Kate said, trying to cheer Lucy up.

"I guess you're right. Thanks Kate you're a great sister," Lucy said and she hugged her sister-en-law.

"Isn't this so exciting," Annie excitedly said to her five grandchildren as they entered her home.

"Yeah I guess so," Noah said, as if he was not that excited. Annie just brushed it off for now and decided she'd talk to Noah later. All the other kids seemed excited, especially Lizzy who hadn't stopped chattering since they had left the park about how she knew the baby was going to be a girl.

"I really hope the baby is a girl. I would do anything if I could just have a sister," Lizzy exclaimed.

"Okay why don't you guys come into the kitchen and help me make some cupcakes for dessert?" Annie asked and all the kids happily agreed to do so. They went into the kitchen and Annie got all the ingredients out for the cupcakes. She let each child put some ingredients into the bowl and then she did the rest and put the cupcakes in the oven.

"Okay you guys wash your hands and then you can go play," Annie said and all the kids washed their hands and went off into separated directions. Once they were all out of the kitchen Annie started to make dinner.

"Grandma can I help you?" Lizzy asked as she entered the kitchen.

"Of course you can," Annie said and she handed Lizzy some potatoes and the potato peeler. "Can you peel the potatoes for me?"

"Yup," Lizzy said and she started on the job her grandmother had given her.

"Ya' know you remind me a lot of your Uncle Simon," Annie said to her granddaughter.

"Really? Why?" Lizzy asked.

"Well, before your Uncle Sam and Uncle David were born Simon hoped that they would be boys so he wouldn't be the only boy in the house. Also you have your Uncle Simon's blonde hair but you definitely have your mother's eyes," Annie said.

"I do?" Lizzy asked. Annie nodded and Lizzy said, "that's really cool."

"Yes it is."

"Okay Lucy, you're doing really great!" Kate said as Lucy had another contraction.

Once the contraction was over Lucy said, "Thanks Kate. I really appreciate that you're staying here with me."

"You're welcome," Kate said. "You are doing really great."

"Thanks. I'm beginning to become like a pro," Lucy joked. "After all I have given birth to five kids. But no matter how many kids I have had it still hurts so much."

"That's true," Kate said. "I'm going to go out and call Kevin again. Hopefully he'll pick up." A couple of minutes later Kate returned with a worried look on her face.

"He didn't answer did he?" Lucy said once she saw Kate's face.

"Nope. I just hope he gets here before the baby does," Kate said as she took a seat next to Lucy.

"Why don't you call Detective Michaels and see if he can get in touch with Kevin?" Lucy said. "I really want my husband to be here for the birth of our child."

"I understand," Kate said and she called Detective Michaels. A couple of minutes later she got off and said, "Detective Michaels said he'll try his best to get in touch with Kevin but it might take awhile."

"Great just great. I'm having a baby, my husband's not here, and I am in a lot of pain. I just want Kevin to be here," Lucy said as she started to cry. The truth was that Lucy was started to become disheartened and Kate just didn't know what to do about it.

"Come on Lucy. You can do it. Kevin's going to be here. I promise," Kate said, trying to reassure herself as well as Lucy. In reality a bunch of "what ifs" were going there Kate's head. What if Kevin didn't get here? What if Kevin was hurt? How am I going to coach Lucy through the entire labor? What if something goes wrong?

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