Christian follows Phoebe downstairs with Natalie in his arms. As promised, he has his baby girl sit on his lap and watch one of her movies until dinner is ready. Phoebe goes to the kitchen to help her mother with dinner. They chat more about the weekend and the conversation Christian just had with Phoebe about volunteering at the hospital.

"How did it go?" Ana asks her.

Phoebe smiles. "You know how it went. Dad signed the permission form. How did you get him to change his mind?" Ana finishes stirring the food and faces her daughter. Phoebe grimaces. "On second thought, maybe I don't want to know."

Ana chuckles. "It's not like that, Honey. Your father and I are a team. We discuss things that affect our family and our kids and we make decisions together."

"It sounded like Dad made up his mind the other night" Phoebe says sadly.

"Your father does tend to make decisions in the moment, that won't ever change. It is part of his overwhelming compulsion to protect the ones that he loves. But then he remembers that he needs to include me in our decision making." Ana stops Phoebe from gathering dishes and has her face her. "I know you ask me for things because you are afraid your father will say no. And because you two are still working through some things." Phoebe nods and looks down. The subject of her and her father still remains a sore subject. Ana gently places her fingers under her chin to get her to look at her. "He's noticed it too. And he doesn't blame you, but I think it bothers him. Maybe you can go to him for some things. I think he'd appreciate that."

Phoebe offers a nod and a small smile when Ana smiles at her.

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Teddy arrives home and greets his father and baby sister in the main room. Natalie holds her arms up for him to pick her up and he does, spinning around and making her giggle. "Hey Munchkin. Hi Dad."

"Good to see you, Son" Christian says as Teddy sits down with Natalie on his lap. "How's Rebecca?"

"Anxious" he says as he starts to tickle Natalie to make her laugh again. "She just wants this recovery to be done already so that she can walk again. I have to keep telling her not to push herself. Her Dad's home now and he said he'd make sure she gets enough rest."

"I can make some calls to get physical therapy sorted for when you two go back to school."

Teddy smiles at his father. "Thanks, Dad. That would be great. We did start looking into it but we haven't found anything yet."

Phoebe interrupts to let them know that dinner is ready. Teddy hands Natalie over to Christian and takes his other sister into a hug. "Hey Sis"

Christian watches his children and smiles. He's glad that his kids are close. He thinks about the twins that are on the way and hopes that they will be as close with each other and Natalie. He is interrupted when Ana comes into the room.

"Hey, food's getting cold."

Teddy smiles at his mother and rushes over to hug her. "Mom"

"Hey Teddy Bear" she says as she returns the hug.

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The Grey kids are seated for dinner while Christian and Ana remain standing. The plates already have food on them since Ana had already served everyone.

"This looks really good" Teddy comments as they sit and wait for their parents. Christian and Ana put the drinks on the table and remain standing.

"Do you notice a theme with tonight's dinner?" Christian asks.

Teddy and Phoebe look at each other and then down at their plates.

"Yeah, there are two servings of everything" Teddy says with a big smile on his face.

Phoebe scrunches her nose and immediately jumps to the subject of Christian's food issues. "Are you giving us extra food because you're afraid we didn't eat this weekend?"

Christian's smile quickly fades and his mouth forms into a hard line. But then he closes his eyes and softens when Ana puts her hand on his back. She puts the other hand on her baby bump. "No, Phoebe. That's not it" she says patiently.

"Okay" Teddy says and runs his knuckle along his chin while his fork is in his hand. "Two servings of baby carrots, baby potatoes, baby shells with meat sauce….." He looks up at his parents and notices that his mother is rubbing her hand over her bump. "Twins? Are you having twins?"

Phoebe looks shocked at Teddy and then looks to her parents for confirmation. She gets it when she sees the huge smiles on their faces and tears in her mother's eyes.

"That's right" she confirms. "In about five months we are going to have twins."

"How do you kids feel about that?" Christian asks, concerned that they won't be happy with their news. He is proven wrong when Teddy stands and hugs his mother.

"That's fantastic" he says. Christian and Ana look at Phoebe for her reaction and she seems to be in shock. After a moment she too stands and hugs her mother. Teddy and Phoebe then hug their father and congratulate him.

"Hug" Natalie says and raises her arms into the air. Christian leans down and hugs her and kisses her head while everyone else takes their seats at the dinner table.

Christian and Ana can't stop beaming about their news as they eat. Teddy and Phoebe chuckle with amusement as they observe their parents' movements, passing things around the table and helping Natalie eat her dinner.

"So I guess you two enjoyed your weekend" Teddy says after watching them for a few minutes.

"That we did son" Christian responds as he finishes cutting some of his food. Ana nods in agreement since she has food in her mouth.

"Please, spare us on the details" Phoebe says, not wanting to hear too much about her parents' sex life. Christian and Ana both chuckle.

"Your father and I had a wonderful weekend. We appreciate you going along with our plans this weekend so we could have some time alone."

"You deserve it" Teddy says before taking some more food into his mouth. "You spend so much time with your careers and with taking care of us. You should plan to do it again before the babies come."

Christian looks over at his wife and puts his arm around the back of her chair. He smiles seductively at her and she can't help but blush. "That's not a bad idea." He leans over and plants two kisses on her cheek. "Speaking of careers, your mother has made a decision about hers."

Teddy and Phoebe immediately look to their mother and she smiles, although she does have a tear threatening to escape her eye.

"Mom, what is it?" Teddy asks in a half excited and half worried tone.

Ana continues to smile and feels her husband's hand take hers. She looks at him before speaking. "Well, I have decided to retire from Grey Publishing."

Teddy and Phoebe look between their parents, not sure how to feel or what to say. They are not sure if this is good news or bad news. Is this something that she wants or something that is necessary? Their mother has been CEO of Grey Publishing since before they were born. They spent a lot of time with her while she worked before they were old enough to go to school. Christian and Ana are not sure what to make of their reactions when they don't speak.

"Tell us what you're thinking?" Christian says to his kids softly as he grips Ana's hand tighter to assure her that he is on board with her decision.

"Why are you retiring? Is everything okay with the pregnancy?" Phoebe asks in a worried tone.

"No, Baby, everything is fine with the pregnancy" Ana immediately assures her. She instinctively brings her other hand down to her stomach and rubs it. "This is something I've been thinking about for a few weeks now. I've been tossing the idea back and forth, weighing the pros and the cons." She looks at Christian and smiles. "This weekend, when we found out that we are having twins, well, the pros just won over. Having two newborns and a toddler at the office everyday wouldn't be practical. So…" she shrugs her shoulders and smiles at her kids again. "I've decided to take an early retirement, stay at home and write a book."

Teddy and Phoebe both smile back at their mother. "You're going to write?" Teddy asks excitedly. "I think that's great, Mom."

"Me too" Phoebe says. Ana starts to struggle with her emotions and tears start to run down her face. "Mom, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Sweetheart" she says as she wipes her tears with her hands.

"Hormones" Teddy says to his sister, which makes Ana laugh.

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After dinner, Christian and Ana send their kids to sit in the main room while they clear the table and load the dishwasher.

"How are you doing, Mrs Grey? Are you alright?"

Ana smiles and accepts her husband's arms wrapping around her from behind. "I'm good, Mr Grey. Really good. I'm glad we told the kids about the retirement and the twins."

"No reason to keep it from them" he says as he leans down and kisses her cheek.

She turns around to face him. "Do you think…." she says and then hesitates. "Do you think they'll feel resentment toward these twins for having a stay at home Mom while they didn't?"

Christian grimaces for a moment. "No, why would they?"

Ana shrugs her shoulders. "I don't know. I guess I feel like they got the raw end of the deal for having to go to work with me every day when they were babies. When they came home from school they came home to Gail instead of me. I was home at four, sometimes you were here already or got home a short time later, we would have homework, and then dinner, and then we put them to bed. Natalie and the twins will get to be home with me more than they did."

Christian shakes his head. "Baby, I don't think you should worry about that. Our kids felt loved every day. They didn't have nannies taking care of them, we took care of them" he tries to assure her. "They know that you've been doing something you love. You saw their reactions when you told them about your plans to retire. They were shocked." He takes her hand and leads her over to the breakfast bar. He has her sit on one of the stools as he continues to assure her.

"You didn't want me to work" she reminds him.

Christian smiles lightly. "That's right, I didn't. But you insisted. We made it work, Ana. Our kids were happy. Natalie's happy. These twins will be, too." He brings his hand to her stomach and she puts her hand on top of his. She has tears in her eyes again. "You're a wonderful mother, Ana. Our kids are extremely lucky." Ana nods quickly and sniffles. "Those hormones are really getting the best of you today, aren't they?"

Ana giggles and wipes some more tears away. "Nothing that a pick-me-up from my husband can't fix" she says as she stands from her stool and wraps her arms around his neck. "Thank you." She kisses his lips and he returns the kiss. After a few seconds they stop and he kisses her forehead.

"Time for presents" he says excitedly. He takes Ana's hand and she follows him into the main room.

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"Sit on you lap" Natalie says and is instantly pulled into Phoebe's lap. She and Teddy have been watching a movie and they haven't been able to take their eyes off of the television. That changes when their parents walk into the room and see that they are watching a horror movie.

"Son, I don't think you should be subjecting your sisters to this" Christian says as he looks at the screen again. His voice is stern leaving no room for argument.

"Sorry, Dad" he says as he grabs the remote and powers down the television.

"Your mother and I spent some time shopping this weekend and we picked up a few things for you" Christian announces. The tone of his voice is light this time and he has a smile on his face.

"Presents?" Teddy asks excitedly like a kid on Christmas morning.

"That's right" Ana confirms. "Teddy these are for you." She hands over a bag filled with some clothes. Some he can wear to school. There are also two pairs of swim shorts with matching tops, swim goggles and a pair of sandals. Ana also gives a bag to Phoebe while Christian takes Natalie and sits with her on the loveseat. Phoebe's bag has a few outfits she can wear to dance class along with two bathing suits, two cover ups, swim goggles and sandals. Christian shows Natalie some things that they bought for her and she is excited that her bathing suits and covers ups have Disney princesses on them.

"This stuff is great. Thank you" Teddy says excitedly.

"Thank you. You guys didn't have to get us anything" Phoebe says humbly.

"There's one more for Phoebe. Open the box" Christian says while he continues to show Natalie the clothes that they bought for her.

Phoebe hesitantly takes the box from Ana and looks at her father. She is overwhelmed by the gifts that they have given her since there is really no occasion for it and she hasn't done anything to deserve them. She looks at her mother and she is unsure.

"Go ahead, Honey, open it" Ana says and takes the seat next to Phoebe on the larger sofa.

Everyone watches as Phoebe removes the lid to the box and pushes the tissue paper aside to see its contents. She lets up a gasp when she sees what is in the box. She looks over at her father and he has a smile on his face.

"How did….. how did you know?" she stutters.

"Miss Alana mentioned to me that pointe lessons are starting soon" Christian explains. "You can't learn pointe without the proper shoes."

"I don't know what to say" Phoebe says softly as she looks down at the box. Christian kisses Natalie's head and lifts her off of his lap. He walks over to the sofa and sits on the coffee table to face Phoebe. "You didn't have to" Phoebe says softly when she looks up at him.

"Yes we did" he shoots back, but his voice is calm. "You work so hard at everything you do. Dance is just one of them. I know you'll get a lot of use out of them."

Ana puts her arm around Phoebe. "Your father and I are really excited about this. We thought you would be too."

"I am" she says convincingly. "I really am" she smiles and holds one of the shoes in her hand. "My toes won't be thrilled about it, but I am." Christian, Ana and Teddy chuckle at Phoebe's joke. "Seriously, thank you for these and for all of these clothes."

"You're welcome" Christian says and then takes Ana's hand to have her sit next to him on the coffee table. He then turns and looks at his baby girl. "Natalie, come here, Baby." Natalie obeys and is put in Teddy's lap. "We have another surprise for you." he announces. Teddy and Phoebe look at each other and then back at their parents. "Before Teddy has to go back to school, we are spending a few days in Florida." Teddy and Phoebe both gasp with excitement. They both have big smiles on their faces.

Ana rubs her pregnancy bump again. "Your father and I have wanted to take a trip with you and this is probably the last chance we'll have before the babies come and before you both are busy with school."

"So what do you say? Are you on board?" Christian asks with his young playful smile.

Teddy and Phoebe look at each other and then back at their parents. "When do we leave?" Teddy asks with a young playful smile to match his father's.

I thought it was time for a light chapter free of drama. I do have plenty of drama planned but it is a matter of getting them there without too much jumping ahead. I know that Teddy seems boring but I do have something planned for him later on. As always thank you for the reviews and Happy Reading!