Flashback:

Jon fed J.J. his bottle. It was almost six in the morning. J.J. gulped down his milk from the bottle. He was sitting in his high chair and was pretty content. Jon was exhausted but as long as J.J. was alright was all that mattered. Jon was trying to stay away the best he could. J.J. had cried all during the night. Every time Jon heard the baby crying, he would immediately jump up from bed and see what was wrong. Jon layed his head down on the table and rested his eyes. He felt someone nudging him.

"Huh?" he said.

"Jonathan...go back to bed. I'll take care of J.J.," Adriana said.

"No...I got it," Jon said, getting up.

Jon placed the towel over his shoulder and got J.J. out of his high chair. Jon held the baby and started patting his back.

"Such a cute sight," Adriana said.

"I'm sure it is," Jon said.

J.J. burped loud the first time. The second time, he spit up on the towel.

"That's...just great," Jon said. "At least he's full for now."

Jon layed J.J. in his crib and went back to the room to lay down.

"You want me to make you anything?" Adriana asked.

"I want you to come lay down next to me so I can talk to you," Jon said.

Adriana laid on top of Jon.

"What's up?"

Jon looked at Adriana.

"Do you think I'm a good father? And be honest."

"Of course you are. What makes you think that you are not a good father?"

"I don't want to be like Greg."

"You're not going to be like your father, Jon. What, you think you're gonna turn into a monster or something?"

"I don't know. I just...don't want to fuck up."

"Jon, you're doing just fine. You're almost done with the Army and you have plans afterwards. Look, you need to stop being so hard on yourself. You were cut out for this. You are the best damn husband and the best damn father too. Don't let anyone tell you different."

"Thanks. I guess stress just got to me is all."

"I'll make you some breakfast. Hopefully a nice hot meal cheers you up."

"Now you know damn well a nice hot meal cheers me straight up."

"Good. Jonathan, we can kiss and makeout later on. I'm hungry too!"

Adriana was trying to break free from Jon's grasp. He started to kiss her neck.

"But dammit, I want to eat you for breakfast, darling!"

"Jon! We're gonna end up with another baby on the way if you don't stop! STOP!"

Adriana had fell to the floor laughing.

"You're gonna make me wake the baby up!" she said.

"I'll rock him back to sleep with no problem. I just wanna eat ya!"

"Jonathan! Oh damn!"

Jon pounced on Adriana and tickled her on the floor.

"Mkay, now go make me some pancakes and some slices of ham, girl! We ain't got all day!"

"Boy," Adriana said, grabbing Jon's nuts. "You better say please, thank you, and I'll kiss the very damn ground you walk on!"

"Please, thank you, I'll kiss the ground you walk on and your toes and feet too, now please let go of my nutsack!" Jon squealed.


Present:

"Would you check to see if the damn babies are coming out!?" Adriana yelled at Jon.

"Now look dammit, I've checked four times already! I'm about to pass out here!" Jon yelled back at her.

"What the hell do you mean you're gonna pass out?"

"It's just...there's a lot going on down there, alright!?"

"Oh, so you don't looking when we're having sex but you have a problem looking when you're own children are being born?"

"It's not that, woman! It's just...gah, nevermind! Just keep pushing!"

"That's what I've been trying to do for the past seven hours!"

"Just, hold my hand. You might end up breaking it. But just hold onto my hand and listen to the sound of my voice."

"It hurts so much, Jonathan! I'm not sure if I can keep going!"

"You can do this."

Jon kissed Adriana's forehead. It was dripping with sweat.

"Okay Adriana, you're going to have to push!"

"I'm right here. I'm not leaving your side," Jon said to Adriana.

Adriana pushed and pushed until doctors said that they saw a head. Jonathan went to see and gagged.

"You're doing great...great..." Jon said. "Just keep pushing."

Adriana kept pushing and out popped the first baby. The girl, Madaline.

"Would you like to cut the cord?" the doctors asked Jon.

Jon went over and grabbed the scissors from the doctors. He cut the cord. His daughter looked so beautiful in his eyes.

"Keep pushing, Adriana! The second baby is on its way!" the doctors said.

Adriana finally pushed the second baby out. The boy, Aiden.

"Would you like to cut the cord again?" the doctors asked Jon.

Jon cut the cord of his second son and looked at him. He was beautiful as his sister.

Jon eyes filled up with tears. Both him and Adriana were crying. Jon gave the scissors back and joined Adriana by her side again.

"You did it," Jon said.

"Oh my goodness," Adriana said. "They're beautiful."

"They are."

The doctors cleaned the babies and wrapped them in blankets. They brought them over to Jon and Adriana.

"The baby girl," the first doctor said, handing her to Jon.

"And the baby boy," the second doctor said, hanging him to Adriana.

Jon started crying harder.

"Dammit Adriana," he said. "They're so beautiful. Just like J.J. was..."

"We did it again," Adriana said, smiling. "Oh look, he's opening his eyes!"

Jon looked at his son.

Aiden was alert and looking around.

"Maddy doesn't want to look at me. Maybe I'm ugly," Jon said.

"Stop that. You're not ugly," Adriana said. "She's just sleeping is all."

"She looks so peaceful. Daddy's little princess," Jon said.

"Did we give Madaline a middle name?" Adriana asked.

"No. But I do have one for her: Linda," Jon said.

Adriana smiled.

"Naming her after your mother. I like that," she said.

"Yeah. She's still my mother and I still love her," Jon said. "Just like I love you and my entire family."

Jon bent over and kissed Adriana on the lips.

"I love you," he said.

"I love you too," Adriana said.


"Yes, Jonathan. The babies are fine. My parents are out of town but your mother is visiting for the day to help me...Yes, Jonathan, your mother is okay too. J.J. is just fine, he's playing in his treehouse. I am fine as well, Jonathan. Jonathan, please relax and calm down. Stop freaking out. We will be fine...Alright, I love you...Bye."

*One hour later:

Jon was rushing and trying to finish his paperwork. If he could burn every last piece of paper on his desk, he would. Then ask for forgiveness from the tree gods later.

One of his partners approached his desk with news.

"Hey, Good," he said.

Jon looked up.

"Hey, Hernandez. What's up?"

"Remember that kid that you arrested?" he asked.

"Yeah?"

"He broke out of jail two hours ago. Police have been looking for him all day. Do you have any idea where he might have went?"

Jon put his pen down.

"Yes."

He quickly got up and grabbed his badge off of his desk.

"I'm going with you for backup," Detective Hernandez said.

Jon drove around the neighborhood, scoping out Max's usual hideouts. This time, Jon didn't see Max anywhere.

"I think he may be at his mother's," Jon said.

Jon felt his phone ringing in his pocket. He pulled it out and answered it.

"Hello?"

"Jonathan..." Adriana said.

She sounded like she was crying.

"Adriana, what's wrong?"

"You need to hurry home right now," she said.

"I'm on my way right now. I'm around in the neighborhood. Are you okay? Is my mom and the kids okay?"

"Just hurry," Adriana said.

She hung up the phone.

"Adriana? Adriana!" Jon said. "Fuck!"

Jon turned the car around and sped towards his house.

"Good, please don't crash the car," Hernandez said.

"I have to get to my family!"

Jon had a feeling that Max had escaped and went straight to his house once he knew his mother wasn't in town.

He was going to annihilate Max competely off of the face of this earth.


Author's Note: Sorry for the delay. Had to rewrite this chapter because I accidently saved this story as another one. Any who, well? :p