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Chapter twenty three: Nine months

When Lil was almost nine months Stillman told her to start her maternity leave. Scotty was sure that he would have to chain her to the couch to keep her from comming into work but to his surprise she happily accepted it.

Until one Monday morning when she was a couple of weeks from giving birth.

"Lil, what the hell are you doing here?" Scotty asked standing up as his fiancé waddled over to him

"Can't a girl have lunch with her gorgeous fiancé?" she asked kissing his cheek

"Lil, it's only ten o' clock" he said exasperatedly

"Oh well I guess I'll just wait here than" She said easing herself into her chair. Scotty rolled his eyes knowing it was pointless to argue with her.

"Hey Lil, what you doin' here?" Vera asked as he and Jefferies came back in from an interview

"I came to have lunch with Scotty" she replied

"At ten in the morning?" Will questioned kissing her cheek

"We were hungry" she said pointing to her huge bump and he chuckled

"Boss seen you yet?" Nick asked

"No" She replied casually leaning across to grab the file on Scotty's desk before he could stop her.

"I thought I put you on maternity leave Lil" came a voice behind them

"I am..." But Stillman cut her off

"Don't give me that I am having lunch with Scotty bullshit, it didn't work last week and it won't work now. Go home" he replied coolly

"Hang on when did you come in last week?" Scotty asked looking at Lilly. She rolled her eyes

"I was bored at home" Lilly replied

"Well I am gonna take you back right now, you know what doctor Franks said you need rest" Scotty said angrily and she sighed.

"For god sake Scotty I've done nothing but resting" She yelled at him as he help her to her feet and pushed her towards the exit.

"I'll be back once I drop Lil, she won't be back till after the babies are born if I have to tie her to the couch" He stated

The others chuckled at her feeble protests as they made their way to the exit. They were driving out of the car park when Lilly felt the pain rip through her body.

"Ouch" She winced clutching her stomach

"Lil, you okay" Scotty asked quickly glancing over to her

"I think they're comming" She replied as the pain radiated through her

"Really, oh crap" Scotty pressed harder on the accelerator and turned the car around.

"Will you slow down" She gasped "This could take ages"

He pulled up outside the hospital and ran around to her side helping her into the hospital.

"Excuse me, my fiancé is in labour" Scotty said to a passing nurse

"Okay" the nurse grabbed a wheel chair and Lilly sat down as another contraction ripped through her.

"Jesus Christ!" she yelled and Scotty winched and followed them down the hall to the delivery ward. Once they were settled in Scotty rang Stillman to tell them what was happing. Followed by his parents and Mike. Mike had offered to pick up Lil's bag on the way to the hospital.

"That would be great Mike, can you feed the cats too?"

Before he could blink the waiting room was filled with their colleagues and his relatives.

"How she going?" Kat asked when Scotty had come out for some water for her.

"Never heard her swear so much" Scotty replied and he lifted his hand "She damm near crushed my fingers" he exclaimed

"SCOTTY VALENS, GET YOUR ARSE BACK IN HERE!" Lilly yelled

"I better go before she kills me" He replied and he walked back into her room.

Dr Franks had been in to tell Lilly it wouldn't be long now and to give her some pain relief which calmed her down. Scotty tried to say the right thing but he seemed to keep getting her mad at him.

"It's perfectly normal" The nurse whispered to him when he was getting her some ice "They always yell, but she doesn't mean it, I threatened to castrate my husband when I was going through labour" She continued.

"Don't give her any ideas" he replied turning back to Lil handing her the cup of ice.

Two hours later Dr Franks came back "Okay Lil, this is it on the next contraction I want you to push alright" She nodded and grabbed Scotty's hand as another contraction washed over her.

"You're doin great Lil" Scotty said pressing a kiss to her forehead fifteen minutes later.

"One more big push and the first one will be out" Dr Franks said as the nurse beside him prepared a blanket. Lilly groaned and pushed again until a sharp cry met her ears and she collapsed against the bed completely exhausted. "Here he is Lil, you want to cut the cord Scotty" Scotty took the scissors and cut through his son's umbilical cord. The nurse bundled him up and handed him to Scotty. "He's beautiful Lil" Scotty said as tears welled up behind his eyes. He lowered their son so she could see him. "Hey little man" Lilly said reaching out and touching his cheek , Anthony quietened instinctively staring at her.

"We'll just take him and get him all cleaned up " The nurse said taking Anthony in her arms and heading back to the nursery.

"Looks like she's ready" Dr Franks said "Okay you know the drill Lil" Lilly nodded and pushed again squeezing so hard on Scotty's fingers he was sure she'd cut off the circulation.

Another Cry meet their ears as their daughter made an appearance "She looks just like you Lil" Scotty said as Dr Franks handed her to him and he passed her to Lilly.

"Thanks Lil, They are both beautiful " Scotty said pressing a kiss to her sweaty forehead.

"No problem Scotty, why don't you carry the next one" she said sleepily and he chuckled

After Lilly had some sleep the nurse wheeled in her twins to show her how to feed them.

"Might be easier to express the milk then feed them with a bottle so you can feed them both at once" She suggested and Lilly nodded stroking her daughters rosy cheek as Scotty looked down at their son with such love "Ready to meet the extended family guys?" Scotty asked as everyone entered. Isabelle and Anthony were handed around the group all declaring them to be exact replicas of their parents.

"This one is going to be a heart breaker" Kat said cradling Isabelle

"Yeah, no boys touching her till she's 40" Scotty replied taking his son back from his mother and Lilly giggled. When it was finally just the two of them Scotty lay down beside Lilly each of them cradling a baby in their arms. "This is nice" Lilly said sleepily

"Yeah, It is" he kissed her and sighed

"I love you" she murmured

"I love you to Lil"

A/n Last chapter comming up