Christian's POV

We arrive at Bellevue for an end of summer family barbeque. My parents wanted to have us over since Teddy will be leaving for school today and all of their grandkids will be busy once their schooling starts. I cannot believe how fast this summer just flew by. It feels like Teddy was only here for a few weeks, while it was really a few months. We'll see him again once or twice before Thanksgiving.

I am so proud of him for getting into Harvard, living at school and caring for his girlfriend as they both work hard to keep up with their classes. I dropped out of Harvard, so it is nice to see my son accomplish something that I have given up on. He and Phoebe are both aware that I had dropped out. I felt it was only right to tell them that about me. I want them both to have a college education and I've made that perfectly clear. But I also told them that if they find that it is not for them, I would still love and support the decisions that they make, as long as they work hard at what they want to do.

We walk through the house and toward the backyard to greet everyone. We are about an hour late since we had a late start today. We had arrived home from Florida around midnight and it was straight to bed for everyone. I was too riled to sleep, so I stayed up and played the piano for a bit. I'm paying for it now because I am exhausted. I'm not as young as I used to be. I think about the twins growing inside my beautiful wife. Our babies. I hope I can handle the overnight feedings and changings at my age. I used to be able to function on very little sleep, but lately I've been dragging. Natalie doesn't need me as much in the late night or early morning hours anymore. I always get up and check on her once or twice and most of the time she is sound asleep. There have only been a few occasions lately where she'd be awake and in need of a dry diaper or a reassuring hug. But then she would go right back to sleep. She's always been a good sleeper, so Ana and I were not at all worried about getting her out of her crib and into a toddler bed when she turned two. She doesn't get out of bed without us, even in the morning.

I put my arm around my wife and my other hand on her stomach. "You doing okay Baby?"

She smiles at me. "Doing just fine Mr Grey."

We watch as Natalie is greeted by Kate and Mia. She is being shy and tries to disappear through my legs. Kate gives Ana a hug and asks about her bandaged wrist as I squat down to be a Natalie's level. I encourage her to say hello to Mia, and she does, but very softly. Her fingers have found their way into her mouth. I'm trying to help her break the habit so I gently take her wrist and pull her arm down to her side. "I think Aunt Mia wants a hug" I whisper into her ear. She lightly smiles and walks forward into Mia's open arms.

"Hello Sweetie" she says happily and I can't help but match her smile. "Sophie's so excited to see you. Can I take you outside to see her?"

Natalie looks back at me for permission and I nod. "You can go. I'll be with you in a few minutes." We stand and I hug Mia before she leads my daughter out into the backyard, and then I feel Kate's hand on my arm. I lean down and give her kiss on the cheek. "Hello Kate, how is my brother doing?"

"He's fine, he and Ava have been getting along much better."

"Glad to hear it" Ana says. I watch Kate take my wife's arm into hers and start to lead her away. "Come on, everyone's out back."

We follow Kate, or rather I follow Kate as she practically drags my wife into the yard. "Kate, take it easy" I admonish her, only for her to glare at me momentarily. Ana just shrugs her shoulders. When we reach the yard I see the kids running around with a soccer ball. Ethan is trying to show Natalie how to kick. Unlike us, Mia and Ethan have put their kids in organized sports. They seem to like it, but every week I hear about injury after injury. Mia has already signed all three of her kids up for soccer this fall. She tried to talk me into signing Natalie up, but Ana and I have decided to put her in ballet instead. I still think she's too young for that, but Miss Alana told us that she starts kids at two.

We settle on the patio seats in the shade as we watch the kids play. After a few minutes my parents make an appearance and greet us. I stand and hug my mother after kissing her cheek. She then hugs Ana and asks her how she is feeling. Ana explains to my parents that she fell at our hotel and strained her wrist. She goes on to tell my mother about some of the silly cravings she's been having. Mostly things with pickles or peanut butter. I couldn't eat those things, but I make sure that we stock up on the usual things that she craves. Elliot joins us and brings a beer for me and a bottled water for Ana. He has Cameron in his other arm and quickly has to put him down when he whines and kicks at him. As soon as he's put down he runs to join the other kids.

The conversation is light as we watch the kids. Natalie is having a good time kicking the ball around, but when it comes to giving someone else a turn she has a hard time. I start to stand but Ana grabs my arm. I don't like when she does that so I immediately shoot her a glare. I need to correct our daughter's behavior. "Ethan's got it covered" she says. And she's right. I look over at the kids again and can see that Sophie is taking a turn, and Natalie isn't throwing a fit. I suppose that is progress. Natalie isn't very good at the sharing thing yet. Now that she will be spending more time with Sophie, she'll get plenty of practice.

A few minutes later we hear one of the kids scream and cry. "That's mine" Elliot says as he gets to his feet and rushes over to the kids. We look over and see Cameron sitting on the ground and crying. He must have been hit with the soccer ball. Ethan is trying to soothe him as Elliot gets to him and takes over. I watch as my brother sits on the ground and holds his son. Natalie is by his side as well and she tries to help by rubbing his head while the other kids continue to kick the ball around. My baby girl. Ana and I are going to have to start talking to her about these twins that are coming. I put my arm around my wife and she smiles at me.

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Phoebe's POV

I like coming to Bellevue for family parties. But this one is kind of sad. It is the end of summer, which means Teddy will be leaving for Harvard and we will be starting school. It means the warm weather will wither and it will become chilly and cold. I don't realize I'm frowning until Trevor sits on the blanket next to me and puts his arm around me.

"Why so glum?" he asks me.

I offer a light smile and lean my head on his shoulder. "I don't know. I guess I'm sad about summer being over. We'll be starting school soon."

"Yeah, but we'll be starting our senior year. This is going to be a great year." He is excited, but I'm not.

"It is?"

"Of course it is. We'll be seniors. We'll have senior trip, senior prom, we'll be applying to colleges…." This makes my mood even more glum. "I guess you haven't thought about what you want to do."

I pull away slightly and look down at the blanket. "I have actually. I'm thinking of going into medicine."

I look at him and see the growing smile on his face. "Really?" I know it's because he will be studying medicine too. In all honestly, my decision has nothing to do with Trevor wanting to go to medical school. But if it works out that we go to college together, that will be a bonus. I smile back at him.

"Yeah. I'm not really sure about where I want to go to college, but I'm pretty sure I want to study medicine."

Trevor puts his arm around me again and it feels good. I lean into him again and he puts his other arm around me. "You're tired" he says as he kisses my head. "Here, lie down." He moves so that he is sitting with his legs straight in front of him and he encourages me to rest my head in his lap. I oblige and feel his fingers in my hair. He strokes my hair in silence, and before I know it I am out.

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Teddy's POV

I arrive at Bellevue late with Rebecca. I had my parents and sisters go ahead of me so that I could have a quick reunion with my girl and then pack all of her things into the SUV, with Ryan's help of course. We will be going straight to the airport from my grandparents' house. I push her wheelchair through the house and into the backyard. My grandparents don't have a ramp, so I lift her out of her chair and carry her over to the patio where my parents, aunts and grandparents are relaxing with drinks. My uncles are playing with the kids. I'm sure Rebecca is embarrassed about being carried, but I don't mind it so much. I like having her in my arms. The doctor told her not to be on her feet until she starts her therapy, which she will be doing next week once we are back at school.

We greet everyone on the patio and then proceed to another area of the yard where Phoebe, Trevor, Ava and Nathan are laying out on a huge blanket. "Is this blanket taken?" I ask jokingly. Ava sits up and removes her sunglasses. After I put Rebecca down she takes me into a tight hug. Ava and I have always gotten along famously, but other than family parties we haven't really been hanging out. I look over at my sister and realize that she is asleep. "Nathan" I say as I shake his hand. I then shake Trevor's hand and feel the need to tease him. "Aren't we the life of the party?"

Trevor smiles and looks down at my sister. He gently strokes her hair but she doesn't wake up. She must really be tired. I sit with my girl and we talk about Florida. I'd like to take her there someday when she is back on her feet. I'd like to take her to all the places I've visited, and I really hope I get to.

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Phoebe's POV

Trevor shakes my shoulder awake and I slowly sit up. I rub my eyes and can feel more eyes on me. I turn to see Ava, Nathan, Teddy and Rebecca looking at me and smiling.

"Well good morning sunshine!" Teddy says.

I start to feel embarrassed. "I'm sorry, how long was I out?"

"Not long" Trevor says and then kisses my forehead. "Your grandmother announced that the food is served so we're going to take a walk over to the buffet."

"Oh" I start to stand but he stops me.

"No, you stay here. What would you like? I'll get it for you." I smile at my boyfriend. He is so attentive, just like he was on the road trip. He knew that I was nervous about being away from home so he was always making sure I had what I needed. I start to feel shy about it, since we haven't really been back together that long. I know he picks up on it. He squats down to be at my level. "Please let me get it for you. I think there is barbeque chicken over there."

I put my hand on top of his. "That sounds perfect. Thank you." I lean up and give him a peck on the lips before he stands and walks toward the buffet.

I'm left with Rebecca since Teddy will be bringing her food and Ava insisted on getting her own. She scoots over so that she is sitting closer to me. "How was Florida? Did you have a good time?" Her tone is that of a woman talking to a child, not a teen talking to another teen. I catch myself glaring and immediately shake my head and change my facial expression. I've always liked Rebecca, but why the tone? "Phoebe, are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine" I nod and try to sound convincing. The truth is, I'm not sure what I think of Rebecca now after finding out how she and my brother spend their personal time. This is so awkward. Maybe she feels it too.

"Listen, Teddy told me you found the box."

"The box?" She looks at me as though to say 'come on'. "Oh yeah, the box." I look at anything but her. This is so embarrassing.

"Phoebe, I didn't bring it up to make you uncomfortable. I just want to make sure that you're okay. I know that finding that stuff must've shocked you."

"Yeah, that's an understatement" I say sardonically, but I really don't mean to be so rude to her right now. This is so awkward.

"I love your brother" she says, and her voice is so soft and loving. I can't help but look at her now. "And he loves me too. I don't want things to be awkward with you and your brother or with you and me. So I brought it up because I want you to know that you can ask me questions. I know you don't want to ask Teddy questions and I'm pretty sure you don't want to talk to your parents about it either. I mean, maybe you talk to Ava about these things, I don't know." I think she's just rambling now, but I get it. She's trying to be nice and make things okay. "But if you want to talk to me you can. Okay?"

I nod. "Thanks. But, can we talk about something else?"

She looks at me and smiles, and we both laugh. This is good, definitely not as awkward anymore since we're both laughing. When I stop laughing I look at her again. "You're really good for my brother. I know that you make him happy."

I think she's taken aback by this because she hesitates before she speaks. "Thank you. That means a lot, Phoebe."

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Ana's POV

After we have lunch, the kids run off and play some more while we relax. I love days like this, just sitting around with family, nice cool weather, casual dress and easy conversation. Christian takes my uninjured hand and kisses it. I will never tire of this man's loving gestures. He continues to hold my hand, and then he squeezes it. I look over at him and can tell that he wants to say something. When I don't register what he is thinking he reaches over and puts his hand on my baby bump. I feel like it is growing more and more every day. Suddenly it occurs to me what he wants. I nod and smile excitedly.

Christian stands and has everyone's attention. Rather than have me stand with him, he sits down and takes my hand again. "Ana and I have some news we'd like to share" he says as he looks into my eyes. All eyes are on him now but his are on me.

"Well, don't keep us in suspense, Grey. What is it?" I'm waiting for Christian to shoot a glare in Kate's direction, but instead he keeps his eyes on me. For a moment I feel like we are in our bubble with nobody else around. I definitely wouldn't mind some bubble time with my husband, but here we sit, surrounded by family complete with parents, brothers, sisters and kids. And we will be adding two more to that fold.

At first I think that Christian is just going to come out with his announcement, but instead he starts with a lead in. "Twenty one years ago, this beautiful woman fell into my office and completely changed my life forever. She had opened my eyes to so many things that I had been blind to. We fell in love, conquered some fears, and survived forces that wanted to keep us apart. This woman married me and gave me three beautiful children. And I didn't think I could be happier. But recently I was proven wrong, when at a recent doctor's appointment, I was told that my wife and I will be the proud parents of two more." He rubs his hand on my bump again as everyone gasps. His eyes are still glued to mine, and I can feel tears starting to form. My husband can be so sentimental sometimes, but it's very rare that he shows that to anyone other than me. My husband and I continue to stare at each other as the rest of our family stands to congratulate us. Kate and Mia pull at my arm, so I stand and hug the both of them. My tears are now running down my cheeks. Next I hug Grace and Carrick and Mia and Kate move to congratulate Christian. Ethan and Elliot also hug me and I am soon a mess of tears.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I don't know why I'm crying" I say to them. Christian grabs some napkins and dries my tears. I then put my arms around his waist and feel his protective arms around me. I am so happy right now.

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Phoebe's POV

The six of us sit on the blanket and eat our lunch together. The barbeque chicken is so good. The guys had decided on hamburgers and hot dogs while Ava and I have settled on the chicken. I look over at Rebecca's plate and she has chicken and a hamburger. I'm sure that was at my brother's insistence. He is turning more and more into Dad every day, but Rebecca doesn't seem to mind.

I watch them together as they eat and feed each other and it is so cute. Intimate. Ava and Nathan are also being cute, wiping food off each other's faces and kissing. I guess that is what it's like for couples that have sex. I start to feel left out since I haven't had sex. I know that Trevor isn't a virgin. He had a girlfriend last year and they had sex. That doesn't bother me, but it bothers me that I'm not ready. I don't understand it, really. I want to have sex with him, but I panicked when we tried. What if that happens again? What's to stop him from dumping me and finding some other girl that is ready and willing to have sex with him?

"You okay?" he asks me. I nod and look at his plate. We have both finished.

"Want me to take your plate?" I ask him, since I can't think of anything else to say. He smiles and takes my plate instead.

"Allow me." He stands and then plants a kiss on my head before offering to take Ava and Nathan's plates. Teddy and Rebecca are still working on their plates.

After Trevor discards our plates, he and Nathan join Uncle Ethan and the kids and play soccer. Ava and I watch and I can't help but feel warm inside at the sight of Trevor with the younger kids. He and Liz are playing against Nathan and Chris. Liz is quite good at soccer and she manages to make a few goals against Nathan. I'm sure Nathan allowed some of them to get past him, which is so sweet.

As we watch our boys play soccer, Ava and I discuss school and the classes we've signed up for. All of the seniors have the same lunch period, which is great because the four of us can have lunch together every day. I find out that while we were in Florida, Ava and Nathan have been going to the beach every day, just the two of them. It must be nice to be able to do that without security guards. I got to experience that while on the road trip with Trevor, but I could never do that again. I really hurt my parents. I still feel really guilty about that.

I really want to talk to Ava about my problems regarding sex, but Teddy and Rebecca are too close to us. I'm hoping I can talk to her at some point and figure out why I'm so afraid. Ava obviously isn't afraid. Maybe she can tell me how she prepared herself when she first did it with Nathan. We continue to watch our boys and I clap and whistle when I realize that Trevor and Liz have one. I see them high five each other and it is so cute.

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Ana's POV

We continue to sit and chat with our family when Natalie comes over and wants to cuddle in my lap. I start to lift her and totally forget about my wrist. I wince and leave go of her. She tries to climb onto my lap before Christian reaches over and helps her. She settles on my lap and rests her head against my chest. It is nap time. I put my hand on the side of her face and rock my body slightly to settle her. Ethan and Mia decide that Sophie should also nap so they go to collect her. She's not too thrilled about being pulled away from the other kids. In fact, she slaps her hands at Ethan when he tries to pick her up. Our kids never did that, probably because they knew they would get swatted in return. But Ethan doesn't do that. He just picks her up and cradles her in his arms. She kicks her legs and cries for a bit before he and Mia get her to settle.

I look down at my baby girl and she is out. I look at my husband and nod, signaling for him to take her since I can't lift her. He gently takes her into his arms and I follow him into the house. He settles her on the sofa in the main room and covers her with a blanket. Ethan and Mia bring Sophie in a few minutes later and she is also asleep. That was fast. The four of us stand and just watch out little angels for a few minutes. I'm so glad that Ethan and Mia have moved back to Seattle. Natalie and Sophie will get to grow up together, just like Phoebe and Ava.

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Christian's POV

We are served a variety of desserts and coffee while the girls are still napping. The coffee will do me well since I'm still feeling the effects of jet lag, not to mention the little amount of sleep I got last night. I look around the patio at my family and can't help but wonder what I've done to deserve all of this. It still astounds me. The teenagers have joined us too. The guys serve their girls dessert and stand with theirs since there aren't enough chairs. My mother fixes that by having a member of her staff bring out some more chairs.

The conversation is light again as we enjoy cake, pie, cheesecake, brownies, pastries, you name it. Mia made the cheesecake and it is absolutely delicious. I'm really going to enjoy having her home. I finish my last bite as I hear my baby girl scream. It's rare that she does that. I am out of my seat so fast I am sure it falls over with the force that I give it. Ana is not too far behind me. When I rush into the house I am by her side instantly and take her in my arms, whispering to her softly since she had just woken up. Sophie is also awake and she is just watching us. Ethan and Christopher are also in the room, and Ethan is furious with him. He starts yelling at his son, and it becomes clear what had happened. "Shhh, Ethan, take it easy" I say to him as I rub my hand through Natalie's hair. I start to feel her tears on my neck.

Mia and Mom also come into the house and Mia has to calm Ethan since he is yelling. "What happened?" Mia asks in a panic.

Ethan sighs and tries to calm himself. "On the way back from the bathroom, our son ran ahead of me and woke the girls up. Christian, Ana, I'm so sorry."

"That's okay, Ethan" Ana says as she rubs Natalie's back. She is whimpering so I continue to shush her and rub my hand through her hair. Once she is calm I decide to bring her outside with us since she probably won't go back to sleep. Ethan and Mia keep Christopher in the house for a time out, so Ana takes Sophie's hand and has her come with us. She rushes over to sit in Kate's lap and I keep Natalie with me. My mother has ice cream for the girls, which makes them both happy. Natalie is still in sleep mode so I keep her on my lap and cuddle her. Ana feeds her little bits of ice cream as she keeps her head rested against my chest.

After about five minutes we see Ethan and Mia walk outside with Christopher. He walks right over to me and apologizes to Natalie for waking her and scaring her. I'm not too pleased about him waking her from a nap, but I have to remember that he's only five and probably just wanted to play with her. I talk to Natalie about Christopher's apology. I know she understands because Ana and I have taught her to apologize to us anytime she misbehaves. She nods and I put her on the ground to hug him. Christopher hugs her tight and Natalie laughs. I have Christopher give me a high five so that he sees that I'm not angry with him. He hits my hand really hard and it takes me by surprise. Ana laughs at me when I shake it for affect, and Christopher laughs too. I pull Natalie back into my lap and she happily finishes her ice cream.

Christopher wants to sit on Ana's lap, probably so that he can sit next to Natalie. Ana allows it and has Mia help him sit on her lap since she can't lift him. He leans back against her and she puts her arms around him. She talks to him about how he will decorate his room when they move into their house in a few days. He tells Ana that he likes cars and trucks and that he wants the walls to be blue and green. I know that Ana is asking these questions because we had planned to get Ethan, Mia and each child a house warming gift once they are all moved in.

Elizabeth has been very quiet. I haven't heard a peep out of her. She is sitting close to her mother and leaning her head against her arm, while Mia is just chatting away. She is a spitting image of Mia at that age. The only difference is her shyness. Mia was never shy and she was never quiet. When Ana had asked Liz about her new room she didn't want to talk about it. Mia had told me that Liz is having a hard time with the move. She is seven and she already has friends in Los Angeles. She had to leave them, her school, her soccer team and her dance team to move here. Mia is worried about her, but Mom told her that once she starts school she should be fine. I personally don't like change, so I can understand how she feels.

Once Natalie is finished with her ice cream, I clean her face and kiss her little nose. She giggles and she gives me a hug, which I happily return. She then jumps down from my lap and rushes over to Ethan. She tugs on him to get his attention. "I wanna kick the ball" she says excitedly as she jumps up and down. Sophie gets down from Kate's lap and joins in with her cousin in getting Ethan to play with her. Ethan laughs and is on his feet following the girls out to the grassy meadow. Christopher also joins them once he is finished his ice cream. Mia asks Elizabeth if she'd like to join, but she declines and keeps her seat next to her mother. I look at Mia and silently offer to talk to her, but she waves me off. Liz has never really taken to me, or Elliot for that matter. I hope that changes since we'll be seeing a lot more of my sister's family.

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Ana's POV

It's time, the time I've been dreading all week. My son has to leave for the airport to catch a flight back to school. I'm having a hard time holding back my tears. I've loved having him home this summer and I'm going to miss him so much. Christian and I watch as he says goodbye to each family member, either with a hug or handshake.

He picks Natalie up and spins around with her, which makes her laugh. I don't think she quite understands that her brother will be leaving for a while again. Grace said that kids her age don't really have the same sense of time as we do. She'll ask for him, we will tell her that he's at school, let her Skype with him once in a while, and she is fine. When he puts Natalie down Sophie puts her arms up. She wants the same treatment. He smiles and picks her up in a hug and spins her around too. When he puts her down he puts his hand out for a high five from Christopher. Once again, he slaps hard, taking my son by surprised. He shakes his hand out just as Christian did earlier. He then hugs Phoebe and keeps his arms around her for a minute or two. I know my daughter will miss him like crazy. She pulls out of the hug and wipes away tears as he talks to her. I'm not really sure what he's saying to her, but she nods at him.

Teddy finally makes his way over to us. He gives Christian a hug first, and I can tell that Christian is feeling a little emotional about this. He pats our son's back a few times before releasing him. Teddy then hugs me, and I have to work even harder to hold back the tears. "It's okay, Mom. I'll be back before you know it" he tells me. I know he's right, but I'm still sad that he has to go. With all the money at his disposal, why couldn't my husband pay to have Harvard build a west coast campus? Teddy pulls out of the hug and dries my tears, which makes me giggle. When he was a little boy, I did that for him. And now he's taking care of me. "Take care of those babies" he tells me as he puts his hand on my baby bump. I nod and give him a kiss on the cheek, followed by another hug. I know he has to go but I just want to hold him for another minute, and remember just how amazing my son is becoming every day.