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"Oh, it will all get figured out." Meanwhile, a text message sent over to Siv. "Can you see if the babies can be brought in here? I want the fam together."

Siv texts back, Not sure Franklyn can be. She's needing extra care

"Some pictures?" She texts back, hopeful

Siv texts Okay.

And she , having removed her hand from the babies in order to text, looks at Duncan "Piper's not taking these precautions happily, but I want to thank you, Duncan. You've been a dear to me and mine. I'm going to take some pictures now, if that's not against the rules?" She is NOT normally a rule follower but in this case she doesn't want a beacon of warmth banished because she got away with something

He considers, then, "Give me just a moment."

He moves some machinery around, and scoots the bassinets closer to each other. Franklyn still has a tube into her tiny nostril and sensors across her chest, but- "They'll both need the lights turned back on for phototherapy, but you can take some pictures first."

Side by side, the difference is stark. Valr is small, still a premie, but his sister is half his size and a bit of a yellowish pallor to her skin where he has a reddish healthy hue.

It about breaks Siv's heart, every protective troll instinct coupled with the intensity of new parenthood

But she smiles "Thank you, Duncan" And she takes the pictures with practiced ease, one of each, and together. She even takes a selfie of herself between them. She sends the pictures to Jonas AND Pip;er only. They can forward as they like

She then gets out of the way so the hard working fellow can handle the lights

Soon they are back under the blue lights. "Buck up, mama. I'll see if they can't be moved to the recovery room as soon as possible."

"Mor" She corrects, but it is with a smile, "Two moms, so I'll be going by the NOrweigan 'Mor'. "

"The Mor the merrier." Duncan says with a smile.

Piper looks at her phone, at the pictures. She looks up at Jonas, "Do you think it's okay if I send these on? Or will they just worry everyone?"

jOnas ponders "You know your mothers best. What do you think they'll do?"

A wince. "Fifty-fifty they show up on the doorstep with a helicoptor ready to medi-vac their grandbaby to the top specialist in the nation..."

"Right, and I don't know Frank or Brekke as well as Siv does, obviously, but if Siv hasn't sent pictures to others YET and just us? Well, I love her, but she's not the soul of restraint which mean she worries this will stress her parents out. I think we should wait before sending pictures just yet, BUT we also keep these pictures, to show just how far they came later on in the future?"

A smile. "I'll just send a text then so no one worries."

"They ARE beautiful though, you were right about that" He smiles

Piper might imagine which of the babies already has hints of the Siv's stubborn jaw, or Jonas ' resigned put upon expressions.

"Do you think they'll be fae?" Wistful tone.

Now this conversation, they had "I hope so, so they can share more of our world, but then, I think on your Aunt Marsha, and on Sally Mae, and well, Kinain have their edge, and... you KNOW we'll love them no matter what"

"Of course! And, well... there was something I wanted to talk about with you and Siv. When we're all together again.

He raises a brow "You realize I'm all kind of curious? But I'll wait, of course. " Amused "We may have to orderr Siv out of that room. SHe'll be on guard so long they'll give her an employee name tag"

Siv indeed is chuckling at the 'Mor the Merrier' comment. She has decided Duncan is an okay fellow, and checks him over for a ring, or , a paler band of flesh on a ring finger as he may take off a ring for work. If he's not taken, I may put the matchmaker squad to work on him

Jonas watches Piper text away

Finally she sets the phone aside. "Well, that's done. Now to sit back and ignore all the texts rolling in for like, a week."

"If you want, I'll play your secretary for those" He says, seriously. "Anne Marie has been good at teaching me screening"