Mike paced back and forth as he waited on news about his wife. He was worried like always when Emily was sick or hurt, but the worry tripled because it had to. Not only was there a risk that something was seriously wrong with his wife, but she was carrying his twins.

Mike always hated that setup and felt girls had it easy. Of course, they had troubles of their own, but when it came to pregnancy they had more control. Everything Mike loved was in one body, all bundled up together, practically dependant on each other. One mistake and he could lose everything. He didn't want to lose everything. He wanted everything to be okay.

"I'll bet this wasn't how you planned on spending Valentine's Day night," James muttered as he tried to start up a conversation. Mike's pacing made him nervous. Mike gave him a harsh glare so James decided to stick with something a little less playful, "You need to relax. Emily was feeling a little better on the way over here. This may have just been an episode."

"With a to be continued stuck on the end of it," Mike muttered and glared at the doors, "Seriously, someone needs to tell me what's happening now!"

"They told you that you were allowed back in once you calmed down," James said and he felt his phone vibrate again. He had a worried Mike to calm down and a panicked Serena at home texting him at least once every minute to see if he knew anything about her sister. Serena was fiercely overprotective. James gave her the same response as the time before then glanced up at Mike, "You need to calm down."

"What if this is serious?" the door to the waiting room opened and a doctor stepped out. Mike grabbed him by the collar. He didn't care who he was there to see.

"My wife…"

"Is ready to see you now," the doctor said and Mike sprinted down the hall to find her. James got up and excused Mike's behaviour to the doctor before following the green Ranger through the hospital and down to Emily's room. On his way, he texted Serena to let her know what was happening now. He had promised to keep her up to date with any news he received.

He found Emily's room and walked in. He put his phone away in his pocket and looked across at Emily. Mike was sitting on the bed beside her, soothing her as much as he could.

"So?" he asked.

"Iron-deficiency anemia," Mike told James who let out a huge sigh. The older man looked to the worried couple with a reassuring smile.

"My sister had that during pregnancy. She never fainted, but there were several dizzy spells. Don't worry; it's going to be fine. Did the doctor prescribe you…?"

Emily pointed to the table by her bed where there was a bottle of iron supplements for her to take. She kept a hold of Mike, needing his comfort, but looked over to James.

"They… they said something about vitamin C too…"

"It helps with absorption. Don't worry, I picked up a few meal tricks from my brother in-law that'll stop this problem in its tracks. This isn't happening again."

Emily smiled a little bit for James but clung on to Mike tightly. She was still scared.

-Samurai-

Lauren knew her parenting skills were a far cry from exemplary but as long as Riley was okay she didn't care. After seeing Emily sprawled on the ground and watching as her aunts, uncles, and grandparents all began to panic, Riley was hard to settle. She was scared to go to sleep and refused to even go to bed until someone told her what happened to her aunt.

Lauren didn't know and couldn't offer her niece an answer, so instead let her stay up past her bedtime. Riley decided she would make a "feel better card" for her aunt and was colouring a rainbow on a piece of paper. Lauren kept her eye on the girl, hoping she would get tired soon.

Ji and Kate came home after dropping Kevin and Mia off at the airport and making sure they were off safely. They came into the kitchen and were surprised to see Riley wasn't in bed at the late hour, and instead was colouring and yacking Lauren's ear off about the magic of rainbows.

"What's going on?" Ji asked as Kate tried to talk the young girl into going to bed.

"Emily…"

"Falled on the ground and everyone got scared!" Riley explained then pointed to her picture, "I'm making her a feel better card. She's going to feel better, right?"

"What happened to Emily?" Kate asked and looked to Lauren. Ji took over trying to get Riley to sleep. He took the young girl, her picture, and the crayons down to her bedroom. Kate was deeply concerned as she looked to Lauren, demanding an explanation for Riley's words.

"Emily fainted. Mike and James took her to the hospital to get it checked out, but she was awake when they left."

"When did this happen?" Kate asked and rushed for the phone.

"Just after you left. Emily, Jayden, and James were packing up the car and she just… fainted. Is she going to be okay?"

Kate was midway through dialling Mike's number when she turned to Lauren and saw fear in the red Ranger's eyes. She assumed if it was anything serious she would know about it, and the others would keep her up to date with what she needed to know when she needed to know about it. Kate set the phone down and hugged Lauren.

"These things happen sometimes," Kate assured her. "They're scary, and we wonder why they have to happen, but they do. I'm sure the doctors will figure it out. She'll be fine."

"And the babies?"

"They'll be fine too."

-Samurai-

Serena spent the night tossing and turning in her bed. Kevin's parents stayed with her to help her care for Terran while she worried about her sister. In the morning, Serena got up early and was surprised to see Patrick and Christina were already downstairs in the kitchen. Terran was in his high chair picking at his breakfast and Kevin's parents were cooking up breakfast for themselves and Serena.

Terran looked somewhat upset by this unusual morning. Five times a week it was James and Emily who would take care of him for most of the day. He barely knew these strangers who had taken him from his crib and were feeding him. He was relieved to see his mother and called her over. Serena sat next to him and gently rubbed his arm.

"It's alright, Terran. Everything's fine."

"He's been calling for you, James, and Emily all morning," Christina said as she handed Serena a plate. "It's adorably heartbreaking."

"They're always here with him," Serena nodded her head.

"Fortunately, the kid can be distracted somewhat by cheerios," Patrick chuckled. He turned around and saw Serena wasn't laughing. She was staring down at her plate and using her fork to push the food around. Patrick sighed, "Any news?"

"Anemia," Serena nodded, "It's not too bad. James promised everything was okay, but it's still scary. They kept her overnight in the hospital and that…"

"Freaks you out," Patrick said. "That's understandable. But your sister's tough. I'm sure she'll be fine."

"Those kids are turning out to be a real pain in the ass," Serena muttered, "Just like their parents."

"They'll be a joy when they arrive, I assure you," Christina smiled. Then she turned to Patrick and smirked his way before looking back at Serena, "By the way, we couldn't help but notice Mike and Emily are already fully stocked for the twin's arrival."

"I went a little overboard," Serena nodded. "Mike and Emily are a little strapped for cash so we're all helping out. I bought pretty much the entire baby store. Really, everything Mike can't build on his own."

"Mike's building baby stuff?"

"He got a crib done in a night," Serena said. "It's saving him and Emily money. They want their own place and can't afford that and having a baby, never mind twins. It's rough for them. That's why they don't need this. They don't need more problems…"

"What if we could help with the house?"

"No," Serena's eyes widened, "No way, I couldn't ask you to do that. They would never… I mean… it's too much."

"We have a safe house just outside the city limits," Patrick said. "I bought the place years ago to protect Christina and Kevin while I was at war with the Nighlok. If something were to happen, they were to go there. Now that the Nighlok are gone, we don't need it. We were thinking of selling it but if Mike and Emily need…"

"You can't just hand them a house," Serena shook her head, "I mean, that's really, really generous of you but…"

"They can rent," Patrick suggested. "We'll keep rent low so they can afford this and the new twins. Christina and I can stop by often to check up on them, and seeing as we'll be the landlords, any repairs with the house will be covered by us."

"The house isn't in the best of locations," Christina said, "That's the reason we picked it. It's far enough away from the city so that we were safe if the Nighlok did put up a bit of a fight. And it's been unused for so long that I'm sure there are a few repairs that need to be made before it's ready to be sold. I think renting it out will profit Mike and Emily, and ourselves in the long run. We'll have money coming in while we patch the place up. And seeing as you've already bought everything for the twins arrivals, all Mike and Emily will have to do is save up some money for when the twins are born and make sure rent and their food expenses are paid. If they take care of themselves, everything should be covered."

Serena's eyes filled with tears. She knew she couldn't say anything on her sister's behalf, but Patrick and Christina were making the offer very hard to turn down. Mike and Emily were sure to at least take it into consideration once they found out.

"And I know we said the house was away from the city, but it's about a twenty minute drive from here if you take the highway. You'll still be able to visit your sister daily."

Serena jumped up and threw herself into Patrick's and Christina's arms. She couldn't thank them enough.