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Maddy was set to be released from the infirmary today. She had been there for almost a week. Her mother, being the doctor she is, kept her over the normal amount of time to make sure she was completely better before she went home. The past few days have been...difficult at best. The twins have een staying in Maddy's room all day and night with her for three days. Maddy loved having them around, but she was a little stressed being a new mother and Mark working,. She knew Mark wanted to be there with them but Commander Taylor needed him for a quick OTG mission.
"Commander when will we be back? I'm ready to be back with Maddy and the babies. Jim said she's been having a difficult time the last couple days so I just want to be wi-" Mark stopped when the Commander raised his hand to silence him. "Mark your wife has definitely rubbed off on you. You babble when you get nervous or worried or uncomfortable a lot since you two have been together. And I understand your concern which is why Alicia and I have decided to give you two weeks, paid, off duty to bond with your children and get a routine going to help Maddy cope with the twins while you are at work."
"Really? Thank you Commander. Maddy is going to be so releived. She was scared to be left alone with them the first few days they were home because Lizzie couldn't get off work and she knew she would need help." Mark said excitedly. "No problem Mark. I expect you to bring the twins by as soon as they are released to come home. I feel terrible that I haven't got to see them yet. I don't even know their names and I have never not known a colonists name, let alone two." Mark laughed a little, "Maicey and Markus. Well Maice and Mark is what we are calling them." "I like it. Nice, strong names. And look here we are." Commander Taylor said reaching his arm out as if presenting Terra Nova to someone who had never seen it before. "I will see you later Commander. They are getting released in an hour!" Mark yelled jumping out of the rover as soon as it came to a stop and running toward the infirmary. All the Commander could do was laugh.
3 minutes later he was walking into his wife's room at the infirmary. He stopped and a wide smile went across his face when he opened the door to find Maddy holding his week old daughter, and Zoe sitting in a chair next to her bed holding his week old son. "Hey ladies. I've missed you." Mark said stepping in and closing the door behind him for privacy. "Hey babe. How was the mission?" Maddy looked up from the baby. "Fine, but let's not talk about that right now." her husband replied. "Mark! I really missed you." Zoe said getting up and walking over to him and handing him little Mark. "I missed you too Zo. And if I remember correctly it's someone's birhtday this week." he said with a smirk and taking his son from the little girl. "You remembered!" Zoe exclaimed hugging him. "Of course I remembered. You are my baby sister and it is a very special birthday for you." he smirked. "Yeah! I will be 7!" "I know!" Mark said trying to sound as excited as she was. Zoe laughed at the attempt.
"Mark guess what!" Zoe yelled and it startled Mark. "What!" "Sam and I are going out on a date tonight." She stated like it wasn't a big deal. "Excuse me!" "Sam and I are going on a-" "No. Don't repeat it I heard you. I don't think you are. Does your father and brother know about this?" "No they don't have to. It's a secret." "Zoe, you are not going on a date with Sam. You are 6." "Almost 7!" "That's not the point. You are still too young to even consider da-" "Mark, honey, leave her alone. It's just an innocent little kid date. Not even a date, kind of a play date. Now will you please come over here and give your wife a kiss and take her and your twins home?" Maddy interrupted. "Mads she is 6 I don't care what you call it, she's not going."
"Mark stop." Maddy said simply. Mark huffed and decided to let it go for now but look back at Zoe. "We will finish this conversationg later." "Fine!" Zoe said storming out of the room. "You know you really made her mad just then. And Dad and Josh are enough to worry about without you going big brother on her." Maddy told her husband as he walked over and leaned down to kiss her. "It's only because I love her. I would murder anyone, in a heartbeat, that hurt her. She's just too young. And for the record Maice is not allowed to date until she is at least 30." he reached down and ran his finger over his small daughter's cheek. "Let's go home." "Let's." Maddy said getting up and putting Maicey down to get dressed.
Maddy walked out of the private bathroom her mom had got her a few minutes later to find Mark in the rocking chair next to the window rocking Maicey to sleep and talking to her. She stopped to hear what he was saying. "You already look so much like your mother. You are beautiful and, apart from your mother, the best thing that ever happened to me. You and your brother and Maddy are my whole life, I will do anything for you. I love you so much." he lifted her up and kissed her head. Maddy then walked across the room and put her hand on Mark's shoulder and looked down at their daughter, who was sound asleep. "You know I haven't been able to get her to sleep that fast. She is definitely a daddy's girl." she told him.
"Thanks baby. Little Mark over there is a momma's boy, I can already tell." he laughed pointing over to little Mark in the baby bed who apparently noticed Maddy back in the room and started crying. Maddy walked over and picked him up, he stopped once he was secure in her arms, Maddy laughed. "Well Commander Taylor and Alicia wanted us to bring them by the command center since they haven't seen them yet. But they seem really tired so let's go home and when they wake up we will take them over." Mark said getting up and walking to the door. "Sounds good to me." Maddy said. After they signed all the release papers they walked to their house. Mark stopped Maddy before she opened the door, "I have a surprise for you. So close your eyes and follow me." "But I'm holding little Mark. How am I supposed to hold on to you and hold him?" Maddy questioned. "You will be fine." Mark answered and offered her his arm.
She hesitated but obliged and wrapped an arm through his and put it back under little Mark to cradle him. "You know we are going to have to come up with another nickname for Markus because technically he isn't a junior and people are going to get confused on who we are talking about. I've been thinking...I like MJ." Maddy half asked, continuing to hold onto her husband, but he stopped suddenly. "MJ? I like it. Maice and MJ, agreed. Now for one of your surprises. Zoe, Lizzie, and Skye helped with this one, open your eyes." Mark said opening a door. Maddy gasped and didn't say anything. "Does this mean you like it?" it was Mark's turn to hesitate.
"I love it." Maddy came out of her daze. She turned on her heel and got on her tiptoes to kiss her husband. She turned back around to look at the very colorful room. Half was pink and had 'Maicey' written on the wall above a baby bed and was a room every little girl dreamed of. The other half was blue and had 'Markus' on the wall above another baby bed with all kind of boy things. Right up against the back wall was two rocking chairs that had 'Mark' engraved in one and 'Maddy' in the other. The part Maddy loved most was the wall behind the chairs, it had a dayflower field painted on it and a giant very green tree, "Is that what I think it is?" Maddy finally asked. "Yep.. That would be our field and the tree we slept in after the meteor." Mark answered walking over and setting Maciey down in her bed.
He gestured for Maddy to put Markus down in his bed. She nodded and walked over and set him down as well. Mark put a finger over his mouth and whispered a 'shh' then pointed to the door when Maddy opened her mouth to say something. She nodded and walked out the door followed by her husband. "So I have two surprises huh? I don't think anything could top that one, but try me." Maddy said smiling at her husband. "Alicia and the Commander decided that since we are new parents we need some time to set up a routine for the twins. So," he paused while she looked hopefully at him, "they have decided to give me two weeks, paid off duty starting tomorrow, considering my shift is already over for today."
"Really! No way!" Maddy screamed. Mark laughed and nodded. "Oh my gosh Mark!" Right then the babies started crying, and she sighed. "Sorry." she said opening the door to the nursery back up. "It's fine Mads. We are going to have to get used to it anyways." Mark replied following her. "Which one do you want to get?" Maddy asked her husband. "I think I'll stick to my baby girl for today, MJ just seems to like his gorgeous mother more." Mark said walking over to his daughter's bed and picking her up. Maddy got her son and they walked over to the rocking chair and sat down and started to rock smoothly back and forth. The twins were asleep in no time, so they put them back in their beds and walked out to the living room.
Mark and Maddy had only been sat down for a few minutes when someone knocked on the door. Mark got up to answer it. "Alicia, Commander." Maddy heard him say, from the couch, and she got up and ran to Alicia. "Licia!" she said slamming into the older woman and hugging her. "Hey Mads!" Alicia said hugging her just as tight. Mark and the Commander shook hands. "Sorry we didn't come by sir. Maice and MJ were so tired so we decided to bring them home to sleep and when they wake up to come by." Mark stated. "It's perfectly fine son. I know once a baby goes to sleep it's time to let them sleep. And MJ? What happened to Mark?" Commander Taylor asked. "Maddy thought that people would get confused when she's talking about him, not knowing if she was talking about me or him. So she came up with MJ." Mark told his superior.
"I like it. Still a good strong name." the Commander said simply, "How are you feeling Maddy?" "I'm good. Thanks for asking. And by the way thank you so much for letting Mark off for two weeks to help." she said moving from Wash to the Commander. "Anytime, sweetheart. Mark needs to bond with them as well, and if I remember correctly the first few weeks home are always the hardest." Taylor said hugging Maddy, while Mark hugged Wash. "Well enough of this. Show me those babies! I have been so anxious to get home to meet them." Alicia said slapping Mark's shoulder. "Ow Wash! Jeez all you had to do was ask. Come on." Mark huffed pulling her arm towards the babies room. The commander and Maddy followed close behind. Mark opened the door slowly to try and not wake the babies.
"I love their room!" Alicia whispered screamed. "Yeah so do I. It was a surprise from Mark." Maddy said grabbing Wash's hand and pulling her towards MJ's bed, "This is Markus James Edward Reynolds." "Aww looks just like his father. Can I?" Alicia said pointing to him. Maddy nodded, "Of course." That was all that needed to be said Alicia had him in her arm in seconds. Mark gestured for the Commander to come over to the other side of the room, the commander obliged and stopped in front of the bed. "And this is Maicey Elisabeth Grayce Reynolds." Mark said picking up his daughter and staring at her. "Looks just like her mother." the Commander said taking the baby when Mark offered her over. "I know. I finally understand why Jim was the way he was when I started dating Mads. Maice isn't dating until she's 30." Commander Taylor laughed, and Maicey shook awake and let out a soft cry. When she noticed Mark she started crying and her arms reached toward him.
"I see she's a daddy's girl. And I'm sure Jim will be happy to help you scare away potential boyfriends." Commander Taylor said handing Maicey back to her father. Mark smiled and took her from him. "Now where is my future soldier?" Taylor asked and walked over to Wash. "Right here. I believe he could be a better soldier than his father." Wash said handing Markus to the commander and shooting an amused look at a stunned Mark. "Not possible. And don't be giving him any ideas. When she meets someone nice that i like she will date." Maddy said giving Mark a look. "Yeah we'll see." Mark said, then turned to Wash, "Well I guess you won't be getting to hold my baby girl then, with that kind of attitude." Alicia walked over and started to hit him on the arm but remembered he had a baby in his hands. "Excuse me? I will be getting to ho- fine I'm sorry." Wash said at the look he was giving her. Mark laughed and handed Maicey to her.
"She's precious! And definitely her mother's daughter. They both have your eyes though." Alicia said to Mark. "I know. I'm so happy about that." Maddy said from across the room. "Well I'm sure Wash would love to just stay here all day, and so would I, but we have reports and debriefs to do so we will see you guys later." Commander Taylor said putting Markus down. "But I want to stay a little while long-Ugh fine! I will be back later guys." Wash said putting Maicey down. Mark and Maddy followed them to the door to see them off. "Bye guys. Thanks for coming by." Maddy said as they said their goodbyes and walked off. Maddy went to close the door but was stopped. "What in the wor- Dad! Josh! I haven't seen you in a days!" Maddy said jumping up and getting both in a hug. "Hey sweetie. Hey Mark." Jim said laughing. "Hey Jim. What's up Josh." Mark said back.
"Nothing much man. Now show me my neice and nephew." Josh said stepping in the house and closing the door. "Yeah I would like to see my grandkids. I've missed them so much." Jim said. They walked into the babies room again and Jim and Josh stopped. "That explains why Liz and Z came home covered in paint." Jim said in understandment. "And why Skye had band aids all over her hands. Did she put the beds together?" Josh asked. "Yeah but I helped. We didn't want her painting since she is pregnant." Mark said and Josh laughed. "Well if it's ok with you two we are going to stay for a little while. Z is at school and Liz and Skye are going to be at work for a few more hours." Jim said. "Yes that is fine!" Maddy exclaimed as they walked completely in the room. She handed Maicey to Josh and Mark handed MJ to Jim. "Oh by the way Dad, we decided to call him MJ." Maddy said with a smile. "MJ? I like it." Jim responded. "Me too." Josh said and him and his father sat down in the rocking chairs as Mark and Maddy walked out of the room to leave them alone with their newborn children. "He is going to be a great grandfather." Maddy said as they walked to the living room. "Yeah and Josh is going to be a great uncle too. Now let's go relax while we have someone here to help with them." Mark said and Maddy smiled. "I could get used to this, our little family is perfect." That was the last thing Maddy said before she fell asleep curled into Mark's side on the couch. Minutes later Mark was out too. It had been a long day they both needed their sleep.
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