AN: Enjoy the chapter! Sorry it was so long, I'm suffering from writers block right now and I'm very sad… ;).

I own none of the ER characters.

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Chapter 6: Of Babies and Crying

I lay still in Luka's arms, my back pressed against his warm stomach. His arm was settled gently over my round belly. I sighed deeply, letting my eyes adjust to the light of the room. Our shopping trip had been postponed; Luka had been called in on an urgent trauma case and hadn't been able to get away from the hospital. Now four weeks later, at 21 weeks pregnant we had finally managed to get another day to ourselves.

We'd had some of our furniture moved into the house and we'd begun setting up several rooms. The only rooms that were still untouched were the babies' bedrooms. I had been waiting until this shopping trip to fill in the empty room.

I placed my hand over Luka's and pulled it up to where one of the baby's was kicking. In the beginning, because of the twins' positions I had been able to guess who was kicking, now they moved so much I could never remember who was who.

I brought Luka's hand to my mouth and kissed it gently. He stirred quietly then reached for the bedside table, handing me a roll of Tums unconsciously, I'd woken up the past few weeks with awful heartburn and Luka now kept a roll nearby. I pushed them away and turned around so I was facing him.

"Luka, I'm hungry again." I whispered.

Luka moaned and mumbled, "Abby, you probably have heartburn from eating all the time."

I hit him with my pillow, hard enough to make him raise his head, "What was that for?"

I grinned wickedly, "You owe me a chocolate sundae for that comment, Buster."

Luka managed to drag himself out of bed and down to the kitchen, returning after he had prepared a chocolate sundae. He handed it to me and watched listlessly as I ate.

When I had finished I licked my lips, getting rid of the chocolate, and then climbed out of bed. I had to laugh; we had a few piles of clothes and our bed, that was it. We planned to move into the new house within the week.

I shed my pajamas and pulled on a new outfit, one of the advantages of being up all night starving to death was, you got time to shower. I went over and shoved Luka over the side of the bed.

"C'mon sleepyhead! Time to get up and go shopping!" I said in a chipper voice.

Luka groaned, "Abby, what is the matter with you?"

I slipped out of the room as he pulled on slacks and a button up shirt. When he exited I grabbed him around the neck, swinging my lips forward to meet his. I pressed mine into his, touching his neck gently with my hands.

I pulled away suddenly and Luka looked slightly frazzled, "Now that…that I can deal with."

I smirked and sauntered into the bathroom, applying a fresh coat of makeup and fixing my hair into a loose half ponytail. Luka adjusted his tie and shaved quickly before heading to the kitchen and eating a bowl of cereal.

I sat with him, jiggling my leg impatiently as he ate. Really, sometimes men could be so slow.

Suddenly he looked up, "So I spoke to Neela, she's transferring back to ER."

I grinned widely, "That's fantastic!"

Luka smiled back, shoving another spoonful of cheerios into his mouth.

I went back to waiting impatiently, but now I thought about Neela, over the past month since our chat she'd seemed happier, more content. I was glad to see that maybe she was finding it easier to cope.

Finally Luka finished his breakfast; I practically had to drag him away from the dishes to take me shopping. We stopped at the house first, getting measurements then proceeding to the nearest baby boutiques.

In the first store we purchased a second bassinet to go with the one we had already purchased then asked to have it delivered to the house the following week. The first one was already set up in the new house, underneath the window.

We made the short trip to the next baby store, Luka complaining the whole way. Honestly, if I could put up with him I could put up with two children.

We found a sale on cribs at babies 'r' us. We chose two different cribs; one for each room. For BG's room we got a lightly stained oak crib and for BB's room we got a dark mahogany colored crib. Both were the same design and would fit ideally in the space available.

Next we bought bedding for both cribs. Luka had discouraged my idea about the ocean/garden theme for the bedrooms and convinced me to go a more traditional route. For BG's room we picked a light green and pink quilt with matching bedding. The quilt had small flowers stitched over the patches that complimented the pastel colors. A canopy came with the set but we took only the sheet, feeling the canopy would be too much. For BB's room we chose a vintage plaid bedding set. It was a blue border with red plaid on the interior. The bedding was a mixture of the same blue border and red plaid and a hint of green ribbing around the edges.

Both styles were very classic, and because we'd decided against a professional artist we would be doing any painting ourselves, making it more difficult to do an intricate theme.

We moved on to the next store and found some decorations for both of the twins' rooms. After purchasing paint and painting supplies I decided we had spent enough money for one day and took had Luka take me back to the house.

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When we got back I changed into my painting clothes, a bright pink bra and loose denim overalls. I forgot the T shirt, it was warm and we would be working hard.

I was sure Luka hadn't seen me in the bra yet and sure enough when I walked in he looked me up and down then said,

"That's a new one." As his eyes came to rest at my chest.

I grinned slightly, pulling my hair back from the damp spot on my neck and securing it in a loose ponytail. I grabbed a paint brush and dipped it into the navy paint, drawing it smoothly across the wall.

I felt Luka's arms wrap around my waist and he hugged my little belly tightly. I brought the paint brush slowly away from the wall then turned and swiped it across his chin. He looked a little shocked then turned and nuzzled his chin into my neck, leaving a dark spot of paint there. I brought a look of solid concentration to my face as I painted two lined across Luka's cheeks.

His face was bright with a smile as he did the same to me then moved his hands to my top. He unhooked the clasp of my overalls and pushed them to the floor. I stepped out of them and he dipped his fingers in the paint before putting them on my bare belly.

Dark marks from his hands lined my belly as I pressed against him, pushing him out of BB's room and into our own. He let his tongue caress my bottom lip as I trailed my fingers up and down his sides. The room was bare, making it sort of awkward but there was carpet on the floor so it wasn't uncomfortable to lie there.

Luka's hands reached around and unclasped my bra, then threw the object to the floor. His hands worked over my body as I kissed his frantically and right then and there we broke in the new house, on the floor of our new bedroom.

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When we had both composed ourselves we returned to painting. I wiped my hands on my pants and grinned at Luka,

"That's not going to happen every time."

He smiled back, "We'll see."

I turned laughing and continued painting the wall. I'd worried the navy would be to dark but now that I saw it on the wall I reasoned that it would match the house and the room perfectly.

I worked until I became tired and seated myself on the ground in the middle of the room, one hand resting on my belly. I stroked it gently and watched as Luka worked on the last wall. We'd managed to complete the walls but the trim needed to be done, then we had to move onto BG's room.

Lying flat out on the floor, I stretched wearily and sighed deeply, "Luka, I'm only 21 weeks pregnant and already I feel like a whale."

Luka looked over his shoulder, "Abby, you're gorgeous."

I laughed, "You're just saying that because we just had sex."

Luka went to protest but stopped, "Ok, maybe…but you are gorgeous."

I smirked and straightened again, working against the knots in my back.

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I went into work that night, more too visit than to work but I ended up taking care of a few of the walk in cases; a man who'd shot himself in the hand with a nail gun, a girl with a gash on her forehead…the usual.

I sat in the break room stirring my 'decaf' coffee listlessly. Ray wandered in and I looked up,

"Hey Ray, have you seen Weaver lately? How'd her operation go?"

He shrugged, "I don't know, I heard she came through ok. I believe she's up in general recovery right now."

I nodded, "Alright. I'm going to go up and talk to her, see you later."

He waved in my general direction as I left to find Kerry.

It took only a few minutes and I stood outside of her door and knocked gently. I heard her voice and cracked open the door,

"Kerry?"

She looked up from the paper she was reading, "Abby, come in!"

I did so, smiling, and settled myself in the chair next to her bed.

She grinned, looking at my belly. "Well look at you!"

I smoothed a hand over my belly, "Yeah, I've sort of exploded in that area."

She laughed lightly, "Well that's what happens. Sandy looked like that when she was pregnant with Henry."

Her face changed into an expression of sadness and I felt a deep sympathy for her, Sandy Lopez had died several years earlier after injuries due to a fire.

I touched her hand gently, "How's Henry doing?"

Her face brightened, "He's great. He came in to see me the other day and he was so sweet. I have to tell you Abby, it's really worth it."

I grinned back, "That's a good thing to hear right about now."

She laughed, "Trust me, I know."

I changed the subject, "So how was the surgery?"

She shrugged, "Ok I guess, I haven't been up yet, but other than recovery pain I haven't experienced that much pain."

"Good, I'm really happy for you."

She looked thoughtful, "I wasn't sure at first…but now I'm glad, it'll be easier for me and for Henry."

I nodded, "You bet."

Dr. Weaver shifted slightly as Abby stood up, "Anyways, I really should be going. I came in to visit everyone and Luka's expecting me."

She nodded, "Thanks for coming to visit Abby, I really appreciate it."

I smiled, "You just work on getting better." And with that I left.

When I got home I crept into the bedroom and lay down, rubbing my back wearily.

Luka rolled over and brushed the hair away from my neck, kissing it gently.

He reached down and took over, massaging my back gently, trying to get rid of the pain. I sighed under his touch and felt my muscles relax unconsciously.

When he stopped, I felt completely relaxed…but I couldn't sleep. I felt worried. I could hear Luka's breathing beside mine and I knew that he had fallen asleep. I fiddled with my fingers, intertwining them over my belly. I rubbed my belly carefully, feeling them moving lazily about and I thought. I thought long and hard about what I was getting myself into.

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TBC…

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