Chapter 21

When she awoke the next morning, Adam had fallen asleep in the rocking chair holding the babies. She figured during the night they must have removed her i.v., since there was a bandage over where it had been injected.

"Hey sleepyhead." Will said, walking in to check on her.

"Oh hey."

"I actually came in to check up on the babies. Did you write down the times you fed them on the feeding schedule we gave you?"

"Yes I did."

"How often did they eat?"

"Every couple of hours, six times total."

"Did you use the pre-made bottles we supplied?"

"Yes. I wasn't sure if I should nurse them right off."

"We'll be happy to provide you with everything you would need to know about it."

"I'm afraid to0. Is it safe?"

"Absolutely. Don't be afraid."

"I think I'll stick with bottle feeding for now."

Will was writing stuff down on the form attached to his clipboard.

"Do you know when I'll be able to go home?"

"You should be able to by later today. We just need to make sure the babies are all set to go home. By the looks of yesterday, nothing was wrong. They're the right weight, size and everything else looked great . One question, did you purchase rear facing car seats?"

"Yes we did. We've had them since the day I found out I was having twins."

"I'll be back to check up on you guys later, okay?"

"Okay. Thank you, Will."

He shut the door quietly when he left, so he wouldn't wake Adam or the babies up. Brayden started getting fussy in his sleep, so Kim picked him up and laid him on her chest. After she changed him, she swaddled him in a blue fuzzy blanket Leslie had bought for them. He kept nodding off and she rubbed his back to soothe him.

"Mommy loves you more than anything. She's waited a very long time for you."

There was a knock on the door and she got up to open it.

"Hey, Sean. How is everything?"

"Everything is great, I just came by to congratulate you and Adam on the twins."

"Thank you very much."

He looked over her shoulder and saw Adam asleep. He laughed. "I see that dad was up all night with the babies?"

"I put him on diaper duty while I slept."

"Well I got these for the babies." He handed her one blue gift bag and one pink one. Inside were little onesies for them, some socks and each got a blanket with their name on it.

"That is so sweet. Thank you Sean." She hugged him.

"You are more than welcome. I'm always happy to help."

Before heading home that day, she suggested stopping by the district so everyone could meet the babies. When her and Adam came in holding two car seats, Trudy stopped them.

"Are those the babies? Oh my gosh they are darling!"

"Well of course they are. Look at how hot their daddy is."

"Ruzek, you are so full of it." She looked over at Kim. "Good luck with your three children. You'll need it."

As she reached on the counter to pick up something Trudy had given her, her ring was noticed.

"What's that rock for?"

She quickly shoved her hand in her pocket. "Nothing." She said as she walked away and up the stairs.

"Hey Burgess, how you feeling?" Kevin asked as he looked up from his computer.

"I'm great."

He noticed that she was holding a pink baby carrier.

"Is that Hannah?"

"Yeah." She smiled. "Want to hold her?"

"I would love to."

She walked over to his desk, set the baby carrier down next to it and unbuckled Hannah. She gently picked her up and handed her to Kevin. He smiled at her and she looked up at him with her big brown eyes.

"Someone loves their uncle Kevin."

She outstretched one of her little hands and grabbed a hold of his thumb.

"She is just the cutest."

Julie walked over. "Oh my gosh she is adorable! She looks just like her mama!"

She hugged Kim and congratulated her. She then noticed the sun rays that were coming through the window, reflecting off of Kim's left ring finger.

"Is that what I think it is?!" She nearly screeched.

"Um..."

"Is it?" Julie asked, all excited.

"Yeah."

"What?!" Erin overheard.

"Did he-" Jay began.

"What else would it be?" Erin whacked him in the chest, then walked over to Kim and lifted up her hand.

"It is! That ring is gorgeous!"

"He proposed last night at the hospital after you guys left."

"Do you know how long we've been waiting for this?! This is so exciting!" Julie said.

"We better be there when you pick out the dress!" Erin got all excited.

"You two, Gabby, Leslie and all girls are going to be there. You all know how terrible I am at picking out my wardrobe."

She looked back into Voight's office and didn't see him.

"He's out to breakfast with Justin, he shouldn't be gone too much longer." Antonio told them.

She looked down at her ring, contemplating telling him about the engagement. He didn't like secrets being kept from him.

"Do you want to tell him by yourself, or do you want me to go with you when you tell him?" Adam asked her.

"I'm not so sure. I feel he would be less angry if it was just me. When I came clean about being pregnant, he wasn't mad."

"Be careful with this one. He almost kicked me out of the unit when I told him I proposed to Erin."

She hit him again. "Jay! You are NOT helping. It's only because the man practically raised me. After my father went to jail and my mother abandoned me, he and Camille took me in. He's like a father to me."

"It's not like it's going to affect our work relationship anyway. The only thing that will change is my last name."

"Burgess, can I see you in my office for a minute?"

She knew that voice belonged to Hank.

"Um...sure." She followed him and he requested the door be shut behind her.

"Sit down."

Internally she was thinking "Oh great, I'm going to lose my job. I'll have no money..."

He snapped her out of it. "I saw the ring on your finger."

A lump was beginning to form in her throat, she bit her lip to prevent from crying.

"Hank, I meant to-"

"As long as it doesn't affect your guys' work ethic, I have no problem with it. My wife on the other hand...is the person you need to worry about. I wouldn't tell her just yet, kind of let her figure it out on her own. She'll handle it much better if it goes that way."

She walked back out and over to Adam, she threw her arms around him. He wrapped his arms around her right after.

"Is everything okay?" He asked.

"Everything is perfect. I have the two most beautiful babies in the entire world and I'm gonna be marrying my best friend. I would say it can't get better than this." She leaned up and kissed him.