I forgot to mention this before my last chapter, but a few of you were requesting a story from me about Limlendez's secret dates. I do already have a work in progress on that subject matter, but you'll have to either go through my Fanfiction profile or make sure you include all ratings, including rated M ;) stories, under The Good Doctor stories.

Melendez smiled as his three and a half year old daughter pretended to pour tea into his cup. It was only a few weeks before Christmas and naturally, the Lim-Melendez house looked like the North Pole had hurled inside of it. There was a Christmas tree in the living room, a giant inflatable Santa and light-up reindeer on the front lawn, garland on the banister, wreaths on the front door and in the windows, and a gold star on top of the tree. It was Friday evening and Melendez had been off all day, so he had had a special father-daughter day with Mei-Li. They had braved the crowds of the local shopping mall so Mei-Li could pick out a special gift for Lim (she had chosen a What I Love about Mom journal that Melendez would help her create) before a special lunch at In-n-Out. When they got home, Mei-Li had insisted on playing tea party. So now, Melendez was wearing a pink feather boa and a matching tiara for his daughter's sake because somehow he and his motorcycle riding, sports loving, rough and tumble tomboy wife had created the most girly girl daughter together. Mei-Li Lim-Melendez loved playing dress-up and tea party, wore the pinkest, frilliest dresses for fun, and Lim swore she was born knowing the names of every Disney princess in existence. It didn't matter much though. Lim would happily wear a tiara or sing along to Frozen as long as it meant Mei-Li was happy.

Melendez looked at the time and it was getting late: normally Lim was home by 5:30 and it was now approaching 6 PM. Almost as if the universe was reading his mind, he heard the front door open and Lim shout, "Neil, Mei-Li, I'm home!"

Mei-Li happily ran down the stairs and jumped into her mother's arms, "Mommy!"

"Hi sweetheart," Lim smiled and kissed her, "How was your day with Daddy?"

"We went to the mall and In-n-Out and we played tea party," Mei-Li said happily.

"Well, it sounds like you had a good day," Melendez came down the stairs still wearing the boa and tiara, so Lim pulled out her phone and said, "Hang on a second. Stand still."

"Why?" asked Melendez.

"Because I want to take a picture of you to use as blackmail at work," she laughed and snapped a few photos.

"What?" asked Melendez and realized how he was dressed. He shook his head and handed the items to Mei-Li, "Princess, can you go put these away in your dress-up box?"

"Okay," Mei-Li took them upstairs.

Melendez walked over to Lim and kissed her, "So how was your day?"

"Long and tiring. I would have rather been home with you and Mei-Li," admitted Lim, "And sorry I'm late but I had to run an errand."

"No problem," said Melendez, "Are you still feeling sick?"

Lim tried to hide it, but nodded, "A little. But as long as I take it easy at dinner, I'll be fine."

"Good," Melendez squeezed her shoulders.

"Well, I have to do a few things upstairs before dinner so I trust you can handle baking chicken and roasting potatoes?" ventured Lim.

"Of course, I was just getting ready to put them in the oven," answered Melendez.

"Alright," Lim kissed him again, "I love you."

"I know," said Melendez. Lim smiled and shook her head as she walked upstairs, though she knew that was Melendez being Melendez in saying 'I love you too'.

After dinner. Lim gave Mei-Li her bath and helped her change into her pajamas before tucking her into bed. Melendez came into the room shortly thereafter and Mei-Li asked, "Daddy, can you read me a bed time story?"

"Of course, mija," smiled Melendez and sat down on the bed next to her.

"I'll see you in the morning, sweetheart. Wǒ ài nǐ," Lim kissed her.

"I love you," Mei-Li said back.

Lim left the room and Mei-Li handed Melendez The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Melendez read it and put the book on her nightstand. He kissed Mei-Li's cheek and said, "Buenas noches, mija," Melendez turned out the light and quietly shut the door behind him. When he arrived at the master bedroom, Lim was already dressed for bed and reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for the umpteenth time, "You would always read those books in the break room when we were residents. Fifteen years later and nothing's changed," Melendez joked.

Lim laughed and put the bookmarker in to mark her place. She laid the book on her nightstand and her face suddenly gained a look of apprehension, "Well…some things have changed."

"True," admitted Melendez, "We no longer hate each other."

"We're Associate Chiefs of Surgery," said Lim.

"We're married," listed Melendez, "And we have a beautiful daughter."

Lim sat up and scooted next to him, "Yes, a little girl who is loving and kind and sweet…all good qualities for a big sister," Lim stated casually.

"Yeah, she would be," Melendez agreed.

Lim laughed quietly to herself and scooted closer to him. Since Melendez hadn't gotten the hint the first time, she wrapped her arms around his chest and kissed his temple, "But seriously, do you ever see us with two children? Think about how much fun the four of us would have."

Melendez shrugged, "I don't know. I guess if it happened, I would be surprised, but thrilled at the same time," Melendez glanced over at his wife, who had a small smile on her lips, "Wait a minute?"

Lim handed him an object in her hand. He was familiar with it; she had handed one to him once before in their lives. He looked down and saw the test clearly said 'Pregnant', "Merry early Christmas, Neil."

"Oh Audrey," he embraced her lovingly and kissed her passionately, "So your nausea for the past few days wasn't because of a mild case of the stomach flu, it was…?" Lim nodded with a few tears in her eyes, "How did this happen?"

"Neil, if you don't know how this happened, then our marriage is in trouble," Lim said in amusement.

"Hey, I just told you I'd be shocked and thrilled all at the same time," said Melendez. He got off the bed and knelt down on the floor so he was at the same height as Lim's abdomen, gently laying his hands on it, "Listen in there. Whether you're a boy or a girl, you have the best Mommy in the world. And your big sister is a great kid. But we are a little biased."

Lim rubbed one hand through Melendez's hair and laid her other hand on her stomach, "And you also have the world's greatest Daddy. Don't tell him I said that though or else his giant ego will grow even more."

"Well, lucky for you, Daddy's going to pretend like Mommy didn't say that because he's so happy right now."

When Lim hit the twelve week mark and the risk of miscarriage reduced drastically, the couple decided to tell Mei-Li. Lim also had enough of a baby bump where Mei-Li could visibly see it (though Lim had started showing at ten weeks since this was her second baby). They hadn't told anyone else at the hospital either, though both Lim and Melendez wouldn't be surprised if Shaun had figured it out since Lim had had to steer clear of coffee and a few other food items (no thanks to the morning sickness). Melendez and Lim showed the episode of Arthur where baby Kate was born in order to reveal the news to her. Once the show was over, Melendez turned off the TV and they sat Mei-Li down in between them, "Mija, we have to tell you something."

"What?" asked Mei-Li curiously.

Lim took a deep breath and began, "Well, honey. You know we just saw where Arthur and D.W. Read got a new baby sister," Lim started and Mei-Li nodded. Lim looked at Melendez and then back down at Mei-Li, "Well, just like Arthur and D.W.'s Mommy, I have a baby growing in my tummy. He or she will be here sometime this summer."

Mei-Li's eyes widened and she was silent for several moments before she asked, "So does that mean I get to be a big sister like D.W.?"

"That's exactly what it means, mija," said Melendez.

Lim stood and pulled her top a little tighter across her midsection, "You see that little bump in my tummy? That's where the baby is growing."

"Wow," Mei-Li looked at it mesmerized, "How did the baby get in there?"

Melendez's eyes widened in horror, but Lim smiled and said, "Daddy put the baby in there because we love each other so much."

"Oh," Mei-Li responded.

Lim rubbed her daughter's head and asked, "Do you have any other questions, sweetheart?"

Mei-Li wrinkled her nose and asked, "I don't have to change any dirty diapers once you have the baby, right?"

Lim laughed, "No."

"Good," Mei-Li affirmed.

Melendez took a deep breath and said, "Also, mija, with a new baby in the family, that means we have to move into a bigger house here in San Jose. Which means you'll get a new room that we'll need help decorating and the baby will have a nursery that we need help decorating."

Mei-Li smiled excitedly, "Can my room be hot purple and pink?" she asked.

"If that's what you want," said Lim.

"Can the baby's room be hot purple and pink?" asked Mei-Li.

Melendez answered, "If the baby's a girl," just as Lim firmly answered, "No."

"We'll talk more about the baby's room when we know whether it's a boy or a girl," said Melendez.

"Also honey, in a few days, I have to go to a special doctor where she'll take special pictures of the baby in my belly and we'll get to listen to the heartbeat. I don't suppose you want to join us," Lim smiled casually.

"Yes!" Mei-Li nodded excitedly, "I love you, Mommy. I love you, Daddy."

"We love you too, Princess," Melendez and Lim hugged her.

"Can we watch The Lion King now?" asked Mei-Li.

"We can't think of anything better," said Lim.