Blended

Chapter 11

Author's Note: Thank you to my beta Carly and thank you to Carrie for voluntarily looking over the chapter for me. Now look people, LOL… I am going to apologize right now and when you get to the part you will know why I am apologizing. I tried to come up with something else but I saw a movie and fell in LOVE. So… forgive me now.

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Sunday continued…

Molly ran up the stairs, taking two at a time. "Brian," she said as she burst into the baby's room. "Justin is in the bathroom downstairs. I think something is wrong." Brian was out of the nursery before he could even really process what Molly had just said. He ran down the stairs toward the bathroom.

All the guys dropped what they were doing and followed the brunet down the stairs, pushing Molly out of the way in their rush to get to Justin. "Hey," Molly said.

"Oh, this is so exciting," Emmett clapped as he too headed down the stairs. Brian slid the bathroom door open and rushed over to Justin's side.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Brian asked. Justin's face winced in pain and he took a deep breath.

"I think we may have to move the date of that C-section up a little," Justin said when he could catch a breath. Brian helped Justin to his feet and led him out of the bathroom, pausing whenever Justin felt the pain.

"We'll come with you," Ben said as he and Michael started to put their jackets on. Brian helped Justin into his jacket and went to grab his wallet, phone and keys.

"Hey," Justin said when the pain let up. "Can you guys make sure and tell Mel and Lindsay know what's going on?" Emmett and Ted nodded.

"Yeah, sure sweetie, you just go and have a healthy baby," Emmett said as he hugged Justin. Brian came back down the stairs and helped Justin to his feet. "We'll take care of everything here, don't you worry."

Brian paused before dropping the gate on the elevator. "Don't break anything," he said as he let the gate drop. Molly smacked Ted on the back, harder than she meant to.

"Don't worry, I'll be here," Molly said as Brian shut the gate and they rode the elevator down. Brian helped Justin into the car and Ben and Michael followed in their own car. They moved through the streets in a hurried pace.

"Oh my God, this hurts so fucking much," Justin said as he sat in the passenger side of his car. Brian stopped for a light and nervously tapped his fingers on the steering wheel as he waited for the light to change.

"I know," Brian offered as Justin's hand closed down on his. "FUCK," Brian said as Justin began to grip his hand tightly.

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"He went into labor?" Lindsay asked over the phone. "Are you serious?" Emmett held the phone to his ear as he helped Ted and Molly put the finishing touches on the nursery. Justin had already painted the walls a soft blue. He had painted an ocean around the room, complete with all the sea creatures he could imagine.

"Yeah," Ted said as he took the phone from Emmett. "And left us with all the work." Emmett hit him on the arm and went back to folding up the baby t-shirts and other things that had been bought.

"Well, call us if anything happens before we get there," Lindsay said as she hung up the phone and slipped it back into her purse.

Melanie walked out of the bathroom, holding Junior's still damp hands. "They never have enough paper towels in those fucking bathrooms," she said. Lindsay turned around, too excited to talk to her about using the 'F' word in front of Junior. Not to mention the fact that Junior had heard worse. "What's wrong?" she asked when she saw the look on Lindsay's face.

"Justin is having the baby," Lindsay said with a smile.

"No shit," she said. Junior was looking around the zoo at all the other people. She had been on a high since they pulled into the parking lot. She had spent the longest time looking at the giraffes and the hippos. She was especially thrilled when the hippo started to use the bathroom in front of everyone.

"Yeah, Emmett said that they took him in about twenty minutes ago," Lindsay said as they moved over to a bench and sat down to rest. "Did you hear that, Junior? Your daddy is having the baby." Junior smiled up at her and clapped.

"YAY, da baby, da baby," Junior yelled as she kicked her legs back and forth. Melanie looked over at the hotdog vendor and back at the smaller version of Brian and Justin.

"Do you want a hotdog?" Melanie asked. Lindsay smiled at her wife and let out a soft breath.

"Brian is going to kill you," Lindsay said with a laugh as Melanie got up to get Junior a hotdog. "You are going to be a big sister. Are you excited?" Junior looked around at all the kids and smiled as she clutched tightly to the stuffed giraffe that Melanie and Lindsay had bought her.

"Can we see da moonkeys?" Junior asked as Melanie came back with the hotdogs. She handed one to Lindsay and helped Junior eat hers as she ate her own.

"Monkeys," Melanie corrected. "She doesn't seem to care too much about the baby." Lindsay swallowed a bite of her hotdog and took a drink of water.

"Well, she's three," Lindsay said. "You know… if they do the C-section after midnight Junior and the new baby will have the same birthday." Melanie nodded as Junior shook her head no to the next piece of offered hotdog.

"Can we see da monkeys?" Junior repeated.

"Yeah sweetie, lets finish lunch first though, okay?" Lindsay said as she wiped Junior's mouth and searched through her snack bag for a juice box. She put the straw in and handed it to Junior. They sat watching the dolphins swim as they finished their lunch.

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"Oh this sucks, this fucking sucks," Justin said as he lay on the bed, the fetal heart monitor strapped to his stomach. Brian was sitting in the chair next to the bed, as the doctor looked over Justin's chart and checked his progress.

"I know you're uncomfortable, but just think in a few short hours you'll be holding a baby in your arms," Dr. Marring said as he wrote something in Justin's chart.

"Fuck that, I want to go now. Why can't I go now?" Justin protested as another contraction racked through his body.

"Because," Dr. Marring said. "There are three other people in front of you." Brian leaned forward in his chair, his hands clasped firmly together.

"Well, can I at least have something for the pain?" Justin asked as the pain numbed just a bit.

"You are going to get an epidural for the surgery but with you being so sensitive to a lot of medicine and the baby being two weeks early, I would rather not flood your system with drugs." Justin grabbed onto the sheets as another bout of pain coursed through him.

Justin let out a sigh as the pain died down and his body relaxed once more, giving him a moment of relief.

Dr. Marring wrote a few more things down before putting his pen back in his pocket. "Okay, I'll be back in a few and then we'll get you prepped for surgery and hopefully have a baby before midnight," he said as he tapped the bed with the chart before leaving the room. The nurse that had been silently moving around the room prepped his arm and inserted an IV.

"Is this you guys first baby?" She asked as she adjusted the flow of the drip. Justin shook his head 'no' as he struggled through the pain.

"We have a daughter," Brian offered. The nurse turned from the counter with a smile on her face.

"Are you hoping for anything special?"

"No," Brian said. She finished setting up the IV and checked the fetal monitors.

"Well, everything seems to be in order. Try and get some rest," she said as she left the room, closing the door behind her.

Brian got up and walked around the room. He paused at the monitors and took a closer look. "Well, at least the décor is not too bad."

"What is your problem?" Justin asked calmly as the pain eased a bit. Brian turned from the monitors to look at his husband.

"Excuse me?"

"When you had Junior the doctor asked you if you wanted to get clipped. You said no, and now look where we are. What is wrong with you?" Justin asked. Brian knew that the younger man was talking through his pain so he decided to not pay him too much attention.

"Yeah, well, I refuse to have anything sharp near my dick," Brian offered. Justin winced as the pain flowed through him again. Brian walked over and placed his hand on Justin's stomach. Justin flung his hand off and turned on his side.

"Don't touch me. It's so fucking hot in here." Justin kicked off the sheets, trying desperately to get cool. In truth it was quite cold in the room but Brian was not going to argue. Justin was in pain and Justin in pain was worse than a sick Justin.

The time ticked by and Brian walked out of the room to go and update Ben and Michael. The two men had been sitting in the empty waiting room since Justin had been wheeled to the maternity ward.

"Hey," Brian said as he pushed through the double doors. Michael sat up and looked at Brian.

"Well?" Ben asked. Brian filled them in on what was going on. He told them that it should be soon. "How's Justin?"

"Pissed because I did not get the vasectomy that the doctor offered when I had Junior," Brian said. He walked over to the water fountain and winced as the unfiltered water ran down his throat. Ben and Michael laughed at the thought of Justin talking about that while he had contraction after contraction. "I have to go back in there."

Brian made his way back to the room in time to hear Justin ranting to the same young nurse about how Brian had refused the vasectomy. "I am sure he had his reasons," the young nurse said. Brian rolled his eyes as he came to stand on the side of Justin's bed,

"Justin, you were the one who told me not to get the surgery, remember?" Brian said as the doctor came into the room.

"No, I was not." Justin looked at the doctor, his head buried into the pillow and the sheets bunched up on the end of the bed.

"I have good news for you," Dr. Marring said as he checked Justin's vital. "Dr. Johnson is taking over my last patient, which means that you're next." Justin smiled weakly as the anesthesiologist wheeled his cart into the room.

"Hello Justin, I'm Dr. Lentz. I am going to be your anesthesiologist," Dr. Lentz said as he wheeled his cart over to the side of the bed. He introduced himself to Brian and got ready to prep Justin for surgery. "Okay Justin, are you ready?"

"Oh God yes," Justin said as Dr. Lentz washed his hands and pulled on some gloves.

"Good, let's get started then."

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Lindsay and Melanie rang the buzzer and waited to be let up. Molly opened the door and waited for them to come in. "Hey, where have you guys been?" Molly asked as she took the bag from Lindsay.

"The zoo," Melanie said. "And I can honestly say that I have no desire to go back there anytime soon." Molly laughed as she took her sleeping niece from Melanie. Melanie stretched her arms and rolled her neck. "She is getting so heavy."

"Then we went to eat. Have you heard from Brian?" Lindsay asked as she went to sit on the couch. Melanie went over to the refrigerator and grabbed a bottle of water. Molly adjusted Junior on her shoulder and tossed the stuffed giraffe onto the couch.

"No, but Ben called. He said that they were taking Justin into surgery. That was about thirty minutes ago," Molly said as she stood at the bottom of the steps.

"Where are Ted and Emmett?" Melanie asked as she went to sit next to Lindsay.

"They had to go. Emmett had to get ready for some big party he is having tomorrow night and Ted has to go to work tomorrow." Melanie looked at her watch and then over at Lindsay who was yawning. "You two can go too if you want. I don't have classes on Mondays. I'll be fine watching her," Molly offered.

"Do you want to go?" Melanie asked as she looked over at Lindsay.

"Maybe we should. We have to go to work in the morning." Melanie nodded and got up from the couch. "Besides," Lindsay said as she got up and started walking toward the door. "We can always stop by tomorrow."

Molly walked over and hugged and kissed them goodbye. "Are you sure you'll be alright here by yourself?"

"Yeah," Molly said. "I am just going to give her a bath and put her to bed."

"Okay sweetie. If you need anything just call, and call us when you hear something, no matter how late," Lindsay said as they walked down the stairs. Molly slid the door closed and set the alarm. She walked up the stairs to get Junior ready for bed.

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"Can you feel anything?" Dr. Marring asked Justin as he poked all over his stomach with a sharp needle. Brian sat next to Justin, dressed in the scrubs that the nurse had given him and he had so adamantly protested against.

Justin moved his head from side to side. "No," he said as he looked at Brian. Brian moved their hands together and intertwined their fingers. Brian bit his bottom lip as he breathed through the paper mask.

"Good, that's normal. You are going to feel a little pressure, okay?" Justin nodded and closed his eyes as the first incision was made. Brian held onto Justin's hand as he tried to see what was going on behind the partition.

"Okay, there's the sac," Dr. Marring said as he burst the sac open and handed the sharp instrument to one of the nurses on duty. "Here it comes. Here it comes." Dr. Marring got quiet for a few seconds and then the room was filled with the harsh cries of one pissed off baby.

"Clamps," Dr. Marring said as he held his hand out. He cut the baby's cord and held the baby up so that Brian and Justin could see.

"You got a baby boy," he said as he handed the baby to the nurse and got ready to start the closing procedure. He examined Justin's abdomen, noting that it was still swollen. He placed his hands back inside of Justin's abdomen and let out a loud gasp. "I don't fucking believe it," he said losing his professionalism.

"What? What's wrong?" Brian asked. Justin looked from Brian to the partition. He hated that he could not see the doctor. Dr. Marring looked at the nurse as he felt around inside of Justin.

"There's another one in there," he finally said as he instructed the nurse. "Call the nursery and tell them we need another warmer down here." The nurse hurried to the phone and called the nursery.

"What?" Justin and Brian both asked at the same time. They looked at each other, neither one knowing what to say.

"There was only one in the picture," Brian said. "In all the pictures we have there was only one baby."

"It must have been hiding behind its brother," Dr. Marring explained. Brian sat back down on the stool and waited as the doctor maneuvered the other baby down and out. Brian ran his hand over Justin's hair as the smaller man gripped his other hand. Another shrill cry filled the air and Brian and Justin were presented with another perfect little boy.

"Well, that explains why you always felt pressure near your ribs," Dr. Marring said as he handed the baby off to the nurse and started to close Justin up. Brian leaned down and kissed Justin on the lips. "Congratulations ,you guys."

"Thanks," Brian said as Justin watched the nurses take the babies footprints and put bracelets around their ankles. Brian followed the babies out of the operating room after kissing Justin one last time. Ben and Michael got up as they saw Brian following the nurses.

"How'd it go?" Michael asked. Brian smirked and nodded to the two incubators. "What? Are they both yours?" Brian nodded.

"Yeah, well, if you're going to do something you might as well do it right. That's what I always say," Brian said. Michael hit him playfully on the chest as he moved to looked at the babies.

"What are their names?" Ben asked.

"We haven't decided yet," Brian said as the nurse informed him that they had to get the babies to the nursery. "Call everyone and tell them. I'm sure we'll see them all tomorrow." Brian followed the nurses down the hallway and through the double doors. The nurses in the nursery placed a hospital bracelet on Brian's right wrist.

He stayed in the nursery as they took all the babies 'vitals and got ready to wash them up. He left the nursery to go back and see about Justin, stopping on the way to talk to Ben and Michael. It was just after midnight. The last baby had been born at eleven thirty, one day before their sister.

"We're going to go," Ben said as he hugged Brian. "Congratulations." Michael did the same, a huge grin planted on his face.

"Thanks for staying guys," Brian said. They talked for a few more minutes before Michael and Ben disappeared into the elevator and Brian went to find Justin.

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Monday…

Molly sat up on the sofa and looked right into the face of her niece. "SHIT," Molly screamed as her eyes focused. "J, you scared me to death."

"Can I have Cheerios?" Junior asked as she held onto her giraffe. Molly's brain engaged as soon as she asked the question. She had passed out on the sofa after putting Junior to bed and reading her the same book four times.

Molly jumped up and ran over to the answering machine. She played the message and as soon as she heard the word twins she started to scream.

"Twins? OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD!" Molly screamed. Junior sat on the stairs looking at her aunt. Molly calmed herself and walked over to her niece. "Your dad and daddy had to go to the hospital to have the baby." Junior listened, a smile lighting up her face.

"The baby," she whispered happily.

Molly nodded. "Yup, but you know what? Instead of having one baby he had two. You get to have two babies." Junior sat her giraffe on the floor and scratched at the mess of hair on her head.

"Can I have Cheerios, pweese?" Junior asked as she looked at her aunt. The birth of her brothers was not really high on her list of things to do. She had cartoons to watch and toys to play with. Molly took her hand and walked with her to the kitchen. Junior crawled into her seat and waited.

"You know what?" Molly asked as she poured milk into the bowl and gave it to Junior. "Today is your birthday."

Junior took the spoon that Molly gave her and scooped up a big spoonful of cereal. She put it in her mouth and turned to her aunt. "It's my berfday and I am seven," Junior said as the buzzer sounded. Molly looked over at the clock and got up to answer the door. It was not even eight o'clock in the morning yet.

"You are three," Molly said as she pressed the talk button. "Who is it?"

"Molly, it's me," Jennifer said into the speaker. Molly pressed the door release button and unlocked the loft door. Jennifer appeared in no time and closed the door behind her. "Hey mom," Molly greeted as she walked back over to the kitchen.

"Gramma, gramma, gramma," Junior said as she ran over to Jennifer.

"Hello," Jennifer said as she caught Junior in her arms and kissed her all over. Junior giggled as Jennifer let her go. "It is someone's birthday today." Junior ran back over to her cereal and climbed into the chair. Molly watched, her face in a frown, as she ate the rest of the soggy cereal.

"It's MY berfday gramma," Junior said happily. Jennifer nodded and walked over to sit down on the couch. Junior ran over and sat next to her. "Did you bring me pwesents?" Jennifer laughed at her granddaughter as the huge set of hazel eyes looked up at her. She was so much like Justin, trapped in her own world sometimes. Jennifer wondered briefly if another artist was brewing.

Jennifer pointed at the door. A large bright red bag sat just on the inside, Dora the explorer paper hiding the gift that was housed inside. "YAY," Junior screamed as she jumped off the couch and ran over to the bag. Molly sat on the floor, her back leaning against the couch as she drank a cup of tea.

"What did you buy her?" Molly asked. Junior ripped into the bag, sending paper and pieces of bag flying everywhere. Junior pulled the large box out of the bag and stared at it, a huge grin spreading across her face. Jennifer took her picture with her digital camera as she examined the box. "You got her that stupid Dora thing with all the changeable clothes?"

"Yeah," Jennifer said as Molly rolled her eyes and took another sip of her tea. Junior knocked the bag over and made a high pitched noise as four boxes of clothes fell out the bag. Each box contained one outfit to dress the Dora in.

"Oh my God, you got the clothes too," Molly said as she got up to wash her cup out and put it away. Junior carried the big box over and handed it to Jennifer.

"What do you say?"

"Thank you gramma," Junior said. "Can you open it?" Jennifer opened the boxes and watched as Junior took the new toy and sat on the floor, fully engrossed in her activity.

"I take it you heard about your brother," Jennifer asked. Molly nodded. "Twins, I can hardly believe it."

"I know, but dad's grandmother was a twin… and Uncle Steve has twins," Molly reasoned. Jennifer nodded.

"Yeah, I guess so." Molly walked over and flopped herself down on the sofa next to her mother. "Is Junior staying with you all day today?" Jennifer asked.

Molly shrugged. "I guess so. Where else would she go?" Jennifer nodded as Junior got up and brought her a shirt to put on the doll. Jennifer put the shirt on and smiled.

"There, she looks so pretty," Jennifer said as she handed the doll back to her granddaughter. "I am going to see your brother later. Do you want to come?"

"Yeah, I can't wait to see the babies," Molly said as she scratched at her arm. "I need to go home and take a shower. I don't have any clothes here."

"Well, if you are going you better get started," Jennifer said as she got up. Molly looked over at the clock again.

"Get started?" Molly asked. "Do you know what time in the morning it is?"

"Yes," Jennifer said as she started toward the door. "You know most people consider this to be a normal time to be away." Molly smirked. Junior ran over and hugged Jennifer goodbye before going back to her doll.

"Do you know if they are still going to have her birthday party?" Molly asked as she leaned against the doorframe.

"I have no idea," Jennifer told her daughter as she got on the elevator and descended. Molly closed the door and cleaned up the mess of paper and the small amount of dishes before going to get Junior dressed.

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Justin sat on the bed. The painkillers that the doctor gave him were now his new best friends. Brian was in the chair next to the bed holding onto baby number one. "We have to name them, Brian," Justin said as he looked at the baby that was lying on the bed in between his legs.

"No we don't," Brian said as he held his son in his hands. The baby's legs kicked against his stomach. Justin leaned back, wincing a little from the pain. He shifted his leg a little and looked over at the stack of papers that the hospital had given them to fill out.

"Brian, we went through this with Junior. We cannot call them one and two," Justin reasoned. Brian sighed and looked at his son. "You are the advertising genius. Think of something."

"Are you sure you want me to? You did not like Junior too much," Brian said as he moved his chair closer and laid the baby down on the bed. He sat in the chair, leaning forward, his arms holding the baby in place.

Brian watched as the baby he was holding kicked his legs, never slowing down. He looked over at the baby that was in between Justin's legs and watched as he flailed his arms around, hitting himself in the head. "Okay, how's this?" Brian asked as he licked his lips.

"Brian, just remember. We already have a daughter named Junior," Justin said as he bit his bottom lip. Brian looked up at him, a smirk firmly planted in place.

"This one," Brian said as he touched the baby that had been the stowaway. "Is going to be called… Race Avery." Brian moved his hand to the baby in front of him and smiled. "And, this one is going to be called… Pilot Sean, cause he was basically flying the plane.

Justin stared at his husband. "Do you hate your children?" He asked with all sincerity. "I cannot believe that people pay you to come up with their campaigns," Justin said as he pulled the clear plastic mini-crib closer and picked up his son. He moved his legs, slowly, out from under the sheets.

"A lot of money too," Brian said as he watched Justin, making sure he was steady on his feet. Justin grabbed onto his IV stand and walked slowly over to the bathroom. Brian heard the toilet flush and the water run and he moved over to give Justin enough room to get by.

Justin sat down on the bed and slowly maneuvered himself back into a comfortable position. "My legs still feel a little numb," Justin said as he rubbed on his limbs. Brian leaned back in his chair and propped his son up on his chest.

"That epidural is powerful," Brian said as he put a piece of gum in his mouth. "Right, Pilot?" Brian asked his sleeping son. Justin shook his head.

"Are you seriously going to call them that?"

"Do you have any other ideas?"

Justin thought for a moment. "What about Charlie and, umm, Josh?" Justin asked with a smile on his face. Brian looked like he could vomit.

"No fucking way." Justin laughed. He knew that Brian would say that and he honestly did not have any ideas, well, ones that he liked anyway.

"Fine, you can have your way, again. Go ahead and fill out the birth certificate forms," Justin said as he grabbed the pieces of paper off of his food tray and handed them to Brian. Brian took the paper and put Pilot back inside his mini-crib.

"Pilot Sean Taylor-Kinney," Brian said as he wrote the name down on the first form. Justin took the piece of paper and read over the name.

"We are two guys. We live in the club district…"

"No we don't," Brian defended. Justin rolled his eyes and smirked.

"Okay, we live near the club district. We have a converted loft. You own your own agency, which makes more money than we will ever need. I work in a gallery and am an artist in my own right. Now you top it off with these names," Justin said as he put the first form down on the food tray to let the ink dry.

"Your point is? Sunshine," Brian said as he filled out the second form. "Race Avery Taylor-Kinney," Brian said out loud as he wrote the name down.

"My point is that we might as well hang signs around their necks that say 'excuse me, beat my ass into a bloody pulp, please'." Brian laughed at Justin as the blond lay back in the bed. A nurse knocked on the door and walked in.

"Good morning," she greeted as she walked over, checked Justin's vitals and removed the IV from his arm. "You are all done with this," she said as she tossed the IV into the proper receptacle.

"Do you know when he'll be able to go home?" Brian asked as she checked on his stitches.

"Well, if everything is alright then he'll probably get out on Wednesday." Justin sighed and let his head rest on the pillows. The nurse finished checking him and left the room.

"The family is going to freak out when you tell them what the babies' names are," Justin said with his eyes closed.

"Yeah," Brian said as he looked at his watch. "Hey, do you want to cancel J's party?" Justin opened his eyes quickly and looked over at Brian.

"Shit," Justin said as he tried to sit up. "No, don't cancel it. I want you to have it."

"Are you sure? We can wait until you get out of the hospital," Brian said as he looked over at his sons. Justin shook his head.

"No, go ahead and have it. It's too late to cancel, no matter how much you may want to," Justin said. Brian smiled and got up, kissing his husband firmly on the lips. "Bring me back a cheeseburger and a chocolate milkshake, oh, oh and some Twix," Justin said as Brian moved away.

"Yeah," Brian said with a smile as he leaned over the babies and watched them sleep before slipping into his jacket and leaving the room.

They had a daughter at home and she was expecting a birthday party.

You have Carly to thank for the name Race. I love it. YOU LOVE IT. We all shall love it. The names are going to be part of the story.

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