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Silas nodded and stood up, they both got ready for bed and then they laid down together. Silas laying against Sidney, as Sid had done for every night since they moved in together - it was weird, being the one in a position to get comforted, than being the one comforting... but, it also felt nice... and Silas felt safer in Sidney's arms than he ever felt anywhere else. It didn't take long for either of them to fall asleep after that, the emotional roller coaster of all that has happened from the clinic visit til now weighing them both down.

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Taking close to a month for Silas to finally be 'ready enough' to have Marc do an internal exam on him, Silas and Sidney were very close to accomplishing yet another milestone in their lives - a fourth child. Everything was in order about Silas' internal organs, and yeah, Marc had to strap his arms down to keep from getting punched in the face or worse - but it was a small price to pay for the love of Silas' life and the child that they would be some day bringing into this world.

But, of course, before they went ahead and did the insemination - although a readily available option to both of them since their samples came back clean and viable for it - they wanted to talk to their three children, and see how each of them would feel about the addition of a new baby into the house.

Thus the family meeting that they were having in the living room - Chloe, Jasper, and new Great Dane puppy Zeus all included in the meeting. Silas and Sidney sat across from their three children; Calla was barely focusing as she played with a Rubik cube, Titan and Theo were presently available, waiting for whatever bomb to drop.

Silas reached over and tapped Calla's knee lightly "Calla, sweetie, your daddy and I have to speak with you and your brothers about something very important. Could you please put the Rubik cube down so we can talk?" he asked gently after he got eye contact with Calla.

Calla nodded and set the cube aside, but still she fidgeted and squirmed in her seat as the meeting finally came into action "Your dad and I have been discussing the option of having another child..." Silas said, grasping Sidney's hand in his own and squeezing lightly "But, because of the problems that daddy has had with his body when pregnant... I've decided that I will be the one to have this baby for him..."

Silas was hoping that getting straight down to the point, not beating around the bush, would be the way to go with his children; he didn't want any temper tantrums bursting into the conversation - he kept a close eye on Calla, who would no doubt be the one to cause a scene of epic proportions.