Here's chapter twenty! Yay. I'm excited I got twenty chapters up. Anyways, as always, please review. Let me know what I did wrong or right. Hope to here from you guys. Here it is.

It was nearly but not quite four weeks later. Beth pulled into her doctor's parking lot and looked over at her passenger. Reid's head was lolling against the back of the seat. "Reid, I would very much appreciate it if you would behave and try to act like a mature person please." He snorted. "Yeah, that's gonna happen with me at the vagina doctor." She blushed. "Reid, I'm serious. You could have gotten a ride from somebody else, but you didn't, so don't make a nuisance of yourself. Please," she added as he rolled his eyes at her. "Alright," he sighed. "Let's get this over with. She walked in and up to the front desk to sign in. She was running late and had no sooner sat down than was called back. She was only there for an ultrasound to check on the babies so she hoped she'd be out quickly. She had so much to do. It was only about two weeks until the wedding and she still had a lot to do. As she started back to the room, she motioned to Reid. She didn't trust him alone so she decided to keep her eye on him. She was nervous. What if something had gone wrong? What if Tyler had missed something? He had used to try and get a feel for the baby to see how it was doing. It seemed to be just as healthy as its twin, just a little calmer. She was still worried. It was possible to make mistakes.

The doctor was waiting for her when she got in. He held his hand out to her. "Ms. Beth, always nice to see one as lovely as you. Really brightens my day," he said with a smile. She laughed. "Dr. Abbot, I am nothing to get excited about," she said with a smile. He chuckled. "It's not always the physical look so much as the glow." She cocked her head to the side. "I don't understand." He smiled at her. "You can tell you're pregnant. Not from your stomach, no" he said as she looked down. "But you seem to just have a happiness around you. And you are one of the very few teenagers I've seen with that look." Reid was unnoticed up until this point. "Oh, hello sir. I'm Doctor Abbot. Are you a friend of Ms. Beth's," he asked. "Yes sir," he said nodding his head yes. "So, where is Mr. Simms today," he asked casually as he turned back to Beth. "His mother has been having hysterics since the accident and she wanted to spend the day with her son. He tried to get out of it, but I said I didn't mind." She looked at Reid then said "And this bum needed a ride, so I said he could come along." Reid smiled. "Oh yes, because I was just begging to come." Dr. Abbot chuckled and said "Well, it seems that you should be glad you got a ride son," he said. Reid smirked at Beth. "Yeah, she's been going crazy, screaming at everybody, crying all the time, trying to-" She cut him off. "So, can we go ahead and check out the situation," she asked. Abbot nodded and she hopped up onto the chair, the material cold on the back of her legs as she was wearing shorts. She lifted her shirt up to reveal her stomach. While the doctor's back was turned, Reid licked his fingers then rubbed his nipples through his shirt. She mouthed 'Stop it. Just sit there and be quiet,' as the doctor turned back. Reid smiled again then looked down at the floor and leaned up against the wall. Beth was starting to show a little and asked the doctor about it. "Umm. I didn't think you were supposed to show until you're a little further along. Is it normal to show this early," she asked. He nodded. "It's because you're pregnant with twins. It varies from person to person, but you're perfectly normal. Now let's see those babies." He put the gel on her stomach and then ran the transducer over it. He was quiet for a couple minutes, and then said "Found them. Listen, and I actually believe you'll actually be hearing both of them at once," he said with a confused look. She sat up, concerned at the tone in his voice. "Is something the matter," she asked with concern. "No, no, nothing wrong, it's just that normally you don't hear both at once. Your twins appear to be nestled closer together than normal. But it's fine. If you lie back, I'll get them back up on the screen." She slowly did and then he smiled. "Ahh, there they are." He studied the screen for a moment. "Well, Ms. Beth, it appears that they are both very healthy and they actually seem to be a bit more developed. I'd like to try something if you don't mind." She slowly nodded his head at him. He moved the transducer along her skin and then stopped. "My goodness," he said then looked at Beth, who had fear clear in her eyes, but he was smiling. "Would you like to know the sexes of the babies," he asked. Her eyes widened. "But I thought I wouldn't be far enough for about a month," she said. "How far along are you," he asked. "Thirteen on Monday," she said. He answered her. "You shouldn't be able to tell, but I can see it on the monitor. Would you like to know," he asked. She slowly nodded yes. Reid moved a couple steps closer to get a better look at the screen. Dr. Abbot moved the transducer again then froze the image on the screen. "Here, you can see the male reproductive organs," he said and moved the instrument in his hand while intently staring at the screen. "And it appears that this will be a little lady." Beth looked at the screen with wonder. She looked at him. "Do you think I could get the photos today," she asked. He nodded at her. "I believe we can arrange that." He reached behind him and grabbed a tissue from a box on the counter and held it out to her. She wiped her eyes as he moved his hand again while Reid smiled. "Awwww, you and Tyler are going to have mini-me's. That's going to be fun," he said sarcastically. She laughed. "It's better than having another one of you around," She stilled again and was looking at the ceiling then found she was in for another surprise. "Oh, well this is odd. I may have mad a mistake due to how far along you are, and they may very well both be males, with one just being under developed, but it appears that they are in the same amniotic sac." She thought for a second then said "But, that would mean they're identical." He nodded. "Yes, I know. I don't think that I made a mistake, but I could have. We'll be able to get a better view at about, estimated with their current size in mind, 17 to 18 weeks. If you come back then, we could tell." She added her weeks up in her head. "That'd be about four weeks from now," she asked. He said "Yes, is there a problem?" She nodded. "Actually yes. I'm not going to be in the country." He said "May I ask why." She smiled a bashful smile. "You know that we'll be married after graduation. Well, Tyler insists that we have a honeymoon. I told him there'd be no use seeing as we've already accomplished what a lot of people try but he's determined. And he isn't telling me where we're going or for how long, just that it's out of the U.S." He nodded. "I understand. I kept the location a secret from the Mrs. as well. It makes it more romantic for you." She smiled. "Ok, I'll keep that in mind. But about the babies. If I wanted to check the sex, is there a certain period to do it in?" He said "About your 18th to 22nd weeks. If you left in you 18th, you'd still have a month to check. After that it gets too crowded due to their growth and makes it much more difficult. Now you don't have to come back for a visit to check, but you can." She nodded. "Alright, it's definitely something to think about. Are we finished with the ultrasound though," she asked. She wanted to tell Tyler as soon as she could. He said "Let me get a couple more shots, clean you up, then get the pictures and you can go." She fidgeted the whole time, making Reid smirk.

"Oh my god. Identical twins. Boy and a girl. Do you know how rare that is? I'm so, I'm, well I'm happy, but I don't know what else. I'm excited I guess." The lady up front seemed annoyed by Beth's bouncy cheerfulness. When they got up to the counter she asked rather impatiently "Can I help you with something?" Reid smirked because she sounded like the kind of girl everyone wanted to knock the shit out of. Beth propped up on the counter and acted like a ditzy school girl. "Umm, like yeah. I like am waiting for my like, umm ultrasound pictures, so if I could like get those I'd be, like, umm, completely ready to go. O-ka?" she even twirled her hair around her finger. Reid started to shake with laughter as he turned around to face the reception area. "Name please," he heard her ask. "Shaufner," Beth said, not dropping the ditz routine. "Beth Shaufner." The girl typed away on the computer and then said "One moment please." She stood up then walked over to a stack of files. She shuffled through the envelopes until she found the right one. She handed Beth the photos and rudely asked through gritted teeth "Is there anything else I could help you with?" Reid grabbed Beth's arm and dragged her away saying "Nope, we're good," while Beth started laughing.

Once out in the parking lot Reid did too. "Wow, that was a wonderful performance." She took a bow as she headed to her truck. "Thank you so much." She started to the driver seat but Reid beat her there and leaned up against the door. "Keys please," he said. She rolled her eyes and headed to the other side. She unlocked the door by hand as she said "I don't know. I'm not as big a pushover as Tyler." She locked her door back as she sat down. She blinked and suddenly he was in the truck with her. She naturally screamed and he laughed at her. "Chill. You're fine. Now give me the keys." As she stopped screaming, she slapped him on the arm. "That was not funny." She threw her keys at him and he snagged them out of the air. "It's pretty funny from where I'm sitting," he said. He cranked the truck up and pulled out of the parking lot as Beth opened the envelope and started looking at the pictures. Reid said "You know, I bet if you asked Tyler to, he'd use and tell you the sexes of the babies." She sighed and put her hands in her lap as she looked out the window. "Yeah, I know he would, if he thought it would make me happy. But I don't want him using because of me." Reid snorted. "What is with you chicks? It's like you find out we could die if we use too much and you equate the only solution with not using ever. I mean seriously, did you honestly think that once he ascended, Tyler was never going to use again?" She blushed. "Well, no but it just seems like every time he does use, it's for something for me. And' I hate that." Reid smirked. "Everybody who ascends usually winds up taking at least two years off his life, sometimes more." "Really," she asked. Tyler had never told her that. Reid nodded yes and then said "It's normal. So don't flip every time he uses." She still looked uncertain. "I could do it," he said quietly. She looked over at him. He was looking at the steering wheel. "What, no. Reid, I wouldn't-. No, I couldn't ask you to do that. It's not right to make you do something just so Tyler doesn't have to." She looked over at Reid. "Reid, no don't," she started but it was too late. His eyes were black and he didn't seem to be able to hear her. She uncertainly reached her hand out to touch his shoulder. She had no sooner touched him than he gasped and his eyes turned icy blue again. "Whoa," he said. Her hands immediately went to her stomach. "What is," she asked. He smiled. "That was really weird." "What, what did you see," she asked excitedly. "You know that little short girl from the vampire movie," he asked. She smiled. "You mean Alice from Twilight?" "Sure. Anyways, it was kind of like that. It was you at the hospital. The nurses brought in two babies." He stopped. "WELL, WHAT WAS IT," she asked after it didn't seem like he would continue. He laughed. "Well, I saw them hand you…" He paused then smiled at her frustrated expression. "A blue and a pink blanket. You had a boy and a girl." He looked over at her. She was beaming as she looked down at the small bump on her stomach. She looked up at him and she had tears in her eyes. "Thank you Reid." He shrugged it off as he started the truck. "It was nothing. So, where to next?" She smiled. "Where ever you'd like to go. I'm not supposed to meet the girls until four so I've got time to kill. I was just going to walk around the mall or something 'til then." Reid smiled. "I got someplace better." He pulled out of the parking lot and headed down the road. It was a nice day, so they rode with the windows down. He drove for close to 30 to 45 minutes. "Ok, I give where are we going," she asked as he turned down a dirt road. "Just wait. I'm almost there. Give me a minute." He looked up at the signs that were posted then pulled to the side of the road. "Ok, we walk from here." She looked at him then slowly climbed out of the truck. She followed him down the path that cut through the thick growth. They walked a bit and then found themselves on a boardwalk. At the end, he suddenly stopped her. "Listen," he said.

She strained her ears and then she heard it. "Is that the ocean," she asked. He nodded then led her down the steps. As they came through the last of the trees, she saw a stretch of white sand and the bright blue ocean. "Wow, this is beautiful. Where are we?" He smiled. "Crane Beach. Jeez, don't you know your own town's hot spots?" She laughed and said "Obviously not well enough. I've never been here before." She smiled. "So I know I'm supposed to be all opposed to you guys using but do you think we could get a couple towels?" He smiled at her as two large blue towels appeared near the water's edge. She made her way to the towels and lay down. Reid came and joined her as he pulled his hoodie, shirt, and the wife beater beneath it off. She propped her head up on her arms behind her head. "So, what are you needing to do exactly that you had to bum a ride and then have time to come chill at the beach?" He smirked. "I'm buying Steph some jewelry for the wedding. She needs some new earrings, or a necklace, or some shit like that. I don't even know." She laughed. "Well, after we get finished here I could help you pick out a necklace, or earrings, or some shit like that," she said sarcastically. He laughed. "Deal. So what do you say we stay about an hour then head out." She said "Ok," then was silent. She lay there for about twenty minutes then stood up. Reid opened an eye slowly. "What are you doing?" She turned around and started walking backwards towards the water. "I'm not going to sit here and tan if we've only got an hour. I'm getting in." He laughed. "Are you crazy? The waters still probably freezing." She shrugged. "Too bad," and she turned back and waded into the water. It WAS cold, but not as bad as she thought it might be. "It feels good. Come on, get in," she called. He watched her for a minute and then said "No way." She laughed. "You coward." He cocked his head to the side as he stood up. She dove head first into an oncoming wave. She came back up smiling and he was there, glistening with his arms crossed in front of him. "Coward, huh," he asked. She looked at him and said "It got you to come out here and swim with me." He opened his mouth to reply then closed it. "You cheated," he finally said. He splashed her and she jumped at him dunking him under the water. He grabbed her around the knees and stood up. "Put me down Reid," she screamed laughing. He fell backwards into the water and she came up sputtering. He stood up and she suddenly started laughing. "What seems to be so funny," he asked. She slowly moved her arms, floating with the waves. "You can touch bottom and stand but I'm having to tread water here." He laughed too. "I guess you're right. You are quite short." She smiled then swam to where she could touch. Then she turned and waited for a wave when one hit she went under and road the wave to shore. She stood up when her knees touched and went to lay on her towel. He came out not too much later. He shook his head of hair out on her and she put her hands up. "What was that for? I'm trying to dry off." "I know that." And suddenly her clothes were dry as well as her hair. She stood up and put her hands on her hips. "That wasn't necessary." He shrugged. I know, but I did it anyway. So let's go." He led the way back to the steps and she turned back to the water. She wasn't ready to leave yet, but knew she had to. They were back at her truck sooner than she would have thought. It surprised her when Reid let her drive. "Gee thanks," she said. She started it up and made her way out as Reid directed. When she turned back on the road, she headed to the highway and from there, to the mall. When they got there she turned to Reid. "So, you got a tux yet," she asked. He shrugged. "Nah, but I'll get one next week." She looked at him like he was stupid. "Are you serious, prom is next week and you want to try and get an appointment for a fitting the same week? Not gonna happen," she said as she climbed out and headed to the building. He laughed. "Money has a funny way of changing people's schedules around." She nodded her head. "Good point." They walked in though the main door and she sighed pulling him to the left. "Where are we going," he asked. She sighed. "You said you needed to get Steph jewelry, so I'm going to help you pick it out. Come on." She towed him past a Zale's, Kay's, and Tiffany's and he finally had to ask "Ok, where are we going? We've passed every jewelry store in the place." "Not all of them," she said. He looked at her. "Ok, when Kate and Sarah dragged me up here, there was this adorable little place I saw it looked very suitable for these causes. So let's just go check it out." He rolled his eyes. "Do you even know what this amazing little shop is called?" She bit her lip. "No, not quite. But I do know that it is French and something about love. Now quit whining because you have to walk all the way across the mall and let's go." He laughed as they made their way down the main connection between the stores and then she suddenly said "There it is," and practically dragged him across the floor. The words across the little doorway read *'amour étincelant' and it was small but elegant. There were four counters and held all kinds of jewelry. She walked around the room and stopped at a counter and called him over from where he was still just standing in the doorway. He slowly walked over and he saw what she was looking at: Bracelets. "You want me to get her a bracelet?" "Well, there's no harm in looking. I just saw this and thought it was pretty." It was a silver chain that every few centimeters had a heart made of diamonds. It sparkled and glittered no matter where you looked it from. He pursed his lips. "I don't know. Seems a little fruity if you ask me." She looked at him for a second. He didn't want just a little bracelet and she was realizing it. "You pissed her off," she cried laughing. He looked everywhere but her and she smiled even bigger if that were even possible. "What did you do?" H mumbled something and she asked "What?" He looked at her with a sigh. "I said, I told her to go F off because I was in a bad mood." Her jaw dropped. "Are you serious? Why would you do that? She bruises like a peach," she said as she punched him in the arm. He put his hands up and backed away. "Easy, I know. It was an accident. I didn't mean to say it but she kept asking me a bunch of shit about what was wrong with me." She punched him again. "You moron! Asking what's wrong with someone is generally what another person does when they are concerned about them, or showing affection. Jesus, didn't anyone ever teach you anything?" He looked down. "No, not really." She looked at him. "What do you mean?" He looked at her sadly. "My mom didn't want anything to do with me or my dad, and then my dad died when I was fifteen." Beth's eyes widened in horror. "Oh my gosh, I feel like such a bitch now. I take back what I asked about anybody teaching you anything. I'm sorry." She bit her lip and he shrugged. "It was a while ago. I'm over it." She reached out her hand and touched his arm. "Reid, it was three years ago. You don't have to be tough. Spencer may expect you to be a bad ass, but we don't. Your brothers, they don't." He pulled back from her touch. "Yeah, and what would you know about it," he asked as they moved around the small perimeter of the shop. She stopped next to a case of earring/necklace sets. "I know more than you think," she said then added "Well, at least about having a mother who doesn't want you." He stared at her, clearly wanting her to explain. "My mom, she was really bad into drugs. She met my dad, and cleaned up for a bit. She got pregnant with me. They didn't get married because of me though. They waited. I'm actually in the wedding. I was two. About half a year later, she got pregnant with Matt. Nine months after that she had him, and then something snapped inside her. Just after his second birthday, she was back on the streets, doing anything and everything she could get her hands on. My dad found her, brought her back, offered to get her help. She just wouldn't listen. She said to send me to some other relative. Wanted to put Matt up for adoption. She thought I would be better off not knowing about her but she was too messed up to realize I was already old enough to remember her. I've always been kind of smart so I knew what was going on. I was going past Dad's office one day with the house keeper. Her name was Megan. Well she tried to drag me along but I was stubborn and wouldn't move. I heard enough to start crying and then Megan picked me up. Still remember how sweet she smelled. My mother never smelled like that. She carried me down the hall and we sat down and watched 'The Lion King'. Well, after mom left, dad didn't try to stop her or go after her again. About a year later, she left but Dad asked her out. They dated for a while and they got married and have been married ever since. Now don't get me wrong, I love Megan, but it's not the same and I just don't feel 100% right with it. I know that someone didn't want me and I guess I still have this abnormal paranoid fear she'll do the same thing." He looked at her. "We both had two pretty fucked up moms," he finally said. She smirked. "Yeah, but about Steph. A bracelet is not a proper butt kissing gift. You need necklace and earrings. Sorry," she said at his astounded look. "I don't make the rules," she said then shrugged her shoulder while she bent over a counter. "I think she'd like this," she said as he came to join her. It was a small sapphire stone centered in delicate petals of silver. There was something done to the metal so it looked satiny soft. The case below held a matching necklace. The charm was the same only slightly magnified. "And you know, I think this would look pretty with almost anything we pick out for dresses." He nodded as he considered. She stood there while he did a full circuit of the room. "Reid," she said. He looked up at her. "You have no idea what you're looking for do you?" He smiled an impish smile. "Not really, I've never bought jewelry." She sighed. "The necklace and earrings are the way to go," she said looking up and speaking in a sing song voice. He walked over and inspected it. "I guess so."

Nearly an hour later, they were walking out, Reid holding a small bag with French script on it and a huge dent in his wallet. "I hope you're happy. This had better be proper butt kissing aid." She smiled. "Oh it is, trust me. Now, it should be about time for the girls to get here. Umm, I guess you could take my truck back if you promise to be careful with it," she said digging for her keys in her large purse. "I drove Tyler's all the time and nothing ever happened to it until he drove." She rolled her eyes. "Still, it's my baby. Please be easy with it." He laughed. "Ok, I guess just tell Steph I'll see her later." She nodded and headed toward the food court, where she was supposed to be meeting the others. Then she turned. "Hey Reid, thanks for letting me know. About the babies I mean." He smiled back at her. "Anytime, anything. I'm your guy," he said with a shrug. She watched his retreating figure and then sat down at a table, pulling a book out of her purse. She only got to read for about ten minutes when she heard her name being called. She looked up and saw Steph, Kate, and Sarah running towards her. They all started chattering right away. "Ok, we need to go to Belk's first." "Belk's? No way, we have got to go to David's!" "Puh-leeze, we so have to go to Mary Kay's." Beth laughed. "Thank you all for trying to plan the day for us, but I promise we will go to all of these places until we find what we are looking for." The girls all started cheering and smiling. Beth had a feeling that this would be a very long day.

Beth plopped down on her old bed. The girls had told all the boys not to interrupt their evening, they'd call when they wanted to go home, and now they were just chilling out. They had found dresses for the bridesmaids first. They were dark purple, thin strapped, and reached down to their knees, then lowered to just below the other. (See profile). They had been looking about two hours and were on the top floor of the mall when they saw it. They all automatically swooped towards them. The girls all looked fantastic in them so there wasn't much to do except buy them. Her parents had told her to buy whatever dresses they liked and they would cover the expense. She had said that she'd find her dress later, but they insisted and dragged her to David's. She decided right away she didn't want a big puffy dress so she waved away the sales person and walked around the store. She was just browsing because she wasn't really into it. Then she saw it. THE dress. It was fitted under the chest, with layers of white see through covering white silk. There was a split in the top layer that opened to more see through. The edges of that, as well as the ends of the sleeves, the neckline, and the small jewel in the center of the bust line, were all made up of little pearls and pretty designs. (Again, I suck at descriptions. See profile ). She had looked at it for exactly two seconds then said "This is my dress." The others girls looked over at her and they gasped. "That's so pretty." They called a sales person over to them and he smiled. "How may I help you ladies today," he asked, not seeming at all surprised by their ages. Beth spoke. "I'd like to try this one on," she said with a smile. He reached up and asked "Size?" She said "Ummm… I guess an eleven." He stretched up and grabbed the satin hanger of the correct dress. He carried it to her dressing room for her. "Thank you," she said then turned to Steph. "Could you come help me?" Steph gave Sarah her stuff then followed her in. She had the dress on and Steph zipped it up. It was fitted up top, but not in a this-is-way-too-tight-get-me-out-of-this kind of way. She smiled and opened the door. Steph stepped out as the other two stood up and they all got a good look at her. "Wow, you look so gorgeous Beth," Kate said. The dress was loose and hid her bump, not that she had anything to hide, but it wasn't going to look like a jelly roll in any pictures either. Sarah snapped a picture with her cell. "Definitely. You have got to buy that dress." And she had. All four dresses were currently hanging in the back of Beth's closet until she could take them to her parents for the wedding. They were sitting there watching some movie with Brad Pitt movie. Beth was lying on the bed on her back using Steph's stomach as a pillow. "So we never asked. What the doctor say," she asked. "He said I'm going to be having identical twins and he thinks they are going to be a little girl and a boy. Then Reid checked, and he was right." "OH MY GOD, THAT'S SO COOL. YOUR NAMING ONE AFTER ME RIGHT," cried Stephani, making all three of the others laugh. "I don't know about that, but I'll think about it," she said with a smile. Kate moved over onto Steph's bed. "Does Tyler know?" Beth shook her head. "Not yet, I called and was going to tell him but it's just kind of a face-to-face thing I think, so I didn't. I've got pictures," she said as she reached for her purse. Steph sat up and the other two gathered around her. "That's a head, a foot, and his male parts. And this is her head, foot and arm. They're kind of close together so it's difficult to get pictures of everything." The girls still 'awwed' at the pictures. "So when are you going to talk to Tyler? I think you can deliver this over the phone." Beth started to speak but the phone rang and everyone's head snapped towards it. It was silent for a second and then Steph said "Ten bucks says that's Tyler." She reached over and plucked the phone up. "Hola. ¿Cómo son usted esta noche señor?" They waited a second and then Steph laughed. "Sí, ella está aquí mismo." She passed the phone over to Beth and she said "Hello?" He chuckled. "Good, I thought I might have called Taco Bell for a second. She laughed and then said "Nah, that was earlier. Now you've called snack shack." She could almost hear him smile. "So did you find what you needed tonight?" She smirked. "Yeah, but now we're bored." She looked at the girls. He asked "Do you want me to come get you?" She heard the guys in the background messing with him for coming as soon as she called. She looked at the girls as she bit her lip. "Well, ummm… I don't know. I think the girls might have wanted to do something," She said as she watched them. They all had their heads cocked to one side and then Kate said with a sigh "Go, we all know you want to." She smiled then asked "Well what are you doing?" He answered "Just playing a little pool at Nicky's. But I don't mind leaving." She chuckled as she heard Pogue in the background. 'I'm hurt now. I can't believe you'd rather spend time with her than us, no offense Beth.' "None taken," she said and then said "I do miss you because I didn't get to see you at all today. So if you're sure it's not a problem." He laughed. "Beth, when it comes to you, there's never a problem. I'll be there as soon as I can. Love you," he said. "Love you too," she replied and then hung up. The girls all stared at her for a second then started laughing. "What," she cried. "Nothing, it's just really cute how you two are together." She blushed. "Well, it's not my fault. I can't help it." They smiled and Steph stood up, going to the closet to grab a bag. "Let's go to your room and get some clothes." They all stretched and each followed her to hers and Tyler's dorm.

Twenty minutes later they were waiting in the parking lot as Tyler pulled in. He was driving her truck so she threw her bag in the bed. She walked over to her side and then said "Bye, I'll see you tomorrow." Steph chuckled. "Bye. Tyler, be sure to take care of her needs. She's pregnant and you never know what she might want." He blushed then said "Good night ladies," as he pulled out. Beth scooted over next to him and put her head on his shoulder. "So, where are we going?" "I figured we could go to my place. Have the night to ourselves." She smiled in the glow of the dashboard. "I think I can deal with that." He laughed. "I'm glad I'm bearable to be around. "You most definitely are. So what are we doing?" He smiled down at her. "It's a surprise, but I think you'll like it." She smiled again. She had an idea that she would love whatever surprise Tyler had for her. "So, guess what?" He looked down at her for a second. "Dr. Abbot did my ultrasound and he found out the sexes of the babies. He wasn't sure though so Reid checked." Tyler waited a second. "And…" She said "I'm having a boy and a girl. Identical twins." She looked up at him and he was smiling. "Really?" She nodded. "Yeah. Dr. Abbot said that he could for sure check at about 22 weeks." He took her hand in his and kissed it. "That's great. But I thought they'd be fraternal if they were boy/girl." She nodded. "I did too. But it's not unheard of for boys and girls to be identical. One of my friends from when I was little was an identical twin and she had a brother." He nodded and then continued on the road. The silence wasn't uncomfortable. She listened to the sound of her tires until they turned onto gravel. She looked up out the window at his house and shivered. He looked down at her. She had only been to his house once and it had been in the day time. She thought it looked a little creepy at night, especially since no lights were on. "Is anyone here," she asked. He chuckled. "Just the ghosts." She turned to him with wide eyes. "Kidding Beth. But no, my mother apparently had other people to stay with. So we're here alone tonight. Why, does my house frighten you," he asked jokingly. "A little bit yes," she said. He smirked. "It's not as bad as it seems," he said as he pulled around the circle driveway and parked. "Besides, you can't have your surprise unless you go inside," he added with a shrug of her shoulders. She looked at him and said "This better be some surprise." He chuckled. "I think you'll like it. Now let's go, before the Wolf man comes out and gets us," he said as he opened his door and climbed out. He grabbed her bag then walked around the front of the truck, taking her hand as she got out and started forward. She looked up at the mansion that loomed before her, clinging a little tighter to Tyler. He walked up to the door and pulled a set of keys, unlocking the door and stepping in. He flicked a light switch as soon as she was in and had shut the door. The front hall lit up as he led her into a room off the main hall. It was a study that had what she knew to be two glass doors. The curtains were drawn and she looked at him. He just shook his head as he put her bag down and tugged her forward. They made their way through the doors and he let her hand go. He then stepped to the side and flipped a little switch. She gasped at the sight before her. The bushes beside her as well as two trees on the other side of the river that cut through his back yard lit up with sets off pale blue tinted lights that matched the full moons light. He walked up to the edge of the water then took his shirt of. She watched as he slipped his shoes, socks, and then jeans off. He stood there in only his boxers and then turned to her, holding out his hand. "Come take a swim with me," he said giving her a slight smile. She started towards him as if hypnotized. It was then that she knew. It wouldn't matter what he asked of her: she'd do it unquestioningly and that thought sent a chill through her as she stepped up next to him.

Ok. Here's the chapter. Hope you liked it. Read and review. *amour étincelant' is the French translation of sparkling love. I just liked that for a jewelry shop. Anyways, I'll try to update soon.