Stand Your Ground

Chapter 24: Senses Working Overtime

Chapter 24: Senses Working Overtime

When Christmas Day rolled around Derek and Elizabeth had news to tell them all. They were surprised that they had managed to keep it between them for as long as what they had. The only person they had told before they revealed to everyone was Theo. Derek, Elizabeth, Theo, Scott and occasionally Liam, Malia, Isaac and Cora in the week leading up to Christmas had watched The Santa Clause Trilogy, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Die Hard, Gremlins and How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

"So...we kind of have something to share," Elizabeth said, before she motioned for Melissa to open the card she'd been handed.

"Twins?" Melissa blinked looking at what was inside the card she'd been handed. "When did you find out?" Scott stared at his mother at the words coming out of her mouth and then looked at Elizabeth wide eyes.

"For sure? On Saturday, we may have known a little longer than that though," Elizabeth answered, she'd managed to mask the extra heartbeats when they'd been around the others as they hadn't wanted anyone to know. Cora launched herself at her brother and sister-in-law pulling them into a group hug. "Yes Scott you'll have cousins,"

"How far along are you?" Lydia questioned, before both she and Melissa added. "Congratulations,"

"Around twelve weeks...we were sure around six or seven weeks but I couldn't get an appointment until last weekend," Elizabeth answered as Derek took hold of her hand and it explained why he had been almost more protective over her than normal. "And yes I managed to mask the heartbeats, it wasn't easy but I did it,"

"How the hell did you do that?" Stiles questioned, raising an eyebrow he'd stayed in town after the encounter with the skinwalkers – apparently Rafael was good for some things like getting Stiles a semi-extended leave for a couple of weeks during December.

"Witch remember?" Elizabeth laughed, letting go of Derek's hand as Cora hugged her tightly again. "Yes Cora, you're going to be an aunt,"

"I mean I am already, but that's just weird for Theo since we're the same age and all," Cora said looking at Theo who nodded in agreement before she turned her attention to him. "Wait did you know about Ace and Derek?"

"Yeah, last week..." Theo trailed off as Liam punched him in the shoulder. "What? It wasn't my place to say anything,"

"I think he did a good job, since he realised that was why we were looking for a new place," Derek said before he look around the room and decided to ask the most important question that he could think. "Elizabeth and Scott insist that Die Hard is a Christmas movie, is it?"

"Yes, the answer is always yes," Elizabeth grinned, Lydia shook her head she didn't consider it a Christmas movie nor did Melissa.

"What's Christmassy about it? Christmas movies are like the Miracle on Thirty Fourth Street or A Christmas Carol," Lydia questioned, raising an eyebrow at them before both Scott and Elizabeth answered.

"It's literally set on Christmas Eve at a Christmas party that gets turned upside-down," Scott answered before Stiles took over the rambling causing Lydia to shake her head and kiss him.

Talk soon turned back to Elizabeth and Derek and whether their children would be human or werewolf or witch. They didn't know the answer, neither did Deaton when they had asked him and told him to keep what they were asking to himself. Melissa questioned what they were planning on doing birth wise which was when all the boys decided to disappear and head outside.

Around six months later and Derek and Elizabeth were the proud parents of twins a girl who they named Thalia after Derek and Cora's mother, and a boy they called Caleb. Theo had taken to calling Elizabeth mom, but only when it was just the five of them and occasionally Scott. Elizabeth had, had to temporarily relinquish the hold she had on Derek's spine during the birth. Deaton and Elizabeth had worked together to create something that slowed the gestation period down to a somewhat normal speed.