Three Weeks Later

I held Teo's finger gently and pressed a button the pen. It pricked his finger and he winced. Then he put his finger to the strip and it sucked in his blood. He put his finger in his mouth and sucked on it. His meter beeped and I checked it. I ruffled his hair.

"Good job Teo, no Insulin shot this time." I told him. Teo removed his finger from his mouth and smiled. Mark came in and threw his coat down on the table.

"Daddy! My sugar's normal. No shots!" Teo told him happily. Mark smiled and hoisted Teo up onto his shoulders. Teo giggled.

"Good job squirt." Mark said and sat him back down in his chair at the table.

"Spaghetti's still hot." I told Mark. Mark nodded and kissed me on the cheek. "Alright little man, time for your bath." I told him. Teo groaned.

"Momma." He pleaded.

"No, you got to skip yesterday, but not today." I told him. Teo huffed and crossed his arms.

"Teo, momma can't fight with you anymore, the babies make her very tired, please cooperate." Mark reminded him and grabbed a plate from the cupboard. Teo sighed and climbed down from his chair.

"Yes daddy." He said. Teo had a soft spot anytime you mentioned the babies or how tired mommy was. He was most definitely a momma's boy. After I bathed him and I adjusted the flow of his insulin pump and tucked him into bed.

"Goodnight my little Prince." I said and kissed his forehead. Teo smiled.

"Night momma." He yawned. I flicked the light off and left his room. Mark was washing his plate off when I came back into the kitchen. I plopped down in a chair at the table and leaned my head on my hand while I watched Mark. When he was finished he turned around and leaned against the counter.

"Long day?" He asked. I nodded sleepily.

"They were so active today, I had to stop every thirty minutes and sit down." I told him. Mark came over and rubbed my shoulders. "Sometimes I worry that we won't be able to handle this." I said rubbing my temples. I had a killer headache.

"Why do you say that?" Mark asked.

"Teo's diabetic, what if we got so busy with the twins we forget to check his blood sugar and it crashes?" I asked. Mark sighed.

"I don't know." He admitted. I put my head down on the table. "Cal, is something wrong?" He asked.

"I just have a pounding headache." I confessed.

"I think you should take something and go to bed." He suggested. I nodded and slowly stood up. I went into our bedroom and changed into my favorite pair of pajama pants. Then I went into the bathroom and took two Tylenol PM. I was out before Mark could come in to check on me. When I woke up I still had the same pounding headache. Mark was in the shower when I woke up. I crawled out of bed and brushed my hair the best that I could with my hand. I wandered into the kitchen to fix a cup of coffee. My headaches were making it difficult to see. When I walked by the living room on my way to the kitchen, I heard the TV. I poked my head inside the room and found Teo sitting with his eyes glued to the TV. Scooby Doo was on again. That kid loved that show way too much. I smiled and went into the kitchen. I was in the process of pouring a cup of coffee when Mark came up behind me and wrapped his arms around me from behind. I sat the coffee pot down on the counter. His hands rubbed over my baby bump and he kissed his way from the base of my neck up to my ear. I smiled.

"Good morning Mark." I said. He smiled and pulled away so I could pour my coffee.

"Morning babe. How are you feeling this morning?" He asked.

"I still have the worst headache." I confessed. Mark looked at me with concern.

"Maybe you should see Addison?" He suggested. I nodded.

"I would if I could focus long enough to drive." I told him.

"Well, today isn't my day off, I still have to work. I'll drive you." Mark said. I took a sip of my coffee.

"I totally forgot today was still a weekday." I said. Mark glanced at me worriedly.

"It's only Thursday Cal." Mark said. I sighed.

"It's all the hormones." I said. Mark laughed.

"I hope that's all it is. Here, you eat, I'll check squirt's blood sugar." Mark said. I nodded and grabbed a scone out of a container on the counter. I took a bite and one of the babies kicked in response.

Two hours later

Teo's sugar had been low that morning, which meant he hadn't been feeling good so getting him to daycare had been a hassle. So of course Mark and I were thirty minutes late getting to the hospital. Bailey saw me looking for Addison after I had said goodbye to Mark.

"Torres what are you doing here?" She asked.

"Looking for Addison. Don't worry, I'm not working on my day off trust me. Ill have plenty of work to do Saturday." I laughed.

"Why do you need Addison? Is something wrong?" She asked.

"It's nothing, I've just been having really bad headaches and Mark wants me to go get it checked." I explained. Addison came up to us.

"Callie, what are you doing here. You have until Saturday off." She said.

"I was actually looking for you." I told her and Bailey left to go yell at her intern.

"Okay, what's up?" She asked leading me to an exam room. I sat down on the table.

"I've been having these really awful headaches and Mark wants me to get it checked out. He worries too much." I said rolling my eyes. Addison nodded.

"Well, just to be on the safe side lets run some tests okay?" Addison suggested. I nodded.

"Whatever will make him sleep at night." I joked. Addison smiled and drew some blood, then ran a CT.

"I'll put a rush on this so we can get you home, you look exhausted." Addison pointed and sent the blood sample off with an intern.

"I am, and I've been so worried about Teo." I admitted. Addison nodded.

"Is he doing okay?" She asked. I nodded.

"He seems to be adjusting well." I told her. She smiled.

"That's good." She said and had me lay down. I did as I was told. She lifted up my shirt and felt around my stomach. "Everything feels good, let me run a quick ultrasound." She decided. I nodded and she pulled the machine closer. She squirted the gel on to my abdomen and moved the radar around until she got a good view of the twins. The sounds of two strong heartbeats filled the room.

"There they are." I said a tear slipping down my cheek. They were so beautiful.

"Everything looks and sounds good. Now I'm just worried about you." She said and handed me a paper towel so I could clean off my stomach.

"It's probably just because I've been stressed lately." I told her.

"Well you need to try and reduce stress." She warned. I nodded. The twins were fighting again. I grimaced.

"Callie?" Addison asked.

"Calm down Addison, they're just fighting." I told her. "You and Mark worry too much." I said annoyed. The intern came back in and showed Addison my CT scans which were clean, then she handed Addison my blood tests and left.

"Everything looks normal, I am going to prescribe some extra strength pain medication for your headaches, and advise you to get lots of extra sleep. Make Mark do most of the work around the house. Your body is exhausted Callie, I'd also like you to keep your feet elevated as much as possible, they're really swollen." She told me. I nodded taking it all in. "Mark's in surgery so I'll run you home." She told me. I nodded and stood up from the table. We walked out to her car together. She decided to stay with me at the house until she got paged in on a case. We spent most of the afternoon relaxing on the couch and watching Lifetime Movies.