Disclaimer: I don't own any characters except for Frank Bennett and Samantha Collins, I do own Ben's mothers first name as I don't believe it was ever mentioned in the show.. Also I will put a warning here at the start of the chapter. This is talk of a minor character coming out as a lesbian and having a relationship with another woman. It is none of the Camden's but that is all I will reveal. I hope I don't offend anyone with this storyline, I don't know how much it will play into the whole story itself but It will be there.. Anyway I just wanted to warn people if you don't like same sex couples.

Mary and Ben Kinkirk's Residence-
9:30pm 4th July 2012

It was time for Mary and Ben to finally tell his mother and step father that they were expecting twins. They were both feeling a little nervous at what Margaret, Frank and Patty-Mary would think. It would be their second and third grandchildren and they were all wondering when they would have their first child. Mary took a sip of her hot chocolate and smiled as she saw on her screen that her skype was ringing and it was Maggie on the line. "Hey there honey, Happy 4th July", She said as she blew Mary a kiss, and then moved her eyes to next to Mary. "So Where is Ben?", She asked curiously. Mary laughed and smiled, "Happy 4th July to you too, Ben just had to rush to the bathroom, but wait.. Ohh he is back now", She answered back as Ben took his place beside his wife. "Hi Mom.. Happy 4th July" He said as he waved at her. Frank smiled and waved as he came into frame, "Hey Guys".

Mary smiled and waved back, "Hey Frank, Did you both have a wonderful 4th July?", She said as she leant over and took a sip of her hot chocolate. Maggie nodded, "Yeah, We did have a wonderful day, it was really lovely, just Frank and I.. Patty-Mary was spending time with her new girlfriend..". It had come as a shock to all of them that Patty-Mary had come out as a lesbian only in the last 12 months, The Kinkirks were Catholic and The Camden girls turned Kinkirks were Christian but after the initial shock and learning to accept it, they all had been really supportive for Patty-Mary and were just happy that finally she had found love. Even Eric Camden was wonderful enough to give his support and love to the entire family as they were all dealing with her coming out. "Sounds great, We had a wonderful day as well.. I really hope we get to meet Patty-Mary's new love soon", Ben said with a grin on his face. Out of all the Kinkirks, Ben was closet to Patty-Mary and had accepted it more easily the the others.

"I am sure you will.. We missed you guys though and Kev, Luc and Savy", Frank said softly with a little emotion in his voice. Even though he wasn't Ben, Kevin and Patty-Mary's biological father, he was very invested in his step-children's lives and loved spending time with his 'children and granddaughter'. To the Kinkirks, they weren't step children, they were his children. It had taken the kids a while to get used to the idea of another man being in their mother and their lives, but Frank was a really great guy and always made sure to include the kids and especially Savannah into his life and Savannah just loved them so much. Mary was starting to feel excited about her news and she could feel Ben beside her was as well. "We missed you too Frank", Mary said, wishing she could reach out and give them a hug. "We will all have to catch up soon.. maybe we could head to Buffalo sometime soon, maybe see if Luc, Kev and Savannah can come too so we can all spend time together". Maggie nodded and smiled, "That would be wonderful, We would love that and I know Patty-Mary misses you all too, especially Savannah", she said with a cheeky grin.

It was a well known fact that Savannah had bonded really well with her Aunt on her Dad's side of the family, they like hanging out and playing together and Savannah always has a good time with her Aunt. "So anyway guys.. what's up.. cause I know you didn't want to talk cause it's the 4th July". Maggie was very much like Mary's mother and could always tell when something more was going on. Mary and Ben chuckled softly and smiled, "Wow, is it that obvious Mom", Ben said shaking his head a little. Maggie and Frank both nodded, "Yup, it certainly is.. so what is up kids?", She asked a little softer, hoping whatever it was.. it was good news. Ben leant over to grab his drink and took a sip whilst Mary took in a deep breath looking at Ben and getting the go ahead.

"Well, As you know.. much to all our families disgust", She said lightly laughing, "We were going to wait till we were married for maybe a year or so to get settled into married life before starting a family.. " She paused and smiled wider, taking Ben's hand and he squeezed gently, "Well, Our plans have changed Mom", Ben said softly as he looked into the camera and smiled, "Mary is 12 weeks pregnant with twins". He said grinning from ear to ear as his hand went to her stomach and rubbed it gently. They both watched the screen to see what their reaction and was happy to see their faces light up with joy and happiness at the news. Maggie put her hand to her mouth and gasped, "Really.. Ohh this is amazing news.. I wish I was there to hug you both right now", She said as the happy tears began to roll down her face. Frank grinned happily and wrapped his arm around his wife's shoulder. "This is wonderful kids.. two new little ones.. ". Maggie composed herself and wiped her eyes, "I can't wait..

Are you going to find out the genders?" She asked curiously. Mary shrugged her shoulders and smiled, "We aren't sure yet.. It might be handy so we know what kinds of things we need to buy.. but if we do.. I'm not sure if we will tell anyone". Maggie nodded in understanding, "Well I just can't wait to hold those little babies.. I'm just so happy for you both", She said again and leant into Frank happily. "I wish Patty-Mary was here so we could tell her, but you guys are more then welcome to let her know", Ben answered. "Of couse.. we would be honored to tell her", Frank said before adding as he noted the time, "Well it is getting late.. I know Mary will need her sleep and so will you Ben and I am afraid the celebrating has made Mags and I tried as well.. We will have to talk soon to arrange the details of our Buffalo get together". Mary nodded, "We will.. I'll talk to Lucy and Kevin about it.. Love you guys bunches and bunches", She said as she blew them kisses. They all said goodnight and ended the call.

Mary and Ben shared a smile between them and Ben pulled her into her arms and kissed her lips, "That well well didn't it baby". Mary nodded and snuggled into him, "It sure did... I feel like it is more real now that we have told everyone". Mary took a sip of her hot chocolate and finished it up as Ben spoke, "I know.. it does feel more real", He answered as he stood up with her in his arms and let her stand back up. "I think we should head to bed babe.. it has been a long busy day for us". Mary nodded and smiled as she took both her and Ben's mugs into the kitchen and then got some water from the fridge and filled a glass up, "Do you want some water to take to bed honey?", She said calling out to him. "Sure babe", he answered back as he closed down the laptop and took it back to the study. Once he was done, he took the glasses for Mary and they headed upstairs to bed, Mary turning the lights off as they went.

Once they got to their bedroom, Ben put their glasses of water on the bedside tables and then headed quickly into the bathroom to get ready for bed, Mary walking in behind him as well do wash the makeup off her face and brush her teeth. Ben kissed her softly before leaving the bathroom and then got into bed waiting for his wife with a wide smile on his face. When Mary came out of the bathroom, turning the light off, she noticed Ben's grin and stopped, "What babe?", She asked as they had a stare off before she walked over and got into bed. "I'm just so happy Mare.. I can't wait".. She nodded and smiled as she kissed his cheek, "So am I.. I can't wait either.. We should start thinking of some names soon I think.. boys and girls names". She snuggled into him and yawned a little, "We will.. I hope we can agree", He said chuckling as he kissed her forehead and looked at her when all he got was silence back. Mary was fast asleep already and Ben smiled, switching the light off and closing his own eyes thinking of some names and dreaming about what it would be like to have two little babies.

-Dream-

Ben had just come home from the fire house after a big fire. He had showered and changed at the fire house because he had two little ones at home and another on the way and he didn't want his pregnant wife or children getting sick from the smell of fire, dirt, soot on his clothes and body. Once he walked inside the twins heard him and ran into his open arms, "Daddy!", they squealed happily. They hadn't seen their Daddy all day as he had been busy fighting fires and were so excited to see him. "Hey guys", He said as he lifted them both up into his arms and kissed both of their foreheads. "Were you good for your Mommy?", He asked as he carried them into the kitchen where Mary was making dinner. "We were very good Daddy", They both said in unison as he let them down and walked over to his wife and kissed her softly. "Hi baby", he whispered happily. "Hey handsome", She answered back, tilting her neck as he placed a kiss on the side of her neck. "How was your day?", She asked as she went back to cooking dinner. He smiled tiredly and looked at her, "It was okay.. The fire still isn't out completely but the captain wanted me to come home and get some rest and spend some time with my family".

He answered, chuckling as he felt his kids tug on his pant legs, "Daddy, look what we made you", They both said as they showed him pictures they drew. He smiled as he knelt down to their level and looked at them, "Wow.. they look amazing.. tell me about them?". He asked wanting the kids to tell him what their drawings were about. "Mine is my hero.. my Daddy saving someone from a fire", His little girl said, "It is wonderful and what is yours about?", He asked his little son, "Mine is my family.. see here is you.. there is Mommy and My sister and me", He said pointing to them each. "Wow.. it is awesome.. I am gonna take them both to work and hang them up in fire house for everyone to see". They both got excited at that and jumped around happily. "How bout Daddy take you both to wash up for dinner", Mary said and both of them were pulling on Ben's arms to take them to the bathroom to wash up. "Come on Daddy", They both said as they pulled him along, Mary giggling at their enthusiasm. The kids and Ben came back a few minutes more and Ben said to them both, "Who wants to help Daddy set the table?". They both raced around grabbing what was needed and ran excitedly to the table, Ben shaking his head wondering where they get all their energy from.

After dinner, Ben set the kids up to color before he began helping Mary with the dishes. Mary was almost 8 months pregnant with their third child and Ben wanted to help out as much as he could. "You look tired babe.. I will give the kids their baths tonight", He said softly as he leant into kiss her cheek, "You have been working all day honey.. You look worse then me", She said lightly giggling. He smiled, "Ha-Ha.. I am fine.. I don't want you to hurt your back leaning over the tub", He said as he put the last of the dishes away. She smiled and placed a kiss on his lips, "You are to good for me Benjamin Kinkirk". She said as she wrapped her arms around him. "No way.. It is you who is way to good for me Mary Kinkirk.. Just relax.. go have a bath in our master ensuite and I will give the kids their bath and tucked up ready for bed.. You have had them all day and deserve to relax. It is not easy running after two active two year olds when you are 8 months pregnant". "Thanks Ben.. You are so amazing", She said as she kissed him again.

Ben called the children and told them it was bathtime. They started to run upstairs but slowed down after a warning from their father and walked the rest of the way up. He decided to give them a bath together so it was easier for him, famous last thoughts, he thought to himself. The kids seemed to be even more excited by being in the water and were splashing and moving around, it was lucky that Ben decided to only put on casual clothes cause he was now soaked and he hadn't even washed them yet. "Okay.. settle down.. I gotta get you cleaned now". He washed them both and then washed their hair, being careful not to get any soap in their eyes. Once they were done, he got them out one at a time and dried them off and then let the plug out and carried them into the bedroom and dressed them. "Let's go say goodnight to Mommy and I will read you a story and then its off to sleep okay". They both nodded and they went to say goodnight to Mary and cuddled her, each kissing her belly and the Ben took them to read. He finally got them to sleep and then came back into the bedroom sighing tiredly as he collapsed on the bed.

Mary laughed playfully and smiled, "They are hard work aren't they babe", She said softly. "Oh yeah.. where do they get their engery from?" Mary moved behind her husband and began to massage his back, working all the tightness and kinks out of his sore muscles. He let out a soft low moan and closed his eyes, his head falling forward, "Mm thanks babe.. that feels so nice". Mary smiled and kissed the back of his neck, "You are most welcome honey", She said as she continued to relax him and massage his back till he was almost falling asleep. "Let's get you some sleep.. my sleepy head", She whispered as she helped lay him down, his head falling gently onto the pillow. Mary snuggled up beside him turning the lights off and smiled as he whispered, "I love you Mare". She whispered back, I love you too".

-End Dream-

-Meanwhile at The Kinkirk Residance in Buffalo-

Margaret Kinkirk-Bennett and Frank Bennett were ecstatic that her youngest son was having a baby with his wife, They had been waiting for what seemed liked forever for Ben to settle down and have a family and now they were having twins. She couldn't wait to tell Patty-Mary and just as she was settling down into bed to read a good book, she heard the front door open and close, indicating Patty-Mary was home. Maggie as she was called to everyone was not one to wait and so she flung the covers off and put her robe on, padding down the hallway to the kitchen, "Hi sweetie", She said in greeting, waking over and kissing her check, "How was your date with Samantha?", She asked as she headed to the kettle to boil some water for tea. Patty-Mary smiled and nodded loving how supportive her mother was despite her reservations to begin with when she first found out about her being a lesbian. "It was really nice, we went for a drive and had a romantic picnic and watched the fireworks together", She answered back happily.

"Well, I am glad you had a wonderful time sweetie.. I am so glad to see you so happy", her mother said as she hugged her, "Would you like a cup of tea?". Patty-Mary smiled and grabbed two mugs from the cupboard, "Thanks Mom, I really appreciate it and sure, I would love one". Once Maggie had made the tea, they sat at the kitchen table with some cookies, "So.. How are things going between you two?", Maggie asked her daughter genuinely curious and happy. Patty-Mary took a sip and smiled, "It is going really well, I think we are starting to get more serious, She asked if I would consider moving in with her". Maggie was a little torn, she was really happy for her daughter and loved having her last little baby at home so it was hard to think of her moving away again. She had come home after college and Margaret was so happy to have her back. "Just make sure it is right for you both and you are happy with whatever decision you make". Patty-Mary smiled and took her mother's hand and squeezed softly, " Thanks, I will and I do really appreciate your support"..

"So anyway", She continued, "What has been happening here, did you and Frank have a nice night". She asked as they both took a sip of their tea. "Well.. We had a great night and it was topped off by some wonderful news", Maggie said as she remembered what she came out here for. Patty-Mary looked at her mother curiously, "What news Mom?', She asked as she held the cup in her hand and dipped her cookie into her tea and took a bite. "Well.. I was talking to Ben and Mary on Skype earlier... ", She paused for a more dramatic effect, "We are going to have two new little additions to the family soon.. Mary is pregnant with twins". Patty-Mary almost spat her tea out and her eyes went really wide, "Wow.. really.. it is about time", She said laughing softly. "What do you mean about time, they only got married last New Years eve which is what 6 or so months ago", Her mother said laughing with her. "I know, but these two have known each other for years and it is long overdue". Patty-Mary explained.

"I do know what you mean", Maggie said with a nod of understanding. "I just can't wait to have some more grandchildren.. Ohh Ben and Mary are going to talk to Kevin and Lucy about coming here for a weekend sometime soon, They would love to meet Samantha and Frank and I have yet to be formally introduced to her as well". Patty-Mary nodded shyly and smiled, "She would love to meet you all as well.. and I have missed hanging out with my brothers and their families". Patty-Mary was a journalist and travelled a lot so she didn't get to see her family as often as she would have liked, however she just secured a more permanent job with the Buffalo Daily News so she would be home more often now and could see her family and her girlfriend more. They both finished their tea and Patty-Mary carried their mugs to the sink and washed them out. "I will call Ben tomorrow to congratulate them both", She said as she yawned a little. Her mother smiled and hugged her, "Get some rest sweetheart.. I love you".. Patty-Mary smiled and kissed her mother's cheek, "I love you too Mom". As they walked out of the kitchen, Margaret flicked the light switch and they both headed off to their bedrooms to get some much needed sleep, Maggie thinking of her grandchildren and Patty-Mary thinking of her girlfriend and feeling her heart melt when she recalled her girlfriend asking her if she would consider moving in with her.

It was something she wanted a lot, Patty-Mary had many failed romances and now she found she had met her match, her one true love and she honestly didn't care what her lover's gender was. Samantha Collins was beautiful, sassy, smart, kind and just down right amazing. She had a fun and wonderful playful personality but was also very romantic and sensitive and it just felt so right to Patty-Mary to want to be with this woman. Although she was born a Catholic, she knew that she couldn't let her religion stop her from being with the one she loved and felt happy and safe with and she was just so happy that her parents and her family were supportive of her decision. It was really hard and confusing for her at first to deal with herself but as she started to give herself over to her emotions and feelings, she found herself becoming more at east with it. Telling her parents was so hard and she could still remember that day as if it was yesterday. She had felt so scared but was finally all out in the open. She didn't want to hide her true self anymore. As she thought of how safe and warm she felt basking in her love, she quickly fell asleep, dreaming of having a family and perhaps one day being able to call her girlfriend her wife.

-Back at Ben and Mary Kinkirk's Residence-

5:30am 5th July 2012

Ben woke up with his wife wrapped around him by a text message from his little baby sister telling them congratulations and Best wishes and she hoped to see them all very soon. Ben typed a quick reply back, smiling softly as he got out of bed and walked to his wardrobe to change into his running gear. Once he was dressed, he sat by his wife's side and kissed her lips gently and spied the note pad sitting on the bed side table, so he wrote her a quick note to say he was going for a run and maybe the gym before doing some laps in the pool. He left the note where she could see it and pulled the blankets up over her a little more seeing her shivering from the gentle thrum of the air conditioning. He stood up and grabbed his ipod shuffle and his keys an headed downstairs and out the door to begin his run. As he began running, he couldn't help but think of so many moments in his life that finally led him to meet and fall in love with Mary and he just knew that he was the most luckiest man in the world for finding her and blessed she felt the same way.

Being a husband and a father was something he was longing and craving for all of his life, He saw how loving his mother and father were to each other and how good a mother and father they were to him and his siblings and he couldn't think of anything better then following in his father's footsteps and becoming a fireman, a husband and a father. He thought of all the painful moments in their relationship that Mary and himself went through and how scary it was that day he showed up at her apartment unannounced. He was afraid that Mary would not want anything more to do with her anymore but was so glad when she told him she still felt the same and wanted to give their relationship another chance. He knew though he would have done whatever he could this time to convince her if she had said no because Mary was way to important for him to just walk away. Now that they were married, Ben knew that he would never do anything to jeopardize or hurt their marriage or Mary. He loved her with all of his heart and as he jogged past a florist, He smiled to himself as he decided to buy her some flowers on his way home.

Stirring lightly in her sleep as she felt him kiss her lips, Mary was too tired to wake up fully and just snuggled back into the blankets smiling. She knew Ben was an early riser, but it never bothered her. If she wasn't pregnant herself, she would be going with him on one of his training sessions, of course she was still able to exercise and she did that daily to keep in shape, but she would not be able to keep up with Ben's pace with two growing twins inside her so she was happy to stay in bed and just sleep in a little for once. She fell back into a deep sleep and only woke up when she heard the door open and close indicating Ben was home from his run. She slowly blinked her eyes open and looked at the clock on her bedside table seeing it was now 7:40am. She yawned and stretched her body as Ben walked in with a bunch of flowers in a vase, "Good Morning babe.. I got you something", He said as he pulled the vase from behind his back and walked over to Mary's side of the bed. "Aww thanks babe", She said as he leant down to kiss her softly, his hand moving to put the vase down on bedside table.

Mary giggled as she pushed him away with a fake disgusted look on her face, "Babe.. I love you.. but please.. go take a shower". He looked at her and smelt under his arm pits and asked her, "Do I smell babe?". Mary nodded her head giggling again and said, "Ohh yeah.. you do". She stood up and reached for her robe and began to walk out of the room, "I'm going to head downstairs to put on a pot of coffee for you.. I love you". She said smiling, putting her hand up to stop Ben as he began to walk closer to her.. "Uhhh Uhhh, No kissing or cuddling till after your shower", She said as Ben pouted a little, "Ohh okay babe.. I'll go shower". As Ben headed into the ensuite, Mary began walking downstairs and headed down into the kitchen to start the coffee for Ben and the kettle for herself to make a cup of tea. She took a piece of paper and a pen and wrote down some things she wanted to do. She wanted them to look at the available bedrooms and decide which room to use for the twins. While they will share a room with Mary and Ben initially , they will eventually share a room with each other after that till they were old enough to decide if they wanted separate rooms.

She decided that she would wait for Ben to finish in the shower and change before she went over their plans for the day, however she knew Ben would be happy doing this with her, it is one of the reasons why she loved him so much, because even if he wasn't enthuasiastic about the idea, he still loved being with her and spending time with her and made herself a cup of tea and sat down to read the news paper, smiling as she saw an article with her good friend Sandy Jameson in the paper talking about a new kids program she was doing at her father and sister's church. It made her proud to see the church being talked about in such a positive light and couldn't wait for the day her children would be baptized by her father at their church. She knew her father would be so proud to bring to new family members into the christian faith and just hoped that Ben and his family would be understanding of it. His family were catholic and she wasn't sure if they would be okay if her father did the baptizing in his church. This made her worry a little, but only a little, for now she decided to push her worry aside and concentrate on what things she had to do today.

I hope you all like this chapter and where I am going with certain characters.. I am sorry if my same sex couple has offended anyone, but I like the idea of it so I will continue it.. As I said it won't be a main part of the story, but it will be there as a minor storyline along with the rest of the Camden/Kinkirk family. If I get enough interest, I may even think of doing a spin off with those two characters, but we will see.. I still have lots to say and do with this one. The next chapter will speed up and will be a couple of months maybe down the track.