Melendez and Lim lovingly observed their daughter running around the front yard with her friends from preschool. It was Mei-Li's fourth birthday party, and the young girl had wanted a Disney princess themed party, so a handful of four and five year old girls were running around the front yard dressed in Mei-Li's plethora of princess costumes while their parents supervised them, "I never thought I'd see the day where you would fully embrace the idea of anything related to the Disney princesses," Laura chuckled as she watched Everly, dressed in an Elsa costume, chase after Mei-Li, who was wearing her favorite Mulan outfit.

"I tried, I tried," joked Lim, "But ever since she could walk, Mei-Li was somehow attracted to the aisle of princess toys at Target and can name more Disney princesses at four than I can at nearly 42. At least her favorite princess is a bad ass."

"Who knows? You may be dealing with two little princesses before you know it," said Laura.

Lim looked down and rubbed her baby bump, "Well, we find out today," she laughed nervously.

"Hey, I said Mei-Li was a girl and I think this one is a boy, so we know father's intuition works best," said Melendez, coming up beside Lim and Laura. He wrapped his arm around Lim and kissed her.

"Yes, and we all know that the almighty Dr. Melendez is always right," Lim said sarcastically and smirked at him.

He smirked back and said, "Well, I'm sure our little princess wants to eat cake and open presents, so let me gather all of the little rascals."

Once Melendez had gathered Mei-Li and her friends, everyone went into the kitchen where Mei-Li's Frozen themed birthday cake was. The cake had white and blue icing with pictures of Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven on it; it also ready 'Happy Birthday Mei-Li'. Everyone sang 'Happy Birthday' to Mei-Li and she blew out the candles on her cake before Lim cut it up and distributed slices, "Now it'll be another hour of seven girls on a sugar rush," Lim whispered to Melendez. The girls ran around outside some more before they all came back inside for Mei-Li to open her presents, which mostly consisted of Barbie Dolls, some pretend dress-up items, a few DVDs, and Laura and Everly had gotten Mei-Li a baby doll so she could "help Mommy" when the baby came.

Shaun was the next person to give Mei-Li his present; he was the only doctor from St. Bonaventure in attendance. Shaun and Mei-Li had always had a special connection since he had delivered her; in fact, Mei-Li was just about the only child he genuinely enjoyed being around even though he rarely outwardly showed it. Mei-Li ripped off the wrapping paper and found some sticker books that featured the Disney princesses, to which she squealed with excitement, "What do you say to Dr. Shaun?" urged Lim.

"Thank you, Dr. Shaun," Mei-Li looked up at him.

"You're welcome," said Shaun politely, though he was too busy focused on what was left of his cake.

Lim and Melendez sat down on each side of their daughter and Melendez said, "Alright mija, before we go outside to see if you're getting a baby brother or sister, we have one more present to give you. What is one of your favorite Disney movies?"

"Mulan," answered Mei-Li.

"After Mulan," said Lim.

"Beauty and the Beast," said Mei-Li.

"After that one, Princess," said Melendez, "It involves two sisters and a talking snowman."

"Oh, Frozen!" said Mei-Li excitedly.

Melendez sat Mei-Li in his lap while Lim pulled out an envelope, "Well, sweetheart, since we soon will have another little one in the house and you soon will have a baby brother or sister, Daddy and I are going to take you on a special trip to San Francisco next month and while we're there…" Lim pulled out the tickets, "We get to go see the Broadway version of Frozen!"

Mei-Li squealed with excitement and Lim covered her ears. The one thing she did not enjoy about having a daughter was that Mei-Li's squeal of excitement could sometimes make her ears ring, "Thank you, Mommy! Thank you, Daddy!"

"You're welcome mija," Melendez kissed her, "Now let's go outside so we can go do the gender reveal."

Mei-Li hopped off of Melendez's lap and said, "I hope it's a girl. I want a little sister like Elsa."

Melendez and Lim glanced at each other in nervous anticipation. They didn't know the gender either; only the person who had created the exploding baseball did. But Mei-Li had been hoping for a while now for a little sister. They hoped she wouldn't be too disappointed if it was a boy. Once everyone was outside, Mei-Li picked up the baseball bat and Melendez crouched down behind Mei-Li, "Alright mija, you know the powder could be blue, right?"

"Yeah, I know," said Mei-Li, though there was a hint of sadness in her voice at the thought.

"Alright, Mei-Li, here it comes," Lim gently threw the ball at her husband and daughter, Melendez helping her bust it open. Blue powder exploded out of it and everyone cheered excitedly.

Mei-Li looked at the blue powder and her lips were quivering. She looked up at Melendez and asked, "Daddy, does that mean it's a boy?"

Melendez sighed and nodded, "Yes mija, you're getting a baby brother."

"But I have a brother and I really like having a brother," Lim said, trying to cheer her up. Mei-Li didn't say anything, but instead, turned around and ran into the house, sobbing.

Lim held back a few tears and Melendez wrapped his arms around her, "Hey, it's okay."

"I tried to talk her out of only wanting a sister and the benefits of both, but she wanted a little sister so badly. I feel like we've let her down so much," admitted Lim.

"I know," said Melendez rubbing her back.

Shaun looked over at Lim and Melendez and asked, "Dr. Lim-Melendez, Dr. Melendez, can I talk to Mei-Li?"

The couple glanced at each other and Melendez said, "Of course, Dr. Murphy."

Shaun went inside the house where Mei-Li was on the living room sofa, crying. Shaun quietly sat down next to her and didn't say anything at first, but he finally said, "I had a younger brother."

Mei-Li looked up at Shaun, tears running down her cheeks, "Did you like having a brother?"

Shaun looked straight ahead and nodded, "Yes. My brother, Steve, protected me before he went to Heaven."

"But a brother can't play tea party and dress-up with me," said Mei-Li.

"He could. But he probably won't," admitted Shaun, "But having a little brother can be fun. You like to play baseball," said Shaun.

"Mommy, Daddy, and I go to a Giants game at least once a year!" said Mei-Li excitedly.

"And you like to ride a bike," said Shaun.

"One day, I'm going to get a motorcycle just like Mommy's, only I want one that's pink and has rainbow tassels. Oh, and I want my helmet to be pink and sparkle!" Mei-Li said excitedly.

"There are a lot of things you can do with a little brother. You can teach him everything you know. And he'll be there to protect you when he's big enough," said Shaun.

"Really?" asked Mei-Li.

"You'll be a good big sister," said Shaun, "Just like you're a good friend to me."

"Thank you, Dr. Shaun!" Mei-Li hugged him tightly.

Shaun squirmed a little in Mei-Li's embrace, but finally wrapped his arms around her and gently patted her back, "Please let go of me," he said.

"Sorry," Mei-Li apologized. She ran back outside and hugged Lim, "It's okay if I have a little brother, Mommy."

"Good, because we can't change the fact that you're getting a little brother," said Lim, "I love you," she kissed her.

"I love you too," said Mei-Li before running off with Everly.

"Dr. Lim-Melendez, are you really going to get Mei-Li a pink motorcycle with rainbow tassels?" asked Shaun.

"No," Lim answered quickly, "She's never getting on a motorcycle."

"That's funny, because I distinctly remember when Mei-Li was about eighteen months old, you broke down in tears of joy the first time she tapped the Ducati. And then you scooped her into your arms and kissed her and told me she was going to be a Ducati girl just like Mommy!" Melendez mocked in Lim's tone.

Lim smacked Melendez's chest lightly and muttered, "Asshat."

Later that night, after the party was over, Lim gave Mei-Li her bath and got her ready for bed. As Lim was tucking Mei-Li in, Mei-Li asked, "Mommy?"

"Yes honey?" asked Lim.

"What is it like to have a brother?" asked Mei-Li.

"Well, Uncle Josh is older than me, but I really like having a brother. We both liked to play baseball and climb trees and hike; a lot of the stuff Daddy and I do with you. And he might not like the princesses as much as you do, but he could dress up as the prince or the Disney sidekicks with you. You can also share your cars and your Thomas trains with him," explained Lim.

"I didn't know that, but he can help me set up the train tracks!" said Mei-Li excitedly.

"That's right. But it will be a while before he's aware enough to help you," Lim kissed her, "Wǎn'ān, sweetheart. I love you."

"I love you, Mommy. I love you, Simba," Mei-Li answered back, "I can't wait to meet you, little brother."