Ages:

Jim - 38
Melinda - 34
Katie - 9
Aaron - 5

Melinda stared down at her sleeping husband, unable to keep the soft smile off of her lips. He always cuddled against her when they slept together, but when she left the bed to go to the bathroom, he promptly rolled onto his stomach and spread out on the bed, his head tucked under his pillow.

He was too adorable (and sexy, quite frankly) for his own good. Thinking about how adorable Jim Clancy was, made her smile as she slid her hand over her slim stomach. Unable to wait any longer, she lurched forward and crawled over him, straddling his butt. She kissed Jim's shoulders and between them until he began to stir. He lifted his head and yawned, looking back at her with sleepy blue eyes.

He smiled and rolled over onto his back. He ran his hands up and down her back, slipping them under her tank top to stroke her skin.

"Hey," Jim yawned. "I love you."

"I love you too," Melinda smiled and rested her head against his bare chest.

Nights like this where Jim would pull her into his arms and just hold her were her absolute favorite.

"What are you smiling so much about?" He asked.

She lifted her head to look at him. She knew that this was going to be a moment that she was going to remember for the rest of her life. She remembered the two children she'd told him about before and couldn't wait to tell him about this one.

"I have something to tell you," she said softly.

He smiled and nodded, his fingers tracing random patterns up and down her back. He waited for her to tell him whatever news she had. She was big on the dramatic pauses, so he knew that he had to wait for the appropriate amount of time. She propped herself up on

his chest so that she could see his face.

Smiling brightly at him, she revealed excitedly, "I'm pregnant."

Jim stared at her, his mind was still hazy with sleep. When the meaning of her words suddenly hit him, his eyes went wide. He slid a hand up to cup her face, rubbing his thumb over her cheek. The look of pure happiness that formed on his face makes Melinda's heart expand with even more love.

How can she not love this man? He was everything she hadn't realized that she was looking for, and she felt so special that he chose to love her.

"You're pregnant?" He whispered. "Really?"

"Yes. I just got the call today," she smiled and kissed him. "You're not mad I went to confirm it without you? I just didn't want to get your hopes up again like we did last time..."

"Oh, honey. This is the best news," he sat up and kissed her again. properly this time. "I could never be mad at you. I'm so glad that this is happening That we'll have a third child."

"It feels like it's been forever since I thought we'd ever get another one, and now we're going to be blessed with a third one. I'm so happy Jim." She hugged him, kissing his cheek, rubbing his back. "A child made with love and passion, and we will love him or her forever."

"Yes. Passion and love," he brought her lips to his and rolled her underneath him quickly, kissing her neck then. "Something we will never lose... when should we tell the kids? Should we wait a little bit longer?"

"In the morning. I can't wait to tell them," she laughed, bringing him close. "I just want to be with you right now."

She wrapped her arms around Jim's neck as he littered her face and neck with kisses, giggling at his enthusiasm. He lifted his head from her neck and then pressed his lips to hers, kissing her deeply. His hand slid between them, cradling her prized flat stomach. She brought a hand down to cover his, linking their fingers together. When they broke apart, she pressed his forehead to hers.

"Thank you," he breathed. "Thank you, Mel, for being the woman to carry and birth my children."

Jim was amazing, and he was all hers. A day didn't go by that she wasn't grateful for the fact that he was in her life. That he married her and they had their beautiful family and little life in Grandview together.

"I love you," she told him.

"God, Mel," he murmured. He kissed her cheek, holding her against him. "I love you too. So much."

With that said, he kissed down to her stomach and lifted her tank top, taking a moment to stare at the flat expanse of skin and press a kiss to each stretch mark that adorns her body. He grinned up at her.

"That's our baby," he kissed her stomach, his thumbs stroking against her soft skin. "I'm so excited to meet this one. I just know he or she will be great."

She stared at him with tears burning in her eyes. She locked her fingers in his hair and pulled him up toward her, kissing him once again.

"Make love to me," she murmured against his lips.

He grinned before he kissed her again, reaching down to tug her shorts down, his fingers trace over her, feeling her center between his middle and ring finger.

"You're already dripping," he gasped and smiled at her.

"I need to feel you," she moaned as he felt himself throb between her legs. "All of you."

She had always been fascinated with Jim's body, and now was certainly no exception. She pushed up his shirt and threw it to the floor as he settled comfortably between her legs. He ran two long fingers through her folds, satisfied when he saw that she was just as soaked as he wanted her to be.

She unwrapped her left leg around his waist. Her tiny foot was small compared to his body, and he kissed her ankle before he extended her leg so that it was resting against his shoulder. Then he brought his hips to hers, sliding into her easily. Melinda cried out and clutched at his shoulders.

"Jim," she gasped, her eyes fluttering closed in ecstasy. "Right there."

She forced them open when he held still inside of her; he wanted her with him, and they were already nearly there.

When her eyes met his, he pulled his hips back and thrust into her again. She shifted so that she was supporting herself with her forearms on the bed, leaving his hands free to run up and down her body. Sliding one hand underneath her ass to support her, he started snapping back and forth faster. Her hips lifted at the same pace to meet his, his name like a benediction on her lips.

"God, Mel…" He groaned, his voice hoarse.

Their movements were now erratic and frenzied. They were both so, so close. When he passed his fingers over her center, she started to clench around him and she moaned his name loudly into his neck.

"Jim!" She pulled him close, her nails just moving over his back.

He followed her right over the edge, pouring into her. He fell forward so he was resting on top of her, but he was careful not to put too much of his weight on her. His hand slid down to rub her stomach softly and they laid there on the bed like that until they could catch their breath.

"Here's to loving you forever," he whispered and kissed her, moving down to kiss her stomach. "And you too."

Melinda leaned against the doorframe to the living room and watched as Katie and Aaron went about their regular afternoon activities. Katie was lying in the middle of the living room floor, writing in her newest journal Melinda had gotten her yesterday. Aaron, on the other hand, had claimed the coffee table and spread out his various superhero action figures.

She smiled as she watched her children, and her smile grew when she felt a pair of familiar, strong hands wrap around her waist. He pulled her against him and dropped a kiss to her shoulder.

"What are you so worried about?" He asked as his thumbs rubbed into her still flat stomach.

"We have to tell them, you know." She sighed and leaned back in his embrace, resting her head against his broad chest.

"Mel, honey, this is happy," He says with a chuckle. "The kids will handle it just fine. Katie was fine when we told her about Aaron."

Her brow furrowed in worry. "Yes, but Aaron is used to being the youngest. You know how he is." She sighed. "What if he doesn't want a little brother or sister?"

Looking back out into the living room, she laid her hands over his on top of her stomach and gave them a squeeze.

"Are you ready?" Kissing her cheek, he asked.

"Of course," she smiled up at him.

He followed his wife into the living room and took a seat next to her on the couch. Katie looked up, her eyes bright. Aaron, however, looked as if he couldn't be bothered by the entrance of his parents. It made him grin as he watched his little boy play. To hear him speak soft words to his heroes about kicking butt was the best.

"Aaron? Katie? We have something to tell you," Melinda said, patting a spot next to her.

Aaron immediately abandoned her superheroes and climbed into his mother's lap. "What is it, mommy?" Aaron asked as Katie joined them on the couch.

Katie sat on Jim's other side, her notebook on her lap.

"Are we getting a present like this morning?" Aaron giggled, holding his newest hero in his hands still.

She shared a look with Jim. "Something like that," she smiled.

Somehow, Katie knew what was going on.

"Oh, I know what's going on!" the nine-year-old exclaimed, grinning.

"Really? You do?" He asked her.

Katie rolled her eyes in a look that she had inherited from his mother. "You and mama said the same thing when you told me about Aaron, daddy. I remember."

He ruffled her hair, causing the girl to laugh. "You're too smart for us, you know that?" He kissed her head.

"Everyone tells me that," Katie said with a proud smile as her dad hugged her.

"You told sissy about me? What does that mean?" Aaron asked, trying to understand. His little brain couldn't wrap the words around in his mind.

"Well, baby," She begins. Aaron turns towards his mother with wide eyes; he absolutely adored his mother. "When we found out that you were going to be you, we told Katie that she was getting a little brother."

"So… I'm getting a little sister?" Aaron giggled.

"Or a little brother," she added.

"Hopefully a little sister," Katie said. Seeing the reprimanding look from her mother, she quickly amended her words, "Or another little brother would be cool, too."

"I'm not going to be the baby anymore?" Aaron asked.

"You'll always be our baby, Aaron. There's only one you, right?" Melinda reassured him, kissing his cheek.

"I get to be a big brother!" Aaron giggled.

"Yes, you do get to be a big brother." Jim winked at the boy, who smiled and hugged his mother as they all started to talk about all things baby.

Another expansion to the Clancy family was definitely being taken very well.