Once

Not The One After All

Maggie POV
I woke up to the sound of Glenn's steady heartbeat. I opened my eyes and was just tracing shapes on his firm chest with my fingers. I laid there for a long time just savouring the moment before I heard Corey crying.

I quickly slipped out of bed and walked to grab a robe to cover myself then walking to the door. I took one last look at Glenn and gently closed the door behind me before wandering through the dimly lit hallway and down the stairs to their room that they shared.

I slowly pushed open the door to find that Brier had crawled into the crib with Corey and was shushing him,"Mom and Dad are sweeping baby. Shhh."

He exhaled a breath before snuggling into Brier and I watched carefully as she wrapped another blanket around them before hugging him to her and closing her eyes.

I stood with my arms crossed, watching my two babies sleep before I felt a pair of arms wrap around my middle and pull me close. "Why didn't you wake me?"

I slowly closed the door and turned around so I was facing him and gently placed my hands on his firm chest again before looking up at him,"You looked so peaceful and I didn't want to wake you so I thought that I could get up with them this mornin."

He smiled at me,"Maggs I can get up with them to."

I smiled at how cute he was being,"I was thinking that when we actually get up in three hours you can make us breakfast?"

He smiled at me,"Of course." Before kissing me.

I smiled into the kiss and pulled away. He groaned in protest,"I wasn't done yet."

"Shhh they are trying to sleep Glenn." I replied sternly before slipping out of his grip and walking down to the kitchen.

I sat at the island and watched as he stood there and scratched the back of his neck,"You know we have some time alone before they wake up."

I smiled at him and nonchalantly replied,"Yeah but might as well get started on cleaning. I know that I won't have time for that during the day and at night I'm going to be too tired."

I got up smiling before walking over to the cupboards and searched through them before starting a pot of coffee.

Throughout the entire process I knew that Glenn was standing behind me and I couldn't help but smile even more.

I then reached up into a higher cupboard to grab two cups for us. "You want some?"

"Yeah I'll take a cup." He replied so I grabbed two identical cups and set them on the counter top. I carefully filled them both to the top with the dark, bitter liquid and set one in front of Glenn.

We just sat at the table and drank our coffee in peace and quiet. "Maggs?"

"Hmm?" I gave him my full attention and set my cup down.

"They have doctors here and it's safe, I think that it can last," He paused and I could tell that he was nervous,"Do you want another baby?"

"Glenn I don't necessarily want another one right now but it's not like I'm going to not try to have another but if it happens, it happens." I replied and grabbed his hands.

"I know but it's just that I wanted another one soon, before they get too far apart. I wanted them closer together so they don't fight as much as me and my sisters did."

"I know but baby, Corey is just passing the 6 month mark, maybe we can start trying to have another after he is 2 or something."

He nodded,"Yeah that would be a good idea."