CHAPTER THREE

While Sam was talking to her siblings about god knows what, Jazzy decided to think back to when it was just her brothers and father and herself when her mother was pregnant with Jazzy's twin sisters.

…9 Years Earlier…

"Hey, Mom, where's Dad? We have to get to school." Jazzy yelled down to her mother.

"Jaz, I already told you, you have to walk to school with the boys; you'll be fine. Your father had to go into work earlier than he wanted to, sorry. You know I'm on bed rest with the twins. I can't take you." Lizzy replied.

"Fine, I'm going to check on the boys to make sure they are up and dressed."

"OK, sweetheart. Thank you." Mom said.

"Jerry, Luke, open this door, it's your sister," Jazzy yelled, as the door to the boys bedroom swung open.

"OH MY GOD, Jerry, what happened to Luke, where is he?" Jazzy asked Jerry, concerned about her little brother. As she said that, the door to their walk-in closet swung open to reveal Luke sitting in the corner.

Jazzy walked over to the little boy and asked, "What's wrong?" as she knelt down to pick him up.

"Jazzy, I'm scared, I don't want to go to school, I want to stay home with mommy." Luke said, with a frown on his face. He was also giving her the puppy dog face.

"OK, buddy, let's' get you ready for the day and bring you down to mommy, OK?" Jazzy said to Luke with a smile trying to cheer him up a little.

Jazzy finished getting the boys' ready and brought them downstairs.

"Mommy," Luke said.

"What is it buddy?" Lizzy said, as her youngest son, came running over to her where she lay on the couch.

"I don't want to go to school; I want to stay with you!" Luke said, with the same face that he used on Jazzy.

"OK, Buddy, you can stay with mommy, but you have to go back tomorrow, deal?" Lizzy asked.

"OK." Luke sighed.

"Jerry, go get your school bag and you'll leave with your sister. Do not give her–," Lizzy said looking at her oldest son.

"Any problems; yes, mom, I know, you say the same thing every day." Jerry said, interrupting his mother. He then turned to his sister and said, "OK, I'm ready to go when you are, Jaz."

"OK, let's go." Jazzy said to him.

"Bye, Mom, love you," Jazzy and Jerry said at the same time to their mother.

"Bye, guys, have a good day at school." Lizzy replied giving both kids a hug and a kiss.

"You too," Lizzy heard them yell as they were walking out of the house.

Just as the front door shut, Lizzy felt a very wet liquidy substance underneath her legs. She realized then that her water had broke. The twins were ready to come into the world.

"Luke, buddy, can you go and call your sister back in here and quickly, run." Lizzy told the five year old.

"OK, mommy," Luke replied as he ran to the front door and opened it to reveal Jazzy and Jerry sitting outside on the steps. "Jazzy, you need to come back inside, its' mommy, something is wrong."

"OK, buddy," Jazzy said, to her little brother, as she walked inside to see what was wrong. "Mom, are you OK?" She asked, sounding concerned for her and her twin sisters.

"Umm… I'm not sure, but I think my water just broke. Contact your father at work and tell him to come home as soon as he can. Tell him he will not miss her daughters' births, not this time." Lizzy said, to her daughter.

"OK, I'll be right back," Jazzy said, to her mother as she ran to find her purse that held her iPhone. She pulled it out and dialed her father's work number.

"Detective Cody Parish, Homicide, 15th Division. How may I help?" Cody Parish said into the phone.

"Hey, Dad, it's Jazzy. Mom need you at home right now. Moms' water just broke. She told me to tell you that 'you will not miss your twin daughters' births, not this time.' She needs you, daddy." Jazzy said to her father.

"OK. Sweetheart, I'll be right there. I love you." Cody said to his daughter before hanging up.

Jazzy hung up her phone and went back to her mom to tell her what her dad told her. "OK, dad's on his way. Hang in there, mom." She said to her mom.

"RING-RING-RING." Jazzy's phone went off. She picked up the phone to answer when she noticed that the caller-id said, 'Dad Calling'. She then hit send to talk to her father again.

"Hey, sweetie, can I talk to your mom, please." Cody asked his daughter.

"Yeah, yeah, sure, here she is." She said to her dad as she handed the phone to Lizzy.

"It's dad, he wants to talk to you." Jazzy said to her.

"Hi, sweetheart, how are you feeling?" Cody asked his wife.

"I'm doing ok so far. My water broke, and I'm having contractions that are three minutes apart. You have to get home NOW!" Lizzy responded to her husband.
"OK, I know you're freaking out but have Jazmyn go get Katie from next door and have her drive you all to the hospital. And I know that you don't want to hear this but I have to go undercover for a while." Cody said to Lizzy, hoping she would understand.

"NO, you can't, I'm going to need your help with the girls. You're not going and that's final! Wait, how long will you be gone for?" Lizzy asked crying.

"Sweetie, you have to understand that I had no choice in the assignment, and I believe it's going to be at least 8 months to a year." Cody replied also crying.

"I don't give a crap, call the person who is making you do this and tell him that you aren't going, that you have 5 kids to help take care of." Lizzy said.

"Sweetie, I can't, I'm sorry but I already told Captain Cragen that I would go. Again I'm sorry, I love you guys with all my heart and I will talk to you all as soon as I can, OK." Cody said, trying to stay as calm as possible so he wouldn't upset his wife even further.

Jazzy was listening to their conversation and started to cry.

"Jazzy, what's wrong?" The two boys asked their older sister.

"I'm not sure. I'll be right back; I'm going to see if Mom needs anything." Jazzy told the boys.