next kid will be Opal, unless a different Kyalin idea comes to me. anyway, read, review and enjoy

It has been a week since Su had come to Republic City with her children and it was draining Lin physically and mentally. She had ordered her officers to not interrupt her for the next hour, giving her a little break so she could rest her head on her desk. So when she felt something cool and soft press itself on her neck, She was extremely surprised. "You know, the Chief of Police isn't meant to be asleep on the job."

Lin let out a soft sigh at Kya's voice. "I'm resting my eyes. I've been busy with work and playing 'aunty Lin' that I'm nearly running on empty. Why are you here anyway?"

"We need you to look after the kids for an hour or two." Lin lifted her head off her desk, expecting to see the children standing in her office. Relieved that there were no kids, she looked up at Kya with a questioning gaze. "They were hungry so Su took them to the cafeteria to get something to eat, which gives us plenty of time for this. Take off your armour."

"We're not having sex."

"Just do it."

Lin stood up and removed her armour.

Walking around the desk Kya took Lin's hands in her own and led her over to the couch. The waterbender turned the Chief around so her back was facing her. "Take a seat."

Complying, Lin sat down, letting out a shudder when she felt the cool water from Kya's animal skins begin to message at her shoulders and neck. "Mm, what bought this on?"

"You've been very helpful lately taking care of the kids, I figured I could relieve some of the stress in your shoulders." She moved the water to Lin's temples, causing her to moan at the sensation. "You enjoy that?"

"Yeah, it's very relaxing." She unconsciously let herself lean backwards until her head came to rest on Kya's chest.

It was another five minutes before the office door creaked open. "Kya, what are you doing?"

"Helping Lin relax. Have the kids been fed?"

"Yeah. They're talking to some officers out here."

"Lin, time to get off of me."

Breathing in deeply, Lin stood up and began to bend her armour back on. "How long will you two be gone again?"

"Only an hour or two." Su picked up one of the gauntlets from the desk and handed it to Lin. "Thanks for looking after them."

"No problem. As long as they don't make any trouble for my officers, it should be fine." She tensed up in surprise when her sister wrapped her in a hug.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. And be careful out there, it's been snowing and that means the sidewalks are slippery."

The trio walked out of the office, just in time to see Huan metal bend a coin at an officer. "Thanks again Lin."

"Damnit. Huan, apologise to Captain Saikhan."

"Not until he apologises to me."

Lin would have laughed at the two boys trying to stare each other down but she had things to do. "Saikhan, apologise."

"What?! Why should I?"

"Because unlike Huan, you are my subordinate, now apologise."

Saikhan looked around the office to find his fellow colleagues trying to hold in their laughter. "I'm sorry Huan for assuming you couldn't metalbend."

The four year old looked up at the metalbender as he spoke. "I apologise for bending a coin at your head."

Lin watched in amusement as Huan held out a hand for Saikhan to shake, only to be distracted by something tugging on her pants. Looking down, she saw Opal holding out her arms, waiting to be picked up. "The things you do for family." She took the two year old into her arms, understanding why she wanted to be picked up when she rested her head on her shoulder. "I swear, all you do is sleep. Kuvira, did Huan and Opal have their nap?"

"No."

"Alight. Well I have work to do and these two need to have their nap, so I'm trusting you and Junior to stay out of trouble."

"Will do Chief."

Lin decided to take a page from her mother's parenting book when she was raising Su and herself. "You two can go off and look around, just stay out of people's way."

Kuvira grabbed Baatar and took of running.

"I'm going to regret that decision. Oh well, that's a problem for future Lin."

Lin finished her paperwork in record time. Looking over to the couch, she smiled at seeing Opal and Huan asleep at opposite ends, only their feet touching. She took a blanket from her cupboard and placed it over them, when a light knock sounded at her door. Opening it, she found her secretary standing there looking at the ground. "What can I do for you Jun?"

"Sorry to interrupt Chief but uh- the sick bay called and umm, your nephew is in there. I don't know why."

"Fan-bloody-tastic. Can you watch the two in my office? They're asleep so they shouldn't be a problem."

"Sure."

Lin took the stairs down two levels to the med-room where she found Baatar holding tissues to his nose with a tear streaked face, while Kuvira sat next to him, holding his hand for his benefit.

"Hello Chief."

"Hello Miyusaki, is the kid okay?"

"Oh, he'll be fine. The little guy ran into a pole in the training grounds. He's lucky he didn't break his nose."

Lin knelt down in front of her nephew and removed Baatar's hand from his face, seeing for herself that he didn't break his nose, but noticed a bump on his forehead. "That pole really knows how to throw a left hook."

"It's not funny."

"Really? Because Kuvira thought it was."

Baatar turned to his left to see Kuvira trying not to laugh.

"So when did they allow two lesbians to adopt?"

Miyusaki was an old guy who didn't care what he said and Lin liked him for it. "I'm not a lesbian Miyusaki, I'm bi. And they're not my kids, they're Su's."

"Little Suyin has herself a couple kids? Never thought I'd see the day."

"Four actually, with two on the way. She adopted Kuvira though."

"Ha! I would have loved to see Toph's face when she found out she was gonna become granny Beifong."

"It's the same face she had when I told her I was screwing the Avatar's daughter."

They both laughed at the memory of Toph's face. They had never seen so many emotions played out on one person's face before. "Before I let you go, I recommend getting his eyes checked out."

"Why's that?"

"It's a really big pole."

"Alright. Baatar, do you have something to say to Miyusaki?"

"Thank you for the tissues."

"Anytime kid. See you around Chief."

"You too."

Putting a hand on Baatar's and Kuvira's backs, she ushered them back upstairs where Kya and Su were waiting. Great. "Before you ask, he ran into a pole and his nose is fine, just a little blood."

Lin's words didn't stop Su from kneeling down, despite her large stomach, and pull Baatar in for a hug. "Are you okay darling?"

"I'm fine. It just hurts."

She gave him a kiss on the nose before standing to glare at Lin. "Su, before you talk, can I have a word with you?" The two Beifong women stepped outside of the office. "I want to take Junior to the optometrist."

"What? Why?"

"He ran into a pole in the training grounds, they're a meter wide. Let me take him for a check up. There's no harm in it."

"Fine. Go do what you have to. Kya and I are picking up takeout on our way home."

"I'll have the chicken-duck."

Baatar sat in the passenger seat of his aunt's vehicle, looking at his glasses in the side mirror. "Are you sure they look good?"

"For the hundredth time, you look fine. Why does a six year old care what he looks like?"

"The ladies?"

"You've been listening to my officers, haven't you?"

Pulling up to the curb, they got out and walked into the house, their senses overfilled with the smell of takeout. "Looks like someone won't be running into anymore poles. I must say, they suit you Junior."

"Thank you aunty Kya."

"Why don't you take a seat at the dining table and show your mother, I'm sure she would like to tell you what she thinks of them." The six year old broke out into a huge grin as he took off towards his mother. "So how bad is his eyesight?"

"Bad enough to need them for everything. I'm amazed Su and Baatar Senior didn't notice it."

"No parent wants to admit their child isn't perfect."

Lin put her arm around Kya's waist and led them into the dining room. "So did you buy my Chicken-duck?"

"I forgot. No body wants to admit their girlfriend isn't perfect."

"You're not perfect."