A/N: I cannot even begin to apologize enough for the lack of updates. Thank you so so so very much to all of my wonderful readers who stuck with me through this unofficial hiatus and kept reviewing and encouraging me to write. There's an explanation on my profile if anyone is wondering what happened. I WILL be updating more now. No more waiting months on end with no word from me for a new chapter. Most likely chapters will be updated biweekly. PLEASE review! I'm sorry this chapter is so short but it's just fluff so that I can get back in to the swing of writing this again. I am DESPERATE FOR IDEAS. School has me so overwhelmed right now I'm experiencing severe writer's block. Enjoy! ~Claire

Chloe POV

I was on the final day of my mandatory 2 week bed rest. I woke up, not yet opening my eyes and could hear the rain pouring down outside.

I blinked slowly and looked out the window near the bed, noticing that while it was almost 8 in the morning, the sun was not out. Instead, the sky was a dark grey.

Oddly this made me happy as it seemed it would be raining all day and that gave me an excuse to be lazy and just stay in. I decided today would be "family day."

Everyone had slowly returned my second week of bed rest and while it was wonderful having my friends and family surrounding me I wanted to spend some rare time alone with just Derek and my babies. Looking over to the co-sleeper I noticed that Clarissa and Steven seemed to have the same idea as me.

They were fast asleep next to each other and hadn't even woken up yet like they usually do around 7:30 in the morning for their feeding.

I smiled fondly at my babies before tangling my cold legs with Derek's warm ones and glancing at him. He woke up when I did but, unlike me, was just laying there with his eyes closed.

Feeling how cold I was, he reached out his arms to pull me right up against his warm body and gave me a good morning kiss.

I loved moments like this, where we didn't even need words just the feeling of being wrapped up protectively in his arms. I snuggled comfortably into Derek and drifted back to sleep.

Around 10:00 I was woken up by Clarissa and Steven starting to fuss. I picked Clarissa up and kissed her forehead before handing her to Derek.

Then I got Steven, who was always hungry when he woke up, and pulled down my top so that he could start feeding. "Good morning little wold." I said smiling down at him and stroking his face with my fingers while he suckled.

Clarissa wasn't happy she missed her morning feeding so she quickly starting doing her hungry cry. It was a lot easier feeding them one at a time but I knew Clarissa wouldn't stop crying until she ate.

Derek helped by getting the nursing pillow and placing it behind my back so that I could sit better. He then handed Clarissa to me and I let her start feeding as well.

They were eating away seemingly more hungry now that they had slept through their usual morning feeding so I settled in and asked Derek what he wanted to do today.

"Well it's raining so there's not much we could do. You are still on bed rest, even though it's your last day" he said. "I have a compromise" I told him.

"We'll ask everyone to go over to Jess and Kit's house and we'll stay in and just have family day. You and I can watch movies while Clarissa and Steven nap and then when we're awake we'll all spend some time together. So even though I'm not in bed I'll still be relaxed. Is that okay?" I asked him.

"Sounds perfect." Derek told me, leaning over to give me a kiss. Once the twins were done feeding, Derek took Clarissa and I took Steven and we went downstairs.

We got downstairs and the twins were immediately greeted with rounds of kisses and tickles from the family. They both smiled and giggled, enjoying the attention.

Since they were finally letting other people hold them I allowed Autumn to take Clarissa and Simon took Steven. I started making Derek some quick pancakes on the stove while he poured my cereal for me.

While I was waiting for the pancake to brown so that I could flip it over Tori told me her plans for the day.

"All of us are going to the movies today. We don't know what we're seeing yet but dad and Jess are taking melody to see that new Dr. Seuss movie. Then we're all going to go shopping afterwards. Would you like to come?" she asked me.

"No thanks. Derek and I just want to stay in and spend some time with our babies." I said, smiling over at Derek.

"Ok. We're going to leave for the movies then. We'll probably be out all day but I'm not sure about dad and Jess since they have Melody." Tori said.

Everyone hugged Derek and I before handing us back Clarissa and Steven and leaving for the movies. After breakfast we decided to give the twins their first bath.

We got the baby tub that goes in the sink out of the bedroom and filled it with warm water. Both Clarissa and Steven loved the water. They were splashing and giggling and just beaming with happiness at this new found sensation for them.

Clarissa liked getting her hair washed with baby shampoo but Steven didn't really care for it. After their bath Derek and I wrapped them in fluffy towels and, since it was a cool day, we put them in footie pajamas.

Clarissa's was red with white hearts all over it and Steven's was blue with wolves (ironically) all over. They looked so adorable that I snapped a few pictures in addition to the ones I had of them in their baths.

I took Clarissa and Derek took Steven and we laid on the couch with the twins laying on our chests. I was rubbing Steven's back and Derek was stroking Clarissa's face with his finger.

They both laid in our arms content and Derek and I's bond just hummed with pure adoration and love over these perfect little creatures in our arms. After a while of just resting and enjoying being with their mommy and daddy, Steven and Clarissa fell asleep. Neither Derek or I wanted to let our babies go we were so comfortable. So we decided to hold them and just sit back and relax while watching a movie we had rented on the TV.

A/N2: Super short but fluffy. PLEASE tell me what you think in a review AND give me ANY ideas you have for this story please! Thanks so much for sticking with me!