"How are you feeling?" Christain asked worriedly. Lydia sighed. "Bloated. Bored. Hungry. Restless."

"You've only got a few weeks to go." Integra pointed out. Lydia shook her head. "Didn't I tell you? The doc said that I'm likely to give birth anytime between now and the 14th."

"So you could go into labour on me right now?" Edge looked worried. Lydia laughed. "I could, but I won't. Well I'll try not too. I've missed our road trips. Even if it is just between towns for shows."

"I'm glad you agreed that we should all drive. I really don’t like the idea of you being on your own right now. What if something happened? You can barely get out of an armchair at the moment." Christain said with a smile. Lydia rolled her eyes. "Yeah and who's fault is that?"

"It takes two to get pregnant." He replied, rubbing her back. "And you were enjoying yourself at the time if I remember correctly."

Lydia grinned and kissed his cheek. "Damned straight I was. I love being pregnant. I just wish the little one would settle down a bit."

Edge turned around and watched the obvious signs of movement in Lydia's large stomach. "That is one incredibly active kid. How can you handle just sitting there and watching the whole thing move around? What are you having anyways, a baby elephant?"

Lydia rubbed her stomach gently. "Settle down honey. You'll be out here soon enough and then you can focus all your pent up energy on driving Uncle Edge and Auntie Teg insane. Is that a deal?" A tiny area to the left of her navel moved and then the movement stopped. Christain laughed. "That's my kid."

"Any idea what your having?" Integra asked curiously. Lydia shook her head. "No idea if it's a boy or a girl. Sometimes I feel certain it's girl, then I'm sure it's a boy."

"Maybe it's a hermaphrodite." suggested Edge, grinning evilly. Integra hit him on the arm. "Be nice!"

"I was." he muttered. Lydia started to say something then gasped. "Uh oh."

"What?" three worried voices replied in unison. She smiled sweetly, hiding a grimace of pain. "Where's the nearest hospital?"

Once again, everyone spoke in unison. "Shit."

~~~

Chris laughed and hugged his sister. "Are you gonna be ok Louisa?"

"Jesus Chris I just broke my ankle! I'll be home in a couple of days!" Louisa laughed. Chris nodded. "Yeah, but you've got a toddler to look after and a household to run and -"

"Chris! I'm fine! A few days off is what I need." Louisa said. "Now get out of here."

"Fine!" he mock sulked. "I'm going."

Laughing, Louisa kissed him on the cheek. "Take care of yourself ok?"

"I will." Chris waved on his way out. As he was unlocking his car, a car screeched to a halt and a familiar face climbed out of the backseat. She straightened up, her face lighting up as she caught sight of him. "Hey Chris!"

"Lyd!" he called, waving. He looked at her in shock. "Holy shit. You two are breeding? Just what the world needs."

"Shut the fuck up and get me inside." she snapped, clutching at Christain. "Oh fuck.. I'm gonna castrate you."

"It's started." Integra held out an open palm. "You said it wouldn't happen till she was actually in the ward."

Sighing, Edge handed over a $50. Lydia glared at them "Are you two coming or what?"

"Seems like it." Edge shrugged. He raised an eyebrow. "Chris? You in any real hurry?"

"Nope."

"Wanna come and keep us company? We've got hours to kill and a lot to catch up on." asked Integra hugging him tightly. Chris hugged her back, suddenly realising how much he'd missed his four friends.

~~~

"NO! I DON'T WANT ANY DRUGS!"

"Babe, it'll -"

"Don't babe me!"

"Do you want me to leave?" They heard Christain asked quietly. Edge nearly fell off his seat laughing and waiting for Lydia's reply. Chris winced as she screamed "Yes! Get out! Now!"

The quiet laughing turned into near hysterics from the guys as it was immediately followed with "NO! Baby get back in here." Pause. "NOW!"

Christain appeared in the hallway, looking desperate. "Guys, I don't know how much more of this I can handle."

"Bro, you need to -" Edge was cut off by a shriek of pain from Lydia. Cursing Christain abruptly turned and went back into the hospital room. Chris laughed and Integra poked Edge in the arm, suddenly remembering something. "Did you call Vince?"

"You know I didn't. Why ask?"

"Well go do it now!" She pushed Edge off his chair. As soon as he was out of earshot Chris turned to Integra. "How is she?"

"Lydia? In pain by the sounds of it."

"Not her!" he waved a hand dismissively. "Stephanie."

"Not good." Integra hesitated. "She's changed."

"Well with the Ministry of Darkness causing havoc, I'm not surprised." He replied almost sadly. She shook her head. "No, not just with that. It's barely noticeable, but Lydia and I picked it up instantly. There's something that upsets her deeply, but she won't talk about it. She also won't talk about why she left, but I know it has something to do with her father. Lydia thinks he blackmailed her or threatened her or something."

Chris clenched his fists. His contract with WCW was up in a few months and he desperately wanted to be signed by the WWF. He just wasn't sure if he could handle seeing Stephanie again. He still loved her, he admitted to himself, being angry with himself for still feeling this way. Integra watched him closely and smiled to herself. "She misses you, you know."

"What?" Chris looked up in shock. Integra placed a hand on his shoulder. "She didn't leave voluntarily. Lydia asked her straight out. I think she still loves you."

"Don't make this any harder than it already is." He whispered. Integra sighed. "Look, you'll get signed when your contract runs out. Vince would be nuts not to sign the hottest young thing in the business. You have to face her sooner or later. Better start being prepared for it."

"I'll never be prepared Teg." He shook his head. "Never."

Integra gave him a comforting hug. "It'll be ok."

"No. It won't. I was fine you know? Existing quite nicely in WCW, finally beginning to move along with my life. Then one night in the locker room, Hall thought it would be cool to turn on the opposition. Apparently he wanted to check out some angle with Helmsley & Chyna. What's the first thing I see? Her face. The last thing I saw every night before going to sleep and first thing when I woke up in the morning."

Integra kept her arm around his shoulders as he spoke quietly. "I was shocked. Nash just patted me on the shoulder and said quietly 'Didn't you know?' All I could do was shake my head. Kev's a nice enough guy, he got me outta there and told me what he knew, which wasn't much, but still more than any of us knew."

"What did he tell you?"

"You girls were right - Stephanie didn't leave of her own accord. Vince blackmailed her. Hall had something to do with it and that's why he got fired - Stephanie got her mother on her side and Linda got rid of Hall. There's some big secret that's being hidden by Vince... and now all this shit with the Undertaker.. I'm really worried about her."

"We're looking out for her." Integra reassured him. "We're gonna do everything in our power to protect her."

"I was hoping you'd say that." A tiny smile crossed Chris's face. "I need a small favour."

Twenty minutes later, Integra and Chris were explaining the merits of the plan to Edge and trying to convince him it was a good idea when Christain burst through the door. "Thank god that's over!"

"Well?" Integra stood up excitedly. Christain grinned proudly and turned to go back in. "Come and see."

The three of them piled into the hospital room curiously. Christain had his back to them, picking something up as Lydia grinned at them, holding a pink bunny rug. "It's a girl."

"And a boy." Christain turned around, holding a blue bunny rug. Edge's jaw dropped as Integra squealed in delight and Chris said what they were all thinking. "Holy shit."