Dan stared through the glass wall separating him and his new babies. The tags on their small beds read 'Humphrey'. He wasn't going to name them yet. He wouldn't do it without her. Serena. Just the mere thought of her made him feel ashamed, guilty.

The twins were healthy, cheeks flushed pink. He couldn't say the same for Serena. Shortly after the operation, she had dropped into a coma. Another coma. Dan ran a hand through his hair, his back against the cold wall. He hated hospitals so much and he was back again. As if it were intended for him to spend about two years of his adult life in the damn place.

He slid down the wall until he was sitting against his, eyes shut tightly. His arms shook as he struggled to contain himself. He couldn't do this. He couldn't risk losing her again. Several minutes later, he picked himself up, looking through the glass window again. Flashbacks raced through his head, each memory a painful ache.

"You just looked very kissable in that light."

Spoken in the aftermath of their 'first date', those were the words that gave him confidence. Gave him the sliver of hope he needed.

"I'm your wife. Ravish me." Dan grew tense, remembering every single detail of their interrupted make out session. He could still see the sly look in her eyes as she had whispered those words to him in the safety of their own house.

"Its okay, I do. I do love you."

It was amazing how three simple words could affect him so much. How it would affect them. Dan sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. He wasn't going to lose control. Not now.

"Daddy?"

Dan whirled around, seeing Caden and Nate standing there. "Hey"

"You okay?"

Dan shrugged, picking up Caden effortlessly. "Daddy, where's momma?"

"She's asleep, okay buddy?" Dan said lightly, trying to keep his voice from shaking.

"Is it the sleep where she doesn't wake up for a long time? 'Cause I don't like that one." Caden said, the concern and innocence in his voice just about breaking Dan's heart.

"I'm afraid so, bud. But the doctors said she'll wake up soon."

Caden nodded, his little dark blonde head bobbing. "Okay, I hope mommy wakes up soon. 'Cause if she doesn't, you'll be all sad again and I liked it better when mommy was here and we would make fun of Uncle Nate's hair."

"What?"

Dan smiled just a tiny bit, looking over at his astonished friend. "Caden, you weren't supposed to tell anyone."

"Sorry Uncle Nate."

Dan ruffled Caden's hair, setting him down back on the ground. "Can you watch him some more? I have to go see her."

"Do what you have to do. We'll be back at your place, just call us."

--

He sat in front her, the scene all too familiar. She lay there, hands folded neatly across her stomach, curls sprawled out underneath her. Swallowing the lump in his throat, he bowed his head, unable to look at her. "Serena," he mumbled desperately, as if she could hear him. "Please don't do this. Not again."

He played with the collar of his shirt, unsure of what to say. "I need you. Caden needs you. The twins need you. I'm sorry I yelled at you, just..please," he murmured, voice cracking. "Please come back to me."

Tears slipped down his face as he buried his face in his hands. This was too much. Too fast. "I can't do this without you. Serena, please. I-" He choked on his words, and couldn't say anymore and so he just cried. He cried for her, because of her, for their kids, for himself.

Hours later (he didn't bother to check the time. It no longer mattered), he had slipped into some sort of half sleep, his head lying on the edge of her bed, the rest of body situated in chair. His hands were lightly touching one of hers, for he couldn't sleep without the contact.

As he slumbered on, he became unaware that his hands no longer held hers. He had no idea her eyes had fluttered open, that she had let out a groan and whispered his name. Serena reached out slowly, still feeling faint and ran a hand through Dan's curls. A soft smile spread across her face as she called his name again. "Dan, baby."

Slowly, her voice registered with his brain, forcing him to wake up. He raised his head slowly, staring at her smiling face as if it were a mirage. "Serena," he whispered, blinking to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

"I'm sorry I yelled at you." She murmured as she took his hand. "Are you mad at me?"

"Never." He smiled and pressed his lips against hers. "I'm so glad you woke up, I thought I almost lost you." He kissed her again, one hand stroking her cheek. "Serena, we have twins. A little boy and a girl."

She stared at him, amazed. "That's wonderful. So so wonderful." She held her tongue, knowing that he wanted to say more, needed to say more.

"I couldn't name them. Not without you."

"I love you," she cooed and laced their fingers together. "And there's something you have to know."

"Okay," he said patiently, tucking a lock of hair behind her ear. "What's wrong?"

She smiled, shaking her head. "No, nothing's wrong. Dan," she murmured his name with so much love in her voice, he had to hold back from kissing her. "I remember."

"Remember what?" He asked, doing his best not to get his hopes up.

"I remember you. And our son. Everything." She leaned in, kissing him again.

His arms locked around her, bringing them closer. He grinned, eyes lighting up. "I love you. I love you so much." He placed feather light kisses all over her face, hugging her tighter still.

She pulled back slightly, her mind going over the new memories. "I'm sorry I pushed you away. God, I'm so sorry. And Georgina, oh god."

"Hey, its okay." Dan chuckled, brushing his lips against her forehead. "What matters now is that we're here, and we have a boy and girl to name."

"Isabelle." Serena murmured firmly. "Isabelle Humphrey."

"I like it. Do I get to choose her middle name?" After an excited nod from her, he said, "Jade. Isabelle Jade Humphrey."

"Perfect." Her fingers curled around his shoulders, pulling him towards her. "What about our son?"

"Ryder."

"Ryder Maximus Humphrey." She murmured decisively.

"Perfect. Absolutely perfect." He grinned, kissing her again. And that was how they spent the next hour, just holding on to one another until the nurse woke them, finally letting Serena see the twins.

--

14 years later

"Caden, get out of my shower. Why don't you use your own?" A fourteen year old Ryder yelled, pounding on the door of the bathroom. He ran a hand through his brown hair, groaning. Caden always did this on the first day of school. And now that he was in college and his semester didn't start until halfway through the month, he proceeded to take longer showers, making Ryder late.

"Ryder, why are you yelling?" Dan's head popped through the bedroom where his youngest son was standing there angrily in boxer shorts.

"Caden's in my shower."

"Go use Caden's. He has everything you need." Dan gestured down the hall and looked over his son's cheeks. "And you might want to shave."

"Thanks Dad." Ryder sighed, walking down to Caden's bathroom. He was only 14 and he was 5'8 and he needed to shave. Great, just great.

Dan shook his head at him before walking over to Isabelle's room, knocking gently on the door. "Iz?"

The door opened and in front of Dan stood Isabelle, dressed in the Constance's uniform, looking exactly like Serena. "Morning daddy!"

"You look..grown up." He mused, eyes narrowing playfully. "You don't have a boyfriend, do you?"

"Why would you think that?" She asked innocently. "Oh smell that? Mom made breakfast." She skipped past him, the same angelic smile in place.

"I want to meet him." Dan called after her retreating back. "After school."

"Shooting any boy looks who at Iz again?" Caden laughed from behind Dan. He had just stepped out of the shower and caught a bit of the conversation.

"You should go get dressed. We're going gun shopping later." Dan muttered, observing the droplets that fell from Caden's dark blonde hair.

Caden let out a laugh, shaking his head at his father. Dan rolled his eyes, walking down the staircase towards the kitchen. He walked over to where Serena was manning the stove, wrapping his arms around her from behind. "Good morning beautiful."

"Morning." She murmured, turning to kiss him.

"I'm trying to digest this, if you don't mind." Isabelle waved the croissant she was eating.

"They're making out again?" Ryder asked, sitting down next to Isabelle. He was freshly showered, his brown hair looking almost exactly like Nate's.

"Don't worry, it was a lot worse when I was a kid." Caden called from above.

"You two are going to be late for school." Serena said, rolling her eyes. "You better hurry up."

"Wouldn't want to keep Julian waiting." Ryder smirked, leaving the table before Isabelle could attack him.

"Don't forget your blazer and coat, honey." Serena called after him, keeping a tight hold on Dan's arm.

"Well, look at the time. Bye mommy, daddy." With that, Isabelle all but ran out the door.

"I really hope he didn't mean Julian Bass." Dan muttered, shaking his head at the thought of Chuck's son.

"Dan, don't worry so much. We raised her well. Look at Caden, he turned out semi-okay."

"I heard that!" Caden's voice rang from upstairs.

Dan chuckled, leaning into kiss Serena. "Okay, but I'm still going gun shopping."

Serena giggled, pushing him against the counter. "Come on, the kids are at school, we're all alone, why not spend some quality time together and think about guns later?"

"Okay," he chuckled, letting her pull his t-shirt off. He kissed her eagerly, hips grinding against hers as they switched positions.

"Oh my god!"

Dan broke the kiss, seeing Caden half way down the staircase, mortified.

"My eyes...14 years and you're still doing this!?"

"Caden.."

"I'm going to go, and pretend I never saw this so Jenna will still think I have a normal family." He ran down the staircase and out the door, forgetting to grab his coat.

Dan turned to Serena, a broad grin stretched across his face. "Semi-okay?"

"Semi-okay." She giggled, kissing him again. She pulled back, one hand playing with his hair. "I love you."

"And I love you." He murmured, kissing a trail down her jaw. "No matter what."

The End.

A/N: Wow, its finally finished. I'm getting all sentimental now. I've been writing this for an entire year and its over. Wow. I want to thank a lot of people for helping me with this fic aka the people who kicked my ass so I would finish the fic: Leighton, Hannah, Paty, Laura, Keri, Calie, Manda, Dana, B,Steph, basically everyone on FF, Stef, and everyone who reviewed. Its been a long year, I've gone through a lot but its with your praise and help that I've been able to finish it.

Also it may seem like I've stolen ideas from other fics, but I haven't because I've had this planned for 8 months, I think.

Thanks again and I really hope you review.

Steph.