Another One

Allison fussed a little when Lacy went to put her down and she had to rock her back to sleep before putting Allison back down.

Lacy made sure she was sleeping and turned her monitor on before walking out of the room, closing the door. She saw Phil walking out of Brandon's room, so she guessed she had just put him down for his nap. She grabbed Phil's hand wordlessly and pulled him further down the hall and into their room before wrapping her arms around his neck, giving him a pout. "Are you sure you have to go?"

"Unfortunately I do." he said as he wrapped his arms around her.

"I don't want you to." She rested her head in the crook of his neck.

"I don't want to either."

She sighed and bit her lip. "Punk, I... I'm pre--...pretty sure I'm going to miss you." She nodded. Didn't want to burden him with this when he had a freaking 20 hour flight to catch.

He chuckled a little. "I know, I'm going to miss you too." he said as he kissed her cheek. "It'll only be for the next two or three days though. I'm coming back."

"I...I can't hold it in any longer," she groaned and pulled away from him to go to one of her drawers. She pulled out an envelope and went back to hand it to him. It had her ultrasound in it.

He looked at her weird and opened the envelope. "Uh....is this what I think it is?"

She nodded sheepishly.

He nodded a bit. "How far along are you?"

"Going on four months," she told him, looking up at him with a shy grin. She could never gauge his reaction on these things.

"...and you're ready for this?"

She thought for a minute before nodding. "I'm ready. ...are you mad?" Oh God, was he mad? "I'm sorry." Her eyes instantly filled with regret. "Please don't be mad, we don't have to do this, I never wanted you to be ma--"

"Hey relax, I'm not mad." he said. "Really, I'm not. It's just...now it'll be you with three kids....under the age of three." he chuckled.

Her features relaxed slightly, only slightly. "Are you okay with this, though? Seriously. I mean, I know you said you didn't want anymore kids for a long while, and I just REALLY don't want you to be upset..." she grabbed his hands, looking at him with pleading eyes.

"If I was upset, I would have thrown a fit or something." he said.

"I don't know how to read you," she admitted and slumped her shoulders, dropping his hands. "Forget it. You have to get to the airport."

He shook his head and pulled her in for a kiss. "I'm happy and ready for this other baby. Sure, it's sooner than I imagined, but we're going to do it. We have two awesome kids and we're going to have another one added to the bunch. I love you and this new addition." he said as he rubbed her belly a bit. "Don't think I'm upset because I'm not." he said kissing her cheek.

"Really?...I... okay." She smiled softly. She took his hand that was resting on her stomach and laced her fingers through his. "I love you, too. ...and I wanted to surprise you with this on your birthday." She laughed a bit. "But I obviously suck at secrets."

(going to sleep for real lol)

"That I know." he chuckled. "Geez, couldn't even wait two more days." he joked.

[night lol]

"At least now you have more reason to come home." she rested her head on his chest.

He nodded. "Yep, spend time with you and our three kids."

She laughed a little. "Exactly. C'mon, you have a flight to catch."

"Ugh, fineeeee."

"Um... I love you?" She chuckled. "If it helps. All packed?"