A/N:
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"What's the matter with you this morning? Aren't you happy that they arrested Al and Peter?" Tobias holds her hand while they wait for the doctor to come in. Tris had made the appointment when Natalie asked her if she could have any other siblings.
"Did I ever tell you why I wanted this appointment?" he shakes her head and rubs the back of her hand with his thumb. "Natalie wants another brother or sister."
"Really? That's great, but what's the matter, I'm quite okay with having another kid," he smiles sheepishly and she glares at him.
"I know that, you've told me that the best thing about having kids is making them," he laughs sheepishly with a small smile. "Do you not remember what the doctor said after the twins were born?"
"No."
"He said that my body could down if I had to carry another baby," he looks at her like she's crazy, with a mix of sadness and madness.
"Well, if he says that we shouldn't have more kids, then… I really don't know Tris, I'm sorry," she nods and he kisses her knuckles. They sit in a comfortable silence and wait for the doctor to get in. It's a full hour before the doctor comes into the room.
"Hey kids," Tris looks at Tobias with her eyebrows raised. "So, what's up with Tris the good evening?"
"Are you high?" Tris asks with her eyebrows raised still. "You do know that I'm 26, right?"
"Oh, and you already have three kids? Okay, well. What's the matter with you today?" Tris sighs and looks down and Tobias and her's intertwined hands.
"Our daughter, wants another brother or sister. I want to know if I can get pregnant again without my body shutting down or something," she shrugs.
"Well, after your C-Section, the doctors were very concerned with your vital organs and if your blood was going to be okay," the doctor, Gordon, grabbed her charts from his desk. "Your charts show that there were no major tears, but they did say that there was a small tear."
"So, what does that mean?"
"That means, that if you had another child, there would be a chance that not only would you need a C-Section, you would also need a new kidney."
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"So, what are you going to do?" Christina asks, peeling the banana and giving it to Christian.
"Thank you, mommy." He smiles and tears a little off, giving it to Natalie.
"You're welcome baby," she looks back at Tris. "Well?"
"I don't know. The doctor said that there was a definite chance that there would be a definite C-Section, and there is a possibility that I would need a new kidney," Christina sighs and pushes some more chocolate and peanut butter into her mouth, just another one of her weird cravings from her newest pregnancy. She and Will were positive that it would be a girl this time. "What do you think that I should do?"
"Do you want another kid?" her best friend asks.
"I want to do what will make Natalie happy; I feel like it's what I owe. It's either this or a puppy when we move into that new house that I showed you," Christina smiles and looks over at Christan and Natalie were playing on the swing set.
"Mommy, look!" Natalie calls from her spot on the swing set.
"I see, honey," Tris calls back and Natalie smiles and pumps her legs. "I really don't know, what to do, Chris."
"Well, maybe you can make a Pros and Cons list?" Tris shrugs and pushes a blanket over Cale's stomach as he sleeps. Grey was playing with one of his little rattles and his stuffed bear. "One pro."
"They all get a new brother of sister," she answers immediately.
"Con."
"I die."
"Pro."
"Tobias likes to make them." Christina smiles and wiggles her fingers in front of Grey's face.
"Con."
"I get more stretch marks."
"Okay, now you're just being stupid and silly." Tris laughs and takes Grey out of his carrier, him whining a little bit.
"Oh, hush," she soothes.
"So, have we made a decision?" Tris shrugs.
"I don't know if can ever make a decision."
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"How was the park?" Tobias asks later that night while they're giving the twins their back.
"It was good, Natalie had a really fun time with Christan, I swear they will grow up and fall in love," Tobias growls at her statement. "Awe, what's the matter?"
"Don't even joke about that, Tris," he growls again and rinse some body wash off of Grey's back, then handing him the rubber ducky and taking him out of the water.
"It's going to happen eventually!" she smiles and makes a funny face at Cale. He giggles and Tris pulls him out of the soapy water and wrapping a towel around him. "Tobias."
"What?"
"I'm serious, baby. You have to learn to accept the fact that she is going to grow up and start to love boys," she smiles and tapes the diaper shut before guiding his arms and legs into a clean pair of pajamas.
"I know, but when that time comes, then we will tell her that she isn't allowed to leave her room ever," he smiles and puts a bottle of milk into Grey's mouth. Tris does the same and sits in the rocking chair while Tobias leans against the wall.
"Although, Christina did help me in finding a way of deciding if we have another or not," Tobias doesn't look up from him. "She said maybe a pros and cons list. What do you think?"
"This is how I see the situation. If we have another, there is still the chance of you dying. I don't know if I want to take that chance, Tris," she nods and props Cale on her shoulder and pats his back until he burps. Tobias does the same.
"I know. Well, if we decide not to," she says, placing him in the crib and backing up to the door. "I promised her that we would buy her a puppy when we moved into the new house."
"What? Tris!"
A/N: So, this took me about an hour to write. And I'm on the verge of what I am going to do about the whole baby situation.
~Lauren