Hey agai-wait. Do you hear that? Guitar hero, older siblings insulting their friend… wow, anything but silent here. Ha.

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Fang's POV

"Hey Igs, we're on our way to pick up the kids… What're they up to?" I heard Max ask. Even with my focus on the road, I could tell that last question was almost involuntary. She couldn't help but ask.

Whatever his reply was, Max slammed the phone shut and muttered, "Jackass."

"How are they?" I inquired loosely. The glare Max gave me said it all. Not. Good.

Finally, she said "The kids are down for their naps, and Iggy is just being his pigheaded self."

"Oh?" Knowing my wife, she wasn't finished yet.

True to my word, Max spoke. "Do you know what he said to me?" She didn't wait for me to answer, "He told me 'I swear if you two have any more children…'"

"He said that?" Actually, I didn't doubt it. Iggy could be… direct when we wanted to be.

Max nodded, "He's just trying to kick me while I'm down. He knows that I'm pregnant, and he wants to make me feel bad about it."

"Max, he doesn't know yet."

"Doesn't make it hurt any less," She sniffled.

I sighed, pulling into Iggy's drive. I yanked the keys out and turned to my wife.

Tears were already beginning to fall when I wrapped my arms around her. Max could be so irrational sometimes, but still I held her close. I rubbed circles between her wings, smiling at the way she balled her hands in my shirt, not willing to let me go anytime soon.

"Having another baby is a mistake, isn't it?" She hiccupped.

"No, Max. Don't think like that."

"No one is happy that we're having another baby, Fang." I couldn't help but look at her like she was crazy.

"Maximum," I addressed, pulling back, "You have managed to make me the luckiest man alive. I have a drop dead gorgeous wife, two beautiful daughters, and another little baby on the way. If you would have told me 10 years ago that this is what my future would look like, there is no way that I would have believed you. But, look at us now."

Max was shocked. At last, she pulled a breathtaking smile. Her arms snaked their way around me and she said, "Thank you. Just… thank you."

Max's POV

When Fang and I were finished being all mushy, we ventured into Iggy's house. Halfway to the door, I felt self conscious.

I looked up at Fang, "Maybe we should tell them later." Turning, I made my way back to the car and pulled the passenger door open. My hand was on the black sweatshirt, just as Fang's breath tickled my ear.

"They'll find out eventually." Was all he said.

I cursed. Fang always had to be right.

"I'm right behind you every step of the way." He added, his hand reaching for mine.

I smiled, "That's really great to know, but I need you to take the lead. Please."

The smug look on his face faded for a second, before his lips formed a perfect smile.

"As you wish, my lady."

I couldn't help it. I stormed off, pissed at Fang's smugness. It didn't help that he was devilishly handsome, that he was perfect for me. I never even stopped to consider that he was a great husband, an amazing father…

I paused and looked back. He was bounding after me, a few steps from where I was stopped.

"I was joking," he called out.

It was my turn to be smug. "I know."

3rd Person POV (gosh, you guys get a bit of everything!)

With the confrontation that Max and Fang had with Iggy behind them, the family drove the short distance home.

Max cradled a half-sleeping Noah in her arms, dragging her feet up to the apartment. She would never fully forget the things that her un-biological brother had said.

By the time that Max walked through the door, all 3 kids were fully awake and slow moving. Her own husband moved quickly, taking Noah from her grasp.

All 3 children sat nicely on the couch, waiting for the surprise Max and Fang had promised.

"We're going to have a new addition in the family," Fang announced, randomly. He never was one to beat around the bush.

"A puppy?" Sky asked lazily.

Their mom smiled, "No, you girls are going to be big sisters."

"What 'bout Noah?"

"He'll be the baby's uncle."

For a second, there was silence. Then…

"Where do babies-" Little Noah began.

Automatically, Fang answered, "When you're older…"

"But, we wanna know too, daddy," His girls whined.

"We'll have this discussion when you guys are older, okay?"

"But…"

"No buts."

After another uncomfortable silence, their father finally dismissed them.

"I wish it was a puppy," Sky complained on her way out.

Ah. I'm ending it there, though I'm not too happy about this chapter… better than what I started with, I guess.

Well, I guess review.

I'll post this as soon as my internet starts working. Comcast… ugh.

~Faxisthegreatest123~