A/N: Guess what? This tale's about to get wrapped up! Yay?

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Part 6 of 6 – To New Beginnings

Benji's comically wide eyes went from left to right, and back again. Several times. The whole time his mouth kept opening and closing, but no words came out.

"I think we broke him", Will joked, almost managing to keep his tone light.

Jane rolled her eyes. "You practically started hyperventilating when I first told you. You don't get to judge." She leaned towards the smaller man. "Dunn, you with us?"

Benji nodded, very slowly. "So… You're…?"

"… pregnant."

"And…" A finger was pointed towards Will. With the look on Benji's face it was more hilarious than insulting. "You're the…?"

"Yeah."

Benji shook his head. Once, twice. "Bloody hell…"

"Congratulations." Ethan was clearly also taken aback by… everything, but at least fared better than Benji. A confused pair of eyes went back and forth between the parents to be. "So, are you two…?" The rest was left hanging.

This time both Will and Jane laughed. "No!" she argued immediately. "The kid will have two parents, and we'll call all the shots together. But we'd just kid ourselves if he tried to force something… romantic."

Benji processed intensely. Then nodded resolutely. "You know what we need right now? Pizza. A lot of pizza."

The rest of them couldn't have agreed more.

It was a feeling Will had only experienced once before. One he fully expected to never encounter again. And, if it was possible, he was even more terrified this second time.

When you've already had and lost the most precious thing in the world once…

But, he reminded himself, this was the first time for Jane. And he needed to keep it together for her. Not that she would've ever admitted to needing emotional support.

The young woman prepared to examine Jane seemed and sounded a little too perky for her own good. "So. Are you two ready to meet the little one?"

"Define 'ready'", Jane muttered and swore under her breath when cold gel was smeared on her belly without a warning.

Will would've laughed at the younger woman's appalled expression if he dared to. She'd never been to a delivery room, had she? With effort she composed herself and cleared her throat. "Let's see…" It took too long. But eventually something that definitely looked like the beginning of a child appeared to the screen beside them. "That… would be the little one. Everything seems to be…" She trailed off and frowned, leaning closer to the screen. She tilted her head. "Now what do we have here…"

Jane's eyes narrowed. In that very moment Will felt sorry for the poor soul who'd break their little one's heart one day. (His own heart was hammering from fast rising panic.) "If you don't stop talking in riddles right now, I swear to you…!" Jane hissed.

"The baby's perfectly fine." The woman went on when the child moved a little and they, too, saw clearly. "They both are."

Will had very few coherent memories of the minutes which followed.

The weeks and months to come were a ridiculous roller coaster ride.

Will had a lot of good days. When he recovered, eventually enough to be able to return to his brand-new home. When he started getting used to his new job, and began to realize that he was actually pretty good at it. When he got the chance to observe how Jane's pregnancy developed and the babies grew up inside her.

And then there were the horrible days. When the pitying looks and thoughtless comments of people got badly under his skin. When the pains and aches that'd always be a part of his life were almost too much. When agents died on missions to which he sent them. Those were the days when Jane and the rest of the team stepped in.

The feel of the babies kicking… Benji's babbling and unique sense of humor… Ethan's silent, firm support… The thought of two kids who'd soon rely on him and Jane with everything… They kept him afloat even when all he wanted to do was sink.

In return he was there for them, too, the best as he could. When Jane's morning sickness was at its worst he was there to do whatever he could to make her feel better. When she started spotting at twenty-two weeks he held her hand until the danger was over. (She cried, and it was one of the scariest things he'd seen. The thought of losing the babies… That was a thousand times worse.) And when Benji and Ethan came back from harsh missions he greeted them with all the support he'd secretly wanted long before he even knew such existed. They were each other's rocks.

He'd never had quite so much to fight for, and it made him stronger than he should've been. Ethan, of course, was the one who noticed first. "You look happy."

Will looked at the coffee he'd been sipping, thoughtful. And nodded. "I am." When was the last time he was really, truly happy? Clearly it was so long ago that he'd forgotten how good it felt.

A couple of weeks later Will took Jane somewhere he'd never taken anyone else before. She stood a respectful distance away while he gulped, staring at the headstone of his wife and daughter. "I, ah… I'm sorry, that I can't… That I couldn't follow you. That… That I keep you waiting. But… There's still stuff for me to do here. Just…" He wiped his eyes although he knew that more moisture would appear immediately. "Just know that even a single day doesn't pass without me thinking about you. Or missing you. Or loving you. Because I… I do. And I always will. No matter what."

A warm breeze caressed his face and made him tremble.

He cleared his throat and fought to go on. "The twins… I'll tell them everything about you. About their amazing big-sister. About the woman their daddy loved so, so much. I'll keep telling them stories until they're sick of them, until… Until they know you as well as I did. Until they love you, too." A couple of tears rolled. He didn't even try to wipe them. "I… I wish…" His voice broke entirely.

Jane's hand appeared to his shoulder. It didn't squeeze, and she didn't say a word. But somehow that support was enough to help him finish.

Will swallowed hard. "I… I love you both, so, so much. And, when the time comes… I'll do whatever I can to find you. I swear."

They stayed there for another half an hour. Will pulling the pieces of his shattered heart together, and Jane taking in the magnitude of what she just got to witness. It wasn't until his breaths became more even she whispered. "Will?" She squeezed his shoulder. "Thank you."

He took her hand, squeezed it back and hoped that it was enough of a 'Thank you', for everything.

And then, before Will could brace himself properly, it was time. Jane went to labor on the year's stormiest day, and endured the contractions with incredible willpower until it was definitely time to go. Will was brave and foolish enough to hold her hand while she screamed like a lion, pushing their children into the world.

"… kill you for this, Brandt, I swear…!" she roared. And glared at him in a manner that would've terrified most. "You… You did this to…" The newest contraction hit her hard. She threw her head back. "… meeeeeee!"

"You're doing great!" the midwife praised her. "One more, just one more…"

Will shook his head and mouthed 'No'. Most likely seconds before Jane would've squeezed her free hand against the poor, unsuspecting woman's throat. The midwife paled and nodded, seeming to finally read the threat in her patient's eyes.

It took five more pushes. With every single one of them Will hoped, from the bottom of his heart, that it'd finally be the last. It took too long, way too long…!

The first tiny mew was so quiet Will nearly missed it. The look on his face was definitely worth a photograph when he turned his head slowly, and spotted the baby in the smiling midwife's arms. "Congratulations. You've got a baby-boy."

Will had very little time to marvel and adjust. Because just then Jane was roaring again, pushing with all her might. It took five more minutes.

The second baby was louder. Much, much louder. Hollered the grand arrival for the whole world to hear.

The midwife chuckled. "And this little troublemaker…" She handed the baby to him. "… would be your baby-girl."

An hour later they were still staring at the sleeping babies, although Jane should've been resting as well. He'd never seen her smile the way she did then. "They're perfect", she murmured.

"I know." Will sighed heavily, but the goofy smile on his face ate a lot of the impact. "We're screwed, aren't we?"

Jane nodded firmly.

And here they'd imagined that they faced impossible missions before…

The following day two new uncles got to meet the children. While Will stopped by at the toilet and Benji dashed out to find some cake Ethan and Jane looked at the babies. "Do you want to try holding them?" she suggested.

Ethan shook his head immediately. "I, ah… don't do so well with delicate things." He gave her a long look, his eyes softening. "Motherhood suits you."

"Thanks." Jane grinned. "You do realize that I've barely slept in two days, don't you?"

The baby-girl began to whimper, and immediately – instinctively – Jane was there to soothe her troubles. Ethan watched. "Jane?" There was a tiny hint of sadness on his face. "We'll miss you."

Jane could only nod. Because she realized that he just figured out what she did the day she started feeling the babies moving inside her. There was no way she'd ever take another field-mission.

Just then Will returned. As though sensing him, the baby-boy began to make a fuss, flailing a pair of small arms. The man chuckled and picked up his little one with the gentleness only a parent can muster. "What's this hassle all about? Were you getting bored?"

The baby huffed and stuck out his tongue.

Clearly deciding that she didn't want to miss out on any attention, the baby-girl began to whimper again as well. Both Jane and Ethan grinned at the way Will cooed when the second child was laid to his then full lap. "That girl's wrapped you around her little finger so bad", Jane sighed, amusement coloring her tone.

Will grinned. Seeming utterly happy and content. Jane decided that right after her children it was the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen. "I know."

They heard Benji long before he actually entered. "Cake time!" the man announced with excitement that suggested he'd consumed some sugar already. Hearing the little ones' chirps and happy sighs, the computer magician was instantly beside them, eyes full of excitement. "Are they awake?"

"More or less." Jane gave her friend a stern look. "No cake for them, though."

Benji pouted. "Spoilsport." In seconds he was so mesmerized by the twins that he forgot about the cake, making ridiculous sounds that made the baby-girl flail happily and the baby-boy roll his eyes before he went to sleep.

"That didn't just happen!" Benji sputtered.

"How about that?" Ethan grinned. "The boy's taking after you, Brandt."

"I know", Will agreed, smiling proudly. The man exchanged a look with Jane, who nodded. "So, now that you're both here… We've thought about names."

Jane jumped in. "The girl's Hope Natasha." Her eyes grew warm as she looked at her friends. "And, if it's okay with you, the boy's Benjamin Ethan."

Ethan… didn't seem to know what to say. The seasoned agent's mouth opened and closed twice without a sound. Benji, as expected, was far more vocal. "That… That's just…!" The man clapped his hands together excitedly. "This calls for a cake-toast!"

Who were the rest of them to argue?

A few minutes later Will lifted his plate to the air. And there, with his whole world sleeping on his numb legs and all his important people in the same room, he couldn't believe how close he came to losing it all. He cleared his throat. "To new beginnings."

"To new beginnings", the others echoed and raised their plates as well.

End

A/N: Awwww! Now that's a new beginning, if I've ever seen one. (smiles)

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IHaveANameYaKnow: Quite the twist, right?! BUT, maybe it's just what Will needed. Let's hope that this leads to something nice and happy!

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