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Chapter 11- Christmas Special
It was towards the end of the reception when she noticed her dad standing at the entrance to the garage, looking around the party, like he was staring into space.
She picked up her dress and walked over, hugging him from the side. "Dad" she greeted. He smiled down at her and wrapped her into him in a hug.
"Hi sweetheart, you okay?" he asked.
She smiled, "of course. Dad are you okay? You seemed a little out of it" she said.
He smiled and waved her off, "I am alright honey. I am glad that you are happy. I want what's best for you and I know that Johnny is that for you. I just want you to be happy and get everything you deserve" he replied.
Jules smiled, "dad who are you trying to fool? I know you" she knew there was something more going on.
"I am just thinking about how happy your mom would be if she were here today to see you and your siblings. She would be very happy to know that you are in love and having your babies. I know she is smiling down at us today. She would want you to be happy Jules. She is always going to be with you and watching over you" he said.
She smiled, "you know that she would want you to be happy too dad. I know that she would be proud of how we grew up and the people we are today. I also know that we are who we are because of the way that you raised us. I wouldn't have all the success I do without your love and support. I would have loved to have my mom growing up, but I am pretty damn lucky to have you, Andy, Mike and Steph in my corner. You are the best family a girl could ask for" she said.
Kelly wiped her tears and wrapped her in his chest for a hug, "I love you too princess" he kissed the top of her head, happy that she was getting everything she deserved out of life.
Their first couple months after the wedding were great. Johnny was making progress with his special project, with the guys help. After the wedding, they moved into Jules apartment, since hers was a little bigger than his.
It took a couple months for Johnny to look over the finances and figure everything out in order to find them a house. It was small, 4 bedrooms, but it was in a great location for them. It was 5 min from the hospital, 10 min from the firehouse and within 20-30 min of their family members.
Johnny being Johnny, was overprotective when it came time for moving into the new house. He wouldn't let Juliana do anything. They guys from the hospital and their friends from the hospital and police department where there, helping move in.
Gabby, Stephanie and Sofia organized everything inside. As the guys were bringing in the boxes, the girls were taking things out and putting them away. They didn't want Jules lifting anything.
They were lucky to get the house and everything moved in before the weather got really bad. They wanted to be moved in before Jules had her baby.
Everyone was really excited for her to have the baby. Johnny planned everything for the nursery with Andy, Mike, Nick, Kelly, and his dad. He wanted the nursery to be a surprise for her.
It was a known fact that Jules loved the Disney Princesses, especially Cinderella. She even had collectibles in her apartment.
Johnny decided to make one nursery for the kids. He wanted it to be comfortable for the girl and the boy. He painted the room a royal blue. On the girl's side, he trimmed the walls with white royal designs. In the corner, he painted a stencil of a castle, just like the one at Disney. For the center of the wall, he ordered a stencil of Cinderella with her fairy godmother, the mice and carriage. He wanted to make it special. Stephanie ordered a Cinderella bed-set and helped Johnny set everything in the room.
On the boy's side, he painted clouds on the edges of the top. He wrapped the wall with a life size firetruck with 81 on the side of it. He even made a firefighter standing on the side of the truck so his face was coming out the window. On the top, it said, "Lieutenant Casey's Truck." He was really excited about that. He wanted to do a whole fire scene, but he realized he wasn't that talented. Like for his little girl, Stephanie ordered her nephew a firetruck bed-set.
The whole nursery was beautiful and perfect for both his kids. He was beyond excited to show Jules. She was staying with her sister when the boys were painting the nursery. He didn't want her to see it before it was all done.
She walked into their house to see her husband standing in the living room, waiting for her to arrive. She smiled, put her bags down and took off her coat, "Hi, to what do I owe this surprise?" she asked.
He smiled and cupped her face, leaning down for a kiss, "I have a surprise for you but I am going to need you to cooperate and follow directions" he said.
She looked at him curious, "what are you up to?" she asked.
"Just humor me" he begged.
She nodded, "okay fine, what do I need to do?" she replied.
"Close your eyes" he said as he covered her eyes with his hands and led her slowly up the stairs. He led her to the nursery and into the doorway. "Ready?" he asked.
"Yes, I am ready. What's this surprise?" she was anxious. Johnny wasn't exactly known for being spontaneous.
Once he got her into position, he took his hands away, "Okay, open your eyes" he said, watching as she opened her eyes and took in the room.
She looked at all the paintings, the furniture, the bed-sets, tracing over the firetruck and Cinderella, running her fingers over the furniture. The whole room was everything she could have ever imagined it to be.
"Johnny" she breathed.
"Do you like it? I know you didn't know what kind of decorations you wanted but I went with my gut. I know you like Cinderella and my boy is going to be just like me" he said.
She turned and reached up, as much as she could and kissed him, "It's beautiful Johnny. I love it. Thank you so much" she gave him a kiss.
He kept his arm around her, "I'm glad you like it. I had the guys help me paint and get everything together. Stephanie picked up the bedding and decorations. She said you would like them. I know you are obsessed with Cinderella so I figured it was a safe bet for a little girl" he said.
She smiled, "I am not obsessed but thank you. I love you. This room is perfect. It has the perfect mixture of things of both girl and boy things. I am so excited" she squealed.
She was so excited, she spent all day with her sister putting away the baby clothes and all the stuff they were given for the baby. It was a nice feeling to see the room all decorated and the closets filled. It gave her something to look forward too.
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It was nearing Christmas and Jules was beyond ready to have the baby. She was feeling more and more pregnant. She could barely sleep, barely get comfortable at all. She was up and moving around all the time. She was going crazy around the house and the firehouse. They were so clean and organized, you could eat off the floor.
Jules was so bored, she was sitting and watching TV at random hours in the night, cooking all the time, making desserts and rearranging their Christmas decorations.
Johnny would literally wake up to a counter full of food and desserts. It was like a restaurant/bakery in the Casey household. Johnny couldn't wait for the babies to come, at least then there would be no time to cook and he wouldn't have to work-out 3x a day so he wouldn't look like a balloon.
Johnny walked into the common room and dropped 3 trays of cookies and cakes on the table before handing Morgan a bag full of containers. "Here you guys go. Have at it" he called out.
The men all jumped up and over to the table to get whatever Lt. Casey just brought over. They all knew how good Jules cooking and baking is. They couldn't wait to get their hands on them.
"HMMM" Ricky moaned as he bit into a chocolate peanut butter swirl. "Oh God, these are heavenly" he added.
At that, Adam grabbed one of each kind to try them out. Andy came in and couldn't help but laugh at the scene before him. He walked over and clapped Johnny on the back. "She can't sleep?" he asked.
Johnny nodded, "yeah. She already knows all the infomercials by heart, our house is so clean we can eat off the floor, so all that's left to do is bake. She has been going through all our old recipe books, my mom's old recipes, her mom's old recipe books…she won't stop cooking. I keep waking up to a counter full of food" he explained.
"Don't you want any?" Emily asked Johnny.
He laughed and shook his head, "not even a little bit. Jules has been trying combinations of cookie and brownie recipes. I've been testing and eating the rejects for days. If I eat one more cookie, you are going to have to roll me out of here" he refused the sweets.
"Well this combo is a hit" Lucas said with a mouth full of sweets.
"When have you ever known Mrs. Casey to miss anything?" Karen teased.
"God, I can't wait for those babies to come out. Jules won't have time to bake so much, clean so much and turn back to normal" he groaned.
Andy and Ricky laughed, "knowing my sister, having those babies won't change a thing. You better be ready Casey. You better be ready to be there for her" Andy warned.
"Exactly, be careful what you wish for lieutenant" Ricky warned.
Everyone knew that Jules was a good cook. It only got better now that she was pregnant. If she wasn't baking, she was cooking or cleaning. The guys from the firehouse, police department and hospital were always over for dinner. They were more than grateful for the leftovers she would send with her family members.
There was always a revolving door at the Casey house when it came time to eat. Johnny walked over and plopped down at the common room table. "You're really not eating at all?" Andy asked.
Johnny laughed and shook his head, "no way, I haven't eaten so much as I have done this past week in my whole life. God, what I wouldn't give for pizza and a beer" he groaned.
"Oh there will be plenty of that when the babies are born. Your life is going to change forever" Ricky advised.
Johnny smiled, "yeah, I can't wait" he replied.
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With the holiday's fast approaching, everyone gathered around Jules and Johnny. With her being almost ready to have the baby, no one wanted her going overboard. She loved going crazy over the holidays and they wanted to be there for her as much as they could.
The guys helped her carry boxes of decorations and Christmas stuff down from the attic and the girls helped her put everything together. Johnny and the guys strung the lights outside, so they were out of the way. By the time, they were done, their house looked like a winter wonderland. It was beautiful.
Johnny was at work and Jules had just finished baking a tray of Christmas cookies. She made plenty. Enough for the firehouse, police department and the hospital. She packed up the extras and made her way across the street.
When they moved into the house, they met a cute elderly couple across the street. Mr. and Mrs. Donatella had lived there for years. Mr. Donatella a retired firefighter and Mrs. Donatella being a retired nurse. They were more than thrilled when Jules and Johnny moved in. Got even more excited when they found out that Johnny was a firefighter and Jules was pregnant and due soon.
It brought some life to the neighborhood. Johnny and Jules always took care of them. Bringing them food, cleaning their driveway, picking up groceries for them and always checking up on them.
It was no surprise when Mrs. Donatella opened the door and found Juliana on the other side with a container of goodies for them.
"Hello dear, please come in" she waved her in.
"Hi Maria, how are you doing? Are you keeping warm? It's getting rough out there" Jules said as she walked in their house.
"I am doing fine thank you. We are doing okay. We don't go out much, you know. Thanks to your husband, I didn't get a chance to thank him for taking Joseph to his therapy and showing him around the firehouse. He really appreciated it. Wouldn't stop talking about it when he came home. He was a new man" she explained.
Jules smiled, "good, I am glad he had a good time. The guys from the firehouse really enjoyed sitting with him and hearing his stories. I am glad it helped him. I know Johnny had a good time. He really liked sitting and talking with Mr. D. On that note, I know that peanut butter swirls are his favorite and I have some extras I wanted to bring over" she handed her the container.
Maria smiled as she took the container, "can't sleep huh?" she teased.
Juliana laughed, "I think I am driving Johnny crazy. I feel kind of bad for making him try all my rejects but I want them to be perfect. Besides, I feel as big as a house. I can't relax enough to fall asleep. I either end up watching the infomercials, cleaning, or cooking" she replied.
Maria laughed, "I remember those days. It is going to be all worth it when those babies are in your arms. I am sure you are ready for the babies to come out" she stated.
Jules nodded, "yeah, we are ready to meet these kids. Here, let me show you some pictures of the nursery. Johnny did it Disney themed. It turned out really cute" she said as she pulled out her cell phone.
Maria led them over to the couches, made them some tea, brought out some banana nut bread and looked at the pictures, catching up. Maria loved sitting and talking with Juliana. She loved Johnny and Jules as if they were her kids. The way they looked after her and her husband, she knew they were raised right.
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Their family and friends wanted to take them out for lunch at Tina's diner before the babies were born. They were throwing a holiday party. Jules made them a bunch of desserts, it wasn't like it was taking time out of her day.
Johnny helped her out of the car and wrapped an arm around her waist. It was hard for her to get around with her due date fast approaching and her being as big as a house. She felt even bigger. As they were walking up the sidewalk, Jules suddenly froze.
Johnny panicked, "What's wrong?" he asked looking her over for any injuries he might have missed.
She put her hand over her stomach and laughed, "Nothing, your children aren't playing nice with each other" she said.
Johnny smiled and rubbed her stomach, "Hi guys, it's your dad here. Look, I know you're pretty anxious in there but how about you give your mom a break" he said rubbing her stomach.
Just as he finished talking to them, telling them to relax, they started kicking again. Jules laughed, "they listen to you as much as they listen to me" she teased.
He laughed and wrapped his arm around her and led her in. The restaurant was strangely quiet and dark when they walked in.
"Hello" Jules called out before looking at Johnny, "are you sure we have the right time?" she asked before everyone jumped out yelling, "SURPRISE!"
"OMG" Jules looked around and saw baby decorations everywhere, all their family and friends standing there, waiting for them.
"Happy Baby Shower!" Stephanie squealed before giving each of them a hug.
"OMG! You guys did all this? Thank you so much. Why didn't you let me help you?" she asked.
Stephanie laughed, already expecting the question, "because we didn't want you going all type A on us" she teased her sister.
Jules shoved her sister playfully, "that's not funny" she replied.
The whole lunch was so much fun. They played baby games, had cake, treats and they got tons of baby gifts. They got so much stuff that it took Johnny a couple of trips to carry everything in the house. It's a good thing they bought the new house. There was no way they were going to fit everything in the apartment.
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It was Christmas Eve and Johnny had to work. He was nervous. He didn't want to go. He didn't want to miss the birth. Jules was due at the end of the week and Johnny was worried that he was going to miss it if the babies came early.
Jules handed him his coat as she walked him to the door, standing in the doorway. "Please be careful today. Just take it easy okay. No cleaning, no laundry…just relax, sit back and watch TV all day" he said.
She smiled and cupped his face to kiss him. "Maybe you should be the one who sits at home and watches TV all day" she teased.
Johnny bundled up and glared at her, "humor me please. If anything happens call me. I will have my phone on and the chief knows if I must leave. If I don't answer, call Andy or Mike. Nick, Emily, and Mimi are going to keep their phones on too if you can't reach us at the firehouse. If you can't reach any of us, call the firehouse or put it over the air and call 911" he said.
He really didn't want to miss his kids being born. He has been going on all week about getting the baby bag ready, getting their overnight bags together, planning travel times to the hospital from their house, the firehouse, and the police department. He was being a little overprotective.
Jules smiled, "why don't I just call the National Guard and they can air lift me to the hospital" she joked.
He pretended to laugh, "haha, you are not even remotely funny" he gave her another kiss before leaving.
Johnny didn't even have time to think about Jules once he got to the firehouse. They were in and out of the house on calls all day.
Jules on the other hand, took it easy. She cleaned around the house a little and got the last of her hospital bag ready. Around lunch, Jules stomach started to feel like a python was hugging it. She ignored it for a while, thinking it was Braxton hicks.
When her water broke during General hospital, she knew it was time to get to the hospital. She changed into a pair of sweats and grabbed her hospital bag. She grabbed her phone to call Johnny.
Casey was in the middle of a call when she called. The whole house was. It was a 3-car pileup and one of the cars flew through a building window. Jules couldn't reach Johnny, so she tried Andy and Mimi.
When she couldn't reach anyone from the firehouse, she couldn't help but laugh and rub her belly. "It seems like daddy and your firehouse family are all on a call. Don't worry kiddos, I have a plan" she said.
She knew that Mike was working half a day, so she called him before he went home. She wanted him to come straight to her house.
"Hello, this is Det. Severide" Mike answered his phone. He was in the middle of changing out when his phone rang.
"Mikey, it's me. It's baby time. Johnny's not answering so I need you to pick me up and take me to the hospital" she said calmly.
Mike whooped, "okay, I'm on my way. Do you need lights and sirens? Are you okay? Do you want me to call 911?" he asked worried. He threw his stuff in his locker and literally ran out of the locker room.
Jules laughed, "no I am fine. My water just broke, it's going to be a long time before the baby comes. Drive safely, just get here" she said.
"Okay, I'm on my way" Mike replied.
On the way to Jules house, Mike called the hospital to warn them of their arrival. He wanted everything to be ready when Jules arrived. He didn't know about any of the medical stuff and he figured that Jules was going to be in too much pain to tell him what to do.
Then he called the firehouse and left a message for Andy and Johnny. "Hey Robin, it's Mike Severide. I'm on my way to pick up Jules and take her to the hospital. The baby is coming. Send Andy and Johnny when they get back from the call" he said.
As soon as he got to Jules house, he left the car running and ran in to get his sister. "Jules!" he called.
"Kitchen" she replied.
Jules was sitting at the table drinking some tea when Mike ran in like a man on a mission. "What are you doing? We need to go, it's baby time" he said as he grabbed the baby bag and helped his sister up.
She smiled and wrapped her arm around Mike as he helped her out of the house and into the car. "I told you that you need to relax. It's going to be a while before the babies come" she said.
Mike got in the car and pulled out, lights and sirens, "well I am glad I can help you through this. I don't want you to be scared. I called the firehouse and left a message for the boys. I called the hospital so Stephanie is waiting for us. We are not going to leave you. You are not in this alone" he said as he made his way to the hospital.
Jules smiled through her contractions. "Thanks Mikey, I need you to promise me something" she said.
He looked over at her curious, "First, I want you to promise to stay with me. Don't leave me. Second, if something happens and Johnny isn't there, I want you to tell them to save the baby" she instructed.
Mike looked at her worried, "Jules, don't talk like that. Nothing is going to happen" he reassured her.
"Mike, I am a doctor. I know that sometimes in critical pregnancies, things go wrong. I need you to promise me, please" she begged.
"Okay, fine. I promise, but nothing is going to happen" he repeated, making himself believe it.
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Will, Connor and Stephanie were waiting for Jules at the hospital. Mike pulled up right to the doors in the bay. Angie was at the door with a wheelchair, waiting for them.
"Are you ready to be a mama?" she asked as Mike and Connor helped Jules out of the car. They helped her walk over to the door and to the wheelchair, slowing lowering her into it.
"Don't you all have patients of your own?" she teased.
Stephanie got her sister registered as Angie pushed her into a private room. "Are you serious? No way. The patients can wait. After hearing you vent about Johnny for months, do you really think we would miss you having his babies? There is no other place we would rather be" Will teased as he helped her up and onto the bed.
Stephanie and Will hooked her up to all the machines and got her vitals. "Thanks guys. Can someone call Johnny and see where he is? Mike left a message with the firehouse" she said between contractions.
"I already called and left a message. The guys are still out on a call. Johnny will get here as soon as he can. Don't worry. In the meantime, you have me and Mike here to help you" Stephanie said.
Jules laughed between tears. "I can't believe I have to do this without my husband. He's been freaking out all week about getting ready for these babies and now he is going to miss it" she cried.
Mike walked over to the bed and sat next to her. He grabbed her hands and squeezed. "Johnny may not be here but I am and I can personally guarantee you that you and those babies are going to be okay" he said.
She smiled and let her head hang back and let out a breath. She nodded, "okay, I can do this" she said.
Mike nodded and turned to his sister and the hospital staff, "okay then, Steph, I think we are ready for the next step in this process. Let's get this moving along" he stated.
She looked at Jules who nodded. She was ready to do this. Stephanie nodded, "okay, how about we help you change into a gown. We'll get you set up to the fetal heart monitor so I can check your dilation. Connor, why don't you set up the epidural kit" Stephanie said.
Angie set up a drape so Stephanie could help her sister get changed. Once she was in a gown, Will set her up with an IV and some fluids. Angie set her up with the epidural drape.
Mike wrapped his arm around her and played with her hair. She rested her head against his chest. She wrapped her arms around his waist. "Okay Jules, on the count of three you are going to feel a big pinch" Angie said.
Mike secured his arms around her, "you're okay, just breathe" he said as he felt her tense once Angie gave her the epidural.
"Damn, it burns" she said through clenched teeth as tears came rolling down her face. Mike kept his eyes on his sister, waiting for some kind of sign from Stephanie that they were done. She nodded at him, "we're almost there Jules, just breathe and hang in there" she said.
Mike nodded, knowing that they were almost finished, "you'll be okay Jules" he reassured her, rubbing her back in comfort.
It took another few minutes to get the epidural situated in place before they helped her lay back in bed and get comfortable.
Mike and Stephanie stayed with their sister, holding her hand, giving her ice chips, helping her through her contractions. The parents showed up a little while after they got to the hospital. Mike went out to see them and give them an update.
"Hey dad" he called out.
Kelly turned to his son and stood up anxious, "did she have the baby yet?" he asked.
"No, not yet but I can tell you she's more calm than I am. I think her and Steph enjoy teasing me and with my lack of medical knowledge, it's easy for them. At least I can get her to stay calm. Stephanie said that she is progressing normally. They gave her the epidural about 30 min ago" he said.
"It's good that you are there for her" Gabby said.
Mike shrugged, "she's my baby sister. Where else would I be?" he replied like it was no big deal.
Stephanie poked her head out of the room and found her brother with her dad and Johnny's parent's. "Mike, you better get in here. She's ready to have the babies and she wants you in here" she called.
Mike nodded, "I'll see you guys after" he said as he made his way back into the room.
Not really knowing what to do, he followed his sister's lead. He stood by Jules on the side of the bed and held her hand.
"Okay, this part is going to go by fast. I need you to push on the next contraction" Angie said as she got into position at the end of the bed.
Jules groaned, moaned and screamed through her contractions. They really hit her hard at the end, even through the epidural. She was still able to feel it, just not as much.
The whole labor took a good 3 hours. It was really easy compared to many twin births. The twins were stubborn.
Twin A, Thomas Joseph Casey was born at 12:00am and Twin B, Alexandria Lydia Casey was born at 12:05am.
Jules couldn't help but smiled and cry. She couldn't help it. She was happy to have her babies with her. Mike went with the babies so they can get cleaned up while Stephanie and Angie delivered the placenta and got Jules settled.
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When Andy and Johnny got back to the firehouse, Robin was waiting for them in the truck bay. "Lieutenant, you need to get to the hospital. Jules had the twins tonight" she informed.
Johnny froze, "she had the babies? Damn, I missed it?" he groaned. He really wanted to be there.
Andy walked over and clapped him on the back. "You go and tell my sister I'll be there as soon as I can" he said.
Johnny nodded and took off. He didn't need to be told twice. He didn't even take the time to change out of his uniform. Andy send Stephanie a text to let her know that Johnny was on his way.
She smiled and turned to her sister, who was holding the twins, "Johnny's on his way. I'm going to meet him at the desk" she said as she walked into the hall and down to the desk.
Johnny ran up to the maternity ward like a man on a mission. Stephanie smiled when she saw him. "Congratulations daddy" she greeted him with a hug.
He smiled and took a breath to calm himself. "Are they okay? Is Jules okay?" he asked.
Stephanie pulled back and nodded, "mom and babies Casey are okay. Twin A was a boy, born at 12am and Twin B, your daughter was born 5 minutes later" she informed him as she led him back into the room.
He froze in the doorway. There was his whole life. Jules sitting up in bed, holding their kids. She looked up and smiled at him.
"Hi daddy, come and meet your kids" she said.
Johnny walked over and leaned to kiss her forehead. "Sorry I missed it babe. You did so good" he mumbled against her skin.
She smiled, "It's not like you could help it Johnny. You're here now" she said handing him his daughter. "You are holding Alexandria Lydia Casey and I have Thomas Joseph" she introduced.
Johnny sat next to her on the bed and just stared at his kids. "Hi guys, remember me, it's your dad. you two are my little miracles. I'm going to be honest, I was really nervous and anxious for you to get here. Now I've never done this before, but you have a lot of people to support you and love you. You're Aunt Stephanie and Sofia, your Uncles Nick, Mike, and Andy, and all our families at the hospital, the police department and firehouse. They can't wait to meet you" he informed.
Jules smiled at him interacting with their kids. He's never looked so sexy. "Sorry guys, but literally everyone is here wanting to see the twins" Stephanie said as she came in followed by everyone.
The guys from the firehouse and hospital came in carrying flowers, balloons, gifts…the works. "Hey sis, how are you feeling?" Andy greeted his sister with a hug, still in his turn outs.
She chuckled, "tired, happy, excited…all of the above" she teased.
Andy and Stephanie took the babies from their siblings. "Well you definitely make beautiful babies" Stephanie replied, smiling when her niece opened her eyes to look at her.
"Yes, I am talking about you princess. It's your Aunt Stephanie and I am going to spoil you rotten. Yes I am. I'll teach you all about make-up, spa treatments and boys of course" she teased, smiling when the little girl smiled a little.
Johnny froze and took his daughter back from his sister-in-law, "no boys, ever. She is going to be a nun" he stated.
Everyone looked at him amused. "Oh yeah, good luck with that. Especially if she looks like her mom when she gets older" Ricky teased his lieutenant.
"I can see Johnny putting her under lock and key when she hits puberty" Nick teased his brother.
"Don't give him any ideas" Jules joked. She knew that Johnny was nervous to have a girl.
"Excuse me wife, but you're supposed to be on my side" he leaned back and wrapped his arm around her.
"You've known me for 8 years. Since when have you known me not to speak my mind?" she retorted.
The guys all laughed. She had a point there. Jules has never been known to be quiet when she had an opinion. The guys all staid to visit for while before they noticed Jules drifting.
She was exhausted. With Jules asleep and the babies in their basinets, he walked over and sat in front of them, just staring.
"Sorry for staring guys, I just can't believe you're really here. You know, I never really saw myself as a dad. I was more of a free-spirit let's say. But that all changed when I met your mom. She was like an angel. She kept me focused and I realized that I would do anything for her. She became my whole life, my whole world. I love her more than life itself. Your Uncle Andy didn't like that very much," he chuckled as he looked at Jules asleep on the bed, "but he got over it when he saw how happy your mom is. Then she told me that she was pregnant with you two. I admit, I was scared at first, but seeing you now…" he faded.
"My relationship with my dad is complicated. I mean we love each other and all, but I was a bit of a trouble maker when I was younger and that caused some tension. Your mom on the other hand is really close to your grandpa Kelly and your uncles. She kind of had to be when your grandma died. She had to grow up real fast and I know that she wouldn't want that for you and neither do I. I want you and your sister to be able to come talk to me about anything. I want us to have a close relationship okay. I want you to know that I am going to be there for you no matter what. Your mom and I, we are always going to be in your corner" he said as he looked up and saw his wife awake, lying in bed staring at them.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
Johnny got up and walked over the bed and sat down next to her, "just having a chat with my kids. I just want to tell them and make sure that we have their back no matter what" he said.
She smiled, "well, well, well, miracles do happen" she teased.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Well, I never thought I would see the day that you would be a dad to not one, but two babies. A baby girl especially" she replied.
"Well things change" he defended himself.
"Like I said, miracles do happen. Those two babies being our two Christmas Miracles" she said.
He smiled and kissed her, "I love you Mrs. Casey, Merry Christmas" he kissed her.
"Merry Christmas Lieutenant" she replied.
The End
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