A thump came, and Lacey rubbed the egg affectionately, "We will definitely find the perfect name for you when you come, darling, but now, Mommy needs to rest and eat. I still am carrying your siblings, and they're hungry.", gently lowering the egg down in the blankets, cradled by the pillows around the back side.
"Edward, Eric, Ethan... those three are certainly coming to my mind.", Doc said as Lacey chuckled.
"How about we wait until he hatches before we finally decide on those names?", Lacey suggested as Doc smiled, "You're right, we have so much time to think about that.".
Lacey nodded, "Now, help me here, I need to eat and rest.", and Doc nodded, helping Lacey put her lower body clothes back on, assisting her out of the studio room to the living room, with Doc clicking on the tv, adjusting the remote until it showed the egg in the studio room in one side of the tv, with a channel on the other side of the tv.
"There, that should do it. Do you want omelets again, my dear?", Doc asked with a kiss to her temple, and Lacey smiled, "That sounds wonderful, Richard.", happy to see the security and all amongst the normalcy.
And so, Lacey and Doc went around normally for the next 24 hours, eating, sleeping, and mainly relaxing. With video monitoring on the first egg in every room, Lacey and Doc is happy, and of course, not every baby would be the same in the situation of labor or their timing.
In the middle of the night, the couple is sleeping, and Lacey, resting on her side, was slow to recognize the familiar pangs but when she felt the first contraction, she woke up, crying out in pain.
"Lacey...?", Doc woke up, half groggy and looked to her. "Another one's coming...", Lacey told him. "Bad timing though, you couldn't have waited at least until morning?", she teased her coming child as she groaned again in pain.
Doc widened his eyes, the statement waking him up instantly, and pushed away the blankets, helping take off Lacey's pajamas and panties, taking a look, "You're almost all dilated, Lacey. A couple of inches to go.", as he turned on the lamp, staying on dim mode.
Lacey took deep breaths, tried to relax slightly through the next few contractions, before feeling the need to push, and panted, looking at Doc, "I need to push, Richard!". Doc looked again, and then nodded, "You're all clear to go. Easy, Lacey.".
"I'll try, Richard.", Lacey whispered as she whimpered from another contraction, and then pushed, crying out in pain, feeling the second egg stretching out the birth canal.
Doc rubbed Lacey's back and shoulders, murmuring reassuringly here and there as Lacey repeated in taking deep breaths and pushes before shouting in pain, "Do you see it?!", feeling her vagina widening out to meet the wide part of the egg.
Looking back and down, Doc nodded, "Yes, it's right there! You got this, my dear.", seeing that the second egg is a bit different in color this time, blue-ish white. Lacey dropped her head on the pillow, breathing tiredly before closing her eyes and gave a push as she grunted, crying out as she wringed her hands in the sheets, slightly moving her leg out of the way as she is resting on her side.
After an intense push, the egg came right out, and Doc quickly caught it before it could hit the floor and risk damage. "I got them, Lacey!", Doc called out as Lacey collapsed forward in complete exhaustion.
"Thank God...", Lacey whispered. "I don't know if I can push the last one out...", she admitted as Doc kissed her cheek, "You just need a little time to relax, get some strength back, but it's just one more...".
Lacey tiredly opened her eyes and smiled, "I know...We're almost there...", and Doc smiled, "That's right.", softly resting the egg on the sheets between Lacey and himself as he rested back to face Lacey, kissing her on the lips.
"Are you asleep, little one?", Lacey softly asked as she rubbed her baby bump which is now decreased to like 7-month size, relieved that there's only one in there, and she is not feeling as heavy anymore. The egg gave a soft thump, and Doc chuckled, "I think he or she is half asleep. We will sing you to sleep, but first, we want to know you...Are you a boy?".
A thump came, and Lacey chuckled, "Two boys...I really hope the last one is a girl...I want a daughter...", and Doc smiled, "I hope so too...Son, do you want a name that starts with J?".
Another thump came, and Lacey smiled happily, "That's wonderful...Three names come to mind; Jackson, Jefferson, and John.", and Doc nodded, "Those are fine names. Like with our first son, we will wait for him to hatch, and then we will name him officially. Now, do you want to hear a song?".
A thump was heard, and Doc laughed softly, "Alright, then.", before singing tenderly and quietly, and when he finished, he saw that Lacey was back asleep, and Doc smiled as he carefully and every so quietly carried his second son's egg to the corner of the room, right in the view of the bed, resting within another nest of blankets and pillows, just like his brother's egg in the studio room.
Doc kissed the top of the egg, "Good night, my son.", whispering softly before getting up and headed to the bed to join Lacey back into slumberland, putting their blankets back over them once more.
And so, with the video monitors now adjusted to the eggs in their own room and corner, another 24 hours came and went, with easier walking around the house for Lacey much to her joy as she was having trouble with three eggs at once in her belly, and Doc stayed as close as possible.
"Still awake?", Doc asked as he saw Lacey in the living room during the middle of the night. "Yeah... just thinking that it's been a full day that this last one might be coming.", Lacey explained.
Doc nodded as he sat down, rubbing her shoulders and her baby bump, kissing her on the forehead, "That certainly makes sense, but you have to understand that our first son came during the afternoon, and then our second son came during the night...It could just as well be the morning for this one. Almost like taking a shift schedule in a way.".
"I know... but call it 'mother's intuition' for this one.", Lacey chuckled as Doc smiled. "Well, better not argue with that then.", he told her as she shook her head.
"I thought you of all people would dismiss that as bunk, being a man of science and all.", Lacey said. "True, but, well, to be honest, you are right; I call it nothing more than strange coincidences but... I am now a father and have a wonderful woman with me, so maybe it's smart for me to be a bit romantic at times.".
Lacey blushed softly, "Aww, I love you, Richard.", kissing him on the lips, and Doc held her warmly as he kissed her back, sighing softly as he leaned his forehead against her forehead, "I love you too, Lacey.".
Lacey smiled, "Can you make a smoothie for me?", and Doc smiled, "Of course, my dear.", getting up to head to the kitchen behind the living room. Lacey relaxed, watching Doc work around the kitchen, and maybe five minutes later, she then felt the familiar pangs.
She widened her eyes as she took a deep breath, starting to remove her lower body clothes when the first contraction came, and she cried out in pain, "Richard! It's happening!", instinctively drawing her legs up.
"Coincidence, I tell you!", Doc quickly said as she rolled her eyes. "What happened to being a romantic?", Lacey asked as she took a deep breath to try and get herself prepared. "Out the window since you're having our third child!", Doc called out.
Doc ran in a split second to the couch, dropping to his knees to look, "You're all dilated, Lacey!", holding into her knee as Lacey chuckled, "This one wants out quick.", before shouting at another contraction, and she took a deep breath, bent over, and pushed, crying out as she grunted, digging her hands and feet into the cushions.
"Just hold together, Lacey... this one will be out fast, I promise, you're almost there already!", Doc shouted as Lacey kept panting, just trying to make that final push and that she would finally be done.
Lacey kept taking deep breaths as she repeatedly pushed, grunting as she bent over before screaming out in pain as she felt the familiar sensation of the egg's wide part coming out of her vagina, and Doc called out, "One more push, Lacey!", seeing that the egg's color is different once more, and it's a glossy gray white with glitter, almost like quartz.
Panting, as she was bent over, she opened her eyes to see her last child, the very last egg to come out of her, halfway out, and tears came to her eyes, realizing once more that she's truly a mother thrice over, and breathed deeply, and grunted, giving one last push as she cried out, collapsing back into the back of the couch as the egg slipped free into Doc's hands.
Lacey panted heavily, breathing deeply as her belly became mostly normal with some baby fat that she will have to work out to get back to shape, looking at Doc cradling the egg in his arms with an exhausted smile, "If you can hear me, darling, tell me if you're a girl.".
There was a small pause before finally there was a faint tap that gave the confirmation. "It's a girl...", Doc whispered. "We've got a daughter...", he said.
Lacey sobbed happily as she heard the news, "Finally...I got a baby girl! We got a baby girl!", and Doc smiled warmly, looking at Lacey as he transferred the egg to Lacey's arms, "I like the sound of names that start with K or P. I like Katherine, Kimberly, and Kelly.".
Lacey smiled warmly, "Those are great names...Names that start with P... Penelope, Piper, and Pollyanna.", and Doc chuckled, "More great names. Like her brothers, we will see what suits her once she hatches.", amazed and more in love than ever, seeing Lacey still so beautiful after such a finale of giving birth.
He kissed Lacey, "I'll be right back, my dear.", getting up and heading through the house, heading to the closet above his lab stairs, pulling out a wide, deep basket, and headed to the studio room, pilling the blankets and pillows, putting his first son on the left side of the basket, and then headed to the bedroom, doing the same with his second son, putting him in the middle of the basket, and did a slight detour to pick up something important, and headed back to Lacey and their only daughter.
"Surprise...This would be their bed, and I figure they would want to hear their siblings' sounds side by side.", Doc smiled, and Lacey looked so happy, "It's perfect!", kissing her daughter's egg before gently resting it down on the right side of the basket.
Doc smiled, kissing their baby girl's egg as well as he settled the basket on the floor, and exhaled as he grabbed Lacey's hands, "Lacey Casciano, you have made me the happiest man alive on earth, but I was hoping I could make you the happiest woman alive on earth.", with a smile as he drew out a ring, a simple silver ring with beautiful blue gemstones with gold accents.
"Richard...", Lacey covered her mouth. "I know, I know, I probably should've done this much sooner but... well, I can't think of a better time to try this, you know?", Doc chuckled.
Lacey's eyes became misty as Doc continued to speak, "What do you say, my dear? Will you marry a half cockroach, half human in me?", with a soft, loving smile.
Lacey nodded her head, tears finally falling, "Yes, Richard! I will marry you!", smiling happily, and Doc's eyes sparkled in joy as he gently, smoothly slid the ring into her finger, and kissed her on the lips with all the love he could possibly have.
The two of them held in each other's embrace for what felt like a good half hour, just kissing and holding with little breaking before finally the uncomfortable position of being in one spot got to them. "Okay, Richard... I think we've gone a bit too long into this.", Lacey chuckled.
Doc laughed softly, "I hear you, my dear. Well, it's late, and we best get to bed.", with a smile as he grunted, getting up, and picking up the basket, and Lacey smiled, putting her pajama bottoms back on, and so, the happy couple headed to their bedroom, with the basket at the rear of the bed, warm and secure.
And so, the next morning, the whole community of Libra Haven congratulated their engagement, and sort of officially met the eggs, and so with Tara happily making a wedding dress once again, and with no immediate family of Lacey or Doc at all, Libra Haven was witnessing a wedding once more, at the end of the new month.
It occurred right in their backyard behind the house as it was literally too small inside, and with shade and all, the wedding ceremony was quite incredible, but to make it even more beautiful, the triplets decided to hatch right after the couple's first kiss as husband and wife.
"Slow down, Lacey!", Doc shouted as she was dragging him along by hand. "Most women don't rush this fast to the honeymoon!".
"I just want to make sure that the children are alright; I hate leaving them alone even for a few hours!", Lacey told him. Doc can tell that she is in mother mode...He doesn't mind really as honestly; the triplets have been on half of his mind throughout the entire wedding ceremony as well.
Oh, sure, he made sure to lock the house vehemently secure every time they leave the house for visiting others, minor dates, some fresh air, and of course, just now as well. He clicked the house button on, and the door became unlocked as soon as they came into the house, and they headed to the bedroom, soon hearing loud thumps and soft crackling.
They came in, widened their eyes, seeing the eggs shaking and having visible cracks in their eggshells, and Lacey dropped to her knees, sobbing happily, "Are you coming, darlings?!".
More cracks came, and Doc joined her, "Looks like it, Lacey!", with a wide grin, watching as well, and not even a couple of minutes later, one of the eggs started to pop out, with a hand, and they realized that it was their daughter.
"Oh, oh, she's coming, Richard!", Lacey laughed tearfully as she shook his arm excitedly, watching as their daughter quickly popped out even further, cracking and shaking before it collapsed into pieces, revealing a crying, goopy, nude baby girl, and Lacey reached out to pick her up as Doc swiftly got up to the bathroom, and returned with warm, damp towels a minute later.
Lacey got one of the towels, cleaning her daughter's body gently and tenderly as she kept shivering, her cries becoming quieter, and Lacey whispered softly, "It's okay, my little one.", amazed to see that her few curls of hair is raven black just like Doc's, and her skin is pale tan just like Lacey's, having Lacey's nose, and Doc's smile.
"Come on, sweetheart, open those eyes for us.", Doc whispered warmly, and she heard him, blinking and rubbing her arms before opening them up to reveal bi-colored eyes. On the left is shockingly Doc's old eye color, which is light blue, and on the right is Lacey's dark blue eye color.
"She's so perfect...", Lacey muttered as she wiped away her eyes to keep herself from bawling in tears. "Certainly very unique... especially with those eyes of hers... she's got one of my old eyes...", Doc said.
Lacey nodded, "It suits her...Katherine Penelope Lebre...", smiling softly as she had taken Doc's last name in the wedding ceremony, and Doc smiled happily, "Oh, that's so perfect! We can call her Kathy for short.".
Kathy gurgled happily, approving of her full name, and then gave out a hungry whine. Lacey frowned, "I don't know if I have milk, Kathy, but let's try.", removing one of the straps, moving Kathy closer to her breast, and she latched onto it, suckling, and Lacey gasped softly as she felt something moving through, and relaxed happily as Kathy was gulping down the milk.
Doc sighed contentedly as he watched his daughter feed from his wife, and he blinked before realizing that it's the first time he has ever said that mentally, and he then smiled before hearing more cracks, realizing that one of his sons is coming.
"Well, she was the last born but first hatched... and I think her brothers know it.", Doc chuckled as he waved her over. "One of them certainly is wanting to make sure to catch up.".
"Too late. Kathy's the eldest.", Lacey teased as the egg continued to crack. Doc laughed softly, "I cannot argue with that.", as he watched, and the egg on the left then popped out, with a leg, and it kept shaking, and Doc spoke heartily, "Come on, son, you can do it!".