A/N: Guys, I saw the reviews and decided to post two days earlier. And thanks for them, by the way. Nice to know I'm not wasting my time! And yes, the Ethan in my head is also adorable, with that mischievous glint in his eyes as he smirks. :D

Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters, only Ethan!

July 14, 2020 is the day Ethan Souza finds out washing the tub requires two people and no clothes.

He was put into his crib as a nap, because he just finished eating what his grandpa Stevey calls "a jealous amount" of food for lunch. Yup, Ethan has recently found out he has not one, but two grandpas!

There's grandpa Kitty, and grandpa Stevey, who he met three months ago. Mommy says he was there when he was born, but honestly, he doesn't remember. Ethan finds himself lucky to have two grandpas, even though he suspects grandpa Stevey must have had a fight with mommy, because mommy was so surprised when he stopped to visit. Of course, Ethan was supposed to be sleeping when grandpa came, but when he snuck out, his mommy's eyes were red and she was smiling broadly. At first, he thought she was crying, but how can she be crying and smiling?

Anyways, Ethan was wide awake, staring up at the ceiling in this spacious crib. This isn't really his bed though. He sometimes gets to sleep with mommy and daddy on their big bed, because it's more cozy and he likes to cuddle. This is just the bed where he takes afternoon naps.

That's when he remembers he forgot to feed his fishy! Even though he wanted a bigger pet, like a cat or dog (which, when he suggested, his father straight-out refused and his aunty Tori began laughing.) he grew rather quite fond of that little fish.

And so, guilt consumes him, and though he hates to disobey orders, he takes the hidden paper-clip from under his pillow and opens it. Then he sticks it in the corner of the railings of the crib, and slowly, it loosens. Finally, it's free and he opens it wide. He makes sure to close the clip and close the railing back in it's place before hoping off. (his parents don't know he can do that.).

His door was already slightly ajar, so he just pushes and steps out, destination: his living room. As he passes, he hears soft murmurs coming from his parents room. Curious, he steps into their room to see the bathroom door open ajar, light evident.

Then he hears a deep chuckle that he immediately recognizes as his father's.

Daddy's home from work! He smiles and is about to step closer when he

realizes something. Daddy's home, and he didn't bother kissing his forehead while he slept!

Immediately, he runs to the door and barges in.

A gasp. The splash of water, and Ethan is just left standing there, cocking his head.

There, in a tub full of soapy water and bubbles, is a red-faced mommy and seriously shocked daddy.

"E-Ethan! What are you doing here?" Mommy exclaims loudly and she sinks deeper into the water after frantically looking around for a towel, but to avail.

"What awe you doing?" Ethan asks confused as he steps further into the bathroom. That's when he sees his parents clothing everywhere scattered on the floor. Those hypocrites! And they yell at him when he doesn't pick up his clothes from the ground? This means war.

Once he's close enough, he crosses his arms and looks seriously at them, taping his foot impatiently while waiting for an explanation.

"U-um. Me and d-daddy were just- um-"

"Scrubbing the tub!" His father exclaims suddenly.

"Yes!" Chloe yells after finding her bath rope on the floor. She puts it on swiftly and stands up and steps out of the tub. After tying it securely, she jogs to Ethan and lowers herself to his eye level while gripping his shoulders.

"Y-you believe us r-right?" Ethan finds that the strongest vibe coming from mommy is nervousness, and this confuses him. Why would she be acting overly nervous? Maybe-No, he mustn't stray from his devious plan. So Ethan looks pointedly away and crosses his arms. "Humph!"

Chloe panics. She knows Ethan is a lot smarter then the average toddler, due to his werewolf genes and the fact that Derek is his father, but he couldn't possibly know of what they were really doing.

"Ethan! We were washing the tub. Honest!"

"We were Ethan. It's just, it's easier when two people are doing it." Derek steps out of the tub with a towel around his waist. Chloe still manages to blush even further at the hidden innuendo in his comment. Ethan doesn't even bother looking at his father, and even though he hates it, he only does it knowing it will help Ethan's cause in the end.

"Ethan?" He doesn't respond to his father. Derek's inner wolf panics a bit at the cold shoulder he is receiving from his son, and demands to know what he did wrong. "Ethan, what's wrong? You don't believe us?"

"You made big mess! And I can't?" Ethan asks, finally looking at his father, showing how hurt he was.

Then he points a finger at him accusingly "And you! You didn't come kiss me!"

Derek blinks, finally seeing that his son wasn't suspicious. Just hurt and feeling left out.

"Oh I'm so sorry Ethan." Derek takes a step, but Ethan takes a step back, clearly still mad (though most of that anger was only for show) "Ethan, how can I make it up?" he asks, hurt that his son is mad at him and that saddens the wolf.

Ethan hides a smile, knowing everything is going according to plan. Besides, all of that observing his father's reactions weren't for nothing.

"Well.." he draws out. "Can I take a bath with daddy?" He finally asks. Both parents are startled, well, Chloe is more then Derek, who one way or the other, knew his werewolf son was only curious of his father. It's normal. And no, not in that way. "And mommy can't tell me to pick up my room fo' thwee days!" Chloe's about to protests when

Ethan points to their scattered clothing. Damn.

Ethan knows because he father clearly despises it when Ethan gives him the cold shoulder, he sticks to that tactic, knowing full well it would work. Him and daddy have this special bond, where Ethan practically knows what he's thinking and what new decision he's about to make. Ethan chalks it up to being a father-son bond, one that everyone has, right? So what Derek says next comes to no surprise.

"Alright. Agreed to both terms." Derek finally says. His son grins, then skips off, merrily off to somewhere. The married couple take a second, then sneak a glance at each other. Of three things they are certain of: 1. their son was a devious masterful two year old.2, they 're going to need to remember to lock doors. And 3. They're sooo getting him a new crib.

December 2,2020 is the day Ethan Souza finds out just how beautiful mommy is.

But just because he and daddy think so, doesn't mean he will allow anyone else to also agree.

He and mommy had went to a supermarket, but this time, mommy wore a black tight V-neck dress, that ended two inches above her knees, along with tight leggings. And then a shaggy bolero with long black boots. She wore all of this to a supermarket because she knew Derek was going to have a half-hour break for lunch, knowing he was going to call her over. So she dressed up pretty for the occasion, though that doesn't mean mommy isn't pretty on the normal basis.

So as Ethan rounds the corner of the aisle he last saw his mom at, he sees mom on the floor and taking a man's hand to help her up. She gets up, and the man still has his arm around her waist, chuckling at her.

Ethan decides to give the man three seconds to let go of mommy, but right after one, Mommy pries his arm away, and bends down to grab the things she dropped. And when Ethan witnessed the man staring at mom's bottom, he sees red and starts running.

"Mommy!" He exclaims and in the nick of time, Chloe catches him and gets up.

"Ethan! Be careful!" She shifts him to one arm and on her right side.

"Who's he?" Ethan asks, looking innocently curious. But on the inside, he's thinking. I don't care who he is, I want him gone.

"Oh. This is Nick. He works with me." Chloe introduces nervously.

"Hello there, kiddo. Ethan, right?" The man replaces the irritation that grew when Chloe's son came out of nowhere, interrupting his mild flirting in which he was waiting to make it more noticeable, to a fake smile. He stretches a hand to the kid, but Ethan doesn't take it. He sees right through the fake smile, and doesn't want to touch the filthy man.

In fact, if there was any reason to have contact with him, it would only be to give him a nice punch.

Which, comes as a surprise to Ethan. Ethan isn't a kid who gets angry easily. Getting irritated and annoyed is one thing, but actually hating someone is something else. And this man. He doesn't even know him and already after three seconds of meeting, he hates his face with a burning passion.

Ethan ignores Nick and turns to his mom.

"Mommy, when's daddy getting here?" He purposefully brings up. In the corner of his eyes, Ethan notices the man frown. He hides his smirk.

"Um, well.-" Chloe's phone vibrates, and she answers. Ethan can here his father on the other line and smiles brightly.

"Hey Chloe. Wanna come over and have some coffee with me?" Ethan sees Chloe blush before nodding rapidly, and he is worried her head might snap off. Ethan hears his dads chuckle on the other line.

"Chloe, you know I can't see you, right? Or else I'm going to think you're rejecting me."

"No! I-I mean I would love to, Derek." Ethan looks over at Nick to see his frown deepening. Good.

Chloe shuts her phone and puts it away. "Why is mommy red?" Chloe's blush turns a shade redder at being caught for something so childish. True, they have only been married for about five years, but Chloe stills gets that wonderful feeling when her husband tells her she's beautiful and when he tells her how much he loves her, as if she already didn't know. But it was like being asked out all over again for the first time; the butterflies are still there. "Because I still get butterflies when daddy asks me out for coffee." She winks before smiling brightly and Ethan smiles back.

"So Chloe, wanna go over that script with me today? I have some-" Nick begins before being interrupted by Ethan.

"No she doesn't. She's going a date with daddy!" Nick on the other hand, chooses to ignore him.

"Maybe we can also have some di-"

"I'd hate to interrupt, but as you can see I'm married. And my son was right. I'll be seeing my husband later, good day." Chloe says coolly before turning around and walking back. Ethan has a perfect view of Jackson, so with one finger he stretches the bottom of his eye and sticks out his tongue at the man.

He grins as the man gaps at him. Daddy going to be so proud!

July 17, 2021 is the day Ethan Souza is happy to find his mommy doesn't have a ticking bomb in her stomach.

It all started when he and mom were watching TV as they waited for dad to return. But Ethan had spent the whole day at the park, running around. And Chloe spent the whole day sitting at her desk, editing a script. So even though they didn't mean to, Chloe ended up falling asleep while still sitting, so Ethan gently pushed her down and she laid vertically on her side on the couch. And Ethan slowly got half on her, and immediately, fell asleep.

Bump-bump, bump-bump.

Ethan's eyes flash open to the weird ticking like noise to find himself slowly floating to his parents room, still on top of his sleeping mother. He looks up to see his father carrying them to their room. So he raises his head and Derek smiles down at his son when he realizes he's awake.

Ethan finds himself lucky that he has a father who can run at full speed while carrying Chloe, who is also carrying Ethan. (They do that when running around the large forest behind their two-story house, that is technically their's.)Ethan idly wonders if he's going to be as strong as daddy someday.

Ethan lays his head down, which because he moved, is now on top of his mommy's lower stomach.

Bump-bump, bump-bump.

Again, there's that weird vague, ticking noise.

They enter the room and Derek lays mommy back on the bed. Ethan gets off her and looks up at his dad.

His dad kisses his forehead and does the same to his wife before entering the bathroom to take a quick shower.

And so, Ethan lowers his head on the pillow, cuddles closer to his mother, and sleep consumes him.

Bump-bump. Bump-bump. Bump-bump.

Ethan eyes open wide to see he had somehow rolled on top of his mother just as his dad steps out of the bathroom.

Bump-bump. Bump-bump.

Is he hearing things? Where is that sound coming from? He lifts up his head and cocks it, to get a better hearing. After a few, he decides he hears nothing and lays back down.

Bump-bump. Bump-bump.

A ticking like noise. Coming from his mommy's tummy.

Ethan's head leaves his mothers tummy so fast he sways and accidentally awakes her.

Chloe sits up with small eyes and stretches. "Hey Chloe." She smiles a sheepish smile at her husband and he leans down to kiss her on the forehead. Chloe sways, still sleepy, and Derek catches her (though she was only going to fall on the bed, but hey, old habits die hard) Derek's about to let go, when Chloe starts to whine.

"No. Don't." she murmurs as she gets on her knees and wraps her arms around his neck and lays her head on his broad shoulder as he hugs her. Derek chuckles at how childish she is acting.

And in that instant, Ethan is worried.

Here are his parents, hugging an showing how much they love each other, being ignorant.

Ignorant why? Well, because his mother has a bomb in her stomach, that why!

Ethan panics, contemplating on whether telling his father this or letting them stay in this blissful moment.

Bu what if the bomb explodes now? And it'd be all Ethan's fault when mommy gets hurt, because he never told his daddy.

So Ethan makes up his mind, knowing once he tells dad, everything will be fine because his dad always knows what to do and Ethan highly respects him for that.

So, taking a breath, he suddenly exclaims, "Mommy has a bomb!" The married couple pull apart and stare at the toddler, Chloe now wide awake.

"What's that, kiddo?" Derek inquires.

Ethan plays with his fingers nervously before answering. "M-mommy has a ticking bomb in her tummy." He looks up at his father desperately, half afraid his father might get mad at him for ruining their moment, and half afraid is dad won't believe him.

"And why would you think that, honey?" Chloe asks as she comes over and sits on her folded legs besides Ethan.

"Because I can hear it. The noise coming from her tummy!" Derek and Chloe stare at each other, finally understanding. So Derek walks around to sit on Ethan's other side, who is close to hyperventilating, due to the fact daddy hasn't done anything yet!

Derek, seeing his son's worry, puts a hand on Ethan's shoulder, trying to calm him down.

"Ethan? Me and your dad have something to tell you." Chloe says evenly and Ethan looks up at her with wide eyes. She takes a breath, glancing at Derek, before continuing. "What would you say about having a sibling?"

Ethan blinks, not understanding the change of subject. "You mean, like a brother or sister?" he asks, slightly confused. His father nods. "Well, that would be awesome, but why are you asking?"

"Because Ethan, you know how your doctor says you're special?" Derek asks and Ethan nods, remembering that "special" nurse he has to see every two months. And though he knows that he doesn't go to the same hospital the town goes to, he knows well enough to not ask many questions. He's parents will tell him later, and Ethan can wait. So for now, he goes along to being called "special". "Well, what you're hearing isn't a bomb. It's actually a heart beat."

Ethan ponders, before asking "A heart beat. Like mine's?" Chloe leans over and nods. "But, then why's it coning from mommy's tummy?"

"Because I'm going to have a baby." Chloe smiles as Ethan's spirits are revived and he smiles broadly.

"You mean, Imma become a big brother!" He exclaims, highly excited as he jumps up and down.

Derek chuckles, trying to calm down this hyper kid but to no avail.

"Oooh, am I going to have a sister, or a brother? I want a brother, to play pirate with. But if it's a sister, I'm okay with that, I'll just teach her how to spit at far distances. Then again, Jimmy from down the streets says his baby sister always forces him to play Barbie. Imma teach my sister not to play with those, but with action figures! But it'd be easier if it was already a boy, so I don't really have to teach him, and we can get right down to business! So what is it? A boy or a girl?" He finally ends as he asks his mother, wide eyes shining with excitement, and yet, Derek and Chloe can't help but to add blissful ignorance. Why?

Well, despite the fact they are filled with euphoria, they are still, unconsciously, worried as for what the babies will come out as. Both necromancers? Or maybe, possibly, female werewolves? It is much too early to tell, and yet, they forget their concerns for a moment, Ethan's giddiness contagious.

Chloe giggles at her son's excitement before answering. "Actually, you are going to have...both!"

Ethan tilts his head. "Both? As in, one sister and one brother?"

"They are going to be twins Ethan, couldn't you hear the two heartbeats?" His father asks and Ethan ponders. Truth be told, Ethan was trying hard to ignore the noise from his mom's tummy, chalking it up to be him just hearing things. Ethan shakes his head, but still smiles.

Then, shyly, he points to his mommy's stomach. "Can I...can I try and listen?" His father nods and Ethan rests his head on his mommy's stomach.

That's when he hears the two heartbeats. Ethan's smile is from ear to ear as he finally takes things in. He's going to be a big brother. To a sister and a brother!

God, their going to have so much fun! He's going to teach them a lot of things. Because he's the older brother, and they have to listen to him, but he'll promise not to be ruff on them. and they can walk to school together.

Bump-bump, bump-bump

The rhythm of their steady heartbeat calms Ethan, and he suddenly finds himself sleepy to that wonderful melody.

"Alright, it's past your bedtime" Derek says when Ethan sways slightly, eyelids dropping.

"Anymore questions?" Chloe asks

Ethan looks up and ponders. "Well, I was wondering, how are babies made?" He asks innocently, looking back and forth at his parents.

His mother is blushing scarlet, and his dad is looking highly uncomfortable as he avoids eye-contact.

So what if Ethan was more mature and growing with a faster mentality? Chloe was so not going to have this conversation earlier then it has to be!

She regrets even asking.

Any thoughts as to how the twins might turn out? Descriptions you want them to look like? Or what about their supernatural ability. Most importantly, any baby names?

Review! I like reading them! Its my only motivation to bother editing my chapters!

Question!: What's Chloe's mother's name? Was it even mentioned?

To C.K: actually, I am currently editing one chapter to Dirty Little Secrets. But I'm afraid, that is all I'm planning to do for now. You see, I write my chapters on my itouch. Then I email it to myself and edit grammar and stuff. So I have three chapters on my ipod. The thing is, I'm not sure if I should continue the story, since the Reckoning is already out and I'm not even sure if anyone would be willing to review it after reading the Reckoning…

If I get enough reviews on the next chapter and many ask to continue, I will. If I don't, then I'll stop it.

To Cheerfully Blue; Yeah, I mentioned that in this chapter, thanks. Ethan, being a werewolf, is growing mentally and physically faster (not so much physically, he just looks a year older.) You still think I'm going too fast, and being a werewolf still isn't an excuse? Because I don't know much about babies…all I know is that, I learned my first few words (mommy, daddy, hungry, up, etc) once I turned one. So…yeah…