A month went by fast and Emily and Derek were happy about how things were going. They were really used to living together and Isabella loved seeing her parents so happy. Emily decided to go back on the field and Derek didn't really agree at first but soon saw it was really what she wanted to do so he just told her she had to be extra careful because they had a child at home that definitely had gone through too much.
Isabella was fine with that now and she loved spending time with Garcia or Hilary whenever Derek and Emily were out of town.
Things were really going great.

That Tuesday morning, Emily and Derek dropped Bella off at school and went to work. Luckily they didn't have a case that day. They sat to work on some paperwork and Emily's phone rang when she was halfway through a pile of case files.

"Hello, this is Emily" she said not recognizing the number.

"Hi. It's Jeremy" Bella's half-brother said.

"Oh hi. How's everything?" Emily smiled.

"It's good. Really good actually. We just arrived in the hospital and Marley is in labor" he smiled.

"Really?" Emily said.

"Yeah. It's insane" he laughed. "I was wondering if you could bring Bella. We want her to be here for this" he said.

"Oh of course I will" Emily smiled knowing her daughter would be so happy to go.

"How fast is everything progressing?" Emily asked.

"Not so fast. You'll definitely make it if you leave D.C. now"

"And I will" Emily said standing up and grabbing her bag.

"Alright. Thank you" Jeremy smiled.

"I'll see you soon" Emily said and they hung up. Emily looked at Derek and all her friends were waiting for an explanation to why she looked so jolly. She let out a laugh and said "I'm heading to Seattle. Marley is in labor" and the entire team cheered.

Emily got her things and turned to Morgan "are you coming?" She asked him.

He looked at Hotch.

"Go" Aaron smiled.

Derek got his stuff and they headed to the car. Emily told him to stop by the house first so he did that and they packed a few clothes for them and for Bella. Then they headed to the girl's school.

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It was 10:34am when the principal's secretary arrived in Isabella's classroom and said her parents were there to pick her up. Bella froze and suddenly felt sick. She couldn't help but think something bad happened because why would they go pick her up that early if nothing was wrong.
She followed the secretary out and soon spotted them.

"What happened?" She asked clearly worried.

"Calm down baby girl. There's absolutely nothing wrong" Derek said.

"Why are you picking me up this early then?" The girl asked.

"Well..." Emily smiled. "Marley is in labor" she said and Bella's jaw dropped.

"She is? Really?!"

"Yes. And they want you to be there for this so let's go?!" Emily smiled and Bella hugged her.

"Oh my god! I'm gonna be an aunt" she smiled and they headed to the car. Bella was so happy. As they drove to the airport she couldn't help but remember how her brother surprised her at Christmas with the news that Marley was pregnant with twins. She was just so excited to meet them.

Soon they parked at the airport, got their tickets and sat to wait. Almost an hour later they boarded the plane. Bella sat with Emily and Derek sat on the other side close to them. The girl was all smiles the entire flight. She was so excited.
When they arrived they rented a car at the airport and headed to the hospital.

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"Look who's here!" Callie said when she saw Bella walking in the hospital. The small girl let go of her mother's hand and ran to Callie. She missed her so much.

"How's D.C.?" Callie asked.

"Good" Bella smiled and let go of the hug.

"I heard there will be a wedding soon" Callie smiled at Emily and Emily blushed.

"Yeah" Emily said.

"Where's uncle Shepherd?" Bella asked.

"You mean that one?" Callie asked pointing somewhere. Bella looked and saw Shepherd and Meredith walking to them. The girl ran to him and he lifted her up.

"Oh I missed you so much!" He said.

"I missed you too" Bella said and Shepherd put her down.

"Hi" she said and hugged Meredith. "Where's my brother?" She asked with a smile.

"You're gonna be the best aunt" Callie said and everyone laughed.

They went to the labor and delivery ward and Bella hugged Jeremy really tight.

"How are you feeling you soon to be Dad?" She said and everyone laughed.

"Nervous" Jeremy said and hugged her again. "I'm glad you made it. We don't think this will take much longer" he said.

Bella walked to the bed and Marley grabbed her hand.

"This hurts like hell" Marley said between her teeth and Bella laughed.

"I bet" Bella said. "And you have to push two out" she added and everyone laughed.

"You young lady must hold my hand the entire time. Do you understand?" Marley said.

"Yes" Bella smiled.

Derek and Emily said hello to everyone and decided to give them some privacy and wait outside so they went to the waiting room with Callie, Shepherd, Meredith and some other doctors that luckily weren't working that day.

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Bella had been waiting for almost an hour when a nurse finally said "It's time".

"Oh god. I'm not ready. I'm not ready. There's two of them. I can't do it" Marley panicked.

"Yes you can. You're gonna be okay." Isabella said and grabbed her hand.

They prepped everything and soon it was time to push.

"Come on, Marley. You've got this. Push" the Doctor said.
Marley took a deep breath and pushed hard.
"Good job. Keep going"

"Good job babe" Jeremy told her.

"Deep breath now" the Doctor said and they took a little break. "I can see the head"

Jeremy looked and his eyes filled with tears. He couldn't believe he was about to become a father.

"Push" the Doctor said and Marley did so.
Suddenly a cry filled the room.

"It's a boy" the Doctor said. Marley and Jeremy cried as he hugged her. Bella smiled big.

"Oh my god. Look at him" Bella said with tears streaming down her face.

The Doctor put the baby on Marley's chest and she kissed him.
"Hi" Marley smiled.

"Hi buddy" Jeremy said holding his boy's hand.

"Alright Marley. We need to get the other one out. Are you ready?" The nurse said.

"Yes" Marley said desperately wanting to meet the second baby.
A nurse took the boy to get checked and Marley began pushing.
Soon again another loud cry filled the room.

"Oh my god! It's a girl" Jeremy smiled when he saw. "We got a girl too" he smiled at Marley. The nurse put the girl on Marley's chest and she let out a deep breath. They were both okay and beautiful.

"How are you doing in there Auntie Bella?" Jeremy asked his sister who was still crying.

"They are so cute" Bella smiled.

A nurse took the baby away to get checked and the doctor finished everything she had to do. About 30 minutes later they gave the babies back to Marley. She held them both and was so amazed by them.

"They're perfect" Marley smiled.

"I always knew you guys would make beautiful babies" Bella said and they laughed.

"Do you want to hold one?" Marley asked the girl.

Bella nodded.

"Let's sit down" Jeremy said. Bella sat down on a couch in the room and Jeremy took the girl to her. Bella knew exactly what to do and held her niece proudly.

"Hi baby girl" Bella said. The baby stared at her.

"She likes you" Jeremy smiled. Bella looked up at him and smiled back.
"Do you want to know her name?" He asked.

"Yes" Bella said.

Jeremy looked at Marley and Marley nodded giving him the go.
"Elise Isabella Marshall" he said.

"Really?" Bella asked with tears in her eyes.

"Really" Jeremy said and sat next to her. "I hope she'll be at least half amazing and wonderful as you are"

"She'll be so much more. I'll make sure of that" Bella said and Jeremy hugged her.

"I love you" Jeremy said.

"I love you too" Bella smiled.

"What's the boy's name?" Bella asked.

Again Jeremy looked at Marley and this time Marley said "John Connor Marshall"

Bella smiled as tears jumped from her eyes. "You're naming him after dad?" She asked.

"Yes" Jeremy said and hugged her again. John was after their father and Connor was after Marley's father.

Soon Bella let go of the hug and said "he would've been so proud of you Jeremy"

Jeremy nodded with tears rolling dow his face too. "He's proud of both of us. I'm sure of that."

Bella smiled.

"Wanna trade?" Marley asked and Jeremy went and took little John. He picked his daughter up and gave John to Bella.

"Hi" Bella smiled and the boy stared at her. "Hi John" she smiled.

"Can I bring everyone in?" Jeremy asked Marley.

"Of course" Marley smiled.

Jeremy went to the waiting room.

"They're here" he announced and everyone smiled. "Both healthy and ..." he said as his eyes filled with tears again. Emily went and hugged him.

"Congratulations" she said.

"Boys or girls?" Shepherd asked.

"A boy and a girl" Jeremy smiled and everyone cheered. They went to the room and everybody couldn't stop smiling, the babies were adorable.

Emily sat next to Bella and wiped her daughter's tear stained face.
"Are you alright?" Emily asked.

"Yeah" Bella smiled and Emily smiled back.
"His name is John, mom" Bella said and everyone heard and smiled.

"How about the girl?" Derek Morgan asked.

"Elise" Marley said.

"Elise Isabella Marshall" Jeremy said and everyone looked at Bella.

"She looks like an Elise to me" Bella said staring at the little baby girl and everyone laughed.

They hung out in the room for a while and then a nurse walked in and said there were too many people in there so everyone left but Morgan, Emily and Bella, and of course the parents. They stayed there for about an hour and then Emily suggested going to a hotel so Jeremy and Marley could have some time alone with the babies.

"Take care of my niece and nephew" Bella told Jeremy.

"Of course I will" he smiled and hugged her goodbye.

Derek, Emily and Bella went to a hotel and ordered some room service, while they ate Bella went on and on about how the birth went and how cute they were and how happy she was.

"I already love them so much" Bella said and Derek and Emily smiled happy to see their girl so excited like that.
They spent the night in the hotel and Bella texted Jeremy about 7 times to check on them.
The next morning the girl woke up early, showered, got dressed and told Emily she wanted to stop by the hospital with breakfast for them. So Emily and Derek got ready quickly and they went. They stopped at Denny's and soon were at the hospital.

"Oh my god. Real food" Marley said looking very thankful.

Marley handed Elise to Bella and she went and sat on the couch next to Derek. They talked and hung out and just enjoyed the little ones.

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Marley stayed at the hospital for two more days and every morning and afternoon Bella insisted on taking some food to them. They hung out with them a lot and Isabella already loved those kids so much. She loved spending time with them and the other doctors at the hospital, she even had lunch with her uncle Shepherd once. She missed everyone so much.
On the day Marley got discharged Bella insisted on getting them snacks and food for the upcoming days so that morning she went with Emily and Derek to Walmart and bought a bunch of things and took it to Jeremy's house. They waited there for the couple to take the kids home. When they arrived Jeremy was very thankful that they were there and for everything they had done.

"Thank you so much for everything" Jeremy said.

"Any time" Bella smiled and ran to the kids nursery and everyone laughed.

"So do you really need to go back today?" Jeremy asked Emily.

"We do. She has school and we need to work" Emily explained.

"Well, I expect her to come visit soon" he smiled.

"I'm sure she'll want to babysit them" Emily smiled.

They spent the afternoon at Jeremy's house and left at 4:45.

"Send me pictures every day. Okay?! Everyday!" Bella said.

"I promise I will" Jeremy smiled and hugged her. Bella hugged Marley and kissed the babies.

"And you two be good for your parents" she whispered to them.

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The flight back to D.C. was great and soon they were back at home. Bella went straight to her bedroom and texted Jeremy saying that they arrived. He sent her a picture of the twins. Bella smiled and didn't even notice Emily staring at her from the door.

"Hey" Emily smiled and Bella looked up and smiled. "I think it's time for bed" Emily told her.

"I'm gonna shower, okay?" Bella said.

"Of course" Emily smiled and left the room. Bella sent all the picture she took of the babies to Penelope and went to the bathroom to shower. She showered quickly and got ready for bed. Emily tucked her in and she fell asleep really fast.

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Emily walked in her bedroom to find Morgan sitting on the bed checking his phone. He looked worried.

"What's wrong?" Emily asked.

"Do you know what day is tomorrow?" He asked.

"What?" Emily said confused but still worried.

"It's been a year since John passed away" Derek said and Emily's heart sank. Her eyes filled with tears and Derek got up and walked to her.

"She's been so happy these last few days. I just..." Emily said feeling bad. Derek hugged her and they sat on the bed.

"It will be hard but she'll be okay" he said. "We're gonna be right here with her" Derek said and Emily nodded. They laid down together and Emily couldn't help but feel scared.
She had tucked in such a happy girl that night and now she had no idea how Bella would be like the next day.

"She'll be okay" Morgan said. Emily closed her eyes and relaxed on his embrace. She didn't want to think about the next day. She closed her eyes and focused on Morgan's embrace and breathing and soon she fell asleep. Derek saw she was out so he pulled the covers up and decided to try to sleep too. He knew the next day would probably be hard. He just hoped Bella would be okay.