Dis and even Dwalin enjoyed the life in Hobbiton very much and stayed the whole summer. Dis would have loved to stay forever. But she knew that this was impossible and that they'd have to leave soon if they wanted to cross the Misty Mountains before winter.

Fili was happy, too. He had missed his mother more than he had admitted to Poppy months ago and never wanted to let let her go again. For a brief moment he even thought about faking Dis', Dwalin's and Dwalis' deaths. But he quickly shook his head to get rid of this thought. He has made the decision to leave Erebor and he had to bear the consequences and didn't regret it. He had a wonderful family and couldn't be more happy.

His family was another reason why Fili was happy to have his mother and Dwalin there. Not just Vili and Lili but also their unborn child had grown a lot. The young dwarf had become overprotective and constantly worried about Poppy's and the babies health and safety. The twins were quite heavy and sometimes they kicked against her belly when she nursed them or carried them around. He was scared that they might accidentally injure their little sibling.

Dis loved to be with Poppy and the twins and was even more excited about her third grandchild when her daughter in law started to show. One evening Poppy put Dis' hand on her belly to show her that the baby has started to kick. Dis had tears in her eyes and looked at the hobbit in wonder. She knew she wouldn't carry her baby for a whole year but she hadn't expected to feel the baby's movements that soon.

Poppy spent a lovely day with the children in the garden. Lili and Dwalis sat on a blanket and played with some of their toys. Vili wanted to stay with his mummy and so Poppy carried him in his sling in front of her belly while she watered her flowers. He bounced happily and played with her braids.

Fili was in the forge with Dwalin and saw her with their son and the heavy watering can. He ran towards her, threw the watering can away and took Vili. "What are you doing? This is to heavy for you! I can water your flowers. You shouldn't let Vili kick you, we can play with him. Do you want to hurt our child because you don't want it?"

Poppy gasped and immediately started to cry. She took Vili from her husband and ran towards their smial. "Do you really think that? I would never do anything that could hurt the baby! But I won't let you take Vili and Lili away from me." She yelled with a teary voice over Vili's cries.

Fili covered his face with his hands. He regretted his words as soon as they left his mouth. He had never wanted to say such things. He was worried about Poppy and the baby and had overreacted. He knew that he had hurt Poppy very much and didn't know what to do. He ran away and didn't even realise that he nearly crashed into Bilbo and Dis, who had just come back from the market.

The hobbit and the dwarrowdam looked confused but Dwalin immediately explained what had happened.

Bilbo followed Fili as quickly as possible. He understood why Fili had reacted like that and wanted to talk to him. He found Fili sitting under a tree. He tried to explain that what Poppy had done was normal for a hobbit. They carried their children around and worked in the garden while they were with child. For her there was nothing wrong with that. They talked for a while and Fili felt even worse than before. He hoped that Poppy would forgive him. He picked up some of her favourite flowers and went home.

Dis asked Dwalin to look after the girls and went into the smial. She found Poppy and Vili on the bed. Both were crying. The hobbit tried to sooth her son but he sensed her distress and wouldn't stop crying either. The dwarrowdam wrapped her arms around both of them and just held her. After a while both of them had calmed down a bit.

"He doesn't love me anymore! He thinks I want to kill our baby." Poppy sobbed and put a hand on her belly. "I would never do anything that could hurt the baby. Why does he say such things?"

"Shhh, I'm sure he didn't mean it like that. Of course he loves you! He loves you and the children more than anything in the world. He tries to hide it but I know my son. He is scared. As you know dwarves can't have a child again that soon after giving birth. He thinks that you might hurt the baby when you carry the twins since they are already quite heavy." Dis said and tried to smile reassuringly.

"I hope you're right. But it's normal for a hobbit." Poppy whispered.

Dis nodded. "I see. Maybe Fili didn't know that. You know each other for three years but I guess you will learn new things about each other for the rest of your life." She patted Poppy's arm. "Fili is a good dwarf. You know that female dwarves are very precious to us, don't you? Our males protect us and everyone tries to make the life of a dam with child as easy as possible. We would never allow them to do anything strenuous. He overreacted because you and the children are his biggest treasures!"

"Yes, I understand that. I love him so much and his words hurt but I shouldn't have ran away from him." Poppy said with tears in her eyes.

Dis hugged her again and then the two females fed the children and brought them to bed. Fili still wasn't at home and Poppy worried about him. She said that she was tired and went to bed. Dis and Dwalin could hear her crying though.

Dwalin saw a light in the forge and went there. Fili sat on a stool with a bunch of flowers. He said that he had heard Poppy's cries through the window and that he thought that she didn't want to see him anymore. The older dwarf reassured Fili that Dis had explained everything and that she cried because he didn't come home.

Fili nodded and stood up. He went towards his home where Dis was waiting at the door. "Fili, there you are. We were worried."

"I behaved like a stupid coward. I hope Poppy will forgive me." Fili said and looked down on his boots. He felt so stupid after everything he had done today.

"She's kind and she will forgive you! I'm sure about that. Go to her now and don't worry about the twins tonight. We will look after them." Dis said and smiled.

Fili took a deep breath and went towards the bedroom. Poppy laid on the bed and stroked her belly while tears streamed down her cheeks. "Please leave me alone Dis." She said sadly.

Fili swallowed. "It's me, my love!"

"You're back." Poppy said and turned around.

Fili sat down on the bed next to her and took her hand. "I'm so sorry my love! I didn't mean these terrible things I said earlier. I love you so much and I was scared. Can you forgive me?"

Poppy sat up and looked at him. "Of course! Your mother explained everything. You're probably right. Our children are no normal hobbits. I will try to rest more from now on. I'm sorry, too."

Fili put the flowers in the bedside table. He wiped her tears away and kissed her. Poppy buried her hands in his hair and deepened the kiss. He slowly opened her dress and trailed his fingers and lips over her body. When his lips reached her little bump he places his head on it and whispered that he loved him or her and that the baby had the most wonderful mother in the world. The baby kicked and both its parents smiled happily.

Fili was glad that Poppy had forgiven him that easily and would make sure that he'd never yell at her again. He was sure that she'd never do anything that might be bad for any of them.

Hours later Dis went to the nursery to look after Vili and Lili and to feed them some tea. She heard soft moans from their parents bedroom and grinned.

I'm sorry for the late update. I didn't feel well and wasn't in the mood to do anything.