Todays's story is written by Tara tjhadlow - Same handle for Twitter and Ig! ? ﾟﾎﾅ? ❤️
"Savannah, baby, we're going to be late!" Andy yelled up the stairs to her 3 year old. "Come and get your shoes and coat on! It's raining!"
Andy could hear laughter coming from her daughter, suspecting her husband was probably tickling her or throwing her around on their bed like they did most mornings.
"Go on Princess, before Mummy explodes." He said through a giggle.
"Daddy, you me school." She said in her broken little toddler language.
"Daddy can't take you today, I have to run a few errands before I join Mummy at work." He explained, as he got out of bed and held his hands out to her. "But I'll carry you to the car if you want?"
She nodded and jumped from the bed in to his arms, he began walking to the door when he heard Andy yelling again.
"Robert, will you stop teasing her, we need to go!"
"We're coming, we're coming!" He said as they made their way downstairs. "Hold your horses!"
"I thought you were staying in bed?" She asked, tilting her head and putting her hands on her hips in defeat. "You're supposed to be resting."
"This little one had other ideas!" He laughed, gesturing to his daughter as he grabbed her shoes and coat, slipped on some shoes himself and ran to the car.
"Of course she did" Andy chuckled to herself, rolling her eyes whilst she picked up Savannah's bag and headed out the door. Ever since she found out she was pregnant again, she'd felt herself becoming a little more snappy and it meant that Savannah was favouring Robert over her these days, something that did make her a little sad, but she understood.
Savannah only had one day of nursery left before Christmas, so Robert had worked 3 double shifts to ensure he could be home with her from tomorrow. No one at the station knew that Robert was Andy's husband, let alone that they had a daughter, so they had to plan their shifts and childcare very carefully. The only person in the department that knew about them, was Chief Ripley. To Savannah, he was her Uncle Luke, and to Robert and Andy, their best friend.
Both Andy and Robert worked at Station 19, she was Captain and he was the Battalion Chief. His office was situated at 19 due to its central location within the department, which coincidentally worked out really well for them. Andy's best friends were Victoria Hughes who was a fellow firefighter and Ryan Tanner, an officer within the Seattle Police Department that she'd grown up with. Christmas was Andy's favourite season, and Robert usually went all out on presents and decorations. But this year, time seemed to have gotten away from him and the house decorations had been neglected. He'd had the idea to surprise Andy with a tree, decorated with Savannah tomorrow, but he needed to run to the store for some new festive bits and bobs first.
Andy dropped her daughter off at nursery and made her way to the station for her last 48hr shift before Christmas. She hadn't told anyone, not even the Chief, that she was pregnant. They had decided together that they would wait until their 12 week scan before telling anyone, which they had booked for the 23rd, right after Andy's shift.
The station was full of love and laughter today, Andy walked in to the beanery to be met by boxes of decorations that Vic was planning on using to throw their annual Christmas lunch. It was always held a few days before Christmas whilst on shift to allow everyone to attend without neglecting their own families. Santa hats were being thrown around, vintage tablecloths being made in to dresses by the guys and tangled fairy lights were strewn across the table.
Vic and Travis were preparing the food for their late lunch. She had instructed the rest of the team to decorate, although it didn't look like they'd gotten very far and she was getting more agitated by the minute.
"Morning 19!" Andy yelled.
"Morning Cap!" They all repeated.
"Looks like fun in here! Santa hats all around!" She laughed, putting a hat on herself. "Aren't you boys supposed to be decorating?" She asked.
"Of course!" Miller exclaimed, "but, winding Huey up is just way more fun!"
Vic snapped her cooking tongs together as she pointed them in his direction. Miller looked up at her and she gave him a pleading look, tilting her head and then gesturing with her tongs at the mess in front of her.
"Alright, alright" he held his hands up in surrender, "Gibson, come on man lets go make up the table and hang the lights before she throws those yams at us."
"Coming!" Gibson said as he trailed behind Dean with his tablecloth dress on.
Andy grabbed her box of Lucky Charms from where she hid it and sat down at the table, eating straight from the box with her hands.
"Hey, come on! You're gonna ruin your appetite!" Travis whined.
"I promise you, I won't, I feel so hungry today and nothing is going to stop me from our delicious Christmas dinner." She replied. "I've put Bishop and Cutler on AID car this morning and the station's closed for 3 hours this afternoon, so hopefully there won't be any interruptions!"
Andy grabbed a small cup of coffee, put her cereal back in its hiding place and headed to her office. Her hormones were driving her a little crazy, she longed for her husband to have his way with her most hours of the day, but knew that it wasn't in any way practical to think like that, especially when she was at work. She didn't like the fact that Robert was going to be off for the next 4 days whilst she still had to stay at the station for 36 hours after he leaves. Although she was grateful that he would be there with their daughter to do Christmassy things together, she would miss him like mad and she too, wanted to take part in the festivities. When she sat down at her desk, she realised she was still wearing her Santa hat, which gave her a very mischievous idea.
Andy went in to her bunk to get changed for the shift as per usual. However, once she'd taken off her clothes and was left with her favourite red lace underwear, she thought she'd send a picture to her husband to remind him what he was missing out on by running errands this morning. She took off her bra, leaving her in just her panties and made sure to put her Santa hat on. She let her wavy locks cover just part of her boobs, holding her bra with one finger over her shoulder and making sure her nipples were on show for him. When she was ready, she popped her knee forward and took a photo, seductively looking up at the camera and biting her lip.
*Text Message*
Andy: IMAGE .Jpg "Santa's little helper is missing her husband?"
Robert had taken a shower, made himself a smoothie and left to run his errands. When he got to the first store he saw a small pink tree in the window display with white baubles and princess decorations. He decided there and then that he would get Savannah her own tree to decorate this year, for her bedroom, which might hopefully mean she stays away from the glass ornaments on the main tree. He wandered in, picked up everything he needed, including some pink fairy lights, and went to pay. Whilst in the queue, he saw some fake mistletoe so picked some up to use later on his wife. Robert knew Andy loved a real Christmas tree in the living room and since they already had ornaments, baubles, ribbons and lights for that tree, he chose only one extra addition for this year. He purchased a bright white bauble that had tiny baby footprints on it and read 'Bump's first Christmas'. He popped it in a gift box and put a big red bow on it, ready for Andy to add to the tree tomorrow. Feeling happy with himself and his choices, he decided he would wait until he had Savannah with him to go to the farm and choose a tree, because he wanted to get a few pictures that they could frame for the house.
Robert got home and put his purchases somewhere safe, out of sight from a certain little human, he grabbed a coffee and was about to head out the door when he heard a knock. He looked at his watch, thought to himself that he needed to leave for work in 10 minutes and went to see who it was.
"Luke, hey man, you okay?" Robert said.
"Hey Sully, I'm good, just thought I'd drop by with Vannah's Christmas presents, I assume she's at school?" Lucas replied.
"Yeah, last day today, come in, come in. I've gotta head to the station in like 10 minutes though, last shift before Christmas."
"No worries man, I won't be long. How you doing? How's Andy?"
Robert's phone buzzed and he looked at the message from his wife. His mind went completely blank as he looked at her perfect, mostly naked body, he stared so hard at the picture and nearly forgot to breathe, he could feel his boxers tighten and could think only of making love to her there and then.
"Sully?... Sully! Are you ok, you're staring at that thing like you're in shock, did something happen? Is it Andy?" Luke asked, a little panicked.
Hearing the mention of his wife's name snapped him back in to focus and he realised he'd zoned out. "Uhh, sorry, yeah, umm, she's fine, more than fine actually. What were we saying?" He rambled on whilst subtly adjusting his pants.
"Nothing, I literally just asked how you were" he chuckled.
"Oh, sorry" he shook his head to try and physically remove the picture of his wife from his mind. "Yeah we're both good, I'm excited to see Savannah at Christmas this year, I think she's understanding it pretty well! I just bought her a pink tree for her to decorate tomorrow so that's going to be so cute! Andy's good, she's on her last 48 hour so I think today will be a good day." He said, thinking about how good the day had already been and how he expected it to go when he got to the station.
Luke went to put the Christmas presents for his niece in the under stairs cupboard, assuming there would be no reason for her to need to go in there, and then headed back to the living room where he saw his best friend giggling at his phone like a school girl.
*Text message*
Robert: "You are so naughty, I won't be long, you better look like that when I get there."
Andy: "Can't make any promises?"
"What has gotten in to you Sully, you look like a love drunk puppy" he chuckled.
"Ah nothing, Andy's just being silly." He replied through a grin that he was trying, but not succeeding, to control.
"If you say so, anyway, say hi to my baby for me, hi to Ands and I'll come and see you on Christmas Eve, right?"
"Yeah absolutely, Ryan and Pruitt will be here too. 5pm ok?"
"Sounds great" Luke confirmed as he left and got in to his car.
As Luke drove off, Robert reached for his coffee and keys before practically running out the door himself, texting his wife that he was on his way.
*At the station*
The team were hanging the Christmas decorations and getting the barn ready for their Christmas lunch, Bishop and Cutler had gone out on an AID car call and Vic and Travis were still cooking in the beanery. Robert looked for his wife but couldn't see her anywhere, so he hoped she was still locked away in her office waiting for him. He grabbed a Santa hat from the beanery and popped it on, placing his coffee cup in the sink.
"Looking good, Chief!" Montgomery said, pointing to the hat.
"Gotta join in the fun, right?!" He made a silly face and began walking towards the doors. "Has anyone seen Captain Herrera? I need a run down of the last shift."
"In her office I think, go with caution though." Robert looked back at her with a questioning look. "She was eating cereal from the box this morning and we all know that's an anxious Andy tell."
He nodded, "thanks for the heads up Hughes." And made his way to her office.
Andy had already shut the blinds to her office, but the door wasn't locked. He wandered in, assuming he'd find her at her desk but at first glance he couldn't see her. He locked the door, took off his top and put his Santa hat back on. Her bunk door was pulled closed but not fully shut so he leant against the doorframe, crossed one leg over the other and gently pushed it open. Andy hadn't realised he was there as she was stood to the side in front of the mirror, absolutely no clothes on, with one hand caressing her little bump. He waited there for a few minutes, admiring his view and thinking about how lucky he was.
He pushed the door open further so she would be able to see him in the mirror's reflection and waited for her to realise he was there. She quickly looked up, afraid someone had seen her but then saw who it was, she tilted her head, tears in her eyes, smoothed over her bump again and said "there's our handsome man, we've missed you." She turned around to face him and walked over to him. Robert pulled out the mistletoe he'd bought earlier and hung it over his head. Andy chuckled and then pulled him in to a long, passionate kiss, causing him to drop the mistletoe as he placed one hand behind her neck and one on her cheek, slowly moving towards the bed.
Robert pulled back slightly and asked "how's my girl?" Holding her close to him where she fit just perfectly.
"Better now that you're here, I've been thinking about doing this all morning."
"Oh yeah?" He teased.
"Yes, now kiss me."
He didn't need to be told twice so he began passionately kissing her again. Her hands were running over his beautifully sculpted abs and then she went to undo his belt.
"You, are overdressed my love." She whispered, trying to pull down his pants and boxers.
He helped her pull them off, revealing his incredibly hard penis and then picked her up like she weighed nothing. She wrapped her legs around him, her hands still cupping his face as he pushed her up against the wall, his left hand bracing himself and his right hand on her butt. They stayed there for a few minutes, their tongues dancing in sync as they poured every ounce of love and desire in to one another. She kissed his sweet spot under his ear and started lightly sucking, causing him to let out a low moan. He turned around and walked over to her bed, gently lowered her down on her back, making her giggle softly. He started kissing her from her cheek, to her neck, and down to each breast, stopping to pay close attention to her nipples. She squirmed under his touch as he finally made his way down between her legs. But, instead of stopping to pleasure his highly aroused wife, he continued kissing her, from her inner thigh all the way down to her toes and slowly back up the other leg.
"Robert," she half panted, have whined.
"Yes dear" he grinned, teasing her as he came back up to peck her lips. She just stared at him until he gave in and travelled back down to his favourite place.
He knelt down slightly off the end of the bed and quickly pulled her towards him, wrapping her legs around his head as he gripped her ass. He stayed there, not touching her, just breathing... driving her even more crazy until she whisper yelled at him to stop. He did as he was told and ran his tongue up her very wet slit, slowly, causing her to shiver at his touch. He gently traced circles around her clitoris as she let out quiet moans. Alternating between penetrating her with his tongue, slowly gliding it up and down and circling her clit, he could feel her legs start to quiver and she started to grip the bed sheets. He knew she was close, so he moved his hands from her bum to her boobs. He gently massaged them to start with until she was on the verge of cumming, then he pinched both of her nipples and simultaneously flicked her clit quickly with his tongue. Her back arched and she let out a high pitched squeal, her juices were flowing and Robert was loving lapping them up and feeling his squirming wife beneath him. He kept her on her high by continuously flicking her clit with his tongue until she couldn't take it anymore and began to close her legs over his face.
"Oh you think I'm done with you? This is just the beginning, Mi Amor." He smirked as she was panting, trying to even out her breaths.
He got on the bed, laying next to her and bringing her close to him. He began kissing her again and one of her hands wandered down to his penis. He was rock hard and lightly throbbing, so she began gently stroking it as she pulled him by the neck further into her kiss. Andy went from stroking his penis with just her hand, to guiding it along her wet slit, teasing Robert but not letting him enter her. This was driving him crazy and he was groaning in to her lips. He ran his right hand down her back and slapped her ass, she inhaled sharply and let her hands go; catching her off guard, he used the split second to pull her leg up and hold it there with his arm. "There's no teasing me, that's my job."
There faces just millimetres apart, both breathing heavily in anticipation. Now Andy wanted him inside of her more than anything and he was the one only sliding the tip briefly in and out, letting it graze over her clit every time he pulled back.
"Robert. Fuck. Me. Now." She sternly said in between panting.
He fully inserted himself using her leg as leverage and she let out a loud moan as he entered her.
"Shh, Andrea, you have to be quiet." He whispered.
Andy bit her lip to stop her from making any more noise. Robert loved toying with his wife when she was this turned on so he took her nipple in his mouth whilst thrusting in and out of her. It didn't take long for Andy to cum again, her back arching so much as she'd stopped breathing momentarily. When she came back down, he flipped her over to her front, got up on his knees and pulled her hips high. He held on to her hips and penetrated her forcefully and quickly, he too was close so it wasn't going to take much for him to finish. His quiet groans started getting longer until he eventually let go and emptied himself inside of her. He leant down and kissed her back, then gently pulled completely out of her and lay back down, her head finding its place on his chest. He gave her a quick kiss on the forehead in between his panting and whispered "you're amazing."
"I love you, I really needed that, this pregnancy, I swear I'm twice as horny as I was with Savannah, like all of the time."
"Anytime my love, always happy to be of service to my girl, and I love you too, by the way."
"I guess we better get ready for the day" she giggled in to his side.
"I suppose, but first," pulling her chin up so she was looking him in the eye, "tell me what's making you anxious..."
A puzzled expression appeared on her face. "Wh.. what do you mean?"
"Lucky Charms straight from the box?'
"How did y.."
"Hughes ratted you out... Andy, why are you anxious? Tell me... Does it have something to do with why you were stood in front of that mirror for so long?"
"I don't really know.. I just, feel so different with this pregnancy, I feel big already and it's only 12 weeks, it's sitting a lot lower than she was, I think it means it might be a boy? ... But what happens if Savannah isn't happy about a new baby? How do we reassure her? I just worry about no one knowing incase something happens to us on a call, you know?"
"Why didn't you tell me you were feeling like this baby?" He pulled her in to him, giving her a comforting squeeze. "I don't mind people knowing? I thought you didn't want them to know?"
"I.. I think I've changed my mind, is that ok?"
"Of course it's ok! I tell you what, why don't we announce it to Luke, your Dad and Ryan on Christmas Eve when they come round for dinner? We'll have had the scan by then and maybe that will help you feel a little less anxious? We could tell Vannah on Christmas morning? It could be one of her presents.. that could be cute?"
"Ooh yeah I like that plan, any ideas on how to tell them?"
"Actually, yes... but it involves a surprise for you.. so you're gonna have to wait until we get home tomorrow after the scan."
"Are you serious?"
"Absolutely. Now come on," he kissed her forehead and sat up. "I need to actually do some work today!"
Robert got up and dressed and was about to head out of her bunk when he felt something hit his back.
"Don't forget your hat, Sexy Santa." She said with a wink and a hair flip, "I love you."
He chuckled and put his hat back on, "I love you most," he opened the blinds and walked out the door.
*At The Herrera - Sullivan Household*
The next morning Robert was woken up by a little girl hopping in to bed next to him. "Daddy, wake up!"
"Oh baby it's so early, why are you up?"
"The sky wake, so I wake!" She loved that line from the movie Frozen, even if she couldn't quite say it properly.
"You make a fair point, I need my morning hug then." He said as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Daddy, we do today?" She asked whilst making Mr Floppy, her favourite stuffed animal, dance around on his torso.
"Well, you and I are going to the farm to pick out our Christmas tree! Then when we get back, we'll decorate it and make the house look all Christmassy for when Mummy gets home later, and then Uncle Ryan is coming to play with you whilst I pop out for an hour or two!"
"Daddy, that lots!"
"I know! So we better get up and ready!"
"Shower Daddy?" She said as she pointed to the bathroom.
"Sure Princess, come on."
They both got out of bed and Robert turned the shower on, he pulled off Savannah's night dress, took his own clothes off and picked her up. He popped her towel on the radiator so it would be nice and warm when they got out. Savannah loved showering with Robert, he would hold her just outside of the water so that it fell over her body and not her hair or her face, keeping her warm but still allowing her to play. Her favourite thing to do was wash his face and pretend to give him hair with the soap bubbles. "Ho Ho Ho" He would say after making a bubble beard, something that would always make her laugh. After 10 minutes he washed himself off and he put her on the mat just outside of the shower, wrapping the warm towel around her. He quickly popped a towel around his waist and sat on the toilet lid. Robert dried Savannah in his lap, tickling her every so often and covering her in kisses. They brushed their teeth and then Robert placed her back on the bed whilst he went to get her some clothes. He chose a Christmas jumper and leggings for her and then chose a Christmas jumper and jeans for himself. They got dressed, had breakfast and headed to the farm.
They chose a big, 8ft Norwegian Fir Christmas tree, Robert asked one of the workers to take a picture of them next to it and then they had it cut down and strapped to the top of their car. When they got home, Robert put the tree up in the corner, they put on some Christmas music and danced around the living room. Savannah had gotten super tired and was yawning in to his t-shirt as they danced, so he put her down for a nap and went back to decorate the tree and put up the lights on the front of the house.
2 hours later, as it was just starting to get darker outside, Savannah came down the stairs, stopping as she got to the bottom. "Wow Daddy! Pretty!"
"Do you like it baby? Think Mummy will like it?" He asked.
She just nodded her head and put her arms up to be cuddled. Robert picked her up and she nuzzled into his neck, his favourite thing that she did. "How's my girl?"
"Good Daddy, play Uncle Ry now?"
"Nearly time baby, half an hour and he'll be here. Do you want something to eat while you wait?"
"Ye pease Daddy."
Robert made her a sandwich and set her up on the sofa watching the cartoon version of The Grinch. He was starting to feel a little nervous now about the scan, he was wishing the time away so he could go and meet his wife and know that everything with the baby was ok. He was looking for a distraction, so when Savannah had finished eating, he called her to her room for a surprise.
"Oh! Pink twee! For me?" She excitedly asked.
"A pink tree for a pink Princess! I thought maybe you and Uncle Ryan could put it up in your room? What do you think?"
"Yay! Uncle Ry!"
Just as she started jumping up and down the doorbell went off and she made a B line for the stairs.
"Savannah Sullivan wait for Daddy, don't run down down the stairs and do not open the door!"
"Sowwy" she quietly said as she waited at the top of the stairs with her arms up.
He picked her up and they went to answer the door. Without a second thought, Savannah flung herself into Ryan's arms. "Uncle Ry!"
"Hey buddy, come on in, thanks so much for this." He gestured for Ryan to come in to the house and closed the door behind them.
"Anytime man," he said and then he looked at his niece. "How's my girl!? Are you ready to have some fun?!" He asked her and then popped her on the floor.
"Uncle Ry, pink twee!" She said, pointing upstairs.
Ryan, clearly not quite understanding her looked puzzled at her request.
"She has a little pink Christmas tree upstairs in her bedroom to decorate, I thought it might give you two something to do, if you don't mind?"
"A pink tree! Of course we can decorate your pink tree!"
"Thanks again, shouldn't be too long, 2 hours max, she just ate so she should just be good to play or watch a movie or something." Robert explained as Ryan nodded along. "Vannah, Daddy's going now, I'll be back with Mummy in a little while, ok? I can't wait to see your beautiful tree when I get back!"
Savannah came running back to her Dad, hugged his legs and shouted "wuv you Daddy! Bye!" As she ran off up the stairs.
"Guess that's my queue to go." He said, chuckling as he grabbed his car keys and headed out the door. "Any problems call either of us, Ands will be done with her shift any minute now."
"Don't worry, we'll be fine, see you soon." Ryan replied as he walked towards the stairs to follow Savannah.
*At the station*
Andy was nervously waiting for the clock to get to 17:30, she'd already changed in to her civvies and was getting ready to drive to the hospital where she was going to meet Robert for their appointment. Just before 17:30 came around, she grabbed her bags and her car keys and headed for the beanery to say goodbye to everyone.
"19! I've got to shoot off today, but enjoy Joe's, I've put a round behind the bar on me! I love you all, have a very Merry Christmas and I'll see you all on the 27th! Vic, Trav, thanks so much for lunch it was phenomenal."
"Merry Christmas Cap," and "bye Ands!" Echoed from her teammates as she turned and headed for the exit.
She met Robert in the waiting room of the OBGYN unit after he'd finished checking them in. She leant in to him as he wrapped his big arms around her small frame.
"Hi Baby" he muttered and gave her a quick peck on the lips.
"Hi, how was your day?" She asked as she took his hand and they made their way to the waiting room.
"It would have been better if you were with us, but we had a lovely day. How was the rest of your shift?"
"It was ok, no major calls which I was very thankful for because I got next to no sleep. I don't know what this baby is doing to me but my whole body feels completely out of whack."
"Well, let's get you checked out and then you can ask the doctor any questions you've got. There's no need to worry I'm sure everything's fine." He gently whispered, placing his hand on her belly. "You've got this."
"I missed you today." Leaning her head on his shoulder and looking up into his eyes. "Like, a lot."
"I'm sorry honey, I missed you too, but at least we've now got 3 uninterrupted days off together to look forward to." He smiled and kissed her forehead.
"Andrea Herrera!" Dr. Wilson called out, causing them both to stand and wander over to her.
"Good Evening, I'm Dr. Wilson, it's lovely to meet you both." She said with a welcoming smile.
"Hey, Andy." She smiled back.
"Hi, Robert" he replied, shaking her hand.
"So Andy, how's this pregnancy going compared to your last? According to our records you have a little girl, is that right?"
"Yes we do, she's 3 years old. To be honest, this pregnancy is kicking my butt way harder than she ever did." She let out a nervous chuckle. "And I feel big already. I know they say you pop more with your second but I wasn't expecting quite this much. It makes hiding it at work a lot harder."
"Ok, let's have a look at your little one then shall we? I'm going to pop this gel on, sorry, it's a little cold."
She moved the ultrasound wand around to take a good look when she stopped abruptly in one particular place and stared a little harder at the screen. Andy instantly squeezed Robert's hand, silently telling him she was scared.
"Something wrong, Doc?" Robert asked, a supportive hand on his wife's shoulder to calm her.
"No, nothing's wrong guys, sorry, I didn't mean to concern you I just wanted to confirm my thoughts."
"Confirm.. what?" Andy enquired.
"Well, Andy, the reason you're feeling bigger and more drained this time around, is because you're carrying twins."
Andy and Robert looked at each other, tears were starting to fill in Robert's eyes as he welled up.
"Twins, Baby." He let out a childish grin and kissed her happy face.
"Do you want to see?" Dr. Wilson asked.
"Yes please!" Andy exclaimed, still not quite believing it.
Dr. Wilson turned the screen so they could both see and pointed to the babies. "That's baby A, and there's baby B! Two perfectly healthy and strong heartbeats, they're doing brilliantly! You're actually a little further along than we first thought, you're just coming up to 14 weeks, so when you come back in 6 weeks time, we might be able to see the genders if you'd like, well, if they cooperate?" She said in a little giggle.
Andy didn't know what to say, she just stared at the screen whilst happy tears filled her eyes. "Can we please have pictures?"
"Of course, I'll leave you two for a minute and go and grab them." She popped off her stall and headed out.
"Robert, twins! That's two babies! At once! How on earth.."
"One day at a time, baby, one day at a time. You've got this... We've got this." He reassured her and pulled her in to his side.
Andy wiped the gel from her stomach and climbed off the table. Once Dr. Wilson had returned with their pictures, they thanked her and made their way home.
"What are we telling Ryan about where we were?" Robert asked her on the way home.
"Head of department meeting, that's what I told him when I asked if he could watch her."
"Great." They pulled up in front of their house, Andy hid the pictures in her purse and looked up at the house that had beautiful icicle lights hanging from the porch.
"Babe, did you do this?" She asked as she looked at his big chocolate eyes.
"That I did. Inside is better, just you wait." He said, almost giddy.
"You're the best, d'you know that? The best husband and the best Daddy to our 3.. Oh, wow, 3 children! Robert, we're going to have 3 children!"
He chuckled, put his fingers under her chin and lifted her head, placing a soft, loving kiss on her lips. "You're just now figuring that out?"
"I was in shock, ok? 3 kids baby... Wow." Her eyes widened at the thought.
"I promise you, we've got this. Come on, let's go and rescue Ryan from our current little monster." He said as they got out of the car and made their way inside.
Ryan and Savannah were cuddled underneath her favourite blanket watching Cinderella, one of her go to movies. She was all changed in to her pyjamas and had Mr Floppy sat in her lap.
"Mummy!" She shouted as she saw her entering the house. She put her arms up to be carried so Andy picked her up from the back of the sofa. "Pink twee, we did pink twee!"
Andy looked around, confused, but saw the giant tree Robert had decorated in their living room. "Robert, that's beautiful. Thank you so much."
"Of course." He looked at her and smiled.
"No Mummy, pink twee!"
"Pink tree?" She asked, hoping at least one of the adults in the room would answer.
"Uncle Ryan and Savannah decorated her very own pink tree that's in her bedroom. Isn't that right, munchkin?" Ryan explained, leading to an understanding nod from Andy.
"Well then let's go and see it baby!" She put Savannah on the floor and motioned for her to go up the stairs.
Before following her she turned to Ryan who was now stood up. "Thanks Ry, was she good?"
"No worries, she was an angel, as always! She did have a snack but her teeth are brushed and she's all ready for bed."
"Thanks man, I'll see you out." Robert walked towards the door with Ryan to wave him off.
Andy had grabbed Mr Floppy and gone upstairs after Savannah. "Oh my goodness Mami, it's beautiful! Es muy elegante! Look at these princesses, wow you did such a good job!"
"Daddy! Look! Come! Come!" She squealed down the stairs.
Robert ran straight upstairs at the call from his daughter. "Oh my word, it's beautiful! You did such a good job!"
"Good job!" Savannah repeated. She walked over to the tree and turned on the pretty pink fairy lights that were wrapped around it. "Pretty."
"Yes baby, pretty. Now, can you go potty before we get in to bed?"
"Come me" she said, climbing on to her mum's lap.
"Come with me.. what?" She asked.
"Pease!"
"Good girl, come on then, Daddy can choose you a story and we'll both read it to you."
After they finished the story, she cuddled up with Mr Floppy and fell asleep. Robert turned off the fairy lights just before he left the room and both he and Andy went back downstairs.
"You want some dinner babe?" Robert asked, as she wandered over to the Christmas tree.
"I'm not super hungry, could you please make me a smoothie? Babe I can't believe you did all of this today! Was this my surprise you were telling me about?"
"Of course I can, mmm part of it, come over here and I'll give you the second part." He gestured for her to come to him with his arms open wide.
She walked on over and slotted in to her favourite place. He gave her forehead a quick kiss and leant his head on hers. Then he reached up to their tallest cupboard that he knew Andy couldn't get to and pulled out the box he'd prepared for her.
She looked up at him and rolled her eyes. "You know I hate it when you hide things in that cupboard" she said in a grump whilst playfully hitting him.
"I know, I'm sorry, but it's worth it. Open it up." He was cuddling her from behind at his point, his head draped over her shoulder... he couldn't wait for her to see it.
She pulled the bow off and opened the box, but she didn't make a single sound and Robert was worried she didn't like it.
"What's wrong? Don't you like it?"
"Oh no Robert, I love it, I love it so much. It even matches Savannah's 'First Christmas' one." She said, the emotions of today coming back to her.
"I thought, maybe, you could put it on the tree and then tomorrow, we'll just wait and see if anyone notices it, if not, when we serve dessert we'll put the ultrasound in the middle of the table and just watch the cogs spin until they figure it out or something."
"Sounds perfect baby." She went to hang it on the tree, not right in the middle, but not hidden either and thought about her loved ones' reactions the next day.
To be continued...