"It's quiet in the halls, but I hear echoing off the walls…" Taylor sang softly to himself, making his way back up to Chloe's room. Mrs. Hanson had agreed to take care of Lila while Chloe was like that, but a nurse had just called down, telling them that it was just about time.
"Next concert, I'm going to get Zac and Ike to play that…" Taylor mumbled to himself. As he approached the room, he heard Chloe's heavy breathing, along with Isaac's soothing voice.
"Hey guys…" Taylor walked into the room as if nothing was happening. Dr. Green eyed Taylor.
"Immediate family only." He said.
"Of Isaac or Chloe?" Taylor asked. Dr. Green looked confused for a moment.
"Only immediate family." He repeated.
Isaac sighed. "Leave him alone, he's my brother." Dr. Green shrugged, then checked Chloe.
"Ok, I think it's about time." A few nurses appeared and rolled her to the delivery room where Taylor was left behind.
Isaac was suited up, then he approached Chloe's bed, where she was being commanded to push every so often. Isaac took her hand in his own, squeezing it tightly.
"Jesus Ike… I am NEVER going through with this again…" She gripped his hand tighter, then let out a scream.
"Good… I just need a few more pushes…" Dr. Green said, Chloe sat up, pushing hard. Every few seconds, she would let out a scream, and then finally Isaac heard the sound of a baby crying.
"Congratulations, sir. You have a baby boy." The doctor quickly cut the cord and handed the screaming baby to a nurse, who immediately bundled him and handed him the Isaac.
"Come on Sweetie… Only one more to go…" Isaac said, showing the child to Chloe, who was smiling in relief.
"Only? Speak for yourself, Ike…" Chloe grinned, but her expression quickly turned to one of pain when another contraction hit.
"Ok, I need you to push again…" Dr. Green said, and a minute or two later, there was the sound of another baby crying.
"It's a girl!" the doctor exclaimed, once again handing the baby over to the nurse. Isaac set the little boy in Chloe's arms, then took the little girl, trying to quiet her down.
Chloe was wheeled back into her room, where she and Isaac debated over names for the children.
"Anything with Jordan in it and I'm happy." Chloe announced. Isaac laughed, knowing that Chloe had a life long obsession over the name Jordan.
"Ok then. How about Claire Jordan and… Hmm. Jason Antonio?" Isaac suggested. Chloe shook her head.
"Claire Jordan I like… But he doesn't look like a Jason. How about Nicholas?" Chloe suggested. Isaac nodded.
"Great. Claire and Nick…" Isaac smiled, kissing the top of Nick's forehead gently. Nick opened his mouth a little bit, and Isaac smiled down towards his son.
"I still can't believe it…" Isaac smiled. Chloe shook her head.
"Neither can I." Chloe looked down towards Claire, who was happily sucking away on a small bottle.
Less then three days later, Chloe, Claire, and Nick were released from the hospital. Lila was incredibly glad to see her mother again, along with her little brother and sister.
"Mommy, where are they going to stay?" she asked.
"In my old room, before Daddy and I got married." Chloe replied. Kendall and herself wanted a joint baby shower, and that was scheduled for next week. Isaac had set up the twin's room, decorating it with yellow and violet. Chloe and Isaac had agreed that dressing them with blue and pink would have made both of them sick within the first few days. They had decided to 'color code' the twins, pink, violet, and white being Claire, and blue, green, and yellow being Nick.
Once the twins were in their cribs for the night, the rest of the family settled down in front of the TV, watching 'The Lion King', one of Lila's favorite movies.
"Hankuna Matatah… What a wonderful phrase." Lila sang happily, dancing around the family room as Chloe and Isaac laughed. Isaac had made sure that Lila had gotten an equal amount of attention the twins had while Chloe took care of them, clothing them and changing them. When it was Isaac's turn to change them, Chloe spent that time with Lila. Chloe remembered how it felt to be 'rejected' after her brothers were born, and she was sure Isaac remembered the same thing.
Around 1 in the morning, Chloe awoke to the shrill sound of one of the twins crying. She quickly got up and walked into the room and picked up the one that was crying, Claire.
She rocked Claire quietly, hoping that Nick wouldn't wake up and get the same idea. A few moments later, Isaac walked in joining her.
"So this is the famous one AM wake up call." He joked, taking Claire from Chloe's arms.
"Oh, just you wait till both of them start crying at 2:30. Then you'll really know what the word 'annoying' means, along with 'exhausted'." Chloe grinned.
"You're talking to the man who flew halfway around the world many, many times and had to play a concert that night." Isaac reminded her.
"First of all, I would barely call you a man, mister 3.5 Second of all, Try leaving L.A. around one in the morning, then arriving in Sydney at 6:30, then hoping on a plane to Brisbane, arriving at 9, then having to drive for 8 hours straight with a bus full of hyper 12 year olds, then be forced to eat out in the 30 degree temperature, sing around a camp fire, then go to bed at 10:30 pm, then not being able to go to sleep till 1:30." Chloe said.
Isaac looked at her, amazed. "You said all of that in one breathing? Amazing. First of all, 3.5 is average, second being that I can not top that." Isaac grinned.
"How do you know what I was talking about?" Chloe asked, suppressing the urge to laugh.
"I have a little sister named Jessica who loved to embarrass the hell out of her older brothers when she was 11. She also loved 'Seventeen'." Isaac reminded her. Chloe laughed.
"Glad I wasn't raised in your house."
"Excuse me?"
"You're excused." Chloe grinned at a frustrated looking Isaac.
"Whatever. Any ways, I think she's asleep, so can we please go back to bed now?" Isaac requested, setting Claire down.
"Your wish is my command." Chloe smiled, pretending to bow towards him.
"Well in that case…" Isaac grinned, kissing the top of Chloe's head.
"Please sir! Not in front of the babies!" Chloe mocked, retreating back into the master bed room.
*bb:sorry this chapter is so short*