Natalie spun around the room, two month old Christian cradled securely against her chest. Celine was asleep in her crib, but he was still fussing so she began to sing a lullaby to try and to get him to sleep.

"We are the lucky ones
We shine like a thousand suns
When all of the color runs together

I'll keep you company
In one glorious harmony
Waltzing with destiny forever

Dance me into the night
Underneath the moon shining so bright
Turning me into the light

Time dances whirling past
I gaze through the looking glass
And feel just beyond my grasp is heaven

Sacred geometry
Where movement is poetry
Visions of you and me forever

Dance me into the night
Underneath the moon shining so bright
Turning me into the light

Dance me into the night
Underneath the moon shining so bright
Let the dark waltz begin
Oh let me wheel let me spin
Let it take me again
Turning me into the light"

As she finished the song, she looked up and saw Erik smiling at her from the doorway. With a free hand, she brought a finger to her lips to keep him quiet, because the baby was finally drifting off.

When Natalie was convinced he was asleep, she placed Christian in his crib then walked into Erik's arms. He kissed her gently at first, but grew more passionate. "If you wake them, I will kill you," she whispered in his ear.

Wrapping an arm around her waist, Erik pulled her out of the nursery. Natalie pressed her lips to his again as he closed the door. The second it clicked shut, one of the twins began to cry. She broke their embrace, shot a pretend glare at Erik, and then retrieved Celine before she could wake her brother.

Erik held out his arms. "I can take her if you want."

"It's okay, I've got her," Natalie replied. "She's just needs to go back to sleep." After a few minutes, she finally sighed and passed the still fussing Celine to him. "Fine, you win. But I doubt it'll do any..." Her voice trailed away as her daughter's eyes immediately closed and she snuggled closer to her father.

"You were saying?" Erik asked, flashing Natalie a smug look.

"Man, you are in trouble!" Natalie replied in a sing-song voice, a wicked grin on her face. "You are falling for the absolute oldest trick in the book: 'Daddy's little Princess'. She's gonna have you wrapped around her finger before she can even walk and talk. All she'll ever have to do is look up at you with big eyes and say 'Daddy?' and you'll wind up fetching the moon and stars for her."

"If that's the case, then she definitely takes after her mother."

"I think I'm insulted by that."

"Why?" He leaned in to kiss her. "It was a compliment. You're worth it."

"You're just saying that. You have to keep me happy. I mean, looking at your track record with women, you can't afford to lose me," she teased. "If you did, you'd never be able to replace me."

He pouted like a little kid. "Now I'm insulted." Natalie stuck her tongue out at him, making him laugh. Erik looked down at the baby in his arms. "We probably ought to get Celine back in bed before we wind up waking her."

"Before you wake her," Natalie countered, poking him. "Again. Speaking of bed, that's where I'm going. I'm exhausted."

After Erik put Celine back down, he walked into the bedroom and saw Natalie curled up on the bed. He pulled her to his chest and kissed her neck playfully. "Hey, I will kick you out," she said, half joking, half serious. "Unlike you, I actually need my beauty rest. Those two won't sleep more than a few hours, and do you know who's going to have to get up and take care of them?"

"You're beautiful no matter what."

"That's because I get my beauty sleep!" She closed her eyes and moaned softly with pleasure as he kissed her deeply. "If I'm cranky in the morning, it'll be all your fault."

Erik just smiled. "I've told you before, I'm not afraid of you."

Nearly a hundred and thirty years into the future, an auburn haired boy sat in the courtroom waiting for the decision that would affect the rest of his life. "I didn't kill her!" he whispered to his lawyer. "I didn't. They don't have any proof! There's no body, no evidence, no nothing!"

His lawyer shushed him as the jury returned to the courtroom. They waited in silence for the verdict. "We the jury find the defendant…" Craig held his breath. "Guilty of second degree murder."

Awwwww you guys got a happy ending. Do you know how rare that is for me? I usually prefer cliffhangers cause I'm a meaner. Out of curiousity, seeing as I don't want to end Natalie's adventures quite yet, would anyone be interested in a threequel? It'd be slightly different, but it'd have all the characters you know and love. It'd have Erik and Natalie and the twins and lots of fun and chaos that you've come to expect from these two. And I might write it whether you people want it or not anyway just cause I can. If you want, it'll most likely have Lost in the title cause I don't wanna break pattern. No guantees though. Anywhoo, Read and Review and thanks for sticking with me for this long!

~nibblesfan