Hey, sorry for the delay to update it, but here, in Brazil, it's "carnival" and I was enjoying my little holidays... So, here is my chapter 9!

And again... this chapter has some phrases from Private Practice. Shonda is amazing!

To Ailec-12; Thank you for leave me your opnion, I will look for that! ;*

To Hannah Holloway; "Sorry, I'm late *I'm using Regina's face*" I do the same thing! Thank you! I hope you like it.

To Annie; Thank you!

Enjoy it!

CHAPTER 9 – TWO SIBLINGS

Archie called the mine and asked the dwarfs if Cora was still locked up and if Regina had been there. They said everything was fine and Regina wasn't there that day. He was going crazy. Then, he decided to come into the City Hall to check inside of the place. When he entered Regina's office, he saw her lying on one of the couches. She looked exhausted.

"Regina?" Archie called, moving Regina to try to wake her, but she didn't move. "Regina?!" He said a little louder and stirring her with more strength.

"What? What is it?" Regina rose in a fright.

Archie took a breath of relief.

"What are you doing here?" Regina asks still sleepily.

"No! I'm the one that will ask questions in this situation." Archie said irritably.

Regina shifted uncomfortably on the couch.

"The mother of my children doesn't go home?"

"You knew I was working, Archie." Regina said stretching herself.

"Yes, I knew you were, but you didn't pick Henry up at school and didn't answer my texts. Then I call every hour to see if you're alive. A few hours ago, you stopped returning my calls and I found Henry going home alone. Then, I took him to Emma and ran to find you," Archie blurted. "Wondering if you were dead".

Regina got up from the couch and moaned when she did so.

"What? What is it?" Archie asked scared while holding Regina.

"My feet. It's just these damned shoes. I'm fine, Archie."

"You're not fine!" Archie started saying but she kept walking toward her desk, then Archie yelled. "You're not fine, Regina. Do you realize that Cora almost killed you and almost killed our babies? Do you know that she's still alive?" He yelled at her, who was glaring at him. "And I'm supposed to protect you, I'm supposed to protect our children and that is my job! And I can't do it if you don't let me! If you're not fine, then I'm not either!" He finished talking and left the office angrily leaving a speechless Regina behind.

She knew that Archie was new to this situation and because of that he was being so overprotective, but then she realized that she wasn't helping. She liked Archie so much, but she wouldn't let him get close or call her every half hour. She was upset because he was worried the whole time, but at least he was worried about her, she thought.

She went home. She should apologize to Archie and she would have to fix it. She also had to tell Henry. She decided she would do it in the next day. She called Emma and asked to the blonde to let Henry have dinner with her and Archie because they would tell him the news. Then, she sent a text to Archie asking him to meet her at lunchtime on Granny's.

The next day, Archie was sitting in the restaurant with Pongo lying beside him. Regina arrived and went straight to talk to him. The situation between them was still kind of tense and Regina wanted to apologize for that.

"Hey!" Regina said with a soft smile. Even upset, Archie cannot help but notice how much more beautiful she looks when pregnant.

"Hey!"

"I was thinking... I think, if you agree, we can talk to Henry tonight? About the babies." She said quietly to avoid letting people hear them.

Archie can't hide the smile and the joy that filled his face. "Seriously? Today?"

"Only if you want to." Regina said insecurely.

"I want to!" Archie quickly said.

"I asked Emma to let Henry have dinner with us today and I think that we should go get him from school together, what do you think?"

"For me, all right!"

"Ok." Regina nodded and a silence filled the space between them.

"So? What do you want to eat?" Archie asked.

"I don't want anything. Your children enjoy eating outside normal hours." She said looking upset.

Archie laughed. He knew that Regina didn't feel hungry during normal hours to eat, just during unusual hours. When she eats lunch or dinner, she always throws up everything shortly afterwards. But he laughed mainly because it was so nice for him to hear Regina referring to the babies as 'his babies'.

Regina looked at the clock and decided to go to anticipate the things at City Hall. After getting everything done, she realized that there was still more than one hour until the end of Henry's class and Archie hadn't called her yet, which wasn't normal. Maybe it was time to admit that she was wrong.

Archie was lying reading a magazine when the doorbell rang. He ran, opened the door and saw Regina. She walked past him and sat on the couch. She didn't say a word, she just sat there. He closed the door and sat beside her, staring at her curiously.

"I miss my mother." Regina said suddenly.

"I know." Archie answered confused.

"Everything is changing." She said taking a deep breath.

"I know." He said again, curious about the direction that this conversation was taking.

"I hired a new secretary today, to help me with the documents of the City Hall during this period."

"Really?" He looked at her uncomfortable.

"And in an effort to be..." Regina took of her coat that she was always using to hide her belly, and put it on the couch. "A little less difficult, here is the deal:" She said looking at a curious Archie. "I will let you talk to my belly ONCE a day." She said emphasizing the word once. "Okay?"

Archie was so happy. He quickly got up from the couch and knelt in front of her.

"Don't be weird." She said quickly.

"I won't."

"And don't massage or rub or kiss the belly." Regina said looking seriously at him.

"Okay." Archie mumbled anxiously.

"And I swear by God if you sing, I-"

"Regina!" He cut her off.

He took her hands that were placed in front of her belly and put them aside. She straightened her body even feeling awkward, leaving the bulging belly exposed. He lowered himself and approached her belly, running his hands on Regina's belly, then, he placed them on her waist.

"Hi." Archie whispered thrilled. "I can't wait to meet you, guys. Your daddy will be there for you no matter what". Regina couldn't control the sudden urge to cry. She knew Archie would be a wonderful father. Damn hormones. "And know that you will always be loved." He finished and gave two kisses on Regina's belly.

"I said 'no kissing'." She hissed, preventing the tears from falling and trying to put up her cold person mask.

Archie shrugged and then he rose from his position on the floor. They spent some time discussing how to tell Henry the news and then they were out to go get him from the school.

"Hey!" Archie and Regina said when they saw Henry approaching.

"Hey, mom! Hi, Archie! Hey, Pongo. What are you doing here?" Henry asked hugging his mother.

"I spoke to Emma and she is letting you have dinner with us at home. Archie and I have something to tell you." Regina said as they walked to the car.

"What?" Henry asked curious.

"Henry, first dinner and then we'll talk about it." Archie said.

"But is it a good thing?" Henry asked.

"It is, Henry, it's excellent news!" Archie said looking at an insecure Regina.

Regina was preparing the dinner while Archie and Henry were playing with Pongo in the other room. Regina got the dinner ready and called them to eat.

"Wow, Regina, it's delicious!" Archie said as he ate.

"It's very good, Mom." The boy says, his mouth full of food.

"Thank you, and Henry, please, don't talk with your mouth full." Regina warned.

"Sorry, mom." Henry said. "Are you not eating?"

"No, Henry, I'm not hungry now, I'll eat later." Regina replied looking at Archie who was smiling.

After dinner, Regina asked the two to wash the dishes because she had already made the dinner. After finishing the dishes, Henry was very curious to know what Archie and Regina had to tell him. Regina sat on the couch and Henry sat beside her. Archie stood up anxiously.

"Henry, we have to tell you something and... I don't know what you'll think, but I want to say I'm very happy with it and Archie too, so-" Regina began stammering.

"Come on, mom, say it already!" Henry said agitated.

"I... I'm pregnant, Henry, and that means tha-"

"Will I have a little sibling?" Henry asked, his smile was huge.

Regina was happy to see that smile on the boy's face.

"Actually, Henry." Archie continued, realizing that Regina had forgot to mention a little detail. "You're not having only one little sibling." He said looking at Regina.

"I'm not?" Henry asked confused.

"No, I'm pregnant with twins, Henry, so you're going to have two siblings." Regina smiled.

"Seriously?!" Henry asked anxiously. The two adults nodded. "This is fantastic, I'll have two siblings, TWO!" Henry jumped on the couch. "So, are they girls or boys?" He asked curiously.

"We still don't know, Henry, but in a few weeks Dr. Whale said that we will be able to know." She said happily. "Are you happy?"

"Of course! I'll get two siblings at once, how can I not be happy? I'll play with them and teach them..." Henry said agitated. "I'll be able to hold them, right?"

"Of course you will, but you'll need to be careful in the beginning because they will be small." Regina said with tears already forming in her eyes.

"I'll be careful!" Henry said hugging Regina.

Just then, Henry realized Regina's belly, which in fact, was larger than normal.

"Mom?" Henry called.

"What?"

"Will they not have a daddy? Like me?" Henry asked curiously.

Archie and Regina were surprised by this. Regina was a little afraid to talk about it because that was what made her more nervous. She didn't want Henry to think that she cast some kind of spell on Archie or something like that.

"No, Henry, actually they will have a daddy, yes." Regina said quietly looking at Archie.

"Who?" He asked confused.

"Henry, I'm their father. These babies are mine." Archie said carefully.

"What?!" Henry widened his eyes and looked at Regina looking for an answer.

"Henry, I can explain th-" Regina started getting nervous.

"You'll be the father of my siblings? This is wonderful!" Henry shouted gleefully.

Archie and Regina weren't expecting for that reaction.

"Do you like that?" Archie asked.

"Yes, my siblings will have the best dad in the world. Will you come and live here, will you?"

Regina looked to Archie uncomfortably.

"No, Henry, Archie won't come to live here."

"Why not?"

"Because there are things we can't explain to you now, because you wouldn't understand, but soon, when you're older, I promise you that we will explain, okay?" Regina said.

"Okay."

So, I think that's it! Please, leave me reviews... Let me know what you think!

Thank all of you for reading until here!

xoxo, Bárbara