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"Sam quite playing with your food."

"TJ you will eat your vegetables."

"Will don't throw your sippy at your sister!"

Meal time at the Simpson's is always active but this meal, Christmas Eve dinner, is the most lively I've seen. James and TJ are staying the night here and Connor told me I'm welcome to stay too even though I've been staying at a motel since I came back.

After the I plates are cleared the kids go to the living room to play while the four of us adults clean up.

"Con, why don't you sit in the living room with the kids?" Brad says to his husband.

"Brad." Connor says in a warning tone. "I'm fine to clean up the kitchen."

"I know I'm just worried." He says kissing the side of Connor's head.

"Fine, okay." Connor reluctantly agrees and he heads into the living room. James looks at them suspiciously but doesn't say anything.

After the kitchen's clean the rest of us head into the living room. Connor's already sitting on one of the couches and Brad takes a seat next to him. James claims one half of the other couch and I take the other half.

"Sam, TJ, Will, can you come here for a minute?" Connor calls to the kids. They come over and Connor reaches to pick up Will but Brad puts a hand on his shoulder.

"I got him." Brad says picking up the now fourteen month old toddler. He cuddles in between his two parents.

"We have an announcement." Brad says looking at his daughter.

"Connor oh my are you?" James asks shocked. Connor nods understanding what James is asking.

"Congrats you guys." James says grinning.

"What?" I ask confused.

"How would you like another little brother or sister?" Brad asks his daughter.

"Another one?" Sam says curling her nose.

"You're lucky." TJ tells her. "I want a little brother or sister."

"Well I guess it's okay." Sam says slowly.

"Okay you two can go play then." Connor chuckles. Both kids take off quickly.

"I'm confused?" I say.

"Connor's pregnant." Brad tells me.

"But he's a guy?" I say voicing my thoughts.

"Its rare but some times guys are born with a female reproductive system. Even rarer some times the reproductive systems work." Connor explains to me.

"Oh." I say stupidly.

"We're going to take the kids outside for a bit before bed." Brad says standing up with Will on his hip. He looks at James with concern before putting his other arm around his husband's waist.

Once they're out of sight James turns to me.

"Wow." I says still shocked.

"Now you know how we felt exactly six years ago when we found he was pregnant with Sam." He tells me with a soft chuckle.

"Yeah." I say.

"A few weeks later Brad came by the apartment and told me we were going shopping. I went to the kitchen to get my shoes and Brad heard a crash so he followed me. He found me on the kitchen floor. I had passed out from lack of food. I didn't do very well after you left." He tells me not looking up. "When I came to the doctors told me I'd almost died. That's why Brad's so protective of Connor. I've got the same thing Connor does. Its hard enough for a male to carry when they're healthy. I wasn't. They told me if I made it to my third trimester I'd be lucky."

Before I can respond a scream interrupts me.

"Daddy! Daddy! She's gonna kill me." TJ yells jumping onto the couch. Instead of landing on James though he lands on me.

"Tristan James Evans!" Sam scream running into the room.

"TJ what did you do this time." I ask the boy pretending not to be shocked at his full name.

"He stole my dress!" Sam says indignantly. I look down at him . and indeed he's wearing a frilly purple dress.

"But I want to play dress up too." He says pouting.

"Did you ask?" I ask him.

"No." He mumbles. "Sammy can I play dress up with you?" He asks looking at her pitifully.

"Okay." Sam tells him grinning. Before they can run off though Connor and Brad come back into the room.

"I tell you." Brad says shaking his head. "He's either going to come to us one day and say he's in love with Sam or he's stereotype gay."

"Or he's a girl." Connor adds. James thinks for a minute before calling out.

"TJ come here a minute." Once TJ's standing in front of him he asks, "Are you a girl or a boy, TJ? Tell daddy the truth."

"I'm a boy, Daddy." He says after thinking a minute. "Ryan's a boy too but everyone calls him Rose. He told me and Sam it was a secret. You can't tell no one daddy." TJ says solemnly.

"I won't." James promises the small boy.

"Okay. How about you play dress up tomorrow after you open your presents. Its bed time now." Connor tells them. Before they can protest he continues. "You know Santa only comes when your sleeping."

"I'll beat you upstairs." Sam says running. TJ takes off too. Brad and Connor follow them up the stairs more slowly with Will. James is about to follow but I stop him.

"TJ, is he?" I can't finish my sentence.

"Is he yours? Yes he is." He tells me going up stairs to put his-our son to bed.

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I've only got two votes at this point but I don't care I need a pick me up. My nieces have to much shit and I got stuck carrying it plus all the heavy furniture. Well one had a doc's order saying she couldn't lift but the other one is just a lazy ass bitch. That's coming from me and I'm very lazy.

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